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$40.00
1y55a/26

The Owl and the Pussy-cat


LEAR, EDWARD & FULTON, GWEN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising to board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, prev. bookseller's label to rear board, light foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1977

KEYWORDS: poems poetry Edward Lear children's literature modern first edition verse

$40.00
1y55a/27

Calico Pie; and Other Nonsense


LEAR, EDWARD & MAXEY, DALE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & staining to board edges) in d/w, VG/VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & edges, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Collins 1968

KEYWORDS: poems poetry Edward Lear children's literature modern first edition verse

$15.00
xxpmf176174

Rides a Dread Legion


FEIST, RAYMOND E.

FIRST AUSTRALIAN 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: HarperVoyage2009

KEYWORDS: modern first Australian edition fantasy fiction Raymond E Feist

$30.00
xxpml176197

The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam


NINH, BAO & HAO, PHAN THANH (Trans) & PALMOS, FRANK (Ed)

SOME ANNOTATIONS & HIGHLIGHTING TO TEXT/MARGINS THROUGHOUT, FIRST US 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: Pantheon Books 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition war history literature Vietnam

$27.50
xxpnc176208

The Wind From the Plain


KEMAL, YASHAR & KEMAL, THILDA (Trans)

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: Collins and Harvill Press 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction Yashar Kemal

$22.50
xxpnl176248

What Becomes


KENNEDY, A. L.

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED 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: Jonathan Cape 2009

KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof short stories collection A L Kennedy British writers literature

$20.00
xxpob176254

How to Be Famous


MORAN, CAITLIN

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED 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: Ebury Press 2018

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction uncorrected proof Caitlin Moran

$48.00
1y55b/7

The Cardinal's Mistress


MUSSOLINI, BENITO & MOTHERWELL, HIRAM (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, black & green lettering to spine & front board, xiv + 232pp, VG (moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate chafing to boards, boards sl shaky, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy closed tearing with archival tape repairs to pgs 177/178, 4cm loss to lower corner of pg 177/178, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Albert & Charles Boni 1928

KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition Benito Mussolini fiction

$40.00
1y55b/21

The Children Act


McEWAN, IAN

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo, light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 214pp, VG (1cm closed tear to top spine extrem, light to moderate creasing & chafing to covers, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2014

KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof Ian McEwan literature

$70.00
1y58a/4

How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death / Te Taki a Maaui i a Hine-nui-te-poo


GOSSAGE, PETER & PENFOLD, MERIMERI (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, DUAL LANGAUGE - ENGLISH & TE REO MAORI, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Lansdowne Press 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature te reo Maori language mythology legends Maui gods goddesses folklore lore New Zealand

$70.00
1y58a/5

How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone


GOSSAGE, PETER

FIRST EDITION, lg quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate tanning/foxing to pages sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Lansdowne Press 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature Maui Maori mythology myths legends folklore lore New Zealand

$12.50
xxyae176537

Magi'i if Cyador


MODESITT Jr., L. E.

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: TOR/Tom Doherty 2000

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fantasy literature fiction saga of recluce

$10.00
xxyae176549

The Great Days


DOS PASSOS, JOHN

FIRST UK EDITION, SCRUFFY EX-LIBRARY, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) plastic protective cover torn; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first UK edition literature fiction John dos Passos

$15.00
xxybb176670

The Siege and Fall of Troy - Retold for Young People


GRAVES, ROBERT

FIRST EDITION, 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: Cassell 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition history fall of troy for kids classics for children

$20.00
xxybb176674

Victory : An Island Tale


CONRAD, JOSEPH

FIRST EDITION, lacks fep, some pages coming loose but still attached. 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: Methuen & Co Ltd 1915

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature adventure english lit

$12.50
xxybb176691

The Strangers in the House


SIMENON, GEORGES & SAINSBURY, GEOFFREY (transl.)

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, lacks d/w. 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: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature crime mystery noir thriller

$18.50
xxybb176692

Dare to be Free


THOMAS, W. B.

FIRST EDITION, third impression, lacks d/w. 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: Allan Wingate 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first edition war battle of crete

$12.00
xxpol176698

Foul Deeds


JAMES, SUSAN

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: St. Martins Press 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature crime murder college

$16.50
xxpol176700

The Remake


JAMES. CLIVE

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: Jonathan Cape 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature auslit

$30.00
xxycc176986

Once in Europa


BERGER, JOHN

FIRST US 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first US edition literature John Berger

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