WOLFE BERNARD

The Late Risers Their Masquerade

New York, Random House. 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. unclipped DW rubbed to joints and corners, light dust soiling to closed edges, top edge dusted salmon red, 303 +1 pp stated first edition. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003457

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: American Modern First Edition Literature Fiction Beatnik Beat Generation

MALAMUD BERNARD

The People and Uncollected Stories

New York, Farrar Straus Giroux. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0374230676) Quarter cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped dust jacket with small tear head of rear panel, faint sunning, remainder stamp to bottom edge, 269pp, tidy copy. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 007780

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Modern First Edition Fiction Collection Stories 0374230676

CORNWELL BERNARD

Wildtrack

London, Michael Joseph. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718130138) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. short split top corner of dust jacket fold and head of upper joint, unclipped, map endpapers, 330pp, by the author of the Sharpe books. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006731

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Nautical Naval Falkland Fiction Sharpe First Edition 0718130138

RUBENS BERNICE

The Ponsonby Post

London, W H Allen. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0491021100) Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. unclipped DW, clean book and wrapper, minor dust soiling to top edges of fold in flaps. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010616

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Jew Jewish Fiction Literature Modern First Edition 0491021100

RUBENS BERNICE

Set on Edge

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1960, reprint. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ex-Library, (500 grams) tidy enough ex-library, book has white ink cross with dots to spine (library shelf mark), stamps to fep, half title and copyright page, DW lacks lower half of backstrip, front flap is pasted down, rear flap is trimmed with no text present and the flap that is present is pasted down, library slips removed from rear with minor surface marking, one small date stamp at head of rear fep, some edge rubbing to DW, reasonably tidy copy still, 222pp, Jewish author's first work in first edition. Good/Good.

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Book number: 004583

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Jew Jewish Fiction Literature Modern First Edition Author First Work

RUSSELL BERTRAND

Nightmares of eminent persons and other stories

London, Bodley Head. 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Charles W Stewart. black boards , minor corner bump, top edge of free end paper has been trimmed, book VG, DW unclipped, some edge wear and minor chipping to spine corners, lightly soiled showing only to white rear panel, spine has a few white crease lines showing. Nice 1950s design to DW by Charles Stewart. 150+2 pp adverts. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000319

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Philosophy Dreams Nightmares Satire Charles Stewart Illustrated Charles W Stewart

BAINBRIDGE BERYL

The Bottle Factory Outing

London, Duckworth. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715608649) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) price clipped DW faint dust soiling to closed edges, pencil to fep, 179pp, tidy first UK issue. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009670

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Modern First Edition British Female Women Writer 0715608649

MAETERLINCK MAURICE ;ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE LIBRARY OF MARY URSULA BETHELL

Les Tresor Des Humbles

Paris, Societe Du Mercure De France. 1896, Tenth Edition. Buckram, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. of interest for New Zealand poetry collectors as carries the book label of Mary Ursula Bethell to front paste down, and her signature in pencil to the fep, book in tidy condition, light foxing or age browning to page edges, paper stock is age toned, nice buckram that has patinated well, gilt titled spine, top edge gilt, 309+1pp French language, a few pages have pencil lines to margins. Very Good/No Jacket. association copy.

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Book number: 010001

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: New Zealand Literature Poetry Mary Ursual Bethell Signed Signaturre Association Copy Booklabel Bookplate Book Plate Book Label French Literature Novel Fiction Collectable

NAUGHTON BILL

One Small Boy

London, MacGibbon & Kee. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Gerard Dillon. unclipped dust jacket chipped at head of spine, light rubbing to joints, small chips to corners and ends of joints, light dust or handling soiling to wrapper, small name 'WALL' to fep, light lean to spine, clean copy, 319pp Story of an Irish family who move to live in Lancashire, author's first novel. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 005077

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: British Modern Fiction Literature Modern First Edition Novel Gerard Dillon

MURPHY BILL

The Red Sands of Santa Maria

New York, Dodd Mead. 1956, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped dust jacket minor chipping to spine ends and onto top edge of front cover, light handling soiling, 306pp, spotted endpapers, novel with a bull fighting theme. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013193

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Modern First Edition American Literature Bull Fight

MRABET MOHAMMED TRANSLATED BY PAUL BOWLES

Look and Move On

Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0876852541) Original Wraps, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) small label adhesive stain top corner, bookseller pencil to plain white fly leaf, wraps faintly faded, Paul Bowles audio-taped , translated and published this tale from the Moghrebi, 125pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012352

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Moghrebi Morroco Tangier Riffian Africa Arabic Literature Translated Paul Bowles Black Sparrow 0876852541

HUIE WILLIAM BRADFORD

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

London, W H Allen. 1953, reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. first reprint of the UK edition, novel made into the Jane Russell film, uncommon, white paint splash to upper board, closed edges slightly foxed, second impression September (after July first printing). Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012366

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: American Literature Fiction Novel Rare Mamie Stover Jane Russell Hollywood World War Two Prostitution

HUIE WILLIAM BRADFORD

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

London, W H Allen. 1956, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. reprint of the 1954 UK edition, VG book excepting browned endpapers and a small damp spot to top closed page edges, DW unclipped with some minor edge chipping to the top edges, tiny short tear at bottom edge, novel made into the Jane Russell film, uncommon. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 012367

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: American Literature Fiction Novel Rare Mamie Stover Jane Russell Hollywood World War Two Prostitution

CABELL JAMES BRANCH

The Cords of Vanity: A Comedy of Shirking

London, Bodley Head. 1925, First Edition. Decorative Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. navy cloth with light blue decorative titling, rubbed to edges and joints, spine ends frayed, internally clean but shows mild age browning to paper stock, xvi 332pp + 4pp adverts. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006012

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Fiction Literature Modern First Edition Allegorical Occult

CABELL JAMES BRANCH

Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice ( Includes the Gnostic Mass )

London, Bodley Head. 1949, reprint. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. papered boards, yellow stiff paper dust jacket handling soiled, unclipped, 16th impression, author knew Aleister Crowley and there is a depiction of a form of the Thelemic Gnostic Mass in this work, 325pp, light foxing to closed edges, minor dust soiling, (500 gram rate). Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 007044

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Fiction Literature Modern First Edition Allegorical Occult Aleister Crowley Thelemic Gnostic Mass Depicted