Books - "literature"
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Talking About Detective Fiction
Otavo 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: Faber and Faber 2009
KEYWORDS: detective fiction crime commentary essays literature literary criticism
Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels
Otavo 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: Fireside/ Simon & Schuster 2009
KEYWORDS: romance novels humour humor guide love stories history criticism literary literature
Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Portraits of Married Life in London Literary Circles 1910-1939
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: Virago Press 2008
KEYWORDS: married life marriage literary circles literary figures Katie Roiphe Twentieth Century literature
You Are not the Target
FIRST UK EDITION 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: William Heinemann 1964
KEYWORDS: Laura Huxley Aldous Huxley literature guide recipes twentieth-century
Racine: Oevres Completes
COMPLETE WORKS, TEXT IN FRENCH. Super octavo hardcover (VG-), pencil annotation throughout; 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: Editions du Seuil 1962
KEYWORDS: Racine french literature complete works seventeenth-century drama
Christian Character: A Book for Young Ladies
Small octavo hardcover (G+); 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: T. Nelson and Sons 1870
KEYWORDS: christianity juvenile children's literature young adult religion
Dragonlance: Lord Toede
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PUBLISHER: TSR 1994
KEYWORDS: literature fantasy Dragonlance adventure
Dragonlance: Brothers Majere
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PUBLISHER: Penguin 1989
KEYWORDS: literature fantasy Dragonlance adventure
Dragonlance: The Dawning of a New Age
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PUBLISHER: TSR 1996
KEYWORDS: literature fantasy Dragonlance adventure
Dragonlance: Maquesta Kar-Thorn
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PUBLISHER: TSR 1995
KEYWORDS: young adult literature fantasy adventure Dragonlance Tina Daniel Jean Rabe
Forgotten Realms: The Giant Among Us
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PUBLISHER: TSR 1995
KEYWORDS: young adult literature fantasy adventure Forgotten Realms
The Widows of Broome
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 246pp, VG (light bruising & moderate soiling to board edges/extrems, spine cocked, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping with loss & archival tape repairs to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1951
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Arthur W Upfield
The Barrakee Mystery
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 326pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light fading & staining to spine & board edges, sl soiling to rear board, spine cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sm ink annotations to verso of title page) in d/w, VG (minor creasing & chipping to edges with sturdy but ugly tape reinforcement, moderate fading & chipping/closed tearing to spine, moderate soiling)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Arthur W Upfield
Last Ditch
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 221pp, VG- (spine cocked, moderate creasing & tanning/soiling to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to central gutters)
PUBLISHER: Fontana Books 1978
KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors writers signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh
Surfeit of Lampreys
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 284pp, VG- (moderate creasing & rubbing/soilig to spine & covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, light to moderate foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters, moderate wrinkling to pgs 111/112)
PUBLISHER: Fontana Books 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors writers signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh
False Scent
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 254pp, VG- (moderate creasing & chafing/soiling to spine & covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, occasional sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Fontana Books 1979
KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors writers signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh
Vintage Murder
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black, blue & white lettering to spine, 223pp, VG- (moderate creasing & chafing/soiling to spine & covers- sl surface loss, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Fontana Books 1969
KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors writers signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh
The Dark of the Sun
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 284pp, VG (light bruising to board extrems, light fading/discolouration to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges with obvious heavy tape reinforcement to edges, moderate rubbing & tanning to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Wilbur Smith
Death at the Dolphin
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 252pp, VG- (moderate creasing & tanning/soiling to spine & covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Fontana Books 1976
KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors writers signed literature novels fiction crime thrillers Ngaio Marsh
Diamonds Are Forever
FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMPRESSION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt diamond illus & blind rule to front board, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing/staining to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional moderate foxing throughout, spine sl cocked) in d/w, VG- (all corners clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges with obvious heavy tape reinforcement also, light tanning/soiling & moderate foxing)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first editions 2nd second impressions espionage spy thrillers 007 James Bond series novels fiction literature Ian Fleming