Books - "literature"
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Meet Mr.Mulliner
first edition 312pp+ads. VG (green cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,2 minor chips to lower edge of top board,lacks ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: herbert jenkins london 1927
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature p.g.wodehouse
Dolce Agonia
proof copy 290pp F in wrappers
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 2002
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies nancy
The Spy
a tale of the neutral ground
fourth edition 3 vols.in 1 half-leather VG (burgundy cloth w.black half-leather,gilt-on-red title label to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled w.boards sunned,white paper label to rear hinge,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,mod.foxing to contents,one page loose but present,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: simpkin marshall london 1828
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature mr.cooper
Last Day in Limbo
modesty blaise
proof copy 256pp VG (in paper wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,bumps and wear to extrems.w.sl.chips to hinges,owner's sign.to rear cover,contents browned w.sl.foxing to edges,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: souvenir press london [1976]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies modes
Wild Cat Falling
first edition 131pp NF (burgundy cloth,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,remainder mark to foot edge) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature colin johnson
Pornografia
a novel
first edition 160pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.yellowed,mod.wear to extrems.w.scuffing to surface of spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: calder and boyars london 1966
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature witold gombrowicz
Serenade to Sydney
some historical landmarks
first edition inscribed by author 208pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (olive cloth,minor stains and bumps to extrems.,author's warm inscription to dedication page [dated 1968],sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature history australia
Different Women Dancing
proof copy 362pp F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies jonat
The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpol
at home and abroad
[first edition] 512pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth w.black half-leather,gilt-on-red title label to spine,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.loss of leather corner at head of rear board,owner's inscr.to ffep/rfep,dealer's labels to feps,contents sl.browned/foxed,marbled edges rubbed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: george routledge london 1850
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature albert smith
Knowledge is Power
bohn's scientific library
a new edition 426pp.+cat.G+(burgundy cloth,mod.soiled,mod.wear to spine,water damage to bds.,spine and eps.,v.sl.water damage and foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: bell london 1866
KEYWORDS: charles knight sociology history literature scienc
The Seasons
158pp, ills (b/w) VG (small black leather, minor bumps and wear, sl surface soils, marbelled eps and foredges, owners inscription to tp verso, minor soils and foxing to eps and some contents, contents sl browned.)
PUBLISHER: c whittingham, uk, 1822
KEYWORDS: james thomson poetry literature
VICTORIAN LITERATURE
Sixty Years of Books and Bookmen
second edition, blue cloth with gilt decorative spine & front, 227pp, VG+( vsl wear to exrems, vsl sunned spine, v sl spiled boards, prev owners sign to fep, sl foxing & browning to ep's & edges with v sl foxing spasmodically throughout, v sl underlinings in pencil)
PUBLISHER: James Bowden London 1898
KEYWORDS: victorian literature clement shorter
HALF HOURS WITH THE BEST AUTHORS
new edition, burgundy cloth, 632pp, G+(sl bruised corners, sl bumpeds pine head & foot with vl sl tears, spine sunned, boards rubbed & soiled, bookplate to front pastedown, sl internal seperation at hinges, sl foxing throughout, edges browned)
PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne & Co London 1890
KEYWORDS: history literature famous authors
Les Mains Sales
proof copy 191pp [text in french w.intro.in english] VG+ (in paper wrappers,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,chip to foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature jean-paul sartre arts proof copies
Purple America
proof copy signed by author 298pp NF (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.rubbed,author's sign.to title)
PUBLISHER: little,brown boston 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies rick moody
The Gorgon's Head
the story of perseus
first edition 72pp ills.[b/w by william stobbs] VG+ (cream cloth,stain to lower corner of top board affecting only board and pastedown,dealer's stamp and owner's sign.to ffep,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (stain affecting lower corner of front cover but barely visible,minor wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1961
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ian serraillier classics perseus
Mama
first edition 260pp VG+ (blue cloth,minor shelf wear,owner's stamp to ffep and rear pastedown,eps sl.foxed w.edges sl.browned) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature terry mcmillan
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
proof copy 240pp VG+ (in blue paper wrappers,sl.soiled w.spine and hinge area sl.sunned,creasing to spine,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1983
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies fay weldon
Lady Lee's Widowhood
new edition 416pp ills.[12 b/w plates] VG (tan cloth w.gilt dec.stamp,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sunned spine,bumps and chipping to extrems.,top board shaky w.paper separation at fep gutter,lacks ffep,owner's sign.to frontis.verso,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,cocked)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood london 1859
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature edward bruce hamley
Return to Bondage
first edition 328pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbing to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.soiled w.spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: martin secker london 1926
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature barbara blackburn