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MEMOIRS OF A LITERARY VETERAN
Including sketches and anecdotes of the most disti
reprint vol 3 only, ex lib, minimal markings, 334pp, VG+( vsl bumped spine head & foot)
PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley London 1973
KEYWORDS: history literature
Captain Kidd's Cat
being the true and dolorous..
151pp, ills (b/w) VG- (green cloth minor bumps and soils, spine sunned, minor foxing and soils to some contents.)
PUBLISHER: frederick muller, london, 1956
KEYWORDS: robert lawson childrens literature
Sam Pig goes to the Seaside
sixteen stories of sam pig
first edition 144pp.illus.(b/w) G(beige decor.cloth,soiled and water-stained though this has not warped binding,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges of contents sl.soiled,owner's sign.to front pastedown,front pastedown and prelims.sl.water-stained,ffep.missing,rear pastedown water-stained and rfep.attached as a result) in VG- d/w(mod.soiled,mod.shelf-wear and sl.chipping to extrems.,no.30written in ink at top right of front cover)
PUBLISHER: faber london 1960
KEYWORDS: alison uttley modern first edition literature childrens
The Solitudes
first thus /privately printed /ltd.500 copies VG(red cloth,sl.soiled,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges mod.foxed,contents sl.foxed,sl.paste-action to eps.,inscription in spanish to previous owner at ffep.) in VG+ d/w(mod.soiled and foxed, mod.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: cunningham scotland 1964
KEYWORDS: luis de gongora y argote modern first edition literature spanish poetry
Rewi's Last Stand
SIGNED FIRST EDITION, signed by Rudall Hayward (film maker, writer, and director) and Ramai Te Miha (main star of film); 175pp illus. (b/w), blue cloth, VG, mod. rubbed and soiled, spine sl. sunned, sl. bumps and wear to extrems., prev. owner's details to ffep. (Isobel Andrews, playwright, author and wife of E. Stanhope Andrews, founding director of the National Film Unit), prelims. and content edges sl. foxed; signature of Hayward to half-title w. 1971 date in ink below, signature of Te Miha to b/w frontis. portrait also) in D/W tatty (rubbed and soiled w. stain to front cover, 3cm loss to head of spine w. 3x2cm loss to foot, wear and chipping to extrems. w. creasing) UNIQUE ASSOCIATION COPY
PUBLISHER: Reed Dunedin 1939
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand film signed reed rudall hayward ramai te miha
Captain Kidd's Cat
being the true and dolorous..
151pp, ills (b/w) VG- (green cloth minor bumps and soils, spine sunned, minor foxing and soils to some contents.)
PUBLISHER: frederick muller, london, 1956
KEYWORDS: robert lawson childrens literature
Henry James
a life
octavo illus light card covers, VG+
PUBLISHER: harper & row new york 1985
KEYWORDS: leon edel henry james literature biography
May Week Was in June
(unreliable memoirs continued)
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1990
KEYWORDS: clive james memoirs literature biography
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land
a story of australian life
[first edition] 337pp VG (red cloth,stained and mod.rubbed,mod.sunned spine,bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,top board sl.shaky w.paper separation at ep gutter,owner's sign.scribbled out with ink on front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1915
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature mrs.campbell praed
The Philadelphia Murder Story
first edition 158pp VG+ (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,content edges v.sl.foxed,tight) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.w.sl.chip to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1945
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature collins crime club leslie ford
Being There
first edition 136pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's label to ffep,content edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.browned,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1971
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature jerzy kosinski
Against Her Nature
first edition proof copy [signed/inscribed/dated by author - 14/7/97] 360pp NF (in glossy wrappers,sl.soiled,author's dated inscr.to title page)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies elizabeth buchan
English Correspondence
first edition proof copy 199pp F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 2003
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies janet davey
Will's Quill
first edition unpaginated ills.[col.by author] NF (red cloth,minor shelf wear w.sl.chip to foot of rear board) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine w.hinges rubbed,sl.chipping to extrems.w.2cm closed tear to foot of rear flap hinge,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: viking press new york 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature don freeman
Disobedience
first edition proof copy 226pp NF (in glossy wrappers,publisher's review stamps to prelims.and top edge)
PUBLISHER: doubleday london 2000
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies jane hamilton
The Road to Mars
first edition proof copy 309pp VG+ (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.rubbed w.sl.creases and wear to extrems.,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: boxtree london 1999
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies eric idle
A Woman's Eyes
first edition 246pp NF (black cloth,spine cracked) in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1976
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature gus weill
Caught in the Light
first edition 347pp F in NF d/w (gum stain to front cover)
PUBLISHER: bantam press london 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature robert goddard
Life and Mary Ann
first edition 220pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps and soiling to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.w.minor closed tears,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: macdonald london 1962
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature catherine cookson
Shorty McCabe On The Job
[first edition] 320pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine sl.browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: edward j.clode new york [1915]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature sewell ford