Books - "literature"
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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
The Love of Hinemoa
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w] VG+ (paper boards w.cloth spine,mod.rubbed and stained/foxed,sl.sunned spine,sl.chipping to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: oswald-sealy auckland 1955
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry f.wynn-williams
A Lion Trap
first edition, 272pp, NF (black cloth sl bumps to extrems.) in NF d/w (v sl rubbed, minor creasing to extems.)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson, london, 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature joseph o'conor
The Witch of Shakerag Hollow
first edition inscribed by author,58pp, ills (b/w) F (red cloth with illustration of witch to front board, inscribed by author at ffep.) in VG+ d/w (minor wear and chipping to extrems, sl foxing and soiling, minor intrenal tape repairs.)
PUBLISHER: university press, tennessee 1973
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature marcia hollis
Blood Lines
first edition signed by author,183pp, VG+ (black cloth, sl bumps to extrems,inscribed by author on title page, sl cocked.) in VG+ d/w (minor creasing to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson, london, 1995
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ruth rendell
Great Essays of All Nations
Two Hundres and Twenty-nine essays from All Periods and Countries
description on request
PUBLISHER: george g. harrap and co london 1939
KEYWORDS: f.h. pritchard literature essays
Robert Henryson
first thus 283pp.+plates VG+(blue cloth,gilt title to spine,sl.soiled,sl.shelf-wear to spine,owner sign.to ffep.) in VG+ d/w(sl.sunned and soiled,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: leiden netherlands 1979
KEYWORDS: douglas gray literature history
The Book of the Knight of the Tower
first thus 301pp.+cat.VG+(brown cloth,gilt title to spine and front board,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges sl.foxed,owner sign.to ffep.) in VG+ d/w(sl.sunned and soiled,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: early english text society oxford university press 1971
KEYWORDS: william caxton m y offord knight of the tower literature history
Condensed Novels New Burlesques
first edition 219pp.+cat.VG(burgundy decor.cloth,gilt title to spine,sl.bowed,sl.soiled,scuffed and sunned,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges and contents mod.foxed and sl.soiled,mod.paste-action to eps.,owner sign.to ffep.)
PUBLISHER: chatto london 1902
KEYWORDS: bret harte modern first edition literature
Adventures in the Skin Trade
first edition 115pp.VG(black cloth,gilt title to spine,v.sl.soiled,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges and contents sl.foxed,prelims.mod.foxed,dealer stamp to front pastedown) in VG+ d/w(price-clipped,mod.soiled,mod.foxed at verso,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: putnam london 1955
KEYWORDS: dylan thomas modern first edition literature
Catalogo Colectivo de Publicaciones Periodicas
existentes en bibliotecas cientificas tecnicas argentinas
ex-lib.first edition 1726pp [text in spanish/portuguese?] G+ (in wrappers,covers detached and block in two pieces split down spine,rubbed and soiled w.chipping and wear to extrems.,untrimmed edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: [np] buenos aires 1962
KEYWORDS: catalogues bibliography argentina ernesto g.gietz literature
A Companion to Homer
first edition 595pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.paste action to eps,eps and edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1962
KEYWORDS: literature homer classics alan j.b.wace frank h.stubbings