Books - "literature"
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Poems
first edition limited and numbered [172/780] 208pp VG (grey cloth,rubbed and sl.soiled w.surface losses due to insects,unevenly sunned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1924
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry john skelton
The Late Mr Shakespeare
first edition proof copy 400pp NF (in wrappers,sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies robert nye
The Secret: Sixty Poems
first edition 91pp VG+ (blue paper boards w.cream cloth spine,sl.soiled w.boards sl.unevenly sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,untrimmed edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: elkin mathews london 1920
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry laurence binyon
Dealers in Light and Darkness
first edition inscribed by author 166pp.VG+ (softcover,laminated wraps,sl.scuffed,sl.wear to extrems.,inscription by author to title page)
PUBLISHER: edgewood press usa 1995
KEYWORDS: cherry wilder modern first edition literature
Lost Bear
first edition 47pp.illus.(col.+b/w) G+ (green cloth spine,illus.paper boards,soiled and scuffed,wear to extrems.,mod.foxing and sl.soiling to contents,previous owner's sign.to ffep.)
PUBLISHER: the world's work great britain 1960
KEYWORDS: ann durell desmond russell modern first edition children's literature
Le Larousse Pour Tous v.1
nouveau dictionnaire encyclopedique
vol.1 only ex-library 966pp.illus.(col.+b/w) VG- (brown leather blind-stamped spine,green blind-stamped cloth boards,gilt title to spine and front boards,white lib.cat.no.to foot of spine,scuffed,sunned and sl.soiled,wear to extrems.,new eps.,discreet school library stamps to prelims.and label to rear paste-down,previous owner's inscrip.to blank prelim.dated possibly 1923,edges sl.foxed,eps.browned and foxed)
PUBLISHER: librarie larousse paris nd c.1910
KEYWORDS: literature history
J.B. Priestley
the last of the sages
description on request
PUBLISHER: calder london 1981
KEYWORDS: john atkins jb priestley literature biography plays drama
Roman Satire
ex-lib.first edition 289pp octavo black cloth boards,VG+ (usual library markings and stamps, staining from old d/w tape to eps) in VG d/w (wrinkled from being in tight plastic wrap (now removed), tape stains to covers)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1976
KEYWORDS: history literature roman satire michael coffey
Green Days by the River
ex-lib.second impression 192pp VG (orange cloth w.d/w attached at boards and pastedowns,sl.shelf wear,usual stamps w.labels removed from reps,tape stains to eps w.edges sl.soiled,spine cracked) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic and attached to pastedowns,stained edges)
PUBLISHER: deutsch london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature michael anthony
The Year in San Fernando
ex-lib.first edition 190pp VG (orange cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,tape stains to flaps w.5x1cm loss to front flap losing some text)
PUBLISHER: deutsch london 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature michael anthony
Omar
a fantasy for animal lovers
ex-lib.first edition 191pp ills.[b/w by john verney] VG+ (lilac cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.soiled w.tape stains to upper/lower edges,lower edges sl.trimmed,tape stains to flaps)
PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london 1966
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature wilfrid blunt john verney
The Uniform of Glory
being the true story of a frenchman's night out
first edition 296pp+ads. VG+ (beige cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,lacks upper third of ffep,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing,2cm closed tear and creasing to foot edge of front cover)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1941
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature percival christopher wren
S. P. Q. R.
The History and Social Life of ancient Rome
ex lib, minimal markings, 278pp illus folding maps, VG-(sl bruised corners,sl cocked, sl edgewear, sl sunned spine & front board, v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co London 1944
KEYWORDS: history life literature mythology rome
Cetywayo and his white neighbours
remarks on recent events in zululand, natal, and the transvaal
fifth edition 314pp.G+(blue cloth,gilt title to spine and front board,cocked,binding shaky,shelf-wear to extrems.,sl.soiled,ffep.missing,gutters cracked,dealer stamp to half-title,edges browned,contents v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: kegan paul london 1893
KEYWORDS: h rider haggard modern first edition literature history africa
My Year of Meat
first edition signed 366pp.VG(softcover,sl.soiled and scuffed with sl.wear to extrems.,half-title page cleanly removed,author sign.to title)
PUBLISHER: picador london 1998
KEYWORDS: ruth l ozeki modern first edition literature
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
third impression inscribed by author 313pp.NF(burgundy cloth and paper boards,v.sl.fading to foot of spine,illus.eps.,author inscrip.to half-title) in NF d/w(mod.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: overlook press new york 1998
KEYWORDS: richard zimler modern first edition literature
The Trader's Wife
first edition 311pp.VG+(black cloth,gilt title to spine,several small indentations to rear board,edges browned and sl.foxed,contents sl.browned) in VG+d/w(scuffed and sl.soiled,indentations to rear,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: simon and schuster london 1997
KEYWORDS: campbell armstrong thomas weldon modern first edition literature
The Song of Troy
first edition 404pp.VG+(purple cloth boards,gilt title to spine,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.) in VG+ d/w(sl.scuffed and soiled,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: orion london 1998
KEYWORDS: colleen mccullough modern first edition literature
SYRIAN PAGEANT
THE HISTORY OF SYRIA AND PALESTINE 1000 BC TO AD 1945
Ex lib, minimal markings, 184pp, illus, G+ (sl edge wear, sl soiled & rubbed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co, London,
KEYWORDS: wilfrid castle syria religion politics literature history
Poems 1924-1931
ex-lib.[first edition] 54pp VG (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,contents sl.browned,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: john lane bodley head london [1932]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry walter d'arcy cresswell