RICHARDS, FRANK & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece [opp. pg1], unpaginated prelims + 236pp, illus, VG- (spine cocked, moderate scuffing/rubbing toi spine & board edges- minor surface loss, light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional minor soiling & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1948

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature Billy Bunter series novels fiction Frank Richards illustrated

KATO, N & THEAKER, HARRY G (Illus) & VREDENBURG, Capt E (Ed)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to red cloth spine, frontispiece, 144pp, illus, VG- (moderate fading & soiling to spine, moderate insect damage to spine & rear gutter- inactive, light to moderate scuffing & bruising to board corners, minro chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prize presentation plate to ffep, minor soiling & foxing to prelims, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout- some plates may be detached)

PUBLISHER: Raphael Tuck & Sons N/D (c.1920s?)

KEYWORDS: Japanese fairy tales oriental children's literature legends ilustrated

LANZI, GIOVANNI

Quarto, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 267pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & chafing/soiling to spine & covers/edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Young Readers Group 2008

KEYWORDS: children's illustrations illustrators literature literary annuals past years bologna

DAHL, ROALD & BLAKE, QUENTIN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illu sheavy boards, black & red lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus, VG (moderate tanning & bruising to spine, light bruising & tanning to board edges, occasional minor foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature Roald Dahl illustrated Quentin Blake nursery rhymes

MARTIN, KEITH & GALLAGHER, DAVID (Illus)

Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, printed inside covers, illus title page, 400pp, illus, VG- (heavy creasing to spine & covers with minor soiling also, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Puffin / Penguin 1990

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MACDONNELL, J E

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, black & red lettering to spine, 161pp, VG- (moderate tanning & creasing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling/tanning to covers, heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to inside covers & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: Horwitz Publications Inc 1961

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BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE & MANNING, RUSS (Illus)

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white & gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 294pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & sl chipping/tearing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: IDW Publishing 2015

KEYWORDS: classic literature Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan comic strips cartoons newspaper strips Russ Manning illustrated

KINGSLEY, CHARLES (From the Original of) & HOLLOWAY, ZENA (Photos) & TAYLOR, HEIDI (Illus)

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, blue & black lettering to spine, illus eps, 140pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, sl discolouration to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Blue Duck Books 2008

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STEPHENSON, NEAL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & chapter headings, xvii + 937pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board corners, light soiling to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light creasing to wrapper edges & spine, v slight chafing to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2008

KEYWORDS: first edition neal stephenson literature

ANDERSON, POUL

UK FIRST EDITION, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 125pp, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims) in d/w VG (light creasing & scuffing to edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to wrapper, 0.5cm closed tear in jacket hinge of spine)

PUBLISHER: Dennis Dobson 1975

KEYWORDS: uk first edition poul anderson science fiction sci fi sci-fi literature

SACKS, PETER M

Super octavo, light grey cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv+ 375pp, VG (moderate foxing to boards, light soiling to boards & page edges, light foxing to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep, red ink markings to fep & title page)

PUBLISHER: The Johns Hopkins University Press 1987

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JACKSON, STEVE & NICHOLSON, RUSS (illus)

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, illus title page, 302pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to edges & corners of wrapper , slight chafing to wrapper, moderate tanning to pages, light to moderate to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Puffin Books 1989

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ARISTOPHANES

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy but in tidy plastic cover; 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: Liveright Publishing Corp 1943

KEYWORDS: classical literature plays stage theatre theater Aristophanes Greek English translations

NDIAYE, MARIE & FLETCHER, JOHN (Trans)

Ex-library, 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: Maclehose Press 2012

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Marie NDiaye

BERLIN, ISAIAH & HARDY, HENRY (Ed) & HAUSHEER, ROGER (Ed & Intro) & ANNAN, NOEL (Fore)

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pimlico 1998

KEYWORDS: essays literature prose anthologies philosophy

DICKINSON, COLIN (Ed) & LUCAS, JOHN (Ed)

Quarto 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 1979

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HOGARTH, BURNE & BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE (Original Text) & HIDES, ROBERT M (Adapted by) & HORN, MAURICE (Intro)

Quarto softcover (G+) scruffy copy; 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: Pan Books 1974

KEYWORDS: literature tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs Burne Hogarth cartoons comic strips

FARR, MICHAEL

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) jacket faded but still tidy; 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: Hardie Grant 2007

KEYWORDS: cartoons Tintin Herge literature literary appreciation history

GROENING, MATT

FIRST EDITION, square super octavo softcover, stapled (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: Pantheon Books / Random House 1987

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GORDON, DAVID

Super octavo 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: META Publications 1978

KEYWORDS: literature literary criticism therapeutic metaphors philosophy