HURTUBISE, JOSEF (author) & WEBER, RACHEL (illus)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo stapled 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: St Alban's Print 1982

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COHEN, DERRICK (A.K.A RORO)

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PUBLISHER: Rep Prep n/d c. 1977

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BAGBY, STU

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PUBLISHER: Antediluvian Press

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BACHMANN, MARINA & CHARMAN, JANET & FITCHETT, SUE

Octavo stapled 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Spiral Press

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DYLAN, BOB

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, pink printed heavy boards, black lettering to spine, printed eps, illus title page, 315pp, illus, VG- (heavy cracking/scuffing to spine extrems- 2cm crack to head, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, minor chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, occasional sl cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1973

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BAXTER, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 377pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor soiling to edges of flaps)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2011

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GANGULI, KISARI MOHAN (Trans)

12 VOL SET, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spines & front boards, mixed pagination, VG (minor discolouration & rubbing/bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to spines & edges- minor loss & archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling, light fading to spines, light to moderate tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers 1972-76

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HOBBES, THOMAE [THOMAS] & MOLESWORTH, GULIELMI (Ed)

TEXT IN LATIN, THIS VOL ONLY, ex-library, super octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, G+ (heavy cracking to hinges- spine partially flapping loose, moderate chipping to spine extrems, minor bruising to board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, usual library markings, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front pastedown, minor soiling sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Londini: Apud Longman Brown Green et Longman, Paternoster-Row 1845

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McHUTCHESON, WILLIAM

Octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & rule to front board, patterned eps, 302pp, VG- (moderate fading & tanning to spine, light to moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to front & rear eps, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- binding exposed at front gutter, light foxing to prelims, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, occasional foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: James Hamilton 1888

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WILLIAMS, RAYMOND

FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, xiv + 370pp, VG- (sl scuffing to extrems, sl fading to front board, heavy water staining to rear board & terminals, minor tanning to page edges, minor cracking to front gutter, gift inscription in ink to ffep, staining at rear reaches from pg342 onwards) in d/w, G+ (heavy loss to spine but has tidy archival tape repairs, moderate creasing & chipping & archival tape repair to edges, heavy water staining to rear, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1961

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BIRNS, NICHOLAS (Ed) & MOORE, NICOLE (Ed) & SHIEFF, SARAH (Ed)

Super octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine, vii + 329pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to board edges)

PUBLISHER: The Modern Language Association of America 2017

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TSE-TUNG, MAO

Octavo, white light card wrappers, brown & red lettering to spine & front cover, frontispiece with tissue guard, 347pp, VG (moderate staining to cover edges & eps, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, general sl soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, minor yellowing tape stain to fore-edge of ffep & prelims)

PUBLISHER: Foreign Languages Press 1965

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CAIRD, RAY

Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus/printed inside covers, 12pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Kete Media 2019

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N/A

Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, red & black lettering to front cover, 29pp + maps throughout- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing/chipping & creasing to spine, minor creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1898

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YARROS, REBECCA

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & dragon illus to spine, all page edges stained black, illus eps, map of BWC [Basgiath War College] to prelims, unpaginated prelims + 518pp, Near FINE (sl rubbing to spine extrems), in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)

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AVEYARD, VICTORIA

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ON SPECIAL PAGE, super octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, all page edges patterned & stained red, intricate map of Allward to eps, unpaginated prelims + 578pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

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JASTER, NATALIA

FIRST EDITION THUS- BOOKISH EDITION, REVERSABLE JACKET, super octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering & coloured illus/decoration to spine & front board, coloured illus to rear board, all page edges patterned & stained red, illus eps, unpaginated prelims + 439pp, decorated/illus page borders & new chapter pages, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems) in reversable d/w, vG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

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JORDAN, SOPHIE

UK FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, orange gilt lettering to spine, orange gilt dragon illus to front board, all page edges stained orange, illus eps & title page, unpaginated prelims + 326pp, bottom page corners illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: HQ / HarperCollins 2024

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TOFT, MARTIN & POKAI-WHENUA, POUMA

Octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & red illus/pattern to front board, illus eps, 78pp + other unpaginated pgs, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to spine & boards)

PUBLISHER: Dewi Lewis Publishing 2018

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JORGE, LIDIA & COSTA, MARAGRET JULL (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, white heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 233pp, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Harcourt, Inc 2001

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