Books - "literature"
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Tools for Thought
first edition 250pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,sl.sunned spine) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1977
KEYWORDS: science literature waddingdon
England and the English
first edition 6pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,contents clean)
PUBLISHER: royal society of st.george london 1920
KEYWORDS: rudyard kipling england literature
At the Front
[first edition] 231pp VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: arthur stockwell london [nd,1921]
KEYWORDS: literature railways new zealand foston
Mr.Pink-Whistle Interferes
second edition 160pp ills.[b/w by dorothy wheeler] VG- (apricot cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,one section taped at gutters,spine cracked) in G d/w (rubbed and soiled,external tape repairs to hinges and edges,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several losses,internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: newnes london 1951
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature enid blyton
This Summer's Dolphin
first edition signed by author 166pp VG (blue cloth,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand signed maurice shadbolt
One Fat Englishman
first edition 192pp VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in G+ d/w (rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several losses incl.4cm to foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature kingsley amis
The Stars are Also Fire
first edition 412pp NF (black cloth,black ink mark to ffep) in NF d/w (minor chip to foot of front cover)
PUBLISHER: tor new york 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poul anderson
Asleep at the Wheel
first edition 216pp F in NF d/w (v.sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature catherine moye
Second Bedside Book
first edition 160pp ills.[duotone col.] VG (blue cloth w.burgundy stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.sl.chip to foot of lower hinge,ill.eps,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: arthur barker london 1950
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature enid blyton
Sri Aurobindo
first edition 135pp VG (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.foxing to prelims.) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: david marlowe london 1949
KEYWORDS: theology poetry literature biography sri aurobindo langley
Small Prophets and Quick Returns
reflections on new zealand poetry
first edition 15pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: new zealand publishing society auckland 1966
KEYWORDS: literature poetry new zealand charles doyle
Recent Poetry in New Zealand
first edition 204pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep [nz author dennis mceldowney],) in VG+ d/w (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: collins auckland 1965
KEYWORDS: new zealand literature poetry charles doyle
Ambulando
first edition 51pp NF (dec.paper boards w.grey cloth spine,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep [nz author dennis mceldowney],paste action to eps) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.spine browned)
PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1964
KEYWORDS: new zealand poetry literature modern first edition charles brasch
A Time to Laugh and other essays
first edition 84pp VG+ (green cloth w.ochre spine,sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep [nz author dennis mceldowney],content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.foxed,spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1951
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand sinclaire
Black Oxen
first edition thus signed by author 503pp NF (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.rubbed,owner's sign.to prelim.w.author's sign.to title)
PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand signed elizabeth knox
The Lion Skin
ex-lib.first edition rebound unpaginated VG (libr.card rebind w.original front cover laid down,red cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,libr.stamp to prelim.w.labels removed from reps,contents clean)
PUBLISHER: university of otago dunedin 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand james k.baxter poetry
The Iron Breadboard
studies in new zealand writing
.first edition unpaginated VG stapled wraps with french flaps, moderate tanning to cover and contents
PUBLISHER: mermaid press wellington 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand james baxter
The Status Civilization
ex-lib.first edition thus 158pp G+ (burgundy cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,ffep stuck to front pastedown,sl.hole to foot of title due to attempted removal of libr.mark,content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and cocked) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.3cm loss to head of spine,flaps trimmed)
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1976
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature robert sheckley
Endymion Spring
first edition proof copy 440pp FINE in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: puffin penguin london 2006
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies matthew skelton
The Dunes and the Diamonds
first edition 160pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,card and pocket to rfep) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature donald syme