SENDAK,JACK; SENDAK,MAURICE [ILLS.]

first UK edition 40pp ills.[b/w by Maurice Sendak] VG- (ill.paper boards w.burgundy cloth spine,rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,several owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: world's work kingswood 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature maurice sendak jack sendak

L.E.L.

264pp ills.[b/w engravings] VG- (full black morocco w.gilt dec.borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,head of hinges starting,paper separation at fep gutter,binder's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,contents sl.foxed incl.margins of plates,all edges gilt)

PUBLISHER: longman rees orme london 1833

KEYWORDS: arts beauty biography literature heath

RANSOME, ARTHUR & MACKENZIE (illus)

VG Quarto pale olive green cloth boards with embossed red and blue illustraion to front board and spine, t.e.g, bruising to corners, light rubbing, illus endpapers, small owners name on ep, unpaginated (128pp) illus with all the called for 12 tipped in colour plates with printed tissue guards (minor creasing) - one plate and its mount are loose but present. Illustrated throughout. Light foxing throughout but generally a lovely copy

PUBLISHER: Nisbet London (1919)

KEYWORDS: mythology literature illustration art

SIBLEY, BRIAN

Blue cloth boards 336pp illus, gilt embossed front board and spine,NF (faintly cocked) in F d/w

PUBLISHER: Heinemann London 1995

KEYWORDS: literature trains railways transport children biography

HOLSTEIN, ANTHONY FREDERICK

First edition 5 volume set contemporary quarterbound brown leather with marbled boards and gilt spine 202pp+2pp adverts, 204pp, 211pp, 202pp +2pp adverts, 212pp (final volume includes 2pp addenda by editor, claiming authorship for one Walter, Lord St Aubin) Very Good (rubbing and mild fading to spines, with labels clear and intact, small tears to heads and tails, moderate rubbing and wear to extremities, mild to moderate foxing and occassional very light page creasing throughout, two previous owners names on all title pages) A nice, relatively tidy and complete set of a VERY RARE classic of English Gothic Fiction by an unknown author (despite the various names given, it is not even known if the author was a man or a woman)

PUBLISHER: Henry Colburn New Bond Street 1811

KEYWORDS: first edition literature classic gothic english

BRAHMS, CARYL & SIMON, S J

red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 206pp VG (bruising to rear top corner and last few pages, small stain to top rear also through last few pages) in VG d/w (price clipped, light rubbing and discolouration, light creasing, faded cup stain on front)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph london 1954

KEYWORDS: literature humour satire

GRANTFORD, JACQUI

first Edition Illus laminate boards unpaginated illus Fine

PUBLISHER: Lothian Victoria 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition childrens literature

DE SADE, D A F

Soft illus covers with yapped edges xvi, frontis, 230pp, #83 of 525 copies, VG+ (moderate rubbing and foxing to covers, mild occassional internal foxing) text in french, notes etc in english

PUBLISHER: Private Subscribers london 1950

KEYWORDS: de sade sexuality french sociology literature

WISHART,DAVID

first edition 291pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,slightly cocked) in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (slight bumps to extrems.) scarce first edition

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1999

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature david wishart

HARFORD,V.; DAVIE,E.H.[ILLS.]

[first edition] unpaginated ills.[col.] VERY GOOD (in col.wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,creased covers,owner's inscr.to inside front cover,some minor col.crayon marks to contents)

PUBLISHER: juvenile productions london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts harford davie

WRIGHT,DARE

first UK edition unpaginated ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (ill.paper boards w.red cloth spine,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,sl.cocked) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.) scarce UK first edition

PUBLISHER: oldbourne london 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature dare wright

WRIGHT,DARE

first UK edition 56pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (ill.paper boards w.red cloth spine,mod.wear to extrems.,content edges v.sl.soiled) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.sl.loss to head of spine,owner's sign.to front flap)

PUBLISHER: oldbourne press london [1961]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature dare wright

WATSON,JEAN

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED first edition 59pp octavo softcover VG (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: voice press wellington 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand jean watson

ECO,UMBERTO

first UK edition 119pp FINE in FINE dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: weidenfeld & nicolson london 1999

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature umberto eco

FORSTER,E.M.

first edition [proof copy] 374pp VERY GOOD+ (in plain paper wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,distributor's stamp to front cover,handwritten titling to spine,content edges sl.soiled) scarce thus

PUBLISHER: [np,nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature forster proof copies

TOPFFER,R.

454pp [text in french] ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (cloth boards w.half-leather,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,contents incl.plates sl.foxed,a few plates detached but all present,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: victor lecou paris 1854

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature zigzag topffer travel

DUGGAN,MAURICE

first edition limited/numbered [51/150] 51pp [b/w frontis.] NEAR FINE (paper boards w.green cloth spine,sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: holloway press auckland 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry maurice duggan new zealand

COURTENAY,BRYCE

first edition 611pp VERY GOOD+ (black cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.cocked) in FINE dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: viking penguin camberwell 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature bryce courtenay

MCCABE,JOHN

first edition proof copy 346pp VERY GOOD+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to half-title)

PUBLISHER: doubleday london 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies john mccabe

HEBDEN,JULIET

first edition 240pp FINE in FINE dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: constable london 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature juliet hebden pel