Short essays on literary subjects. Pp. viii+224, decorative head & tailpieces and initials, floral patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered & decorated in gilt, a trifle scuffed, edges lightly rubbed, the spine cloth lightly faded and dimpled; uncut; text block faintly browned, hinges tender at a...... More
Edited by Russell Davis Gillman. Pp. xi+682, frontispiece portrait, decorative title page, pictorial series endpapers, index; f'cap. 8vo; limp green leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed, tiny split at head of spine; t.e.g.; ribbon marker; upper endpapers slightly scratched, a little light foxing; George Newnes Limited..... More
Edited with introduction and brief notes for the use of students. Pp. viii+272, notes; cr. 8vo; red cloth, lettered and ruled in black, the boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges and backstrip chipped and torn, with small surface graze (from removal of price sticker?) near centre of..... More
Pp. xviii+678(last blank), title page vignette, index; thick med. 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper, back panel faintly soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, edges of leaves a trifle soiled; Duckworth, London, 2005. First edition. *Spanning four decades..... More
Pp. [vi]+260+[4](advertisements, last blank); cr. 8vo; green cloth, with printed paper title label on spine, the label browned, boards a trifle soiled and edges lightly rubbed, with small surface graze at head of spine; top edges green (faded), others uncut; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, and..... More
Pp. viii+326 publisher's printed slip (about price) tipped-in before half-title page demy 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards a trifle soiled and flecked, with small surface graze near bottom edge of lower board, edges a trifle rubbed; uncut; a couple of tiny chips to upper hinge, inked gift..... More
Pp. [viii]+234(last blank), title page printed in red & black; f'cap. 8vo; olive green cloth over bevelled boards, lightly rubbed, edges lightly worn; uncut; upper hinge starting, bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, with another bookseller's blind stamp on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers offset, a little light..... More
Pp. viii+266, the title page printed in red & black, floral patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; olive green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, lightly worn; uncut; upper hinge cracked, the lower hinge starting, bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, bookseller's blind stamp on upper free endpaper, outer leaves..... More
Pp. xii+290+[2](advertisements), title page printed in red & black; olive green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, the cloth a trifle flecked and slightly rubbed; uncut; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the endpapers slightly offset, a few tiny edge splits, a little light foxing and..... More
A collection of new essays. Pp. 280(last blank); notes, index; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split; signature on upper free endpaper, top edges lightly foxed; Vision Press, 1976. Vision Critical Studies series. More
General Editor Michael Wolff. In four volumes. Volume I: Churchill and War. Pp. xxviii+492; Volume II: Churchill and Politics. Pp. xii+478(last blank); Volume III: Churchill and People. Pp. xii+348(last blank); Volume IV: Churchill At Large. Pp. xii+512(last blank); med. 8vo; qr. navy morocco, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, dark..... More
Pp. xii+ 584(last colophon), frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, 1 plate printed in brown, one full page figure, text map, bibliography, list of subscribers; roy. 8vo; brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, the cloth a trifle soiled and flecked, edges and spine slightly faded and rubbed; t.e.g., others uncut; upper..... More
Literary Essays 2000-2005. With an Introduction by Derek Attridge. Pp. xiv+304, notes and references; dust wrapper, faint trace of sticker removal from front panel; Knopf, Sydney, 2007. First Australian edition. *Many of the essays first appeared in the New York Review of Books. More
. Essays: 1927-1944. Pp. viii+288(last blank), frontispiece; cr. 8vo; black cltoh, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards a trifle bruised, the upper board very slightly flecked near bottom edge; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, the edges rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips, long closed tear..... More
Pp. 520 (last blank); med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of small bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, slightly foxed on front flap and reverse, edges a trifle rubbed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, endpapers and edges lightly foxed; David Bruce..... More
Pp. 520; printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled and worn, title handwritten in ink on backstrip, which is creased; a little light soiling and creasing; David Bruce and Watson, London, 1973. Uncorrected Proof Copy. More
Pp. xvi+414; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards and foot of spine; top edges blue; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges a trifle rubbed and split; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1963. First edition. *Selected writings, including autobiographical essays, art..... More
An essay on the shattering and remoulding of a world. Pp. 180+[2](colophon, verso blank), 2 wood-engravings by Lettice Sandford, decorative initials; rose cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled and slightly silverfished; t.e.g.; The Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, 1938. Unlimited edition. Pertelote 133. More
Essays in a pluralistic art world. Pp. xxx+450, index; qr. black paper, spine lettered in silver, grey papered boards; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of upper board; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 2000. First edition. More
Pp. [viii]+136(last blank); dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Reinhardt, London, 1956. First edition. *Collection of pieces including poetry, literary criticism, essays, &c. More
Pp. 48, 8 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, short bibliography; f'cap. 4to; pictorial dark green papered boards, edges slightly rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and scuffed, edges lightly rubbed; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown, plus a spurious gift inscription to him (purportedly from Charles Lamb, dated..... More
Pp. [viii]+180, frontispiece, index; f'cap. 8vo; olive green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, bottom fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, backstrip faded and slightly browned, edges a trifle rubbed and split, small chip at head of backstrip; outer leaves lightly offset, edges of leaves a trifle..... More
Pp. [xii]+296(last blank)+32(publisher's catalogue, browned and partly unopened), frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 3 plates, the title page printed in red & black, index; navy buckram, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, boards flecked and slightly scuffed, fore-corners faintly bruised, the spine a trifle faded; t.e.g., others uncut; name &..... More
Essays on various occasions and in diverse moods. With favourite quotations. Decorated and enlivened with 60 illustrations & devices. Written and contrived by Sir William Russell Flint. Pp. 132(last colophon, verso blank), printed in red, blue, dull gilt & black, frontispiece, pictorial title page, and numerous text illustrations (several full..... More
Pp. 372(last blank); demy 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of upper board slightly faded and a trifle flecked, small indentation near centre of spine; top edges red; dust wrapper, slightly foxed and browned; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on the upper pastedown, free endpapers and a...... More