Literature

  • Myths and legends of Maoriland

    # 44731

    REED, A.W.

    Myths and legends of Maoriland

    : illustrated by George Woods and W. Dittner. Wellington : A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1954. Fourth impression. Octavo, cloth in dustjacket, 230 pp, illustrated, a fine copy.

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  • Shōgun : a novel of Japan

    # 43801

    CLAVELL, James (1921 - 1994)

    Shōgun : a novel of Japan

    London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1975. Octavo, gilt-lettered black cloth (a little bumped at head and foot of spine), illustrated dust jacket (by Paul Bacon), not price-clipped, lightly handled, chipped and with short tears at head and foot of spine; very small stain to lower corner of front free endpaper, pp. [viii]; 802; (1); internally …

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  • Auli Gellii Noctes Atticae ex editione Jacobi Gronovii. Cum notis et interpretatione in usum Delphini variis lectionibus notis variorum recent edition et modicum.

    # 44344

    GELLIUS, Aulus [GRONOVIUS, Jacob, editor]

    Auli Gellii Noctes Atticae ex editione Jacobi Gronovii. Cum notis et interpretatione in usum Delphini variis lectionibus notis variorum recent edition et modicum.

    London : A. J. Valpy, 1824. Four volumes in three, octavo (215 x 140 mm), in a handsome contemporary University of Glasgow prize binding by Carrs – the most prestigious Glasgow bookbinder of the period – of full vellum with gilt ornament and arms; the set was awarded as a First Class prize in Latin …

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  • The songs of Scotland, ancient and modern;

    # 44357

    CUNNINGHAM, Allan (1784 - 1842)

    The songs of Scotland, ancient and modern;

    with an introduction and notes, historical and critical, and characters of the lyric poets. London : John Taylor, 1825. Four volumes, octavo, in attractive bindings of half calf over marbled papered boards, flat-panelled spines with decorative tooling, contrasting morocco title-pieces lettered in gilt (some light scuffing); marbled edges and endpapers, pp. vii; [blank]; 352; viii; …

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  • Charles O'Malley, the Irish dragoon

    # 44355

    LEVER, Charles (1806-72); "PHIZ" [Hablot K. Browne] (illustrator)

    Charles O’Malley, the Irish dragoon

    Dublin : William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1841. First Edition. Two volumes, octavo (220 x 140 mm), slightly later uniform binding of half calf over green moire silk (lightly rubbed), spines in compartments with gilt decoration and contrasting leather title-pieces lettered in gilt; both volumes with additional pictorial title-page; Vol. I. pp. xiv, [1]-348; Vol. II. pp. viii, …

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  • The Waverley Novels

    # 43962

    SCOTT, Sir Walter (1771 - 1832)

    The Waverley Novels

    Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1862- 83. Twenty-five volumes, duodecimo, half-calf over marbled boards (rubbed), spines in compartments with gilt bands and contrasting morocco title labels, lettered in gilt, specked edges, engraved title pages, pagination various, a very good set. An attractive set of Scott’s widely popular novels of the Victorian period.

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  • The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer

    # 44354

    LEVER, Charles (1806-72); "PHIZ" [Hablot K. Browne] (illustrator)

    The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer

    Dublin : William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1839. First Edition. Octavo (220 x 140 mm), slightly later binding of half calf over green moire silk (lightly rubbed), spine in compartments with gilt decoration and contrasting leather title-piece lettered in gilt; additional pictorial title-page, pp. xv, [1 blank], [1-3], 4-344; illustrated with 21 plates (including frontispiece); spotting to fore-edge …

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  • [MELBOURNE] Manuscript notebooks (mostly devoted to literature and astronomy) compiled by J. S. Duke, of Elwood and Elsternwick, 1918-1927.

    # 44066

    DUKE, J. S.

    [MELBOURNE] Manuscript notebooks (mostly devoted to literature and astronomy) compiled by J. S. Duke, of Elwood and Elsternwick, 1918-1927.

    Melbourne : J. S. Duke, 1918-27 [unpublished]. Two small quarto-size notebooks, each 235 x 185 mm, original linen and black oilskin bindings, owner’s name and address to pastedown of one ‘J. S. Duke, Elwood’ with printed label beneath ‘456 New Street, Elsternwick’; in total both notebooks comprise approx. 250 pages filled with neat manuscript entries, …

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  • A collection of Chinese proverbs

    # 44505

    SCARBOROUGH, William (1841 - 1894)

    A collection of Chinese proverbs

    Translated and arranged by William Scarborough, Wesleyan Missionary, Hankow. With an introduction, notes, and copious index. Shanghai : American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1875. Octavo, lettered yellow cards, cloth spine (heavily worn, creased, mouse nibbling to lower corner), pp. xxxvi; 478. Text in English and Chinese. Scarce. ‘William Scarborough was a Wesleyan Methodict minister and missionary …

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  • The Wolves and the Lamb, Lovel the Widower, Roundabout Papers, Denis Duval

    # 43972

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811 - 1863)

    The Wolves and the Lamb, Lovel the Widower, Roundabout Papers, Denis Duval

    London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1900. Octavo, in a fine prize binding for Sydney Grammar School, full polished calf, ruled in gilt with floral corner emblems, the school’s armorial crest with motto Schola Grammatica Sydneiensis on upper board, Senior Knox Prize lettered below, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt tooling and contrasting morocco …

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  • Contributions to "Punch" etc.

    # 43968

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811 - 1863)

    Contributions to “Punch” etc.

    London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1900. Octavo, in a fine prize binding for Sydney Grammar School, full polished calf, ruled in gilt with floral corner emblems, the school’s armorial crest with motto Schola Grammatica Sydneiensis on upper board, Senior Knox Prize lettered below, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt tooling and contrasting morocco …

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  • The Virginians

    # 43966

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811 - 1863)

    The Virginians

    London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1899. Octavo, in a fine prize binding for Sydney Grammar School, full polished calf, ruled in gilt with floral corner emblems, the school’s armorial crest with motto Schola Grammatica Sydneiensis on upper board, Senior Knox Prize lettered below, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt tooling and contrasting morocco title …

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  • The memoirs of Mr. Charles Yellowplush, The Great Hogarth Diamond, etc.

    # 43970

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811 - 1863)

    The memoirs of Mr. Charles Yellowplush, The Great Hogarth Diamond, etc.

    London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1899. Octavo, in a fine prize binding for Sydney Grammar School, full polished calf, ruled in gilt with floral corner emblems, the school’s armorial crest with motto Schola Grammatica Sydneiensis on upper board, Senior Knox Prize lettered below, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt tooling and contrasting morocco title …

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  • The Newcomes

    # 43967

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811 - 1863)

    The Newcomes

    London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1900. Octavo, in a fine prize binding for Sydney Grammar School, full polished calf, ruled in gilt with floral corner emblems, the school’s armorial crest with motto Schola Grammatica Sydneiensis on upper board, Senior Knox Prize lettered below, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt tooling and contrasting morocco …

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  • The memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., The Fitz-Boodle Papers, Men's Wives, etc. etc.

    # 43971

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811 - 1863)

    The memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., The Fitz-Boodle Papers, Men’s Wives, etc. etc.

    London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1899. Octavo, in a fine prize binding for Sydney Grammar School, full polished calf, ruled in gilt with floral corner emblems, the school’s armorial crest with motto Schola Grammatica Sydneiensis on upper board, Senior Knox Prize lettered below, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt tooling and contrasting morocco title …

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  • Ballads, Critical Reviews, Tales, Various Essays, Letters, Sketches, etc.

    # 43969

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811 - 1863)

    Ballads, Critical Reviews, Tales, Various Essays, Letters, Sketches, etc.

    London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1900. Octavo, in a fine prize binding for Sydney Grammar School, full polished calf, ruled in gilt with floral corner emblems, the school’s armorial crest with motto Schola Grammatica Sydneiensis on upper board, Senior Knox Prize lettered below, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt tooling and contrasting morocco …

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