Books - "literature"
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The Old Man and the Boy
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 303pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to board edges & spine extrems, light adhesive staining to board edges & eps, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (in scruffy plastic cover- affixed, light creasing to edges, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling, heavy tape staining to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1958
KEYWORDS: first editions literature autobiography autobiographies memoir Robert Ruark
The Day on Fire
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 638pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelism & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1959
KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels fiction literature James Ramsey Ullman Arthur Rimbaud
The Red Pony
First edition, thus. Super 8vo, pp. 131; brown buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt, front board bordered in green with pasted illus. as centrepiece; pg edges stained green, illus. eps & tp, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping).
PUBLISHER: The Viking Press 1945
KEYWORDS: John Steinbeck modern first edition children's book juvenile literature
Proust among the Nations: From Dreyfus to the Middle East
First edition. 8vo, pp. xii + 239; tan buckram boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to boards; sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; sl bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; some tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press 2011
KEYWORDS: Jacqueline Rose Marcel Proust criticism literary Alfred Dreyfus Samuel Beckett Jean Genet Arab Israeli conflict literature first edition
A Lifelong Interest: Conversations on Art and Science with Didier Eribon
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1993
KEYWORDS: art literature literary Didier Eribon E H Gombrich philosophy conversations
The Unconstitutionality of Slavery (Facsimile Reprint)
FACSIMILE REPRINT, 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: Burt Franklin N/D (Facsmilie Reprint)
KEYWORDS: slavery literature US American history
The Heart is a Full-Wild Beast
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: Public Space2019
KEYWORDS: modern first editions short stories literature fiction John L'Heureux
Over the River
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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: A H & A W Reed 1966
KEYWORDS: signed first editions Mona Anderson New Zealand literature
The World of Children's Literature
Tidy ex-library, 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: R R Bowker Company 1968
KEYWORDS: children's literature literary bibliography bibliographies catalogues
Victory Park
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Makaro Press 2020
KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Rachel Kerr novels fiction literature
A Literary History of Ireland
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: Ernest Benn 1980
KEYWORDS: literature Irish literary history Ireland
The Bloomsbury Group: A Selective Bibliography
Very tidy ex-library, 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: Price Guide Pubilshers 1978
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies literature literary Bloomsbury group
The Magician of Hoad
FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2008
KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies Margaret Mahy New Zealand children's literature fantasy novels fiction
Little Mother Meg
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: Ward, Lock & Co 1902
KEYWORDS: children's literature illustrated novels fiction Ethel Turner
Lady Gregory: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism
Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, 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: The Whitston Publishing Company 1982
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Lady Gregory criticism literature literary
War Story Guide: An Annotated Bibliography of Military Fiction
Very tidy ex-library, 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: The Scarecrow Press 1980
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues fiction literature literary military war novels
John Newberry and His Books
Very tidy ex-library, 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: The Scarecrow Press 1994
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues children's literature literary
Culture and the Media in the USSR Today
Ex-library, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1989
KEYWORDS: USSR Soviet Union Russia Russian media culture essays literature
Andromeda: A Space-Age Tale
Octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Fredonia Books 2004
KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction literature novels Ivan Yefremov
A Bibliography of the Writings of Dr William Harvey 1578-1657 (Third Edition)
Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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: St Paul's Bibliographies 1989
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues literature literary Dr William Harvey science