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$60.00
2w2/3

Collected Essays: Volume Four


WOOLF, VIRGINIA

THIS VOL ONLY, FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 235pp, VG+ (light bruising to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Hogarth Press 1967

KEYWORDS: first editions literature literary essays collections Virginia Woolf

$40.00
2w2/11

The Boy and the Magic


COLETTE & FRY, CHRISTOPHER (Trans) & HOFFNUNG, GERARD (Trans)

Oblong quarto, pink/red heavy boards, green gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising/rubbing & moderate to heavy fading to board edges, boards sl warped, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, parts of page block sl loosened at gutter, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate to heavy staining & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Dennis Dobson / Dobson Books 1964

KEYWORDS: classic children's literature picture books Colette illustrated

$40.00
2w2/27

The Sign of Jonas: The Journals of Thomas Merton


MERTON, THOMAS

Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt religious motif to front board, top page edges stained blue/grey- faded, illus eps, unpaginated prelims + 354pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing with loss to edges, moderate tanning & soiling to flaps & rear cover, minor foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hollis & Carter 1953

KEYWORDS: religion religious literature Thomas Merton journals diaries history

$275.00
2w2/32

The Silver Chair


LEWIS, C S & BAYNES, PAULINE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, FIRST REPRINT, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus/map of Narnia & the Wild Lands of the North to front eps, frontispiece, 217pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems, moderate fading/tanning to spine, light soiling & discolouration to boards, light t anning & foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's sm ink stamp to base of half title page)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1956

KEYWORDS: children's classic literature modern first editions first reprints C S Lewis fantasy Narnia novels fiction illustrated Pauline Baynes

$50.00
2w2/33

The Old South Illustrated


CRAYON, PORTE (STROTHER, DAVID HUNTER) & EBY Jr, CECIL D (Ed & Intro)

Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title pages, xxi + 296pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising/rubbing to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, minor creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & light soiling to spine, minor general tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The University of North Carolina Press 1959

KEYWORDS: Porte Crayon David Hunter Strother US America American history old deep south essays literature writings

$70.00
2w2/35

Christian Reflections


LEWIS, C S & HOOPER, WALTER (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 176pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to top page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate tanning to spine, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges & spine, minor general chafing & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1967

KEYWORDS: theology religion Christianity C S Lewis literature first editions writings prose

$100.00
2w2/37

Refelctions on the Psalms


LEWIS, C S

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue- faded, vii + 151pp, VG+ (sl bruisng & fading to board edges, light tape staining to rear board & eps, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & moderate discolouration to edges, light to moderate general tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1958

KEYWORDS: theology religion religious literature writings C S Lewis Christianity psalms first editions

$42.50
2w2/38

Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer


LEWIS, C S

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, 159pp, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 2x 2cm closed tears to top edge of rear cover, light tanning to spine, light general tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1964

KEYWORDS: theology religion religious literature writings C S Lewis Christianity prayer first editions

$40.00
2w2/39

The Pilgrim's Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity Reason and Romanticism


LEWIS, C S

Sm octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering to cream title plate on spine, map to front eps, 199pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss & archival tape repair, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, minor general tanning & soiling, single vertical crease to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1946

KEYWORDS: theology religion religious literature writing C S Lewis Christianity

$385.00
2w2/40

Mere Christianity: A Revised and Amplified Edition, With a New Introduction of the Three Books 'Broadcast Talks', 'Christian Behaviour' and 'Beyond Personality'


LEWIS, C S

FIRST EDITION, FIRST REPRINT, octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 177pp, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & foxing to spine, moderate foxing & heavy loss to base of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1953

KEYWORDS: first editions first reprints C S Lewis theology religion religious writings literature Christianity

$120.00
2w2/42

Miracles: A Preliminary Study


LEWIS, C S

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 220pp, sl fading & scuffing/bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl sporadic foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor tape repairs, moderate tanning & scuffing to spine, other general tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1947

KEYWORDS: theology religion religious literature writings C S Lewis Christianity miracles first editions

$40.00
2w1/4

Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories


LEWIS, C S & HOOPER, WALTER (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, xi + 148pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, general minor tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1966

KEYWORDS: first editions literature writings essays prose C S Lewis

$1850.00
2w1/17

Winnie the Pooh


MILNE, A A & SHEPARD, ERNEST H (Decorations)

FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BOUND DELUXE ISSUE, sm octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering & decoration/tooling to spine, gilt rule/decoration & gilt Christopher Robin with Pooh Bear illus to front board, aeg, illus/map of 100 Acre Wood to eps, xi + (5) + 159pp, illus, VG+ (light fading & rubbing to spine, sl scuffing to spine extrems, light bruising to board edges & extrems, minor staining to front board, sl tanning & foxing to eps, v sl soiling/foxing to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1926

KEYWORDS: modern first editions deluxe leather bound issues children's classic literature A A Milne Winnie the Pooh fiction novels illustrated Ernest H Shepard

$375.00
2w1/18

Tales of Tahitian Waters


GREY, ZANE

FIRST EDITION, IN FACSIMILE D/W, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & green decoration to spine & front board, gilt ship illus to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, vi + 303pp, illus, G+ (spine heavily cracked & partially detached & flapping loose- front board shaky, moderate scuffing to board edges & extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, moderate cracking to front gutter, moderate creasing to ffep, moderate foxing & gift inscription to prelims, light to moderate soiling & foxing sporadically throughout, occasional minor cracking to gutters throughout) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1931

KEYWORDS: literature Zane Grey first editions travel writing exploration adventure Tahiti

$45.00
2w1/26

An Annotated Zane Grey Checklist


FARLEY, G M

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 120pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Amereon House 1988

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Zane Grey literature

$425.00
2w1/28

When We Were Very Young


MILNE, A A & SHEPARD, ERNEST H (Illus)

TENTH EDITION, DELUXE LEATHER BINDING (AS ISSUED), sm octavo, blue leather soft boards, gilt lettering & decoration/tooling to spine, gilt decoration & child illus to front board, aeg, illus eps & title page, frontispiece, x + (2) + 100pp, illus, VG+ (spine lightly faded & sl cocked, v sl chafing & soiling to soft boards, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional light cracking & staining to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1925

KEYWORDS: deluxe leather bindings editions children's classic literature A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard verse poetry poems

$325.00
2w1/29

Now We Are Six


MILNE, A A & SHEPARD, ERNEST H (Illus)

THIRD EDITION (SAME YEAR AS FIRST), DELUXE LEATHER BINDING AS ISSUED, sm octavo, blue leather soft boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & child illus to front board, teg, illus eps & title page, x + (2) + 103pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, sl scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl soiling to eps also, minor tanning to prelims, 1cm closed tear to fore-edge of pg57, occasional light soiling & cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, moderate crack to central gutter)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: deluxe special editions leather bindings classic children's literature poetry poems verse A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard

$120.00
2w1/35

Zane Grey: A Documented Portrait: The Man, The Bibliography, The Filmography


FARLEY, G M

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vii + 128pp, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Portals Press 1986

KEYWORDS: signed G M Farley bibliography bibliographies works films filmography Zane Grey literature

$120.00
2w1/39

The Sound of Thunder


SMITH, WILBUR

FIRST EDITION, SIGNIFICANT ARCHIVAL REPAIR TO D/W, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 438pp, VG (minor rubbing & bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light sporadic foxing to pages throughout, prev. owner's initial to top of ffep) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, v heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges & folds- extensive tidy archival tape repairs, minor fading to spine, moderate chafing, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Wilbur Smith

$55.00
2w1/40

Wild Lone: The Story of a Pytchley Fox


B B & WATKINS-PITCHFORD, D J (Illus) & FREDERICK, Sir CHARLES (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to beige cloth spine, frontispiece, xviii + 268pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems- light fraying, light tanning/soiling to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to ffep, illus/woodcut tipped in to rear pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Eyre and Spottiswoode 1938

KEYWORDS: BB first editions literature rural life Pytchley

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