CLARK, KENNETH

Sm folio, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontipsiece, 218pp, illus, VG+ (minor foxing sporadically throughout- mostly to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & scuffing/chipping to edges, moderate fading & light chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1976

KEYWORDS: art history Sandro Botticelli Dante Divine Comedy literature literary

TOSCHES, NICK

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp publisher's initials to front board, unpaginated prelims + 387pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown and Company 2012

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Nick Tosches

FRANZEN, JONATHAN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, maps to prelims, 517pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, moderate peeling/surface wrinkling, moderate chafing)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Jonathan Franzen

BAXTER, JAMES K & WEIR, JOHN (Ed & Intro)

4 VOL SET, super octavo, illus front boards, peach coloured spine & rear boards, black & purple gilt lettering to spines, printed front eps, mixed pagination, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate fading to spines, sl soiling to page edges) in slipcase, VG (moderate cracking & bruising of seams, clear tape repair/reinforcement to top edge)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature writers authors anthologies prose James K Baxter writings

TURNER, LILIAN (THOMPSON, Mrs F LINDSAY)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, 255pp, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, minor rubbing & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light ink residue to ffep, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, minor foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1912

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Lilian Turner Mrs F Lindsay Thompson

STOTT, R TOOLE & DISHER, M WILLSON (Fore)

THIS VOL ONLY, ex-library, imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 185pp + illus/plates to rear, VG (usual library markings- minimal, light to moderate bruising & soiling to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor patches of soiling to some terminal pages)

PUBLISHER: Harpur & Sons 1958

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies collections circus literature arts

RAHIMI, ATIQ & MAGUIRE, SARAH (trans) & YARI, YAMA (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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Vintage Books 2007

KEYWORDS: afghanistani author atiq rahimi literature

DE GUERRY SIMPSON, HELEN & EDMUNDSON, MELISSA (ed)

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Handheld Press 2022

KEYWORDS: helen de guerry simpson literature short story

MORDAUNT, ELINOR & CLOWES, EVELYN MAY & EDMUNDSON, MELISSA (ed)

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Handheld Press 2021

KEYWORDS: elinor mordaunt evelyn may clowes literature short story

KAHO, SIMONE

SIGNED AND DATED, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Saufo'i Press 2022

KEYWORDS: poetry moana pacific writers survivor simone kaho pasifika literature

NESBO, JO & BARTLETT, DON (trans)

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Harvill Seeker 2013

KEYWORDS: jo nesbo literature

JANES, PHIL

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Millenium 1993

KEYWORDS: phil janes science fiction literature

NESBO, JO & SMITH, NEIL (trans)

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Harvill Secker 2019

KEYWORDS: jo nesbo literature

DE GOLDI, KATE

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2022

KEYWORDS: kate de goldi literature christchurch new zealand

MILLER, ALEX

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2024

KEYWORDS: alex miller literature

HAMMER, CHRIS

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2024

KEYWORDS: chris hammer literature

ARISTOPHANES & BEARDSLEY, AUBREY (Illus)

Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 60pp, illus, VG- (light creasing & curling to spine & edges, heavy fading to spine & covers, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, v heavy cracking to gutters throughout- glue is brittle & cracking)

PUBLISHER: Academy Editions 1973

KEYWORDS: erotica classic literature Aristophanes illustrated plays drama

GRUBER, RUTH

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, white lettering to blue title plate on spine, illus eps & title page, x + 333pp, VG (moderate rubbing to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing with heavy soiling to page edges, light tanning to gutters, light foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 1939

KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature adventure expeditions exploration Soviet Russia Russian Arctic North Pole

COCTEAU, JEAN & CROSLAND, MARGARET (Ed & Intro)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, purple heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed/patterned eps, frontispiece, 488pp, illus, VG+ (sl discolouration & rubbing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps & prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Peter Owen 1972

KEYWORDS: first editions Jean Cocteau writings prose literature anthology collection English translations

ANONYMOUS & COCTEAU, JEAN (Preface & Illus)

US FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 88pp, illus, VG (light fading to board & spine edges, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, light to moderate tanning throughout, minor cracking to front & rear gutters) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing/scuffing to spine & covers- some minor surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Macaulay Company 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first US editions novels fiction French literature English translations semi autobiographical Jean Cocteau