Books - "literature"
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Blowdown
FIRST EDITION, 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: Collins 1978
KEYWORDS: charles machardy literature
Doctor Dolittle's Caravan
Octavo hardcover (VG) lacks d/w; 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 1927
KEYWORDS: hugh lofting literature doctor dolittle
Fighting Blood
Octavo hardcover (VG-) lacks d/w; 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: Goldsmith Publishing Co1936
KEYWORDS: william heyliger literature young fiction
The Beautiful and Damned
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) lacks slipcase; 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: The Folio Society 2005
KEYWORDS: f scott fitzgerald literature modern classic
Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Critical Guide
Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, iv + 64pp, VG (light rubbing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soilng to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, occasional light annotation in ink)
PUBLISHER: Filter Press 1971
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies collections scifi science fiction novels literature literary fantasy authors works
Pilgrimage: Annie Leibovitz
Quarto, cream cloth boards, blind stamp lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, 244pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & rubbing/chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2011
KEYWORDS: travel art photography photos Annie Leibovitz art literary literature
Watership Down
1975 REPRINT OF FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt rabbit illus to front board, top page edges stained brown, viii + 413pp, folding map to rear, VG (moderate bruising & discolouration to board & spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing to folding map at rear) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson / Rex Collings 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first Australian editions reprints children's classics literature novels fiction rabbits Richard Adams
The House at Pooh Corner
ONE OF 1500 BLUE LEATHER DELUXE EDITIONS, FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, blue soft leather boards, gilt lettering & tooling to spine, gilt tooling/illus & rule to front board, aeg, illus eps, frontispiece xi + 178pp, illus, VG (moderate fading & rubbing/surface loss to spine, light bruising & rubbing to board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light fading to base of front board, light foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to half title & dedication pages)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1928
KEYWORDS: special leather editions deluxe modern first editions children's literature novels fiction A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard Winnie the Pooh bear
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
FIRST EDITION, octavo, teal heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 303pp, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to board & spine edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedownsl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing to edges & rear cover, moderate tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1976
KEYWORDS: short stories modern first editions literature scifi science fiction Ursula K le Guin
The Doors of Perception
FIRST EDITION, 4th IMP., sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 63pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, minor tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing sporadically throughout, occasional page corners lightly folded) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with minor tape repairs & loss also, moderate foxing)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1956
KEYWORDS: first editions 4th impressions Aldous Huxley essays literature prose philosophy drug use mescalin peyotl
The Works of John Webster, Volume Two: An Old-Spelling Critical Edition
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, xxxi + 644pp, VG+ (1x sm bruise/crack to base/fore-edge of front board, light foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2003
KEYWORDS: literature John Webster old spelling versions editions stage scripts plays playwrights theatre theater
The Works of John Webster, Volume Four: An Old-Spelling Critical Edition
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, xxix + 642pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2019
KEYWORDS: literature John Webster old spelling versions editions stage scripts plays playwrights theatre theater
And Captain of Their Souls
Tidy ex-library, imperial 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: Otago Heritage Books 1984
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Otago heritage essays literature Captain William Cargill early settlers pioneers
Tales of Aotearoa: Maui and the Secret of Fire
Oblong quarto 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: Upstart Press 2020
KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature Aotearoa Maui legends illustrated myths
Tales of Aotearoa: How Maui Fished Up the North Island
Oblong quarto 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: Upstart Press 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature Aotearoa Maui legends illustrated myths
Tales of Aotearoa: How Maui Slowed the Sun
Oblong quarto 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: Upstart Press 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature Aotearoa Maui legends illustrated myths
Lives We Leave Behind
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: Penguin 2012
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors novels fiction literature Maxine Alterio
Blood Lines
SIGNED, 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: Penguin 2010
KEYWORDS: signed novels fiction literature T K Roxborough historical
Banquo's Son
SIGNED, 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: Penguin 2009
KEYWORDS: signed novels fiction literature T K Roxborough historical
The Gobble Degook Book
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Gecko Press 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature Joy Cowley collection anthology illustrated