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$45.00
2g13e/39

The Shipwreck: A Poem


FALCONER, WILLIAM & CARRUTHERS, ROBERT & FOSTER, BIRKETT (Illus)

Octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & boards, aeg, xxxvi + 153pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing/chipping to spine extrems, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, light discolouration to spine & boards, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing & cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, odd pagination- some pgs may be missing at begining- please feel free to contact us for more information)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black, North Bridge 1858

KEYWORDS: literature poetry poems verse William Falconer illustrated

$40.00
1c61a/14

Report on Probability A


ALDISS, BRIAN W

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, VG+ (light rubbing to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl tanning to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & scuffing to spine- 1cm gouge with loss, moderate hcafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1968

KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels literature scifi science fiction Brian W Aldiss

$100.00
1d24a/8

Anatole


TITUS, EVE & GALDONE, PAUL (Pictures)

UK FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus stiff card covers, 32pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine with some loss to extrems, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling/foxing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sporadic moderate foxing/soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1957

KEYWORDS: UK modern first editions children's literature picture books Anatole illustrated French English translations

$80.00
1d24a/9

Anatole and the Robot


TITUS, EVE & GALDONE, PAUL (Pictures)

UK FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 32pp, illus, VG (light bruising & foxing to board edges, sl soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, page block loosened but still attached, occasional spots of foxing/tanning throughout- quite minor) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate chipping to edges- some minor loss, moderate tanning & foxing with some moderate chafing & surface loss also)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1961

KEYWORDS: UK modern first editions children's literature picture books Anatole illustrated French English translations

$40.00
1d24a/20

Cheri


BEARD, JO ANN

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 79pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & chipping to edges, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Serpent's Tail 2023

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novellas Jo Ann Beard

$80.00
1d24a/21

Neck and Neck


BRUCE, LEO

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 224pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling/fading to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to title page)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Sergeant Beef series detective

$50.00
1d24a/25

Back Before You Know


EDMOND, MURRAY

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES, octavo, brown stapled light card covers (in teal jacket) black lettering to covers, 80pp, VG+ (light fading to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Compound Press 2019

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poetry poems verse Murray Edmond limited editions

$50.00
1d24a/32

How to Kidnap the Rich


RAINA, RAHUL

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, light card covers, red & coloured lettering to spine, printed eps, 292pp, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown 2021

KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies novels fiction literature Rahul Raina

$60.00
1d24a/43

Everything's Fucked: But the Point is to Go Beyond That


JAQUES, NATHALIE et al (Ed)

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#62/100), appears to be mis-bound but is the legitimate presentation of the concept/book, sm octavo, grey light card covers, red lettering to covers, 94pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: GLORIA 2018

KEYWORDS: seminars literature prose writings everything's fucked

$50.00
1d24a/44

The Sign on Rosie's Door


SENDAK, MAURICE

UK FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 48pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy chafing & scuffing to spine with some minor loss to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1969

KEYWORDS: UK modern first editions children's literature Maurice Sendak illustrated

$40.00
1d24a/46

The Savage Sword of Conan: Volume 4


THOMAS, ROY & SIMON, PHILIP R (Ed)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 530pp + illus terminals, illus, VG+ (light creasing & culring to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Books 2008

KEYWORDS: graphic novels fantasy Conan the Barbarian action adventure Roy Thomas literature fiction

$27.50
xx144pol206121

The Girls in the Red House are Singing


SLAUGHTER, TRACEY

FIRST EDITION. 8vo 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Te Herenga Waka University Press 2024

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Tracey Slaughter New Zealand poet poetry poems literature 21st century

$25.00
xx142pol206206

An Australian Lassie


TURNER, LILIAN & JOHNSON, A J (Illus)

Octavo hardcover (G+) a very tatty copy - lacks ffep with heavy cracking to some gutters- binding loose; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co N/D (c.1900s?)

KEYWORDS: fiction literature novels Lilian Turner illustrated

$30.00
xx142pol206207

Peggy the Pilot


TURNER, LILIAN

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1922

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Lilian Turner

$30.00
xx142pol206208

Nina Comes Home


TURNER, LILIAN (THOMPSON, Mrs F LINDSAY)

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) some pages may be detached; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Lilian Turner

$30.00
xx142pol206209

Paradise and the Perrys


TURNER, LILIAN (THOMPSON, Mrs F LINDSAY) & MACFARLANE, J (Illus)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co N/D

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Lilian Turner

$20.00
xx142pol206210

April Girls


TURNER, LILIAN (THOMPSON, Mrs F LINDSAY) & MACFARLANE, J (Illus)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co N/D

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Lilian Turner

$30.00
xx142pol206211

Ann Chooses Glory


TURNER, LILIAN (THOMPSON, Mrs F LINDSAY)

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1928

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Lilian Turner

$30.00
xx141pol206224

Purely for My Pleasure


MAUGHAM, W SOMERSET

FIRST EDITION, quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1962

KEYWORDS: literature literary W Somerset Maugham first editions

$14.50
xx141pol206229

The Inland Sea


WATTS, MADELINE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: One 2020

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Madeline Watts

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