Books - "literature"
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The House at Pooh Corner
DELUXE FIRST EDITION (LEATHER BINDING), sm octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt illus of Christopher Robin & various Pooh characters to front board, teg, illus eps, frontispiece, xi + (1) + 178pp, illus, VG (light to moderate chipping/scuffing to spine extrems, minor fading & tanning to spine, light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate cracking & scuffing to front gutter, sl cracking to rear gutter)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1928
KEYWORDS: deluxe modern first editions leather bindings classic children's literature novels fiction Winnie the Pooh A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard
Now We Are Six
FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN TIDY D/W, sm octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt rule to front board, gilt illus to front & rear boards, teg, illus eps & title page, x + (2) + 103pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing/discolouration to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board extrems, light to moderate soiling/tanning to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tanning to prelims & terminals, 1cm closed tear to base of pg52, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, occasional light soiling throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss, modeate tanning to spine, light to moderate foxing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1927
KEYWORDS: first editions classic children's literature poetry poems verse A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard
Archaon: Lord of Chaos (Warhammer)
FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps, map of Northern Lands under the Shadow of Chaos to prelims, 396pp, Near FINE (sl tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Black Library 2015
KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature novels Warhammer fiction Rob Sanders Archaon series
Archaon: Everchosen
FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps, map of Northern Lands under the Shadow of Chaos to prelims, 409pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Black Library 2014
KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature novels Warhammer fiction Rob Sanders Archaon series
Legends of the Age of Sigmar: Fyreslayers (Warhammer- Age of Sigmar)
FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 219pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Black Library 2016
KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy fiction literature Warhammer Age of Sigmar
Gotrek & Felix: Kinslayer (Warhammer: The End Times)
FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, grey & blue lettering to spine, illus eps, map of Sea of Chaos and surrounding area to prelims, 415pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Black Library 2014
KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature novels fiction Book One 1 Doom of Gotrek Gurnisson series Warhammer The End Times
The Ballad of Peckham Rye
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 202pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, moderate discolouration to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Muriel Spark
The Jungle Book
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp elephant illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, 191pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to edges, sl fading & staining to spine, 1cm closed tear to top of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2006
KEYWORDS: modern first editions classic literature fiction novels Rudyard Kipling illustrated Robert Ingpen
Anno Domini 2000; or, Woman's Destiny (Colonial Edition)
FIRST EDITION (COLONIAL EDITION, WHICH PRECEEDS OTHER VERSIONS), octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, viii + 331pp, VG- (heavy cracking & bruising/rubbing to spine, light bruising & moderate scuffing to board corners & edges, moderate to heavy staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name to half title page, moderate foxing & soiling to prelims, occasional heavy cracking to gutters, prev. owner's ink stamp sporadically throughout, occasional soiling to pages)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1889
KEYWORDS: colonial modern first editions New Zealand scifi science fiction novels literature Sir Julius Vogel
The Most
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Doubleday 2024
KEYWORDS: jessica anthony literature specials first edition
Snakecharmers in Texas: Essays 1980-87
FIRST EDITION super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1988
KEYWORDS: clive james essays literature specials first edition
Larkin at Sixty
FIRST EDITION, OWNERSHIP OF NZ AUTHOR NIGEL COX super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1982
KEYWORDS: philip larkin poet literature memoir biography anthony thwaite
The Coven Tendency
FIRST EDITION super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Hyperion 2025
KEYWORDS: zoe hana mikuta literature specials first edition
Baudelaire and the Symbolists
Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1954
KEYWORDS: peter quennell charles baudelaire english literature history
Rounding the Mark: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
FIRST EDITION super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Picador
KEYWORDS: andrea camilleri literature specials first edition italian
The Last of the Savages
FIRST EDITION super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1996
KEYWORDS: jay mcinerney literature specials first edition
Illusion and Reality: A Study of the Sources of Poetry
ARCHIVAL REPAIRS TO D/W super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+); 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: International Publishers 1947
KEYWORDS: poetry literature christopher caudwell
My Brother's Name is Jessica
UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, Octavo softcover (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: Puffin 2019 Uncorrected Proof
KEYWORDS: john boyne literature specials lbgt
The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
FIRST EDITION THUS octavo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Nonesuch Press 1939
KEYWORDS: lewis carroll john tenniel literature specials
The Vanishing Indian
Octavo hardcover (VG-) lacks d/w; 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: Hodder and Stoughton
KEYWORDS: zane grey american indian native american fiction literature specials