Books - "literature"
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River City
first edition unpaginted VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: worthington hamilton 1981
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand john worthington
New Zealand Novels and Novelists 1861-1979
first edition 71pp VG (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: heinemann auckland 1981
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography literature james burns
The Opportunities of a Night
first edition limited/numbered [130/1000] 188pp VG (ill.paper boards w.cloth spine,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,upper hinge starting,untrimmed edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london 1925
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature aldous huxley eric sutton
Sweet Beulah Land
first edition 102pp VG+ (grey paper boards w.cream cloth spine,paper title label to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed, ownership name to fep)
PUBLISHER: griffin press auckland 1942
KEYWORDS: new zealand literature modern first edition roderick finlayson
West of the Pecos
[first edition - EO on copyright page] 314pp VG+ (brown cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,spine cracked but tight) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.losses to head of front cover and spine)
PUBLISHER: grosset & dunlap new york [1937]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature zane grey western
I Like It Here
first edition 208pp VG+ (burgundy cloth,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,ink number to rfep) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature kingsley amis
The Householder
first edition 192pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.minor bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: john murray london [1960]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ruth prawer jhabvala
The Runes of the Earth
first edition proof copy 593pp NF (in glossy wrappers,sl.soiled,minor bumps to extrems.,ink price to half-title)
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 2004
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies stephen donaldson
Worlds in Mind
first edition inscribed by author 102pp NF (blue cloth,sl.soiled,author's inscr.to half-title) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: charles alldritt auckland 1970
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature charles alldritt new zealand
Who Killed Cock Robin?
first edition 32pp VG- (paper wrappers over card boards attached at spine,rubbed and soiled and foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to inside front cover,contents sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: daniel london 1921
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature osbert sitwell poetry
Lyrics of Love
of hearth and home & field and garden
first edition 200pp [headpiece to each page] VG+ (green cloth w.black/white dec.ill.mounted on top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.darkened,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,teg,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: revell new york 1901
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry margaret sangster
Sibyl
or old school friends
first edition 310pp+32pp publ.catalogue ills.[6 b/w by rainey] VG (blue cloth w.cream/gilt dec.stamp to top board of woman in flowing dress in front of hanging lanterns,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,school presentation bookplate to front pastedown is sl.scuffed,dec.eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight)
PUBLISHER: chambers london 1903
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature may baldwin
The Book of Ballads
eighteenth edition 302pp+32pp publ.cat.ills.[b/w w.ruled/ill.margins] VG (blue cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,bevelled edges,sl.wear to extrems.,2x owner's inscr.to frontis.verso,owner's stamp to title page,some v.minor soiling to contents,aeg)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1909
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry ballads bon gaultier
The Mint
first edition 206pp VG (blue cloth w.gilt stamp and blind stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,school presentation bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.losses to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1955
KEYWORDS: literature biography military history modern first edition lawrence
The Land of Mist
ex-lib.reprint [lacks the publ.cat.at rear] 294pp+1 page doyle list VG- (green cloth w.paler green borders and titling,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,ink number to front pastedown,paper separation at fep gutter,libr.stamp to half-title,sl.foxing to content edges,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arthur conan doyle lost world
SOS The Rope
ex-lib.first edition 157pp VG (black cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps w.label removed from rear pastedown) in VG d/w (sl.soiled w.lower edge sl.trimmed,sl.wear and staining to upper/lower edges,tape stains to flaps)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1970
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature piers anthony
Omnivore
ex-lib.first edition 221pp VG (red cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps w.label removed from rear pastedown,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (lower edges sl.trimmed,sl.soiled,tape stains to flaps)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature piers anthony
Little Bear
first edition 63pp ills.[col.by maurice sendak] VG (ill.paper boards w.black cloth spine,mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,lacks ffep,some minor soiling to contents,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: world's work kingswood 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature maurice sendak else holmelund minarik
Songmaster
first uk edition 377pp F in NF d/w (minor bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: severn house london 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature orson scott card
The Encartelados
first edition 159pp NF (red cloth,owner's sign.to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,minor stains to spine,minor wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1968
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature gonzalo arias