DUFF, DOUGLAS V & BARCLAY, A (Illus)

Octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained orange, frontispiece, 283pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, sporadic light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges with minor loss also, light to moderate chafing & soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D

KEYWORDS: children's fiction novels literature Douglas V Duff

HAKEDA, YOSHITO S (Trans)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine- faded, xiv + 303pp, VG (yellowing tape reinforcement to cover edges- sl creased & peeling, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press c.1972

KEYWORDS: Kukai Kobo Daishi Japanese literature esoteric buddhism buddhist

ZENJI, DOGEN & NISHIYAMA, KOSEN et al (Trans)

4 VOL SET, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces to vols 1 & 2, mixed pagination, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- minor tidy archival repairs, sl fading to spines, light chafing & soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Nakayama Shobo 1977-1986

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese literature English translations buddhism buddhist Dogen Zenji religion

KAYE, M M

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, viii + 632pp, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate rubbing to spine & folds/creases of flaps, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels fiction literature M M Kaye

CARD, ORSON SCOTT

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 338pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/peeling to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Macdonald Futura 1981

KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction novels literature modern first editions Orson Scott Card

GAIMAN, NEIL

US FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue heavy boards, blue lettering to white spine, deckled page fore-edges, (10) + 181pp, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Morrow 2013

KEYWORDS: modern first US editions fantasy novels fiction literature signed Neil Gaiman

ANNAS, JULIA

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black & blue lettering to spine, vii + 189pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2011

KEYWORDS: virtue ethics literature Julia Annas philosophy

HUXLEY, ALDOUS

FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION, octavo, blue buckram boards, dark blue lettering to spine, (10) + 306pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing & light tanning to prelims & terminals, occasional spots of foxing throughout- quite minor, prev. bookseller's sm label to full title page, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1932

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (3rd impression) novels fiction literature Aldous Huxley

BAUGHAN, B E

FIRST EDITION, SCARCE, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 205pp, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board corners, light tanning to spine, minor fading & surface loss to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs N/D

KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature first editions B E Baughan

FENG, GIA-FU & ENGLISH, JANE

TEXT IN CHINESE & GERMAN, 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: Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag 1986

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN CHINESE & GERMAN Lao Tse tao taoism philosophy ancient Chinese literature wisdom

PARKER, ROBERT B

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: G P Putnam's Sons 2008

KEYWORDS: modern first editions Spenser series Boston novels fiction literature Robert B Parker

PARKER, ROBERT B

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: G P Putnam's Sons 1999

KEYWORDS: modern first editions crime thrillers novels fiction literature Robert B Parker

CITATI, PIETRO & ROSENTHAL, RAYMOND (Trans)

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: Martin Secker & Warburg 1990

KEYWORDS: first editions Franz Kafka biography biographies memoir literature literary

CHARMAN, JANET

FIRST EDITION, 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: Auckland University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poetry poems verse literature first editions Janet Charman

OWUSU, DEREK

FIRST EDITION, STAMPED & LABELLED AS A PROOF COPY, 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: Canongate 2022

KEYWORDS: first editions Derek Owusu literature biographical autobiographical

EASON, AMANDA

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo softcover (VG) some cracking to gutters; 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: Brick Row Publishing 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poetry poems verse literature signed Amanda Eason

PETERS, ELLIS

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) minor tanning; 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: Headline 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature historical fiction novels Cadfael series chronicles Ellis Peters

ASSOULINE, PIERRE & SALEMSON, HAROLD J (Trans)

Very tidy ex-library, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987

KEYWORDS: French literature literary publishing history Gaston Gallimard

JACKSON, ANNA

FIRST EDITION, 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: Auckland University Press 2011

KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature Anna Jackson New Zealand poets writers

ELKIN, LAUREN

FIRST EDITION, 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: Semiotext(e) 2021

KEYWORDS: first editions literature Lauren Elkins travel Paris Parisian public transport buses diaries journals