PIKE, E. ROYSTON

Octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, 285pp, illus, VG+ (owner's ex libris label to front pastedown, light tanning to eps, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (rubbing to rear, staining to internal upper edges)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller Ltd 1965

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ROSE, VALENTINO

Small octavo, brown leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, marbled eps, xxiv + 70pp, VG- (fading to front board left side, insect damage to fep edges, bookseller's label to front pastedown, owner's name in ink to title page, heavy foxing)

PUBLISHER: BG Teubneri 1876

KEYWORDS: Valentino Rose TEXT IN GREEK & LATIN Greek literature poentry poems verse Latin literary criticism

STONE, BRIAN (translator)

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PUBLISHER: Penguin 1974

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WINNY, JAMES

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PUBLISHER: Hutchinson Educational 1959

KEYWORDS: specials James Winny William Shakespeare literary criticism literature play script poetry verse commentary

BARRON, NEIL (Ed)

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PUBLISHER: Bowker Company 1981

KEYWORDS: specials Neil Barron science fiction literary criticism reference

LYNCH, JACK

Super octavo, brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 306pp, illus, fine, in d/w, fine

PUBLISHER: Constable 2008

KEYWORDS: Jack Lynch William Shakespeare biography history Stratford literary criticism literature drama theatre bard

EIBY, G.A.

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PUBLISHER: Department of Education 1961

KEYWORDS: specials G A Eiby New Zealand Department of Education literary criticism sciences

MANHIRE, BILL & WHITEFORD, PETER (Eds)

Warmly inscribed by Vincent O'Sullivan to Sebastian Black & Judith Binney, octavo, dark blue light card covers with black lettering to sine & front cover, frontispiece, 380pp, fine

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2007

KEYWORDS: Bill Manhire Peter Whiteford Vincent O'Sullivan New Zealand literature literary criticism anthology Brian Turner Brian Matthews Owen Marshall

CLERKE, AGNES M.

First edition, octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering & rule to spine and blind decorative rule to boards, dark brown eps, iv + 302pp + 24pp adverts, VG (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, bookseller's label to front pastedown, one owner's name &date in ink & another's inscription in pencil to prelims, moderate foxing, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1892

KEYWORDS: first edition Agnes M Clerke literature literary criticism Homeric studies poetry poems classics Greek Egyptian excavations archaeology

HEYWARD, MICHAEL

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PUBLISHER: University of Queensland 1993

KEYWORDS: specials Michael Heyward first edition literary criticism hoax history

RYAN, JOHN S.

Holograph signed A4 letter from author loosely enclosed, super octavo, illus light card covers xv + 286pp + 3pp book adverts, illus, VG+ (small stain spot to front cover lower edge)

PUBLISHER: Walking Tree Publishers 2009

KEYWORDS: John S Ryan JRR Tolkien literary criticism essays

BERGER JR., HARRY (ED.)

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PUBLISHER: Spectrum 1968

KEYWORDS: specials Harry Berger Jr literary criticism Renaissance poetry Spenser essays

PEARSON, BILL

First edition, super octavo, green boards with silver lettering to spine, ii + 168pp, nr fine (v slight foxing to feps) in d/w VG+ (fading to spine, v light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Heinemann Education 1974

KEYWORDS: first edition Bill Pearson New Zealand essays anthology Maori polynesian European heritage art literary criticism sociology

PATEL, ESSOP (ED.)

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PUBLISHER: Ravan Press 1995

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BREAKWELL, IAN & HAMMOND, PAUL (Eds)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, 294pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1994

KEYWORDS: Ian Breakwell Paul Hammond reading literature world of books books literary criticism anthology

DAVIN, DAN & WILSON, JANET (Ed)

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PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2000

KEYWORDS: Dan Davin Janet Wilson New Zealand literary criticism anthology literature biography essays reminiscences

OJINMAH, UMELO

Octavo, illus light card covers, x + 145pp, illus, nr fine (small crease to upper corner page 143)

PUBLISHER: University of Otago Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Umelo Ojinmah Witi Ihimaera New Zealand literary criticism literature

MUSGROVE, S.

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PUBLISHER: Auckland University College 1947

KEYWORDS: specials S Musgrove New Zealand literature literary criticism inaugural lecture

LEAVIS, F.R.

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PUBLISHER: Peregrine Books 1962

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YOUNG, KENNETH

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PUBLISHER: Longman, Green & Co 1960

KEYWORDS: specials Kenneth Young DH Lawrence literary criticism biography literature