Books - "literature"
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Lady Penelope in Cool for Danger
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
Kemlo and the Satellite Builders
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
Kemlo and the Space Men
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
Puha Road
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
The Michaelmas Girls
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
Zealandia's Guerdon
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
The Maori and His First Printed Books
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
The Late Elsdon Best
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
KEYWORDS: Elsdon Best tributes obituaries eulogies New Zealand literary literature
Flashman and the Redskins: From The Flashman Papers, 1849-50 and 1875-76
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
KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels fiction literature historical George MacDonald Fraser Flashman series papers
Goliath
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
KEYWORDS: fantasy scifi science fiction literature novels fiction Tochi Onyebuchi
Fire from Heaven
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
The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose
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
KEYWORDS: fiction literature Alice Munro king penguin series
Fatal Remedies
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
Our Burning Time
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
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets literature poetry poems verse Vincent O'Sullivan first editions
Through Siberia by Accident
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
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Dervla Murphy Siberia
Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
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
Holiday With Violence
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
Eight Feet in the Andes
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
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Dervla Murphy Andes
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe: The Salvagers: Book One
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
The Mask of Apollo
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