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The Audacity of Hope

The Audacity of Hope

by Barack Obama

First edition, first printing with 10-1 number line. In fine condition, clean and unmarked, in a fine dust jacket with price intact. Signed and inscribed by Barack Obama on title page.
Item Price
A$2,331.15
Diamonds and Minx

Diamonds and Minx

by FREED, Artelle

London: Arthur Barker, 1960 Black cloth titled in yellow on spine. Tight and tidy, foxing in endpapers and edges. Fully intact dust jacket with very light edge rubbing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Item Price
A$17.10
The Haven

The Haven

by TATTERSALL, Lawrence H

London: Secker & Warburg, 1969 Blue cloth titled in silver on spine. Very tidy. Dust jacket is unclipped, rubbed, lightly tanned at spine, small hole in front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Item Price
A$18.65
GEORGE CHAPMAN A Critical Essay

GEORGE CHAPMAN A Critical Essay

by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE

LONDON: Chatto & Windus Ltd, 1875 Dark Blue/green cloth boards with gilt titles and decs.195 x 130 mm approx. 188pp + 40 page publishers catalogue for Dec 1874 to rear. First Ediition 1st printing. Good (Book- Fraying to cloth at head of spine. no significant soiling. Previous owners bookplates to front paste down and free end paper. (Adolphus William Ward Master of Peterhouse + later same family - Sir John Barnes) Heavy to much lesser intensity foxing to end papers and book block throughout. A... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$58.80
Hannah Massey

Hannah Massey

by COOKSON, Catherine

London: Macdonald, 1964 Tight and square, tape marks in endpapers from a protective cover, light foxing in edges and most pages. Dust jacket is unclipped but has tape marks and small gaps to the edges, unfaded, protected in a fitted clear film sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Item Price
A$18.65
KILLER'S WAKE [SIGNED COPY]

KILLER'S WAKE [SIGNED COPY]

by BERNARD CORNWELL

NEW YORK: G.P.PUTNAM'S AND SONS, 1989 Burgundy Cloth quarterbinding with gilt blocked titles to spine and green paper covered boards, 240 x 160 mm approx. 318 pp. First US Edition 1st Impression. The copy offered is warmly inscribed in ink to the title page to mark 3 days memorable boating from Judy and Bernard (Signed by the author). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book - slight tanning to margins of book block and... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$137.19
The Dark Lantern

The Dark Lantern

by WILLIAMSON, Henry

London: Macdonald, 1951 Green cloth titled in gilt on spine. Wear to spine, very light foxing in edges and prelims.
Item Price
A$27.97
The Golden Oyster

The Golden Oyster

by GORDON, Donald

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967 Tight and square, light foxing in fore-edges, otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket is price clipped, tiny edge tear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Item Price
A$18.65
Simple Speaks His Mind and The Collected Poems of Sterling A Brown

Simple Speaks His Mind and The Collected Poems of Sterling A Brown

by James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902-1967) and Sterling Allen Brown inscribed by Brown

Simple: 231+[1 biography] pages. Octavo (8: x 6") bound in original publisher's green cloth with black lettering to spine and facsimile signature to cover with black label in gilt lettering to spine; deckle edges with green head end pages in original pictorial jacket. Collected Poems: xii+255 pages with bibliography. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter brown cloth with silver lettering to spine over beige boards with blind stamped insignia to cover in original pictorial... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$777.05
The First to Land

The First to Land

by Reemn

London : HUTCHINSON , 1984 . First Edition . NF/NF . 8VO . The second book of the Blackwoods series featuring a family serving in the Royal Marines. Wraparound cover art by Edward Mortelmans. Small remainder dot on bottom edge. Lightest of wear to book and unclipped jacket.
Item Price
A$21.76
Mandarin's Way

Mandarin's Way

by KELLY, Maurice

Auckland: Pagoda Publications, 1972 Extremely scarce title. Dark red cloth, inscribed by author on title page. Intact dust jacket with corner rubbing, faded at spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Item Price
A$31.08
LORD HORNBLOWER

LORD HORNBLOWER

by C.S.FORESTER

LONDON: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1946 Beige Cloth Boards with silver titles, 190 x 130 mm approx. 224 pp. First Edition 1946 of the 5th book in the "Hornblower" seafaring novels. Very Good/ Good ( Book- no significant shelf wear or soiling, no previous owner name or insc.Hint of foxing to fore edge of book block, war economy paper of evenly tanned else clean.Binding sound. Dust Jacket - Moderate rubbing with nicks, line creases and loss. Max loss up to 10 mm in depth around head and tail, moderate... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$49.00
Genius and Disaster Studies in drugs and genius

Genius and Disaster Studies in drugs and genius

by MARKS, Jeanette

New York: Adelphi Company, 1925. Cloth. Good+. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. 185, [5]. Original black cloth, gilt framed lettering. Spine sunned, extremities bumped, small holes to joints. Offsetting to front endpapers, 'Library of Lewis A. Dyer/ Jul 24 1947' label to front pastedown, occasional fox spots, mull occasionally showing, else, firm and clean. In the original dust jacket, lettered and bordered in black: chipped at extremities, separated along front joint, closed tears. Nevertheless, a pleasing... Read more about this item
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A$88.20
INSCRIPTIONS   Eugene O'Neill to Carlotta Monterey O'Neill

INSCRIPTIONS Eugene O'Neill to Carlotta Monterey O'Neill

by O'Neill, Eugene

New Haven: Privately Printed. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. #251 of a Limited edition of only 500 copies. Book is large and will require extra postage for international or priority. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .
Item Price
A$62.07
SIGNED 1ST GILES GOAT BOY

SIGNED 1ST GILES GOAT BOY

by JOHN BARTH

A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED.
Item Price
A$233.12
One Magpie for Sorrow

One Magpie for Sorrow

by HARVEY, Norman B

London: Robert Hale and Whitcombe & Tombs, 1967 A scarce novel by this New Zealand author - 'the peace of the New Zealand countryside has been rudely shattered by an invasion of Chinese forces.'. Tight and square, very light foxing in fore-edges. Intact dust jacket, light wear to spine and corners, in a clear film protective sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Item Price
A$62.16
The Man Who Died Twice

The Man Who Died Twice

by Robinson, Edwin Arlington

New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good. 1924. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. (viii), 79 pages; Original owner's name on ffep "Bill Thoron 1924" otherwise clean and secure in original burgundy cloth binding with title labels mounted at spine and front board; one at spine edgeworn; corners nice and sharp; an attractive book. OCLC 1087181894 Edwin Arlington Robinson was an American poet who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. Robinson was born in Head Tide, Lincoln... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$30.99
Nice Types

Nice Types

by RAFF & ARMSTRONG, Anthony

London: Methuen, 1943 Orange cloth titled in blue on spine, vignette on front board, b&w illstns. Very tidy, light foxing in edges and endpapers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Item Price
A$13.99
Their Winged Destiny : Being A Tale of Two Planets

Their Winged Destiny : Being A Tale of Two Planets

by Horner, Donald W

London: Simpkin and Marshall, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Spurrier. 8vo, blue cloth binding with tipped on picture on front cover and black titles on front and spine. 240pp illustrated with frontispiece by Spurrier. Attractive presentation bookplate on front pastedown. ‘Presented by the author’. Presented to a library, but it doesn’t look like this ever made it on to the library shelves. Some age related foxing at front. Inside lovely and clean. Early and scarce twentieth century... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$538.97
Boys and Girls Together

Boys and Girls Together

by SAROYAN, William

London: Peter Davies, 1963 Red boards stamped in gilt on spine. Tight and tidy. Intact dust jacket, slight corner rubbing, tiny edge tears. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Item Price
A$13.99
The Track of the Cat

The Track of the Cat

by Van TILBURG CLARK, Walter

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950. Hardback. Good. FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo. Green cloth, spine lettered in red. Sunning and offsetting to spine, edges tanned and heavily foxed. Foxing to endpapers and prelims, POIs to front pastedown and ffep, else, clean, despite the poor paper stock. In the original dust jacket: price-clipped, spine darkened, spine ends frayed, chips to corners, toned and rubbed. Good+/ good+ Unusual. The track of the cat – at which the typographically punning dust jacket hints – is... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$78.40
CARSON OF VENUS Argosy Magazine Jan- Feb 1938 Custom Display Case

CARSON OF VENUS Argosy Magazine Jan- Feb 1938 Custom Display Case

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Please note that the listing is for a Slipcase only. Contact Me for Custom Slipcases made to order. Each slipcase is individually hand made from the highest quality materials using time honored traditional techniques, and it is important to note that there are no acidic glues, resins, or epoxy mixes in their construction. Any paper and cloth products used are also acid free. Please note that this case has been designed to fit the 1st Edition / 1st Printing of the title and other copies are not guaranteed... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$178.72
Ladybrook

Ladybrook

by FARJEON, Eleanor; [HAGART/ ROSE, Bertha]

London: Collins, 1931. Cloth. Good+. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Lean to spine, extremities bruised, sunned and soiled. Endpapers and half-title browned and spotted, inscribed in year of publication by Farjeon in sepia pen to ffep: "To dear Maggie/ with Eleanor's Love/ April, 1931" and below in a slighter hand, also in sepia ink: "Bertha Hagart./ July 1956", hinges cracked. Good+ It seems likely that Bertha Hagart (later Rose) was the Royal... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$98.00
From Russia with Love (Slipcase)

From Russia with Love (Slipcase)

by Ian Fleming

Gray boards with silver and gold writing on spine; book is in Fine condition.Book does not come with dust jacket since it is in slipcase. Image of train surrounded by steam on front of slipcase; publisher's logo and author's logo on back on slipcase.Presumed Folio Society First Edition; First Printing since book and slipcase are still shrink-wrapped, meaning book has never been opened. Interior has full-color illustrations by Fay Dalton; exterior of slipcase looks to be in Fine condition.Often called... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$178.71