Books - "literature"
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Gaudy Night
EARLY EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 483pp, VG- (light to moderate tanning/fading & cracking to spine & extrems, sl rubbing & bruising to board corners, light soiling & fading to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout, light to moderate tearing to some page edges, sm ink stamp to base of ffep)
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1937
KEYWORDS: early editions literature fiction novels Dorothy L Sayers
Very Good, Jeeves!
FIRST EDITIONS, octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine & boards, 312pp, VG- (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading/tanning to spine, moderate staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ffep potentially missing, half title page partially detached but still present, sl water staining to base of front eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1930
KEYWORDS: modern first editions Jeeves and Wooster series P G Wodehouse literature novels fiction
The Earthly Paradise: A Poem
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt decoration to front board, blind stamp decoration to rear board, viii + 445pp, VG (some page edges remain uncut, light bruising to extrems, light fading/tanning to spine, light fading & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedow, ex-libris plate to ffep, light foxing sporadically throughout, minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Reeves and Turner 1890 (spine updated 1891)
KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature William Morris
Red Shift
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, 158pp, VG+ (front board sl warped, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing, sl tanning to flaps, prev bokseller's label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons & Co 1973
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Alan Garner
Aquinas' Summa: An Introduction and Interpretation
Octavo, black light card covers, white lettering to spine & front cover, xxxix + 305pp, VG- (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning to rear cover with prev. bookseller's sm label also, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, heavy cracking to gutters with some pages detached but present, occasional pencil annotations)
PUBLISHER: Alba House 1985
KEYWORDS: Thomas Aquinas summa theologica theology religion religious literature
The Treatise on the Divine Nature (Summa Theologiae I 1-13)
Octavo, teal glossy light card covers, black & white lettering to spine & front cover, xx + 370pp, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's initials in ink to inside front & rear covers, sm ink annotation to rear ep)
PUBLISHER: Hackett Publishing Company 2006
KEYWORDS: Thomas Aquinas theology summa theologica theologiae literature religion doctrines
Minute for Murder
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red/orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 256pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading & foxing to spine, light fading & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Crime Club / Collins 1947
KEYWORDS: modern first editions crime thrillers fiction novels literature Nicholas Blake
Role of Honour
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 222pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & extrems, spine sl. cocked, sl soiling t page edges, prev owners name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape / Hodder & Stoughton 1984
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature modern first edition James Bond John Gardner espionage spy thrillers
Bill Berenger Wins Command
Octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained orange, frontispiece, 283pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, sporadic light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges with minor loss also, light to moderate chafing & soiling & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D
KEYWORDS: children's fiction novels literature Douglas V Duff
Kukai: Major Works
Super octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine- faded, xiv + 303pp, VG (yellowing tape reinforcement to cover edges- sl creased & peeling, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press c.1972
KEYWORDS: Kukai Kobo Daishi Japanese literature esoteric buddhism buddhist
Shobogenzo (The Eye and Treasury of the True Law) (4 Vol Set)
4 VOL SET, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces to vols 1 & 2, mixed pagination, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- minor tidy archival repairs, sl fading to spines, light chafing & soiling/foxing)
PUBLISHER: Nakayama Shobo 1977-1986
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese literature English translations buddhism buddhist Dogen Zenji religion
Shadow of the Moon
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, viii + 632pp, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate rubbing to spine & folds/creases of flaps, light tanning)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels fiction literature M M Kaye
Songmaster
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 338pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/peeling to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Macdonald Futura 1981
KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction novels literature modern first editions Orson Scott Card
Intelligent Virtue
Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black & blue lettering to spine, vii + 189pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2011
KEYWORDS: virtue ethics literature Julia Annas philosophy
Brave New World
FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION, octavo, blue buckram boards, dark blue lettering to spine, (10) + 306pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing & light tanning to prelims & terminals, occasional spots of foxing throughout- quite minor, prev. bookseller's sm label to full title page, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1932
KEYWORDS: modern first editions (3rd impression) novels fiction literature Aldous Huxley
Shingle-Short, and Other Verses
FIRST EDITION, SCARCE, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 205pp, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board corners, light tanning to spine, minor fading & surface loss to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs N/D
KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature first editions B E Baughan
Lao Tse: Tao Te King
TEXT IN CHINESE & GERMAN, 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: Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag 1986
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN CHINESE & GERMAN Lao Tse tao taoism philosophy ancient Chinese literature wisdom
Rough Weather
FIRST EDITION, 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: G P Putnam's Sons 2008
KEYWORDS: modern first editions Spenser series Boston novels fiction literature Robert B Parker
Family Honor
FIRST EDITION, 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: G P Putnam's Sons 1999
KEYWORDS: modern first editions crime thrillers novels fiction literature Robert B Parker
Kafka
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: Martin Secker & Warburg 1990
KEYWORDS: first editions Franz Kafka biography biographies memoir literature literary