Books - "literature"
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SPAIN
A short history of its politics, literature, and art from earliest times to the present
Ex lib, minimal markings, 400pp, illus & maps, VG- (sl edge wear, sl sunned soiled & rubbed, sl internal separation at hinges)
PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap, London, 1925
KEYWORDS: henry dwight sedgwick spain politics literature art history
THE CHILDREN OF THE MIST
from the shambles of Culloden to the pageant of Price Florizel
Ex lib, minimal markings, 95pp, illus, VG (library rebacked with stiffened boards, taped spine and new eps, edges trimmed, v sl soiled)
PUBLISHER: Virtue and Company, London, 1946
KEYWORDS: bernard kelly highlands scotland culloden king george iv clans regiments literature clearances chiefs prince florizel
Soldiers Three/The Story of the Gadsbys/In Black and White/Under the Deodars
4 vols.bound as 1
early reprints 4 vols.bound as 1 VG (blue cloth w.gilt lettering to spine,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,blue eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight)
PUBLISHER: wheeler allahabad [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature rudyard kipling
The Vicar of Wakefield
new edition [rebound] 230pp ills.[b/w] VG- (marbled paper boards w.green half-leather,rubbed and soiled,bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,ffep marbled,contents mod.soiled and sl.foxed,2cm loss to fore-edge of title page,some sections loosening sl.)
PUBLISHER: west and hughes london 1801
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature goldsmith
Vikram and the Vampire
or tales of hindu devilry
[first edition] rebind 319pp ills.[b/w by ernest griset] G+ (rebound in blue cloth w.gilt titling to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.sunned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,new eps,sl.foxing to contents w.insect holes throughout,tight)
PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1870
KEYWORDS: history travel modern first edition literature hindu vikram richard burton
Catch the Saint
ex-lib.first edition 191pp VG (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.surface loss to rear flap)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature saint leslie charteris norman worker fleming lee
The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places/Wee Willie Winkie/The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales
3 vols.bound as 1
3 vols.bound as 1 VG+ (blue cloth w.gilt titling to spine,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,blue eps,publisher's slip tipped-in to title gutter,prelims.and edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: wheeler allahabad [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature rudyard kipling
A Song for Mary
an irish-american memory
first edition galley proof 369pp [2pp per sheet] NF (in col.pictorial wrappers,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: harpercollins pymble [1999]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies dennis smith
All The Year Round
volume XII april 18,1874 to october 10,1874
vol.xii only 620pp VG+ (burgundy cloth boards w.burgundy half leather,raised bands w.gilt-on-red title label to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine mod sunned w.surface scratches,sl.wear to extrems.,orange eps,prelims.and speckled edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london 1874
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature charles dickens
All The Year Round
vol.X from may 3,1873 to october 25,1873
vol.x only 620pp VG+ (burgundy cloth w.burgundy half leather,raised bands w.gilt-on-red title label to spine,mod.rubbed and stained,boards unevenly sunned w.spine sunned,surface scratches to spine w.sl.wear to extrems.,orange eps,prelims.and speckled edges v.sl.foxed o/w contents clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london 1873
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature charles dickens
All The Year Round
vol.XI from november 1,1873 to april 11,1874
vol.xi only 572pp+48pp VG+ (burgundy cloth w.burgundy half leather,raised bands and gilt-on-red title label to spine,sl.uneven sunning to boards w.spine sunned,surface scratches to spine w.sl.wear to extrems.,orange eps,prelims.and speckled edges v.sl.foxed o/w contents clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london 1874
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature charles dickens
Satan In the Suburbs
and other stories
first edition 138pp+ads. VG+ (black cloth,paste action to eps,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1953
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature bertrand russell
READING A NOVEL
ex lib, minimal markings, 64pp, VG(sl scuffed corners & spine head & foot, sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Phoenix House London 1956
KEYWORDS: history literature
A Book of Verse
first edition inscribed by author unpaginated ills.[col.] VG+ (in wrappers w.ribbon tie to spine,sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,sl.browning to ep gutters,author's inscr.but not sign.to prelim.)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe auckland [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature b.lawlor poetry new zealand signed
The House-Master's Home-Coming!
first edition thus [reprint from original] 151pp NF (in wrappers,sl.sunned spine,v.sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: museum press maidstone 1970
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature martin clifford
Pele and Hiiaka
a myth from hawaii
ex-lib.first edition 250pp ills.[b/w and col.;frontis.missing] VG- (black cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps,owner's inscr.to ffep,libr.blind stamp to title,contents sl.foxed/soiled w.fore-edge sl.bumped,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: honolulu star-bulletin honolulu 1915
KEYWORDS: history geography hawaii mythology literature nathaniel b.emerson
Fantasio
a comedy in two acts
first edition limited/numbered [369/550] 57pp ills.[b/w w.2 hand-coloured plates] VG+ (burgundy cloth,mod.soiled w.spine sunned,minor foxing to fore-edge of contents w.some upper edges unopened,plates clean and bright)
PUBLISHER: the pleiad [np] 1927
KEYWORDS: arts drama alfred de musset literature
The Spectator
volume the second
vol.2 only 336pp+index VG- (in full leather w.gilt borders and raised bands,rubbed and soiled w.surface losses,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown and prelims.,top board sl.shaky w.hinges starting,some minor foxing to contents w.edges soiled)
PUBLISHER: printed for tonson london 1744
KEYWORDS: literature spectator history
The Bastard Boy
first edition proof copy 389pp NF (in wrappers,price in ink to half-title)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 2004
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies james wilson
Several Orations of Demosthenes
342pp G+ (full leatherw.raised bands,half of top board leather missing and half of spine, rubbed and soiled, chipping and wear to extrems., top board detatched, contents sl.foxed, spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: printed for tonson london 1744
KEYWORDS: literature demosthenes history