Books - "literature"
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The Burman: His Life and Notions
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: W W Norton & Company 1963
KEYWORDS: Burma travel writing literature Shway Yoe
Alexander Pope: An Annotated Bibliography, 1945-1967
Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Uuniversity of Florida Press 1970
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues literature literary Alexander Pope
Japanese Plays: No-Kyogen-Kabuki
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, purple buckram boards, black lettering to spine, xxvi + 283pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing to spine & board edges with light fading also, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sm ex-libris label & gift inscription in ink to front eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & fading to spine, moderate chafing & soilingf/tanning to covers)
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1934
KEYWORDS: first editions Japanese plays collection No Kyogen Kabuki scripts stage drama literature
The Song of Middle-earth: J R R Tolkien's Themes, Symbols and Myths
FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 143pp, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1985
KEYWORDS: first editions literature literary appreciation J R R Tolkien Middle Earth
Rights of Passage
FIRST EDITION, REVIEW SLIP LOOSLEY ENCLOSED, octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 86pp, VG (minor staining to spine & board extrems, light soiling to boards, beginning signs of insect damage- not active, ligh tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, moderate tanning/staining & foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges with some loss, moderate tanning to spine & edges, moderate staining & foxing, minor insect damage)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1967
KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature Edward Brathwaite first editions collection
Figures of Motion: Len Lye Selected Writings
Ex-library, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 152pp, illus/photos, VG (usual library markings, moderate scuffing tape staining/residue to spine & board edges, spine cocked, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling & moderate tape staining to eps, light to moderate tanning to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, in removable plastic cover, moderate wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Auckland / Oxford University Press 1984
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature Len Lye collection anthology writings
Romeo and Juliet
LIMITED TO 350 NUMBERED COPIES ORIGINAL BINDING (#309/350), super octavo, cream light card covers, red lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 170pp, illus, VG- (heavy creasing & cracking to spine- binding very delicate, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to covers & page edges, light foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Duprat & Co 1892
KEYWORDS: literature limited editions William Shakespeare tragedies Romeo Juliet plays stage
George Cruikshank: A Catalogue Raisonne
Tidy ex-library, quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 375pp, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light sioling to boards, sl fading to spine, light staining & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Collector's Editions N/D (1969?)
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues George Cruikshank literature
The American Indian Language and Literature
Tidy ex-library, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xx + 205pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to rear board, light tanning & staining to page edges)
PUBLISHER: AHM Publishing Corporation 1978
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues American Indian language literature
George MacDonald: A Bibliographical Study
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, very tidy ex-library, octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, xvi + 176pp, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light discolouration, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: St Paul's Bibliographies 1990
KEYWORDS: signed bibliography bibliographical catalogues George MacDonald children's literature
National Library of Wales Libri Walliae: A Catalogue of Welsh Books and Books Printed in Wales 1546-1820 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET IN SLIPCASE, very tidy ex-library- possibly unused, no external markings, imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 923pp total + xc to rear of vol 2, Near FINE (minimal internal markings) in slipcase, VG+ (light soiling to case, with bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: National Library of Wales 1987
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues national library Wales Welsh books literature printed history historical
A Catalogue of Upwards of Fifty Thousand Volumes of Ancient and Modern Books, English and Foreign, in All Classes of Literature and the Fine Arts, Including Rare and Curious Books, Manuscripts, etc in Good Library Condition, Many in Neat and Elegant
FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to green leather spine, 594pp + 36pp, VG- (minimal library markings, heavy scuffing & surface loss to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing to boards, lengthy crack to base of spine hinge, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, various ownership markings to front pastedown- heavy gouge/scuff also, moderate cracking to gutters, light foxing to pages sporadically thorughout, some page segments sl loosened but still attached)
PUBLISHER: Willis and Sotheran 1862
KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliohgraphies catalogues Willis and Sotheran literature historical
A J P Taylor: A Complete Annotated Bibliography and Guide to His Historical and Other Writings
Very tidy ex-library, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 607pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl scuffing/bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl creasing/folding to some page top corners)
PUBLISHER: The Harvester Press 1980
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues A J P Taylor historical history writings literature
Economic Dialogues in Ancient China Selections From The Kuan-Tzu; a Book Written Probably Three Centuries Before Christ
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, x + 470pp, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & staining to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Lewis Maverick 1954
KEYWORDS: ancient classical literature C Kuan China Chinese Kuan-Tzu
Revues Surrealistes Francaises Autor D'Andre Breton 1948-1972
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, x + 294pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems & lower page corners, minor tape residue to spine & boards)
PUBLISHER: Kraus International Publications 1982
KEYWORDS: Andre Breton bibliography bibliographies catalogues French literature surrealism periodicals
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR; 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: Vintage 2009
KEYWORDS: signed mohammed hanif fiction literature britain british england english pakistani
Some Chinese Ghosts
Octavo hardcover (VG-) page block detached from spine at rear; 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: Little, Brown and Company 1919
KEYWORDS: literature Lafcadio Hearn ghost stories
The Lost Taonga
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: Lucano 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zelaand literature authors writers Edmund Bohan novels fiction Inspector O'Rorke crime thrillers detective
A Suitable Time for Vengeance
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: Lucano 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zelaand literature authors writers Edmund Bohan novels fiction Inspector O'Rorke crime thrillers detective
The Catholic School
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: Picador 2019
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Edoardo Albinati