Books - "literature"
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The Saga of the Volsungs; Together With Excerpts from the Nornageststhattr, and Three Chapters from the Prose Edda
FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 266pp, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board edges & extrems, sl soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate tanning & chafing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: University of Delaware Press 1982
KEYWORDS: medieval European literature English translations modern first editions
Human Life, a Poem
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy half leather bound boards, gilt lettering to spine, 96pp + 8pp to rear, G+ (v heavy rubbing/loss to spine, heavy bruising & scuffing to board extrems, v heavy cracking to hinges/gutters- boards loose but still tentatively attached, heavy chafing to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate water staining to base of page block, ex-libris plate (historic) to front pastedown, moderate tanning & staining/discolouration & light foxing to eps, moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1819
KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature Samuel Rogers
The Story of Cupid & Psyche
FIRST EDITION THUS, imperial octavo, cream buckram boards, red lettering to spine & front board, board edges yapped, deckled/rough-cut page edges, frontispiece, xvii + 83pp, illus, VG- (heavy tanning & foxing to spine & boards, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, varying degrees of foxing throughout- mostly light)
PUBLISHER: David Nutt at the Sign of Phoenix 1903
KEYWORDS: first editions THUS classical literature Latin English translations Apuleiua Metamorphoses
Riding the Yellow Trolley Car
HANDSOME FULL LEATHER BINDING, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, brown full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, irridescent/patterned eps, frontispiece, xv + 494pp, Near FINE (light tanning to edges of signature page)
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1993
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings signed William Kennedy prose literature collections anthologies reviews writings
The History of the Gold Coast and Asante
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus/maps to eps, frontispiece, xvi + 346pp + appendices to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board extrems, sl fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's ink stamp to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to prelims, sl scuffing to copyright page, sl creasing to prelims, occasional sl foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, minor water staining, light chafing/soiling & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Ghana Universities Press 1966
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Gold Coast Asante Ashanti Africa Ghana history culture customs Carl Christian Reindorf
Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected
HANDSOME FULL LEATHER BINDING, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, blue full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, irridescent/patterned eps, unpaginated prelims, 210pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1995
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings signed Daniel J Boorstin literature history philosophy
Poems of the Elder Edda
Super octavo, black buckram boards, white lettering to spine, xxvi + 268pp + bibliography to rear, VG (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to full title page, extensive but very neat/tidy & unobtrusive annotation in pencil throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, lg crease & closed tear to base of front cover- tidy tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: University of Pennsylvania Press 1990
KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse classical literature Elder Edda Scandinavian medieval
On the Trail of Livingstone
Sm octavo, green illus buckram boards, black lettering & illus to spine, 351pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing & bruising to board extrems/edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & pages throughout, prev. owner's sm name ink stamp & gift inscription in ink to ffep, moderate sporadic cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Pacific Press Publishing Association 1919
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Livingstone adventure exploration
A History of German Literature (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, tidy ex-library, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering & publisher's motif to spines, gilt rule to spines & boards, vol 1- xv + 401pp, vol 2- vii + 425pp + 8pp appendix to rear, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems/edges, light to moderate chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters of both vols, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1886
KEYWORDS: German literature history literary criticism
Eugenie Grandet
FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, green full leather heavy boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, irridescent/patterned eps, frontispiece, illus title page, xvi + 271pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1998
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings French literature English translations Honore de Balzac
The New Zealand Collection: A Celebration of the New Zealand Novel
Ex-library. 4to 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: Random House 1990
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature authors novel critical criticism collection
The Lifted Veil
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Virago 1985
KEYWORDS: George Eliot 19th century fiction literature English romance thriller
Myth and the Modern Imagination
8vo 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: University of Otago Press 1967
KEYWORDS: University of Otago myth mythology modern imagination literature art arts Dunedin essays
Myth and the Modern Imagination
8vo 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: University of Otago Press 1967
KEYWORDS: University of Otago myth mythology modern imagination literature art arts Dunedin essays
Pathways to the Supreme
Lg 12mo 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: HarperCollins 1995
KEYWORDS: literature religion philosophy history Christianity
The Last of the Pleasure Gardens
Ex-library. 8vo hardcover (VG) lacking ffep & d/w; 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: Longmans 1965
KEYWORDS: 20th century fiction pleasure garden literature Francis King
Bloomsbury Pie: The Making of the Bloomsbury Boom
8vo 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: Virago 1998
KEYWORDS: Bloomsbury Group revival literature style culture cultural
Lives and Letters: A. R. Orage, Beatrice Hastings, Katherine Mansfield, John Middleton Murry, S.S. Koteliansky
8vo 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 1978
KEYWORDS: English literature letters lives biography 20th century
Orion: A Miscellany, Volume III
Super 8vo 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: Nicholson & Watson 1946
KEYWORDS: miscellany miscellaneous essay literature literary periodical
Beloved Quixote: The Unknown Life of John Middleton Murry
Super 8vo 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: Souvenir Press 1986
KEYWORDS: John Middleton Murry biography life lives literary literature