ROOSEVELT, THEODORE

Super octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine- detached, black lettering & coloured illus to front board, frontispiece, xxiii + 583pp, illus/photos, G+ (spine detached- tucked in to front, v heavy chipping & scuffing to remainder of spine, moderate scuffing & fraying to board extrems, light to moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning & light foxing tio page edges, light to moderate foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, heavy cracking to front gutters- prelim pages partially detached & loosenedlight to moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Syndicate Publishing 1910

KEYWORDS: history hunting Africa African Theodore Roosevelt autobiography autobiographies game trails travel writing literature

BRYDEN, H A

2 VOL SET, FACSIMILE EDITION, octavo, patterned light card covers, black lettering to spine, xiii + 435pp total, illus, VG (light to moderate curling & rubbing & fading to spines & cover edges, minor dog-earring to rear cover of vol 2, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Not Available (Modern facsimile edition)

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature historical history Africa Cape Colony hunting game birds

ISAACS, NATHANIEL & HERRMAN, LOUIS (Ed, Footnotes & Biographical Sketch)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, beige buckram boards, blue lettering to spine, blue illus to front board, xxxiv + 291pp, illus, VG- (heavy cracking & chipping/fraying to spine, minor bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, tidy gift inscription in ink to ffep, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters at prelims)

PUBLISHER: The Van Riebeeck Society 1936

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature adventure exploration Eastern East Africa culture customs

PROUST, MARCEL & TADIE, JEAN-YVES (Intro) & ATGET, EUGENE (Photos) & MONCRIEFF, C K SCOTT et al (Trans)

HEAVY! 6 VOL SET IN 2x SLIPCASES, super octavo, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering & blue numering to spines, gilt & blue lettering to front boards, frontispieces, varied pagination, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate fading/discolouration to spines, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in slipcases, VG (moderate tanning/fading & foxing)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2000

KEYWORDS: folio society Marcel Proust literature

COWAN, SAM

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 269pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl rubbing to spine)

PUBLISHER: FinePrint 2024

KEYWORDS: travel literature writing history Nepal politics political foreign relations General Sir Sam Cowan

THEUNISSEN, MICHAEL & MACANN, CHRISTOPHER (Trans) & DALLMAYR, FRED R (Intro)

Super octavo, teal light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, xxv + 451pp, VG (moderate scuffing & fading to spine & cover edges, minor chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edgesminor cracking to front gutter, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: The MIT Press 1986

KEYWORDS: philosophy philosophical criticism social ontology Husserl Heidegger Sartre Buber history transcendentalism literature

CHADWICK, PAUL & VERHEIDEN, MARK (Intro)

Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 112pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics 1996

KEYWORDS: cartoons short stories literature Paul Chadwick graphic novels

CASANOVA, GIACOMO & DE SEINGALT, CHEVALIER & TRASK, WILLARD R (Trans & Annotated) & WILSON, FRANCES (Ed & Intro)

IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xviii + 330pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2007

KEYWORDS: folio society literature romantic romance Giacomo Casanova

PLATO & WATERFIELD, ROBIN (Trans, Into & Notes) & GRAYLING, A C (Preface) & BRETT, SIMON (Frontis Engraving)

IN SLIPCASE, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained brown, frontispiece, lxxiii + 515pp, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (minor chafing & staining)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2003

KEYWORDS: classic literature Plato folio society

BROWN, DEE & PORTER, JOY (Intro) & SMITH, CAROLINE (Illus)

IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, teal cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus plate to front board, frontispiece, xix + 156pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2012

KEYWORDS: folio society native American folktales folk tales lore literature

VENTURA, MAUD & RAMADAN, EMMA (Trans)

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: Hutchinson Heinemann 2023

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Maud Ventura

FERGUSON, DUGALD

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: James Horsburgh 1897

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets poetry poems verse literature Dugald Ferguson

STARK, FREYA

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PUBLISHER: John Murray 1946

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Freya Stark Arabia history culture customs

LORCA, FEDERICO GARCIA & SIMON, GREG (Trans) & WHITE, STEVEN F (Trans) & MAURER, CHRISTOPHER (Ed & Intro)

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PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1990

KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature English translations Federico Garcia Lorca

FAIZAL, HAFSAH

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: Macmillan 2024

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MCNAB, CLAIRE

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PUBLISHER: Alyson Books 2005

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BOYNE, JOHN

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PUBLISHER: Corgi / Doubleday 2015

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction John Boyne

SPENCE, ALAN

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: Scotland Street Press 2022

KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature Alan Spence

GARMUS, BONNIE

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PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2023

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Bonnie Garmus

ELLIOT, ELISABETH

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PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1966

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature biography biographies memoir adventure Jim Elliot