WALL, ARNOLD et al & CURNOW, ALLEN (Chosen by)

OWNERSHIP OF NZ AUTHOR HELEN SHAW, 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: The Caxton Press 1951

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poetry poets writers poems literature anthologies anthology Allen Curnow

BALLEINE, G R

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) minor to moderate water damage; 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 and Stoughton 1951

KEYWORDS: first editions travel literature writing G R Balleine Channel Islands Jersey

SHANKER, S G (Ed)

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: Croom Helm 1988

KEYWORDS: Goedel's theorem philosophy literature

PESIC, PETER

Octavo hardcover (VG) minor pencil annotation to rear; 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: The MIT Press 2002

KEYWORDS: identity psychology literature science individuality philosophy

SAINSBURY, R M

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: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1985

KEYWORDS: philosophy philosophers Bertrand Russell literature criticism

STARKIE, W J M

Super octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Kessinger Publishing N/D (modern reprint)

KEYWORDS: classical literature Aristophanes literary commentary criticism

LEWIS, H D (Ed)

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: George Allen & Unwin 1963

KEYWORDS: philosophy essays criticism literature linguistics

LONERGAN, BERNARD & CROWE, FREDERICK E (Ed) & DORAN, ROBERT M (Ed)

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: University of Toronto Press 2005

KEYWORDS: Robert Mollot collection literature Bernard Lonergan theology theological writings

HUNT, SAM

4 VOL SET IN FOLDER/BOXED, octavo, coloured stapled covers, illus & black lettering to front covers, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to cover edges, light foxing to page edges, sl staining to cover edges) in folding presentation box, VG- ( heavy chafing/rubbing/creasing & soiling, minor soiling & foxing to inside covers, moderate warping to folds)

PUBLISHER: Alister Taylor 1972

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers Sam Hunt poetry poems verse literature anthologies

BAXTER, JAMES K

SCARCE, ex-library, octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to title plate on front board, 51pp, G+ (spine missing, usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps & to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers James K Baxter literature poems poetry verse scarce copies

CRUMP, BARRY

SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, octavo, light blue heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 152pp, illus, VG (light brusing & tanning to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, top corner of ffep missing, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to base of ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with minor loss also, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Crump Productions 1971

KEYWORDS: signed first editions literature New Zealand humour humor comedy Barry Crump

SELBY Jr, HUBERT

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 288pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers, minor foxing)

PUBLISHER: Calder & Boyars 1972

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Hubert Selby Jr

PIERCY, MARGE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, x + 173pp, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board & spine edges/extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf 2015

KEYWORDS: first editions poems poetry verse literature Marge Piercy

DE GONCOURT, EDMOND & DE GONCOURT, JULES

TEXT IN FRENCH, imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Andre Versaille Editeur 2010

KEYWORDS: jules edmond de goncourt french literature

DE GONCOURT, EDMOND & DE GONCOURT, JULES

TEXT IN FRENCH, imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Andre Versaille Editeur 2010

KEYWORDS: jules edmond de goncourt french literature

MORELAND, A MAUD

REAR MAP DETACHED (BUT PRESENT), octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, xviii + 219pp, index & map to rear, VG (moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership inscriptions in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout- some plates may be loose)

PUBLISHER: Witherby & Co 1911

KEYWORDS: New Zealand adventure travel writing literature historical history Westland Haast Mount Mt Aspiring A Maud Moreland

DAY, DAVID

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, illus prelims, 288pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to base of spine)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 2019

KEYWORDS: literature literary art illustrations creatures fantastical J R R Tolkien fantasy

DR SEUSS

First UK edition. Imp 8vo hardcover (VG-) lacking d/w; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Collins 1963

KEYWORDS: Dr Seuss children's book juvenile literature fiction 20th century modern first edition

MAHY, MARGARET; GARDINER, DEIRDRE (illus.)

Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Wendy Pye Publishing 2013

KEYWORDS: Margaret Mahy New Zealand children's books juvenile literature fiction

WALTON, IZAAK; LANG, ANDREW (introd)

Sm 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons 1944

KEYWORDS: Izaak Walton 17th century literature fishing fish angling angler history sport game