Books - "literature"
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Matterhorn
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: Corvus 2010
KEYWORDS: literature fiction
The Saga of Erik the Viking
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 144pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Pavilion 1983
KEYWORDS: modern first editions Terry Jones fantasy literature fiction novels illustrated Michael Foreman vikings
A Sufi Master Answers: On the Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan
Octavo, mustard cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 262pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges, 1cm loss to base of ffep, sl wrinkling to eps, moderate soiling to pg262) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light soiling & foxing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers 1997
KEYWORDS: literature philosophy Sufi
Three Centuries of Nursery Rhymes and Poetry for Children
NUMBERED & SIGNED LIMITED EDITION (#366/500), very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt whimsical character to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 116pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues children's literature nursery rhymes poetry history signed
An Annotated Bibliography of Timothy Leary
FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 305pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: Archon Books 1988
KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliographies catalogues literature popular culture philosophy Timothy Leary
Malcolm X: A Selected Bibliography
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, white lettering to spine & front board, xiii + 146pp, VG (minimal library markings, light to moderate bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press 1984
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues civil rights activists movement literature Malcolm X
Christine de Pisan: A Bibliography of Writings by Her and About Her
Very tidy ex-library, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, x + 175pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising & chafing/soiling to boards & extrems, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Scarecrow Press 1982
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Christine de Pisan literature
The Man Without Qualities: Volume II: The Like of it Now Happens (II)
FIRST EDITION, THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 454pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling/staining to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with some loss to edges, moderate tanning & staining to spine, moderate foxing)
PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Robert Musil volume 2 ii two
Guide to Sira and Hadith Literature in Western Languages
Reasonably tidy ex-library, super octavo, green buclkram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xxxii + 371pp, VG (minimal library markings, moderate scuffing to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Mansell Publishing 1986
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues sira hadith literature western languages
Great Commentaries on the Holy Qur'an: Volume III
Imperial octavo, grey light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, xvii + 268pp, VG (light to moderate creasing & soiling to spine & covers, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Fons Vitae 2008
KEYWORDS: religion religious texts scripture Koran Qur'an commentaries literature Islam Islamic
The Man Without Qualities: Volume I: A Sort of Introduction The Like of it Now Happens (I)
FIRST EDITION, THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxv + 365pp, VG (light to moderate staining to spine & boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, minor water staining to base of eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to spine & edges, moderate tanning & staining)
PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1953
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Robert Musil volume 1 i one
Situationist International: Anthology
Super octavo, illus light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, x + 406pp, VG (light creasing & scuffing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps)
PUBLISHER: Bureau of Public Secrets 1995
KEYWORDS: si publications literature prose writings anthology collection situationist international politics philosophy ideology
On Suicide: A Discourse on Voluntary Death
Octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, xxv + 160pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Indiana University Press 1999
KEYWORDS: death suicide essays literature Jean Amery philosophy psychology mental health
Against the Machine: Essays on Empire & its Enemies
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, super octavo, illus light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 334pp, illus, VG (light to moderate chafing & curling to spine & covers, light to moderate soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Autonomedia / Fifth Estate N/D (c.1995)
KEYWORDS: signed anarchism anarchy essays literature prose writings collection David Watson fifth estate anthology
Five Eyes
Octavo, illus light card cover, black & red lettering to spine, 145pp, VG- (moderate chafing/creasing & soiling to covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Black Sparrow Press 1979
KEYWORDS: short stories collection literature Arabic Morocco English translations
Half-Truths & One-and-a-Half Truths: Selected Aphorisms
Sm octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 128pp, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, sl soiling to eps) in d/w, VG- (light to moderate creasing & chipping to spine & edges, light tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Egendra Press 1976
KEYWORDS: Karl Kraus philosophy literature writings
Science Fiction Book Review Index, 1974-1979
Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, quarto, black & red buckram boards, red lettering to spine, printed eps, xx + 391pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl scuffing to extrems, minor chafing & soiling to front board)
PUBLISHER: Gale Research Company 1981
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues scifi science fiction reviews late seventies 70s index literature literary
Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1985-1991: An International Author and Subject Index to History and Criticism
Very tidy ex-library- possibly unused, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xxii + 677pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited 1993
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues scifi science fiction fantasy history criticism literature literary reference research
Tennyson in Lincoln (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xvi + 203pp, vol 2- xi + 121pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, minor tape residue to board edges & eps) in d/w, VG (in adhesive protective wrapper- edges probably stained, moderate chafing & soiling, light wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Tennyson Society 1971-73
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues collections Tennyson reseacrh center centre literature literary
The Political Calculus: Essays on Machiavelli's Philosophy
Very tidy ex-library, octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light tape residue to board edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in adhesive protective wrapper- edges likely stained)
PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press 1972
KEYWORDS: philosophy essays prose writings literature Machiavelli criticism