Books - "literature"
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Octavo, beige buckram boards, green lettering & illus/decoration to spine & front board, gilt high school stamp to front board, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims & terminals, prev. bookseller's ink stamp & remnants of gift plate to ffep) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss also, moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: Omar Khayyam verse literature translation Persian illustrated
Hang on a Minute Mate
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 192pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling/tanning)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1962
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature authors writers Barry Crump signed Dennis Turner modern first editions novels
Biggles Breaks the Silence
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, silver gilt illus to front board, 191pp, illus, VG- (light bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to spine & boards, boards sl warped, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to pages throughout, moderate creasing to rear ep) in d/w, G+ (v heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate loss to edges, moderate chafing/scuffing & surface loss, moderate chafing & soiling, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels fiction Biggles Captain W E Johns adventure
Tales of Ancient Greece
LACKS D/W, sm octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 127pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing & staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, light foxing to pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: George Newnes N/D (c.1930)
KEYWORDS: John o' London's children's library literature Enid Blyton ancient Greece Greek history mythology
Sacred Hunger
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: Nan A Talese / Doubleday 1992
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fiction novels literature Barry Unsworth
Bite Every Sorrow: Poems
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: Louisiana State University 1998
KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature Barbara Ras collection
The Fin de Siecle: A Reader in Cultural History, c.1880-1900
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: Oxford University Press 2000
KEYWORDS: cultural history literature
The Sword of Justice
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: Doubleday 2016
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Detective Superintendent Evert Backstrom crime thrillers Lief G W Persson
He Who Kills the Dragon
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: Doubleday 2013
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Detective Superintendent Evert Backstrom crime thrillers Lief G W Persson
Linda - As in the Linda Murder
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: Doubleday 2013
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Detective Superintendent Evert Backstrom crime thrillers Lief G W Persson
The Swan Thieves
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: Little, Brown 2010
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Elizabeth Kostova
Margaret Mahy: A Writer's Life
New Edition, with Epilogue, 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: HarperCollins 2012
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature literary biographies memoir Margaret Mahy
Buying a Fishing Rod For My Grandfather
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: Flamingo 2004
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Gao Xingjian
Years of the Hungry Tiger
FIRST 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: Doubleday 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction John Gordon Davis
The Overcrowded Barracoon, and Other Articles
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: Penguin Books 1984
KEYWORDS: literature V S Naipaul articles collection anthology social commentary criticism current affairs
Gaia's Hidden Life: The Unseen Intelligence of Nature
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: Quest / Theosophical Publishing House 1992
KEYWORDS: esoteric philosophy literature anthology science theory
The Life and Works of Robert Burns, in Four Volumes: Volume II
THIS VOL ONLY, 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: W & R Chambers 1896
KEYWORDS: Robert Burns literature literary biographies poetry verse
Missing Parts: Poems 1977-1990
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: Hazard Press 1992
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets literature poems poetry verse Alan Loney collection
The Life and Works of Robert Burns, in Four Volumes: Volume III
THIS VOL ONLY, 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: W & R Chambers 1896
KEYWORDS: Robert Burns literature literary biographies poetry verse
The Mask and the Jagged Star
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: Hazard Press 1992
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers literature poetry verse collection Jill Jones