LEFTERI, CHRISTY

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: Zaffre 2019

KEYWORDS: literature novels fiction Christy Lefteri

HOWE, KERRY

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: New Holland 2005

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AMBLER, ERIC

THIRD IMPRESSION, octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 320pp, VG (sl bruising & discolouration to spine & extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev, bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in pencil to eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, light tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1950

KEYWORDS: thriller fiction novels literature Eric Ambler

PAPE, RICHARD

Super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 256pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & discolouration to board edges & extrems/spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing to pgs throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Odhams Press N/D (c.1956)

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FRASER, IAN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 216pp illus/photos, VG (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown & prelims, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep, sl foxing to prelims, light occasional foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & open tearing/loss to edges, light chafing & surface loss, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1957

KEYWORDS: first editions autobiography autobiographical literature navy naval seamen adventure maritime nautical

BECKETT, SAMUEL

FIRST EDITION, DAMAGE TO SPINE, sm octavo, illus heavy boards, brown lettering to spine- detached, 72pp, VG- (spine completely detached- remainder loosely enclosed, heavy scuffing to spine, moderate foxing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep, moderate underlining to text with annotation in pencil- unobtrusive, rear ep heavily annotated in ink- historic)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1931

KEYWORDS: literature literary criticism Marcel Proust Samul Beckett appreciation first editions

KEMP, WOLFGANG et al (Essays) & DURO, PAUL (Ed)

Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, xiv + 322pp, illus, VG (light creasing & curling to spine & covers with som elight chafing & soiling, prev, bookseller's sm label to rear cover & inside front cover, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to some gutters- some pgs loosened but still attached, moderate annotation in pencil)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1996

KEYWORDS: essays collection prose writings literature art criticism appreciation philosophy congresses picture frames framing presentation

MILTON, JOHN & ACKROYD, PETER (Preface) & WAIN, JOHN (Intro) & BLAKE, WILLIAM (Illus)

Lg quarto, beige cloth boards, gilt lettering to green faux leather spine, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, xxi + 304pp, illus, VG+ (sl soiling to spine & page edges, light soiling to front eps) in slipcase, VG (light bruising, moderate scuffing & soiling to edges)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2003

KEYWORDS: folio society paradise lost John Milton religion religious literature verse poetry William Blake Christianity

LYONS, MALCOLM C. (Trans) & LYONS, URSULA (Trans) & IRWIN, ROBERT (Intro & Annotated)

HEAVY 3 VOL BOXED SET, super octavo, blue heavy boards, blue lettering & illus to cream cloth spines, blue gilt illus to boards, patterned eps, illus prelims, vol 1- xxv + 982pp, vol 2- xviii + 878pp, vol 3- xx + 855pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems of all 3 vols, light to moderate soiling to spines, internally sound & in near fine condition) in slipcase, VG+ (light scuffing & chafing, light bruising to corners)

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2008

KEYWORDS: arabian nights box sets 1001 literature fiction

DUBOIS, MARIE JOSEPH

TEXT IN FRENCH, super octavo, cream glossy light card covers, blue & black lettering to spine & front cover, xxiv + 815pp, VG+ (moderate tanning & curling/creasing to spine & covers, light soiling to page edges, sm ink stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: Reproduction des Theses, Universite de Lille / Librairie Honore Champion 1977

KEYWORDS: text in French literature New Caledonia ethnic ethnicity ethno-history history indigenous anthropology traditions European documents

PEAKE, MERVYN & HARDING, PETER (Illus)

3 VOL SET, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, vol 1- vii + 247pp, vol 2- 444pp, vol 3- xviii + 423pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2011

KEYWORDS: folio society literature fiction novels Mervyn Peake gormenghast trilogy illustrated Peter Harding

LANG, ANDREW (Ed) & ZIPES, JACK (Intro) & DE NARVAEZ, JULIAN (Paintings & Decorations)

Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering on gilt backdrop to spine, gilt & coloured fairy illus to spine & front board, top page edges stained green, illus eps, frontispiece, beautifully decorated title page, xxv + 354pp, illus, Near FINE in Nr FINE slipcase

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2009

KEYWORDS: folio society green fairy book books fantasy literature collection short stories Andrew Lang

McBAIN, ED

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 179pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fold to front flap, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Fingerprint / Hamish Hamilton 1977

KEYWORDS: Ed McBain mysteries thrillers literature fiction novels 87th precinct fingerprint books

McBAIN, ED

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (light bruising & moderate discolouration to spine extrems & board edges, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1966

KEYWORDS: Ed McBain mysteries thrillers literature fiction novels 87th precinct modern first editions

McBAIN, ED

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 161pp, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton / Fingerprint 1975

KEYWORDS: fingerprint books mysteries thrillers 87th precinct Ed McBain fiction literature

McBAIN, ED

Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton / Fingerprint 1977

KEYWORDS: fingerprint books mysteries thrillers 87th precinct Ed McBain fiction literature

McBAIN, ED

FIRST EDITION, octavo, light grey heavy boards, pink lettering to spine, top page edges stained pink, printed eps, 218pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to board edges & page edges, various sm ink markings & prev. owner's ink stamp to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Simon and Schuster 1961

KEYWORDS: modern first editions 87th precinct mysteries thrillers fiction novels literature Ed McBain

ELIOTT, E. C. & JOBSON, R. J. (Illus)

Octavo, blue heavy boards, blue lettering & space illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, vii + 200pp, illus, VG (light bruising & discolouration to extrems & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, light bend to front board, light occasional foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges with som eminor loss, moderate tanning, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1958

KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction novels literature fiction E C Eliott illustrated R J Jobson

HAEFELE, FRED

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY; 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: Gollancz 1998

KEYWORDS: uncorrected proof copy fred haefele indian motorcycle motorcycles literature fiction

TABERNER, ROGER & BROWNSON, RONALD (Eds)

Quarto, black plastic spiral bound cream light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 62pp, VG+ (light discolouration to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Auckland Art Gallery 1998

KEYWORDS: seminars New Zealand literature Ralph Hotere