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$27.50
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Blistered Days


BRETT, LILY

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, 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: Picador / Pan Macmillan 2007

KEYWORDS: signed first editions poetry poems verse literature Lily Brett

$15.00
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A Primer for Philosophy and Education


ROCHA, SAMUEL D

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: Cascade Books 2014

KEYWORDS: philosophy education literature Samuel D Rocha

$35.00
xx145pol206039

Times Like These


INGALLS, RACHEL

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 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: Graywolf Press 2005

KEYWORDS: uncorrected proof copies modern first editions literature ficiton short stories Rachel Ingalls

$30.00
xx145pol206051

21st Century Boys: The Perfect Edition (VIZ Signature Edition)


URASAWA, NAOKI

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: VIZ Media 2021

KEYWORDS: manga graphic novels literature Naoki Urasawa

$25.00
xx145pol206052

Embodied Wisdom: The Collected Papers of Moshe Feldenkrais


FELDENKRAIS, MOSHE & ZEMACH-BERSIN, DAVID (Fore) & BERINGER, ELIZABETH (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: Somatic Resources / North Atlantic Books 2010

KEYWORDS: health literature Moshe Feldenkrais psychophysiology motor activity body image psychology mental health

$32.50
xx145pol206081

Explanations: Styles of Explanation in Science


CORNWELL, JOHN (Ed)

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: Oxford University Press 2004

KEYWORDS: philosophy science literature

$1300.00
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Beautiful 17 Vol Set)


BURTON, RICHARD F

STUNNING 17 VOL SET, FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, gilt lettering & raised bands to spines, gilt & black decoration to spines & boards, aeg, iridescent patterned eps, frontispieces with lettered tissue guards, illus prelims, mixed pagination, illus, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1994

KEYWORDS: full leather bindings special collectors editions literature Richard F Burton thousand arabian nights

$47.50
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The Stones of Venice


RUSKIN, JOHN & MORRIS, JAN (Ed & Intro)

IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black decoration/illus to spine & front board, top page edges stained brown, frontispiece, xlvi + 350pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, Near FINE (sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Folio Society 2001

KEYWORDS: folio society John Ruskin literature illustrated Venice Venetian art architecture culture history historical Byzantine Gothic Renaissance buildings

$245.00
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Sense & Sensibility / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / Persuasion / Northanger Abbey / Emma / Shorter Works (7 Vol Boxed Set)


AUSTEN, JANE & CHURCH, RICHARD (Intro) & HASSALL, JOAN (Wood-Engravings)

7 VOL SET, IN SLIPCASE, octavo, gilt lettering & decoration to spines, illus heavy boards, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (sl chafing & soiling, light to moderate scrape to single edge)

PUBLISHER: Folio Society 2003

KEYWORDS: English literature classics Jane Austen folio society boxed sets fiction novels

$40.00
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I Capture the Castle


SMITH, DODIE & GROVE, VALERIE (Intro) & BROUWER, AAFKE (Illus)

Super octavo, blue illu sheavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt & black illus to spine & boards, illus title page, 335pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising/scuffing to extrems, sl discolouration to front board) in slipcase, VG+ (sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1997

KEYWORDS: folio society literature illustrated Dodie Smith novels fiction

$40.00
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Children of the Jade Dragon: The Naxi of Lijiang and Their Mountain Neighbours the Yi


GOODMAN, JIM

IN SLIPCASE, quarto, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to frnot board, illus eps, 235pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing) in slipcase, VG+ (minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Teak House / Amarin Printing & Pubishing Public Company 1997

KEYWORDS: Asia travel writing literature Yunnan Lijiang County Jade Dragon Mountain culture history customs

$40.00
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Selected Poems


MERTON, THOMAS & SPEAIGHT, ROBERT (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 113pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate foxing & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hollis & Carter 1950

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse collections Thomas Merton

$500.00
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The Tombs of Atuan


LE GUIN, URSULA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/map to prelims, 160pp, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing to edges, light tanning & foxing to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1972

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels scifi science fiction Ursula le Guin

$80.00
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A Case of Samples: Poems 1946-1956


AMIS, KINGSLEY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 72pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1956

KEYWORDS: first editions poems poetry verse literature Kingsley Amis

$145.00
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The Adventures of Augie March


BELLOW, SAUL

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 536pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, sl staining to gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- discreet reinforcement to internal sides, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1954

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions literature fiction novels Saul Bellow

$40.00
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Goethe's Faust, Parts I and II


MACNEICE, , LOUIS (Abridged & Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 306pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light tanning to spine & edges, moderat ecreasing & light chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1951

KEYWORDS: first editions literature Goethe Faust English translations classical

$50.00
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The Dreamers


MANVELL, ROGER

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, 206pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels fiction literature Roger Manvell

$100.00
2g13d/44

The Farthest Shore


LE GUIN, URSULA

FIRST EDITION, 2nd IMPRESSION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus/map to prelims, 206pp, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to board & spine extrems/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edgessl staining/foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to verso of half title page) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (2nd impressions) scifi science fiction novels literature Ursula le Guin

$245.00
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The Mote in God's Eye


NIVEN, LARRY & POURNELLE, JERRY

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, 537pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi sciencce fiction novels literature Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle

$145.00
2g13d/46

The Compass Rose: Short Stories


LE GUIN, URSULA K

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 273pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to terminals) in d/w, VG (light ceasing to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature science fiction short stories scifi Ursula K le Guin

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