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$18.50
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Ariel's Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the Story of Birthday Letters


WAGNER, ERICA

FIRST US 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: W. W. Norton & Company 2001

KEYWORDS: literary biographies memoir Ted Hughes Sylvia Plath literature marriage first US editions

$17.50
xxdsk187024

The Journal of Rochfort Maguire 1852-1854: Volume II


BOCKSTOCE, JOHN (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, 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: The Hakluyt Society 1988

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society exploration history travel literature Rochfort Maguire

$12.00
xxdud187036

Black Widow


CRAWFORD, CHRISTINA

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Morrow & Co. 1982

KEYWORDS: christina crawford mommie dearest joan crawford america american literature

$25.00
xxdud187045

Another World Than This...: an anthology


SACKVILLE-WEST, VITA & NICOLSON, HAROLD (eds.)

Octavo hardcover (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: Michael Joseph 1946

KEYWORDS: vita sackville-west harold nicolson literature britain british england english

$50.00
2g36a/1

The World of Children (4 Vol Set)


MIALL, STUART

4 VOL SET, imperial octavo, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spines, blind stamp illus to front boards, iv-v + 344-418pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light scuffing & soiling to spines & boards, light tanning & moderate soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, occasional light foxing to some pages throughout, minor water staining to lower edges of eps to vol 4)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Publishing Company 1950

KEYWORDS: children's literature childhood children family

$100.00
2g36a/12

Theodicy: Essays on Divine Providence (3 Vol Set)


SERBATI, ANTONIO ROSMINI

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, 3X VOL SET, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind rule to boards, vol 1- xvii + 475pp, vol 2- vii + 456pp, vol 3- 75pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy fading to spine of vol 1, light to moderate fading & soiling to spines of vols 2+3, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minimal library stamps, occasional foxing to pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co / Longmans, Green & Co 1892-1912

KEYWORDS: Antonio Rosmini Serbati theology religion essays Christianity collection literature philosophy theosophy rosminian

$65.00
2g36a/13

Letters (Chiefly on Religious Subjects) of Antonio Rosmini Serbati (2 Vol Set)


SERBATI, ANTONIO ROSMINI

2 VOL SET, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind rule to boards, deckled/rough cut page edges, xxxi + 840pp total, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spines, light chafing & soiling to boards, light fading to edges of rear board to vol 1, light tannin gto page edges, moderate cracking to some gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: R & T Washbourne 1901

KEYWORDS: Antonio Rosmini Serbati theology religion letters correspondence Christianity collection literature philosophy theosophy rosminian

$60.00
2g36a/19

The Murder of Christ: The Emotional Plague of Mankind


REICH, WILHELM

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 227pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps, publishing/review complimentary slip tipped in to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 2x sm gouges to spine, moderate tanning & soiling with foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Condor / Souvenir Press 1975

KEYWORDS: first UK editions literature Wilhelm Reich religion theology theosophy Christianity Jesus death

$70.00
2g36a/21

The Importance of Being Earnest


WILDE, OSCAR & LEE, ALAN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION THUS, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 80pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Franklin Watts 1971

KEYWORDS: first editions THUS Oscar Wilde plays comedies farce scripts literature

$90.00
2g36a/24

Anton Chekhov: Selected Works (3 Vol Set)


CHEKHOV, ANTON

TEXT IN CYRILLIC RUSSIAN, 3 VOL SET, octavo, dark grey textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spines, blind stamp decoration to front boards, 613-623pp, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, moderate cracking to some gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Moscow 1964

KEYWORDS: text in russian cyrillic Anton Chekhov literature collection

$1250.00
2g36a/27

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves


WODEHOUSE, P. G.

FIRST EDITION, DATED & SIGNED IN YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY AUTHOR, ALSO WITH A HOLOGRAPH QUOTE INITIATED BY HIM, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 189pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading/discolouration to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, various ex-libris markings to front & rear eps, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed P G Wodehouse inscribed literature fiction novels Jeeves Wooster

$60.00
2g37a/2

W. H. Auden: A Commentary


FULLER, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xvi + 613pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1998

KEYWORDS: first editions W H Auden literary criticism literature writers biographies

$70.00
2g37a/15

Paremata


KNOX, ELIZABETH

FIRST EDITION, UNCOMMON, octavo, light card covers, green lettering to spine, 87pp, VG (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light chafing & soiling, light to moderate tanning to page edges & rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Elizabeth Knox

$45.00
2g37a/37

On the Bus: The Complete Guide to the Legendary Trip of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and the Birth of the Counterculture


PERRY, PAUL et al

Square super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, orange & blue lettering to spine, xxvii + 195pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & curling to covers, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Thunder's Mouth Press 1996

KEYWORDS: travel literature popular culture Ken Kesey merry pranksters biography memoir autobiography swinging 60s sixties Ken Babbs psychadelic

$8.50
xxeyd183455

Icehenge


ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: harper collins 1997

KEYWORDS: literature science fiction

$9.00
xxeyd183456

Mother of Plenty


GREENLAND, COLIN

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: harper collins 1998

KEYWORDS: literature science fiction

$8.50
xxeysd183457

Hardwired


WILLIAMS, WALTER JON

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: futura 1988

KEYWORDS: literature science fiction

$10.00
xxeyd183458

Newton's Wake


MCLEOD, KEN

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: orbit 2005

KEYWORDS: literature science fiction

$9.00
xxeya183473

The City, Not Long After


MURPHY, PAT

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: bantam 1990

KEYWORDS: literature science fiction

$8.50
xxeya183472

The Destiny Makers


TURNER, GEORGE

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: avon 1993

KEYWORDS: literature science fiction

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