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Final Curtain

MARSH Ngaio · 1948

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Collins Second impression January 1948 after first of April 1947. Red / orange cloth, black titled, off white endpapers, name to fep, closed edges minor spotting, Collins Crime Club , 288pp. No DW. H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Snake

SPILLANE Mickey · 1964

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Arthur Barker first UK edition of this Mike Hammer novel. Green papered boards , lacks DW, slight foxing to fep, prelims and closed edges, rear fep and endpaper has minor light watermark to bottom edge, small amount of tape residue offset from the edges of a jacket to the top ...

Melodies and Memories the autobiograpy of Nellie Melba

MELBA Nellie edited by John CARGHER · 1980

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Nelson VG in VG unclipped DW. 253pp + plates, new edition after 1925 original. "The most famous Australian of all time who was also the most famous and sought after soprano the world has ever known." well illustrated. H New edition Very Good Melbourne Very Good 4to - over 9? -...

Atlantic Fury

INNES Hammond · 1962

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Collins first edition with minor foxing to paste downs and a few closed page edges, top edge a bit heavier . DW neatly price clipped, with a few short edge tears to top of rear cover, the white rear panel is foxed / browned, slight wear at tail of spine. A tidy and tight copy...

The Unknown Ajax

HEYER Georgette · 1959

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Heinemann VG tidy copy first Australian issue, name to fep, spine a bit soiled, titling dulled, some surface rubbing to boards. H First Edition No Jacket Melbourne Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

A Ghost at Noon

MORAVIA Alberto · 1955

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Secker Book has fresh boards, some browning to free end paper, some foxing to closed edges and on to margins of some pages. DW complete unclipped, small tear upper corner fold with short crease, minimal chipping or wear to spine ends, rear white panel soiled , corners rubbed ...

The Knocker on deaths Door

PETERS Ellis · 1970

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

MacMillan ex-library, first edition, spine leans, tape residue to endpapers and onto boards, stamps to fep, half title and copyright page, a little soiling mainly to closed edges. DW has been trimmed about 2mm at the top edge, not price clipped, fold in flap at front has been...

Reinforced concrete water towers, bunkers, silos and gantries

GRAY W S & G P Manning · 1953

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Concrete publications limited revised third edition spine a little sunned otherwise VG, name to fep, 224pp with photos and diagrams throughout, technical manual for concrete construction of industrail structures. H revised No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Squadron Airborne

TREVOR Elleston · 1955

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Heinemann book boards a little bowed, slight age fade to spine ends, generally VG but not 'fresh'. DW has large chip to tail losing part of the Heinemann windmill, head has small chips, corners chipped, two short tears onto front cover, light soiling. 256pp with glossary of R...

Hell's Foundations, a town, its myths and Gallipoli

MOORHOUSE Geoffrey · 1992

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Hodder ex-library, DW has plastic cover taped to the reverse of the wrapper with some adhesive shadows showing through to the front, stamps, tape stain and library marks to map front end paper, verso of TP has stamp, discrete stamps at foot of some pages. 256pp + plates illus...

Thistledown, a book of Scotch humour, character, folklore, story and anecdote.

FORD Robert

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Alexander Gardner Salmon dust jacket with title to cover and spine, small patch of discolouration half way down spine, spine a little sunned. Book tan boards with green titling and ruling. New edition enlarged and illustrated, 402pp with index. Paste action to paste downs, a ...

Secret of the Border Castle

BRAZIL Angela

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Blackie DW lacks large portion at head and tail of spine as well as large chip to lower corner, some pinkish staining from the boards. Book lacks fep, two large inscriptiions to reverse of B&W frontis, paper age browned. Red papered boards titled in silver to cover and spine, ...

The Theoretic arithmetic of the Pythagoreans

TAYLOR Thomas & Manly P Hall · 1991

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Weiser VG near as new xxxv, 248pp intro essay by Manhy P Hall. Platonic and Orphic number mysticism, gnosticism. S reprint No Jacket York Beach Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

On Our selection

RUDD Steele (Arthur K Davis) · 1933

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Bookstall original wraps glued to spine of the sewn signatures, spine and the leading edge of the front cover have been taped ( beyond removal I fear) . Internally very nice. 150pp illustrated. The signatures are loosening on the cords but still intact. An option for casing in...

Cousin Jan

RIDGE Antonia · 1954

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Faber VG, pencil inscr to fep otherwise little signs of wear, DW pencil date to bottom of front flap , minimal light fade to part of spine, little sign of wear or ageing. First edition very nice copy of this tale of European unity in the face of the Second World Wars nationali...

The Biology of the race Problem

GEORGE Wesley Critz · 1963

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Raymond Bamford recent(?) xeroxed facsimile of The Race Issue Pamphlet No 12., saddle stitched into plain blue card wrappers. Author was Professor of Histology and Embryology, emeritus, formerly head of the Department of Anatomy, University of North Carolina Medical School. T...

The energetics of voice dialogue

STAMBOLIEV Robert · 1992

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Liferhythm 83pp as new first publication after thesis form S First Edition No Jacket Mendocino Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Man in aspic

FITZ GIBBON Constantine · 1977

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Hart-Davis MacGibbon collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Book VG, DW also but sunned covers and spine, a little surface soiling and edge rubbing, not price clipped. Closed edges some finger marks, 184pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? ...

Toby Twirl Adventures

HOFF Ursula Editor · 1960

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Sampson Low undated but early 1960s ? Green cloth spine with pictorial boards with red background and a steam train " The Dilly Puffer". Illustrated by E Jeffrey. Gameboard design to endpapers. Top corner of the 'this book belongs to' page has an ink gift inscription but not...

Merchant ships of the world in colour 1910-1929

DUNN Lawrence · 1975

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

MacMillan first US edition, VG , DW has short split 30mm down from head at upper spine fold otherwise VG and unclipped, 215pp + 96 colour plates. a volume in the MacMillan colour series. each plate accompanies a full description of the vessel and its history H First Edition ...