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$50.00
ak4/11/2449

The Shy Dragon


SACRE, MARIE-JOSE (illus.); MARTIN, RODNEY; & STRNAD, JINDRA

FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION, uncommon; quarto illus, heavy card boards, illus., VG+ (light soiling to boards and within, minor)

PUBLISHER: Keystone Picture Books / Era Publications1984

KEYWORDS: childrens literature picture book modern first edition marie-jose marie jose sacre jindra strnad dragon shy dragons

$40.00
ak4/11/2467

The Patrick Melrose Novels


ST AUBYN, EDWARD

FIRST EDITION THUS, super octavo black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 864pp., VG+ (light tanning and sl. creasing to spine) in d/w VG+ (sl. soiling fading & scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Picador 2014

KEYWORDS: edward st aubyn british literature patrick melrose modern first edition never mind bad news some hope mother's milk at last

$50.00
ak4/11/2477

Dogg's Eggs: A Study in Powysology (Part One)


COUNT POTOCKI OF MONTALK

Numbered, limited pirated first edition; textured heavy cream boards with black lettering, grey cloth with black lettering to spine, 36pp, VG+ (a touch of scuffing and soiling)

PUBLISHER: Shack Press 1972

KEYWORDS: polish poland literature powys violet powsyology count potocki montalk new zealand modern first edition limited

$35.00
ak4/11/2479

Supper Waltz Wilson and Other New Zealand Stories


MARSHALL, OWEN

FIRST EDITION of the author's first book; octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 115pp, VG+ (light tanning and occasional light foxing) in d/w VG (heavy fading to spine, light scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Pegasus 1979

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature modern short stories owen marshall first edition

$50.00
ak4/12/2497

The Life and Times of A Good Keen Man


CRUMP, BARRY

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo black cloth boards, white lettering to spine, 237pp., VG+ (light scuffing to boards, a touch of foxing here & there) in d/w nr. FINE

PUBLISHER: Barry Crump Associates 1992

KEYWORDS: barry crump new zealand literature modern first edition signed inscribed memoir autobiography hunting deer bush

$60.00
ak4/12/2500

Wyndham Lewis the Artist: From 'Blast' to Burlington House


LEWIS, WYNDHAM

FIRST EDITION, square super octavo green cloth boards, 379pp., illus,, VG (light scuffing and moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning and foxing to edges and within, lacks d/w)

PUBLISHER: Laidlaw & Laidlaw 1939

KEYWORDS: wyndham lewis modern first edition british art painting literature blast vorticist movemement vorticism modernism

$60.00
ak4/12/2520

The Settlers of Carriacou


SYME, RONALD & STOBBS, WILLAIM (illus.)

FIRST EDITION, lacks fep.; small octavo red cloth boards, black illus. to front, black lettering to spine, 190pp, illus., VG (light scuffing to boards, light tanning and foxing within) in d/w VG (light scuffing and chipping, with small closed tears (minor), light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1953

KEYWORDS: literature ronald syme william stobbs carriacou maritime caribbean modern first edition

$150.00
ak4/9/2379

2001: A Space Odyssey


CLARKE, ARTHUR C. & KUBRICK, STANLEY

FIRST EDITION THUS (1983 - based on screenplay by Clarke & Kubrick, with additional epilouge material by Clarke new to this editon); octavo cloth boards, lettering to spine, pp., VG- (tape stains to boards, moderate foxing and soiling within) in d/w VG+ (smart exterior, tape stains to reverse)

PUBLISHER: Inner Circle 1983

KEYWORDS: science fiction modern first edition thus stanley kubrick 2001 sci fi arthur c clarke

$65.00
ak4/9/2384

The Christopher Robin Verses (Being 'When We Were Very Young' and 'Now We Are Six', With a Preface for Parents)


MILNE, A. A. & SHEPARD, ERNEST H. (illus.)

FIRST EDITION THUS, square octavo blue cloth boards, gilt border and charming Christopher Robin design to front, gilt lettering to spine, illus., pp., VG (main 'detraction': 12 plates are in colour, but a large proportion of the black & white text decorations have been coloured by a prev. owner - generally, they have done so in a tidy manner; otherwise, light scuffing to boards - light tanning and occasional light foxing within)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. 1932

KEYWORDS: modern first edition thus christopher robin poetry literature childrens a milne winnie the pooh

$140.00
ak4/9/2387

A Layman's Guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis


BERNE, ERIC ET AL.

FIRST EDITION THUS (revised & enlarged edition); octavo brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 386pp, VG (light scuffing to boards, light tanning to edges and within, moderate foxing to edges and light foxing within, occasional soiling throughout) in d/w VG (sl. fading to spine, light soiling, light scuffing, moderate foxing and spoiling to reverse)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1969

KEYWORDS: eric berne games people play transactional analysis psychology psychiatry psychoanalysis sociology science popular modern first edition thus

$25.00
ak4/17/2616

The Nondamsense ballads


REED, LANGFORD

FIRST EDITION Octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1937

KEYWORDS: modern first edition illustration poetry poems literature

$25.00
ak4/18/2637

PAX Britannica: The Climax of an Empire


MORRIS, JAMES [JAN]

FIRST EDITION Super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber, 1968

KEYWORDS: modern first edition british empire victorian colonial history

$28.50
ak4/18/2653

Reamde


STEPHENSON, NEAL

FIRST EDITION Imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Morrow, 2011

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature thriller

$100.00
1y96/8

Intimate Friends - Women Who Loved Women, 1778-1928


VICINUS, MARTHA

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, purple buckram boards, silver lettering to spine, xxxii + 314pp., illus, NEAR FINE in d/w NEAR FINE

PUBLISHER: University Of Chicago Press 2004

KEYWORDS: history lesbian women sex sexuality photography modern first edition lgbt lgbtq

$35.00
ak4/18/2668

Amparo


MORTIMER, CHAPMAN

FIRST EDITION Octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition spain english expat tourist holiday

$30.00
ak4/19/2694

The King of California: J. G Boswell and the making of a secret american empire


ARAX, MARK & WARTZMAN, RICK

FIRST EDITION, Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w with minor water stain (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs, 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first edition north american history biography james griffin boswell california

$32.50
ak4/19/2695

Business in Great Waters, The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945


TERRAINE, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, Super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Leo Cooper, 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition anglo-american submarine war military history

$25.00
ak4/19/2696

John Studebaker: An American Dream


CORLE, EDWIN

FIRST EDITION Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G-, very poor: flap detached, segments missing): 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1948

KEYWORDS: modern first edition north american history west

$65.00
1y96/20

The World Turned Upside Down - Radical Ideas During The English Revolution


HILL, CHRISTOPHER

FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo Hardcover, orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 353pp., VG (moderate bruising and scuffing to board and spine extrems, mild rubbing to boards, mild tanning to page edges, tape residue to eps, prelims and terminals) in d/w VG (plastic cover w/ tape, tape residue to interiors, moderate creasing, mild fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Temple Smith 1972

KEYWORDS: modern first edition history english revolution england politics radical

$60.00
1y96/49

How Tom Beat Captain Najork And His Hired Sportsmen


HOBON, RUSSELL & BLAKE, QUENTIN (illus.)

FIRST EDITION, quarto hardcover, illus heavy card boards, black lettering to boards and spine, illus titlepage, frontispiece, unpaginated, VG (heavy scuffing and wear to edges of boards and spine, moderate creasing to hinges, moderate foxing to boards, mild tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (heavy foxing to faces, moderate scratching and soiling to faces, heavy curling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first edition illus childrens literature

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