KIRBY, W F (Trans) & GRUNDY, J B C (Intro)

2 VOL SET, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, top page edges stained blue, vol 1- viii + 327pp, vol 2- vi + 285pp + 8pp to rear, VG (heavy bruising/warping to boards & page block of vol 2, light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning to page edges & eps, sm inscription in red ink to ffep of vol 2, prev. owner's ex-libris embossed/stamp to prelims of both vols, sm numerals in red ink to rear pastedowns of both vols) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, heavy wrinkling to jacket of vol 2, moderate tanning to spines, minor soiling, price clipped, bottom portion of front flaps crossed out in ink, original price on front flap of vol 2 obscured- black ink)

PUBLISHER: J M Dent & Sons / Everyman's Library 1969-70

KEYWORDS: kalevala verse poems poetry literature English translations medieval

MATTHEWS, CAITLIN & MATTHEWS, JOHN (Intro) & FALCONER, MEG (Pictures)

Square super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus plate to front board, 172pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, prev. owner's ex-libris embossed/stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: Gothic Image Publications 2008

KEYWORDS: King Arthur arthurian legends holy grail medieval literature historical history

BANTOCK, NICK (Written & Illus)

Square 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: Pan Macmillan 1992

KEYWORDS: literature illustrated Nick Bantock

BANTOCK, NICK (Written & Illus)

Square 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: Pan Macmillan 1996

KEYWORDS: literature illustrated Nick Bantock

HOPKINSON, MARTIN

Square 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: The British Museum Press 2011

KEYWORDS: bookplates books literature ex-libris labels plates art decoration

MASTERS, ANTHONY

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: Basil Blackwell 1987

KEYWORDS: literature literary biographies espionage spies spy novels

GEARE, MICHAEL & COOPER, JILLY (Fore)

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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1981

KEYWORDS: fiction literature novels Michael Geare

VOLKART, EDMUND H

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: Franklin Watts 1986

KEYWORDS: Ambrose Bierce literature dictionaries

PARTRIDGE, ERIC

LACKS D/W & FEP, 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: Hamish Hamilton 1960

KEYWORDS: literature linguistics language essays prose etymology

MACDONALD, FREDERIC W

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: Hodder and Stoughton 1911

KEYWORDS: literature literary Frederic W Macdonald appreciation

ESCARPIT, ROBERT

LACKS D/W, 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: George G Harrap & Co / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization 1966

KEYWORDS: book industry trade books literature

WARD, A C & CHAPMAN, FREDERICK T (Illus)

IN SLIPCASE, octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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: Oxford University Press 1944

KEYWORDS: literature literary history Great Britain British ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

UNWIN, PHILIP

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PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1972

KEYWORDS: publishing history publishers Unwin literature literary

MALLETT, RICHARD

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PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1951

KEYWORDS: literature literary Richard Mallett parodies appreciation interpretation criticism

BELLOC, HILAIRE

Octavo hardcover (VG) minor insect damage to front eps & prelims; 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 Allen & Unwin 1918

KEYWORDS: Hilaire Belloc literature philosophy ethics

SPEAIGHT, ROBERT

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PUBLISHER: J M Dent & Sons 1977

KEYWORDS: William Shakespeare literature literary biography biographies memoir history

SECKEL, EMMA

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: Tin House 2022

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Emma Seckel

PHILLIPS, GRAHAM & KEATMAN, MARTIN

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: Century 1994

KEYWORDS: William Shakespeare literature literary conspiracy history historical alternative

BLAKE, N F

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: Andre Deutsch 1973

KEYWORDS: literature literary history biographies biography memoir English language printing printers Caxton

MILLIGAN, SPIKE & FARNES, NORMA (Ed)

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: Fourth Estate 2004

KEYWORDS: Spike Milligan humour humor British comedians comedy literature