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London: Macmillan & Co, 1886. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition [Macmillan & Co, London, 1886]; in two volumes; xi, erratum, 271pp & vii, 266pp; green papered boards, gold titling to spines, rough-cut edges, boards bumped at extremities, slight foxing to endpapers, vol 2 with significant [mouse] nibbling to front board & odour. A good set. Printed by Charles Dickens & Evans, Crystal Palace Press. Rare.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1880. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. First single-volume Edition [Chatto & Windus, London, 1880]; [vii], 355pp, 32pp ads; green cloth boards with black decoration & titling, gold on spine, extremities rubbed & worn with card showing through cloth at outer corners, binding strong despite a couple loosening signatures, some pages of the publisher advertisements at rear are uncut, some have been cut poorly resulting in torn edges and first ad page is detached. Overall a sound copy, conservatively rated as "good". "Fallen Leaves" was originally released as a periodical before being published in three volumes by Chatto in 1879. It was also released in the same year by Tauchnitz in Europe. This is the first appearance as a single volume.

Brisbane: University Of Queensland, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near-Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Smart, Jeffrey. First Printing of Carey's first published book [University Of Queensland, Brisbane, 1974]; burgundy cloth boards, titling on spine, a near-fine copy; in very good illustrated dustjacket, chipped & rubbed at extremities, spine a little faded. Collection of short stories from the author of Booker-Prize-winning novel "True History Of The Kelly Gang". Front jacket cover illustration of "Cahill Expressway" by Jeffrey Smart. ISBN: 0 7022 0899 X / 070220899X

London: WH Allen & Co, 1977. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Scarce early edition of this classic of Feminist SF Literature. First UK Edition [W.H. Allen & Co, London, 1977]; illustrated card wraps, front cover creased down middle, a few other creases, rubbed & marked, a very good copy. Classic of feminist SF Literature. Uncommon early copy, only preceded by the Bantam [US] paperback in 1975. ISBN: 0 352 39730 6 / 0352397306

Connecticut: Easton Press, 2014. Hardcover. As-new. Beautiful deluxe copy signed by the author [with CoA]. Deluxe Edition [Easton Press, Connecticut, 2014]; 208pp; grey full-leather boards, gold-stamped designs & titling, 5 raised bands, all edges gilt, moire endpapers, silk ribbon marker; in as-new condition. Signed by Palahniuk on special publication page. With collector's notes & certificate of authenticity.

Melbourne: Penguin Lantern, 2013. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Scarce & much sought-after culinary tour of one of the great food regions. Subtitled: "Food, Wine And Walking Through Southern France And The North Of Spain". First Thus [Penguin Lantern, Melbourne, 2013]; 334 pages; illustrated flexi boards [softcover], v. slightly bumped along base, a fine copy. Dee Nolan produces gourmet olive products from groves on her property on South Australia's Limestone Coast. Both this softcover & the original hardback edition are scarce & highly desirable. ISBN: 978-1-921383-55-7 / 9781921383557

First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. Magnificent illustrated edition of this ultimate classic of gothic Literature. First Thus [Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, New York, 1934]; ix, 249pp; blue cloth with illustrated paper wrap across centre, navy blockstain on top, rough cut foreedge, corners a little bumped, small chip in paper wrap, an excellent copy; in the very good illustrated dustjacket, rubbed & chipped at edges with some loss at corners & spine ends, 4cm tear across spine; an excellent copy overall. With 15 full-page monochrome wood engravings [& numerous others in-text] by Lynd Ward. Ward's illustrations provide possibly the finest visual rendering of this great gothic tale. A scarce & highly desirable book.

London: Dorling Kindersley, 1989. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. Minton, John. Signed Limited Edition of this classic cookbook. Special Christmas Edition [Dorling Kindersley, London, 1989]. #62 of 450 copies SIGNED by Elizabeth David. "French Country Cooking", David's second book, was first printed in 1951, then in this format [standard trade edition] in 1987; second impression. It was her first in-depth foray into purely French cuisine [A Book Of Mediterranean Food, published in 1950, was largely drawn from previously published essays and was more general in nature] & remains a culinary classic. Illustrated with the John Minton line drawings from the 1951 edition plus various French paintings. Laminated pictorial boards; light foxing to the signed limitation page; occasional blue pen dot; an excellent copy in the very good dustwrapper [clipped, minor puncture to front of spine, light discolouration to inner surface]. ISBN: 0863182518

Melbourne: Echo Publishing, 1898. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rare First Edition [Echo Publishing, Melbourne, 1898] of this early Australian cookbook. Full title: "A Friend in the Kitchen: Or What to Cook and How to Cook it. Containing about 400 choice recipes carefully tested; Together with plain directions on healthful cookery; how to can fruit; a week's menu; proper food combinations; rules for dyspeptics; food for infants; simple dishes for the sick; wholesome drinks; useful tables on nutritive values of foods, time required to digest food, weights and measures for the Kitchen, etc."; 128pp; illustrated blue paper over card covers, some creasing, inner front hinge taped; a very good copy. Predates American edition printed the following year. An early Vegetarian cookbook including chapters on "Substitutes For Meats" & "How To Become A Vegetarian". Anna Colcord & her husband Willard were Seventh-day Adventists from the United States. During their… Read More