Books - "literature"
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G.: A Novel
First edition, ex library, octavo, mottled cream boards with black and red lettering to spine, 317pp, VG (relatively ight library markings, sellotape staining to eps, some bruising to spine extrems and rear board upper corners) in d/w, VG (some creasing to edges, 1cm untidy closed tear to rear lower edge, fading to spine, some staining in inside edges
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1972
KEYWORDS: first edition John Berger literature novel fiction
Colonel Mint
First edition, octavo, dark blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, 188pp, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine extrems, v v slight fading to board edges, owner's signature and date in blue ink to f.e.p.) in d/w, VG (some bruising and creasing to edges, light soiling to inside)
PUBLISHER: Calder and Boyars 1973
KEYWORDS: Paul West literature novel fiction
Spring Fever
first edition, hardcover octavo (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: Herbert Jenkins n/d
KEYWORDS: specials P G Wodehouse literature humour first edition
Children of the Lamp
hardcover octavo (nr fine); 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: Scholastic 2006
KEYWORDS: specials P B Kerr children's literature fiction
Biggles Delivers The Goods
hardcover octavo (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: Hodder & Stoughton 1952
KEYWORDS: specials W E Johns adventure fiction literature novel
The Dog's Ear Book
hardcover octavo (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: Max Parrish 1958
KEYWORDS: specials Geoffrey Willians Ronald Searle children's literature fiction
Clockers
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: Orion 1993
KEYWORDS: specials Richard Price literature fiction novel crime mystery
Wordsworth's Guide To The Lakes
hardcover octavo (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: Henry Frowde 1906
KEYWORDS: specials Ernest de Selincourt essays verse literature prose anthology
Paolo & Francesca
hardcover octavo (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: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1903
KEYWORDS: specials Stephen Phillips play literature
The Highest Tide
softcover super octavo (nr fine); 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 2005
KEYWORDS: specials Jim Lynch literature fiction children's novel
Love Me To Death
first edition, uncorrected proof copy, softcover super octavo (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: Headline 1994
KEYWORDS: specials David Martin literature fiction first edition proof copy novel
The Almond Picker
softcover super octavo (nr fine); 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: Text Publishing 2005
KEYWORDS: specials Simonetta Agnello Hornby literature fiction novel
Poeta en San Francisco
softcover octavo (nr fine); 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: Tinfish 2008
KEYWORDS: specials Barbara Jane Reyes literature poetry
The King's Evil
Book 1 of the Mordred Cycle
first edition, hardcover super octavo (nr fine) 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: Little, Brown and Company 1995
KEYWORDS: specials Hadyn Middleton first edition literature fiction fantasy novel
The Lovely Ship
True first US edition, inscribed & signed by author on fep, octavo, pink buckram boards with yellow lettering to spine & front board, green&yellow circle pattern to front board, patterned eps, top page edges stained yellow, blue ship motif to title page, 328pp, VG- (fading to spine, slight bruising to spine extrems, some small stain spots to boards, some foxing)
PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf 1927
KEYWORDS: first edition signed Storm Jameson Mary Hansyke literature
Our Hospital ABC
imperial octavo, illus grey heavy card boards with red and white lettering to front and gilt lettering to blue cloth spine, illus prelims, unpaginated, illus, G (lacks pages 'U' and 'Z', damage to spine with 5cm loss, bruising fraying and rubbing to all edges & corners, some chips, some soiling to boards, closed tears some repaired with archival tape to many pages, inscription in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: John Lane The Bodley Head (nd) but inscription1916
KEYWORDS: Hampden Cordon MC Tindall Joyce Dennis children's literature picture book alphabet learning
The Crew of the Water Wagtail: A Story of Newfoundland
Octavo, illus green cloth boards with white & black lettering, ship illus to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, iv + 243pp +2pp booklist, illus, VG (some fading to spine, stain to front board, light soiling to rear board, 1cm closed tear to lower spine sides, light bruising to spine extrems, slight tanning to eps, owner's name in ink to frontispiece verso, some tanning to page edges, annotation in pencil to rear pastedown)
PUBLISHER: James Nisbet & Co (n/d)
KEYWORDS: RM Ballantyne children's literature Newfoundland adventure sailing
The Island Queen: A Tale of the Southern Hemisphere
Octavo, deep red cloth boards with black lettering & sailing boat & seascape illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, 261pp + 15pp booklists, illus, VG (ding to front board lower corners, light rubbing to spine, light bruising to spine extrems, small stain spot to front board, light soiling to rear board, prizegiving label to fep, 4cm closed tear to frontispiece hinge, light tanning to page edges, small black stain to 10 of advert pages)
PUBLISHER: James Nisbet & Co (circa 1912)
KEYWORDS: RM Ballantyne children's literature adventure
Lie Down with Lions
first edition, Super octavo (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: Holland 1986
KEYWORDS: specials first edition ken follett detective spy thriller literature
Santa Evita
Softcover octavo (nr fine); 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: Anchor / Transworld 1997
KEYWORDS: specials Tomas Eloy Martinez Latin American literature fiction novel Eva Peron