HOGG, COLIN

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

BROTHERS DALZIEL (Engravings) & DULCKEN, H W (Text Revised & Emendated Throughout by)

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

DE QUATREFAGES, A & OTTE, E C (Trans)

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

Mrs GILL

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

HARDINGE, FRANCES & RIDDELL, CHRIS (Special Edition Illus by)

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

NABOKOV, VLADIMIR

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

JUNG, C G & HULL, R F C (Trans)

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

WAID, MARK (Fore) & KAHAN, BOB (Ed)

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

PERRY, FRED

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

PERRY, FRED

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

PERRY, FRED

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

HYDE, ROBIN

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

DARROW, PAUL

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

FINGEROTH, DANNY (Writer) & LIM, RON (Penciller) & SANDERS, JIM (Inker) & FREDERICKS, FRED (Inker)

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

ELMORE, LARRY

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

POINTON, MARCIA

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, ix + 426pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & extrems, light soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, light soiling to title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 3x closed tears to edges/folds of flaps- archival tape repair, light chafing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: jewellrey jewelry gem stones gems history vintage literature art society agency

FAULKS, SEBASTIAN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 407pp, VG+ (light foxing & soiling to page edges, warm gift inscription in ink to front eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Sebastian Faulks

DE SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE & WOODS, KATHERINE (Trans)

EARLY EDITION, octavo, orange heavy boards, red & blue lettering to spine, red lettering to front board, 91pp, illus, VG- (moderate vertical fold/crease to front board- full length, moderate damp staining to boards & eps, light discolouration to spine extrems, sl bruising to extrems, light foxing to eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to base of ffep, minro cracking to base of front gutter, 3cm closed tear to base of page 13, occasional light foxing throughout, binding a little sloppy/uneven) in d/w, G+ (heavy tearing/loss to edges, price clipped, moderate cracking & tanning/rubbing to spine, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1954

KEYWORDS: classic children's literature Antoine de Saint-Exupery illustrated English translations

JUNG, C G & HULL, R F C (Trans)

LACKS D/W, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained green, xxxiv + 581pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, minor staining/discolouration to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968

KEYWORDS: first editions Carl CG Jung psychology philosophy literature English translations collected works series

O'BRIAN, PATRICK & WALDEGRAVE, WILLIAM (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xiv + 136pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems, gilt lettering & publisher's motif on spine printed upside down, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (minor discolouration to spine & cover egdes, sl creasingt o edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front flap)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2004

KEYWORDS: modern first editions historical fiction Jack Aubrey series unpublished Patrick O'Brian literature