SCOTT, DICK

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, grey buckram boards, grey lettering to spine, grey leaf illus to front board, top page edges stained blue, illus title page, 160pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing/rubbing to spine & board extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, light tanning & soiling to eps, moderate foxing & soiling to prelims, moderate cracking to gutters, occasional moderate soiling throughout, jacket affixed to rear board by flap) in d/w, VG- (remnants of protective cover to edges, rear flap glued to rear board, moderate fading & tanning to spine, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Southern Cross Books 1954

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand literature Parihaka history Maori

RANSOME, ARTHUR & FINDLAY, KIRSTY NICHOL (Ed)

Super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 214pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Boydell Press 2011

KEYWORDS: Arthur Ransome Robert Louis Stevenson literature literary studies criticism

TOLKIEN, J R R & BAYNES, PAULINE (Illus)

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, 64pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning to page edges, minor foxing to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light fading to spine, moderate foxing to flaps, minor scuffing to front)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1974

KEYWORDS: J R R Tolkien literature verse poetry poems illustrated Pauline Baynes

COLERIDGE, K A (Compiled by)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxv + 536pp + facsimile prints to rear, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl fading to board edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning to pastedowns) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1980

KEYWORDS: literature collections literary John Milton Alexander Turnbull Library bibliography catalogue New Zealand

ARNOLD, Sir EDWIN (Trans)

Octavo, yellow buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled page edges, xiv + 173pp + catalogue to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. owner's inscriptions/annotations in ink & pencil to prelims, minor pencil markings to pages throughout, minor cracking to gutters & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Trubner & Co 1889

KEYWORDS: Sanskrit literature English translations verse bhagavad gita

DOUGHTY, CHARLES M

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xviii + 607pp, VG+ (sl discolouration to spine, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl creasing & soiling/foxing to prelims, sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (3cm hole to spine, moderate creasing & chipipng to edges, moderate tanning & soiling to spine & edges, moderate foxing & light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1926

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature exploration Arabia Charles M Doughty

SEAGER, YVONNE

Octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 188pp, VG (light fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light rubbing to spine, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company 1957

KEYWORDS: children's literature fantasy unicorns novels fiction Yvonne Seager

ENDO, SHUSAKU & MATHY, FRANCIS (Trans)

Sm octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, printed/illus eps, 237pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, minor adhesive staining to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, ex-libris ink stamp to ffep, light scuffing to rear eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor rubbing to spine, moderate chafing & soiling, minor foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Peter Owen 1974

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Japanese Shusaku Endo

EGERTON, GEORGE [DUNNE, MARY CHAVELITA] & BEARDSLEY, AUBREY (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & green illus to spine, green lettering & illus to front board, deckled page edges, illus title page, unpaginated prelims + 184pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate soiling & foxing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & chipping to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing & soiling sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Elkin Mathews and John Lane 1893

KEYWORDS: Mary Chavelita Dunne George Egerton short stories modern first edition fiction literature

WOOLF, VIRGINIA

Octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 458pp, VG+ (minor fading/discolouration to spine & board edges, sl bruising to board corners, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & fading to spine, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Hogarth Press 1949

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Virginia Woolf

DOUGLAS, MARY (Ed)

Octavo, black buckram boards, gilt & red lettering to spine, xxxviii + 387pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional sl soiling) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to top edge, light tanning to spine, light to moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Tavistock Publications 1970

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TUWHARE, HONE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, 48pp, VG+ (light tanning to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to covers, sl tanning to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Godwit Press 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors poets literature Hone Tuwhare poems prose poetry verse first editions

GRIMALDI, JOSEPH & DICKENS, CHARLES (ed.) & CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE (illus,)

Octavo softcover (G-) lacks rear cover; front cover loose but present; 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: John Dicks (c.1883?)

KEYWORDS: Joseph Grimaldi memoirs literature b&w illustrations Cruikshank Dickens

SIMENON, GEORGES & BRAIN, ROBERT (trans.)

Small 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: Hamish Hamilton 1961

KEYWORDS: crime fiction literature detective inspector Maigret

KISHIMOTO, MASAHI & OHSAKI, TOMOHITO & ALLEN, JOCELYNE (trans.)

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PUBLISHER: Viz Media 2016

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SCHWARTZ, DANA

Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Piatkus 2023

KEYWORDS: romance fiction literature Anatomy: A Love Story sequel

AUDEN, W. H. & BUCKNELL, KATHERINE (ed.)

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PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2003

KEYWORDS: poetry juvenilia literature

DICKEY, JOHN

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PUBLISHER: Terranova Editores 2008

KEYWORDS: poetry literature

NERUDA, PABLO & PENDEN, MARGARET SAYERS (trans,, intro.)

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PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1990

KEYWORDS: poetry literature

BERRYMAN, JOHN & THORNBURY, CHARLES (ed., intro.)

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PUBLISHER: The Noonday Press 1991

KEYWORDS: poetry literature