Books - "literature"
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The Eleventh Holiday Book
Imperial 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: Sampson Low, Marston & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: Enid Blyton holiday books children's literature illustrated 11th eleventh
Men Explain Things to Me
FIRST EDITION, 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: Granta Publications 2014
KEYWORDS: first editions essays literature prose Rebecca Solnit English translations
Mister Pip
UK FIRST EDITION, 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: John Murray 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature novels fiction modern first UK editions Lloyd Jones
Great Topics of the World
FIRST EDITION, 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: David R Godine 1994
KEYWORDS: first editions essays literature prose Albert Goldbarth
Dark Matter
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: Macmillan 2016
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Blake Crouch
Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays)
FIRST EDITION, 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: Granta Books 2018
KEYWORDS: first editions literature essays prose Rebecca Solnit
Chronicles of the Crusades
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: Penguin N/D (c.1990s)
KEYWORDS: classical literature history historical chronicles Crusades Joinville Villehardouin
Arthurian Romances
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: Penguin 1991
KEYWORDS: classical literature arthurian romances Chretien de Troyes
Estralita
FIRST EDITION, SCARCE, square imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, sl general chafing & fading)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction fantasy illustrated
Role of Honour
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 222pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/scuffing to spine & cover edges, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Joanthan Cape / Hodder and Stoughton 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels John Gardner
Pictor's Metamorphoses, and Other Fantasies
UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 213pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor water staining to page edges/ffep/gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1982
KEYWORDS: first UK editions classical literature Hermann Hesse fantasy
Theological Investigations, Volume V: Later Writings
THIS VOL ONLY, FIRST EDITION, octavo, black/brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 525pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing)
PUBLISHER: Darton, Longman & Todd / Helicon Press 1966
KEYWORDS: first editions religion theology literature writings prose history
L'Innommable
TEXT IN FRENCH, octavo, beige cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, publisher's sm brown motif to front board, 213pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Les Editions de Minuit 1971
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH novels literature fiction Samuel Beckett
Malone Meurt
TEXT IN FRENCH, octavo, beige cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, publisher's sm brown motif to front board, 191pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Les Editions de Minuit 1971
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH novels literature fiction Samuel Beckett
Molloy
TEXT IN FRENCH, octavo, beige cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, publisher's sm brown motif to front board, 293pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Les Editions de Minuit 1971
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH novels literature fiction Samuel Beckett
Jeeves in the Offing
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 205pp, VG (light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, bottom corners of ffep & prelim pgs roughly cut off) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, minor wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels P G Wodehouse
Potlatch
Super octavo, beige heavy boards, red lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 189pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Gray's Publishing 1969 (Second Edition)
KEYWORDS: literature native Canada Canadian George Clutesi folklore lore Tloo-qwah-nahIndian culture heritage
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
FIRST EDITION- LATER ISSUE, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & illus/rule to front board, printed eps, (5) + 315pp + (3), illus, VG- (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to board extrems, moderate chipping to spine extrems, heavy cracking to rear hinge- spine partially detached but still firmly attached, light tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to half title page, heavy cracking to rear gutter- rear board shaky, occasional soiling & cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: J W Arrowsmith, 11 Quay Street, Bristol 1889
KEYWORDS: modern first editions (later issue) novels fiction literature Jerome K Jerome
Year Book of the Arts in New Zealand No 3: 1947
Imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 171pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising/scuffing & fading to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to frontis & title page, occasional light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: H H Tombs Ltd 1947
KEYWORDS: New Zealand arts year books past years issues number 3 three 1947 literature art
Transmetropolitan: Book Two
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, blue & black lettering to spine, illus prelims, unpaginated, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: DC Comics 2019
KEYWORDS: DC Comics graphic novels literature Warren Ellis Transmet