Books - "literature"
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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt animal illus to front board, frontispiece, xx + 338pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1979
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature east Africa J H Patterson culture
Samuel Marsden: A Pioneer of Civilization in the South Seas
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED 'FROM THE AUTHOR', octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 256pp + xviii to rear, illus, VG (light chafing & rubbing to board edges/extrems, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss, moderate tanning & light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1932
KEYWORDS: signed first editions travel writing literature Samuel Marsden south seas historians biography biographies exploration
Toll the Hounds
US FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 923pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, in tidy plastic cover- easily removed if desired, 1cm cut to front cover)
PUBLISHER: Bantam Press 2008
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fantasy novels fiction literature Steven Erikson Malazan book of the fallen
Resper's Gale
US FIRST EDITION, super octavo, grey heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, 832pp, VG (light bruising/rubbing & fading to board edges & extrems, minor damp/water damage to rear board & terminals, moderate tanning to page edges, paper & adhesive residue to front & rear pastedowns, prev. bookseller's sn label to ffep, binding a little sloppy) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty 2008
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fantasy novels fiction literature Steven Erikson Malazan book of the fallen
Gardens of the Moon
FIRST US EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 494pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges, sl cracking at gutter of title page) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty 2004
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fantasy novels fiction literature Steven Erikson Malazan book of the fallen
The Bonehunters
FIRST US EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 800pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, binding a little sloppy) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty 2007
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fantasy novels fiction literature Steven Erikson Malazan book of the fallen
House of Chains
US FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 859pp, VG+ (light bruising to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty 2002
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fantasy novels fiction literature Steven Erikson Malazan book of the fallen
The Crippled God
FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 913pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems & spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty 2011
KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy novels fiction literature Steven Erikson Malazan book of the fallen
Dust of Dreams
US FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 986pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, 3.5cm crack to top of front hinge, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, 3.5cm closed tear to top hinge, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty 2009
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fantasy novels fiction literature Steven Erikson Malazan book of the fallen
Memories of Ice
US FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 1006pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fantasy novels fiction literature Steven Erikson Malazan book of the fallen
Atom and Void: Essays on Science and Community
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: Princeton University Press 1989
KEYWORDS: science philosophy J Robert Oppenheimer essays literature physics
Kairos
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: Granta 2024
KEYWORDS: German literature English translations novels fiction Jenny Erpenbeck
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
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: Tom Doherty 2022
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Becky Chambers monk and robot series
A Closed and Common Orbit
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: Hodder & Stoughton 2017
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Becky Chambers
Record of a Spaceborn Few
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: Hodder & Stoughton 2019
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Becky Chambers
The Pearl Sister: CeCe's Story
Super 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 2017
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Lucinda Riley
The Royal Sister
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: Atria 2019
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Lucinda Riley
The Moon Sister: Tiggy's Story
Super 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 2018
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Lucinda Riley
The Sun Sister: Electra's Story
Super 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 2019
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Lucinda Riley
The Murders at Fleat House
Super 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 2022
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Lucinda Riley