RUDD, STEELE

3 VOL BOXED SET, octavo, illus grey heavy boards, red lettering to spines & front boards, various pagination, illus, VG+ (light tanning to spines, v sl chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges) in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: University of Queensland Press 1984

KEYWORDS: Steele Rudd Arthur Hoey Davis literature collection boxed sets

ROWLING, J K & KAY, JIM (Illus)

FIRST EDITION THUS, imperial octavo, purple heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 326pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2017

KEYWORDS: modern first editions THUS children's literature illustrated Harry Potter J K Rowling fiction novels

CHIKAMATSU & MIYAMORI, ASATARO (Trans) & NICHOLS, ROBERT (Revised by)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm gilt motif to front board, frontispiece, xiv + 359pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy fading & soiling to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, sm ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims, sl cracking to some gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co 1926

KEYWORDS: first editions Japan Japanese literature playwrights Chikamatsu stage drama history

STONE, I F

FIRST EDITION, octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, xvi + 463pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling, all corners clipped)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1968

KEYWORDS: first editions current affairs I F Stone writings literature collection

ARMFIELD, JULIA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 232pp, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired)

PUBLISHER: Picador 2022

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Julia Armfield

BURT, NATHANIEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 300pp, VG (spine cocked, sl scuffing/bruising to spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light chafing, soiling & tanning/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1953

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Nathaniel Burt

VOINOVICH, VLADIMIR & LOURIE, RICHARD (Trans)

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, yellow heavy boards, yellow & red letetring to black cloth spine, 358pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges, light foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & other ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1981

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions literature fiction novels Vladimir Voinovich humour humor Private Ivan Chonkin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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