Books - "literature"
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Outside the Gates of Eden
SIGNED LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#778/1000), super octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 869pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2019
KEYWORDS: signed special editions Lewis Shiner novels fiction literature
The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights Book One)
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 330pp, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction T L Huchu contemporary fantasy
The October Man
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, textured eps, 211pp, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2019
KEYWORDS: signed special editions literature fiction novellas Rivers of London series Ben Aaronovitch
What Abigail Did That Summer
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 230pp, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2021
KEYWORDS: signed special editions literature fiction novellas Rivers of London series Ben Aaronovitch
Coraline
SIGNED BY NEIL GAIMAN & CHRS RIDDELL, sm octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, xv + 192pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE, in slipcase, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2012
KEYWORDS: signed editions literature fantasy gothic novels fiction Neil Gaiman illustrated Chris Riddell
Isabella Bird: A Photographic Journal of Travels Through China 1894-1896
Quarto, grey cloth boards, grey lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 239pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Ammonite Press 2015
KEYWORDS: travel literature writing China history photos photography culture Isabella Bird
The Jodorowsky Library: Madwoman of the Sacred Heart ; Twisted Tales ; The Debt
Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, beige & white lettering to spine, illus title pages, 304pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to board edges)
PUBLISHER: Humanoids N/D
KEYWORDS: graphic novels literature fiction Alejandro Jodorowsky fantasy
D (A Tale of Two Worlds)
Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering & black rule/decoration to spine & boards, illus eps, 291pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine)
PUBLISHER: Doubleday 2020
KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Michael Faber
The Rambler and the Idler ; The Adventurer ; The Connoisseur (Complete in One Volume)
Super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, x + 237pp + 16pp to rear, VG- (heavy chipping & cracking to spine extrems, light to moderate bruising to board extrems, moderate cracking to spine/hinges, minor chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to some gutters, moderate foxing & soiling to pages throughout, pgs67-70 partially detached)
PUBLISHER: William P Nimmo 1876
KEYWORDS: literature Samuel Johnson John Hawkesworth Mr Town collections
Dictionary of Archaic Words
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxvi + 960pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light fading & soiling to spine & boards/edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Bracken Books 1989
KEYWORDS: obsolete language words dictionary defunct dictionaries linguistics antiquated literature
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering & illus/decoration to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 204pp, illus, Near FINE (sl staining to spine, sl soiling to page edges) in slipcase, VG+ (sl chafing & bruising)
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2000
KEYWORDS: folklore tales literature illustrated folio society
Gnomon
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, green gilt lettering to green spine, deckled page fore-edges, unpaginated prelims + 661pp + bonus to rear, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf 2018
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Nick Harkaway
George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, decorated title page, x + 294pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Merlin Unwin Books 2021
KEYWORDS: publishing companies history George Allen & Unwin literature literary
The Complete Adventures of Curious George (75th Anniversary)
Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 425pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
KEYWORDS: children's literature illustrated young readers Curious George anniversary special editions collections anthologies
The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird, and the Grey Wolf
Imp. 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: The Planet 2013
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian fairy tale children's books juvenile literature illustrated
Beyond Suspicion: New American Fiction since 1960
Super 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: University of Pennsylvania Press 1996
KEYWORDS: America American fiction 20th century criticism literature literary
The Safety Net
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: Abacus 1982
KEYWORDS: Heinrich Boll Noel Prize for Literature fiction novel
Homer and Langley
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: Little, Brown 2009
KEYWORDS: E L Doctorow literary fiction literature 20th century 21st century novel
Fima
Ex-library. Super 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: Chatto & Windus 1993
KEYWORDS: Amos Oz fiction Hebrew literature novel
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Sm octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (Near FINE); 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: Collins Crime Club 2018
KEYWORDS: crime thrillers literature fiction novels Gaston Leroux