Books - "literature"
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Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W Aldiss
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 253pp, VG (minor rubbing & foxing to spine & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling/tanning to covers)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature short stories collection anthology anthologies Brian W Aldiss
The Rules of Chaos
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 223pp, VG (spine cocked, sl rubbing to board edges, boards sl warped, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1969
KEYWORDS: first editions literature Stephen Vizinczey philosophy
Moominland Midwinter
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm gilt illus to front board, 165pp, illus, VG (sl bruising & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, varying degrees of foxing throughout- mostly light except at prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some patches of loss, heavy rubbing to flap edges, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Ernest Benn 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature classics Tove Jansson moomins fiction novels illustrated
The Eternal Frontiers
FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 190pp, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. name in ink to front pastedown, occasional smatterings of foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & tanning to edges, moderate soiling to covers, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1974
KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi science fiction literature novels James Schmitz
Shakespeare's Planet
FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 188pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & discolouration to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1977
KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi science fiction literature novels Clifford D Simak
The Guns of Avalon
FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering tio spine, 180pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, price clipped, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1974
KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions fantasy literature novels fiction Roger Zelazny
Homage to Clio
FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 91pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1960
KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature W H Auden
Nones
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 72pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, minor tanning/fading to spine, sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1952
KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature W H Auden
Open the Door
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: Brockhampton Press 1965
KEYWORDS: first editions short stories children's literature fiction collections anthologies Margery Fisher
Between Each Breath
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: Jonathan Cape 2007
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Adam Thorpe
The Empire of Havana
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: Instituto Cubano de Libro 2003
KEYWORDS: literature Havana Cuba history
The Murder of Lawrence of Arabia
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: Thomas Y Crowell 1979
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Matthew Eden
A Sea of Troubles
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: William Heinemann 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Donna Leon
The Girl of His Dreams
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: William Heinemann 2008
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Donna Leon
Midshipman Raxworthy
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: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1950s?)
KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction Percy F Westerman
Haunted Harbour
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: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1950s?)
KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction Percy F Westerman
Nicholas Crabbe, or, The One and the Many
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: Chatto & Windus 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Fr Rolfe Frederick Baron Corvo
Ghachar Ghochar
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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: Faber & Faber 2017
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Vivek Shanbhag
That Uncertain Feeling
FIRST EDITION, 2ND IMP., octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) musty old book aroma; 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: Victor Gollancz 1955
KEYWORDS: modern first editions 2nd impressions novels fiction literature Kingsley Amis
The Adventures of Pinocchio
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: Wm Collins Sons & Co 1955
KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Charles Collodi