Books - "literature"
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Let the Wind Speak: Mary de Rachewiltz and Ezra Pound
Super octavo, grey heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, xvii + 324pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: University of Pennsylvania Press 2023
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Ezra Pound Mary de Rachewiltz
Writing Politics in Imperial Rome
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, xii + 539pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine & boards, lighth chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Brill, Leiden 2009
KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity literature Rome imperial politics political writing classics classical
The Bala Volcanic Series of Caernarvonshire and Associated Rocks; Being the Sedgwick Prize Essay for 1888
Octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black rule to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims + 130pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & rear board, light to moderate scuffing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, some page edges remain uncut, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1889
KEYWORDS: literature essays geology bala volcanic series rocks
Titi Lucreti Cari de Rerum Natura, Libri Sex (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, INCL. POEM IN LATIN WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND SCHOLARLY MATERIAL, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, 175pp total, VG (moderate fading to spines & some boards, moderate chafing/soiling & bruising/scuffing to boards/edges, light tanning to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to front eps, occasional pen & pencil underlining/annotation, occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1947
KEYWORDS: classic literature classics Lucretius philosophy poems poetry ancient philosophers Roman latin
Metaformations: Soundplay and Wordplay in Ovid and Other Classical Poets
SIGNED, super octavo, grey cloth boards, dark grey lettering to spine, 352pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate fading/discolouration & soiling to spine & covers, minor creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press 1985
KEYWORDS: classical literature classics Ovid poetry verse literary signed Frederick Ahl
Angel Gear: On the Road With Sam Hunt
SIGNED BY SAM HUNT, imperial octavo, turquoise heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 115pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading & bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, 'ghost' lettering from Sam Hunt's signature to title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Reed 1989
KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Sam Hunt Colin Hogg biography literature poems poetry verse
Dalziel's Illustrated Arabian Nights' Entertainments
FRONT BOARD DETACHED BUT PRESENT, imperial octavo, green buckram boards, gren lettering & gilt/black illus to spine & front board, aeg, frontispiece, illus title page, xvi + 822pp, illus, G- (front board detached but present, spine flapping loose- binding exposed, heavy scuffing & fraying to board edges, heavy tearing & fraying to spine extrems, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling to rear board, gilt on page edges tarnished, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims with som eprelims partially detached but still hanging on, 45mm closed tear to bottom half of prelims, heavy cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, prev. owner's name in ink sporadically throughout- text unaffected, other pages partially detached at gutter)
PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock and Tyler N/D (c.1870s?)
KEYWORDS: classic literature Arabian Nights illustrated Dalziel Brothers
The Rambles of a Naturalist on the Coasts of France, Spain, and Sicily, in Two Volumes: Volume II
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
Six Months in Ascension: An Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition
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
The Lie Tree
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
Lolita
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
Psychology and Religion: West and East (Second Edition)
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
Superman, the Action Comics: Archives: Volume 1
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
Gold Digger: Gold Brick II
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
Gold Digger: Gold Brick III
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
Gold Digger: Gold Brick I
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
Journalese (First Edition)
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
Terry Nation's Avon: A Terrible Aspect
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
Avengers: Death Trap / The Vault
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
SnarfQuest
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