BYRON,LORD

first edition thus [one volume edition] 714pp [b/w frontis.portrait w.folding facsimile letter] G+ (marbled paper boards w.half leather,rubbed and soiled w.surface losses,wear and chipping to extrems.,surface scuffing to front pastedown,contents sl.foxed,ends at pg714 possibly missing last two pp,one section loosening,speckled edges)

PUBLISHER: galignani paris 1827

KEYWORDS: history literature poetry lord byron

BANKS,IAIN

first edition proof copy 313pp NF (in wrappers,sl.tear to head of spine)

PUBLISHER: little brown london 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature iain banks proof copies

BINDING,TIM

first edition proof copy numbered/limited [25/552] 374pp NF (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrrems.)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies tim binding

FAULKS, SEBASTIAN

first edition VG+ (green cloth,content edges v.sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature sebastian faulks

DORRIS,MICHAEL; ERDRICH,LOUISE

first edition numbered/limited [#425] signed by both authors 382pp F (blue cloth,sign.of both authors to numbered colophon at front) in NF slipcase (v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: harpercollins new york 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature signed michael dorris louise erdrich

DURAS,MARGUERITE

first edition thus 288pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.soiled,owner's bookplate to ffep and inscr.,content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: john calder london 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature marguerite duras

MILLER,ARTHUR

first UK edition [paperback published simultaneously w.hardback] 95pp NF (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1984

KEYWORDS: literature arts play arthur miller

DUGGAN,MAURICE

first edition octavo hardcover185pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature maurice duggan new zealand

SARGESON, FRANK

first edition 159pp octavo hardcover VG (red cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: macgibbon & kee london 1969

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature frank sargeson new zealand

BONNER,WILLARD HALLAM

ex-lib.second printing inscribed by author 111pp [b/w frontis.] VG (paper boards w.title label to spine and top board,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.splits to hinges and losses to spine,usual libr.stamps and labels,author's inscr.to title page,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: airport publishers buffalo 1936

KEYWORDS: de quincey willard hallam bonner signed biography literature

BRAMBLEBY,AILSA

first edition 120pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (red cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: brockhampton press leicester 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ailsa brambleby

ANDERSON,VERILY

first edition 119pp ills.[b/w by edgar norfield] VG+ (red cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: brockhampton press leicester 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature verily anderson

MANSELL,C.R.

first edition 128pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,presentation bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,tape repair to front cover)

PUBLISHER: lutterworth press london 1949

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature mansell

JOHNSON,LOUIS

first edition 79pp NF (white cloth,v.sl.soiled) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry louis johnson new zealand

JOSEPH,M.K.

first edition 50pp VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to inside front cover,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: [whitcombe and tombs] [np,nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand joseph

CLINKARD,DOROTHY

first edition numbered/limited [#105] 48pp VG+ (in wrappers w.flaps,contents unbound due to loss of rusted staples,sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: kenwood publishing auckland [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature dorothy clinkard poetry

DALLAS,RUTH

first edition 46pp NF (pale blue cloth,sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand ruth dallas

EDMOND, MURRAY

first edition 70pp ills.[b/w] VG (in glossy wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: caveman press dunedin 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand murray edmond

BRASCH,CHARLES

first edition 51pp VG+ (ill.paper boards w.cloth spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry charles brasch new zealand

BENNETT,E.M.

first edition signed by author 50pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,author's sign.to half-title,eps sl.foxed,some corners creased)

PUBLISHER: outrigger auckland [1979]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed bennett