McGARRY, KEVIN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, black illus to spine & front board, 172pp, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, white-out & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, sm crack to rear gutter, patches of moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (minor creasing & chipping to edges, moderate to heavy foxing & soiling, price clipped, text to rear flap impeded)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels fiction Lady Penelope Kevin McGarry

ELIOTT, E C & CRAIG, GEORGE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, blue heavy boards, dark blue lettering & illus to spine & front board, vi + 186pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, moderate bruising & staining/fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to front gutter- title page to pg4 partially detached at base, patches of light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to spine edges, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling/staining)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature novels Kemlo series E C Eliott

ELIOTT, E C & CRAIG, GEORGE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, dark blue lettering & illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, vi + 186pp, illus, VG (light fading & bruising to spine extrems & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev owner's ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light tanning & rubbing to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling & foxing, prev. bookseller's aged price label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature novels Kemlo series E C Eliott

CRUMP, BARRY & POULTON, LINDA (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, vi + 142pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading & rubbing to spine & folds of flaps/covers, light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: C & C Associates N/D

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Barry Crump New Zealand writers authors literature

BARRY, JOHN BROOKS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 262pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction John Brooks Barry

WALKER, WILLIAM SYLVESTER (COO-EE)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, light brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red & black lettering & coloured illus to front board, bottom page edges deckled, 329pp + catalogues to rear, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy crack to front gutter, 1.5cm closed tear to fore-edge of ffep, light to moderate foxing & soiling to prelims, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Long 1902

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels William S Walker Coo-ee New Zealand Zealandia

REED, A W

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus stiff card covers, printed eps, frontispiece, 24pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D

KEYWORDS: first editions signed A W Reed Maori books literature literary history

JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY

Super octavo, cream light card covers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 49pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate tanning/foxing/soiling to spine & cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate crack to rear gutter- separation at staples, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Journal of the Polynesian Society 1932

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FRASER, GEORGE MacDONALD (Ed & Arranged)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, map/illus to eps, 479pp, VG (spine cocked, spine & board extrems lightly rubbed & bruised, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor soiling to prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, moderate foxing & light staining to flaps)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons & Co 1982

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ONYEBUCHI, TOCHI

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: Tordotcom / Tom Doherty Associates 2023

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RENAULT, MARY

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: Arrow 2003

KEYWORDS: historical fiction novels literature Mary Renault

MUNRO, ALICE

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: King Penguin / Penguin 1984

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LEON, DONNA

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: Arrow Books 2009

KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Donna Leon

O'SULLIVAN, VINCENT

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, 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: Prometheus Books 1965

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MURPHY, DERVLA

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 Murray 2006

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OH, TEMI

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: Simon & Schuster 2020

KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction novels literature Temi Oh

PETERS, ELLIS

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: Headline 1992

KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Ellis Peters

MURPHY, DERVLA

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: Century Hutchinson 1985

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WHITE, ALEX

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: Orbit 2018

KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Alex White

RENAULT, MARY

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: Vintage N/D (c.1990s)

KEYWORDS: historical fiction novels literature Mary Renault