Books - "literature"
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The Rain of Wisdom: The Essence of the Ocean of True Meaning ; The Vajra Songs of the Kagyu Gurus
Super octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii + 384pp, VG+ (boards sl warped, sl fading to board edges, sl soiling to page edges & eps, sl insect damage to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Shambhala 1989
KEYWORDS: spirituality religion buddhism buddhist philosophy wisdom verse literature
Summer Days in Cattiland
Sm octavo, heavy floral patterned boards, gilt lettering to burgundy buckram spine, deckled page edges, 127pp, VG (light fading to spine, light to moderate bruising to board corners, sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Menzies & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: Caithness Scotland Scottish Cattiland John Horne travel writing literature history historical
Mental Images a Defence
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: George Allen & Unwin 1971
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature ALastair Hannay
Further Convictions Pending: Poems 1998-2008
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: Victoria University Press 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers literature poetry poems verse Vincent O'Sullivan first editions
Sentenced to Life: Poems 2011-2014
FIRST EDITION, 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: Picador 2015
KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature Clive James
Paper Boats
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 1991
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers Peter Bland poetry poems verse literature
The Use and Abuse of History
Octavo stapled light card covers (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 Liberal Arts Press 1957
KEYWORDS: Friedrich Nietzsche philosophy literature English translations
Outer States
Quarto 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: Catalan Communications 1990
KEYWORDS: cartoons comic books graphic novels Enki Bilal English translations literature
Shadows of Self (A Mistborn Novel)
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: Gollancz 2015
KEYWORDS: fantasy novels fiction literature Mistborn series Brandon Sanderson
To Each His Own
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: Hazard Press 1999
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature novels fiction Philip Temple
Smell of Steve #1
Super octavo stapled light card covers (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: Smell of Steve Inc 1996
KEYWORDS: comics comic strips smell of steve literature
The Bomb
Super octavo softcover (VG) covers wrinkled; 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: Asylum Press 2008
KEYWORDS: graphic novels comic books comics literature Steve Mannion
The Perhapananauts: Second Chances
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: Dark Horse Books 2007
KEYWORDS: graphic novels comics comic books literature Todd and Craig's Perhapanauts
Meaning and Truth in Wittgenstein's Tractatus
Octavo softcover (VG+) covers discoloured; 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: Mouton 1968
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature criticism Ludwig Wittgenstein Tractatus
Drift
FIRST EDITION, 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: William Heinemann 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Brian Castro
Brave Bess and the ANZAC Horses
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: HarperCollins 2010
KEYWORDS: children's literature war history ANZAC horses equine New Zealand Australia
The Lost Command
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: David Bruce & Watson 1971
KEYWORDS: military history Alastair Revie aviation raf royal air force bomber command literature
Marvel 1602
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, unpaginated, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light creasing to rear flap)
PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics 2004
KEYWORDS: graphic novels literature Neil Gaiman modern first editions
A Bibliography of the Literature Relating to New Zealand
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to board edges, xii + 619pp, VG (light soiling to spine & boards, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light occasional foxing throughout, occasional pencil markings to margins- unobtrusive)
PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1909
KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliographies catalogues T M Hocken New Zealand literature
The Haunting of Abbotsgarth
FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 175pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/rubbing to edges, moderate chafing & surface loss)
PUBLISHER: Judy Piatkus 1980
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Elena Lyons horror ghosts supernatural