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$150.00
1n1a/16

The Legacy of the Malay Letter: Warisan Warkah Melayu


GALLOP, ANNABEL TEH & KRATZ, E ULRICH (Essay)

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The British Library / National Archives of Malaysia 1994

KEYWORDS: illumination illustration literature letters calligraphy lettering Malay Malaysia history signed

$40.00
1n1a/19

The Travels and Controversies of Friar Domingo Navarette 1618-1686


NAVARETTE, Friar DOMINGO & CUMMINS, J S (Ed)

2 VOL SET, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spines, gilt nautical motif & blind rule to front boards, deckled page edges- some remain uncut, frontispieces, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning to spines, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press / Hakluyt Society 1962

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society exploration voyages travel literature history Friar Domingo Navarette 17th seventeenth century

$245.00
1n1a/21

End of Day


MASON, R A K

FIRST EDITION, octavo, string bound light card covers, red lettering to front cover, unpaginated, VG (moderate tanning & foxing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Caxton Press 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature poems poetry R A K Mason first editions collection verse

$40.00
1n1a/22

Nagel's Encyclopedia - Guide: China


DESTENAY, ANNE L (English Version)

Duodecimo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained yellow, illus eps, 1503pp + 25 plates to rear- not counted presumed present, folding maps/charts, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, some folding maps/charts either detached or lightly torn, occasional ink markings throughout)

PUBLISHER: Nagel Publishers 1968

KEYWORDS: travel guides literature writings China Chinese Nagel's

$100.00
1m40a/24

Galactic North


REYNOLDS, ALASTAIR

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 343pp, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to board/spine edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Gollancz 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature Alastiar Reynolds novellas short stories collection

$40.00
1m40a/28

The White Bird Passes


KESSON, JESSIE

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 159pp, VG (sl scuffing/bruising to extrems, sl soiling to front board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor water staining to page edges also) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate scuffing, soiling & chafing)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Jessie Kesson

$40.00
1m40a/30

The Romance of the Milky Way, and Other Studies and Stories


HEARN, LAFCADIO

Sm octavo, green buckram boards, yellow/green lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained yellow, xiv + 209pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light chafing & staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, various ink stamps & ex-libris label to front eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company 1905

KEYWORDS: literature collection writings Lafcadio Hearn

$125.00
1m40a/32

Middlesex


EUGENIDES, JEFFREY

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, red lettering to spine, viii + 529pp, VG+ (light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing to edges, sl foxing)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed literature fiction novels Jeffrey Eugenides

$45.00
1n12a/4

Elegantia Juris: Selected Writings of Francis Headon Newark


NEWARK, FRANCIS HEADON & MacDERMOTT, Rt Hon Lord (Fore) & McIVOR, F J (Ed)

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 391pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine extrems, sl discolouration to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 1973

KEYWORDS: literature writings collection prose Professor Francis Headon Newark civil law

$45.00
1p7a/1

The Writing Life: Twelve New Zealand Authors


SHEPARD, DEBORAH & McDERMOTT, JOHN (Photo)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR & PHOTOGRAPHER, super octavo, illus glossy stiff card covers, red & black lettering to spine, 462pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Massey University Press 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors writers literature literary biographies interviews portraits signed

$60.00
1p7a/17

Crocodile Tears


FRANCOIS, ANDRE (Words and Drawings) & HATT, E M (Trans)

SCARCE! FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMP., oblong super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising & moderate tanning/soiling to board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional foxing to pages) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping with some minor loss to edges, moderate tanning & chafing/soiling, light tanning, foxing & creasing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition scarce books children's literature Andre Francois French

$60.00
1p7a/20

The Soul of Man


WILDE, OSCAR

Duodecimo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, gilt tooling/decoration to spine & front board, teg, deckled page edges, 90pp, VG- (v heavy scuffing/cracking & fraying to spine & board edges, heavy chafing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & moderate staining to eps, heavy glue staining & loss to edges of ffep, prev. owner's name in coloured pencil to prelims, occasional markings in ink to margins)

PUBLISHER: Arthur L Humphries 1907

KEYWORDS: literature Oscar Wilde

$40.00
1p7a/23

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XII Rome to Birmingham January 1847 to December 1848


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, xiv + 441pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl fading to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, jacket glued to rear board) in d/w, VG (in adhesive protective cover- probable staining to edges, affixed to rear board, price clipped, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1962

KEYWORDS: letters diaries journal literature John Henry Newman catholic church history theology religion religious

$40.00
1p7a/25

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XIII Birmingham and London January 1849 to June 1850


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, xiv + 520pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl fading to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, jacket glued to rear board) in d/w, VG (in adhesive protective cover- probable staining to edges, affixed to rear board, price clipped, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1963

KEYWORDS: letters diaries journal literature John Henry Newman catholic church history theology religion religious

$45.00
1n25a/6

The Building in the Text: Alberti to Shakespeare and Milton


ERIKSEN, ROY

Super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxi + 194pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to spine extrems, boards sl warped) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl creasing to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Pennsylvania State University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: literature literary history criticism Italian

$40.00
1n25a/11

The Poethical Wager


RETALLACK, JOAN

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, xii + 279pp, VG+ (sl chafing & curling to covers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2003

KEYWORDS: poetry literature art feminism feminist theory critical women morals history morals criticism

$30.00
xxe3bg172946

Root Anatomy and Morphology: A Guide to the Literature


MILLER, ROBERT H

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, 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: Archon Books 1974

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues literature root anatomy morphology plants botany roots histology

$18.50
xxe3bg172950

Why Nietzsche Now?


O'HARA, DANIEL (Ed)

Tidy ex-library, 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: Indiana University Press 1985

KEYWORDS: Friedrich Nietzsche literature philosophy addresses essays lectures criticism

$25.00
xxe3bg172959

Funeral Service: A Bibliography of Literature on its Past, Present and Future, the Various Means of Disposition and Memorialization


HARRAH, BARBARA K & HARRAH, DAVID F

Tidy ex-library- possbily unread, 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: The Scarecrow Press 1976

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues literature undertakers rites rituals history

$20.00
xxrng172960

Come Hither Volume II: A Collection of Rhymes & Poems for the Young of All Ages


DE LA MARE, WALTER & BLOOMFIELD, DIANA (Wood-engravings by)

THIS VOL ONLY, 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: Kestral Books 1978

KEYWORDS: literature poems poetry verse rhymes collection anthology Walter de la Mare

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