Books - "literature"
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From Russia, With Love
FIRST EDITION, FIFTH IMP., octavo, brown heavy boards, silver & red gilt lettering to spine, silver & red gilt handgun & rose illus to front board, 253pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, sm patch of discolouration to top of spine & front board, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG (all corners lightly clipped, light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate tanning & foxing, minor chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first editions FIFTH IMPRESSION 007 James Bond Ian Fleming spy espionage thrillers literature fiction novels
Hodd
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 309pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2009
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Adam Thorpe
The Enchantress of Florence
FIRST US 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: Random House 2008
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions literature fiction novels Salman Rushdie
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
FIRST US EDITION, 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.
PUBLISHER: Granta Books / Viking Penguin 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions literature fiction novels Salman Rushdie
Roaming Round Europe
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1954
KEYWORDS: first editions travel literature writings Frank Clune autobiography Europe Paris Eire Iceland Vienna Belgium
Step Across This Line: Collected Non-Fiction 1992-2002
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) prev. owner's messy tape repair to spine; 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 2002
KEYWORDS: prose literature collection anthology essays Salman Rushdie first editions
Hearts of Gold
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.
PUBLISHER: Allison & Busby 1979
KEYWORDS: short stories literature collection Clive Sinclair
The Night is Large: Collected Essays 1938-1995
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: St Martin's Griffin 1996
KEYWORDS: essays prose literature Martin Gardner
Crumple
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: Seraph Press 2010
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poetry verse poems literature Vivienne Plumb
Henry IV: Part II
Sm 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: Cambridge University Press 1953
KEYWORDS: plays drama stage scripts theatre theater literature William Skakespeare
Imagologies: Media Philosophy
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: Routledge 1994
KEYWORDS: essays prose literature media studies philosophy technology digital
Salman Rushdie: Sentenced to Death
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: Carroll & Graf 1990
KEYWORDS: literature literary biographies biography memoir Salman Rushdie
The Green Wheelbarrow
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: Makar Press 1976
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian poetry poems verse literature Lyndon Walker
Paddy's Puzzle
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1983
KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature Fiona Kidman novels fiction
Little Jonah
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: Puffin Books 1996
KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature rugby union players stars Jonah Lomu
The Tin Drum
Scruffy ex-library - fabulous jacket though! 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: Secker & Warburg 1970
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Gunter Grass
Lays from Maoriland: Being Songs and Poems Scottish and English
Octavo red cloth boards (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: Alexander Gardner 1908
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature poems poetry verse William M Stenhouse
Why the Novel Matters: A Postmodern Perplex
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 1990
KEYWORDS: literature novels fiction writing philosophy history criticism postmodernism
Mayhew's Characters
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: Spring Books N/D (c.1960s?)
KEYWORDS: Henry Mayhew characters literature literary
Bridge of the Brocade Sash: Travels and Observations in Japan
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; 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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1959
KEYWORDS: travel literature writings Sacheverell Sitwell Japan orient Asia first editions