Books - "literature"
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Earth Meditations: 2
first edition 20pp F in wrappers
PUBLISHER: alldritt auckland 1968
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry charles doyle
A Desirable Property
first edition 46pp VG+ in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: john mcindoe dunedin 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry vivienne joseph
Over the White Wall
first edition 56pp F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1985
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry hugh lauder
Fragile Signs
of new found strength
reprint unpaginated ills.[b/w] NF (in wrappers,owner's inscr.to prelim.)
PUBLISHER: boyd glassey christchurch 1985
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry wynne glassey
Stories About Wooden Keyboards
first edition 80pp NF (in glossy wrappers,prelims.sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: auckland univ.press auckland 1985
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry kendrick smithyman
Whitcombe's Story Books A Trans-Tasman Survey
first edition [from the dennis mceldowney collection] 255pp+addenda VG+ (in wrappers,sl.bumps to extrems.,mceldowney's inscr.to half-title)
PUBLISHER: univ.of melbourne library melbourne 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first edition new zealand literature whitcombe bibliography ian f.mclaren george j.griffiths
Rabbi Ben Ezra
and other poems
unpaginated 83pp ills(col.plates) VG+ (dark green cloth w.col.ill.stamp to frt brd,sl.soiled,sunned w.sl.bumps to extrems,mod chip to foot of spine,mod foxing to prelims,sl.foxing to content w. clean plates,owners label to ffep)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london
KEYWORDS: poetry art literature history anthropology rabbi ben ezra
Outlines of the Life of Shakespeare
seventh edition 432pp ills(b/w) VG+ (green cloth sl.soiled w.sl bumps to extrems,gilt to spine,shaky cracked spine, mod foxed prelim and edges, tipped in photo plate to ffep,binding coming apart at ffep)
PUBLISHER: longmans london 1887
KEYWORDS: shakespeare literature history halliwell phillipps
Tavern Anecdotes and Sayings
including the origins of signs and reminiscences connected with taverns coffee houses clubs ect ect
414pp ills (b/w) G (greens cloth
PUBLISHER: tinsley brothers london 1875
KEYWORDS: literature arts history charles hindley
Up in the Attic
A Story
unpaginated ills (col.) VG+ (paper brds sl.soiled, sl.bumps to extrems,owners greeting card attached to front paste down, v.sl.foxed contents)
PUBLISHER: simon and schuster new york 1948
KEYWORDS: childrens literature hilda,k,williams
MEANJIN PAPERS
A Quarterly of Literature and Art - Autumn
vol 5 no.1, booklet in orange wrappers, 96pp illus, VG(prev owners ign to front, corners sl creased, insect hols to spine, sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press Australia 1946
KEYWORDS: meanjin papers art literature
MEANJIN PAPERS
A Quarterly of Literature - Summer
vol 3 no. 3, booklet in blue wrappers, 202pp, VG-(edges tatty, cover sl sunned & foxed with v sl soiling, sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: The Meanjin Press Brisbane 1944
KEYWORDS: meanjin papers literature poetry
MEANJIN PAPERS
A Quarterly of Literature
No. 1, booklet in grey wrappers, 72pp illus, VG-( prev owners sign to front, covers sunned & sl foxed, sl wear & tears to extrems, sl foxing throughout, text yellowed)
PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press Australia 1945
KEYWORDS: meanjin papers literature
Edward Thomas
a critical biography 1878-1917
first edition, 292pp, ills (b/w) NF (green cloth, sl foxing to foredges.) in VG+ d/w (minor closed tears to some extrems, moderate foxing to rear and some insides.)
PUBLISHER: faber, london, 1970
KEYWORDS: william cooke edward thomas poetry literature biography
Shelley
a biography
first edition, 335pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (blue and white cloth, foxing to ffep and rear fep, sl cocked.) in VG+ d/w (v minor bumps to extrems, sl surface wear and discolouration.)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape, london, 1968
KEYWORDS: jean overton fuller shelley biography literature
Bestseller
the books that everyone read 1900-1939
first edition, 182pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (red cloth, owners inscription to paste down, sl pencil imprint to ffep, moderate foxing to rear endpapers.) in VG+ d/w (minor bumps and wear to extrems, price clipped, sl crease to rear flap.)
PUBLISHER: sidgwick & jackson, london, 1972
KEYWORDS: claud cockburn literature bestsellers books
Little Round Stairway
125pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (blue decorative cloths, sl sunning to extrems, pen marking to upper ffep, moderate browning to prelims and some contents.) in VG- d/w (minor losses to some extrems and spine, rear and internal foxing.)
PUBLISHER: new century press, sydney, 1946
KEYWORDS: gladys lister childrens literature
The Lion of Janina
first edition in english 326pp+ads.frontis. VG (brown cloth w.bevelled edges,rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.browned w.contents sl.foxed,sl.paper separation at frontis.gutter,spine cracked and mod.shaky)
PUBLISHER: jarrold london 1897
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature maurus jokai
Poor Jack
[first edition] 372pp ills.[b/w engravings] VG (blue cloth w.red/gilt/black dec.stamps,bevelled edges,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.chipping to head/foot of spine,top board sl.shaky w.paper separation at fep gutter,lacks ffep,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: george bell london 1887
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature captain marryat nautical
Le Declin D'Une Civilisation
ou la fin de la grece antique
first edition rebound in half-leather 320pp [text in french] VG+ (rebound w.red cloth boards and tan half-leather,sl.rubbed and soiled,new eps,some red pen underlining to contents,edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: payot paris 1927
KEYWORDS: history literature corrado barbagallo greece