HARRISON, HARRY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 212pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light foxing to flaps, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels scifi science fiction Harry Harrison

HALDEMAN, JOE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 186pp, VG+ (sl fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG + (price clipped, light creasing to edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Macdonald and Jane's 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction novels literature Joe Haldeman

LORD BYRON

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red speckling to page edges, mixed pagination, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate fading to spine, light staining to boards, moderate tanning & light staining to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owners' names in ink to front eps, moderate cracking to gutters, some pages sl loosened, moderate foxing to some pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1821

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Lord Byron

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM CARLOS

UK FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 113pp, VG+ (sl scuffing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate tanning & foxing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Peter Owen 1953

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse William Carlos Williams

WESTALL, WILLIAM

Octavo, illus heavy boards, viii + 303pp, G+ (spine missing with archival tape repairs, heavy scuffing & bruising with surface loss to board edges & extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy tape repairs to rear gutter, 2x library ink stamps to ffep & title page, light soiling to eps, moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1889

KEYWORDS: fiction literature novels William Westall fantasy

DICKENS, CHARLES (& Various Illus & Contributors)

33 VOLS OF 36 VOL SET (Missing vols 1 & 2 of Miscellaneous Papers and The Uncommercial Traveller, octavo, faux leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spines, gilt decoration to spines & front boards, patterned eps, frontispieces, mixed pagination, some vols illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, minor rubbing to spines & boards- minor loss to gilt, light soiling to boards of some vols, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims of some vols)

PUBLISHER: Heron Books c.1960s

KEYWORDS: special editions complete works Charles Dickens English literature centennial edition fiction novels sets illustrated

MUMFORD, LEWIS et al & MANUEL, FRANK E (Ed)

Octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 321pp, VG+ (light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Condor / Souvenir Press 1973

KEYWORDS: philosophy essays literature prose collection anthology

MATAIRA, KATERINA

SCARCE. Oblong 4to, illus. heavy card bds, illus. tp, unpaginated, [33] pp., illus., VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping--esp to spine, light to moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to prelims/terminals).

PUBLISHER: Te Ataarangi Publications n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori language children's book illustrated child kids literature

BYRD, RICHARD E

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, xi + 302 pp., VG- (light scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling & moderate to heavy foxing to pg edges, prev owner's incription to bottom pg edge in blue ink, heavy foxing to prelims/terminals).

PUBLISHER: Putnam 1938

KEYWORDS: first edition Richard E Byrd 20th century literature

n/a

Oblong 4to, red leather bds lettered in gilt & decorated in blind, textured eps, frontis., illus. tp, [4] + [192 (photos)] + 22 pp., G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing to bds with some loss of colour--esp at joints, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, moderate tearing to spine at head & tail, moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges, moderate to heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, ffep & frontis. partially detatched, light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, prev ownership inscription to ffep, moderate creasing to pgs at rear gutters).

PUBLISHER: Glimpses of New Zealand Publishing Co. 1896

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature 19th century photos photographs photography travel countryside nature wildlife

ATWOOD, MARGARET

FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BOOKPLATE TO HT. Super 8vo, spine lettered in copper gilt, green eps, [10] + 469 pp., VG (sl scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing/soiling to pg edges, prev ownership inscription to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals & throughout), in d/w, VG (light scuffing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with sl chipping, light to moderate tanning/foxing & soiling).

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1996

KEYWORDS: Margaret Atwood 20th century literature historical fiction thriller modern first edition

STACK, J W & E; REED, A H (ed); AVERILL, ARCHBISHOP (forew)

FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY THE EDITIOR. Sm 8vo, red cl bds, spine & front board lettered & rolled in black, illus. eps, frontis., xv + 255 pp. + [5] pp. advts., VG+ (light scuffing & creasing tobds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning/foxing & soiling to pg edges & eps, prev ownership inscription to front pastedown, light soiling & foxing to prelims/terminals, signature (A. H. Reed) to tp, light soiling & foxing throughout), in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing.fading & soiling, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping, archival repairs to head/tail spine folds & front/back flap extrems).

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1938

KEYWORDS: Maoriland adventures discoveryexploration A H Reed J W E Stack early New Zealand literature

BATTEN, MARIEDA

8vo, white heavy card bds, white cl spine, front board lettered in black, 120 pp., G+ (heavy scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, prev ownership inscription to front pastedown, two 1.5 cm wormholes to front pastedown & ffep, wormholes continue from ffep to p. 119., moderate tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals, light tanning & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Harry H. Tombs n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori stories fiction 20th century poetry poem literature

MITCHELL, DAVID; HANLY, PAT & KING, RICHARD (design)

FIRST EDITION. Imp. 8vo, black light card covers, front cover lettered in white, photograph to rear cover, unpaginated, illus., VG- (light to moderate scuffing to covers, archival repairs to spine, moderate bruising & creasing to edges/joints & extrems, moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & prelims.terminals, light to moderate cracking to front gutter).

PUBLISHER: The Association of Orientally Flavoured Syndics 1972

KEYWORDS: David Mitchell New Zealan author poet poetry literature 20th century modern first edition

LEWIS, MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION. black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt, 224 pp., VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to pg edges, light tanning to prelims/terminals), in d/w, VG+ (light soiling, light bruising to edges & extrems, in archival protective wrapper).

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction 20th century literature Michael Lewis

NORMAN, GURNEY

SCARCE. Paperback, illus. light card covers, xii + 302 pp. + [2] pp. advts., VG- (moderate scuffing to covers with some loss of colour, moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems, sm closed tear to rear extrem at head, heavy tanning to pg edges, moderate to heavy tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: Bantam Books 1972

KEYWORDS: Norman Gurney 20th century literature 1970s

SABOR, RUDOLPH

5 VOL SET. 8vo, light card covers, french flaps, frontis., Die Walkure: 198 pp., Gotterdammerung: 208 pp., Siegfried: 230 pp., Der Ring: 254 pp., Das Rheingold: 183 pp., illus., scores, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling/fading to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, light creasing to joints (esp Das Rheingold), sl soiling & tanning to pg edges), in plastic slipcase, VG (moderate soiling & scuffing, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Phaidon 1997

KEYWORDS: Richard Wagner Ring cycle Opera literature music history libretto

BAXTER, JAMES K; WEIR, JOHN (ed & introd)

2 VOL SET. Super 8vo, illus. heavy card bds, spine lettered in purple gilt & black, vol. 1: [8] + 783 pp., vol. 2: [8] + 833 pp., plates to vol. 2, NF (light to moderate bruising to spine extems, light wear to joints, minor scuffing & soiling to bds, sl soiling to vol. 2 fore-edge), in slip case, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2019

KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand author poet poetry literature letters correspondence

NABOKOV, VLADIMIR

4 VOL SET. TEXT IN RUSSIAN. 8vo, black leather bds, spine & front board lettered & decorated in gilt white, frontis. (vol. 1 only), vol. 1: 416 pp., vol. 2: 447 pp., vol. 3: 478 pp., vol. 4: 480 pp., plates, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate soiling to rear board (vol. 4), light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & sl foxing to pg edges, rear turn in at board extrem sl torn (vol. 4), light fraying to headband (vol. 3), light tanning & soiling to eps, front gutter sl cracked (vol. 1 & 3), central & rear gutters lightly cracking (vol. 3)).

PUBLISHER: Pravda 1990

KEYWORDS: Vladimir Nabokov 20th century author literature collected works

OUTKA, ELIZABETH

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 214pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising & fading to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine & cover edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2008

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