JACQUES, BRIAN & CURLESS, ALLAN (illus)

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PUBLISHER: Philomel Books 1997

KEYWORDS: first edition Brian Jacques Redwall series children's fantasy fiction literature

LERNER, BEN

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PUBLISHER: Granta 2016

KEYWORDS: first edition Ben Lerner poetry literature

BRIGGS, RAYMOND

FIRST EDITION large 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2004

KEYWORDS: first edition Raymond Briggs illustrated children's picture books sequential art literature

JEAN-YVES FERRI & DIDIER CONRAD (illus) & BELL, ANTHEA (trans) et al [GOSCINNY and UDERZO]

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Orion Children's Books 2013

KEYWORDS: Asterix and Obelix series Goscinny Uderzo children's comics literature

TUTE, WARREN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons 1970

KEYWORDS: first edition thriller fiction literature a matter of diplomacy sequel

GONG, SHIFEN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: University of Otago Press 2001

KEYWORDS: Katherine Mansfield Chinese literary criticism commentary essays New Zealand literature

MCGILL, DAVID

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PUBLISHER: Silver Owl Press 2016

KEYWORDS: Detective Delaney series thriller fiction New Zealand literature

CURNOW, ALLEN

Square octavo, black stapled light card wrappers, white lettering to covers, 23pp, VG- (considerable water damage to inside covers & page block- some substantial adhesion & scuffing from attempts to unstick pages, otherwise still a tidy copy with only minor chafing to covers & clean text block)

PUBLISHER: Lopdell House Gallery 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets literature poetry poems verse Allen Curnow

PETERS, RALPH

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black cloth spine, unpaginated prelims + 337pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutter of title page) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing & chipping/tearing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Pocket Books 1989

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DYLAN, BOB

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, pink printed heavy boards, black lettering to spine, printed eps, illus title page, 315pp, illus, VG- (heavy cracking/bruising to spine extrems with archival tape repairs, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate fading to spine & board edges, fully adhesive clear plastic protective layer to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutter of half title page, binding a little sloppy)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1973

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HARPUR, PATRICK (Ed & Intro)

UK FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 479pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing, minor soiling to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1990

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CARTER, JOHN & WILSON, ROBERT ANTON (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon faux leather boards, gilt lettering to black spine & front board, xxv + 229pp, illus, VG (light bruising to board edges & extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate bruising & chipping/tearing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Feral House 1999

KEYWORDS: first editions Jack Parsons biography biographies memoir literature magick magic esoteric

BEEBE, LUCIUS

Octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 136pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: New Day Publishing 2003

KEYWORDS: Lucius Beebe literature the Stork Club New York history

PARSONS, JOHN WHITESIDE & BETA, CAMERON and HYMENAEUS (Ed)

SCARCE, FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus light card wrappers, red & blue/black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 94pp, VG (light scuffing & sl loss to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to inside front cover, light tanning to front gutter, some gutters are a little delicate but mostly good, single moderate to heavy crack to central gutter)

PUBLISHER: Ordo Templi Orientis / Falcon Press 1989

KEYWORDS: first editions occult esoteric occultists John Jack W Parsons Agape Lodge Ordo Templi Orientis oriflamme series essays literature

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY & CHENEY, EDNAH D (Ed)

Sm octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine with gilt & coloured decoration also, gilt lettering & black decoration to front board, printed eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, 404pp + ads to rear, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Roberts Brothers 1890

KEYWORDS: Louisa May Alcott literature autobiography autobiographical memoir letters correspondence journals diaries

McCABE, JOSEPH

Octavo, grey light card wrappers, dark blue lettering to spine & covers, 200pp, VG- (cracking to rear hinge with archival repair tape, mino rchipping to spine extrems- sl loss, light tanning & creasing to cover edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate cracking to gutters, moderate pencil annotation & underlining to text)

PUBLISHER: Watts & Co 1909

KEYWORDS: history 19th nineteenth century literature Joseph McCabe rationalism theology philosophy science religion

CRUMP, BARRY & BAKER, HOWARD (Illus) & BRADLEY, ROGER (Cover Design)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi + 109pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Crump Productions 1972

KEYWORDS: signed Barry Crump modern first editions novels fiction literature New Zealand writers authors

CRUMP, BARRY & TURNER, DENNIS (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 281pp, illus, VG (sl bruising & soiling to board edges/extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to eps, moderate tanning throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Becket Publishing 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature novels fiction Barry Crump

CRUMP, BARRY & EVANS, MALCOLM (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card wrappers, blue lettering to spine, illus title page, 163pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing to spine & cover edges, light to moderate cracking & light foxing to spine, light tanning to rear cover, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Beckett Publishing 1986

KEYWORDS: signed modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature novels fiction Barry Crump

SOUTO, ADEL

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PLUS NUMBERED & SIGNED AGAIN AT REAR OF BOOK, ALSO LOOSELY ENCLOSED HOLOGRAPHIC SIGNED NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR, SCARCE, octavo, illus light card wrappers, 84pp, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to edges, light to moderate soiling to rear cover, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: signed Adel Souto literature