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$17.50
xxekf198474

Passes and Trespasses


MIELCHE, HAKON & MICHAEL, M A (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Hodge & Co 1954

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Hakon Mielche travel literature writing first editions

$22.50
xxekf198475

Ritual in the Dark


WILSON, COLIN

FIRST EDITION, 2ND IMP., 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first editions 2nd impressions novels fiction literature Colin Wilson

$18.50
xxekf198476

Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse


WILLIAMS, URSULA MORAY & FORTNUM, PEGGY (Illus)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1975

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Ursula Moray Williams

$18.50
xxekf198477

A Bit off the Map, and Other Stories


WILSON, ANGUS

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature short stories fiction Angus Wilson

$30.00
xxekf198478

Epistle to a Godson, and Other Poems


AUDEN, W H

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1972

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse W H Auden

$25.00
xxelb198483

Try Anything Once


CLUNE, FRANK

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1947

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Frank Clune travel writing literature literary

$30.00
xxelb198485

Asimov on Science Fiction


ASIMOV, ISAAC

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Granada 1983

KEYWORDS: first editions scifi science fiction literature literary criticism Isaac Asimov

$19.50
xxelb198486

The Man Who Called Himself Poe


MOSKOWITZ, SAM (Ed)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature short stories fiction Edgar Allan Poe collection horror scifi science fiction anthology anthologies

$30.00
xxelb198487

How the Whale Became


HUGHES, TED & ADAMSON, GEORGE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction Ted Hughes short stories

$30.00
xxelb198490

The Eighy-Minute Hour


ALDISS, BRIAN W

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature novels Brian W Aldiss

$30.00
xxelb198491

Poems


BARKER, GEORGE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1935

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse George Barker

$19.50
xxelb198493

They Weren't All Angels


KESSEL, JOSEPH & HARE, HUMPHREY (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) prev. ownership ink stamps to eps; 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: Rupert Hart-Davis 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions literature Joseph Kessel

$45.00
1y50a/50

A Fighting Man of Mars


BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE

Octavo, blue buckram boards, orange/yellow lettering to spine & front board, vii + 304pp, VG- (minor bruising & scuffing to board extrems, heavy fading & staining to spine, light to moderate fading to board edges, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, light foxing & tanning to eps, v heavy cracking to central gutters- binding loose, light occasional foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1933

KEYWORDS: Edgar Rice Burroughs fantasy scifi science fiction literature novels

$40.00
1y50a/51

The Warlord of Mars


BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE & ST JOHN, J ALLEN (Frontis)

Ex-library, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 296pp, G+ (spine cocked & moderately faded, moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, minor chafing & discolouration to boards, usual library markings- minor, moderate tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges & eps, vv heavy cracking to gutters- boards & binding v shaky, light wrinkling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: A C McClurg & Co 1919

KEYWORDS: Edgar Rice Burroughs fantasy scifi science fiction literature novels

$55.00
1y53a/13

Renaissance Women


CARY, ELIZABETH (Plays) & LANYER, AEMILIA (Poems) & PURKISS, DIANE (Ed, Intro & Notes)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, lx + 338pp, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, occasional markings to margins) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Pickering & Chatto 1994

KEYWORDS: first editions renaissance women plays poems drama poets poetry verse literature Elizabeth Cary Aemilia Lanyer history historical

$40.00
1y53a/14

The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness and Ethics


FRANK, ARTHUR W

Octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon cloth spine, xviii + 213pp, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to board extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press 1995

KEYWORDS: Arthur W Frank literature autobiography autobiographies memoir psychology mental health discourse analysis sickness illness

$60.00
1y53b/1

Frameworks: Contemporary Criticism on Janet Frame (Cross Cultures 110)


CRONIN, JAN (Ed) & DRICHEL, SIMONE (Ed)

Super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, coloured lettering to spine, xxvii + 227pp, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Rodopi BV 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors Janet Frame literature literary criticism

$40.00
1y53b/6

Let it Rain E UA TE UA Tukuna ki te Marama: Poetry from Aotearoa in Multilingual Translation


EVANS, ANTONELLA SARTI et al (Eds)

Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 224pp, illus, VG+ (light curling & scuffing to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Earl of Seacliff 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature poetry anthologies poems verse multilingual translations

$85.00
1y53b/11

Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W Aldiss


ALDISS, BRIAN W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 253pp, VG (minor rubbing & foxing to spine & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling/tanning to covers)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature short stories collection anthology anthologies Brian W Aldiss

$40.00
1y53b/12

The Rules of Chaos


VIZINCZEY, STEPHEN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 223pp, VG (spine cocked, sl rubbing to board edges, boards sl warped, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1969

KEYWORDS: first editions literature Stephen Vizinczey philosophy

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