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London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1995. xi, + 452pp., pattern-print endpapers. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over nominally bumped spine. Leaves mildly browned, remainder strip (black felt pen) on foot of textblock. Plain black boards undamaged. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. An anthology on the theme of fashion in literature. "Using letters, journals and memoirs, as well as novels, poetry and plays, covering over 400 years of writing, including British, Irish, American and European literature . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 13 chapters, Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 730g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good +.

London: Walter Scott No publication date (c. 1900). xxix, + 256pp. plus (xvi). Book clean, slightly cocked. Spine mildly frayed head and heel. Gilt decorations and titles over slightly shelfworn green cloth. Hinges very good inner and outer. Text-block top edge gilt. Two former owner's details (one dated 1902) on front pastedown, random flecks on all endpapers, else leaves clean. With an enlightening introduction by Frank T. Marzials, the stories in this stand-alone, Volume 67 in the 'Scott Library' series are: Master Humphrey's Clock, Sketches of Young Couples, Public Life of Mr. Tolrumble, Once Mayor of Mudfrog, and The Lamplighter's Story. Book weight approx. 305g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus.. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good +.

Geelong, Victoria, Australia: School of Literature and Journalism, Faculty of Arts, Deakin University, 1992. 242pp., intext b/white halftone plates and sketch-illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, one reading crease there-on. Monochrome, halftone plate illustrated card wrapper mildly shelfworn, with several soft creases. Textblock unmarked. Numerous contributions in the writing disciplines of poetry, fiction, landscape and memory, reviews and graphics. Notes on Contributors. Book weight approx. 306g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England: Flambard Press, 1997. 192pp., several b/white drawings by Krishna Luchoomun. B/white thumbnail-size illustrations of contributors to rear pages. Foreword by Michael Bootle. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface indented. "Since achieving independence from Britain in 1968, Mauritians have been searching for an identity that reflects the great cultural diversity of their islands . . . Until recently French has been the usual literary language of Mauritius, and this is the first anthology of Mauritian writing in English. Twenty-three novelists, short story writers and poets, some writing in English for the first time, have contributed to this pioneering collection . . . " Book weight approx. 320g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Melbourne, Australia: [National Press], 1955. 96pp., unpaginated, 16 page section of b/w contemporary advertisements at rear. Book clean, spine holding. Foxing spot and minor damage on foredge, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated limp wrapper slightly edgeworn, bumped lower foredge, fingermarks and spots. Numerous contributors and short stories, viz: Public Library Melbourne, D.B.Dawe, The study of English, A.D.Hope, Jazz from New Orleans, Lloyd Evans, Gandhian philosophy, 'An Indian', Gold dust, Andrew Deacon and Art and Anna Russell by Kenneth Hince. Many others. Book weight approx. 150g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Good.

London: Duckworth and Co., 1913. Original green cloth. 137pp., b/white sketch-art frontispiece, and other art-portrait plate, both by Elinor Dowson. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Bright gilt titles. Blind-stamp insignia on rear board. Green cloth mildly soiled and bumped. Sepia, art-illustrated [Will G. Mein] endpapers, and original seller's sticker affixed to front pastedown margin, an indecipherable stamp on rear free endpaper, else top edge gilt, and foredge flecked on textblock. A critical study of Michael Fairless [a.k.a. Margaret Fairless Barber], 1869-1901. A short life, beset with physical and health problems, she was best known [albeit posthumously] for 'The Roadmender' [1902]. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover [Original Cloth]. Very Good.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ormond College, University of Melbourne, 1993. xiv, + 205pp., b/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has no noticeable damage. The academic journal of Ormond College, Melbourne University, which showcased the best academic work from the college community. Includes essays, articles and literary criticism. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Very Good +.

Windsor, Victoria, Australia: Employ Publishing Group, 1988. 164pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated [Michael Bean] card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. The Fifth Annual Anthology Of Prose And Poetry, a compilation of the skills from the professional writing students at Holmesglen College of Tafe, Melbourne, Victoria. Co-ordinated by highly-successful author, Garry Disher, and supported by an extensive editorial team, the many contributors maintained a high standard of 'Creative Writing' throughout. Book weight approx. 250g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. xii, + 518pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Bright gilt title over pristine black boards. Text-block unmarked. Art-illustrated ('The Bus {El Camion}, 1929', Freda Kahlo) dustjacket trivially edgeworn only. An anthology of modern Latin American literary essays spanning the period 1849 to 1994. Originally written in Spanish and Portuguese, they have been translated into English. The almost eighty essays, by stellar, award-winning Latin American writers, are arranged chronologically by the author's date of birth. Topics covered include: African and Indian Heritage, Art in Society, Exile, History, Identity, Language, Nationalism, Nature, Politics, Reading & Writing, Religion, Technology, Women in Society . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface, Introduction, The Essays, Acks., Topical Listing, Author Index. Book weight approx. 765g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus, 1st Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket.… Leer más

London: Oxford University Press, 1964. 467pp., blue cloth, ffep. and half title pages have been creased, spine slightly cocked, bottom r/h corner bumped, d/w clipped, minor scuffing, b/w text. Although Christopher Marlowe was killed at only thirty years of age, his six plays demonstrated the uniqueness of his poetic gift- a source of inspiration in the great age of English Drama. Weight approx. 240g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Fair/Good.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1991. xxiv, + 235pp., b/white frontis illustration (Frida Kahlo; 'Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair'), b/white halftone illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, slight wave to textblock edge of several pages. Art-illustrated (as Frontis) card wrapper nominally scuffed, tiny corner crease to rear panel. " . . . explores Mexican women's struggle for interpretive power in relation to the Catholic religion, the notion, and post-modern society; and examines the writings of women who wrote under the shadow of recognized male writers, as well as the works of more marginal figures." Contents include: Intro., 8 chapters over 2 'parts', Index. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Newtown, N.S.W., Australia: Millennium Books, 1988. 328pp., tinted endpapers. A b/white halftone plate illustration heading each 'part'. Book clean and square. White title over lightly bumped spine. Plain pink boards very lightly edgeworn, with a very minor stain on rear board. Textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, colour-faded on spine, gutters and strip on head, else original seller's sticker affixed to front flap, and minor stain on rear verso. In this fascinating collection, using letters, diary entries, journals, poems, verse, short stories, and novels, 'Pomegranates' records the Jewish experience in Australia from the 1890s through to the 1980s . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Part 1/ 1890s to 1930s. 2/ 1940s and 1950s. 3/ 1960s and 1970s. 4/ 1980s. Glossary. Book weight approx. 575g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good +.

Monclair, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Boynton/Cook Publishers, 1982. 218pp. Book clean. Spine firm. Previous owner's name stamp to half-title page, else leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper sunned on spine (title clearly legible), minor edgewear, faint sticker ghost to front panel. "Although Britton's essays weave continual variations on the central theme of how through language and social interaction we evolve more increasingly accurate maps of our worlds, they are divided here into three sections, each with a more specific focus." Contents include: Introduction, Section I: Literature and the Shaping of Experience. Section II; Language and Intention. Section III: Perspectives on the Profession, Selected Bibliography of other Britton Publications. Book weight approx. 310g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: Walker Books, 2002. 75pp., intext colour-art illustrations throughout, by Reg Cartwright. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged. Originally published in this format in 1988, with stories interpreted and retold in modern prose by Selina Hastings. Book weight approx. 400g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st Edition Thus, 1st Impression.. Softcover. Near Fine.

Silver Springs, MD., U.S.A.: Etruscan Press, 2002. xii, + 440 plus (ii). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped. Textblock nominally bumped on foredge only. Founded in 2001 with a generous grant from two benefactors, this title is the very first publication by the fledgling Etruscan Press. Comprising over 120 contributions by American fiction writers, poets and essayists, 'September 11, 2001: American Writers Respond' bares America's collective psyche during a perilous, emotionally charged time. Searing memoirs, letters, poems, essays and more are represented . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface. Contributions. Notes on Contributors. Permissions and Acks. Book weight approx. 735g. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Paperback. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23.5cm x 15.5cm).

Melbourne, Victoria: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1937. 200pp., b/white line-engraved frontispiece, and several unpaginated plates. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Trivial marks on red cloth boards. Stamped on the front free endpaper:'Specimen copy with publishers compliments'. 'With compliments' . . . Bendigo [Victoria] bookseller, plus a tip-in publisher's price label, and a former owner's name. One corner nipped [5mm] of one leaf, otherwise textblock clean. No dustjacket. A stand-alone volume in the 'Australian Students' Shakepeare' series, aimed at providing an annotated text of the plays of Shakespeare, based on the authority of the First Folio. Includes: Preface, Biblio., Intro., Dramatis Personae, Richard the Second, Notes, Appendices. Book weight approx. 270g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . 1st Thus.. Hardcover [Original Red Cloth]. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Collingwood, VIC, Australia: Sleepers Publishing, 2006. 275pp., several b/white art and line-drawn illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Merryn J. Trevethan) card wrapper as new. The 2006 (annual) collection of short stories from 'Sleepers', featuring new and emerging authors alongside those already established . . . Including Frank Moorhouse, Sean Condon, Paddy O'Reilly, Gideon Haigh, Stephanie Alexander and some others you may never have heard of . . . Book weight approx. 530g. . First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dublin, Ireland: Browne and Nolan, 1948. ix, + 126pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain green, original cloth boards trivially bumped only. A repaired margin tear on one leaf, plus a foxing strip on rear free endpaper. Art-illustrated dustjacket edgeworn and small chunk missing head of spine and adjacent front panel. Stimulating, thoughtful, very often amusing - this collection of essays by Donal O'Sullivan (1893-1973) originally appeared in the 'Times Pictorial' under the pen-name of 'Outis', and are republished here in book form, with slight revision . . . Contents include: Prelims., Essays, opening with 'The Spice of Life', and closing with 'Champion of Ireland'. Book weight approx. 265g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good +.

Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1990. viii, + 362pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, very lightly bumped at head. Leaves clean, with the slightest hint of tanning, several pages with small corner crease. Art-illustrated ('Pamela Greets Her Father', Joseph Highmore, 1741-5) card wrapper minimally scuffed and indented. "A comprehensive, ambitious and demanding critique of eighteenth-century English and French fiction . . . re-reads the major works of the period as components in a systematic exploration of how the ordering of experience of individuals might relate to larger orders of authority . . . Presented as an evolving story whose episodes are furnished by the successive works it treats, the study seeks its model of the eighteenth century's understanding of narration and social reality within the stories of narrative manipulation contained in the most influential fiction of the period . . . " Contents include: Preface, 15 chapters, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 560g.… Leer más

London: J.M.Dent & Sons, 1969. xii, + 230pp., plus (8). Publisher's promotional section at rear. Pattern-print endpapers. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped brown cloth backstrip. Minimal marks on like brown cloth boards. Top edge of textblock tinted, otherwise leaves clean. Printed dustjacket price-clipped, edgeworn and nipped, abraded. Two lines ruled through publisher's data on front flap. Contents include two stories featuring Daudet's fanciful, boastful, impulsive yet prudent, fat-bellied, large-eyed, 'double-muscled' goatee-beard clad character, Tartarin. Book weight approx. 340g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus, Reprint.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good.