Books - "literature"
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The Young Carthaginian: A Story of Hannibal
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus to spine & front board, all page edges stained green, frontispiece, 384pp + 32pp to rear, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, minor rubbing to colouring on page edges, prev. booksellekr's sm label to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to verso of half title page, light cracking to gutters, light foxing)
PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1900s)
KEYWORDS: novels fiction historical literature illustrated G A Henty
Rat Catching (2nd Edition)
SIGNED & WARMLY INSCRIBED, sm octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black illus to spine & boards, gilt framing to illus on front board, 185pp, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, sl chafing to rear board)
PUBLISHER: Crispin Hellion Glover 2011 (?)
KEYWORDS: signed Crispin Hellion Glover Volcanic Eruptions art collage Henry C Barkley literature literary
Sixty Stories
FIRST UK EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 457pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Martin Secker & Warburg 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions short stories fiction literature Donald Barthelme
The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder
FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, (6) + 230pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first editions short stories literature fiction Patricia Highsmith
A Year in the Country: Wyrd Explorations: A Decade of Wandering Through Spectral Fields
Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 551pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: A Year in the Country 2024
KEYWORDS: hauntology folk horror acid-folk literature Stephen Prince
The Dhammapada
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Nilgiri Press 2001
KEYWORDS: literature spirituality religion
Eye to Eye: The Quest for the New Paradigm
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: Anchor Books 1983
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Ken Wilbur
The Word of a Woman: Selected Prose 1968-1992
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, 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: Virago Press 1993
KEYWORDS: signed Robin Morgan literature prose writings anthology women's studies feminism feminist
The Third Eye
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Puffin 1988
KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Joan de Hamel
Femininity Lost and Regained
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: HarperPerennial 1991
KEYWORDS: psychology literature history feminine energy femininity
Unsuitable Friends
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, 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: Century Hutchinson 1988
KEYWORDS: signed Fiona Kidman New Zealand writers authors literature short stories fiction
The Land of the Lost
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: Auckland / Oxford University Press 1971
KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical fiction novels literature William Satchell
Glass-Darkly Fables
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: Paul Danesen 1986 (?)
KEYWORDS: literature short stories Paul Danesen
The Jaipur Sketchbook: Impressions of India
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, 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 Chariton Review Press 1991
KEYWORDS: India travel writing literature Judy Ray signed
All the Wild Summer
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: John McIndoe 1985
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors short stories literature fiction Philip Mincher
Women of Sand and Myrrh
SIGNED & DATED, 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: Allen & Unwin 1994
KEYWORDS: signed Hanan al-Shaykh novels fiction literature
I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops: Stories
SIGNED & DATED, 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: Allen & Unwin 1994
KEYWORDS: signed Hanan al-Shaykh short stories fiction literature
No Way Back
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2013
KEYWORDS: Theodor Fontane fiction literature
Les Enfants Terribles
Super 8vo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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 costs
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1976
KEYWORDS: Jean Cocteau 20th century fiction literature Rosamond Lehmann The Folio Society
Twelve Stories
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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 costs
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1978
KEYWORDS: Katherine Mansfield 20th century fiction literature the Folio Society