Books - "literature"
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Great Topics of the World
FIRST EDITION, 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: David R Godine 1994
KEYWORDS: first editions essays literature prose Albert Goldbarth
Dark Matter
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: Macmillan 2016
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Blake Crouch
Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays)
FIRST EDITION, 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: Granta Books 2018
KEYWORDS: first editions literature essays prose Rebecca Solnit
Whose Story is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters
FIRST EDITION, 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: Granta Books 2019
KEYWORDS: first editions literature essays prose Rebecca Solnit
Chronicles of the Crusades
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 N/D (c.1990s)
KEYWORDS: classical literature history historical chronicles Crusades Joinville Villehardouin
Arthurian Romances
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 1991
KEYWORDS: classical literature arthurian romances Chretien de Troyes
Estralita
FIRST EDITION, SCARCE, square imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, sl general chafing & fading)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction fantasy illustrated
Role of Honour
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 222pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/scuffing to spine & cover edges, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Joanthan Cape / Hodder and Stoughton 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels John Gardner
Pictor's Metamorphoses, and Other Fantasies
UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 213pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor water staining to page edges/ffep/gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1982
KEYWORDS: first UK editions classical literature Hermann Hesse fantasy
Theological Investigations, Volume V: Later Writings
THIS VOL ONLY, FIRST EDITION, octavo, black/brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 525pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing)
PUBLISHER: Darton, Longman & Todd / Helicon Press 1966
KEYWORDS: first editions religion theology literature writings prose history
L'Innommable
TEXT IN FRENCH, octavo, beige cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, publisher's sm brown motif to front board, 213pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Les Editions de Minuit 1971
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH novels literature fiction Samuel Beckett
Malone Meurt
TEXT IN FRENCH, octavo, beige cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, publisher's sm brown motif to front board, 191pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Les Editions de Minuit 1971
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH novels literature fiction Samuel Beckett
Molloy
TEXT IN FRENCH, octavo, beige cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, publisher's sm brown motif to front board, 293pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Les Editions de Minuit 1971
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH novels literature fiction Samuel Beckett
Jeeves in the Offing
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 205pp, VG (light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, bottom corners of ffep & prelim pgs roughly cut off) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, minor wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels P G Wodehouse
Potlatch
Super octavo, beige heavy boards, red lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 189pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Gray's Publishing 1969 (Second Edition)
KEYWORDS: literature native Canada Canadian George Clutesi folklore lore Tloo-qwah-nahIndian culture heritage
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
FIRST EDITION- LATER ISSUE, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & illus/rule to front board, printed eps, (5) + 315pp + (3), illus, VG- (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to board extrems, moderate chipping to spine extrems, heavy cracking to rear hinge- spine partially detached but still firmly attached, light tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to half title page, heavy cracking to rear gutter- rear board shaky, occasional soiling & cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: J W Arrowsmith, 11 Quay Street, Bristol 1889
KEYWORDS: modern first editions (later issue) novels fiction literature Jerome K Jerome
Year Book of the Arts in New Zealand No 3: 1947
Imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 171pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising/scuffing & fading to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to frontis & title page, occasional light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: H H Tombs Ltd 1947
KEYWORDS: New Zealand arts year books past years issues number 3 three 1947 literature art
Transmetropolitan: Book Two
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, blue & black lettering to spine, illus prelims, unpaginated, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: DC Comics 2019
KEYWORDS: DC Comics graphic novels literature Warren Ellis Transmet
The Travel Diary of a Philosopher
ONE VOLUME EDITION, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 735pp, VG (moderate fading to spine & board edges, light scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1927
KEYWORDS: literature philosophy Count Hermann Keyserling English translations
Examples of San Bernardino of Siena
FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp motif to front board, deckled page edges, illus prelims, x + 150pp, illus, VG (light to moderate soiling/discolouration to spine & boards, moderate to heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, occasioanl light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, G+ (v heavy chipping, tanning & loss to spine, heavy creasing & chipping to edges- some minor loss, light to moderate tanning & foxing, moderate water staining to base of spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Gerald Howe 1926
KEYWORDS: art history literature Bernadino of Siena franciscan monks first editions