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An American Angler in Australia
FIRST EDITION IN FACSIMILE JACKET, tidy ex-library, super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, deckled page fore-edges, frontispiece, vi + 115pp + illus to rear, VG- (moderate to heavy fading & scuffing to spine, usual library markings, moderate fading & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, blurb/synopsis from original jacket glued in to front pastedown, occasional light soiling throughout) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in palstic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1937
KEYWORDS: first editions adventure hunting angling fly fishing flyfishing Zane Grey literature
Don: The Story of a Lion Dog
FIRST EDITION IN FACSIMILE JACKET, sm octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, b;ack dog illus to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, v + 69pp, illus, VG (light rubbin g& scuffing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to spine, moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor patches of soiling & foxing throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1928
KEYWORDS: first editions literature adventure Zane Grey animals dogs
Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas
FIRST EDITION WITH FACSIMILE JACKET, imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, quaint sm illus of fisherman to half title page, other sm illus to prelims also, vii + (3) + 216pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling/discolouration to spine with gilt rubbed off, light soiling & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, minor cracking to gutters sporadically throughout) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light fading to spine, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1925
KEYWORDS: first editions adventure literature fishing hobbies Zane Grey
Adventures of a Deep-Sea Angler
FIRST EDITION IN FACSIMILE JACKET, imperial octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xxvii + (3) + 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light fading to spine, light scuffing & bruising to extrems, minor water damage/wrinkling to base of front board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl fading to spine, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1930
KEYWORDS: first editions adventure literature fishing hobbies Zane Grey R C deep sea angling
Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing
FIRST EDITION WITH FACSIMILE JACKET, imperial octavo, deep green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, publishers blind stamp motif to borttom corner of front board, top page edges stained red- faded, illus eps, frontispiece, ix + (3) + 277pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate scuffing to spine extrems, light tanning to spine, light chafing/soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor cracking to gutters- rear board sl shaky, light foxing to prelims) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light fading to spine, sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1928
KEYWORDS: first editions adventure literature fishing hobbies Zane Grey fresh water angling
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado New Zealand
FIRST EDITION IN FACSIMILE JACKET, imperial octavo, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind stamp publisher's motif to bottom corner of front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, viii + (2) + 228pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, sl fading to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, occasional minor cracking to gutters) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light fading to spine, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1926
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand angling fishing Zane Grey adventure literature hobbies
Enter the Dragon
Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, red & white lettering to spine, page edges stained yellow, 158pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & creasing with some surface loss also to spine & covers, minro foxing to page edges & throughout, minor red ink staining to top edges of prelims)
PUBLISHER: Award Books / Universal-Award House Inc 1973
KEYWORDS: novels fiction martial arts Bruce Lee literature Mike Roote
Deleuze, Guattari and the Production of the New
Super octavo, blue & white light card wrappers, black & white lettering to spine, ix + 245pp, VG (light to moderate creasing/curling & soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page)
PUBLISHER: Continuum 2011
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Gilles Deleuze Felix Guattari
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments [with Supplemental Nights] (10 Vol Set + 6 Vol Supplement - 16 Vol Set, Complete)
16 VOL SET, COMPLETE (10 VOLS + 6 VOLS SUPPLEMENT), super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt & silver gilt lettering to spines, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces with tissue guards, mixed pagination, illus, G+ (moderate rubbing to board edges, moderate chafing& soiling to spines & boards, heavy rubbing & loss to gilt on several vols, moderate tanning to page edges & sporadically throughout, minor foxing, heavy cracking to some gutters- page block separated from spine to some vols) still a beautiful collection to have on the shelf, photos recommended
PUBLISHER: Privately Printed by the Burton Club N/D (c.1880s?)
KEYWORDS: arabian nights Richard F Burton literature Arabic Middle East Eastern Arab stories
Elven Star (The Death Gate Cycle, Volume 2)
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blu eheavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black cloth spine, maps to unpaginated prelims, 367pp + unpaginated music score to rear, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to board & spine extrems/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & fading)
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature novels fiction death gate cycle series Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman
Fire Sea (The Death Gate Cycle, Volume 3)
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, maps to unpaginated prelims, 364pp + unpaginated music score to rear, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing/chipping & peeling to spine & edges, light chafing & wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature novels fiction death gate cycle series Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman
It
FIRST EDITION (JACKET NOT PRICE CLIPPED), super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 912pp, VG (sl bruising & rubbing to spine extrems, light to moderate soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, binding a little sloppy, minor horizontal tan lines to prelims & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG+ (NOT price clipped, light creasing to edges, light generalised tanning, light vertical crease to rear flap, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first editions horror novels fiction literature classics Stephen King It
The City Park: A Reproduction of an Antique Stand-Up Book
Square imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, unpaginated concertina card leaves, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to edges of front & rear boards, light chafing & soiling to boards, all cut-outs in good condition with no tears or missing parts detected)
PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons & Co 1982
KEYWORDS: stand-up stand up books reproductions literature picture books Lothar Meggendorfer
The Quentin Blake Book
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to red cloth spine, illus eps & prelims, 255pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to top edge of rear board)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 2022
KEYWORDS: children's literature artists artwork Quentin Blake anthology biography literary art
The Advenures of Pinocchio
Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp illus of carpentry tools to front board, illus eps & prelims, 207pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing & surface loss to board edges, sl fading to spine extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2014
KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction fantasy Pinocchio Carlo Collodi illustrated
The Wind in the Willows
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, turquoise heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to board edges, light foxing to page edges, gift inscription in ink to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sm patch of label residue to base of spine- on protective cover only)
PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2007
KEYWORDS: illustrated children's literature fiction classic novels Kenneth Grahame modern first editions
Love in the Time of Cholera
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 352pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to spine & cover edges, 2cm closed tear to base of rear cover/flap join, light to moderate foxing to flaps, light general soiling & discolouration)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Tapu
FIRST EDITION, DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED (TWICE) BY AUTHOR, octavo, grey heavy boards, red lettering to spine, printed eps, x + 340pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, sl soiling to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping top edges- sl surface loss, light fading to spine, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Sinclair-Stevenson 1996
KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Judt Corbalis New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Maori
Nationalism and Culture
Super octavo, green/brown faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 614pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling, 4cm crack to front flap fold/crease)
PUBLISHER: Michael E Coughlin 1978
KEYWORDS: social philosophy Rudolf Rocker literature
Never Let Me Go
US FIRST EDITION, octavo, cream heavy boards, light green lettering to dark green spine, deckled page fore-edges, unpaginated prelims + 288pp, VG+ (sl fading & bruising to spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to rear board, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges & rear flap, light fading to spine, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf 2005
KEYWORDS: modern first US editions literature fiction novels Kazuo Ishiguro