Books - "literature"
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A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy
188pp ills.(col.)by everard hopkins VG- (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.sl.foxed,some v.sl.foxing to contents but col.ills.clean and bright,teg,fore and lower edges untrimmed and sl.soiled,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: williams and norgate london 1910
KEYWORDS: travel literature
C.Crispi Sallustii de Catilinae Conjuratione
360pp intro/notes in engl.text in latin VG- (cloth,sl.rubbed and stained w.mod.sunning to spine,bumps and wear to extrems.incl.minor loss to head of spine w.sl.split to upper hinge,ads.to eps w.dealer's blind stamp to ffep,boards sl.shaky,owner's sign.to title-page,sl.foxing to contents,marbled edges sl.rubbed,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: gulielmum tegg londini 1864
KEYWORDS: literature latin text sallust
Selections From the Spectator,Tatler,Guardian,and Freeholder
2 volumes
ex-lib 2 volume set 416/443pp VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,spines mod.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,publ.list of books bound in to ep gutter of vol.1,sl.foxing to contents,edges sl.soiled and untrimmed,some late sections unopened)
PUBLISHER: edward moxon london 1849
KEYWORDS: essays literature history journalism
Six Semaines dans Un Phare
quarter-leather text in french 400pp ills. VG (red cloth boards w.red leather spine,raised bands and gilt/blind stamps and lettering,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,boards sl.sunned,sl.shelf wear to extrems.w.minor surface loss at corners,paper separation at fep gutter,prelims.sl.stained,contents and ills.v.tidy and clean,aeg sl.rubbed,tight)
PUBLISHER: theodore lefevre paris [nd]
KEYWORDS: french literature
Shakespeare's Comedy As You Like It
ills.by hugh thomson
143pp ills.(tipped-in col.plates) VG_ (sl.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.incl.8cm split to rear hinge,boards sl.shaky,sl.to mod.foxing of contents incl.edges,some plates sl.foxed,cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london [nd]
KEYWORDS: literature shakespeare
Stars in the Mist
bulletin and other poems
first edition signed by author w.dedication to elsie k.morton 165pp VG- (sl.rubbed and stained,sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,author's inscr.to ffep,inscr.from owner to elsie k.morton on ffep,eps sl.stained,paper separation w.tape repair at half-title gutter,owner's sign.to ffep verso,contents clean,teg,fore and lower edges untrimmed and sl.soiled,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: selwyn and blount london 1928
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry
Poems of Life and Time
first edition inscribed by author 135pp VG (sl.stained w.sl.bumps to corners,author's inscr.to sl.stained ffep,sl.foxing to prelims.and edges,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained w.spine mod.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: elizabethan press sydney 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature
Treasure Island
first edition 217pp ills.(col.) by ralph steadman imperial octavo black boards with gilt to spine and front board, VG+ (sl scuffing and soiling to extrems, prev owners inscription in ink to fep) in VG+ d/w (light internal foxing) with clear protective wrapper.
PUBLISHER: harrap london 1985
KEYWORDS: ralph steadman literature treasure island
The Lost Railway
first edition 220pp some ills. VG+ (sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.foxing to edges) in VG d/w (sl.stained and sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1980
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature childrens
Tales from Bernard Shaw
told in the jungle
first edition 216pp ills.(col.) VG+ (yellow cloth w.black lettering,sl.stained w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,school presentation label to front pastedown,eps sl.foxed w.v.sl.foxing to contents and ills.clean,edges sl.soiled) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and sunned w.mod.stains,extremities bumped and chipped w.some minor losses,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: george g.harrap and co london 1929
KEYWORDS: bernard shaw literature
The Captain's Youngest
piccino and other child stories
183pp ills.by reginald b.birch VG- (dec.binding,olive cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.incl.hinges,boards sl.shaky,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,sl.foxing to contents,ills.clean,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: frederick warne london [nd]
KEYWORDS: children's literature frances hodgson burnett
Don Juan
the life and death of don miguel de manara
first engl.transl.(edith pargeter) 407pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.foxing to contents and edges) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and stained w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,some minor closed tears to edges)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1958
KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition
Russia for Beginners
by rocking-chair across russia
first edition 93pp ills.by searle VG+ (black cloth,v.sl.stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp and sl.stain to ffep,sl.foxing to prelims.and edges,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.stained,spine mod.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.incl.3cm loss to foot of spine and 1cm loss to head of front hinge,other sl.chipping,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: perpetua books london 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first edition ronald searle literature humour travel
The Merry Muses of Caledonia
first edition thus in type-facsimile 326pp VG+ (blue cloth,owner's sign.to ffep,eps sl.stained,te black,edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: univ.books new york 1965
KEYWORDS: robert burns scotland caledonia history literature
Lenore
transl.by dante gabriel rossetti
first edition 35pp VG (cream cloth,mod.stained w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.paste action to half-title and rear page,some pages uncut at top edge,edges untrimmed,printed on quality paper)
PUBLISHER: ellis and elvey london 1900
KEYWORDS: lenore literature german rossetti modern first edition
Honey Mouse and other stories
first edition 70pp ills.by margery gill VG+ (paper boards w.french flaps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.minor splits to paper at hinges,dealer's label to front pastedown,sl.paste action to free eps,owner's sign.to ffep,contents clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature anita hewett
The Comic History of England
new edition 634pp ills.by john leech VG- (dec.binding,red cloth w.blue/black/gilt stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,chipping w.1cm closed tear to head of spine,tape stains to eps,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,boards sl.shaky,some sl.foxing to contents,edges soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: george routledge london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history literature comic history a'beckett
Sara Crewe
or what happened at miss minchin's and editha's burglar
[first edition thus] 159pp ills.by r.b.birch VG (dec.red cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,spine and hinges sl.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,several inscr.to half-title,contents v.sl.soiled w.v.sl.foxing,edges soiled,cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: frederick warne london [c.1888]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition frances hodgson burnett children's literature
Who's Who in Children's Books
third impression 399pp ills. NF (sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.shaky spine) in NF d/w (spine mod.sunned w.v.sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1978
KEYWORDS: children's literature margery fisher
Tim Minds the Baby
first edition 43pp ills.by patricia w.turner VG+ (sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep o/w contents clean) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: f.warne london 1960
KEYWORDS: children's literature ella monckton