TANIZAKI, JUNICHIRO & HIBBETT, HOWARD (Trans)

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PUBLISHER: Signet / New American Library 1962

KEYWORDS: Japanese literature English translations novels fiction Junichiro Tanizaki

MARKINO, YOSHIO

Octavo, blue buckram boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xv + 262pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light to moderate fading to lettering on spine, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters, occasional light cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1913

KEYWORDS: Yoshio Markino literature reflections

BEATON, MAUDE HILL

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained red, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, 261pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems & spine, moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing with moderate soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- boards sl shaky, light to moderate staining/soiling to pages throughout, occasional closed tearing to base of pages)

PUBLISHER: Liveright Publishing 1942

KEYWORDS: signed Maude Hill Beaton travel writing literature adventure

FOSTER, HARRY L

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black decorative rule to spine & front board, top page edges stained blue, deckled page fore-edges, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims, 395pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, minor wrinkling to boards, light to moderate fading & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light tanning to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Lane, The Bodley Head 1923

KEYWORDS: Asia travel writing literature Harry L Foster oriental adventures history historical

FLEMING, IAN

REPRINT, super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to white spine, top page edges stained black, 223pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, patch of minor scuffing to verso of synopsis page) in d/w, VG (all corners lightly clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges with moderate adhesive staining also, light chafing & discolouration)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1964

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Ian Fleming cities global international

TUWHARE, HONE

REPRINT OF SECOND EDITION, octavo, illus black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, silver gilt decoration to front board, (10) + 42pp, illus, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, chafing & soiling to plastic cover only, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate cracking & light staining to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori poets writers literature poetry poems verse Hone Tuwhare art Ralph Hotere illustrated

COOKE, DARWYN & STEWART, DAVE

STILL SEALED IN PLASTIC WRAP, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, approx. 500pp, illus, FINE, in d/w, FINE

PUBLISHER: DC Comics 2004 (?)

KEYWORDS: DC Comics graphic novels comics comic books superheroes Wonderwoman Superman Flash Batman literature special deluxe editions

MOTION, ANDREW (Ed) & REGAN, STEPHEN (Ed)

Super octavo, white heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xlv + 638pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2023

KEYWORDS: poetry anthologies collections poems verse literature

GRIMM, BROTHERS & CRANE, LUCY (Trans) & CRANE, WALTER (Illus)

FACSIMILE EDITION, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained brown, illus title page, x + 269pp, illus, VG+ (minor scuffing & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & scuffing/surface loss to edges & spine/rear cover edge, moderate fading to spine & edges, light to moderate chafing)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1979 (Facsimile Reprint of 1882 version)

KEYWORDS: Brothers Grimm fairytales fantasy fantastical creatures illustrated children's literature classical

HUNT, SAM

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 69pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & chafing to spine & covers with light soiling & tanning also at edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1985

KEYWORDS: signed first editions Sam Hunt New Zealand poets poetry verse literature

WEINERSMITH, ZACH & BOULET (Illus)

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PUBLISHER: Breadpig (Co-published) 2015

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels fantasy illustrated Zach Weinersmith

SANG, ANT

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ALSO WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK, octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, printed/illus eps, 423pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Earth's End 2014

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KURODA, IOU & OLSEN, LILLIAN (Trans) & PAUL, STEPHEN (Trans)

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PUBLISHER: Kodansha Comics 2017

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature graphic novels Kodansha Comics Iou Kuroda

THOMPSON, HUNTER S & KENNEDY, WILLIAM J (Fore) & BRINKLEY, DOUGLAS (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xxxii + 683pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, lg white adhesive label to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1997

KEYWORDS: first editions Hunter S Thompson autobiography autobiographies letters prose literature literary

MALINOWSKI, BRONISLAW & KRZYZANOWSKI, LUDWIK (Trans)

Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine, xv + 324pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, jacket tidily affixed to boards) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic cover- tidily affixed to boards, top corner of rear flap clipped, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Bronislaw Malinowski literature literary anthologies anthropology

ROBERTS, MICHELE

INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO NZ AUTHOR MARGARET MAHY, 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: Virago Press 1998

KEYWORDS: signed Michele Roberts fiction novels literature

LASENBY, JACK

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PUBLISHER: Longacre Press 1997

KEYWORDS: signed Jack Lasenby New Zealand writers authors literature

MOODY, RICK

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PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 2002

KEYWORDS: literature memoir Rick Moody first editions

SCHMITT, ERIC-EMMANUEL & HUNTER, ADRIANA (Trans)

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PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

FERLINGHETTI, LAWRENCE & DIANO, GIADA (Ed) & GLEESON, MATTHEW (Ed)

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PUBLISHER: Liveright Publishing 2019

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature autobiography autobiographies memoir Lawrence Ferlinghetti