CAMERON, W J

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown illus boards, black lettering to spine, 106pp, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps & prelims/terminals, sl foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: University of Auckland 1961

KEYWORDS: first editions biography biographies memoir literature literary Aphra Behn 17th seventeenth century history

BECKETT, SAMUEL

TEXT IN FRENCH, octavo, cream flecked cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, brown publishers motif embossed on front board, 231pp, VG+ (minor fading & foxing to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: Les Editions De Minuit 1971

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH Samuel Beckett plays theatre literature theater stage scripts

COLUMELLA & ASH, HARRISON BOYD (Trans) & FORSTER, E S (Trans) & HEFFNER, EDWARD H (Trans)

TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH, 3 VOL SET, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt publisher's sm initials to front boards, mixed pagination, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective covers- easily removed if desired, vols 1 & 2 price clipped, sl fading to spines)

PUBLISHER: Loeb / Harvard University Press / William Heinemann 1968-79

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH Loeb classical library series texts literature ancient Rome roman farming agriculture Columella

FLANNAGAN, ROY (Ed)

Imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xxxii + 1214pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & extrems, sl chafing to boards, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company 1998

KEYWORDS: John Milton literature arts literary criticism art appreciation interpretation

HARDY, P DIXON (Conducted by)

THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, green textured buckram boards, printed/illus eps, xvi + 416pp, illus, G- (spine missing, boards & eps detached but present, moderate soiling & wrinkling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, prelims/supplement bravely hanging on by a single string- also with heavy tearing/yellowing tape repairs & loss to fore-edges, moderate foxing throughout, binding is very delicate, rear pages detached with yellowing tape repairs/staining)

PUBLISHER: P D Hardy 1835

KEYWORDS: Dublin Penny Journal journals historical Ireland Irish literature literary 19th nineteenth century antiquarian books

ROSSETTI, D G & ROSSETTI, W M (Intro) & MACDOUGALL, W B (Decorations)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to brown buckram spine, gilt lettering & decoration to front board, teg, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvii + (3) + numbered verse pages, VG (light scuffing & bruising/rubbing to spine & board extrems, light to moderate soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, moderate cracking to front & rear gutters & sporadically throughout, occasional minor soiling & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Duckworth & Co 1898

KEYWORDS: first editions poems poetry verse D G Rossetti literature

ROBERTSON, MANNING & SELLEY, H R (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, beige/grey buckram boards, red lettering to spine & front board, deckled edges to base of page block, frontispiece, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1924

KEYWORDS: first editions essays prose literature architecture buildings design history

TOLSTOJ, LEO N (TOLSTOY, LEO)

TEXT IN GERMAN, octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, vol 1- 876pp, vol 2- 936pp, VG+ (light fading to spines, sl soiling to spines & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Buchergilde Gutenberg 1956

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN Leo Tolstoy classic literature novels fiction

DOYLE, A CONAN & PAGET, SIDNEY (Illus)

EARLY EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, deckled page edges to base of page block, (11) + 248pp, illus/plates- all present, VG (light fading & rubbing/scuffing to spine & extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & sm scuff to ffep, moderate sporadic foxing throughout, moderate cracking to some gutters- plate opp.pg 180 detached but present)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place 1910

KEYWORDS: early editions classical literature Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle short stories fictions mysteries

DICK, PHILIP K

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, (5) + 220pp, VG (minor library markings, spine sl cocked, light to moderate bruising to board edges/extrems, moderate tape staining to board edges, moderate tanning & light soiling to page edges, yellowing tape reinforcement to front & rear gutters, moderate tape staining to front eps, moderate tape staining & scuffing to rear eps, occasional minor soiling throughout) in d/w, VG (single library label to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing, moderate tape staining to flaps, fore-edges of flaps clipped- text sl impeded to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Philip K Dick

CLAVELL, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 397pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems- 2cm crack to top of spine, moderate to heavy tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to rear ep, moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to folds of covers/flaps, light foxing & soiling to rear)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction James Clavell

CHURCH, R W

Octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, unpaginated prelims + 260pp + ads to rear, VG (light fading & rubbing to spine, light scuffing & bruising to board extrems, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev owner's name in pencil to ffep, occasional pencil markings to margins, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1897

KEYWORDS: literature prose essays R W Church literary criticsm appreciation

AN OLD BOY & SULLIVAN, EDMUND J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION THUS, octavo, deep green buckram boards, black lettering to white title plate to spine, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxiii + 312pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps, patches of moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1896

KEYWORDS: modern first editions THUS literature novels Tom Brown illustrated

CARTER, ANGELA

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 295pp, VG (light bruising to spine & board corners/edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional soiling/foxing to pages) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing, moderate foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus / The Hogarth Press 1984

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Angela Carter

TURNER, BRIAN & VAN REENAN, GILBERT (Photos)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Godwit / Random House 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers signed Brian Turner literature poetry poems verse

GREY, Sir GEORGE

FIRST EDITION, TEXT IN TE REO MAORI, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, VG (moderate fading to spine & board edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Trubner & Co 1857

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN TE REO MAORI first editions literature poems poetry verse Sir George Grey songs travel

MANSFIELD, KATHERINE & LAURENCIN, MARIE (Coloured Lithographs)

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#857/1200), IN SLIPCASE- ARCHIVAL REPAIRS, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to sm title plate to spine, deckled page edges, unpaginated prelims + 316pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl water staining to fore-edge of prelims, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning & light staining to spine, light soiling) in slipcase, VG- (moderate soiling, heavy cracking to joins with archival tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: The Verona Press 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature special limited editions illustrated Katherine Mansfield short stories fiction

HOLMES, Sir MAURICE

LIMITED FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 103pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & boards, sl bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals) in glassine paper wrapper

PUBLISHER: Francis Edwards 1952

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Captain James Cook exploration voyages literature limited first editions

TUWHARE, HONE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, stapled light card covers, orange lettering to front cover, 22pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & wrinkling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: University of Otago / Hone Tuwhare 1970

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori poets writers literature poetry poems verse Hone Tuwhare first editions

SOLNIT, REBECCA

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: Granta 2022

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature walking Rebecca Solnit history