Books - "literature"
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The Safekeep
FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, unpaginated prelims + 262pp, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, Near FINE (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired with prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Viking / Penguin 2024
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Yael van der Wouden
Meaningless: The Solutions of Nietzsche, Freud and Rorty
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, coloured lettering to spine, xv + 149pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to covers & page edges, occasional pencil markings to margins, minor pencil annotation to rear pages)
PUBLISHER: Freedom Publishing Company 2001
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Friedrich Nietzsche Sigmund Freud Richard Rorty sociology
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and Other Verses from The Red Book
FIRST EDITION, ARCHIVAL REPAIRS TO JACKET, super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, 64pp, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to spine extrems & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl soiling to verso of title page, occasional sm markings throughout- text & illus unaffected) in d/w, VG- (heavy scuffing & loss to spine with tidy archival tape repair, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor foxing to flaps, moderate horizontal crease to whole jacket)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1962
KEYWORDS: modern first editions J R R Tolkien literature verse poetry poems illustrated Pauline Baynes
Love Stories
AUSTRALIAN FIRST EDITION, super octavo, pink illus boards, white & gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt decoration to front board also, printed eps, unpaginated prelims + 338pp, VG+ (light to moderate rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems- som eminor surface loss, minor tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's label to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate / HarperCollins 2021
KEYWORDS: Australian first editions literature Trent Dalton relationships love anecdotes stories human connection
The History of Spiritualism (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xiii + 342pp, vol 2- vii + 342pp, illus/plates- counted & all present, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to page eps, moderate foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company 1926
KEYWORDS: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle literature history spiritualism first editions physical psychic science esoteric
Autumn Songs with Music, from Flower Fairies of the Autumn
Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, blank blue buckram spine, blue lettering & illus plate to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional minor cracking to gutters, binding a little sloppy)
PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D (1927)
KEYWORDS: fantasy music flower fairies fairy stories songs children's books literature
Fabulous Beasts
Imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1981
KEYWORDS: children's literature fantasy fantastical beasts illustrated creatures
Enid Blyton's Annual
LACKS D/W, quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: L T A Robinson Ltd (Printer) N/D (c.1957?)
KEYWORDS: children's literature annuals Enid Blyton past years
Skin: The Otago University Students Association Literary Review
LACKS CD & BOX COVER, square 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Otago University Students' Association 1994
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago University student literary reviews literature art past issues
The Hunted
FIRST EDITION, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: T Werner Laurie Ltd 1936
KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand literature John A Lee
Cole's Great Book for Boys
Imperial octavo hardcover (G+) scruffy copy: 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: E W Cole N/D
KEYWORDS: children's literature books for boys E W Cole Cole's
On History, and Other Essays
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1983
KEYWORDS: history literature essays Michael Oakeshott historiography tower babel religion
The Bells in Their Silence: Travels Through Germany
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2004
KEYWORDS: travel literature writing Germany Michael Gorra
Dylan Thomas: Letters to Vernon Watkins
US FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy: 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: New Directions 1957
KEYWORDS: US first editions literature literary letters correspondence Dylan Thomas Vernan Watkins
The King's Breakfast
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G) jacket v scruffy & loosely enclosed: 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1925
KEYWORDS: first editions A A Milne music songs literature
Lemmy Caution Omnibus: This Man is Dangerous ; Dames Don't Care ; I'll Say She Does
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: Collins Clear-Type Press 1952
KEYWORDS: Lemmy Caution omnibus literature Peter Cheyney fiction
Joe Victim
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: Mulholland Books 2017
KEYWORDS: thrillers fiction novels literature New Zealand writers authors Paul Cleave
The Cleaner
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: Black Swan / Random House 2006
KEYWORDS: thrillers fiction novels literature New Zealand writers authors Paul Cleave
Sketch for a Systematic Metaphysics
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: Oxford University Press 2012
KEYWORDS: systematic metaphysics philosophy literature D M Armstrong
William Diehl Omnibus: Hooligans ; Sharky's Machine
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: Time Warner 2003
KEYWORDS: William Diehl omnibus thrillers novels fiction literature