GRANT, KENNETH

Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, xii + 316pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's label to ffep, illus 12-24 bound upside down) in d/w, VG+ (minor creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1980

KEYWORDS: esoteric occult Aleister Crowley consciousness psionics literature Kenneth Grant psychic

GRANT, KENNETH

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & sm occult symbol to spine, frontispiece, 245pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, lighr foxing to prelims, occasional moderate crack to gutters, 3cm closed tear to top edge of title page gutter) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1973

KEYWORDS: esoteric occult Aleister Crowley literature Kenneth Grant psychic consciousness occultism hidden god fire snake kundalini goddess

WHITMAN, WALT

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & black rule to spine & front board, teg, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 382pp, VG- (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to sine & board extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing & lengthy ink annotations to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing throughout, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: David Bogue 1881

KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature Walt Whitman collections

PAPE, RICHARD

Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 256pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate water staining & fading to spine extrems, light bruising/scuffing & fading to board edges & extrems, heavy staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page egdes & eps, light foxing to prelims, sm scuff to ffep) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, v heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges & rear- some minor loss, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Odhams Press N/D (c.1950s)

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature driving adventure Richard Pape Arctic North Cape Africa South Cape road trips history

GRAY, FRANCES

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, xviii + 93pp, Near FINE (ex-libris plate to verso of title page)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 2023

KEYWORDS: literature prose essays collection Frances Gray psychology philosophy

MITFORD, A B

LACKS FEP, sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 383pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to spine & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, ffep missing, occasional moderate foxing throughout, some page edges roughly cut)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1894

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese history anecdotes culture customs A B Mitford travel writing literature

CROWLEY, JOHN

SIGNED, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 132pp, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2023

KEYWORDS: signed literature John Crowley fiction novellas time travel

OATES, JOYCE CAROL

SIGNED, sm octavo, illus heavy boards, xiv + 209pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to top spine extrem)

PUBLISHER: Swan River Press 2021

KEYWORDS: signed literature Joyce Carol Oates stories collection fiction

FARMER, PENELOPE

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 152pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, minor water damage to base of spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm indentations to top edges of prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to rear, 2cm loss to bottom corner of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1972

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Penelope Farmer

PATERSON, ALISTAIR

Octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board, vii + 39pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light to moderate foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's ink stamp to ffep, moderate glue staining to front & rear pastedowns) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate tanning, chafing & soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Pilgrims South Press 1978

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poetry poems verse literature Alistair Paterson

PRODGERS, C H

LACKS D/W, octavo, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, green rule to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xv + 250pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & moderate fading to spine & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light foxing & cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1924

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature C H Prodgers Peru customs culture history adventure

MONTGOMERY, L M & GIBBS, GEORGE (Frontis & Cover)

Octavo, light blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus plate to front board, frontispiece, vi + 365pp, VG- (moderate bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, minor soiling to prelims, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: L C Page & Company 1911

KEYWORDS: novels classics literature novels L M Montgomery

FINDLAY, J G

Octavo, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled page edges, 303pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1908

KEYWORDS: lectures philosophy J G Findlay literature

BENNETT, ALAN

SIGNED, duodecimo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 112pp, VG+ (sl soiling to page egdes, sm compliment slip tipped in to ffep, prev. owner's name in ink & scribbling to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Profile Books 1998

KEYWORDS: signed Alan Bennett literature novellas fiction

KHAYYAM, OMAR & FITZGERALD, EDWARD (Trans) & SZYK, ARTHUR (Illus)

Quarto, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt decoration/illus to boards, tops & base of pages gilt, page edges remain uncut, iridescent cloth eps, unpaginated, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1976

KEYWORDS: Omar Khayyam illustrated Arthur Szyk literature

FLEMING, IAN

Sm octavo/paperback, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 192pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & creasing/curling to spine & covers, 3cm crack to base of spine & central gutter, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Pan Books 1958

KEYWORDS: spies spy thrillers espionage Ian Fleming 007 James Bond fiction novels literature

DE BRUNHOFF, JEAN

Folio, illus heavy boards, blank red cloth spine, illus eps & title page, 48pp, illus, G+ (heavy scuffing to board edges, heavy chafing to boards, v heavy scuffing & surface loss to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters throughout, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1935

KEYWORDS: children's literature Jean de Brunhoff picture books

McCORMICK, GARY

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR & SAM HUNT (TO REAR), super octavo, illus light card covers, unpaginated, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/scuffing to covers, moderate staining to base of page block)

PUBLISHER: Piano Publishing 1980

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poetry poems verse literature Gary McCormick signed Sam Hunt

MAGNUS, JOHN

Sm octavo, stapled light card pamphlet, black lettering to front cover, 8pp, VG (moderate tanning & minor staining to covers, moderate closed tearing to top & base of spine, moderate tanning throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Alexandra Herald N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature John Magnus

PURI, J R & SHANGARI, T R

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: Radha Soami Satsang Beas 1995

KEYWORDS: spirituality Bulleh Shah literature verse