Books - "literature"
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The Japanese Lover
AUSTRALIAN 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: Scribner 2015
KEYWORDS: Australian modern first editions literature novels fiction Isabel Allende
The Adventures of Oliver Twist
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream cloth boards, burgundy illus to boards & spine, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xx + 380pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, some scuffing with colour loss to spine, v slight soiling to page edges) in slipcase VG (light scuffing to top edge, slight fading to sides, v slight chafing to slipcase)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1994
KEYWORDS: folio society charles dickens literature classic novels
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream cloth boards, burgundy illus to boards & spine, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + 740pp, illus, VG+ (moderate scuffing with colour loss to spine, v slight soiling to page edges & spine) in slipcase VG (v slight fading to sides, v slight chafing to slipcase)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1994
KEYWORDS: folio society charles dickens literature classic novels
Great Expectations
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream cloth boards, burgundy illus to boards & spine, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 419pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing with colour loss to spine, v slight soiling to spine) in slipcase VG (v slight fading to sides, v slight chafing to slipcase)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1994
KEYWORDS: folio society charles dickens literature classic novels
Our Mutual Friend
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream cloth boards, burgundy illus to boards & spine, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 780pp, illus, Nr FINE (v slight bruising to bottom of spine) in slipcase VG+ (v slight chafing to slipcase)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1995
KEYWORDS: folio society charles dickens literature classic novels
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream cloth boards, burgundy illus to boards & spine, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxiii + 820pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to bottom of spine, v slight scuffing to spine) in slipcase VG+ (v slight chafing to slipcase, light bruising to corners, light scuffing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1994
KEYWORDS: folio society charles dickens literature classic novels
Little Dorrit
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream cloth boards, burgundy illus to boards & spine, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxii + 834pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to bottom of spine, & extrems, v slight scuffing to spine) in slipcase VG+ (light chafing to slipcase, slight bruising to corners)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1995
KEYWORDS: folio society charles dickens literature classic novels
Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream cloth boards, burgundy illus to boards & spine, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 816pp, illus, Nr FINE (v slight bruising to bottom of spine) in slipcase VG+ (light chafing to slipcase, slight tear to one top corner, slight bruising to corners, slight creasing to sides)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1995
KEYWORDS: folio society charles dickens literature classic novels
Christmas Books
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream cloth boards, burgundy illus to boards & spine, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 403pp, illus, Nr FINE (v slight bruising to extrems) in slipcase VG+ (v slight chafing to slipcase, slight bruising to corners)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1994
KEYWORDS: folio society charles dickens literature classic novels
The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories: An Omnibus containing Kiss Kiss, Over to You, Switch Bitch, Someone Like You, and Eight Further Tales of the Unexpected
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus cream faux snakeskin boards, red lettering to spine [faded], frontispiece, 768pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, 2mm small chip to spine) in slipcase VG+ (v slight chafing to slipcase, slight bruising to corners, one corner moderately bruised)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 2001
KEYWORDS: folio society adult literature short stories roald dahl
Moby Dick or The Whale
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to illus spine, upper edges stained teal, frontispiece, 515pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to extrems, slight fading & chafing with colour loss to spine, light soiling to rear board, light fading to upper edges, v slight soiling to page edges) in slipcase VG+ (slight chafing to slipcase, light bruising & scuffing to corners & edges, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1998
KEYWORDS: folio society literature classic novel herman melville
To Kill a Mockingbird
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black illus & gilt decoration to spine & boards, frontispiece, 270pp, illus, Near FINE (sl fading & bruising to spine/extrems) in slipcase VG+ (light soiling & chafing, v slight bruising to bottom, light fading)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1997
KEYWORDS: folio society literature classic novel harper lee
Wide Sargasso Sea
IN SLIPCASE, octavo, dark & light green embossed cloth boards, green lettering to spine, upper edges stained green, illus title page, xiv + 161pp, illus, VG+ (one small mark to front pastedown, slight fading to upper edges) in slipcase VG+ (slight soiling & chafing, v slight fading)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1993
KEYWORDS: folio society literature classic novel jean rhys
Amongst the Maoris: A Book of Adventure
Sm octavo, blue buckram boards, embossed black decoration & gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xi + 366 + 6[ads], illus, G+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, light to moderate cracking to hinges, spine moderately cocked, heavy soiling & tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing throughout, gutter between p128 & 129 completely cracked- binding exposed, light cracking to rear gutter, binding loose for pgs 131-142 & pgs147-158)
PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne and Co ca. 1874
KEYWORDS: new zealand early colonial adventure emilia marryat mrs norris literature aotearoa maori maoriland
The Dorothy L Sayers Crime Collection: Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Murder Must Advertise, Gaudy Night & The Nine Tailors
FIVE VOLUME BOX SET IN SLIPCASE, super octavo illus heavy boards, green lettering to boards, illus title pages, x + 235pp, 367pp, 313pp, vii + 422pp, 303pp, Nr FINE (v slight bruising to spines, v slight soiling to page edges of Gaudy Night) in slipcase VG+ (light scuffing to edges, slight chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 2000
KEYWORDS: dorothy l sayers crime literature novels box set folio society
Thomas Hardy Six Volume Boxed Set: Under the Greenwood Tree or The Mellstock Quire, The Return of the Native, The Life and Death of a Man from Casterbridge - The Story of a Man of Character, The Trumpet-Major - John Loveday A Soldier in the War with
IN SLIPCASE, super octavo cloth boards with embossed decoration to front board (in dark green, light green, mustard, brown, red & purple), gilt lettering to spines, upper edges stained to match boards, illus eps, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, Nr FINE (v slight fading & chafing with colour loss to spine, v slight soiling to rear board of The Return of the Native, light soiling to edge of Tess of D'Ubervilles) in slipcase VG+ (slight chafing, soiling & fading, one small 2cm tear to upper corner)
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1991
KEYWORDS: thomas hardy british classic novels literature folio society
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
IN SLIPCASE, imperial octavo black heavy boards with red illus, black buckram spine with champagne gilt, upper edges stained red, frontispiece, 74pp, illus, Nr FINE, in slipcase VG+ (slight chafing & creasing, small stain to rear of slipcase)
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1993
KEYWORDS: christopher marlowe english literature play folio society
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
Quarto blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xxix + 541pp, illus/photo, Nr FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w VG+ (light creasing & chippping to edges, light chafing to jacket, moderate fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2001
KEYWORDS: william shakespeare companion guide english literature the bard poet prose playwright
From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (Third Edition)
THIRD EDITION, super octavo softcover (Near FINE): 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: Westminster John Knox Press 2014
KEYWORDS: religion Judaism Jews Jewish history Hebrew literature
The Soldier's Art
Paperback (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: Fontana 1979
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Anthony Powell
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