FORBES, COLIN

first edition; octavo; green textured cloth boards; gilt lettering & bands on spine; 286pp; map frontis. VG+ (page edges & eps. very sl. foxed; sl. bruising to board edges, partic. spine) in d/w VG- (sl. rubbing & soiling; sl. chipping; 1cm. closed tear on spine)

PUBLISHER: Collins 1969

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction Dunkirk tanks crew Matilda France World War 2 Two II adventure

WODEHOUSE, P.G.

first US edition; octavo, black cloth boards; gilt lettering & striking decoration to spine & cover; 300pp; VG (sl. rubbing & bruising to covers, partic. corners; spine sl. faded & some surface loss; gilt on spine rather worn; sl. foxing to prelims & page edges; small book plate & stamp, in purple ink, of book seller on pastedown)

PUBLISHER: W. J. Wyatt 1914

KEYWORDS: first US edition literature fiction Wodehouse humour wit

DODD, ALFRED

Super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, blind rule to front board, 284pp + 64pp adverts, illus, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light scuffing to board edges, moderate foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, light tanning to eps, bookseller's stamp in ink to fep) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, very subtle 4cm closed tear to rear cover- very well repaired with archival tape)

PUBLISHER: Rider & Co. circa 1936

KEYWORDS: masonic speculative freemasonry freemasons literature William Shakespeare history

N/A

2 VOLUME SET, quarto, half bound leather boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine with raised bands, marbled page edges, frontispieces, vol 1- 821pp, vol 2- 818pp, illus, tatty (v heavy chipping to spines with some loss, hilariously valiant effort at repairs to spines & boards using glued on leather-external & bandages-internal to both volumes, heavy scuffing to board corners, moderate fading & soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to prelims/terminals, cracks to full length of gutters)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Co 1881 approx.

KEYWORDS: literature collection anthology Scottish

McKAY, FRANK

DATED, INSCFRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, brown heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xii + 320pp,illus, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, light soiling to board edges, light foxing & tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG+ (light fading to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1990

KEYWORDS: SIGNED New Zealand literature biography memoir James K Baxter

MEHTA, ROHIT & MEHTA, SHRIDEVI

Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 127pp, VG (moderate discolouration to spine with light 1cm spot of fraying, light soiling to boards, light tanning & staining to page edges, sl sticky light residue to top corner of pages with sl adhesion)

PUBLISHER: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers 1997

KEYWORDS: spirituality religion Kabir literature

TOMBS, Bro. H. H. (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, gilt lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, 161pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing to spine extrems with sl surface loss, light discolouration to spine, moderate chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, frontispiece loose but attached)

PUBLISHER: The Wingfield Press (Printer) 1962

KEYWORDS: New Zealand masonic freemasonry freemasons literature papers culture first edition

ROSHER, GRACE & TREVELYAN, SIR GEORGE (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, light blue heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, 175pp, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, moderate water damage to rear board & terminals) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate water staining to covers, price clipped, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Psychic Press 1968

KEYWORDS: first edition philosophy literature

WODEHOUSE, P. G.

Small octavo, blue heavy card boards, black lettering & decoration to spine, black decorative stamps to front board, 252pp, in removable protective clear plastic cover, VG- (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, light chafing to boards & edges, light foxing & tanning to page edges & eps, prelims missing, partial crack to gutters, owner's name in pencil to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: George Newnes n/d

KEYWORDS: literature fiction thriller P G Wodehouse

WODEHOUSE, P. G.

Small octavo, blue heavy card boards, black lettering & decoration to spine, black decoration to front board, 251pp, in removable protective clear plastic cover, VG- (heavy chipping to spine extrems with some loss, 5cm crack to front hinge, moderate scuffing to board edges with some loss, light discolouration to spine, light chafing & staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, owner's name in pencil to front pastedown,cracks to gutters, prelims missing)

PUBLISHER: George Newnes n/d

KEYWORDS: literature fiction thriller P G Wodehouse

WODEHOUSE, P. G. & HARTLEY, J. H. (Illus)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering & decorative rule to spine & front board, frontispiece, vii + 339pp, illus, in removable protective clear plastic cover, VG- (heavy chipping to spine extrems, moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, inscription in ink to fep, owner's name plate to half title page, sporadic light foxing to pages throughout, cracks to gutters)

PUBLISHER: A & C Black 1924

KEYWORDS: literature fiction illustrated P G Wodehouse

TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, dark blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained grey, illus eps, 348pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges, bookseller's label to front pastedown) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers, light discolouration to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hoodder and Stoughton 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction historical

PEACOCKE, ISABEL MAUD

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 317pp, illus, VG- (light creasing to spine extrems, moderate fading to spine, moderate staining to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, lacks fep, bookseller's label to front pastedown, cracks to full length of gutters, moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1918

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

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FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black mottled heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, 464pp, VG+ (moderate staining to page edges, owner's name label to fep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light discolouration to covers)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 415pp, VG+ (light creasing & discolouration to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges, light sun fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1976

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction signed

PINDAR & DONALDSON, JOHN WILLIAM (Revised & Explained)

Ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, white lettering to spine, blind decorative rule to boards, lxv + 559pp + 24pp adverts, VG- (usual library markings, spine rebound with light brown buckram, heavy chafing to board edges with some surface loss, moderate scuffing to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, repairs to gutters with material, moderate glue blob residue to front pastedown, owner's name in ink to full title page)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1868

KEYWORDS: classical Greek literature classic odes Pindar

DEUSSEN, Dr. PAUL

TEXT IN GERMAN, ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, vii + 111pp, VG (usual library markings, moderately heavy chipping to spine extrems, light discolouration to spine & board edges, light bruising to board corners, moderate tanning to page edges, cracks to gutters, fep loose but attached)

PUBLISHER: F A Brockhaus 1901

KEYWORDS: Friedrich Neitzsche literature philosophy text in German

KITTO, DR. (Ed) & ALEXANDER, W. L. (Ed)

THIS VOLUME ONLY, super octavo, navy & black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, marbled page edges, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, 886pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & rubbing to spine, heavy chipping & moderate bruising to spine edges, moderate scuffing & light fading to boards, heavy chipping & light bruising to board edges, heavy tanning to page edges, light foxing to pages)

PUBLISHER: Adam and Charles Black 1865

KEYWORDS: bliblical literature illustrated encyclopedia

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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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature historical fiction Scotland Edward III King David

TRANTER, NIGEL

first edition ex library 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature historical fiction Scotland romance adventure