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Duodecimo, blue buckram heavy boards, gilt lettering & blind decoration to spine, blind rule to boards, frontispiece, illus title page, 311pp + mixed paginated catalogues to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & chipping to spine extrems, moderate scuffing & soiling to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning to prelims, ffep missing, heavy cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Smith N/D

KEYWORDS: literature Bampfylde-Moore Carew history biographies memoir

HODSON, HELEN MERRILL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, yellow buckram boards, brown lettering to spine & front board, illus plate to front board, frontispiece, illus title page, 87pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine- sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light soiling to eps)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Y. Crowell 1913

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels Helen Merrill Hodson

N/A

2 VOLS BOUND AS ONE, sm octavo, red/brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration with black handwritten lettering to title plate to spine, deckled page edges, 142pp + 144pp, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, heavy soiling to spine & boards, heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, ffep missing, light soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: John Cassell 1850

KEYWORDS: travel literature culture anecdotes

WALSH, MAURICE

Octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 318pp, VG (light scuffing to spine & extrems, spine sl cocked, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sm gift inscription in ink to ffep, heavy cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing & loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1937

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature adventure Maurice Walsh

MANDER, JANE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, teal buckram boards, yellow lettering & decoration to spine & front board, 308pp, VG- (moderate scuffing to spine & extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, ffep missing, heavy cracking to some gutters, sections of page block partially detached, minor scuffing & loss to rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: John Lane / Bodley Head 1922

KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Jane Mander

LEVI, PRIMO & GOLDSTEIN, ANN (trans.) & BASTAGLI, ALESSANDRA (trans.)

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: Peguin Classics 2007

KEYWORDS: primo levi italy italian jewish literature

KINSELLA, W.P.

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books 1991

KEYWORDS: w.p. kinsella shoeless joe baseball literature novel fiction first edition

HARTLEY, L.P. & CECIL, LORD DAVID (introd.)

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: Hamish Hamilton 1973.

KEYWORDS: l.p. lp hartley britain british fiction literature lord david cecil

ITA, SAM

Quarto, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to purple cloth spine, printed eps, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (sl fading to lower board edges, light foxing/staining to spine, sm gift inscription in ink to rear ep) all pop-up parts in good working order

PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing 2011

KEYWORDS: pop-up books Odyssey literature classical

N/A

Oblong quarto, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, blind stamp illus/decoration to boards, patterned eps, frontispiece, 192 black & white plates & 22pp index to rear, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate scuffing & soiling to spine & boards, light soiling & foxing to page edges, light to moderate cracking to some gutters, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Glimpses of New Zealand Publishing Co 1896

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel literature culture scenery photography photos

HERGE & LONSDALE-COOPER, LESLIE (Trans) & TURNER, MICHAEL (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, illus eps, 62pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to extrems & board edges, heavy scuffing & surface loss to spine & rear board with some minor soiling, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to verso of title page, light to moderate tanning & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction adventures Herge Tintin

HERGE & LONSDALE-COOPER, LESLIE (Trans) & TURNER, MICHAEL (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, illus eps, 62pp, illus, VG- (heavy bruising & scuffing to board edges/extrems & spine with moderate surface loss, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing & tanning sporadically throughout, prev. owner's name in pencil to verso of title page)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction adventures Herge Tintin

HERGE

Quarto, illus heavy boards & eps, 62pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to board edges/extrems & spine with moderate surface loss, moderate chafing & soiling to boards with surface loss, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing throughout, prev, owner's name in pencil to verso of title page, moderate crayon scribbles to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction adventures Herge Tintin

N/A

Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, black decorative rule to spine & front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, 256pp, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, 1cm label residue & scuffing to spine, moderate to heavy soiling & bruising to rear board, heavy tanning to page edges, scholl library plate to front pastedown- no ther library markings detected, pencil scribbles partially erased to ffep & verso of frontis, terminal page removed & remnants stuck to rear pastedown, light staining to page edges, light foxing, top half of contents page torn out, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son 1880

KEYWORDS: youth children's literature exploration explorers history

MILLER, IAN J.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 252pp, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate chafing, soiling & tanning, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Arthur H. Stockwell 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Ian J Miller

LEWIS, C. S.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, red lettering to spine, 160pp, VG (light bruising & moderate foxing to extrems & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev, owners' names in ink to ffep & half title page, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1960

KEYWORDS: first editions philosophy love C S Lewis literature

HUNT, SAM

SECOND REVISED EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black string bound light card covers, silver gilt lettering to front cover, tissue guards to eps, unpaginated, VG- (moderate creaisng & heavy fading to covers with some minor chafing & soiling also, light tanning & foxing with moderate bruising to page edges, top extrems of tissue guards detached, prev. owner's name in ink to front tissue guard, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Glenbervie Press 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers Sam Hunt poetry poems verse literature signed

HERBERT, ARTHUR STANLEY

Octavo, grey light card covers, teal lettering to spine & front cover, xiv + 284pp, illus/photos, tatty (heavy creasing/cracking & chipping to spine with some moderate loss to extrems, light creasing & tanning to covers, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: H. K. Lewis & Co 1921

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel literature hot springs hydro thermal geology spas hydrothermal environment climate minerals

N/A

SCARCE! Duodecimo, black cloth boards, gilt numerals to black leather spine, frontispiece, mixed pagination, illus, scruffy (heavy scuffing, bruising & fraying to extrems, heavy cracking & rubbing to spine & hinges, heavy staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, contemporary ex-libris plate to front pastedown, some prelim pages removed, light tanning & foxing sporadically throughout, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge N/A

KEYWORDS: collection literature short stories

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE & RAY, GORDON N. (Collected & Ed by)

4 VOL SET, LACKS D/W, super octavo, b;ue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt motif to front boards, frontispieces, viii-clxxiii + 522-853pp, illus, folding map to rear of vols 1-3, folding family tree to vol 4, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing & sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffeps of all vols, occasional light marking to margins throughout- unobtrusive)

PUBLISHER: Octagon Books 1980

KEYWORDS: literary biographies memoir letters literature correspondence William Makepeace Thackeray