Books - "literature"
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The Garden Party, and Other Stories
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#857/1200), IN SLIPCASE- ARCHIVAL REPAIRS, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to sm title plate to spine, deckled page edges, unpaginated prelims + 316pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl water staining to fore-edge of prelims, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning & light staining to spine, light soiling) in slipcase, VG- (moderate soiling, heavy cracking to joins with archival tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: The Verona Press 1939
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature special limited editions illustrated Katherine Mansfield short stories fiction
Captain James Cook: A Bibliographical Excursion
LIMITED FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 103pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & boards, sl bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals) in glassine paper wrapper
PUBLISHER: Francis Edwards 1952
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Captain James Cook exploration voyages literature limited first editions
Come Rain Hail
FIRST EDITION, octavo, stapled light card covers, orange lettering to front cover, 22pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & wrinkling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: University of Otago / Hone Tuwhare 1970
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori poets writers literature poetry poems verse Hone Tuwhare first editions
The Questing Mind
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: Andrew Melrose Ltd 1925
KEYWORDS: essays prose literature Alan D Mickle
Baby I Don't Care
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: Wave Books 2018
KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature Chelsea Minnis
Psalms of Exile and Return: A Journey Into the Mystery of the Spirit
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: Attar Books 2006
KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature spirituality mysticism religion theology Keith Hill
An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method
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: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1964
KEYWORDS: logic philosophy doctrine literature
The Comforter
FIRST EDITION, 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: Seraph Press 2011
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand poets writers poetry verse poems literature Helen Lehndorf
Second Place
UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, FIRST EDITION, 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: Faber & Faber 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies novels fiction literature Rachel Cusk
This City
DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, super 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: Otago University Press 2011
KEYWORDS: signed first editions Jennifer Compton poems poetry verse literature New Zealand poets writers
City of Spies
UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 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: Zaffre 2020
KEYWORDS: uncorrected proof copies modern forst editions novels literature fiction Mara Timon
Raggle-Taggle: Adventures with a Fiddle in Hungary and Roumania
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: John Murray 1933 (Reprint)
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Hungary Romania Roumania Walter Starkie
Nagarjuna's Letter
Octavo softcover (VG) annotations in ink; 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: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives 1979
KEYWORDS: Nagarjuna letters religion religious literature buddhist buddhism
Die Kreutzersonate, und Andere Erzahlungen
TEXT IN GERMAN, 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: Buchergilde Gutenberg 1958
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN Kreutzer sonata stories literature Leo Tolstoy
The Blue Star
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: The Bradbury House of Words 1995
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature Davod Gau-Ghan fiction novels
Mudra
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: Shambhala 1987
KEYWORDS: spirituality literature Chogyam Trungpa zen buddhism buddhist
The Heart of the Buddha
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: Shambhala 1991
KEYWORDS: spirituality literature Chogyam Trungpa zen buddhism buddhist
Kurt Vonnegut: The Last Interview, and Other Conversations
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: Melville House Publishing 2011
KEYWORDS: literature literary interviews conversations Kurt Vonnegut
Vagabonds
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, unpaginated prelims + 549pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, moderate fading/tanning to spine, minor soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light occasional foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Cassell 1931
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Norwegian writers English translations Knut Hamsun
The Jungle Book
EARLY EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to spine & front board, aeg, vii + 276pp, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, sl tanning to spine with light chipping/scuffing to extrems, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, lighty soiling to gilt on top edges of page block, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown- v faint, moderate foxing to prelims, pgs iii-vi partially detached but present, moderate crack to gutter of contents page)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1899
KEYWORDS: early editions classics literature novels fiction Rudyard Kipling illustrated