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$40.00
3d5/12

The Rambles of a Naturalist on the Coasts of France, Spain, and Sicily, in Two Volumes: Volume II


DE QUATREFAGES, A & OTTE, E C (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, vii + 375pp, VG- (heavy water damage & staining to boards & eps, moderate tanning to spine, minor bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, minor foxing & soiling sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts 1857

KEYWORDS: exploration history historical travel literature Europe France Spain Sicily

$245.00
3d5/14

Six Months in Ascension: An Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition


Mrs GILL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black decoration to boards, frontispiece, liv + 285pp + 32pp catalogue to rear, VG (spine cocked, moderate bruising to extrems, minor rubbing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor cracking & tearing to front gutter, prev. owner's name in ink & sl foxing/soiling to prelims, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1878

KEYWORDS: first editions Ascension historical travel writing literature expeditions exploration Mrs Gill

$40.00
3d5/23

The Lie Tree


HARDINGE, FRANCES & RIDDELL, CHRIS (Special Edition Illus by)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, blue gilt illus to front board, unpaginated prelims + 489pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & spine extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl creasing to fore-edges of pgs125-138) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 2016

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels special editions illustrated Frances Hardinge Chris Riddell

$55.00
3d5/28

Lolita


NABOKOV, VLADIMIR

FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMP., super octavo, cream patterned heavy boards, gilt lettering to black buckram spine, top page edges stained red, deckled page fore-edges, 319pp, VG (moderate rubbing to spine & extrems, minor bruising & tanning/soiling to boards/edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sm ink scribble to ffep, prev. owner's details in ink to half title page, minor foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: G P Putnam's Sons 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (3rd impression) literature novels fiction Vladimir Nabokov

$85.00
3d5/31

Psychology and Religion: West and East (Second Edition)


JUNG, C G & HULL, R F C (Trans)

Super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xiii + 699pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1970 (1969)

KEYWORDS: Carl CG Jung Jungian psychology religion east west literature writings

$60.00
3d5/36

Superman, the Action Comics: Archives: Volume 1


WAID, MARK (Fore) & KAHAN, BOB (Ed)

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt S to front board, illus prelims, 222pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: DC Comics 1997

KEYWORDS: DC Comics Superman superheroes comics comic books archives literature

$85.00
3d4/6

Gold Digger: Gold Brick II


PERRY, FRED

SOFTCOVER, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, printed inside covers, unpaginated, illus, VG (minor creasing & rubbing to spine & cover edges, moderate tanning & light soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate chipping to edges/folds, light to moderate soiling to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Antarctic Press 2002

KEYWORDS: graphic novels gold digger series literature Fred Perry

$85.00
3d4/7

Gold Digger: Gold Brick III


PERRY, FRED

SOFTCOVER, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, (2) + 452pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing to covers, light bruising/scuffing to extrems, light to moderate foxing to inside covers, moderate creasing to top corners of pgs73-84) in d/w, VG- (flaps almost completely detached but still present, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading)

PUBLISHER: Antarctic Press 2003

KEYWORDS: graphic novels gold digger series literature Fred Perry

$85.00
3d4/8

Gold Digger: Gold Brick I


PERRY, FRED

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, printed inside covers, unpaginated, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing/chipping to spine & cover edges, multiple closed tears to front & rear hinges, moderate chafing/soiling & creasing to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Antarctic Press N/D

KEYWORDS: graphic novels gold digger series literature Fred Perry

$75.00
3d4/11

Journalese (First Edition)


HYDE, ROBIN

Octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 230pp, VG- (moderate discolouration to spine, light to moderate scuffing & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate foxing/staining to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss with archival tape repair to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, adhesive label to spine)

PUBLISHER: The National Printing Company 1934

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand literature Robin Hyde journalism opinion

$150.00
3d4/12

Terry Nation's Avon: A Terrible Aspect


DARROW, PAUL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, white lettering to red cloth spine, (4) + 189pp, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl bruising to extrems, minor foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's label to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (fully adhesive covering- minor chipping to edges, minro discolouration, minro tanning & soiling to flaps/edges)

PUBLISHER: Citadel Press 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction novels literature Paul Darrow Terry Nation Blakes 7 Kerr Avon prequal

$40.00
3d4/20

Avengers: Death Trap / The Vault


FINGEROTH, DANNY (Writer) & LIM, RON (Penciller) & SANDERS, JIM (Inker) & FREDERICKS, FRED (Inker)

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, 64pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & rubbing to spine & cover edgessl chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, minro tanning/soiling to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics 1991

KEYWORDS: graphic novels comics comic books Marvel Avengers literature

$45.00
3d4/22

SnarfQuest


ELMORE, LARRY

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, (2) + 142pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & front cover, minor rubbing & creasing to spine & cover egdes, 4cm heavy scuff to top edge of front cover & underlying prelim pages up to pg26- minro loss, light chafing to covers, minor tanning to page edges, minor tanning & foxing/soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: TSR Inc 1987

KEYWORDS: fantasy comic books comics graphic novels literature Dragon magazine Larry Elmore SnarfQuest snarf quest

$185.00
3d4/25

Brilliant Effects: A Cultural History of Gem Stones and Jewellery


POINTON, MARCIA

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, ix + 426pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & extrems, light soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, light soiling to title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 3x closed tears to edges/folds of flaps- archival tape repair, light chafing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: jewellrey jewelry gem stones gems history vintage literature art society agency

$90.00
3d4/32

Birdsong


FAULKS, SEBASTIAN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 407pp, VG+ (light foxing & soiling to page edges, warm gift inscription in ink to front eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Sebastian Faulks

$120.00
3d4/40

Psychology and Alchemy (The Collected Works: Volume Twelve)


JUNG, C G & HULL, R F C (Trans)

LACKS D/W, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained green, xxxiv + 581pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, minor staining/discolouration to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968

KEYWORDS: first editions Carl CG Jung psychology philosophy literature English translations collected works series

$55.00
3d3/12

The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey


O'BRIAN, PATRICK & WALDEGRAVE, WILLIAM (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xiv + 136pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems, gilt lettering & publisher's motif on spine printed upside down, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (minor discolouration to spine & cover egdes, sl creasingt o edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front flap)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2004

KEYWORDS: modern first editions historical fiction Jack Aubrey series unpublished Patrick O'Brian literature

$55.00
3d3/18

Three Philosophers


ANSCOMBE, G E M & GEACH, P T

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xx + 162pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear pastedown, sl foxing to eps, occasional minor pencil underlining) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate tanning to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1973

KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Aristotle Aquinas Frege

$40.00
3d3/33

Remarks on Marx: Conversations with Duccio Trombadori


FOUCAULT, MICHEL & GOLDSTEIN, R JAMES (Trans) & CASCAITO, JAMES (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, black printed light card wrappers, coloured lettering to spine, 187pp, VG (light to moderate creasing to spine & cover edges, minor foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Semiotext(e) 1981

KEYWORDS: first editions literature philosophy Michel Foucault interviews Duccio Trombadori marxist

$75.00
3d3/36

A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume I: The Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans


GUTHRIE, W K C

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm gilt motif to front board, xv + 539pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light tanning & soiling to spine, sl creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1967

KEYWORDS: ancient Greek Greece philosophy literature

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