DE SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE

FIRST UK EDITION, ex-library, octavo, orange buckram boards, red & blue lettering to spine, red lettering & red & blue illus to front board, frontispiece, 89pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, usual library markings, moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light smatterings of foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1944

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions Antoine de Saint-Exupery children's literature

DONNE, JOHN & MILGATE, W. (Ed, Intro & Commentary)

VERY TIDY (UNUSED) EX-LIBRARY, octavo, black heavy boards, black lettering to spine, lxvii + 237pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light tape residue to board edges, light tanning to page edges, ex-libris ink stamp to top of full title page) in d/w, VG (taped into protective clear plastic wrapper, library label to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1978

KEYWORDS: literature poetry poems John Donne verse appreciation criticism

HODSON, ARNOLD W. & NELLEN, A. E. (Ed) & WILLIAMS, Sir RALPH (Introductory Note) & SELOUS, F. C. (Fore)

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 359pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to board corners, moderate fading to spine with light bruising & 1cm crack to top edge, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, moderate foxing sporadically to pages throughout, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: T. Fisher Unwin 1914

KEYWORDS: travel literature writing adventure Kalahari Desert history

AMORY Jr., COPLEY

FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN D/W, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp illus to front board, illus front eps, frontispiece, xviii + 230pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate chafing & surface loss to spine & boards, light soiling to boards, light to moderate taning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate fading/discolouration to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1928

KEYWORDS: first editions travel literature writing Persia culture social history Copley Amory Jr

ARCHILOCHI, CARMINA & KENNER, HUGH (Fore) & DAVENPORT, GUY (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt creature motif to front board, xxi + 104pp, illus, VG (minor library markings, light to moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, some prelims & terminals glued down to pastedowns/boards, light to moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1964

KEYWORDS: first editions literature verse Carmina Archilochi poetry poems classics classical

REDFERN, WALTER

Octavo, maroon glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, frontispiece, 184pp, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Legenda / European Humanities Research Centre, University of Oxford 2001

KEYWORDS: Jean-Pierre Brisset humanities literature language French linguistics history

RICHETTI, JOHN J.

Super octavo, black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 287pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, boards sl warped, light creasing to page edges, numerals in ink to rear eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with some tape repairs to internal sides, light chafing to covers with minor surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1983

KEYWORDS: philosophy literature writing prose George Berkeley John Locke David Hume

YEATS, W. B.

Super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 530pp, VG (sl scuffing to extrems, light discolouration to spine, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sl cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges moderate tanning to spine, price clipped, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1961

KEYWORDS: literature prose essays critical W B Yeats

IBSEN, HENRIK & RACKHAM, ARTHUR (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page & prelims, 256pp, illus/plates, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl paint residue to base of spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional patches of foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co 1936

KEYWORDS: illustrated literature Arthur Rackham Henrik Ibsen verse poems drama first editions

FOUQUE, DE LA MOTTE & COURTNEY, W. L. (Adapted by) & RACKHAM, ARTHUR (Illus)

Imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & tooling to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, viii + 136pp, illus/plates, VG- (19cm loss to spine, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & surface loss to front board, heavy soiling to rear board, heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, blue staining to front eps & prelims, light tanning & foxing to pages sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1911

KEYWORDS: fantasy literature illustrated Arthur Rackham De La Motte Fouque

JOYCE, JAMES & JOYCE, STEPHEN JAMES (Preface) & AUBERT, JACQUES (Intro) & PALADINO, MIMMO (Etchings)

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, xix + 735pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1999

KEYWORDS: folio society James Joyce literature fiction novels Irish writers

DULAC, EDMUND

Imperial octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering & decoration to front board, frontispiece, 135pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to pages throughout- plates clear, plates only gently tipped in but all present)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton N/D (c.1910s)

KEYWORDS: Edmund Dulac illustrations literature French

RACKHAM, ARTHUR & QUILLER-COUCH, Sir ARTHUR (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, top page edges stained grey, 43pp + colour plates to rear with tissue guards- all present, VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning to spine with gilt rubbed away also, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing to pages throughout- plates not affected, heavy cracking to gutters with shaky boards)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1913

KEYWORDS: first editions literature illustrated illustrations Arthur Rackham fantasy fantastical creatures

ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN & CLARKE, HARRY (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, teg, illus prelims, frontispiece with tissue guard, deckled page edges, 320pp, illus/plates with tissue guards- all present, VG- (moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, ffep missing, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, ex-libris plate & gift inscription in ink to front pastedown, moderate to heavy cracking to some gutters- boards shaky, minor foxing throughout- plates unaffected, moderate creasing and/or closed tearing to some tissue guards of plates- plates unaffected)

PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Company 1916

KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen illustrated collection

PALEY, GRACE & BYATT, A. S. (New Intro)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Virago 1980

KEYWORDS: novels literature fiction Grace Paley

STONE, RAY

Imperial octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: David Bateman Ltd 2021

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature New Zealand south island tracks trails

SLIMANI, LEILA & TAYLOR, SAM (Trans)

Octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 2023

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Leila Slimani

PERLOFF, MARJORIE

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 2003

KEYWORDS: avant garde art literature criticism appreciation

REICHART, ELISABETH & HOFFMEISTER, DONNA L. (Trans)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: The Women's Press 1988

KEYWORDS: novels literature fiction Elisabeth Reichart

GUARDINI, ROMANO & BRIEFS, ELINOR (Trans)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Sands & Co 1960

KEYWORDS: theology religion catholicism catholic church philosphy literature Romano Guardini Augustine antiquity ancient history