Books - "literature"
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The Birth and Death of the Miracle Man and other Stories
First edition, inscribed, signed & dated by author, octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, VG+ (slight bruising to spine extrems) in d/w VG (staining to edges, ding to spine, soiling to rear)
PUBLISHER: Viking 1986
KEYWORDS: Albert Wendt literature fiction short stories Samoa first edition
Fasting, Feasting
First edition, octavo, black boards with silver lettering to spine, green eps, 228pp, VG+ (slight foxing to page fore-edges) in d/w, VG+ (v slight bruising to upper edges)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1999
KEYWORDS: first edition Anita Desai literature fiction novel
The Tree
First Australian edition, oblong quarto, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, brown eps, unpaginated, illustrated, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (slight creasing to upper edges, rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson Publishers 1980
KEYWORDS: John Fowles Frank Horvat trees photography photographic essay art literature
The Sex Livs of Siamese Twins
Uncorrected proof copy, first edition, super octavo, illus light card covers, 469pp, VG+ (slight creasing to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2014
KEYWORDS: first edition uncorrected proof copy Irvine Welsh literature fiction novel
The Martian
Uncorrected Proof copy, first edition, super octavo, illus light card covers, frontispiece map, 367pp + 2 blank pages, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Del Rey / Ebury Publishing 2014
KEYWORDS: first edition uncorrected proof copy Andy Weir literature science fiction
Becoming Shakespeare: How a dead poet became the world's foremost literary genius
Super octavo, brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 306pp, illus, fine, in d/w, fine
PUBLISHER: Constable 2008
KEYWORDS: Jack Lynch William Shakespeare biography history Stratford literary criticism literature drama theatre bard
Greenwich Killing Time
First edition, inscribed & signed by author, super octavo, cream heavy card boards with gilt lettering to brown cloth spine, 196pp, VG+ (ink mark to upper page edges) in d/w, VG+
PUBLISHER: Beech Tree Books 1986
KEYWORDS: Kinky Friedman first edition literature fiction murder mystery humour
The Snail on the Slope
English Translation Alan Meyers
First edition, rare, ex library, octavo, blue heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, 243pp, VG (library markings & damage from removal of library labels to rear eps, sellotape residue stains to boards & eps, fading to board edges & spine extrems) in d/w, VG
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1980
KEYWORDS: Boris Strugatsky Arkady Strugatsky Alan Meyers Soviet Russian science fiction literature
Gargoyle
Oblong imperial octavo softcover (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Paycock Press 1985
KEYWORDS: specials Gargoyle magazine literature poetry art interviews anthology new writing
Judge Dredd Annual 1982
Quarto hardcover (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: IPC Magazines Ltd 1982
KEYWORDS: specials Judge Dredd cartoon comic annual children's literature
Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories
First edition, octavo hardcover - heavy tanning (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1988
KEYWORDS: specials Margaret Atwood science fiction literature short stories first edition
Remember Me This Way
Super octavo softcover (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Mulholland Books / Hodder & Stoughton 2014
KEYWORDS: specials literature fiction novel thriller Sabine Durrant
The Stone Carvers
Super octavo softcover (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: specials literature fiction novel Jane Urquhart
Julie & Julia
365 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living
Octavo softcover (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph Penguin 2005
KEYWORDS: specials Julie Powell Mastering the Art of French Cooking Julia Child fiction memoir literature
The Death of Artemio Cruz
Octavo softcover (G+); 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1973
KEYWORDS: specials Latin American Mexican literature fiction novel Carlos Fuentes
Lovesick
Octavo softcover (G+); 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Vintage 1998
KEYWORDS: specials Latin American Mexican literature fiction novel Angeles Mastretta
Neutron Star
Paperback (G+); 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Futura Publications 1978
KEYWORDS: specials literature science fiction Larry Niven
Cities in Flight
Paperback (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Legend Books 1991
KEYWORDS: specials literature science fiction James Blish
The Crack-up with Other Pieces and Stories
Paperback (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Penguin 1974
KEYWORDS: specials literature fiction short stories F Scott Fitzgerald
The Further Adventures of Halley's Comet
Octavo softcover (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Panther Granada 1984
KEYWORDS: specials John Calvin Batchelor fiction literature