Books - "literature"
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Leibniz: The Monadology, and Other Philosophical Writings
Sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 437pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & fading to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, unobtrusive pencil annotations & underlining to text throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasng & chipping to edges with some minor loss & tidy tape repairs, moderate tanning & soiling, heavy but tidy tape repairs to internal side of spine)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1951
KEYWORDS: Leibniz philosophy literature writings logic metaphysics mathematics
The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
Octavo, light blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, ix + 254pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor cracking to gutters, light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1920
KEYWORDS: classic Greek literature Homer Odysseus Troy Greece tales illustrated
Rights, Restitution and Risk: Essays in Moral Theory
Super octavo, grey light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, x + 269pp, VG+ (light curling & soiling to cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1986
KEYWORDS: philosophy moral theory essays literature prose
Songs of the Dead End
FIRST EDITION, PICTURE OF AUTHOR TIPPED IN OPPOSITE HALF TITLE PAGE, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, teg, deckled page edges, 167pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, varying degrees of foxing throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: The Year Book Press 1913
KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature Patrick MacGill
A Lay of the Southern Cross, and Other Poems
PHOTO (OF AUTHOR?) TIPPED IN OPPOSITE HALF TITLE PAGE, sm octavo, light blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, x + 147pp, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, mostly light foxing to pages throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Skeffington & Son 1893
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poetry poems literature Henry Jacobs
The Complete Wreck: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Complete 13 Vol Box Set)
COMPLETE 13 VOLUME BOX SET, octavo, illus heavy boards, cream lettering to spines, Brett Helquist illus to front boards, deckled page edges, printed eps, illus prelims, various pagination, illus, Near FINE, in box/slipcase, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing, lightly faded)
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins N/D (c.2017)
KEYWORDS: children's literature Lemony Snicket box sets orphans illustrated fiction novels Brett Helquist
Songs of the Dead End
FIRST EDITION, PICTURE OF AUTHOR TIPPED IN OPPOSITE HALF TITLE PAGE, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, teg, deckled page edges, 167pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, varying degrees of foxing throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: The Year Book Press 1913
KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature Patrick MacGill
A Lay of the Southern Cross, and Other Poems
PHOTO (OF AUTHOR?) TIPPED IN OPPOSITE HALF TITLE PAGE, sm octavo, light blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, x + 147pp, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, mostly light foxing to pages throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Skeffington & Son 1893
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poetry poems literature Henry Jacobs
The Tree of Man
LACKS FEP, 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: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1956
KEYWORDS: novels literature fiction Patrick White
3 Poets: Habitual Fevers / The Watchers / The Sensual Anchor
Octavo stiff card in paper wrappers (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: Capricorn Press 1958
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poetry poems verse literature anthology collection
Verses
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: Socieyt for Promoting Christian Knowledge / SPCK 1896
KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature Christina G Rossetti
Saddles West
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) scruffy jacket; 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 World's Work 1949
KEYWORDS: literature fiction westerns novels H B Hickey
The Sense of an Ending
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: Jonathan Cape 2011
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Julian Barnes
Collected Verse
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: University of Queensland Press 1978
KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature John Manifold
Shabbytown Calendar
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: University of Queensland Press 1975
KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature Thomas W Shapcott
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
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 Crossing Press 1982
KEYWORDS: feminist lesbian lgbtq literature zami Carriacou
Arcady and Other Places: Poems
FIRST EDITION, super 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: Melbourne University Press 1966
KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse Vincent Buckley
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
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: Charles Scribner's Sons 1919
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Jackson Gregory
Rhymes From the Mines, and Other Lines
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: Angus and Robertson 1896
KEYWORDS: verse literature poetry Edward Dyson
A Spy at Shingle Bay
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: Whitcombe & Tombs N/D (c.1949)
KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Amy Woodward youth ya