ASHER, Hon. Justice RAYNOR (Fore) & BIGWOOD, RICK (Ed)

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxii + 377pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hart Publishing 2009

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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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RUEF, MARTIN & LOUNSBURY, MICHAEL (Eds)

Super octavo, green glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, ix + 368pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing to boards, occasional light underlining to text in pencil)

PUBLISHER: JAI/Elsevier 2007

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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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GOGOL, NIKOLAY & GARNETT, CONSTANCE (Trans)

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, blue lettering & rule to spine, deckled lower page edges, 314pp, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1926

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TARLE, EUGENE & COURNOS, JOHN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, illus eps, 431pp, errata pg to pg 13, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters & damage/loss to upper rear pg edges- both with amateur attempts at repair- glue, paper etc)

PUBLISHER: Martin Secker & Warburg 1937

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GOLDNER, BETH

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Counterpoint 2005

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WINMAN, SARAH

First UK 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Tinder Press 2017

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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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REEDY, MOKENA POTAE

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, TEXT IN TE REO MAORI, 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: Huia 2001

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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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SCHWARZ, LIESE O'HALLORAN

First edition, uncorrected proof copy. 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: Hutchinson 2018

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HEIGHTON, STEVEN

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: Hamish Hamilton 2005

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BAUER, JOAN

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: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2005

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PATTERSON, TOM

Slight damp wrinkling. 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: Allen & Unwin 2022

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MADAME STAEL

TEXT IN FRENCH, sm octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, red speckled page edges, frontispiece, 592pp, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & chafing to leather spine & extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, liberal age appropriate foxing to pgs throughout, rear ep partially removed, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Libraire de Firmin Didot Freres 1860

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH literature Madame Stael

SLANE, CHRIS (Artwork) & SULLIVAN, ROBERT (Script)

Quarto, illus glossy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & full title page, unpaginated, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Godwit Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: graphic novels literature Maui New Zealand Chris Slane Robert Sullivan

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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KERR, JUDITH

FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE (CHARLEY ADVERT TO REAR D/W), EX-LIBRARY, octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus full title page, 191pp, illus, VG (very minimal & partially erased library markings, light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor chafing/scuffing to rear eps, light foxing & soiling to pages sporadically throughout, minor folding & soiling to pgs 27/28) in d/w & tidy protective plastic cover- removable, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, heavy scuffing to spine, moderate soiling, moderate creasing to flaps, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1971

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction modern first edition first issue illustrated Judith Kerr