Books - "literature"
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Bowl of Cherries
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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: McSweeney's Rectangulars 2007
KEYWORDS: millard kaufman literature fiction american writer
The Actual Star
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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Harper Voyager 2021
KEYWORDS: fiction monica byrne historical fantasy literature
Max
FIRST EDITION ADVANCED READING COPY UNCORRECTED PROOF, 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Affirm Press 2024
KEYWORDS: fiction literature new zealand avi duckor-jones
The Closed Garden
TIDY EX-LIBRARY 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1928
KEYWORDS: literature julian green fiction france
Night School: Reacher #21
PROOF ADVANCE READING COPY, FIRST EDITION, 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Bantam Press 2016
KEYWORDS: lee child jack reacher proof copy literature fiction
Against All Things Ending: The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
UK FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in (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: Gollancz 2010
KEYWORDS: literature fiction steohen donaldson thomas covenant
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG+) in (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: Viking 2013
KEYWORDS: literary fiction literature kristopher jansma
Sun City
FIRST US EDITION, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt author initials to front board, unpaginated prelims + 214pp, VG (sl bruising & light fading to spine & board edges/extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & sl chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light tanning/wrinkling/chafing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books 1976
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions Swedish literature writers authors novels fiction Tove Jansson
The Sleeping Beauty
LACKS FFEP, octavo, yellow heavy boards, red lettering to spine, 248pp, VG (ligh tbruising & discolouration to spine & board edges/extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, lacks ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Popular Book Club 1954
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Elizabeth Taylor
The Blush, and Other Stories
Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi + 217pp, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Peter Davies 1968
KEYWORDS: literature fiction short stories Elizabeth Taylor
At Mrs Lippincote's
Octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 215pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Peter Davies 1968
KEYWORDS: literature fiction Elizabeth Taylor novels
The Wedding Group
THIRD IMPRESSION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims, 230pp, VG+ (light rubbing to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1974
KEYWORDS: literature fiction Elizabeth Taylor novels
The Milk of Paradise: Diaries, 1993-1997
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 319pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to front board edge, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl tanning to flaps)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 2005
KEYWORDS: diaries journals James Lees-Milne National Trust history autobiography literature literary
Primo Levi: Tragedy of an Optimist
Super octavo, black heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, x + 452pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Aurum Press 1998
KEYWORDS: literature literary biographies biography memoir Primo Levi
The Letters of William Gaddis
Super octavo, grey buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 545pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to base of spine) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Dalkey Archive Press 2013
KEYWORDS: letters correspondence William Gaddis autobiographical autobiographies literature literary
The Exile: A Life of Ivy Litvinov
Octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 216pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front cover)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1983
KEYWORDS: Ivy Litvinov biography biographies memoir literature literary history historical
Seven Poor Men of Sydney
Octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 319pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1966
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Christina Stead
Present Without Leave
Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 278pp, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing, light chafing & soiling, discreet reinforcement to inside edges)
PUBLISHER: Cassell 1939
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature writers authors D'Arcy Cresswell poetry poets
Border Districts: A Fiction
FIRST US EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 132pp, Nr. FINE in d/w Nr FINE
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2018
KEYWORDS: modern US editions literature novels fiction Gerald Murnane
Good Night, Beloved Comrade: The Letters of Denton Welch to Eric Oliver
Octavo, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, xiv + 213pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: University of Wisconsin Press 2017
KEYWORDS: letters correspondence Denton Welch Eric Oliver biography autobiographies memoir literary literature art