MAXWELL, The Rt Hon Sir HERBERT

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1901

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STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

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PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1900

KEYWORDS: history historical travel writing literature adventure exploration Robert Louis Stevenson Marquesas Paumotus Gilbert Islands south seas

LONEY, ALAN; QUILTER, JENNI

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PUBLISHER: Cuneiform Press 2010

KEYWORDS: Alan Loney New Zealand literature

CATTON, ELEANOR

TRUE FIRST EDITION (SMALLER NZ PRINT RUN), LACKS D/W, super octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, (14) + 832pp + (6), VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2013

KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature novels fiction Eleanor Catton

FALLADA, HANS & SUTTON, ERIC (Trans)

Octavo, grey cloth boards, black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 568pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing to extrems, moderate tanning/discolouration to spine, minor staining to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: Putnam 1936

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature German English translations Hans Fallada

CARROLL, LEWIS & TENNIEL, JOHN (Illus) & GREEN, ROGER LANCELYN (Ed & Intro)

FIRST EDITION THUS, octavo, lime green buckram boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxiii + 277pp, illus, VG (light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, minor foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first editions THUS fantasy children's fiction novels literature illustrated Lewis Carroll

BURKE, JAMES LEE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 344pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Orion 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature crime fiction novels James Lee Burke

HELGASON, HALLGRIMUR & FITZGIBBON, BRIAN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus title pages, unpaginated prelims + 451pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Oneworld 2018

KEYWORDS: modern first editions English translations literature novels fiction Hallgrimur Helgason

READING, JACQUELINE

Square super octavo, illus heavy boards, illus, unpaginated, VG- (moderate rubbing to board edges, moderate insect damage with surface loss to boards, moderate foxing to boards, gift inscription in ink to front pastedown, moderate tanning throughout, occasional creasing to page corners)

PUBLISHER: Jons Productions N/D (c.1954?)

KEYWORDS: old children's books literature picture readers Jacqueline Reading

BROWNING, ROBERT & SERKIN, AMALIA (Dolls Designed & Made by) & McFADYEAN, MARION (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, square octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to cream cloth spine, 36pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling/discolouration to boards, superficial creasing to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional light closed tearing to page edges, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Collins 1944

KEYWORDS: first modern editions children's books literature Robert Browning Grimm Brothers illustrated

PALAHNIUK, CHUCK (Story) & STEWART, CAMERON (Art)

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, red & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 276pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Books 2016

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SPAIN, NANCY

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title pages, 36pp, illus, VG+ (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to board extrems/edges, light tanning to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Max Parrish 1957

KEYWORDS: children's literature picture books Nancy Spain illustrated

ESPINOZA, ESTEBAN & TALER, FIONA (Trans)

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED, POETRY IN ENGLISH, octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, unpaginated, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Hallard Press 1990

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DURRELL, LAWRENCE

FIRST EDITION, 2nd IMP., octavo, blue cloth boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, 250pp, VG+ (sl discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light to moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Lawrence Durrell

JOHNSTON, GEORGE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, VG (moderate bend/crease to top corner of front board, light bruising to other board corners, light bruising & rubbing to spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light occasional foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels George Johnston

VERNE, JULES & EVANS, I O (Trans)

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, occasional light smattering of foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, light tanning & foxing, light fading to spine, minor soiling to rear, adhesive residue to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Arco Publications 1962

KEYWORDS: posthumous literature works Jules Verne fiction novels The Survivors of the Jonathan

KITCHER, PHILIP

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, viii + 287pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1983

KEYWORDS: mathematics philosophy Philip Kitcher literature

BERNANOS, GEORGES

UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 136pp, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges- some minor loss, heavy foxing, moderate tanning to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Dennis Dobson 1945

KEYWORDS: first UK editions literature writings Georges Bernanos philosophy Christianity

KINGFISHER, T

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, yellow & white lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 159pp, VG+ (light curling to covers, light chafing to rear cover, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Titan Books 2024

KEYWORDS: signed T Kingfisher modern first editions literature scifi science fiction novels fantasy horror

ATIG, JOHN C (Compiled by)

Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, xx + 185pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press 1985

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