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$40.00
1y71a/40

Colour Scheme


MARSH, NGAIO

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 256pp, VG- (heavy creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, some prelim pgs potentially missing- title & copyright still present, light cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Fontana 1969

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh

$40.00
1y71a/41

Swing, Brother, Swing


MARSH, NGAIO

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 255pp, VG- (heavy creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, moderate cracking to hinges, moderate soiling & creasing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges with water staining also)

PUBLISHER: Fontana 1964

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh

$45.00
1y71a/43

The Boat to Redemption


TONG, SU & GOLDBLATT, HOWARD (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 362pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Doubleday 2010

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Su Tong

$40.00
1y71a/44

The Will of the Tribe


UPFIELD, ARTHUR

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 245pp, VG (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges- minor tape repairs to internal side, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling, light tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Arthur Upfield

$65.00
1y71a/48

The Bachelors of Broken Hill


UPFIELD, ARTHUR

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo, beige light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 254pp, VG- (moderate creasing & foxing to spine & covers, light tanning/soiling & moderate foxing to page edges, moderate foxing sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies literature novels fiction Arthur Upfield

$45.00
1y71a/49

The Magic World of the Bullfighter


DIAZ-CANABATE, A & MARKS, JOHN (Intro) & STEVEN, R H (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained yellow, 323pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to board edges/extrems, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, occasional minor foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with minor loss & archival tape repairs, heavy fading to spine, minor foxing)

PUBLISHER: Burke Publishing 1956

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Spain bullfighting sport culture Antonio Diaz-Canabate first editions

$45.00
1y71a/51

The System of the World: Vol III of The Baroque Cycle


STEPHENSON, NEAL

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, illus light card covers, white/cream lettering to spine, xv + 894pp, VG+ (sl curling to cover edges, light soiling/staining to page edges)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 2004

KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies fiction novels literature Neal Stephenson baroque cycle series book 3 iii three

$70.00
1y71a/53

Antonin Artaud: Collected Works Volume Two


ARTAUD, ANTONIN & CORTI, VICTOR (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, VG+ (minor rubbing to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, light scuffing to rear, sm adhesive residue to front)

PUBLISHER: Calder & Boyars 1971

KEYWORDS: literature French stage theatre theater Antonin Artaud collections anthologies

$40.00
1y71a/56

Backwards


GRANT, ROB

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 342pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, minor cracking to front & rear gutters) in d/w, VG+ (in tidy plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Viking / Penguin 1996

KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction literature novels Grant Naylor Red Dwarf modern first editions

$10.00
xxcaf199938

Wallace & Gromit: The Lost Slipper and The Curse of the Ramsbottoms


DAVIES, TRISTAN (Text) & NEWMAN, NICK (Drawings)

Square 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: Hodder & Stoughton 1997

KEYWORDS: children's literature cartoons Wallace and & Gromit humour humor

$10.00
xxcaf199943

School Can Wait


DAHL, TESSA & PAUL, KORKY (Illus)

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: Hamish Hamilton 1990

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction picture books Tessa Dahl

$10.00
xxcaf199945

All Clear! A Book of Verse Commemorative of the Great Peace


OXENHAM, JOHN

Duodecimo hardcover (VG-) pencil scribbles to contents page; 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: Methuen & Co 1919

KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature John Oxenham

$20.00
xxcaf199946

Soldier Poets: Songs of the Fighting Men


KYLE, GALLOWAY (Preface)

Duodecimo softcover (VG-) delicate but tidy 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: Erskine Macdonald 1916

KEYWORDS: military war poems poetry verse literature anthology anthologies collections soldiers

$12.50
xxcag199949

The Sea of Grass


RICHTER, CONRAD

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: White Lion Publishers 1974

KEYWORDS: literature novels fiction Conrad Richter

$15.00
xxcag199950

Drakestail


WAHL, JAN (Adapted) & BARTON, BYRON (Illus)

Very tidy ex-library, 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: World's Work 1980

KEYWORDS: children's literature picture books fiction Jan Wahl

$28.50
xxcag199951

Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys


HENLEY, WILLIAM ERNEST (Selected & Arranged by)

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: David Nutt 1893

KEYWORDS: verse poetry poems literature anthologies anthology collections

$15.00
xxcag199952

Charles Lamb


AINGER, ALFRED

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: Macmillan & Co 1891

KEYWORDS: literary literature biography biographies memoir Charles Lamb

$15.00
xxcag199954

Charles Lamb and the Lloyds


LUCAS, E V (Ed)

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: Smith, Elder & Co 1898

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Charles Lamb Lloyd family

$25.00
xxcag199955

The Letters of Charles Lamb (2 Vol Set)


LAMB, CHARLES & AINGER, ALFRED (Ed, Intro & Notes)

2 VOL SET, 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: Macmillan & Co 1888

KEYWORDS: literature literary autobiography autobiographies memoir letters correspondence

$10.00
xxcag199956

Toad of Toad Hall


MILNE, A A (GRAHAME, KENNETH)

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: Methuen & Co 1968

KEYWORDS: plays scripts theatre theater stage children's literature Kenneth Grahame Wind in the Willows toad of toad hall adaptations

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