Books - "literature"
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The Thundering Herd
first edition [L-Y november 1924] 400pp ills.[4x b/w] VG- (tan cloth w.black stamps to top board,rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,binding shaky w.paper separation at half-title gutter,content edges sl.soiled/foxed)
PUBLISHER: harper new york 1925
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature zane grey
William's House
first edition 247pp NF (burgundy cloth,remainder spot to foot edge of text block) in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: barrie & jenkins london 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature rita goldberg
Tobacco Smoke
first edition inscribed by author 71pp NF (green cloth,minor foxing to prelims.,author's inscr.to title page - inscribed to nz author una platts,t.l.s. loosely inserted) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: stockwell ilfracombe [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry bickford una platts signed new zealand
The Fascinating Folly Dr.Hocken and His Fellow Collectors
first edition 48pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.sl.foxed,owner's inscr.to title page - nz author una platts)
PUBLISHER: university of otago press dunedin 1961
KEYWORDS: new zealand book collecting hocken mccormick literature
The Counterpane Book
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.and col.plate to front cover] VG (in ill.wrappers w.col.plate to front cover,green thread to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,minor foxing to contents,col.frontis.clean and bright,sl.chip to head of final few pp w.1cm loss to head of final page,2cm loss to head of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1913
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts may byron millicent sowerby
La Storia D'Inghilterra Raccontata A'Fanciulli
2 vols.
2 vols.rebound 317/144pp [text in italian] [b/w frontis.to each vol.] VG (rebind in full burgundy calf w.raised bands to spines,sl.rubbed and soiled,new eps,sl.foxing to untrimmed content edges)
PUBLISHER: libreria santini venezia 1843
KEYWORDS: literature lame fleury
The Poetic Rosary
first edition 209pp+iii VG- (blue embossed cloth,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,contents browned,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: simpkin and marshall london 1850
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry john critchley prince
Mariners of Space
new edition 240pp [col.frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.foxed spine,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,content edges sl.foxed) in Vg d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: lutterworth press london 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature erroll collins
Denham's or A Web of Life
first edition [bell's indian and colonial library] 312pp+16pp catalogue VG (blue embossed cloth,sl.sunned psine,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: bell london 1912
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature alexandra watson
The Union Jacks
first edition 128pp+publisher's catalogue ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black/beige dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,presentation bookplate to front pastedown,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: gardner darton london 1897
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature pethybridge
The Adventures of Polly and the Wolf
first edition 94pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (turquoise cloth w.burgundy polly/wolf stamp to top board,v.sl.soiled,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature catherine storr marjorie-ann watts
Diary of a Bad Year
first edition proof copy 178pp Fine in wrappers
PUBLISHER: text publishing melbourne 2007
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies coetzee
Of Snails and Skylarks
first edition 79pp VG+ (brown cloth,minor shelf wear,ink date to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in G+ d/w (rubbed and soiled,unevenly sunned,mod.wear to extrems.w.insect holes to spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1977
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry christy brown
Poems
first edition 142pp, octavo blue cloth boards, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, prev owners inscription in calligraphy to fep) in d/w VG- (moderate creasing and tanning to covers, covered in clear protective wrapper with blue edging tape which is separating from plastic)
PUBLISHER: bles london 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry lewis
Service Wash
first edition proof copy 190pp Fine in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: serpent's tail london 2006
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies rupert smith
Three Junes
first edition 353pp Fine in Fine d/w (first state without read this logo)
PUBLISHER: pantheon books new york 2002
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature julia glass
Resurrectionist
first edition proof copy 336pp NF (in glossy wrappers,publisher's review label to front cover,rear cover sl.creased)
PUBLISHER: harpercollins london 2007
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies james mcgee
Alexander Turnbull: His Life His Circle His Collections
first edition 324pp ills.[b/w] VG in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.surface losses to spine due to insects,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: alexander turnbull library wellington 1974
KEYWORDS: new zealand literature history biography alexander turnbull library
Dictionnaire De L'Academie Francoise
tome premier A - K
cinquieme edition vol.1 only 774pp [text in french] G+ (full tree calf w.raised bands and gilt-on-brown title labels to spine,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.w.surface losses to boards,2cm split to head of upper hinge,marbled eps,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,prelims.sl.foxed,contents clean,marbled edges)
PUBLISHER: bossange et masson paris 1814
KEYWORDS: dictionary french dictionnaire francoise literature
The Devil's Elixirs
first edition 324pp VG+ (grey cloth,sl.soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: john calder london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature hoffmann