Books - "literature"
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Pure Gold: Stories
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: 4th Estate 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction short stories Irish writers authors humour humor John Patrick McHugh
Humphrey Bogart's Great Sacrifice
FIRST EDITION, octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Steele Roberts 2016
KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse Kevin Ireland
The Farewell Tourist
Super octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Otago University Press 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets poetry poems verse literature Alison Glenny
The Hike, and the Art of Onedownmanship
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED, 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: Tideswell Press 2004
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Peak District English countryside Don Shaw signed
The Master Knot
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: Brookfield Press 1981
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers L D Thorn literature modern first editions
The Nowhere Man
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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: Michael Joseph 2017
KEYWORDS: signed Gregg Hurwitz novels fiction literature Evan Smoak series thrillers
Money Made Us
Paperback (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 1977
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian social commentary literature Donald Horne
Naked and Nameless: Street Poems
FIRST EDITION, ALL 8 'COLLECTIONS' PRESENT (COMPLETE), octavo softcover folder (VG) in VG- folder; 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: Piano Publishing N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets literature poetry poems verse Gary McCormick first editions
The Devil's Picnic
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: Macmillan 2005
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature culture Taras Grescoe
Men and Citizens: A Study of Rousseau's Social Theory
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: Cambridge University Press 1969
KEYWORDS: Ruosseau social theory criticism literature
Brendan Behan: A Life
Ex-library, 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: Roberts Rinehart Publishers 1999
KEYWORDS: Brendan Behan literature literary biography biographies memoir
On the Line: The New Road to the White House
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, maroon full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, pink iridescent patterned eps, xviii + 200pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1993
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings signed Larry King literature US American politics White House government
A Bend in the River
SIGNED, FULL LEATHER BINDINGS, super octavo, red full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, pink iridescent patterned eps, unpaginated prelims, 278pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 2000
KEYWORDS: signed V S Naipaul full leather bindings literature
Kenilworth
LOVELY FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, red full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, pink iridescent patterned eps, xxiv + 542pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press N/D
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings literature Sir Walter Scott historical romance novels fiction
A Bus of My Own
FULL LEATHER BINDING, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, green full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, green iridescent patterned eps, 270pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1992
KEYWORDS: signed full leather bindings literature Jim Lehrer autobiography autobiographies memoir
The Absolute Sandman: Volume One
IN SLIPCASE, quarto, black leather boards, silver gilt lettering & decoration with raised bands to spine, silver gilt lettering & illus plate to front board, illus prelims, 612pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising to edges & corners, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: DC Comics 2006
KEYWORDS: Neil Gaiman literature graphic novels fiction fantasy illustrated comics dc
The Book of Government or Rules for Kings: The Siyasat-nama or Siyar al-Muluk
Octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering with red & gilt decoration to spine, xi + 259pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with some minor loss, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1960
KEYWORDS: ancient Persian literature English translations history historical philosophy antiquity Nizam al-Mulk
Report on the Death of Rosenkavalier
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, VG+ (light bruising & fading to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & scuffing/surface loss to spine, moderate rubbing)
PUBLISHER: McClelland and Stewart 1977
KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed literature fiction novels Jan Drabek
Running Dog
SCARCE UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims, 246pp, VG+ (light bruising to base of spine & board edges, sl soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to top corner of ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading ot spine, light chafing, light tanning to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1978
KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions literature novels fiction Don DeLillo
The Imagination Chamber: Cosmic Rays from Lyra's Universe
8vo 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: David Fickling Books 2022
KEYWORDS: short story stories poem poetry poet literature 21st century