GBL Books: Literature
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Shakespeare : A Survey.
London. Pelican, 1964., Paperback. Pelican #651. First published 1925, by Sidgwick & Jackson. These essays were originally written for the ordinary reader as an introductions to each play. 247 pages. Edges of cover slightly rubbed, otherwise very good. Slight foxing on first & last pages, paper yellowed, tips of bottom corners of first 15 pages are slightly dog-eared, o./w. good. 18.25cm. x 11cm. 1964
-- Boeknummer: 1383
GBP 1.50 [Appr.: EURO 2]
Catalogus: Theatre, Films & Plays / Literature
Trefwoorden: Shakespeare Theatre plays
THE ROVER.
London, J.M. Dent, 1956., Collected Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad. 286 pages, + 2 p. chronological list of Conrad's Works. Inscription on front endpage, ends of spine very slightly bumped, bottom corners slightly worn, otherwise in near fine condition. 7½" x 5". No d./w. 1956
Boeknummer: 328
GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: Conrad
The Bedside Dickens
London. Souvenir Press, 1954., 'An Anthology for Pleasure' First edition. Excerpts from Charles Dickens' books & some of his letters, illustrated in b.& w. by Leo Vernon. 304 pages. No d./w. Spine slightly faded & rubbed, endpapers brown or sunned, o./w. very good. Ribbon bookmark. 8½" x 5½". 1954
Boeknummer: 200
GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: Charles Dickens anthology
THE ESSENTIAL JAMES JOYCE.
London. Book Club / Jonathan Cape, 1977., Reprint. 4 of Joyce's books, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Exiles, Chamber Music, and extracts from Ulysses, Finnegan's Wake and Pomes Penyeach. Introduction, critical and explanatory notes ny Harry Levin. 534 pages. 8" x 5½". Near fine, except d./w. has a W. H. Smith label " slightly damaged ...etc...special bargain price.." stuck on its flap, attaching it to the front endpaper underneath. A 'D' is written in black crayon on b.e.p., o./w. near fine. D./w. has a tear on middle of back cover, 4 small tears back bottom edge, & slight wear top edge of spine. 1977
Boeknummer: 1995
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: James Joyce Ulysses Finnegan's Wake
Ulysses.
London. Bodley Head, 1967., New Edition. 7th impression, with corrections. Inscription on f.e.p., o./w. near fine. D./w is near fine except for tear on top of front, a small piece is missing from top of spine, and its price clipped. 939 pages. 7.75" x 4.75". 1967
Boeknummer: 1922
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.25]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: James Joyce
A RING OF TALES.
London. Oxford University Press, 1960., Reprint. No d./w. A compilation for children of about 37 stories and poems chosen by Kathleen Lines. Illustrated in black & white by Harold Jones. 240 pages. 8" x 6". Stamped neatly in black on half-title is 'Mattishal C.P. School' , o./w. there aren't any other library marks. Top & bottom of spine and corners are slightly worn, o./w. very good. 1960
Boeknummer: 1994
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5]
Catalogus: Literature Poetry
Trefwoorden: Harold Jones juvenile fairy stories Winnie the Pooh Walter de la Mare Farjeon
THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE. A Collection of Stirring Scenes & Moving Accidents.
London. Cassell & Company, 1891., A typical Victorian book of adventurous deeds and daring, such as mountain climbers, elephant hunters, man-eating tigers, shipwrecks and lifeboat men, and Nelson's final hours at the Battle of Trafalgar. 760 pages plus 8 page catalogue of Cassell's books, priced from 1d (one penny) to £21. About 150 black & white illustrations. The enspapers are dark brown, and the f.e.p. may have been split or weak, then glued, as the hinge now shows white. The attractive binding is a dark teal blue, with gold title & lettering, a picture in gold of 2 men pulling on a rope attached to a crocodile in some water. 10¼" x 7". Pages 131 to 142 have started to become loose at the bottom where the stitching is loose. Top & bottom of spine are worn, the corners are bumped & worn, the cover is slightly marked in places.
Boeknummer: 2051
GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 9]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: adventure ballooning Nelson 5779b Trafalgar Tichborne Claimant Greenland zxc bbbb
A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
London, Folio Society, 1979., 214 pages, 2nd edition, (First pub. by Folio 1962) 39 illustrations in b.& w. Printed by lithography, bound in blue cloth blocked with a gold design. 9" x 6". Fine condition in very good slipcase. 1979
Boeknummer: 284
GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: Chaucer Dickens Folio Society literature
Anne Hughes: Her Boke
London, The Folio Society, 1981., First pub. 1937, in the 'Farmers' Weekly' this is supposed to be the diary of a farmer's wife in Herefordshire in the early 1800's. Introduced by Michael Croucher who describes how he researched the author Jeanne Preston, the diary, and Anne Hughes herself. Linocuts by Tony Evora. Fine condition in fine slipcase. 176 pages. 1981
Boeknummer: 234
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: Diary diaries Jeanne Preston
THE OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE.
Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1958., Reprint, first published 1925. An anthology. Quiller-Couch chose and edited his selection from over 600 years of English prose. 1092 pages. 19.5cm. x 13.25cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Navy blue cover with gilt lettering etc. is near fine. D./w. is near fine, priced 25/- (£1.25) 1958
Boeknummer: 8992
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: prose English Chaucer Wordsworth Samuel Johnson George Eliot Macaulay Dickens Austen Defoe
THE SURVIVAL OF THE PAGAN GODS. The Mythological Tradition and its Place in Renaissance Humanism & Art.
Princeton, N.J. The Princeton Press, 1972., Paperback. Translated from the French by Barbara F. Sessions. 38th in a series of works sponsored by the Bollingen Foundation. First published in England in 1953. 376 pages. 108 b. & w. illustrations from old engravings etc. Near fine except previous owner's name & address label inside front cover and small nick on edge of front cover. 8" x 5¼". ISBN 0691017832. 1972
Boeknummer: 2240
GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: mythological pagan gods mythology paganism
A Treasury of Asian Literature.
London. Phoenix, 19??, Ex Library. 487 pages. Divided into 4 kinds of writing... Story, Drama, Song, & Scripture. Contents clean, but beginning & end marked with old sellotape where library sleeve was taped on. Library stamps and marks on front endpages, & "Withdrawn from Library" stamped on half-title. D./w. is slightly worn & toen , mainly on the edges. Bottom edge of d./w. cut off to fit inside library sleeve. 21.5cm. x 14cm.
Boeknummer: 8081
GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3]
Catalogus: Reference /Literature / Poetry
Trefwoorden: Asia Japan Arabia Iran India Persia China Shakantula Li Po Rubiyat Omar Khayyam Koran
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