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The Literature category is still being written, please review after a period! Meanwhile, here are the first drafts ... Some best-selling writers and modern works may be found on the Fiction page.
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| Used, out of print and rare Literature |
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Roman Stage. A Short History of Latin Drama in the Time of the Republic
Beare, W (Methuen) London, 1964
3rd edition revised, out-of-print hardback in dust jacket [bright artwork, spine top/tail little rubbed with vertical crease o/w minimal shelf-wear, not price-clipped], tall 8vo, 397pp with index, illustrations with 8 halftone plates & 8 txt drawings, unmarked terracotta boards/gilt, minimal shelf-wear at extremities. VG+/VG. [d* 25633] £18.13 ($30.00) |
Portrait of Max. An Intimate Memoir of Sir Max Beerbohm
Behrman, S N (Random House) NY, 1960
1st US edition, 1st printing, out-of-print hardback in pale blue cloth/gilt, 317pp with index, portrait frontis + b/w illustrations, boards faded with mild edge rub, spine cocked, no inscriptions, no foxing. VG-. [LL 16447] £3.95 ($7.00) |
Portrait of Max. An Intimate Memoir of Sir Max Beerbohm
Behrman, S N (Random House) NY, 1960
1st US edition, 1st printing, out-of-print hardback in pale blue cloth/gilt, 317pp with index, portrait frontis + b/w illustrations, boards faded with mild edge rub, spine cocked, no inscriptions, no foxing. VG-. [NB. 1; : UK 3.50, 4.50, 5.50, 6.50; non-standard item for delivery] [d* 25634] £3.00 ($5.00) |
Everywhere for Wales. An Autobiography
Bennett, Phil & Martyn Williams (Stanley Paul) London, 1981
2nd impression, AUTHOR SIGNED COPY, out-of-print hardback in dust jacket [super-bright photo jacket in Wales colours, tiny edge-fold nick o/w unblemished, not price-clipped], 176pp, b/w photo illustrations, red cloth/silver, signed dedication by author on ffep, no other inscriptions, covers & contents immaculate, fine book. [d* 25636] £15.00 ($25.00) |
Nine Modern Poets: an anthology
Black, E L (ed) (Macmillan) London, 1981
out-of-print protected softback in limp fabric pictorial covers, 8vo, 230pp with index of first lines & notes, covers rubbed, photo artwork enhanced by graffiti-type embellishments (glasses, moustaches etc - arguably an improvement on the poets' physiognomies!), inscriptions & notations [LL 12815] £7.22 ($12.00) |
Nine Modern Poets an anthology
Black, E L (ed) (Macmillan) London, 1981
out-of-print softback in limp fabric pictorial covers, 8vo, 230pp with index of first lines & notes, covers rubbed, photo artwork enhanced by graffiti-type embellishments (glasses, moustaches etc - arguably an improvement on the poets' physiognomies!), inscriptions & notations throu [d* 25640] £6.95 ($11.00) |
Greeks Overseas. The Archaeology of their Early Colonies and Trade
Boardman, John (Penguin) London, 1975
2nd edition, out-of-print paperback, 273pp with index, illustrations with 7 maps, 24plts & 78 txt figs, small abrasion/creasing to rear panel, spine edges rubbed, light pg-brown o/w: VG. [LG 15872P] £4.50 ($7.00) |
Greeks Overseas. The Archaeology of their Early Colonies and Trade
Boardman, John (Penguin) London, 1975
2nd edition, out-of-print paperback, 273pp with index, illustrations with 7 maps, 24plts & 78 txt figs, small abrasion/creasing to rear panel, spine edges rubbed, light pg-brown o/w VG. [d* 25645P] £4.50 ($7.00) |
Short Modern Plays [see description for playwrights]
Boas, Guy (ed) (Macmillan) London, 1937
4th impression, out-of-print hardback in embossed dark green cloth/gilt, Foolscap octavo over 6.5x4.5inches, xiii + 242 pp with notes plus questions, clean bright boards, owner's name or signature inscribed on pastedown, bright unblemished textblock. VG+. {authors: O'Casey, Saki, Yeats, Bell, Gilbert, Hardy, Francis, Squire, Dane, Jacobs, Andreyev (trans [LL 27494] £8.13 ($13.00) |
Selections from the Brownings
Boas, H O'B (Methuen) London, 1933
1st edition UK thus, out-of-print hardback in decorative blue boards, Foolscap octavo over 6.5x4.5inches, 216pp with notes, mild shelf-soil & spine darkening, endpapers browned, textblock nice & clean, occasional pencilled notations, no inscriptions. near VG. [LL 16682] £18.13 ($30.00) |
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