PILKINGTON, MARK (Ed)

Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 319pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm publisher's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Strange Attractor 2011

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TUWHARE, HONE [HOTERE, RALPH]

Super octavo, illus black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & boards, 42pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters, moderate folding/creasing to lower corners of prelims, light wrinkling & staining to back side of first illus) in d/w, G (both flaps torn off/missing, moderate creasing & chipping to spine & edges with moderate scuffing also, moderate chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori poets writers literature poetry poems verse Hone Tuwhare illustrated

HOGG, COLIN [HUNT, SAM]

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 239pp, illus/photo, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Sam Hunt biographies poets poetry literature literary

ARIYOSHI, SAWAKO & HIRONAKA, WAKAKO (Trans) & KOSTANT, ANN SILLER (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, teal cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, viii + 174pp, VG+ (light discolouration to board edges, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/peeling to edges, light tanning, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Kodansha International 1978

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BLACK, GAVIN

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, octavo, teal heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, sm map to prelims, VG- (light bruising & discolouration to spine extrems, sl tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ink numerals to front pastedown, ffep missing, sl cracking to gutters, sl foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with loss & archival tape repairs also, moderate scuffing to rear flap, heavy staining & scuffing to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1967

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BLACKLEDGE, W J & BRENNAN, Ex-Legionnaire TERRY

Super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, vii + 246pp, illus/photos, G+ (heavy scuffing & fraying/surface loss to spine & board corners, moderate to heavy cracking to spine hinges, moderate fading & foxing to spine, moderate staining to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, varying degrees of foxing throughout, sm ink 'tick' to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1937

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O'FARRELL, MAGGIE

FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING WITH ILLUS BOARDS, WITH JACKET, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering & gilt illus to front board, illus eps, 372pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Tinder Press 2020

KEYWORDS: modern first editions fiction novels literature Maggie O'Farrell

SMITH, ZAK (illus) & ERICKSON, STEVE (intro)

U.S. FIRST EDITION; Octavo, illus light card covers, black, white & yellow lettering to red spine, xvi + 760pp, illus, VG (light adhesion to half title page, light rubbing, soiling & creasing to covers, light sun-fading to spine, light soiling & discolouration to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tin House Books 2006

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AUSTEN, JANE & BROCK, C.E. (illus) & JOHNSON, REGINALD BRIMLEY (intro)

Octavo, light green cloth boards, gilt lettering & decorative floral rule to spine & front board, teg, illus eps, frontispiece & illus title page, xxv + 308pp, illus plates, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, moderate cracking to gutters - boards slightly shaky, light soiling & tanning to pages, prev. owner's name in crayon to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd n/d

KEYWORDS: english england fiction novels literature literary jane austen

Marquis DE SADE & CROSLAND, MARGARET (trans)

Octavo, black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 188pp, VG+ (light rubbing, soiling & fading to boards, light soiling to pages) in d/w, VG- (moderate chipping to edges with sl. surface loss to spine extrems, light soiling, in removeable protective plastic sleeve, bookseller's price label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Peter Owens Publishers 1990

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HUBBARD, L. RON

FIRST UK EDITION; Super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 819pp, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, moderate foxing & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG- (light-moderate damp-staining, creasing & chipping to edges, moderate sun-fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Quadrant Books 1984

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MASON, BRUCE

FIRST EDITION; DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR; SCARCE THUS; Super octavo, olive cloth boards, red gilt lettering to spine, 76pp, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges, inscription in ink to fep) in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing, soiling & creasing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Price Milburn & Co. Ltd 1962

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SMART, CHRISTOPHER & BOND, W. H. (ed, into & notes)

FIRST UK EDITION; Suoer octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, upper edges stained green, 171pp, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, moderate foxing to prelims/terminals & page edges) in d/w, VG (light chipping & soiling, moderate discolouration to spine)

PUBLISHER: Rupert Hart-Davis 1954

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Swami VENKATESANANDA

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to white spine, ix + 385pp, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing to covers, light soiling to page edges, bookseller's price label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press 1989

KEYWORDS: religion spirituality hinduism concise condensed bhagavata puranas srimad bhagavatam indian india literature literary verse scriptures

MARRYAT, EMILIA (Mrs. NORRIS)

FIRST EDITION; FIRST NOVEL TO USE THE WAIKATO AS A SETTING; Sm. octavo, green cloth boards, green lettering with gilt & black decorative tooling & to spine & front board, blind-stamped rule to rear board, frontispiece, xi + 366pp, illus, VG- (moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, light fraying to corners & spine extrems, light fading to spine, moderate cracking to gutters - boards sl. shaky, light soiling & tanning to prelims/terminals & page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to verso fep)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne and Co. 1874

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ENGEN, RODNEY K

Quarto 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: Academy Editions / Harmony Books 1976

KEYWORDS: children's literature illustrators Kate Greenaway Victorian art anthology

TUCHMAN, BARBARA W

SECOND IMPRESSION, 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: Constable & Co 1959

KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Barbara W Tuchman

ASIMOV, ISAAC

SECOND IMPRESSION, ex-library, 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: Victor Gollancz 1972

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Isaac Asimov

ALLEN, WOODY & DELESSERT, ETIENNE (Illus) & MARSHALL, RITA (Designed by)

Slim 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: Redpath Press 1986

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CELINE, LOUIS-FERDINAND & MANHEIM, RALPH (Trans)

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PUBLISHER: Dalkey Archive Press 1996

KEYWORDS: French literature english translations fiction novels Louis-Ferdinand Celine