ZOSHCHENKO, MIKHAIL; HICKS, JEREMY (transl)

8vo 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: Angel Books 2000

KEYWORDS: 20th century Russia Russian literature social history

POLANO, H (transl)

8vo 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: Frederick Warne & Co, 1978

KEYWORDS: The Talmud Hebrew Bible Biblical commentary teaching poetry legend ancient classical literature

KAWAGUCHI, TOSHIKAZU; TROUSSELOT, GEOFFREY (transl)

8vo 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: Picador

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese literature fiction bestseller coffee

TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER; TOLKIEN, J R R

8vo 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: Unwin Paperbacks 1990

KEYWORDS: J R R Tolkien The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth history lost tales annals fantasy fiction literature

KASHIWAI, HISASHI; KIRKWOOD, JeSSE (transl)

Paperback (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: Mantle 2023

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese fiction literature food memory past

ALLPRESS, SUSAN (ed)

8vo 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: Printout Magazine 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand arts literature magazine

MACLEOD, FIONA (SHARP, WILLIAM)

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: Floris Books 1982

KEYWORDS: literature Fiona Macleod William Sharp

HARRISON, BERNARD & LAI, JERRY (Illus)

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: Media Masters 2002

KEYWORDS: literature Bernard Harrison zoology

HARRISON, BERNARD & LAI, JERRY (Illus)

Octavo stapled light card covers (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: Media Masters 1983

KEYWORDS: literature zoology Bernard Harrison

STEINER, RUDOLF et al & BITTLESTON, ADAM (Ed) & MEEKS, JOHN (Ed)

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: Hawthorn Press 1987

KEYWORDS: golden blade past issues 1987 literature philosophy Rudolf Steiner

DUFF, ALAN

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PUBLISHER: Vintage Books 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature Alan Duff Maori fiction novels

UPDIKE, JOHN

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PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf 1988

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature John Updike

McQUEEN, IAN

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PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1974

KEYWORDS: detective stories novels fiction literature Sherlock Holmes criticism appreciation literary Arthur Conan Doyle

VESTDIJK, S

TEXT IN DUTCH, 8 BOOKS IN 4 VOLS + COMPANION BOOK (5 VOLS IN TOTAL), sm octavo, illus glossy light card covers, red & black lettering to spines, mixed pagination, VG+ (light rubbing/bruising to spines, light curling to cover edges, prev. bookseller's v sm label to inside front covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Nijgh & Van Ditmar 1994

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DUTCH Anton Wachter novels fiction literature Simon S Vestdijk coming of age

HESSE, HERMANN & ZIOLKOWSKI (Ed & Intro) & LESSER, RIKA (Trans)

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 213pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light cerasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions literature Hermann Hesse

MERIMEE, PROSPER & JOHNSON, A E (Trans) & BULL, RENE (Pictures)

Sm quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, ix + 203pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing & fraying to board & spine edges, moderate fading/discolouration to spine, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, basic/plain gift plate tp ffep, light to moderate cracking & foxing to gutters throughout- boards sl shaky)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (c.1920s?)

KEYWORDS: novellas illustrated fiction literature Prosper Merimee Renee Bull

COUNSELMAN, MARY ELIZABETH

FIRST UK EDITION, sm octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 189pp, VG- (moderate creasing & light tanning to spine & covers, discreet & tidy tape reinforcement to spine, light annotation to top edge of rear cover, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions esoteric literature short stories Mary Elizabeth Counselman mystery thriller weird tales

BEKKER, IMMANUEL (Ed)

TEXT IN GREEK, ex-library, octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering on leather title plates to spine with raised bands & gilt tooling/decoration also, marbled page edges & eps, mixed pagination, VG- (usual library markings- historical, heavy rubbing & chipping to spines with obvious tape repairs, 4cm crack to front hinge of vol 3, moderate chafing & surface loss to leather & boards, adhesive cloth reinforcement to gutters of vol 1, occasional foxing throughout, binding & text block still reasonably tidy)

PUBLISHER: Ex Officina Bernhardt Tauchnitz 1854

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GREEK orations Demosthenis Demosthenes prayers literature philosophy theology

GESSNER, Mr & COLLYER, Mrs (Trans)

Duodecimo, half leather bound marbled boards, marbled page edges, frontispiece, titled vignette, 94pp total, illus, G+ (moderate bruising & chipping to spine edges & board corners, v heavy rubbing & surface loss to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate soiling & prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, moderate to heavy water staining to numerous pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: C Cooke, No 17, Paternoster Row N/D (c.1800

KEYWORDS: literature English translations Mr Gessner Mrs Collyer novels antiquarian books

BURGESS, ANTHONY

FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library, octavo, green heavy boards, red lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 261pp, VG (minimal library markings, spine sl cocked, light bruising & moderate tape residue to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor tape staining to ffep, moderate scuff to rear pastedown) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained at edges, half of rear flap missing, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Anthony Burgess