CHILD, LEE

FIRST UK EDITION, SIGNED, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 380pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, light cracking to front gutter, moderate cracking to rear gutter) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 10cm closed tear to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Bantam Press 1999

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USTINOV, PETER

VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; Super Octavo hardcover (VG+) with 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 Heinemann Limited 1994

KEYWORDS: autobiography peter ustinov memoirs actors acting stage theatre performers film cinema playwrights entertainers unicef signed

THOMAS, NGAIRE

DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo softcover (VG-) heavy damp staining & wrinkling; 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: Random House 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa religious communities cults signed Ngaire Thomas Exclusive Brethren autobiography

GOYAL, S. R.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LACKS FEP, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, l + 532pp, plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG (boards sl shaky, light bruising & soiling to extrems & edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's ex-libris ink stamp to page edges, eps & full title page, ffep completely missing, tape residue to pastedowns, light cracking to some gutters, occasional markings to margins) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Kusumanjali Prakashan 1987

KEYWORDS: signed history India buddhism religion religious spirituality S R Goyal antiquity

SKINNER, DAMIAN

LENGTHY INSCRIPTION & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus soft card boards, red & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 335pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & creasing to spine & board edges, light discolouration & soiling to cover edges, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & tanning to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Massey University Press 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa artists art biography memoir Theo Schoon signed

MAHY, MARGARET

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR WITH A DRAWING OF A LION BY HER AS WELL, octavo, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, 493pp, VG (moderate to heavy creasing to spine & covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims, minor damp wrinkling & staining to lower page edges, sl cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed Maragret Mahy children's literature New Zealand Aotearoa authors writers novels fantasy fiction

MALMO, ANDREW (Photos) & EASTON, HEREWINI (Text)

LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED & SIGNED (#19/250), square octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 37pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & creasing to spine/hinges, light chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Malmo Publishing 2017

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CASTLE, LEN & CLARK, HELEN (Fore)

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY LEN CASTLE, SCARCE THUS, square quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 251pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sang Architects & Company Ltd 2002

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WELLMAN, J. DOVER & BAKER, RICHARD (Fore)

AUTHOR SIGNED & DATED, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, xiii + 156pp, VG- (moderate creasing & wrinkling to covers & spine, moderate water damage to rear cover & terminals, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, some highlighting to text with some markings in ink to margins)

PUBLISHER: SPCK 1977

KEYWORDS: Christianity religion psychic experiences psychics supernatural telepathy healing exorcisms J Dover Wellman signed

ESDAILE, ARUNDELL

INSCRIBED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR, 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: George Allen & Unwin 1931

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ROBERTS, ROSEMARY

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo stapled light card covers (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: M. A. & R. Roberts 1972

KEYWORDS: signed Rosemary Roberts social history English villages Paglesham Essex

BOURNE, POSSUM & OWEN, PAUL

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR'S WIDOW, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Phantom House Books 2003

KEYWORDS: Possum Bourne New Zealand Aotearoa race car drivers autobiography memoir automotive rally driving motorsports signed

MITCALFE, BARRY

SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, large quarto 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: Coromandel Press 1982

KEYWORDS: signed first edition barry mitcalfe beach new zealand poetry poet poems verse poem

CASEY, MARK

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo stapled wrappers (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: Vortex Press 1983

KEYWORDS: inscribed signed mark casey verse poem poems poetry poet

SMITH, WADE C.

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ALSO WITH SMALL ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF 3 FIGURES, FIRST EDITION, oblong super octavo, illus heavy boards, plain red buckram spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing to board edges with some surface loss, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, lengthy inscription in ink to front pastedown- located just below author's inscription & signature, sm patch of tape reisdue to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: The Sunday School Times Company 1916

KEYWORDS: first edition signed Wade C Smith bible stories children children's literature collection illustrated

GALE, ALEX M.

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light fold to top corner of pgs 149/150)

PUBLISHER: The Halcyon Press 2004

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa hunting autobiography Alex M Gale signed hobbies

GALE, ALEX & GALE, TIM

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, printed eps, 216pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Halcyon Press 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa hunting Alex Tim Gale signed hobbies tips guide

THWAITE, ANN & ROWE, GAVIN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 139pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to board edges, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light foxing & chipping to edges, light tanning to covers & flap edges, prev. bookseller's label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper 1978

KEYWORDS: signed modern first edition children's literature fiction novels Ann Thwaite

RESNICK, MIKE

LIMITED NUMBERED (#628/1000) SIGNED FIRST EDITION, super octavo, beige cloth boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, 285pp, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2012

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BARRETT Jr., NEAL

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED NUMBERED (#639/750) SIGNED, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 559pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2012

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction signed limited numbered Neal Barrett Jr short stories collection