BASHO; BRITTON, DOROTHY (transl.)

Sm octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Kodansha International 1980

KEYWORDS: Basho Japan Japanese literature poetry Haiku

KLUGE, ALEXANDER; RICHTER, GERHARD; CHALMERS, MARTIN (transl.)

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Seagull Books 2011

KEYWORDS: Alexander Kluge Gerhard Richter short stories literature photography

HURLEY, ANDREW MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: John Murray 2019

KEYWORDS: Andrew Michael Hurley literature novel modern first edition

KING, STEPHEN

UK FIRST EDITION, UNCLIPPED D/W (PRICED AT £12.95). Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 912pp, VG (light creasing & rubbing to spine, 1cm closed tears to either side of spine extrems, minor soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, slight soiling & foxing to front & rear eps, moderate tanning to pages throughout, vertical narrow tanned sporadic throughout), in d/w VG- (moderate fading to spine, moderate creasing & scuffing thoughout, moderate soiling & tanning to flap extrems, moderate scuffing/soiling to inside, 1cm closed tear to rear & front flaps, 1cm closed tear to extrem of front wrapper repaired with tape).

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1986

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EBEJER, FRANCIS

FIRST EDITION, RARE. Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 255pp, VG (sl scuffing to spine, sl bruising to spine extrems, light scuffing/soiling to boards, sl bending to boards, minor tanning/foxing & soiling to page edges, minor foxing/tanning to front & rear eps, prev owners name in pen to fep, light foxing very sporadic throughout) in d/w VG (sl fading to spine, sl chipping & minor 1cm loss to upper spine extrem, moderate scuffing/soiling & creasing throughout, moderate foxing/tanning & water staining to inside wrapper)

PUBLISHER: MacGibbon & Kee 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Francis Ebejer literature fiction rare

LEE, MIN-JIN

2 VOL SET. VOL 1 SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. TEXT IN KOREAN. FIRST KOREAN EDITION? Octavo, illus light card wrappers, multi colour lettering to spine and wrappers, vol 1 386pp + vol 2 373pp, VG+, Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Influential inc 2017

KEYWORDS: Min-Jin Lee Korea Korean literature modern first

MARX, KARL & ENGELS, FREDERICK & DIXON, RICHARD (trans) & DUTT, CLEMENS (trans) & LINDSAY, JACK (trans) & WEST, ALICK (trans) & MILLER, ALEX (trans) & STRUICK, SALLY (trans)

VOL 1-6 ONLY. Octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front boards, xxxiv+806pp, xxiv+679pp, xxiv+670pp, xxvii+779pp, xxvi+660, xxix+776pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate tanning/soiling to spines of 1 & 3, minor soiling and scuffing to boards throughout, minor scuffing/soiling to board extrems throughout, minor mold damage to boards upper corner of vol 2, moderate soiling/tanning to page edges, prev booksellers stamp to feps, minor foxing/tanning to eps & prelims, minor cracking to front & rear gutters of vol 5, moderate cracking to rear gutter of vol 6, minor creasing to corners of 6 pages in vol 2), in d/w VG-( moderate fading to spines of vol 2 & 6, moderate tanning & fading to vols 4 & 5, moderate scuffing/fraying to extrems throughout, moderate scuffing & soiling throughout, creasing sporadic throughout, protective laminate poory applied to vol 4).

PUBLISHER: Lawrence & Wishart 1975

KEYWORDS: Karl Marx Frederick Engels history collected Communism Communist literature letters diaries politics economics sociology socialism

SILVER, JOHN

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY FIRST EDITION, octavo, lime green illus light card wrappers, black and red lettering to front wrapper, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Magpie Books 2026

KEYWORDS: Modern First Edition literature fiction novels

CARROLL, LEWIS

Duodecimo, light blue light card wrappers quarter bound in oxford blue heavy boards, black lettering to front wrapper, III + 154pp + 12pp ads, illus, VG- (moderate soiling to wrappers, minor chipping to head and base of spine, minor creasing to extrems, light tanning to page edges) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons nd

KEYWORDS: pitman's shorthand literature fiction novels children Lewis Carroll

ORBERG, HANS H

TEXT IN LATIN, super octavo, illus heavy boards, white and black lettering to front wrapper, black and orange lettering to spine, illus/maps/diagrams, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Focus Publishing 2003

KEYWORDS: Text in Latin languages education poetry literature fiction Roman Rome

HACKFORTH-JONES, GILBERT

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, Near Fine in d/w, VG+ (price clipped) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1974

KEYWORDS: Modern First Edition literature novels

BULGAKOV, MIKHAIL; PEVEAR, RICHARD & VOLOKHONSKY, LARISSA (transl.); SUART, PETER (illus.)

Super octavo, black cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, front board & spine decorated in gilt., 375 pp., VG+, in slipcase, VG (light soiling & scuffing, light bruising). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2016

KEYWORDS: Mikhail Bulgakov 20th century Russia Russian literature Folio Society

STARRS, ROY (ed.)

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, illus card boards, 358 pp., VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, sl rubbing). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Global Oriental 2014

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese culture social cultural history religion anthropology literature natural disasters

NAGASHIMA, YOICHI

FIRST EDITION. Ownership signature of Roy Starrs. Super octavo, yellow card boards, spine & front board lettered in black, 240 pp., VG (light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & fading to boards, light soiling to pg edges), in d/w, VG- (moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, moderate scuffing, moderate fading). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Aarhus University Press 1997

KEYWORDS: Yoichi Nagashima Iwano Homei Japan Japanese literature literary criticism history

BOSCARO, ADRIANA & CHAMBERS, ANTHONY HOOD (eds.)

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, tan cl boards, spine lettered in black, 191 pp., VG (light bruising to edges & extrems, light scuffing to boards), in d/w, VG (moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate fading, bookseller sticker to rear cover). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Center for Japanese Studies 1998

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese studies literature criticism history

ROTH, JOSEPH; HOFMANN, MICHAEL (transl.); LAING, TIM (illus.)

Octavo, red cl boards, spine & front board lettered in black, 334 pp., VG+, in slipcase, VG+. Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2015

KEYWORDS: Joseph Roth literature novel Folio Society

ABE, KOBO; MORI, MARYELLEN TOMAN (transl.)

FIRST US EDITION. Octavo, card boards, spine & front board lettered in black, 183 pp., VG+ (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, some soiling & scuffing, soiling to pg edges), in d/w, VG (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate soiling & scuffing, fading). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 1996

KEYWORDS: Kobo Abe Japanese literature modern first edition novel

HOFFMANN, YOEL (ed.)

Octavo, grey cl boards, spine lettered in black, 366 pp., VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems), in d/w, VG (light bruising to edges & extrems, moderate rubbing). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1988

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese literature poetry poems anthology

PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER; FALEN, JAMES E (transl.); BALBUSSO, ANNA & ELENA (illus.)

Imp octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in red & white, illus to front board, 243 pp., VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems), in slipcase, VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2012

KEYWORDS: Alexander Pushkin Russian literature Folio Society

UTTLEY, ALISON; KENNEDY, A E (illus.)

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, grey card boards, spine lettered in red, 144 pp., VG- (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, some foxing throughout), in d/w, VG- (moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, moderate soiling & scuffing, foxing). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1960

KEYWORDS: Alison Uttley A E Kennedy Sam Pig children children's literature modern first edition