BINSTEAD, ARTHUR M.; PITCHER

[first edition] 200pp +ads VG (red cloth w. gilt, black and red dec stamp and black titling, sl rubbed and soiled w sl scuffing along part of fore edge of front board, spine sl browned and stained w. sl fading to other boards, spine sl cocked and cracked, internal paper seperation to ffep gutter w. binding firm and webbing secure, ffep detaching sl at lower edge, pencil owners inscription to head of leaf, sl foxing to prelims, sl to top corner of rear fep, edges of contents browned w. fore edge untrimmed)

PUBLISHER: sands & company london 1899

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction literature popular novels history journalism pitcher binstead, arthur m

DANIELEWSKI, MARK Z:

Very scarce UK hardcover first edition (50 copies) issued concurrent with the UK paperback. With gold 'Z' embossed to front board, SIGNED 'Z' and dated by author. The dustwrapper is quite different to the US edition. Cased and stitched. 709pp, new NEAR FINE in like d/w. PLEASE NOTE: The whole colophon is full of misinformation: the first editions all state "2nd edition", with the fictional "privately distributed" edition that the "editors" of the Foreword allude to being the (fictional) "first edition"

PUBLISHER: Anchor London / Hard Echo Press NZ 2000

KEYWORDS: modern first edition mark danielewski literature novel

TURNER, ETHEL

first edition 255pp illus, (b/w, 7x plates, poss missing frontis) VG- (blue cloth w. gilt titling and dec stamps to front board and spine, dark blue eps, boards and hinges sl rubbed w. sl wear along bottom edges, v. sl surface loss to head of spine and hinge area and corners of boards, spine sl cocked and shaky, dealers label to front pastedown, owners inscription to front and rear feps, partial internal paper seperation to front and rear ep gutters w. sl detaching at head and foot but binding and webbing holding secure) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: ward lock london 1904

KEYWORDS: modern first edition childrens literature fiction classics turner ethel

DENNIS, C. J.

first edition [second version of 1st ed w. drover on right hand side of bullocks on colour frontis) 150pp +ads illus, (col, artwork to title page and frontispiece by hal gye) VG (green cloth w. black dec stamps and titling to front board and black titling to spine, dec eps by hal gye, v. sl bumps and wear to head and foot of spine and corners of boards, v. sl rubbing to boards w. v. minor surface abrasion to parameters of front board, sl foxing to prelims and edges) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: angus & robertson sydney 1918

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry history verse australia dennis c j

O'DOWD, BERNARD

[ex libris] first edition 63pp VG (green paper wrappers w. yellow tie, edges of wrappers sl worn w. sl chipping and minor closed tear to head and foot of spine, sl sunning to spine and hinge area and edges of wrappers, usual library stamps, labels and markings, v. sl foxing to prelims and sl foxing to edges, contents edges untrimmed, v. sl foxing to some sections of contents)

PUBLISHER: t. c. lothian melbourne 1906

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry verse folklore australia o'dowd bruce

SIMAK, CLIFFORD D.

[ex libris] first edition 234pp VG+ (red cloth, sl vertical crease to spine, excellent boards, spine and edges, spine sl cocked, usual library stamps, mod gum stains to front and rear eps, sl foxing to edges) in VG d/w (sl wear to t.e.s w. sl chipping to head of spine w. sl loss, sl sunning along t.e.s of covers, gum stains to fore edge of upper flap

PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition science fiction fantasy literature simak clifford d

WILLIAMS WIRT

first edition 381pp VG+ (black cloth, v. sl bump to foot of spine, sl foxing to rear eps and edges, t.e. red) in VG d/w (sl bump to foot of spine w. sl wear in places along upper and lower edges, sl foxing to rear cover and flaps)

PUBLISHER: frederick muller london 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction williams wirt

SONZSKI, WILLIAM

first edition 209pp VG (black cloth w. orange eps, spine v. sl cocked and v. sl bowed, sl foxing to edges) in VG d/w (v. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and hinge area w. minor loss and sl wear in places along top and bottom edges)

PUBLISHER: delacorte press new york [1971]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction american sonzski william

FRANCIS, DICK

first edition 238pp warmly inscribed and signed by author to noted NZ radio personality Murray Forgie, VG (black cloth, spine sl cocked, sl paste action to front and rear eps, sl foxing to edges) in VG d/w (sl bumps and wear to head and foot of spine and hinge area w. sl lament lifting to head and sl chipping w. minor surface loss, sl wear in places along upper and lower edges)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature crime novels mystery francis dick

FABRE,J.H.

271pp VG+ (blue cloth w.black/yellow dec.stamps to cover,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and edges mod.foxed)

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature j.h.fabre

MARRINER, CRAIG:

Signed by author with added inscription, first edition, silver grey cloth boards with gilt to spine, one of only 50 hardcover copies in the first edition, 375pp, MINT in Mint d/w

PUBLISHER: Vintage Books Random House Auckland 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition craig marriner literature

BLATCHFORD,ROBERT

reprint 240pp VG+ (burgundy cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,mod.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.foxing to pre;ims.and edges,spine cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: [clarion press london] 1901

KEYWORDS: history literature travel robert blatchford england

HAMMERTON,J.A.

new and revised edition 350pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth w.paper title label to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned and stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's stamps to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,teg,fore and lower edges untrimmed)

PUBLISHER: john grant edinburgh 1910

KEYWORDS: biography history robert louis stevenson j.a.hammerton literature

LEWIS,C.S.

first edition 144pp [2 plates] VG+ (burgundy cloth,minor foxing to content edges,2 lines of ink underlining,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine w.sl.stain to foot,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: cambridge univ.press london 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition c.s.lewis literature edmund spenser

LOBEL,ARNOLD

first edition 48pp ills.[col.by author] NF (in laminated boards,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's label to ffep)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1984

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature pigs humour

n/a

ex-lib first edition unpaginated VG (paper boards and spine,title label to spine,rubbed and stained,chipping to extrems.w.closed tears to head of spine,usual stamps and labels,edges sl.soiled,cocked)

PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1916

KEYWORDS: literature history poetry

EWING,JULIANA HORATIA

first edition thus 151pp ills.[b/w by mrs.allingham] VG (b/w ill.paper boards,rubbed and soiled w.some sl.surface losses,chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,top board sl.shaky,paste action to eps,owner's sign.to ffep,edges sl.soiled,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: george bell london 1894

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature juliana horatia ewing

WASHBURN,STAN

[first edition] unpaginated ills.[b/w] NF (ill.paper boards,sl.rubbed,first section sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: gordon fraser gallery london [1974]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature stan washburn

HANDLER,BLANCHE

unpaginated ills.[col.] VG (in wrappers w.tasselled cord through spine,col.plate to front cover,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and creasing to extrems.,owner's inscr.- dated 1906 - to title,minor soiling to contents w.col.plates generally clean)

PUBLISHER: castell london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature blanche handler

GREENE,GRAHAM;ALLAIN,MARIE-FRANCOISE

first uk edition 187pp NF (green cloth,v.sl.soiled w.dealer's label to front pastedown) in VG+ d/w (sl.browned w.sl.bumps to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography graham greene marie-francoise allain