CARPENTER, FRANK G

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, yellow lettering to spine, gilt maritime motif to front board, teg, frontispiece, xiv + 309pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & throughout)

PUBLISHER: Doubleday, Page and Company 1926

KEYWORDS: historical travel writing literature Asia Frank G Carpenter culture customs

DAVIDSON, AUGUSTA M CAMPBELL

Octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, coloured illus to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, frontispiece partially detached but still present, sporadic light to moderate foxing throughout, plate on pg195 detached but present, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1907

KEYWORDS: Japan travel writing literature Augusta M Campbell Davidson

YOUNG, ERNEST & NORBURY, E A (Illus)

THIRD EDITION, super octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red lettering & coloured illus to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xvi + 408pp, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, 3cm crack to top edge of front hinge, moderate bruising & chafing/soiling to boards, moderate insect damage to boards & page block, prev. ownership ink stamps to front eps, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Archibald Constable & Co 1907

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Asia Siamese religion religious customs rites rituals

DEL MAR, WALTER

Super octavo, red buckram boards, white lettering & gilt & white illus to to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece, xvii + 434pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing to extrems, 4cm crack to front hinge, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, subscription plate to front pastedown, light soiling to eps, light foxing throughout, some minor cracking to gutters, some plates & pages detached)

PUBLISHER: Adam and Charles Black 1903

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Japan Walter del Mare

DE BALZAC, HONORE

VERY HEAVY 53 VOL SET- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D! Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces, mixed pagination, some illus, VG+ (mostly light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, some minor discolouration to boards, occasional cracking to gutters, some minor tanning to eps & prelims, prelims to The Village Cure have multiple closed tears & points of loss with ffep missing, moderate water damage to boards of The Poor Relations, 1cm chip to top of spine of The Unknown Masterpiece) please contact us directly for photos

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1895-1900

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IDRIESS, ION L

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: Angus and Robertson 1949

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IDRIESS, ION L

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: Angus and Robertson 1948

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IDRIESS, ION L

Ex-library, 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: Angus and Robertson 1961

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IDRIESS, ION L

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: Angus and Robertson 1949

KEYWORDS: Australian literature Ion L Idriess travel adventure

DARNIELLE, JOHN

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: Scribe 2022

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature John Darnielle

GRAN, SARA

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PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2022

KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies novels literature fiction Sara Gran

MEREDITH, COURTNEY SINA

FIRST EDITION, sm 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: Beatnik Publishing 2012

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MILLS, KAREN

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: Mary Egan Publishing 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Karen Mills

RILKE, RAINER MARIA & HOUSTON, G CRAIG (Trans) & TUCKER, WILLIAM (Intro)

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: Quartet Encounters 1986

KEYWORDS: essays literature Rainer Maria Rilke art history criticism

FLEMING, IAN

FIFTH PRINTING, paperback (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: Pan Books 1961

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MORRIS, JAN

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 / Rolling Stone 1982

KEYWORDS: Rolling Stone essays literature anthologies Jan Morris

MORRELL, JOAN

Slim octavo stapled light card covers (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: Wright & Carman N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand marine life sealife seals literature anecdotes Joan Morrell

DAY, DAVID

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: Chancellor Press 2002

KEYWORDS: fantasy characters lotr Tolkien hobbits middle earth literature literary creatures

GAIMAN, NEIL & RIDDELL, CHRIS (Illus)

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: Bloomsbury 2014

KEYWORDS: fantasy literature illustrated Neil Gaiman sleeping beauty

TOLKIEN, J R R & WENZEL, DAVID (Illus) & DIXON, CHARLES (Adapted) DEMING, SEAN (Adapted)

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PUBLISHER: Grafton / HarperCollins 1991

KEYWORDS: fantasy graphic novels classic literature J R R Tolkien fiction