Books - "literature"
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The Brothers Karamazov
Super octavo, red cloth boards with black illus, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, 845pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling/discolouration to boards/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in VG+ slipcase - photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1965
KEYWORDS: Russian Fyodor Dostoyevsky folio society literature fiction illustrated English translations
Arrive at Easterwine: The Autobiography of a Ktistec Machine
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate fading & tanning to spine, other general moderate tanning & soiling, minor creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Dobson Books 1977
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels science fiction scifi R A Lafferty
Numa Pompilius ; Paul et Virginie et la Chaumiere Indienne ; Elisabeth et Claire D'Albe (3 titles in 1 volume)
TEXT IN FRENCH, sm octavo, half leatherbound marbled boards, gilt lettering & tooling to spine, page edges speckled red, marbled eps, mixed pagination, VG- (moderat ecracking to front & rear hinges, moderate scuffing & loss to board corners, moderate scuffing & surface loss to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate [historic] to front pastedown, moderate to heavy foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Leipzig 1845-1850
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH literature sammelbuch collection anthology antiquarian
I Saw in My Dream
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to red decoration at spine, 279pp, VG- (heavy soiling to boards, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, modern ex-libris plate to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to head of rear cover, minor chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: John Lehmann 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first editions NZ New Zealand literature writers authors Frank Sargeson fiction novels
Tregurtha Abbey, and New Zealand Tales
Sm octavo, green stiff card wrappers, black lettering to boards, printed eps, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine, moderate loss to head & base of spine, light to moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, heavy creasing & scuffing to fore-edge of rear board, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, ink numerals to front board & title page, modern ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's embossed mark to title page, moderate cracking to front gutter, minor pencil markings throughout with occasional light foxing also)
PUBLISHER: A D Willis (Printer) 1898
KEYWORDS: NZ New Zealand literature Hinemoa
Sidi Reszegh, and Other Verses
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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: The Progressive Publishing Society 1944
KEYWORDS: first editions poems poetry verse literature Donald McDonald NZ New Zealand poets writers
For the Luncheon Interval: Cricket and Other Verses (Second Edition)
Sm octavo hardcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Methuen & Co 1925
KEYWORDS: sport cricket literature poetry poems verse A A Milne
27 Wagons Full of Cotton, and Other One-Act Plays
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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: John Lehmann 1949
KEYWORDS: first editions literature plays stage theatre theater Tennessee Williams
The Spirit Stone (Book Five of The Dragon Mage)
Sm octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Harper Voyager 2008
KEYWORDS: fantasy novels fiction literature Katharine Kerr Dragon Mage series
The Girl from Fergana: Secrets of My Mother's Chinese Tea Chest
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Aleph 2026
KEYWORDS: first editions biography memoir autobiography literature Jonathan Gil Harris
Speech and Language in Psychoanalysis
Super octavo softcover (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: The John Hopkins University Press 1984
KEYWORDS: psychology speech linguistics language psychoanalysis Jacques Lacan literature philosophy
Stowaways
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Faber & Faber 2026
KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels novellas fiction literature Andre Aciman
Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel (A Revised Text): Vol II: Introduction, Notes and Index
THIS VOL (2) ONLY, octavo hardcover (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Oxford University Press 1899
KEYWORDS: history literature Saxon chronicles
Captivated: J M Barrie , the du Mauriers and the Dark Side of Neverland
Super octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Chatto & Windus 2008
KEYWORDS: literature literary biographies memoir Neverland J M Barrie
Drayneflete Revealed
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: John Murray 1949
KEYWORDS: art design architecture architectural style Osbert Lancaster literature parody first editions
Farmer Giles of Ham
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: George Allen & Unwin 1966
KEYWORDS: fantasy literature J R R Tolkien illustrated fiction
The Pooh Perplex: A Student Casebook
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Arthur Barker 1964
KEYWORDS: A A Milne literature literary criticism Winnie the Pooh poo bear
Butch Cassidy: The Lost Years
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Kensington Publishing Corp 2013
KEYWORDS: modern first editions western novels fiction literature Butch Cassidy William W Johnstone
The Bachelors of Broken Hill
FIRST EDITION, ex-library- scruffy reading copy, octavo hardcover (G+) in d/w (G+); Photos available on request. 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: William Heinemann 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature Arthur Upfield
Bony Buys a Woman
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; Photos available on request. 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: William Heinemann 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature Arthur Upfield