TRANTER, NIGEL

First edition, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, 224pp, illus, VG- (mod. bruising, chipping, soiling & rubbing to covers & edges; small patches of surface loss; spine has sl. fraying at extrems; sl. browning to eps & page edges; previous owner's name in ink on fep; sl. cocked).

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1951

KEYWORDS: first edition literature fiction crime mystery romance

TRANTER, NIGEL

First edition, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, 283pp, VG- (Christmas gift inscription & previous owner's name in ink on fep; mod. bruising, chipping, soiling & rubbing to covers & edges; spine has sl. fraying at extrems; sl. tanning to eps & page edges; sl. cocked; sunning - spine has completely lost blue colour, cover edges some loss; in protective mylar cover).

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1950

KEYWORDS: first edition literature fiction adventure espionage Scottish Nationalism

TRANTER, NIGEL

First edition, ex library, uncommon, octavo, teal blue cloth boards, black lettering on spine, frontispiece, 126pp, illus, VG- (mod. bruising, chipping, soiling & rubbing to covers & edges; small patches of surface loss along edges; sl. tanning to eps & page edges; sl. cocked; some sellotape and adhesive residue on front & back covers; front gutter is partly awry; small library stamps on both eps) in d/w VG+ (sl. rubbing & sl. soiling; tiny adhesive residue on side edges; usual library sticker on bottom of spine; illus. is clear & bright; in protective plastic cover)

PUBLISHER: Blackie 1961

KEYWORDS: first edition literature fiction adventure MacGregor Scotland

TRANTER, NIGEL

First edition, octavo, pale green cloth boards, brown lettering on spine, 256pp, VG-(sl. bruising to cover edges; sl. foxing to eps, prelims & page edges; dampstaining to covers; spine has lost colour due to sunning, with some sunning to covers; gift inscription, in ink, on fep; sl. cocked) in d/w VG (sl. rubbing & sl. soiling; front illus. is sl. faded but clear & bright; in protective mylar cover)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co. 1950

KEYWORDS: first edition literature fiction adventure romance Cairngorms Scotland

TRANTER, NIGEL

First edition, octavo, dark tan cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, frontis & endpieces, 121pp, illus, VG+(very tidy; sl. bruising to cover edges; sl. tanning to eps & page edges) in d/w VG+ (sl. rubbing & sl. fading; sl. chipping to edges; in protective mylar cover)

PUBLISHER: Dennis Dobson 1967

KEYWORDS: first edition literature fiction adventure children dogs

PEACOCKE, ISABEL, M.

Octavo, dark olive green cloth boards, black lettering on spine, illus on front cover, 256pp, VG (very tidy; sl. bruising to cover edges, with sl. colour/surface loss on spine; sl. tanning & foxing to eps & page edges; in protective mylar cover)

PUBLISHER: Ward Lock 1934 (?)

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction adventure New Zealand boating

PEACOCKE, ISABEL, M.

First edition in d/w (scarce thus); octavo, grey cloth boards, black lettering on spine, 256pp, VG+ (sl. bruising to cover edges; sl. tanning & light soiling to eps & page edges; v. sl. cocked) in d/w VG (edges & surface mod. rubbed & sl chipped, with sl. surface loss; in protective mylar cover).

PUBLISHER: Ward Lock 1927

KEYWORDS: first edition children's literature fiction adventure New Zealand

PEACOCKE, ISABEL, M.

First edition; octavo, tan cloth boards; red lettering on spine; tan lettering on brown background, red flowers & coloured illus. on raised block on front cover; frontispiece with tissue guard; 319pp; ads: 2pp front, 15pp rear; illus, VG+ (sl. bruising to cover edges; sl. tanning to eps & page edges; v. sl. cocked; sl. soiling on rear cover; corners sl. creased; copperplate inscription, in ink, on fep; sl. rubbing to spine with sl. loss of lettering) in protective mylar cover.

PUBLISHER: Ward Lock 1917

KEYWORDS: first edition children's literature fiction adventure New Zealand family

PEACOCKE, ISABEL, M.

First edition; octavo, green cloth boards; black lettering on spine; red lettering & coloured illus. on front cover; frontispiece; 256pp; illus, VG (sl. bruising to cover edges; sl. tanning to eps & page edges; sl. soiling on page edges; previous owner's surname only, in ink, on fep; copperplate inscription, in ink, on prelim) in d/w VG- (mod. faded; mod. foxing & soiling; edges chipped, with several small, closed tears & small open tears on each corner of spine, with 2x3cm open tear on rear bottom corner; two tiny holes in spine; in protective mylar cover).

PUBLISHER: Ward Lock 1932

KEYWORDS: first edition children's literature fiction adventure New Zealand family sailing

TREDGOLD, NYE (pseudonym of TRANTOR, NIGEL)

First edition, pseudonym of Nigel Trantor, scarce, lacks fep; octavo, green cloth boards; black lettering on spine; 160pp, VG- (sl. bruising to cover edges, with surface loss at all corners incl spine; sl. tanning to eps & page edges; mod. rubbing with some surface/colour loss; binding slightly shaky) illustration from d/w looks to have been cut out and stuck onto front cover; in protective mylar cover.

PUBLISHER: Ward Lock 1954

KEYWORDS: first edition literature fiction adventure Western rescue cowboys romance Arizona Navajo

KEOWN, ANNA GORDON & SIEVEKING, L. De GIBERNE

Inscribed & dated by author's mother, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: The Cayme Press 1925

KEYWORDS: Poetry literature Irish English poet Keown

FINDER, JOSEPH

Super Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: St.Martin's Press 2007

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction thriller

HORN, SHIFRA

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Piatkus 2001

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction

BURKE, ALAFAIR

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 2019

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction thriller

BERENSON, ALEX

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2009

KEYWORDS: Modern first edition literature fiction

VANCE, LEE

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Alfred Knopf 2007

KEYWORDS: Modern first edition literature fiction

MARTINI, STEVE

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2009

KEYWORDS: Modern first edition literature fiction

SWAIN, JAMES

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Ballantine 2007

KEYWORDS: Modern first edition literature fiction

LANGSTON, RICHARD

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Fitzbeck 2005

KEYWORDS: Poetry literature Langston

JAMES, P.D.

Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 2000

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction crime