CAMPBELL, ROY

Provenance of Vincent O'Sullivan. 8vo stapled light card covers (G-), lacks prelims; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Benn 1931

KEYWORDS: Roy Campbell 20th century poetry poet poems literature

HENTY, G A

Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering & coloured/gilt illus to spine, gilt lettering & coloured illus to front board, aeg, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, (4) + 292pp + 28pp catalogue to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing/rubbing & bruising to board & spine extrems, light to moderate soiling to spine & boards, light discolouration to gilt on page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to bpth front & rear eps with light tanning also, light cracking to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout, top corner of rear ep missing)

PUBLISHER: S W Partridge & Co, 8 and 9 Paternoster Row N/D (c.1910s)

KEYWORDS: historical fiction literature novels G A Henty war

REID, CAPTAIN MAYNE

Octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering with gilt & coloured illus to spine & front board, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, viii + 408pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to board & spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, gift inscription in pencil to half title page, light water staining to some prelims, moderate cracking to gutters- some pages loose)

PUBLISHER: George Routledge and Sons 1885

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Captain Mayne Reid

FORDE, H A

Octavo, blue buckram boards, red lettering with gilt & coloured illus to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, (10) + 188pp + (4) to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor soiling to eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor foxing & soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co 1894

KEYWORDS: New Zealand fiction historical literature novels H A Forde

TRIMMER, Mrs & GIACOMELLI (Illus)

Octavoj, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & gilt/black decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus title page, 234pp + (4) to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page egdes, ffep missing, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, minor foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: T Nelson and Sons 1875

KEYWORDS: classic children's literature novels fiction Mrs Trimmer illustrated

THOMAS, PEGGY IRIS

SCARCE! Octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 222pp, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to spine & board edges/extrems, sl staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front pastedown, prev. owner's name in black felt tip pen to ffep) in d/w, G- (v heavy tearing & loss to spine with delicate attempts at tape repair, price clipped, v heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, only minor soiling whilst still retaining its charm)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1954

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Peggy Iris Thomas Canada USA America Mexico adventure

RUSSELL, BERTRAND & EDWARDS, PAUL (Ed & Appendix)

FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMP., octavo, brown buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained brown, xiii + 225pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label & prev. owner's details in red ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl chafig & soiling)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1958

KEYWORDS: first editions (2nd imp.) essays prose literature Bertrand Russell religion religious beliefs theology

SWIFT, JONATHAN & MOSSA, R G (Illus)

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, teg, illus eps & title page, frontipsiece, 301pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light fading & tanning to spine, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton N/D (c.1930s?)

KEYWORDS: illustrated literature classics novels adventure fantasy Joanthan Swift fiction

QUILLER-COUCH, Sir ARTHUR (Retold by) & DULAC, EDMUND (Illus)

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, teg, frontipsiece with printed tissue guard, illus title page, 165pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate patches of foxing throughout, light to moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton N/D (c.1930s?)

KEYWORDS: illustrated classic children's stories literature Edmund Dulac fairy tales

DULAC, EDMUND

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, teg, illus eps & title page, frontispiece with printed tissue guard, (14) + 174pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & fading to spine, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing throughout, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton N/D (c.1930s?)

KEYWORDS: classics children's literature fairy tales illustrated Edmund Dulac

TURLEY, HANS

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, ix + 199pp, illus, VG+ (light curling to covers, light to moderate fading to spine, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: New York University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: gay pirates homosexuality men masculinity literature lgbtq history

LUCEY, MICHAEL

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, viii + 321pp, VG+ (light curling & fading to covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Duke University Press 2006

KEYWORDS: sexuality sexual orientation gay lgbtq lesbian studies French literature history homosexuality

HENTY, G A & BROWNE, GORDON (Illus)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, blue & gilt lettering & decoration/illus to spine & front board, al lpage edges stained green, frontipsiece, 352pp + 32pp to rear, illus, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, adhesive residue to front pastedown, moderate to heavy cracking to gutter of title page- frontispiece partially detached, prev. owner's details in ink to verso of preface page, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing throughout, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1900s?)

KEYWORDS: historical fiction novels literature G A Henty

BEETON, S O (Ed)

Octavo, red buckram boards, red lettering with gilt & black decoration to spine & front board, aeg, frontispiece, iv + 692pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate discolouration to gilt page edges, ffep missing, prev. owner's name ink stamp to prelims, light to moderate foxing to prelims, occasional light cracking to gutters, moderate cracking to central gutter)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock and Tyler N/D (c.1900s?)

KEYWORDS: boys literature Beeton's books

THORPE, BENJAMIN

Octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 303pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate soiling to page edges, pencil annotation to front pastedown, light discolouration to front eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Russell Smith 1868

KEYWORDS: anglo-saxon anglo saxon language literature prose verse poetry poems hisotry historical

HENTY, G A & STANILAND, C J (Illus)

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus to spine & front board, all page edges stained green, frontispiece, 384pp + 32pp to rear, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, minor rubbing to colouring on page edges, prev. booksellekr's sm label to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to verso of half title page, light cracking to gutters, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1900s)

KEYWORDS: novels fiction historical literature illustrated G A Henty

GLOVER, CRISPIN HELLION

SIGNED & WARMLY INSCRIBED, sm octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black illus to spine & boards, gilt framing to illus on front board, 185pp, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, sl chafing to rear board)

PUBLISHER: Crispin Hellion Glover 2011 (?)

KEYWORDS: signed Crispin Hellion Glover Volcanic Eruptions art collage Henry C Barkley literature literary

BARTHELME, DONALD

FIRST UK EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 457pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Martin Secker & Warburg 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions short stories fiction literature Donald Barthelme

HIGHSMITH, PATRICIA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, (6) + 230pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first editions short stories literature fiction Patricia Highsmith

PRINCE, STEPHEN

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 551pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: A Year in the Country 2024

KEYWORDS: hauntology folk horror acid-folk literature Stephen Prince