KHAYYAM, OMAR & BALFOUR, RONALD (Illus)

Imperial octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, circular illus affixed onto front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, beautiful tipped in illus/plates throughout, G+ (heavy cracking & partial separation to spine, heavy bruising & rubbing to board corners, heavy tanning to spine, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to boards, front board warped/damp-water damage, moderate scuffing to rear board, heavy tanning to page edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, light soiling to prelims & occasionally throughout, internal gutters sound)

PUBLISHER: Constable and Company 1920

KEYWORDS: literature illustrated Omar Khayyam verse poetry classical Rubaiyat

CAMPBELL, ALISTAIR

SIGNED, sm octavo, green light card stringbound covers, black lettering to front cover, unpaginated, VG+ (light fading & soiling to cover edges, sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Te Kotare Press 1980

KEYWORDS: signed Alistair Campbell poetry poems verse literature New Zealand poets

CARTER, ANGELA

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, mauve heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, (6) + 214pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamps to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to spine & edges, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1969

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions literature gothic novels fiction Angela Carter

CURNOW, ALLEN

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 227pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, sl foxing to front eps) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1988

KEYWORDS: signed Allen Curnow New Zealand poets writers poetry poems verse literature

GRACE, PATRICIA

SIGNED, sm octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black & white lettering to spine, 97pp, VG+ (sl curling to cover edges, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover with minor creasing to bottom corner, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1989

KEYWORDS: signed Patricia Grace short stories fiction literature New Zealand writers authors

THOMSON, Mrs CHARLES

Sm octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration/tooling to spine, blind rule & decoration to boards, xiv + 226pp + 16pp to rear, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name & inscription in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters, some terminal pages loose but still present)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Son and Marston, Milton House, Ludgate Hill (N/D)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel writing literature history historical journals Canterbury Mrs Charles Thomson

HOWES, EDITH & WATKINS, FRANK (Illus)

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, green lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, (12) + 150pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, prev. owner's name in pencil to prelims, occasional smatterings of foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company N/D (c.1910-20s)

KEYWORDS: children's books literature Edith Howes fairies fiction

SETH, VIKRAM

REPRINT, SIGNED, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 1349pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, sl soiling to front board, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling/tanning, 2cm closed tear to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Phoenix House 1993

KEYWORDS: signed Vikram Seth novels fiction literature

LIVINGSTONE, ANGELA

Super octavo, green cloth boards, grey lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 255pp, Near FINE (sl tanning & foxing to page egdes) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling to spine & edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Gordon Fraser Gallery 1984

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Lou Andreas-Salome religion psychoanalysis sex

LEVIN, JAMES

Octavo, printed light card covers, maroon lettering to spine & covers, (4) + 389pp + index to rear, VG (light creasing & curling to cover edges, sl tanning & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy cracking to central gutter)

PUBLISHER: Irvington Pubilshers 1983

KEYWORDS: lgbtq gay literature literary criticism novels fiction male homosexual homosexuality

HAGGERTY, GEORGE E

Octavo, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spine & covers, xii + 214pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to cover edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: lgbtq gay men homosexuals homosexual homosexuality 18th eighteenth century history sexuality sexual orientation literature

CAMPBELL, ROY

Provenance of Vincent O'Sullivan. 8vo stapled light card covers (G-), lacks prelims; 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: Benn 1931

KEYWORDS: Roy Campbell 20th century poetry poet poems literature

HENTY, G A

Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering & coloured/gilt illus to spine, gilt lettering & coloured illus to front board, aeg, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, (4) + 292pp + 28pp catalogue to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing/rubbing & bruising to board & spine extrems, light to moderate soiling to spine & boards, light discolouration to gilt on page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to bpth front & rear eps with light tanning also, light cracking to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout, top corner of rear ep missing)

PUBLISHER: S W Partridge & Co, 8 and 9 Paternoster Row N/D (c.1910s)

KEYWORDS: historical fiction literature novels G A Henty war

REID, CAPTAIN MAYNE

Octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering with gilt & coloured illus to spine & front board, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, viii + 408pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to board & spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, gift inscription in pencil to half title page, light water staining to some prelims, moderate cracking to gutters- some pages loose)

PUBLISHER: George Routledge and Sons 1885

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Captain Mayne Reid

FORDE, H A

Octavo, blue buckram boards, red lettering with gilt & coloured illus to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, (10) + 188pp + (4) to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor soiling to eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor foxing & soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co 1894

KEYWORDS: New Zealand fiction historical literature novels H A Forde

TRIMMER, Mrs & GIACOMELLI (Illus)

Octavoj, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & gilt/black decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus title page, 234pp + (4) to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page egdes, ffep missing, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, minor foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: T Nelson and Sons 1875

KEYWORDS: classic children's literature novels fiction Mrs Trimmer illustrated

THOMAS, PEGGY IRIS

SCARCE! Octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 222pp, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to spine & board edges/extrems, sl staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front pastedown, prev. owner's name in black felt tip pen to ffep) in d/w, G- (v heavy tearing & loss to spine with delicate attempts at tape repair, price clipped, v heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, only minor soiling whilst still retaining its charm)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1954

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Peggy Iris Thomas Canada USA America Mexico adventure

RUSSELL, BERTRAND & EDWARDS, PAUL (Ed & Appendix)

FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMP., octavo, brown buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained brown, xiii + 225pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label & prev. owner's details in red ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl chafig & soiling)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1958

KEYWORDS: first editions (2nd imp.) essays prose literature Bertrand Russell religion religious beliefs theology

WODEHOUSE, P G

FIRST EDITION, octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine & boards, 311pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, spine sl cocked, sl scuffing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, price clipped at spine, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1936

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels P G Wodehouse Herbert Jenkins green label copies

SWIFT, JONATHAN & MOSSA, R G (Illus)

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, teg, illus eps & title page, frontipsiece, 301pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light fading & tanning to spine, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton N/D (c.1930s?)

KEYWORDS: illustrated literature classics novels adventure fantasy Joanthan Swift fiction