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"Happy as Kings" Chummy Chats About Many Things
Gray, William
ISBN: NOISBN
James Clarke London 1928
*Large Duodecimo - 190mm (71/2") tall Binding - Hard Cover The book bears the stamps of the Australian National Library on the top edge and some pen written inventory numbers on fly leaf and pastedown, but no other library markings or attachments. A tightly bound and clean copy. Expanded report on condition, scans, e-mailed promptly on request. * Good
Price: $24.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 0213942 Bookseller: BookSplendour
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1984 Spring - A Choice of Futures
Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0246123060
Granada Sydney 1984
Dust Jacket Protected with New Plastic Covering Hard Cover 268 pages. Very Good
Price: $10.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 023845 Bookseller: Leura Books
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35 Years on the Job: 1937-73
Campbell, Patrick
ISBN: 0856340200
Blond & Briggs, London, 1973.
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays. ISBN: 0856340200. Inventory No: 16652.
Price: $27.25 (AUD)
Book Number: 16652 Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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A Musical Postbag
Blom, Eric
J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd London 1941 First British Edition
12mo - up to 7 ¾" tall - Duodecimo Blue Cloth 484 g.; X, 308 pages, preface by author. The text is illustrated with black-and-white illustrations of various composers, authors and illustrations. Blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the back strip. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the back strip and to the book corners. Light browning to the other text block edges. Offset tanning and browning to the endpapers. Light age toning to the internal pages. Plain text dustwrapper, with a gray background and back titles to the front panel and back strip. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the top and bottom edges of the back strip. Numerous small tears to the top dustwrapper edge. The entire dustwrapper has been splattered with a substance which has caused it to sparkle. A series of essays/newspaper articles by the pre-eminent music critic of the 1930s. Digital image available upon request. Criticism Reasonable
Price: $18.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 0105689 Bookseller: Syber's Books
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A Bibliographical Guide to the Study of Southern Literature
Rubin (ed.), Louis D.
ISBN: NoISBN
Louisiana State University Press, 1969.
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. First Edition. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than spine which is faded by sun exposure. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays. Inventory No: 6329.
Price: $72.75 (AUD)
Book Number: 6329 Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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A Bibliographical Introduction to Seventy-Five Modern American Authors
Lepper, Gary
ISBN: NoISBN
Spendthrift, 1976.
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text contains marks and notes, in pencil. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than spine which is faded by sun exposure. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays. Inventory No: 9851. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Price: $34.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 9851 Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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A Brief History of Chinese Fiction
Lu, Hsun
ISBN: NoISBN
Foriegn Languages Press, 1959.
Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays. Inventory No: 12500.
Price: $34.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 12500 Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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A Browning Handbook
DeVane, William Clyde
John Murray London
Hardcover with dust Jacket A very handsome volume with green cloth boards, bright & ornate gilt RB to front panel, gilt title to spine, B & W frontis. Small bookseller sticker front pastedown (which also has a dirty mark ? fingerprint), age darkened strips to eps, name of po Christmas 1943 on ffep. No publication date shown. D/W price-clipped, marked and grubby, edgeworn with some small tears inc. back panel, darkened spine (now protected). Very Good
Price: $55.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 007083 Bookseller: Pamela Bakes at Page Two
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A Browning Handbook
DeVane, William Clyde
John Murray London
Hardcover with dust Jacket A very handsome volume with green cloth boards, bright & ornate gilt RB to front panel, gilt title to spine, B & W frontis. Small bookseller sticker front pastedown (which also has a dirty mark ? fingerprint), age darkened strips to eps, name of po Christmas 1943 on ffep. No publication date shown. D/W price-clipped, marked and grubby, edgeworn with some small tears inc. back panel, darkened spine (now protected). Very Good
Price: $35.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 007083 Bookseller: Pamela Bakes at Page Two
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A Browning Handbook
DeVane, William Clyde
John Murray London
Hardcover with dust Jacket A very handsome volume with green cloth boards, bright & ornate gilt RB to front panel, gilt title to spine, B & W frontis. Small bookseller sticker front pastedown (which also has a dirty mark ? fingerprint), age darkened strips to eps, name of po Christmas 1943 on ffep. No publication date shown. D/W price-clipped, marked and grubby, edgeworn with some small tears inc. back panel, darkened spine (now protected). Very Good
Price: $35.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 007083 Bookseller: Pamela Bakes at Page Two
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A Century of English Essays: From Caxton to Belloc
Rhys, Ernest (editor)
ISBN: noisbn
J. M. Dent London 1939
Small Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7" (180mm) tall. Hard Cover Orange cloth, slightly discoloured, no d/j, owner's name on ffep, internbally good and clean. We quickly respond to requests for scanned images and promptly answer any questions, supply further information. Good
Price: $7.73 (AUD)
Book Number: 209960 Bookseller: BookSplendour
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A Choice of Ornaments
Bentley, Nicolas
Readers Union London 1961
*Medium Octavo -230mm (9") tall Binding - Hard Cover Hard Cover, without dust jacket, in good-very good condition. A detailed description, scanned images, on request. * Good - Very Good
Price: $15.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 0216862 Bookseller: BookSplendour
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A Clip of Steel
Blackburn, Thomas
ISBN: 0261631470
MacGibbon & Kee, London, 1969.
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Multiple copies available this title. A picaresque autobiography. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays. ISBN: 0261631470. Inventory No: 17043.
Price: $34.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 17043 Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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A Cockney on Main Street
Hodge, Herbert
Michael Joseph London 1945 1st Edition
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket Author's account of his "one-man mission to America". 154 pages. Jacket design by A E Barlow. Expanded condition report/scan on request. VG, Wear,Tape Stains, Browning
Price: $10.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 014703 Bookseller: Klanhorn
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A Country Window: A Round of Essays
Church, Richard
ISBN: NOISBN
Heinemann London 1958 First Edition
Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall. Hard Cover A solid and tightly bound hardback copy. Dust jacket has a lot of insect created holes, but it still holds together - just. We promptly respond to your questions, requests for scanned images, or supply further information on this title. 66 short essays, as they appeared weekly in Truth. Good - Very Good
Price: $30.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 0211928 Bookseller: BookSplendour
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A Daughter of the Middle Border
Garland, Hamlin
ISBN: NoISBN
MacMillan, New York, 1922.
Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Edition Unstated. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Edges foxed and browned. Missing one plate. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays. Inventory No: 10635.
Price: $27.25 (AUD)
Book Number: 10635 Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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A Day with Charles Dickens.
Clare, Maurice
Hodder & Stoughton London
Hardcover HB, 20.5 x 14.5 cm, 44 pp., Col illust.,Grey card dec. cover. Good to Fair.Cover: rubbed upper edge or spine and corners, light stains. Pages: Front endpaper removed, foxing throughout, yellowed edges.
Price: $10.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 10578 Bookseller: Facts and Fiction
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A Guide to English and American Literature
Bateson, F. W.
ISBN: 0582484170
Longman White Plains, NY, U.S.A. 1976 Third Edition
Trade Paperback Some edgewear to wraps, fore edges age darkened. Good
Price: $20.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 004054 Bookseller: Pamela Bakes at Page Two
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A History of Pakistani Literature in English
Rahman, Tariq
ISBN: 696402031X
Vanguard, 1991.
Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays. ISBN: 696402031X. Inventory No: 15370.
Price: $26.25 (AUD)
Book Number: 15370 Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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A Hot-Eyed Moderate
Rule, Jane
ISBN: 0930044576
The Naiad Press Tallahassee, Florida 1985 First Edition
Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall Laminated Boards 242pp., last blank, these pages of further publications from The Naiad Press. Laminated boards showing a line drawing of author with a pink slash through the face against white background and back writing on the front panel and the spine. The boards are somewhat rubbed and there is some rubbing to the book corners. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and very faint dust marks to the paper edges. Original bookseller's sticker to the role of right-hand corner of the front paste down. There is an erasure mark to the top right-hand corner of the free front endpaper. Jane Rules' essays on lesbians and gay men and their sexuality. Essays Reasonable
Price: $14.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 0103137 Bookseller: Syber's Books
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A Hundred Things Japanese
No Author Credited
ISBN: 0870403648
Japan Culture Institute Tokyo, Japan 1978 Reprint
Dust Jacket Protected with New Plastic Covering Hard Cover 208 pages. 100 searching, insightful essays about the things, traditional and modern, that make up contemporary Japan. B/W photos. Some browning to outer edges. Some foxing to dust jacket. Good to Very Good
Price: $20.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 031212 Bookseller: Leura Books
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A Letter to a Young Poet
Woolf, Virginia
ISBN: NoISBN
Hogarth, 1932.
Softcover (Saddle-stitched). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: Small Octavo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays. Inventory No: 12726.
Price: $63.25 (AUD)
Book Number: 12726 Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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A Literary History of England
Baugh, Albert C.
Routledge and Kegan Paul London 1976 2nd Edition
Hardcover Shelfwear to board edges. Covered in adhesive plastic.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Price: $40.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 10800 Bookseller: Retriever Books
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A Literary History of England : Second Edition
Baugh, Albert C. (edited by)
ISBN: 0710062621
Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1967 1976 Reprint
Hardcover A hefty tome: Book 1 The Middle Ages, Book II The Renaissance, Book III The Resoration and Eighteenth Century, Book IV The Nineteenth Century and After. 1796 pps. plus index. D/W edgeworn with some loss to spine ends, spine tanned, mark where prev. price sticker removed. Very Good
Price: $35.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 013432 Bookseller: Pamela Bakes at Page Two
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A Literary Pilgrim in England
Thomas, Edward
ISBN: 0192812912
Oxford University Press Oxford 1980
Paperback PO name and details verso front panel, pages age tanned, a gently read copy. Very Good
Price: $10.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 007215 Bookseller: Pamela Bakes at Page Two
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A Literature Collection
Batchelor, Mary (compiled by)
ISBN: 0745951465
Lion Publishing U.K. 2003
Paperback "Readers are taken on a rich and stimulating journey through some of the finest world literature. Authors included range from Dante Alighieri, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens to Graham Green, C. S. Lewis and Maya Angelou." Nr. Fine
Price: $25.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 019653 Bookseller: Pamela Bakes at Page Two
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