VAN DER WOUDEN, YAEL

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

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CASEY, M A

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

TOLKIEN, J R R & BAYNES, PAULINE (Illus)

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

DALTON, TRENT

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

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DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

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

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BARKER, CICELY MARY (Words & Pictures) & LINNELL, OLIVE (Music)

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

LURIE, ALISON & BEISNER, MONIKA (Illus)

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

BLYTON, ENID

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

MELLOR, REBECCA et al

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

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LEE, JOHN A

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

WALLACE, EYRE et al

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

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OAKESHOTT, MICHAEL

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

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GORRA, MICHAEL

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

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THOMAS, DYLAN & WATKINS, VERNON (Ed & Intro)

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

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MILNE, A A (Words) & FRASER-SIMSON, H (Music) & SHEPARD, E H (Decorations)

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

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CHEYNEY, PETER

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

CLEAVE, PAUL

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

CLEAVE, PAUL

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

ARMSTRONG, D M

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

DIEHL, WILLIAM

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

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