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London: Quintet/New Burlington Books, 2006. 960pp., over 600 full-colour illustrations of book covers and frontispieces, posters and other contextual images, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, soft vertical crease to a small section at front of book. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. Preface by Peter Ackroyd. "A comprehensive reference source, chronicling the history of the novel . . . offers concise, critical insight into the books and the writers that have excited the world's imagination . . . discover the stories behind the adjectives: Dickensian, Kafkaesque, Rabelaisian . . . and the writers behind the stories . . . explore the greatest novels of all time . . ." Contents include: Preface, Intro., Contributors, Title Index, Pre-1700, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, Author Index, General Index. Book weight approx. 1.9 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: 8vo -… Read More

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Children's Book Council of Australia (Victorian Branch), 1986. 124pp., plus (iv), intext, b/white illustrations throughout. Staplebound (saddle-stitch format). Book clean and square. Staples firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Walter McVitty) limp card wrapper lightly edgeworn, and has several small areas of surface biopredation. Compiled by the prestigious "Children's Book Council of Australia" (Victorian Branch) is the recommended list of best books for children. It includes First Books, Picture Books, Books for Sharing, Controlled Vocabulary, Older Readers, Poetry and Verse, Teenage Fiction, more. Awards and Index. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. 9th Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Allworth Press, 1999. xvii, + 267pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. ".provides publishers, authors, self-publishers, and publishing staff with practical and effective strategies for reaching the largest possible audience. Covers all facets of book marketing. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 500g. . 1st Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Penguin Press, 2017. xv, + 375pp. B/white photographic illustrations, maps. Book clean, square. Black quarter spine firm, silver title there-on. Teal boards undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature, Maya Jasanoff reveals Conrad as a prophet of globalization. As an immigrant from Poland to England, and in travels from Malaya to Congo to the Caribbean, Conrad navigated an interconnected world, and captured it in a literary oeuvre of extraordinary depth . . . In a compelling blend of history, biography and travelogue, Maya Jasanoff follows Conrad's routes and the stories of his four greatest works 'The Secret Agent', "Lord Jim', 'Heart of Darkness' and 'Nostromo' . . . " Includes Index. Book weight approx. 665g. . First Edition, 3rd Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good+.… Read More

Blue Ash, Ohio, U.S.A.: Writer's Digest Books, 2011. viii, + 231pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper skilfully covered in clear adhesive film, else nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. "This helpful guide walks you through the tasks your first 50 pages must accomplish in order to avoid leaving readers disoriented, frustrated, or bored . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Author Bio., Acks. Foreword. Introduction. Part 1/ The Submission Process. Part 2/ What Your First Fifty Pages Must Accomplish. Index. Book weight approx. 300g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition, First Impression. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 21.25cm x 13.75cm).

United Kingdom: Viking (Penguin Books), 2018. 229pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, black title there-on. Pale green boards undamaged. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "Enter widely acclaimed author Professor Joe Moran. Using minimal technical terms, 'First You Write a Sentence' is his unpedantic but authoritative explanation of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace . . . " Contents include: 7 chapters. Twenty Sentences on Sentences. Select Bibliography. Acks. Index. Book weight approx. 300g. (This book will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 20.25cm x 13.25cm).

Carlton South, Victoria, Australia: Bread Street Press, 2004. 284pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-art illustrated card wrapper very good. From the rear panel: "If ever, in the hope of finding treasure, you have rummaged through a heap of old books - at a school fete, a church bazaar or an opportunity shop - then knowingly or not you have fossicked for old books . . . This book ranges lightly over many bookish - and not so bookish - subjects. Proust, the nabbing of a book thief, Mauritius, eucalypts, Jerusalem, dogs in bookshops, Dr Johnson, paperbacks, Scottish family history, millennium buggery - all human life is here!" Contents include: Introduction. 37 chapters. Book weight approx. 462g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 23.5cm. x 15.5cm.).

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Robertson & Mullens, 1968. 64pp. B/white subject portrait frontis, plus 14 pages of b/white plates. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean and unmarked. Blue buckram boards have a small area of surface dulling to rear panel. Housed in plain slipcase which is noticeably marked. "Copyright 1968 by Robertson & Mullens Pty. Ltd. who have permitted J.C. Stephens Pty. Ltd. to produce this edition, limited to one hundred copies for their friends, printed on Abbey Mills text and bound in buckram to celebrate Christmas 1968. This copy is numbered 35" Biography of George Robertson (1825-1898) who was a notable publisher in Melbourne in the latter part of the nineteenth century, and an even more notable wholesale and retail bookseller. Contents include: Foreword (George Ferguson). Preface. George Robertson of Melbourne. Index. Item weight approx. 330g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge… Read More

St Albans, Hertfordshire, Great Britain: Hart-Davis Educational, 1977. 144pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Text-block edges flecked, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and creased. Critical essays on a range of children's authors, plus a revue of British picture books since 1960. Book weight approx. 230g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Good.

New South Wales, Australia: Australian Society of Authors, 1973. 51pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over blue cloth spine. Undamaged original blue cloth boards. Leaves clean. Printed dustjacket edgeworn, with a closed tear, significant colour fading (particularly spine), and general abrading. A revised edition of this guide that seeks to give new and budding writers a better understanding of what is involved in contracts between publisher and author, and what is reasonable publishing practice c. 1970s . . . Contents include: Prelims., 36 chapters. Book weight approx. 180g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Revised Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 2006. x, + 346pp. (last 10 pages left blank). Book clean and square. Spine firm, a minor reading crease there-on. Illustrated card wrapper skilfully covered in clear, adhesive film, else nominally bumped on upper rear foredge corner. Textblock lightly age-toned, and flecked on head. Addressed to anyone who is interested in the close reading of fiction, 'How Novels Work' explains how the pleasures of novel reading often come from the formal ingenuity of the novelist. This book is an entertaining and stimulating exploration of that ingenuity . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., 11 chapters. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 310g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Paperback Edition, First Impressio. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 19.5cm x 12.75cm).

Stroud, Glos., Great Britain: The Thimble Press, 1980. 46pp., intext, b/white illustrations throughout. Saddle-stitch booklet clean and square. Staples firm. Random splotches on text-block leaves. Printed card wrapper lightly edgeworn, bumped and abraded, plus mildly flecked and soiled on rear (text) panel. A selection of over 100 humorous books for children, chosen by Lance Salway-writer, translator, editor and librarian of children's books. This 2nd edition references picture books, novels, poetry, and collections of jokes and riddles. Within the text the author annotations include recommendations for a further 150 titles. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 100g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2nd Edition.. Softcover (Staplebound). Good.

New York: New York Business Publishers Association, 1923. xx, + 289pp., intext diagrams. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked. Bright gilt titles over lightly bumped dark green original cloth boards, which are trivially flecked. Random foxing flecks and splotches throughout textblock, plus a double keyhole punch (somebody's practice?) on ffep. No dustjacket. Primarily concerned with the practice of industrial journal publishing in the early 1920s, the contents of this textbook, although somewhat dated, would be of interest to most wordsmiths . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface, 12 chapters. Book weight approx. 540g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

London: Bloomsbury, 1992. 252pp., plus Index. Colour-art illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black cloth boards undamaged. Leaves clean and crisp. Montage, art-illustrated dustjacket minimally edge-creased only. "To celebrate the bi-centenary of W.H. Smith, Antonia Fraser, herself an addict of the written word, has brought together forty leading writers to reveal their own literary loves . . . Accompanying each of the pieces, which are by turns moving, funny and exhilarating, are specially-commissioned illustrations by forty illustrators." Book weight approx. 1.12 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: St Martin's Griffin, 1990. xiv, + 145pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper covered in clear adhesive film, slightly damaged on rear wrap. Textblock has several pages with light yellow fleuro highlighting, else textblock good. Acknowledged as one of the world's finest suspense writers, Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) shares her decades long experience with successful suspense writing, using examples of her own work to 'illustrate' her points. An insightful guide for anyone who wishes to write crime and suspense fiction to hold a reader's interest . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface. Foreword. 11 chapters. Book weight approx. 175g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. Revised U.S. Edition, 2nd Impression. Softcover. Good. 8vo - (approx. 20.75cm x 13.75cm).

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: Writer's Digest Books, 2015. 295pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper skilfully covered in clear, adhesive film, else foredge corners nominally bumped. Textblock unmarked. A most helpful book for those eager to take their writing to a highly skilled level, arming you with the tools you need to master the power of the English language, crafting excellent sentences that will become second nature - holding your readers spellbound . . . Contents include: Prelims., Welcome. 6 'Sections'. Appendix. Acks., Notes. Book weight approx. 381g. . First Edition, First Impression. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 13.5cm).

New York: Little, Brown and Co. (Hachette Book Group), 2009. xi, + 111pp., plus (iv). Book clean and square. Light yellow flouro pen highlighting (not too intrusive) throughout text. Book clean and square. Spine firm, colour-faded in part (no text loss). Printed card wrapper skilfully covered in clear adhesive film. Multi-published author Walter Mosley offers motivation, instruction, and the tools you need to turn out a first draft in just three months, and then revise it into something finer. You can start writing today . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. 1/ The General Disciplines That Every Writer Needs. 2/ The Elements of Fiction. 3/ Where To Begin. 4/ Rewriting or Editing. 5/ Miscellany. 6/ In Summation. Index. Book weight approx. 140g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Thus. Softcover. Good. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 14cm).

London: Icon Books, 2018. x, + 196pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper neatly covered in permanent adhesive film by previous owner. From the rear panel: Literary detective John Sutherland puts Bram Stoker's classic novel under the microscope, examining its many curiosities, from why the Dutch professor Van Helsing swears in German to the colour of the Count's moustache and who washes his underwear . . . Includes 'Dracula Digested' by John Crace, author of the Guardian's 'Digested Read' column." Book weight approx. 181g. (This book will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 19.75cm x 12.75cm).

Bayswater, Western Australia: Westbooks, 1977. viii, + 112pp. Book clean and square. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn, and lightly soiled on rear wrap. A compilation of Australian childrens' authors, and their published works for the contemporary juvenile reader of the 1970s. Notable names include: Mavis Thorpe Clark, Ruth Park, Ivan Southall, Joan Phipson, Colin Thiele and Patricia Wrightson. There is also a chapter on recent picture books. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 220g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. vi, + 375pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Card wrapper neatly covered in permanent adhesive film by previous owner. From the rear panel: "These essays offer a wealth of insights into how writers approach their craft and represent a practical resource as well as a source of inspiration. The writings collected here range from classic to less-known, historical to contemporary, and include, for example, essays on the vocation of writing by Natalia Ginzberg, Flannery O'Connor, and Edwidge Danticat; thoughts on preparing for writing by Roberto Bolano, Jorge Luis Borges, and Cynthia Ozick; and essays on the craft of writing by Italo Calvino, Colm Toibin, Virginia Woolf, Philip Roth, Lydia Davis, David Foster Wallace, and Zadie Smith. Taken together, this collection is a must-read for any student or devotee of writing." Book weight approx. 605g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15.25cm).