Books - "literature"
Showing 57381 to 57400 of 57739 results.
Cobwebs to Catch Flies: Illustrated Books for the Nursery and Schoolroom 1700-1900
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (G+) jacket torn; 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: Elek Books 1974
KEYWORDS: history children's literature literary illustrated education
The Gum Thief
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: Bloomsbury 2007
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Douglas Coupland
1Q84: Book One, Book Two and Book Three
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated prelims + 925pp, VG+ (light bruising/rubbing to spine & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning/discolouration & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Harvill Secker 2011
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Haruki Murakami
The Philosopher's I : Autobiography and the Search for the Self
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, x + 217pp, VG+ (minor bruising & scuffing to board corners, minor fading to rear board, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press 2006
KEYWORDS: first editions philosophy literature biography autobiography theory criticism history
On Transforming Philosophy: A Metaphilosophical Inquiry
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 289pp, Near FINE (sl rubbing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Westview Press 1995
KEYWORDS: first editions philosophy metaphysics epistemology literature
The Portrait of a Lady
FIRST EDITION THUS, super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, floral/bouquet illus to front board, top page edges stained brown, illus eps, xxix + 509pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to spine) in slipcase, VG (light soiling & light to moderate scuffing, light to moderate fading to edges)
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1994
KEYWORDS: folio society modern first editions THUS fiction literature Henry James
Oak - Mot (Fourth Printing of Second Edition)
SIGNED & WARMLY INSCRIBED, sm octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt rule/decoration & b+w illus plates to boards, unpaginated, illus, Near FINE (sl rubbing/bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Crispin Hellion Glover 2007 (?)
KEYWORDS: signed Crispin Hellion Glover art collage literature Volcanic Eruptions literary
Paradigms for a Metaphorology
Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 152pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl fading & soiling to spine)
PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press / Library 2010
KEYWORDS: metaphorology metaphor philosophy literature literary theory
The Icknield Way
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xv + 320pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl discolouration to spine, sl chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owners' names/plates to front eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to rear gutter & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Constable & Company 1913
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Icknield Way Edward Thomas history historical
Kapiti: Selected Poems 1947-71
SIGNED, octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, printed inside covers, 88pp, VG (moderate creasing to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light staining to base of front gutters, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: The Pegasus Press 1973
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors poets signed Alistair Campbell literature poetry poems verse
The Gourmet Club: A Sextet
Super octavo, white heavy boards, grey lettering to spine & front board, 201pp, VG (has smoky aroma- prev. owner a smoker?, sl bruising to spine extrems, minor tanning to board & page edges, light foxing to page edges, sl cracking to central gutter) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate tanning to spine & cover/flap edges, light to moderate soiling)
PUBLISHER: Kodansha International 2001
KEYWORDS: literature fiction Jun'ichiro Junichiro Tanizaki
Maurice Gee: Life and Work
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black buckrma boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 543pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl chafing to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easiy removed if desired, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2015
KEYWORDS: signed Rachel Barrowman New Zealand writers authors literature literary biography biographies memoir Maurice Gee
Ideas in Progress: A Study on the Development of Philosophical Concepts
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: Ontos Verlag 2009
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature perspective
Philosophical Inquiries: An Introduction to Problems of Philosophy
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: University of Pittsburgh Press 2010
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Nicholas Rescher
Fake Baby
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: Penguin 2020
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Amy McDaid
The Train to Paris
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: Text Publishing 2014
KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Sebastian Hampson
All My Puny Sorrows
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: Faber & Faber 2014
KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Miriam Toews
Dark Places
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: Phoenix 2010
KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Gillian Flynn
The New Torchlight List: In Search of the Best Modern Authors
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: Awa Press 2016
KEYWORDS: literature literary criticism torchlight list lists hobbies
Interesting Times
Sm 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: Corgi Books 1995
KEYWORDS: Terry Pratchett fantasy novels fiction literature discworld series humour humor