JOHNS, Capt W E & STEAD, LESLIE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, FACSIMILE JACKET, 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: Brockhampton Press 1953

KEYWORDS: children's literature Biggles series novels fiction W E Johns modern first editions

CHRISTIE, AGATHA

AUSTRALIAN FIRST EDITION, 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: The Crime Club / Collins1959

KEYWORDS: modern first Australian editions crime thrillers novels fiction literature Agatha Christie

SIMENON, GEORGES & WOODWARD, DAPHNE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 144pp, VG+ (sl bruising & light tanning to spine & board edges, light to moderate tanning to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping with loss to edges & spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Maigret series Georges Simenon

WODEHOUSE, P G

FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine & boards, top page edges stained red- faded, 312pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning to spine with minor water staining to base, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, patches of moderate foxing throughout, minor cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1934

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature Jeeves and Wooster series P G Wodehouse fiction novels

SONTAG, SUSAN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, light green boards, gilt lettering to spine, (11) + 274pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, minor water staining to base of spine, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Martin Secker & Warburg 1969

KEYWORDS: literature essays Susan Sontag first editions

WODEHOUSE, P G

FIRST EDITIONS, octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine & boards, 312pp, VG- (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading/tanning to spine, moderate staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ffep potentially missing, half title page partially detached but still present, sl water staining to base of front eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sl foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1930

KEYWORDS: modern first editions Jeeves and Wooster series P G Wodehouse literature novels fiction

MORRIS, WILLIAM

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt decoration to front board, blind stamp decoration to rear board, viii + 445pp, VG (some page edges remain uncut, light bruising to extrems, light fading/tanning to spine, light fading & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedow, ex-libris plate to ffep, light foxing sporadically throughout, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Reeves and Turner 1890 (spine updated 1891)

KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature William Morris

GRATSCH, EDWARD J

Octavo, black light card covers, white lettering to spine & front cover, xxxix + 305pp, VG- (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning to rear cover with prev. bookseller's sm label also, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, heavy cracking to gutters with some pages detached but present, occasional pencil annotations)

PUBLISHER: Alba House 1985

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AQUINAS, THOMAS & SHANLEY, BRIAN (Trans & Commentary) & PASNAU, ROBERT (Intro)

Octavo, teal glossy light card covers, black & white lettering to spine & front cover, xx + 370pp, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's initials in ink to inside front & rear covers, sm ink annotation to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: Hackett Publishing Company 2006

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BLAKE, NICHOLAS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red/orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 256pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading & foxing to spine, light fading & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Crime Club / Collins 1947

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GARDNER, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 222pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & extrems, spine sl. cocked, sl soiling t page edges, prev owners name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape / Hodder & Stoughton 1984

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DUFF, DOUGLAS V & BARCLAY, A (Illus)

Octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained orange, frontispiece, 283pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, sporadic light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges with minor loss also, light to moderate chafing & soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D

KEYWORDS: children's fiction novels literature Douglas V Duff

HAKEDA, YOSHITO S (Trans)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine- faded, xiv + 303pp, VG (yellowing tape reinforcement to cover edges- sl creased & peeling, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press c.1972

KEYWORDS: Kukai Kobo Daishi Japanese literature esoteric buddhism buddhist

ZENJI, DOGEN & NISHIYAMA, KOSEN et al (Trans)

4 VOL SET, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces to vols 1 & 2, mixed pagination, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- minor tidy archival repairs, sl fading to spines, light chafing & soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Nakayama Shobo 1977-1986

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese literature English translations buddhism buddhist Dogen Zenji religion

KAYE, M M

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, viii + 632pp, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate rubbing to spine & folds/creases of flaps, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels fiction literature M M Kaye

CARD, ORSON SCOTT

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 338pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/peeling to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Macdonald Futura 1981

KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction novels literature modern first editions Orson Scott Card

ANNAS, JULIA

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black & blue lettering to spine, vii + 189pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2011

KEYWORDS: virtue ethics literature Julia Annas philosophy

HUXLEY, ALDOUS

FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION, octavo, blue buckram boards, dark blue lettering to spine, (10) + 306pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing & light tanning to prelims & terminals, occasional spots of foxing throughout- quite minor, prev. bookseller's sm label to full title page, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1932

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (3rd impression) novels fiction literature Aldous Huxley

BAUGHAN, B E

FIRST EDITION, SCARCE, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 205pp, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board corners, light tanning to spine, minor fading & surface loss to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs N/D

KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature first editions B E Baughan

FENG, GIA-FU & ENGLISH, JANE

TEXT IN CHINESE & GERMAN, quarto 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: Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag 1986

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN CHINESE & GERMAN Lao Tse tao taoism philosophy ancient Chinese literature wisdom