SPARK, MURIEL & COOK, BERYL (Illus)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 152pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1998

KEYWORDS: folio society literature classic Muriel Spark fiction novels illustrated

UPFIELD, ARTHUR

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 208pp, VG (spine cocked, light rubbing to spine & boards/edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, ffep missing, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Arthur Upfield

MARSH, NGAIO

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 256pp, VG- (light to moderate tanning & creasing/soiling to spine & covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Fontana 1977

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh

MARSH, NGAIO

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, white & orange lettering to spine, 222pp, VG- (moderate creasing & rubbing/curling to spine & cover edges, light fading to spine, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, lg adhesive label to ffep, minor foxing throughout, light to moderate creasing & soiling to pgs of 200-202)

PUBLISHER: Fontana 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh

MARSH, NGAIO

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 256pp, VG- (heavy creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, some prelim pgs potentially missing- title & copyright still present, light cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Fontana 1969

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh

MARSH, NGAIO

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 255pp, VG- (heavy creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, moderate cracking to hinges, moderate soiling & creasing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges with water staining also)

PUBLISHER: Fontana 1964

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh

TONG, SU & GOLDBLATT, HOWARD (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 362pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Doubleday 2010

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Su Tong

UPFIELD, ARTHUR

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 245pp, VG (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges- minor tape repairs to internal side, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling, light tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Arthur Upfield

DIAZ-CANABATE, A & MARKS, JOHN (Intro) & STEVEN, R H (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained yellow, 323pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to board edges/extrems, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, occasional minor foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with minor loss & archival tape repairs, heavy fading to spine, minor foxing)

PUBLISHER: Burke Publishing 1956

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STEPHENSON, NEAL

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, illus light card covers, white/cream lettering to spine, xv + 894pp, VG+ (sl curling to cover edges, light soiling/staining to page edges)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 2004

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GRANT, ROB

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 342pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, minor cracking to front & rear gutters) in d/w, VG+ (in tidy plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Viking / Penguin 1996

KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction literature novels Grant Naylor Red Dwarf modern first editions

DAVIES, TRISTAN (Text) & NEWMAN, NICK (Drawings)

Square super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1997

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DAHL, TESSA & PAUL, KORKY (Illus)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1990

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OXENHAM, JOHN

Duodecimo hardcover (VG-) pencil scribbles to contents page; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1919

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KYLE, GALLOWAY (Preface)

Duodecimo softcover (VG-) delicate but tidy copy; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Erskine Macdonald 1916

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RICHTER, CONRAD

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: White Lion Publishers 1974

KEYWORDS: literature novels fiction Conrad Richter

WAHL, JAN (Adapted) & BARTON, BYRON (Illus)

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PUBLISHER: World's Work 1980

KEYWORDS: children's literature picture books fiction Jan Wahl

HENLEY, WILLIAM ERNEST (Selected & Arranged by)

Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: David Nutt 1893

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AINGER, ALFRED

Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1891

KEYWORDS: literary literature biography biographies memoir Charles Lamb

LUCAS, E V (Ed)

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PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1898

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