Books - "literature"
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The Looting of Nicaragua
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xiii + 251pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, moderate fading & soiling to spine, moderate chafing & fading to front board, 2cm closed tear- mended- to front board, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps with prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page & rear ep, moderate foxing thorughout, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Wright & Brown N/D (c.1920s?)
KEYWORDS: first editions literature Nicaragua Rafael de Nogales Latin South America history politics political history
The Balkan Road
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus front eps, frontispiece, viii + 244pp + 8pp publisher's catalogue to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page & rear ep, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light cracking to gutters throghout, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- tidy archival tape repairs & minor loss, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1930
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Balkan road Europe
Portrait of a Dictator: Francisco Solano Lopez (Paraguay 1865-1870)
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 283pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading & scuffing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, minor staining to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1933
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Paraguay biographies memoir political leaders dictators Francisco Solano Lopez history 19th nineteenth century
Two-Edg'd Weapons: Style and Ideology in the Comedies of Etherege, Wycherley and Congreve
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 270pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, light tanning & foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1988
KEYWORDS: English drama literature literary restoration criticism interpretation comedies George Etherege Congreve Wycherley
Paul Bowles: A Descriptive Bibliography
Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, illus heavy boards, red & black lettering to title plate of orange cloth spine, frontispiece, 323pp, illus, Near FINE (minimal library markings)
PUBLISHER: Black Sparrow Press 1986
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Paul Bowles literary translators literature
A Babble of Ancestral Voices: Shakespeare, Cervantes and Theobold
Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 161pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional light pencil markings to margins) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate soiling & tanning, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Mouton & Co 1974
KEYWORDS: literature literary Shakespeare Lewis Theobald Cervantes criticism
Reinterpreting Modern Culture: An Introduction to Friedrich Nietzsche's Philosophy
Super octavo, illus light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, xiv + 322pp, VG (moderate wrinkling & soiling to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl foxing to inside covers)
PUBLISHER: Purdue University Press 1999
KEYWORDS: philosophy Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche criticism interpretation literature
Communion Town: A City in Ten Chapters
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate 2012
KEYWORDS: sam thompson novel fiction literature city cities first edition
The Leper's Companion
FIRST EDITION; UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY; 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: Jonathan Cape 1999
KEYWORDS: julia blackburn britain british england english literature fiction
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
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: Jonathan Cape 2015
KEYWORDS: salman rushdie novels fiction literature jinn
Family Matters
FIRST U.S. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 2002
KEYWORDS: modern first editions rohinton mistry fiction novels literature indian canadian canada
The Houses of the Eagle
Sm. 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: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited 1925
KEYWORDS: mary grant bruce novels fiction literature children's australian
A South-Sea Siren
Octavo softcover (VG-, intermittent underlining in light pencil); 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: Auckland University Press 1970
KEYWORDS: george chamier fiction novels literature new zealand north canterbury
Mates at Billabong
Sm. octavo hardcover (scruffy VG-, a few prelim. pages incl. frontispiece detached with attempted tape repairs by prev. owner); 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: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited n/d
KEYWORDS: mary grant bruce australian children's fiction novels literature illustrated
Told By Peter
Sm. octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (scruffy 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: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited 1949
KEYWORDS: mary grant bruce australian children's fiction novels literature
Billabong Riders
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, LACKS D/W; Sm. 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: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited 1952
KEYWORDS: mary grant bruce australian children's fiction novels literature
Norah of Billabong
Sm. octavo hardcover (VG-, frontispiece detached but present); 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: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited n/d (c.1930s)
KEYWORDS: mary grant bruce australian children's fiction novels literature illustrated
The Twins of Emu Plains
FIRST EDITION; Sm. octavo hardcover (VG-, frontispiece detached but present); 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: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited 1923
KEYWORDS: modern first editions mary grant bruce australian children's fiction novels literature illustrated
Son of Billabong
LACKS D/W; Sm. octavo hardcover (scruffy VG-, fragment of d/w has been pasted to rear eps by prev. owner); 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: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited 1939
KEYWORDS: mary grant bruce australian children's fiction novels literature illustrated
St. Lawrence Blues
FIRST ENGLISH 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first editions marie-claire blais novels fiction literature canadian canada quebecois