SZABO, MAGDA & McLEAN, URSULA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, grey cloth boards, grey lettering to spine & front board, 286pp, VG+ (sl staining to board edges, sl wrinkling to cloth on boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges. sm numerals in ink to rear eps, minor crack at rear gutter) in d/w, VG (in protective cover- easily removed if desired, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Corvina Press 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first editions Hungarian writers authors Magda Szabo literature novels fiction English translations

STEAD, CHRISTINA

Octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 319pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1966

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Christina Stead

CRESSWELL, D'ARCY

Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 278pp, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing, light chafing & soiling, discreet reinforcement to inside edges)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature writers authors D'Arcy Cresswell poetry poets

BENNETT, CLAIRE-LOUISE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 216pp, Near FINE (light tanning to page edges) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2021

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Claire-Louise Bennett

MURNANE, GERALD

FIRST US EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 132pp, Nr. FINE in d/w Nr FINE

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2018

KEYWORDS: modern US editions literature novels fiction Gerald Murnane

WELCH, DENTON & MURTAUGH, DANIEL J (Ed & Intro)

Octavo, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, xiv + 213pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: University of Wisconsin Press 2017

KEYWORDS: letters correspondence Denton Welch Eric Oliver biography autobiographies memoir literary literature art

LEWIS, ALUN

Sm octavo, blue cloth boards, white lettering to spine, 243pp, VG (light bruising to board extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading/discolouration & light rubbing to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1947

KEYWORDS: short stories fiction literature Alun Lewis

WELCH, DENTON

LACKS D/W, sm octavo, beige buckram boards, blue lettering to spine, blue rule to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 154pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising to extrems, light tanning to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional sl cracking at gutters, occasional sl soiling to pages)

PUBLISHER: Vision Press 1950

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Denton Welch

DAVIN, DAN

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 188pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine, sl discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & sl foxing & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Nicholson and Watson 1945

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Dan Davin New Zealand

TAYLOR, ELIZABETH

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, octavo, beige buckram boards, red lettering to spine, red floral illus to front board, 251pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate fading to spine & board edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Peter Davies 1961

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Elizabeth Taylor

TAYLOR, ELIZABETH

FIRST EDITIONS, LACKS D/W, octavo, purple heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 219pp, VG (moderate scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate tanning & rubbing to spine, minor discolouration/staining to boards, sl bruising to extrems, prev. bookseller's label to front board, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, light cracking to gutters, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Elizabeth Taylor

TABBI, JOSEPH

Super octavo, beige buckram boards, red gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 255pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Northwestern University Press 2015

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir William Gaddis history

WELCH, DENTON & CHEVALIER, JEAN-LOUIS (Ed, Intro & Notes)

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine & covers, 58pp, illus, VG+ (minor tanning & chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Enitharmon Press 1976

KEYWORDS: first editions limited edition poems poetry verse literature Denton Welch

KATACLA, EL BACHILLER

TEXT IN SPANISH, sm octavo, half leather bound red buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spine with raised bands also, teg, marbled eps, illus title page, 219pp + unpaginated indices to rear, VG (moderate rubbing/surface loss & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate water staining to edges of prelim & terminal pages)

PUBLISHER: Imprenta Moderna 1907

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A C C

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled/rough cut page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, 176pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising/scuffing & fading to spine & boards/edges, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor water damage to base of page block, ex-libris plate loosely enclosed to rear)

PUBLISHER: Roxburghe Press N/D

KEYWORDS: literature social commentary a c c acc roxburghe press

COLE, GRENVILLE A J & NEW, EDMUND H (Illus)

Octavo, beige buckram boards, red lettering to spine, red lettering & illus to front board, deckled page edges, decorated title page with tissue guard, x + 166pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, minor scuffing/fraying to top edge of spine, sl tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1894

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature gypsies Poland Europe history culture

McCORMICK, ANDREW

Sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, yellow & black lettering & illus to front board, patterned eps, illus title page, xxiv + 538pp + xxx appendices to rear, illus/folding maps, VG (sl bruising to extrems, moderate fading & tanning/staining to spine, light to moderate chafing & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges, faded annotation to front pastedown, light tanning to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: J Maxwell & Son / John Menzies & Co 1907

KEYWORDS: literature literary gypsies gipsies gypsy Romani Scotland Scottish history tinkler Andrew McCormick

BROWN, IRVING & WOODBERRY, GEORGE E (Intro)

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, deckled page edges, xvi + 267pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate scuffing to spine extrems, light fading & soiling to spine & boards/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, minor foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1922

KEYWORDS: gypsies history gipsies gypsy lore folklore travel writing literature Andalusia Mediterranean Romany travellers

LUCAS, JOSEPH

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 152pp + 16pp to rear, G+ (light bruising to extrems, v heavy staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & water staining to page edges, heavy scuffing & adhesion to front eps with loss to base of ffep, heavy water damage/adhesion to rear eps, annotations in ink to frontispiece & title page, most damage is to boards & front & rear of page block, central part of page block is still tidy)

PUBLISHER: J & J H Rutherford 1882

KEYWORDS: gypsies gipsies gypsy history travellers language literary literature dark ages

OLDENBERG, HERMANN; SHROTRI, SHRIDHAR B (transl)

Super 8vo hardcover (VG-) in (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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers 1993

KEYWORDS: Vedic literature ancient Aryan Hindu sacred guide book