CRUMP, BARRY & TURNER, DENNIS (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 181pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, sl soiling to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to lower edge of front cover, light fading to spine, sl foxing)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature Barry Crump New Zealand Aotearoa writers authors

DAVIS, LEIGH

SLIPCASED 2 BOOKS & DVD IN POCKET, square quarto, white cloth boards- other book has illus light card covers with french flaps, illus eps, vol 1- 215pp, vol 2- unpaginated, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to board edges) in slipcase, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Jack Books 2009-2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders Aotearoa art drama Leigh Davis literature verse

BRENNAN, CHRISTOPHER & CLARK, AXEL (Intro)

SIGNED DATED HOLOGRAPH LETTER CONCERNING THE BOOKS FROM AUTHOR TO TERRY STURM LOOSELY ENCLOSED, folio, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to red spine, author's name in gilt lettering to front board, v + 34pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate foxing & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, light creasing & moderate tanning to edges, light chafing & soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hale & Iremonger 1981

KEYWORDS: signed prose verse Christopher Brennan literature

HERGE

FIRST UK EDITION, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 62pp, illus, VG (spine cocked & faded, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first UK edition Herge Tintin children's literature adventure

ANSLEY, BRUCE

Oblong imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, yellow & white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's promo label to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Random House 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa travel exploration road trips literature Bruce Ansley

CHING, RAY (Paintings) & WOLFE, RICHARD (Intro)

Oblong super octavo, illus heavy boards, red & black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 226pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Ray Ching paintings Aesop's fables tales literature

LIPPARD, LUCY R. (Ed & Annotations)

FIRST EDITION, square octavo, red cloth boards, white lettering to spine, 272pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, sl discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 4cm open tear to top edge/spine with archival tape repairs & lower edge of rear, moderate tanning & chafing/soiling, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Studio Vista 1973

KEYWORDS: first edition art literature bibliography philosophy criticism

HERBERT, GEORGE

REBOUND FULL LEATHER BOARDS, 2 VOLS, octavo, full leather boards, blind stamp rule only to spines (no lettering), blind stamp decorative rule to boards, all page edges stained red, frontispieces, vol 1- xii + 414pp, vol 2- xxvi +384pp, VG (moderate to heavy scuffing to extrems with some surface loss, moderate chafing to boards & spines, moderate doscolouration to top page edges, moderate foxing to prelims of both vols) all superficial flaws only, a very attractive & sturdy set!

PUBLISHER: William Pickering 1853

KEYWORDS: literature prose verse poems collection anthology George Herbert leather binding bound leatherbound

SANKAR & SINHA, ARUNAVA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 396pp, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasioanl folding to top page corners) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing with some wrinkling/peeling to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first edition contemporary literature fiction novels Sankar

BLY, ROBERT & BOOTH, WILLIAM (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 81pp, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & tanning to edges, light chafing & soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Harper & Row 1988

KEYWORDS: first edition literature prose essays poetry criticism literary philosophy

PLATO & HACKFORTH, R. (Trans, Intro & Commentary)

Octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 172pp, VG (light bruising & moderate scuffing to extrems, light staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, some minor underlining & annotation throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, price clipped, heavy tanning to spine & edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1952

KEYWORDS: classic classical literature Plato philosophy literary criticism speeches Phaedrus

N/A

Sm octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering & decoration to boards- spine blank, printed eps, frontispiece, 114pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay 1904

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa school stories readers literature fables

PENROSE, ETHEL

TRUE FIRST EDITION, SCARCE! Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & black illus to spine, red lettering & black illus to front board, blind stamp illus to rear board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus half title page, 128pp, VG (moderate scuffing & cracking to extrems, light scuffing to board edges, sl staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, light foxing sporadically throughout, some moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1890

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature novels fiction Ethel Penrose

YOUNG, ARTHUR

Duodecimo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & rear board, gilt lettering & black decoration to front board, printed eps, 192pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, light fading & crayon marking to front board, moderate tanning to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims, gift inscription in ink to half title page, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1887

KEYWORDS: travel literature history Ireland Irish Arthur Young

SMITHER, ELIZABETH

Super octavo softcover (Near Fine) ; 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: Quentin Wilson 2021

KEYWORDS: elizabeth smither piano girls short stories literature new zealand

HADDON, MARK

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: Jonathan Cape 2012

KEYWORDS: mark haddon fiction literature britain briish english novel

EISENBERG, DEBORAH

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2006

KEYWORDS: deborah eisenberg short stories story literature america american

ELLIOTT, SUMNER LOCKE

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (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: Macmillan 1975

KEYWORDS: sumner locke elliott novel literature fiction first edition

DE QUINCEY, THOMAS & WRIGHT, DAVID (ed.)

Paperback (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: Penguin 1970

KEYWORDS: thomas de quincey literature english england lakes district lakes poets nonfiction

JAMESON, STORM

REPRINT. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-, in plastic protective cover) ; 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: Macmillan & Co. 1953

KEYWORDS: storm jameson literature britain british english fiction novel