LECKEY, CARL

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: National Pacific Press 2004

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels historical Carl Leckey

CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE & CALRK, J W (Text Ed) & SHORE, T TEIGNMOUTH (Biographical Notice) & DORE, GUSTAVE (Illus)

Quarto, half leather bound blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine with raised bands also, gilt rule to leather on boards, aeg, marbled eps. xxviii + 737pp, illus/plates, VG (moderate rubbing & surface loss to leather work on spine & board corners, moderate fading/tanning/soiling with chafing also to boards, moderate cracking to gutters at front, ffep & some prelims partially detached, light tanning & moderate to heavy foxing to prelims & terminals, light tanning & foxing/soiling to pages throughout, any foxing to plates is to borders only)

PUBLISHER: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, Ludgate Hill, E.C. and 596 Broadway, New York N/D

KEYWORDS: classic literature illustrated Miguel de Cervantes Gustave Dore

IDRIESS, ION L

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FFEP, octavo, grey cloth boards, teal lettering to spine, teal lettering & croc illus to front board, frontispiece, ix + 241pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, sl soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, ffep missing, light cracking & staining/soiling to front gutter, light foxing & soiling to prelims & terminalsoccasional foxing & cracking at gutters) in d/w, G+ (moderate creasing & chipping/loss to edges, lengthy heavy tear to front- section missing, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1946

KEYWORDS: first editions travel literature writing Australia north northern Idriess L Ion

WILDE, OSCAR & BEARDSLEY, AUBREY (Drawings)

FIRST EDITION THUS, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & illus/decoration to front board, teg, illus prelims, xviii + 66pp, illus/plates, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, minor water damage/staining to boase of rear board & rear eps, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional sl foxing & soiling to page block)

PUBLISHER: John Lane 1912

KEYWORDS: first editions THUS Oscar Wilde plays literature stage illustrated Aubrey Beardsley

JACKSON, HOLBROOK

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 668pp, VG (light fading & bruising to board & spine extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor/sl foxing to pgs throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, light to moderate tanning & foxing, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1950

KEYWORDS: hobbies reading literature books philosophy Holbrook Jackson

BRIGGS, RAYMOND

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 103pp, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light cahfing & soiling, moderate foxing, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1998

KEYWORDS: biography literature literary Raymond Briggs Ethel Ernest parents illustrated cartoons autobiography first editions

DE BURGH, F (Collected & Compiled by) & STONEMAN, WALTER (Collected & Compiled by)

FIRST EDITION- SCARCE IN D/W, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, xx + 235pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light soiling & minor water staining to front eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to front pastedown, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout, moderate but occasional cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with attempts at reinforcement/repair to internal sides, heavy cracking & minor loss to spine, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature anthologies anthology collections short stories

BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE & THOMAS, ROY (Script Adaptation) & MARCOS, PABLO (Illus) & GONZALEZ, OSCAR (Colored by)

THIS VOL ONLY, oblong imperial octavo, illus glossy boards, beige lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 136pp, illus, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Books 2022

KEYWORDS: literature fiction comic books strips Tarzan graphic novels Edgar Rice Burroughs

GAMBLE, KIM (Illus) & PRICE, ROSALIND (Text)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, black & blue lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Little Ark / Allen & Unwin 1993

KEYWORDS: signed modern first editions children's literature Kim Gamble Rosalind Price fiction picture books youth juvenile

MARX, KARL & ENGELS, FREDERICK (Ed) & MOORE, SAMUEL (Trans) & AVELING, EDWARD (Trans)

EARLY UK EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black motif to front board, xxxi + 816pp, VG- (light to moderate bruising & chipping to spine extrems, light bruising & rubbing to board corners, moderate to heavy discolouration to spine & boards, moderate to heavy tanning/soiling & light foxing to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, sm newspaper clipping tipped in to front pastedown- with sm ink numeral also, sm label tipped in to ffep- mostly missing/detached, light cracking to gutters, some minor underlining in blue pencil to early pages)

PUBLISHER: Swan Sonnenschein & Co 1908

KEYWORDS: early editions Karl Marx English translations economics money commodities philosophy literature history historical

MOORE, THOMAS

BOTH BOARDS DETACHED BUT PRESENT, super octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering on red leather title plate to spine with gilt decoration & raised bands also, marbled page edges & eps, title vignette with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims, 397pp, illus/plates, G+ (both boards detached, heavy rubbing to spine & board edges, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning & fading to page edges, prev. bookseller's historic sm label to ffep, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, varying degrees of foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown 1817

KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature Thomas Moore antiquarian books

KNICKERBOCKER, DIEDRICH (IRVING, WASHINGTON)

Sm octavo, quarter leather bound black textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, red speckling to page edges, illus title page, xxx + 368pp, VG (sl rubbing to board corners, light to moderate rubbing/crackling to leather spine, light to moderate tanning to page edges, light to moderate 'ghost'lettering & tanning/foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. owner's historic ink stamp to base of title page, sm numerals in purple pencil to copyright page, text block very clear & binding tight)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Tegg, 73 Cheapside; Rodwell and Martin ... 1824

KEYWORDS: Washington Irving Diedrich Knickerbocker history New York literature

HARROP, A J

Sm octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, viii + 187pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, minor cracking to central gutter)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1923

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel writing literature Westland south island history

N/A

Sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, folding maps throughout, 258pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges & corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl cracking at gutters, occasional closed tearing to some maps with minor foxing also)

PUBLISHER: R Farnell & Co 1912

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel guides literature accomodation historical hotels history

NIXON, RICHARD MILHOUS & MARGOLIS, JACK S (Compiled by)

Sm octavo, stapled light card covers, black lettering to covers, unpaginated, VG (sl rusting to staples, minor tanning & chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to inside front cover, sl soiling/foxing & insect damage to central pages)

PUBLISHER: Cliff House Books 1974

KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature Richard Nixon collection US presidents

QUIRKE, STEPHEN

Quarto, blue glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, 226pp, VG (light to moderate creasing to spine & covers/edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sm annotation in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Golden House Publications 2004

KEYWORDS: ancient Egypt Egyptian literature history readings writings

ROWLING, J K & MINALIMA (Design & Illus)

Super octavo, illus red heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, beautiful decoration/illus to boards, illus eps, unpaginated prelims & terminals + 356pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to board edges/extrems, sl soiling to base of page block) absolutely stunning features including pull-outs, moving parts & illustrations most of which have protective card and/or tissue guards, photos available on request

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2020

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels wizards Harry Potter series fantasy special editions illustrated J K Rowling

WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 183pp, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, light staining to spine)

PUBLISHER: New Directions 1966

KEYWORDS: Tennessee Williams literature novellas short stories

MUIR, PERCY

Imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Portman Books 1989

KEYWORDS: childrens literature victorian book illustration

MAHY, MARGARET (author) and GARDINER, DEIDRE (drawings)

Oblong octavo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: School Publications Branch, Department of Education, Wellington 1977

KEYWORDS: school journal libraries how to instruction margaret mahy literature children