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           Literature

 

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.

 
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 ($34.00)

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] £3.98 ($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 ($6.00)

HG Wells [Writers and Their Works: No.40]
Belgion, Montgomery (British Council & The National Book League/Longman) London, 1968
Revised edition with additions to bibliography, out-of-print clear protected softback in printed ochre paper wraps, 8vo, 44pp, portrait frontis, no inscriptions, unblemished copy. Fine. {the WATW is a respected series of authoritative essays by eminent critics of the foremost British literary writers [LL 19839] £6.81 ($13.00)

HG Wells [Writers and Their Works No.40]
Belgion, Montgomery (British Council & The National Book League/Longman) London, 1968
Revised edition with additions to bibliography, out-of-print clear softback in printed ochre paper wraps, 8vo, 44pp, portrait frontis, no inscriptions, unblemished copy. Fine. {the WATW is a respected series of authoritative essays by eminent critics of the foremost British literary writers comp [d* 25635] £5.45 ($10.00)

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 ($28.00)

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 ($13.00)

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] £6.81 ($13.00)

Disraeli [Writers and Their Works: No.138]
Bloomfield, Paul (British Council & The National Book League/Longman) London, 1961
1st edition UK, out-of-print clear protected softback in printed ochre paper wraps, 8vo, 39pp, portrait frontis, no inscriptions, small date stamp on front cover o/w unblemished copy. NF. {the WATW is a respected series of authoritative essays by eminent critics of the foremost British literary w [LL 19891] £7.22 ($13.00)

Disraeli [Writers and Their Works: No.138]
Bloomfield, Paul (British Council/Longman) London, 1970
Revised edition with genealogical line, out-of-print clear protected softback in printed ochre paper wraps, 8vo, 44pp, portrait frontis, no inscriptions, faint creasing of front corners o/w unblemished copy. VG++. {the WATW is a respected series of authoritative essays by eminent critics of the for [LL 19892] £4.54 ($8.00)

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