EGAN, PIERCE & CRUIKSHANK, I R and G (Illus)

Sm octavo, half leather bound blue heavy boards, gilt lettering on black leather title plate with raised bands to spine, gilt public library stamp/motif to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 406pp, illus plate to rear & throughout- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy bruising & rubbing/chafing to spine & boards/edges with some surface loss, minor staining to boards, 4cm crack to base of spine/hinge of front board with some v minor insect damage, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & pages throughout, sm blue pencil numerals to front eps, occasional closed tearing to some pages- mostly minor & occasionally moderate, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Camden Hotten N/D (c.1870s)

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Pierce Egan Tom & Jerry

MUNCHAUSEN, BARON & CRUIKSHANK, G (Illus)

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt & black lettering & decoration/rule to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 268pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & chafing/surface loss to boards- minor to spine, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to front gutter- partially detached with front board shaky, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, light tanning & foxing to pages throughout, plate at pg154 partially detached with failed attempts at yellowing tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: William Tegg 1868

KEYWORDS: literature history Baron Munchausen

WODEHOUSE, P G

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FFEP, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front boards, black/silhouette illus to front board, 314pp, VG (light bruising & moderate scuffing to spine & board extrems/edges, light soiling/discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owners' names in ink to front pastedown, ffep detached, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout, minor cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1926

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels P G Wodehouse

MEAD, G R S

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, lxix + 325pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, rough cutting to edges of some prelim pages)

PUBLISHER: John M Watkins 1955

KEYWORDS: religion theology theosophy gnostic literature Pistis Sophia

WINTON, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & white decorative rule to spine, 223pp, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, sl discolouration to spine base, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, v minor foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss, light tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to rear cover & flaps)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction John Winton

CALIBAN (REID, JOHN)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus stapled light card covers, unpaginated, illus, VG- (heavy tearing to spine/gutters with heavy but tidy archival tape repairs also, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional foxing to gutters)

PUBLISHER: The Griffin Press 1945

KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature Caliban John Reid

TWEEDIE, Mr W c/o (Preface)

FIRST EDITION - VERY SCARCE! Imperial octavo, green textured heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, blind stamp decoration to boards, illus title page, 376pp total, illus, VG (heavy bruising/scuffing to spine extrems- light loss to top edge, light scuffing & bruising to board extrems, light chafing & soiling, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light staining to eps, prev,. owner's name in ink to ffep, historic gift inscription in ink to title page of vol 1, varying degrees of foxing & soiling throughout- mostly light & age appropriate, occasional light cracking to gutters, minor insect damage to top corners of rear pages)

PUBLISHER: W Tweedie 1867

KEYWORDS: young England publications literature past years volumes one i 1 two ii 2 history

KUAN-CHUNG, LO & BREWITT-TAYLOR, C H (Trans)

2 VOL BOXED SET, super octavo, red & black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind stamp illus/chinese characters to front boards, deckled edges of page blocks, printed/maps to eps, vol 1- xviii + 638pp, vol 2- viii + 623pp, VG+ (light bruising to board extrems/edges of vol 2, light soiling & discolouration to boards of vol 1, light foxing to page edges, minor pencil annotation to vol 1) in slipcase, G+ (v heavy cracking & scuffing to joinery- som esurface loss, moderate chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Kelly & Walsh 1973

KEYWORDS: literature historical fiction novels Lo Kuan-Chung English translations Chinese

MILLER, MADELINE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, copper gilt illus to front board, illus ffep, 336pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, spine sl cocked) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2018

KEYWORDS: modern first editions historical fiction novels literature Madeline Miller

GRAVES, CHARLES

First edition. Octavo hardcover (VG), lacking d/w; 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: Ivor Nicholson & Watson 1932

KEYWORDS: Charles Graves fiction literature 20th century

SADLEIR, MICHAEL; RICHARDSON, JOANNA (intro)

Octavo hardcover (VG), in slipcase (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: The Folio Society 1983

KEYWORDS: Folio Society Michael Sadleir 20th century literature

HUGHES, ANNE; PRESTON, MOLLIE (ed); CROUCHER, MICHAEL (intro) & EVORA, TONY (linocuts)

Small octavo hardcover (VG) in slipcase (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: The Folio Society 1981

KEYWORDS: Anne Hughes 20th century literature Folio Society

WELLS, PETER

Inscribed, dated & signed by author. First edition. 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: Might Ajax Press 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature social media Peter Wells

AITKEN, ADAM

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: Giramondo 2009

KEYWORDS: Australian poems literature

WEDDE, IAN

Inscribed & signed by author. 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: Victoria University of Wellington Press 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zeland poet poems Germany literature

ZILLIACUS, K

Paperback (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: Penguin 1949

KEYWORDS: 20th century literature fiction

CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL

First edition, second impression. 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: Fourth Estate 1999

KEYWORDS: Pulitzer Prize 1999 Pen/Faulkner Award 1999 literature fiction

BLOOD, JENNY

First edition. Octavo, 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: Jenny Blood 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets poetry literature

SASSOON, SEIGFRIED; HART-DAVIS, RUPERT (ed)

Paperback (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 and Faber 1983

KEYWORDS: Seigfried Sasson poems wartime poems 20th century literature

CROSS, JOHN KEIR (Ed & Intro)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, red lettering to spine, 269pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, moderate staining to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss to spine & edges with tidy archival tape repairs, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1960

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