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Who Was Who Among English and European Authors 1931-1949 [3 Volumes]
Detroit Gale Research Company 1978 0810300400 / 9780810300408 1st thus Hardback
Octavo Size. Very Good +condition. No dustjacket. Nice deep blue covers with red and gilt labels and titles to spine and face. Based on Entries Which First Appeared in "The Author's and Writer's Who's Who & Reference Guide'', Originally Compiled by Edward Martell and L.G. Pine, and in "Who's Who Among Living Authors of Older Nations," Originally Compiled by Alberta Lawrence. These are heavy books and may require additional postage. International customers should check postage costs with us before ordering. ID251482
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Adcock, A. St. John Gods of Modern Grub Street. Impressions of Contemporary Authors
London Sampson Low, Marston & Co Circa1920 4th impression Hardback
Octavo Size. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Tan cloth boards. Thirty-two tipped in portraits by E.O. Hoppe. 327 pages Arthur St. John Adcock [1864-1930] was a British novelist, poet and journalist. He was the editor of The Bookman The Bookman [a monthly magazine published in London from 1891 until 1934]. Gods of Modern Grub Street was originally published in 1923. It includes pen portraits of the most notable authors of the day, including Thomas hardy, Conan Doyle, Kipling, Compton Mackenzie, John Masefield, John Buchan, Arnold Bennett. Sheila Kaye-Smith etc. ID254840
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Adcock, A. St. John The Glory That Was Grub Street. Impressions of Contemporary Authors
London Sampson Low, Marston & Co Circa1920 Hardback
Octavo Size. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Tan cloth boards. Thirty-two camera studies by E.O. Hoppe. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Repaired tear to Page 123. 327 pages Arthur St. John Adcock [1864-1930] was a British novelist, poet and journalist. He was the editor of The Bookman The Bookman [a monthly magazine published in London from 1891 until 1934]. This volume includes pen portraits of Chesterton, Shaw, Housman, Dreiser, Gosse, Huxley amongst others. ID254845
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Anderson, D. & Knight, S. Cunning Exiles. Studies of Modern Prose Writers
Sydney Angus & Robertson 1974 0207955913 / 9780207955914 1st Edition Hardback
Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Part of the Contemporary Arts Series. 244 pages Looks at the work of Christina Stead, Jorge Luis Borges, Malcolm Lowry, Patrick White, Flann O'Brien, Alan Sillitoe, Norman Mailer plus more. ID231632
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Arbuthnot, May Hill & Sutherland, Zena Children and Books
Glenview, Illinois Scott, Foresman and Company 1972 70188618 Fourth Edition Hardcover
Quarto Size. VERY GOOD condition. No dustjacket. Decorated boards. Illustrated with colour plates and black and white reproductions. Previous owner's name/details to front free end paper. 836 pages ID236237
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Barrett, Charles [Editor] Across the Years The Lure of Early Australian Books
Melbourne N.H. Seward Pty Ltd 1948 1st Edition Hardback
Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Original black boards with gilt title to spine. Front board has a couple of small dents to top edge. Bookplate of Keith H. Hooper to front pastedown. Colour frontispiece. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Limited edition of 650 copies. 148 pages The contents include chapters on The Mitchell Library, Victorian Historical Collection, Early Tasmanian Press, Victoriana, Northern Australian History in Early Books, The Blackfellow in Books, Some Early Naturalists, Bookcollecting and The Bookplate and Australia. ID268561
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Baxter, John A Pound of Paper. Confessions of a Book Addict
London Doubleday 2002 0385603681 / 9780385603683 1st Edition Hardback
Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good +condition in Very Good+ Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 417 pages A brilliantly readable and funny book about book hunting and collecting. ID271908
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Blake, L.J. Australian Writers
Adelaide Rigby 1968 1st Edition Hardcover
Octavo Size, Very Good in GOOD++ Dustjacket. DJ protected in Mylar cover. Spine of DJ faded. Some tape marks to the prelims. Small piece missing from the top of the front free end paper. 268pages A survey of Australian Writers 1788-1966. ID181799
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BOLTON, W.F. (Editor) THE MIDDLE AGES
London Sphere Reference 1987 0722178921 / 9780722178928 Paperback
Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Cover very slightly chipped. Pages tanned and a little crisp. 436 pages Part of the "Sphere History of Literature" - a critical survey of English and American Literature - fully revised. ID215774
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