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$8.50
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The Whipping Boys


CULLINGFORD, GUY

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 1964

KEYWORDS: crime fiction thrillers novels literature Guy Cullingford

$8.50
xx114pol205012

The Imposter


COCTEAU, JEAN

Paperback (G+) scruffy copy; 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: Brown, Watson N/D (c.1950s?)

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Jean Cocteau

$8.50
xx114pol205013

The Wapshot Chronicle


CHEEVER, JOHN & TSAO, ALEX (Decorations by)

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: Bantam Books 1964

KEYWORDS: historical novels fiction literature John Cheever

$45.00
2f13b/3

Walking in Circles


LONG, RICHARD

Oblong quarto, brown cloth boards, white lettering to spine, blind stamp arrow illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 262pp, illus/photos, VG (sl fading & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling/rubbing to illus pgs, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate tanning/fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Anthony d'Offay Gallery 1994

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature art photos photography Richard Long walking hobbies

$40.00
2f13b/8

Lermontov: A Study in Literary-Historical Evaluation


EIKHENBAUM, B M & PARROTT, RAY (Trans) & WEBER, HARRY (Trans)

Octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 190pp, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to extrems/edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning, chafing & soiling, moderate foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Ardis / Ann Arbor 1981

KEYWORDS: literature literary criticism Lermontov Russian

$40.00
2f13b/12

Passenger to Teheran


SACKVILLE-WEST, V & NICOLSON, NIGEL (New Intro)

Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontipsiece, 155pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to front gutter) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, prev. booksellers' labels to front flap & rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Cockbird Press 1990

KEYWORDS: Vita Sackville-West travel writing literature Persia history

$50.00
2f13b/14

Lady Wu: A True Story


YUTANG, LIN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 245pp, VG (sl rubbing to extrems, light foxing to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims & to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate tanning to spine, moderate staining & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels Lin Yutang

$50.00
2f13b/26

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


DAHL, ROALD & JAQUES, FAITH (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, SEVENTH IMP., super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 127pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate peeling to spine & boards, moderate chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl loosening to binding but still very sound)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (7th impression) children's literature novels fiction Roald Dahl illustrated Faith Jaques Willy Wonka

$90.00
2f13b/27

James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story


DAHL, ROALD & SIMEON, MICHEL (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, SIXTH IMP., super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 111pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to extrems- esp. at spine, moderate chafing & light peeling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (6th impression) children's literature novels fiction Roald Dahl illustrated Michel Simeon

$45.00
2f13b/34

Russia Under Khrushchev: An Anthology from Problems of Communism


BRUMBERG, ABRAHAM (Ed)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 660pp, VG+ (light rubbing to corners, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1962

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian anthologies collection articles literature prose Problems of Communism

$40.00
2g12a/6

The Literary Works of Abraham Lincoln


LINCOLN, ABRAHAM & VAN DOREN, CARL (Selected & Intro) & CURRY, JOHN STEUART (Illus)

FULL LEATHER BINDING, imperial octavo, black leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, printed eps, frontispiece, xiii + 294pp, illus, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1992

KEYWORDS: full leather bindings the library of the presidents series easton press former US presidents history politics Abe Abraham Lincoln literature literary

$15.00
xx114pol205033

Poets of Modern Russia


FRANCE, PETER

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian poetry poets 19th 20th century history criticism literature literary

$18.50
xx114pol205044

Pushkin's Prose


LEZHNEV, ABRAM; REEDER, ROBERTA (transl); DEBRECZENY (introd)

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Ardis 1983

KEYWORDS: Abram Lezhnev literary criticism Russia Russian literature 19th Pushkin Marxist aesthetics esthetics formalism style

$17.50
xx113pol205107

Erinnerungen


SPEER, ALBERT

TEXT IN GERMAN. 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Ullstein Buch 1976

KEYWORDS: Albert Speer 20th century German literature

$18.00
xx112pol205129

A Matter of Timing


EDMOND, LAURIS

Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1997

KEYWORDS: Lauris Edmond New Zealand literature 20th century poets poetry poem

$15.00
xx112pol205130

Autumn Testament


BAXTER, JAMES K

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Price Milburn 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature poems poetry poet James K Baxter

$15.00
xx112pol205134

New Zealand


MARSH, NGAIO & HOLYOAKE, KEITH (Intro)

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: Macmillan 1966

KEYWORDS: New Zealand guides landscapes Ngaio Marsh illustrated travel literature writing

$18.50
xx112pol205135

Landfall 231 (May/Autumn 2016)


EGGLETON, DAVID (Ed)

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: Otago University Press 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature literary anthologies Landfall past issues May 2016

$12.50
xx112pol205137

Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars


CAMP, KATE

FIRST EDITION, 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: Victoria University Press 1998

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand poets writers literature poems poetry verse Kate Camp

$17.50
xx112pol205141

Dancing Peel


HILL, LORNA & VERITY, ESME (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, 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: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1954

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels illustrated fiction dancing Lorna Hill

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