PRESTON, ALEX

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt illus & blue lettering to spine, 325pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Canongate 2022

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels historical

PRIESTLEY, J. B.

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION- ONE OF 80 NUMBERED (#39/80) DELUXE COPIES (DETAILS STATED AT REAR) IN FULL LEATHER WITH GILT TOOLING, sm octavo, maroon leather boards, raised bands with gilt lettering & tooling to spine, gilt lettering & tooling to front board, teg, deckled page edges, marbled eps, 35pp, VG+ (sl fading to spine, v sl chafing & soiling to rear board, sl foxing to page edges) in slipcase, VG (light scuffing & soiling with some light fading)

PUBLISHER: The Whittington Press 1976

KEYWORDS: essay signed literature prose J B Priestley leather Hunter and Foulis bindings numbered writings

SHANGREN, KONG & JIANMIN, TENG (Retold By)

Octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 123pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to lower board edges/spine) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: China Intercontinental Press 2012

KEYWORDS: China Chinese kun opera story literature fiction romance

SHENG, HONG & JIANMIN, TENG (Retold By)

Octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 96pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: China Intercontinental Press 2012

KEYWORDS: China Chinese kun opera story literature fiction romance

MILLER, ALICE

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, 278pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Center For Velikovskian and Interdisciplinary Studies 1977

KEYWORDS: index Immanuel Velikovsky literature literary index philosophy

WODEHOUSE, P. G.

FIRST EDITION FIRST IMP., SCARCE IN D/W- HERBERT JENKINS COLONIAL LIBRARY STICKER INSTEAD OF PRICE STICKER ON D/W SPINE INDICATES EARLIEST ISSUE, octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine & front board, black publisher's motif to rear board, 312pp, VG (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, shallow/superficial scratch to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, sl tanning to spine, light foxing, moderate tanning & foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1937

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Herbert Jenkins colonial library P G Wodehouse literature fiction

WODEHOUSE, P. G.

Octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, decorative border to title page, 277pp, VG- (spine cocked, heavy soiling to spine & boards, light bruising to extrems, cloth a tad thread-bare on front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl mould staining- no smell- to front gutter, gift inscription in ink to ffep, moderate staining & cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: A. & C. Black 1923

KEYWORDS: P G Wodehouse literature fiction novels

LONGUS & CHAGALL, MARC (Lithographs)

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 150pp, illus/plates, Near FINE (v sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Prestel 1994

KEYWORDS: fantasy fiction historical romance illustrated Marc Chagall literature

MacLEOD, ALISON

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 599pp, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Circus 2021

KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof literature fiction novels contemporary

GRAY, BERKELEY

Octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems & board edges, light foxing to page edges & eps, sm ink markings to front eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with some loss to edges, heavy clear tape repairs, moderate chafing)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1965

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels thrillers Berkeley Gray

QUIN, TARELLA & RENTOUL, IDA S. (Illus) & TURNER, ETHEL (Fore)

APPEARS TO BE SECOND ISSUE OF 1910, SOME IMAGES HAVE BEEN COLOURED WITH PENCILS, oblong super octavo, orange buckram boards, blank spine but red lettering plus fairy illus to front board, frontispiece, illus full title page, 184pp, illus, scruffy (heavy scuffing & deep surface loss to board edges & extrems, moderate scuffing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, heavy cracking to gutters, boards shaky but still firmly attached, aforementioned colouring pencil to some of the illustrations, 1cm loss to lower page corners)

PUBLISHER: George Robertson & Co N/D (c.1918?)

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NEAT, TIMOTHY & MacINNES, JOHN

Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, yellow & white lettering to spine, illus title page, xv + 352pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Canongate 1999

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GRACE, PATRICIA

EX-LIBRARY, super octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa writers authors literature novels fiction Patricia Grace

GRACE, PATRICIA

EX-LIBRARY, octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2002

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa writers authors literature short stories fiction Patricia Grace

GRACE, PATRICIA

EX-LIBRARY, super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2004

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa writers authors literature Patricia Grace novels fiction

BLISH, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue coth boards, yellow lettering to spine, 153pp, VG- (light bruising to foot of spine, moderate soiling/bleaching to spine/boards, light foxing + moderate tanning to page edges, mod-heavy foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy archival tape repairs to upper edge + head of spine, mild-heavy dampstaining across both sides, light rubbing/soiling, 1 cm closed tear to upper right front edge at flap)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1961

KEYWORDS: science fiction sci fi james blish literature first edition

BOYLE, JOHN

Super octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Doubleday 2011

KEYWORDS: literature world war one wwi friendship

SILVEY, CRAIG

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2020

KEYWORDS: literature new zealand friendship life

DALTON, TRENT

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate 2020

KEYWORDS: literature adventure historical fiction japan fantasy wwii second world war two magic realism

FAULKS, SEBASTIAN

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson Heinemann 2021

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