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$85.00
1y53b/11

Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W Aldiss


ALDISS, BRIAN W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 253pp, VG (minor rubbing & foxing to spine & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling/tanning to covers)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature short stories collection anthology anthologies Brian W Aldiss

$40.00
1y53b/12

The Rules of Chaos


VIZINCZEY, STEPHEN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 223pp, VG (spine cocked, sl rubbing to board edges, boards sl warped, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1969

KEYWORDS: first editions literature Stephen Vizinczey philosophy

$1950.00
1y53b/14

Moominland Midwinter


JANSSON, TOVE & WARBURTON, THOMAS (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm gilt illus to front board, 165pp, illus, VG (sl bruising & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, varying degrees of foxing throughout- mostly light except at prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some patches of loss, heavy rubbing to flap edges, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Ernest Benn 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature classics Tove Jansson moomins fiction novels illustrated

$75.00
1y53b/17

The Eternal Frontiers


SCHMITZ, JAMES

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 190pp, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. name in ink to front pastedown, occasional smatterings of foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & tanning to edges, moderate soiling to covers, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi science fiction literature novels James Schmitz

$40.00
1y53b/19gc

Shakespeare's Planet


SIMAK, CLIFFORD D

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 188pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & discolouration to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi science fiction literature novels Clifford D Simak

$375.00
1y53b/20gc

The Guns of Avalon


ZELAZNY, ROGER

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering tio spine, 180pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, price clipped, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions fantasy literature novels fiction Roger Zelazny

$40.00
1y53b/21

Homage to Clio


AUDEN, W H

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 91pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1960

KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature W H Auden

$50.00
1y53b/23

Nones


AUDEN, W H

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 72pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, minor tanning/fading to spine, sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature W H Auden

$17.50
xxelc198502

Open the Door


FISHER, MARGERY

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Brockhampton Press 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions short stories children's literature fiction collections anthologies Margery Fisher

$20.00
xxele198513

Between Each Breath


THORPE, ADAM

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Adam Thorpe

$22.50
xxele198519

The Empire of Havana


CIRULES, ENRIQUE & LaPRADE, DOUGLAS EDWARD (Trans)

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: Instituto Cubano de Libro 2003

KEYWORDS: literature Havana Cuba history

$15.00
xxelf198520

The Murder of Lawrence of Arabia


EDEN, MATTHEW

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thomas Y Crowell 1979

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Matthew Eden

$18.50
xxelf198521

A Sea of Troubles


LEON, DONNA

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Donna Leon

$18.50
xxelf198522

The Girl of His Dreams


LEON, DONNA

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 2008

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Donna Leon

$15.00
xxelf198524

Midshipman Raxworthy


WESTERMAN, PERCY F & HODGSON, E S (Frontis)

Sm 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1950s?)

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction Percy F Westerman

$15.00
xxelf198525

Haunted Harbour


WESTERMAN, PERCY F & DE WALTON, JOHN (Frontis)

Sm 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son N/D (c.1950s?)

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction Percy F Westerman

$20.00
xxelf198526

Nicholas Crabbe, or, The One and the Many


ROLFE, Fr (CORVO, BARON) & WOOLF, CECIL (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Fr Rolfe Frederick Baron Corvo

$25.00
xxelf198528

Ghachar Ghochar


SHANBHAG, VIVEK & PERUR, SRINATH (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2017

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Vivek Shanbhag

$22.50
xxelf198529

That Uncertain Feeling


AMIS, KINGSLEY

FIRST EDITION, 2ND IMP., octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) musty old book aroma; 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: Victor Gollancz 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first editions 2nd impressions novels fiction literature Kingsley Amis

$18.50
xxema198531

The Adventures of Pinocchio


COLLODI, CHARLES & MACKENZIE, COMPTON (Fore) & WATSON, A H (Illus)

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; 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: Wm Collins Sons & Co 1955

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Charles Collodi

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