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a promising career
first edition 248pp near fine (spine foot sl bumped) in near fine d/w (sl rubbing, sl discoloration to edges and along spine edge of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: secker and warburg london 1982
KEYWORDS: modern first edition irish literature
a shadow on summer
first edition 274pp near fine (minor foxing to head edge of pages, small stains to fore edge) in very good+ d/w (wear along top edge with v small tears to spine head, corners v sl rounded, spine v sl faded, sl discoloration to top edges of flaps)
PUBLISHER: secker and warburg london 1974
KEYWORDS: modern first edition irish literature
a shadow on summer
first edition 274pp very good+ (sl foxing to rear inner cover and end papers, spine foot sl bumped, boards sl rubbed along foot edge with some staining at rear, paper sl creased inside front board) in very good+ d/w (stain to rear of rear cover,sl foxing to upper and lower edges of flaps, corners sl rounded, spine sl faded, some areas of sl foxing front and back)
PUBLISHER: secker and warburg london 1974
KEYWORDS: modern first edition irish literature
what do you want from me?
first english edition 155pp fine in near fine d/w (rubbed)
PUBLISHER: alfred a. knopf new york 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition german literature
year of impossible goodbyes
first edition 171pp fine in near fine d/w (front upper corner sl rounded,minor tear to spine head and spine foot)
PUBLISHER: houghton mifflin boston 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition korean literature
Eton in Prose and Verse
An Anthology
First edition 232pp gilt stamped boards and spine, t.e.g. w. rough cut fore-edges, very good+ (v light rubbing, corners sl bruised, sl bumped spine foot, faint gum stains to free endpapers, light foxing to title pages, final page of text and page edges, owners presentation note tipped in at ffep, inc. related ephemera), illust. w. 30 gilt bordered colour plates.
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton London nd (1948?)
KEYWORDS: Eton Literature Poetry England Schools Education Biography Shelley
Robert Browning and his world
The Private Face
First edition 331pp front gutter cracked VG- in VG d/w
PUBLISHER: Cassell London 1968
KEYWORDS: robert Browning Literature literary criticism Biography Poetry
FRANCE
A SHORT HISTORY OF ITS POLITICS LITERATURE AND ART FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT
ex lbris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 381pp illus VG(v sl bruised/scuffed corners,v sl bumped/scuffed spine head & foot,sl rubbed,internally reinforced with library tape,sl cocked,sl shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: george harrop & co london 1930
KEYWORDS: history france politics literature art
Use of Physics Literature
First edition 290pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (gum stains to free endpapers) d/w excellent in plastic
PUBLISHER: Butterworths London 1975
KEYWORDS: Physics Science Literature
THE SOUTH AND THE SECTIONAL CONFLICT
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 321pp, cond. VG+ (vl sl gum stains to boards and ep's, spine ends sl bumped), d/w VG+ (in plastic).
PUBLISHER: louisiana state university press, baton rouge 1968
KEYWORDS: Civil War, history, literature, America, the South
Filth
first edition SIGNED by author on title page, 392pp, new in Near Fine condition, d/w in VG+ condition (light creasing and wear to covers and extrems)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed Irvine Welsh literature
England, England
first Australian edition 266pp MINT in like d/w
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction literature
Kalimantaan
First UK edition 472pp in red boards w.gilt lettering to spine, nr fine in d/w, nr fine
PUBLISHER: little brown london 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature
The Vintner's Luck
first edition 241pp. This is the true first hardcover edition, published in New Zealand at least one month earlier than anywhere else. One of less than 100 copies issued in hardcover. Scarce and already sought after, an outstanding novel. Near Fine in Near Fine d/w.
PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington NZ 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature elizabeth knox
Mr.Sponge's Sporting Tour
first thus 510pp ills.(col.plates by john leech) VG+ (sl.stains w.sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.foxing to prelims.and edges,te purple,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.incl.sl.creasing to spine)
PUBLISHER: folio society london 1950
KEYWORDS: sport literature
Letters of Dr.John Brown
with letters from ruskin,thackeray and others
first edition 368pp ills. VG (sl.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.foxing to prelims.and edges,teg,foot-edge untrimmed)
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1907
KEYWORDS: letters john brown literature
Stories from Hans Andersen
transl.by w.angeldorff
288pp ills.by e.s.hardy(some col.) G (quite rough and needs some TLC,cloth missing from spine,rubbed and stained,some stains to contents w.some sections and plates loose,some amateur tape repairs at gutters,all contents appear to be present)
PUBLISHER: ernest nister london [nd]
KEYWORDS: children's literature hans andersen
The Outline of Literature
2 volumes
2 volume set 640pp ills.(some col.) VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.to mod.sunning is sl.uneven,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.stains to eps,some sl.foxing to contents and edges,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spines)
PUBLISHER: george newnes london [nd]
KEYWORDS: literature
A Book of Old Ballads
first edition 280pp ills.by h.m.brock G+ (binding tatty,rubbed and stained w.splits at hinges and chipping to extrems.,ills.eps sl.stained,some sl.stains incl.foxing to contents and edges,edges untrimmed,cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson and co london 1934
KEYWORDS: literature poetry ballads
Our Famous Women
an authorized record of the lives and deeds of distinguished american women of our times
first edition thus, in full leather 715pp ills. G+ (full-leather w.raised bands,top board w.eps/title-page detached,mod.rubbed and sl.stained,sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.w.some minor surface loss of leather,eps sl.stained w.sl.foxing to contents and speckled edges)
PUBLISHER: a.d.worthington hartford 1885
KEYWORDS: literature history biography