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$1950.00
1y53b/14

Moominland Midwinter


JANSSON, TOVE & WARBURTON, THOMAS (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm gilt illus to front board, 165pp, illus, VG (sl bruising & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, varying degrees of foxing throughout- mostly light except at prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some patches of loss, heavy rubbing to flap edges, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Ernest Benn 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature classics Tove Jansson moomins fiction novels illustrated

$75.00
1y53b/17

The Eternal Frontiers


SCHMITZ, JAMES

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 190pp, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. name in ink to front pastedown, occasional smatterings of foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & tanning to edges, moderate soiling to covers, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi science fiction literature novels James Schmitz

$40.00
1y53b/19gc

Shakespeare's Planet


SIMAK, CLIFFORD D

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 188pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & discolouration to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi science fiction literature novels Clifford D Simak

$375.00
1y53b/20gc

The Guns of Avalon


ZELAZNY, ROGER

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering tio spine, 180pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, price clipped, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions fantasy literature novels fiction Roger Zelazny

$40.00
1y53b/21

Homage to Clio


AUDEN, W H

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 91pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1960

KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature W H Auden

$17.50
xxelc198502

Open the Door


FISHER, MARGERY

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: Brockhampton Press 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions short stories children's literature fiction collections anthologies Margery Fisher

$20.00
xxele198513

Between Each Breath


THORPE, ADAM

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 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Adam Thorpe

$22.50
xxele198519

The Empire of Havana


CIRULES, ENRIQUE & LaPRADE, DOUGLAS EDWARD (Trans)

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: Instituto Cubano de Libro 2003

KEYWORDS: literature Havana Cuba history

$15.00
xxelf198520

The Murder of Lawrence of Arabia


EDEN, MATTHEW

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: Thomas Y Crowell 1979

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Matthew Eden

$18.50
xxelf198522

The Girl of His Dreams


LEON, DONNA

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: William Heinemann 2008

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Donna Leon

$15.00
xxelf198524

Midshipman Raxworthy


WESTERMAN, PERCY F & HODGSON, E S (Frontis)

Sm 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: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1950s?)

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction Percy F Westerman

$15.00
xxelf198525

Haunted Harbour


WESTERMAN, PERCY F & DE WALTON, JOHN (Frontis)

Sm 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: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1950s?)

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction Percy F Westerman

$20.00
xxelf198526

Nicholas Crabbe, or, The One and the Many


ROLFE, Fr (CORVO, BARON) & WOOLF, CECIL (Intro)

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: Chatto & Windus 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Fr Rolfe Frederick Baron Corvo

$25.00
xxelf198528

Ghachar Ghochar


SHANBHAG, VIVEK & PERUR, SRINATH (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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 2017

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Vivek Shanbhag

$22.50
xxelf198529

That Uncertain Feeling


AMIS, KINGSLEY

FIRST EDITION, 2ND IMP., octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) musty old book aroma; 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 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first editions 2nd impressions novels fiction literature Kingsley Amis

$18.50
xxema198531

The Adventures of Pinocchio


COLLODI, CHARLES & MACKENZIE, COMPTON (Fore) & WATSON, A H (Illus)

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; 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: Wm Collins Sons & Co 1955

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Charles Collodi

$30.00
xxema198533

The Day of the Monkey


KARP, DAVID

FIRST UK 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 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions novels fiction literature David Karp

$20.00
xxema198534

View from a Height


ASIMOV, ISAAC

LACKS FEP, 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: The Scientific Book Club 1964

KEYWORDS: essays literature prose science Isaac Asimov

$16.50
xxema198535

The Powys Brothers


HOPKINS, KENNETH

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: Warren House Press 1972

KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir John Cowper Powys literature literary

$15.00
xxema198536

The Looted Gold


WESTERMAN, JOHN F C

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: Ward, Lock / Commonwealth Library 1960

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels John F C Westerman

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