MORRISON, TONI

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus light card covers, black & grey lettering to spine, 178pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 2015

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MAHY, MARGARET & WILLIAMS, JENNY (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to boards, light foxing to eps, light staining to lower gutters from prev. water damage- very subtle) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate adhesive residue/staining to edges, light fading to spine, price clipped, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons 1971

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COELHO, PAULO & PERRY, ZOE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, cerise heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, 190pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, prev. bookseller's label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 2016

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MARSH, NGAIO

LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG-) some water damage to base, cracking to rear hinge/spine; 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: Geoffrey Bles 1949

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KIRST, HANS HELLMUT & BROWNJOHN, J. MAXWELL (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1969

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SELENE, LYRA

SIGNED BOOKPLATE, FIRST EDITION SECOND IMP., octavo hardcover (Near 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: Scholastic Press 2018

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GRAY, CLAUDIA

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (Near 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 2018

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ESHBAUGH, JULIE

FIRST EDITION WITH SIGNED BOOKPLATE, octavo hardcover (Near 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: HarperTeen 2016

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GIER, KERSTIN & BELL, ANTHEA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (Near 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: Henry Holt and Company 2015

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MENEFY, DIANA & LAUGESEN, MALENE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, 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: OneTree House 2019

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MATAIRA, KATARINA (Illus)

FIRST NZ EDITION, oblong quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1972

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GRIMSHAW, CHARLOTTE

FIRST EDITION, 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: Vintage/Random House 2012

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EVARISTO, BERNADINE

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, super octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 452pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing to extrems with minor surface loss, light soiling to rear board, light water staining to top of front board, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing to spine extrems with minor surface loss, wrinkling to front, light chafing & soiling, sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 2019

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FAIZAL, HAFSAH

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, maroon heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt lion motif to front board, 583pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2021

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RANSOME, ARTHUR

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 432pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional light foxing to pages, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1932

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BELLOW, SAUL

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Viking/Penguin 2000

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GEORGE, MARGARET

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: St Martin's Press 1986

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BAUM, L. FRANK & NEILL, JOHN R. (Illus)

COLOUR PLATES, FIRST EDITION (1911) FIRST ISSUE WITH TRANSPOSED LINES ON Pg95 & Pg105. LIST OF PREVIOUS TITLES ENDS WITH 'JOHN DOUGH & THE CHERUB', imperial octavo, green buckram boards, green lettering to spine, colour illus title plate to front board, illus eps, illus prelims, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/plates, VG- (heavy chipping & scuffing to spine extrems, moderate scuffing & chafing to boards & edges, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate cracks to gutters- boards still reasonably firm, sporadic light soiling & minor closed tearing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Reilly & Britton Co. 1911

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DUMAS, ALEXANDRE & YODER, LAUREN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, lxii + 751pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w & removable protective plastic cover, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate 2008

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MASON, HENRIETTA

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale / Whitcombe & Tombs 1966

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