BRAUTIGAN, RICHARD

UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 108pp, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate tanning to spine, moderate foxing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, illus plate tipped in to front pastedown with ink inscription also, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1970

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SCHULBERG, BUDD

UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt & black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 343pp, VG (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals, sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/scuffing to edges, moderate foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1948

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SANG, ANT

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 423pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light foxing & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Earth's End 2014

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FINLAYSON, RODERICK

First edition. 8vo, pp. [6] + 144; tan cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front hinge; moderate cracking to front & central gutters); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: The Griffin Press 1952

KEYWORDS: Roderick Finlayson New Zealand literature modern first edition fiction

JOHNSON, FRANK & MAYERSON, KEITH (Ed) & BYRNE, CHRIS (Ed)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, illus prelims, xxiii + 608pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Fantagraphics Books 2023

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SKORUPSKI, JOHN & HONDERICH, TED (Ed)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xv + 431pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's naem in ink to front & rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 1991

KEYWORDS: philosophy philosophers John Stuart Mill criticism literature

YOKOYAMA, HIDEO & LLOYD-DAVIS, JONATHAN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, illus light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, (4) + 635pp, VG (light scuffing/bruising & peeling/surface loss to extrems, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Quercus Publishing 2016

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SIMENON, GEORGES & SAINSBURY, GEOFFREY (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, octavo, brown buckram boards, grey/blue lettering to spine, 291pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minro foxing to prelims & terminals & occasionally throughout)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first editions fiction literature Georges Simenon

GREEN, CELIA & ROBINSON, HOWARD (Fore)

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED, octavo, coloured glossy boards, brown lettering to spine & boards, xli + 235pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light fading to spine, sl tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Oxford Forum 2003

KEYWORDS: causation philosophy signed Celia Green literature

AESOP & ORR, JACK (Illus)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering & illus to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 96pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & surface loss to spine & board edges, heavy chipping to top of spine, light soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, moderate foxing sporadically throughout, heavy cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson & Sons N/D

KEYWORDS: classic literature classical Aesop fables illustrated Jack Orr

DAVIES, MARTIN

Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, black & red lettering to spine & covers, frontispiece, 64pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & tanning to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The British Library 1995

KEYWORDS: Aldus Manutius Aldine Press literature literary printing printers publishing

ADKINS, ARTHUR W H

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 380pp, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label & prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1965

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CROMBIE, I M

2 VOL SET, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, vol 1- xii + 395pp, vol 2- x + 573pp, VG (minor rubbing & bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards of vol 2, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown of vol 1, prev. owners' names in ink to ffeps & prelims of both vols, occasional pencil markings throughout)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1962-63

KEYWORDS: Plato philosophy literature criticism history historical doctrines

MASCALL, E L

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 278pp, VG+ (light bruising & tanning to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & tanning/foxing to spine, light soiling, pencil annotation to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Darton, Longman & Todd 1971

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ROBINSON, RICHARD

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 286pp, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor pencil annotation to text)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1953

KEYWORDS: Plato classics classical philosophy literature criticism appreciation interpretation dialectics

ELKIN, LAUREN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige heavy boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 391pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 2024

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MAVIGLIA, JOSEPH

8vo, pp. xiv + 200; illus. light card covers; illus. tp; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; minor soiling to pg edges; light soilign to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Guernica 2014

KEYWORDS: essays rock and roll music journalism media art artistic expression film theatre literature

LOCKE, ELSIE; YOUNG, DAVID & AULT, DAVID (eds); LITHGOW, TREVOR (illus.); WADDINGTON, DAVID (design)

First editon. Signed by author. 4to, unpaginated; illus. heavy card bds; illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: Pumpkin Press 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's book juvenile literature modern first edition Elsie Locke

GUNN, JUDITH

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: Lion 1990

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HANLEY, JAMES

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: Penguin 1983

KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature James Hanley