TAYLOR, A J P

FIRST EDITION, archival repairs to jacket, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 262pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing/discolouration to extrems, minor soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout- mostly to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate loss & archival tape repairs to spine extrems, moderate to heavy tanning to spine, moderate general tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1952

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ROWLING, J K & KAY, JIM (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, imperial ocatvo, blue heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated prelims + 451pp, illus, Near FINE (sl rubbing to board edges) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2019

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CHING, RAY

Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, illus inside covers & prelims/terminals, 246pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to top of spine, sl creasing to cover edges, sl foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2014

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SOSEKI, NATSUME & YU, BEONGCHEON (Trans & Intro)

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt Japanese lettering to front board, illus/map to eps, frontispiece, 326pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, minor soiling & tape residue to board edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (single library label to base of spine, in fully adhesive plastic cover, light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Wayne State University Press 1967

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DE LA BRETONNE, RESTIF & BALDICK, ROBERT (Trans, Ed & Intro)

Super octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 456pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light tanning & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Barrie and Rockliff 1966

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CHRISTIE, AGATHA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 253pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons & Co 1974

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AIKEN, JOAN & MARRIOTT, PAT (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-school library, octavo, dark brown heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, illus/map to eps, unpaginated prelims + 179pp, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, sl staining to boards, light foxing to page edges, light tape staining to eps & prelims/terminals, minor scuffing to rear eps) in d/w, VG (all corners lightly clipped, sl rubbing to edges, minor tape/adhesive staining to rear cover & front flap, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1966

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CORBETT, JIM

FIRST EDITION, 2nd IMP., octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tiger illus to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 197pp, illus, VG- (light fading to spine, heavy staining to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edegs, moderate loss to spine extrems, heavy soiling & moderate foxing, moderate tanning to spine, lg closed tear to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1954

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MAHY, MARGARET & WILLIAMS, JENNY (Illus)

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY MARGARET MAHY, oblong octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, printed inside covers, unpaginated, illus, VG (minor fading & rubbing to spine/staples, light creasing to cover edges, moderate fading & scuffing to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Puffin / Penguin 1976

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BULLEN, FRANK T

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & blind stamp decoration to front board, deckled page fore-edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + 350pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing & soiling throughout, occasional minor soiling & cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co 1901

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BALLARD, J G

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, ex-library, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained dark blue, 204pp, VG- (light to moderate fading to spine & board edges, moderate tape staining to board edges & eps, usual library markings, light to moderate tanning & foxing/staining to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderate scuffing/surface loss to front pastedown, ffep mising, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, occasional foxing/soiling throughout) in d/w, VG- (fore-edge of front flap clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling, sm red adhesive label to base of spine`, bottom corner of front flap partially clipped)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1975

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BARRIE, J M & ATTWELL, MABEL LUCIE (Illus)

LIMITED NUMBERED CENTENARY EDITION, imperial octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering & gilt & coloured illus to spine & front board, teg, publisher's centenary plate to front pastedown, frontispiece, decorated title page, viii + 185pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to board edges & spine extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1979

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BULLEN, FRANK T

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt whale illus to front board, xx + 379pp, illus, folding map to prelims, VG (moderate scuffing & chipping to spine, minor scuffing & bruising to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light to moderate cracking to gutters, sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, sl cracking to gutters throughout, other minor soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1899

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DE MANDIARGUES, ANDRE PIEYRE & TROCCHI, ALEXANDER (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 164pp, VG+ (sl bruising to board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & teminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, moderate crackling effect to spine & covers, minor general soiling)

PUBLISHER: Calder and Boyars 1966

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SARTON, MAY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: W W Norton & Company

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CAVE, NICK

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1990

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SAYERS, DOROTHY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Van Goor Zonen Den Haag Brussel

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JONES, CHERIE

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PUBLISHER: Hachette

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BARNES, JULIAN

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PUBLISHER: Picador

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DE ASSIS, MACHADO

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PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1997

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