OBRUCHEV, V A & PAGRAM, E J (Illus)

UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 319pp, VG (light soiling to spine & base of spine & front board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps with yellow tape residue also, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing/staining to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & chafing/rubbing to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Lawrence & Wishart 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions fantasy scifi science fiction literature novels V A Obruchev

MURPHY, DERVLA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 261pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1976

KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature India Dervla Murphy south

LOVESEY, PETER

FIRST EDITION, octavo, dark blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 248pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction short stories Peter Lovesey

BURNS, TEX

UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (light discolouration to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing and soiling throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate fading & cracking to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1952

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions westerns fiction novels literature Tex Burns

LESLIE, R C & FLETCHER, C R L (Intro) & CARR LAUGHTON, L G (Intro & Additional Notes) & NANCE, R MORTON (Supp. Drawings)

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxvi + 328pp + 39pp notes to rear, illus, VG (light fading & rubbing to spine, light rubbing & bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate (A W Reed) to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning & scuffing to spine, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, tidy & sturdy reinforcement to internal side, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall's N/D

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history literature boats

TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 188pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing to edges, light to moderate tannin gto spine & edges, light soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1968

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novels fiction Nigel Tranter

DALY, ELIZABETH

1955 REPRINT, octavo, red heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, 191pp, VG (light bruising & soiling to board & spine edges/extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to base of page block, light tanning & tape residue to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep with other staining & scuffing also, light foxing & tanning throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, tape residue to fore edges of both flaps, minor tape staining to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Hammond, Hammond & Company 1955

KEYWORDS: Henry Gamadge series mysteries novels fiction literature crime thrillers Elizabeth Daly

KERRY-NICHOLLS, J H

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP PRESENT, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, xx + 379pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, some occasional heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing throughout, plate opp. pg62 partially detached, 6cm closed tear & light foxing to folding map)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1884

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history exploration Maoriland travel writing literature King Country

BB & WATKINS-PITCHFORD, DENYS (Illus)

Octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, blind stamp illus to front board, frontispiece, 119pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, occasional sl foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning & chafing/soiling, light foxing to flaps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books 1977

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction BB illustrated

TRAVERS, BEN

UK FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN D/W, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, v + (3) + 288pp + catalogue to rear, VG (sm patch of tanning to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, sm circular price clipping to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1929

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions short stories literature fiction Ben Travers

RANSOME, ARTHUR

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, illus/maps to eps, frontispiece, 380pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, gift inscription in ink to prelims, occasional minor foxing & cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges inc. creases/folds of flaps- some light to moderate loss also, moderate tanning to spine, moderte chafing & foxing/soiling, all corners clipped)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1939

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels adventure fiction illustrated Arthur Ransome Swallows and Amazons first modern editions

BEKER, ANA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/map to eps, frontispiece, 204pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light staining/discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, minro foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1956

KEYWORDS: travel writing & literature exploration adventure Ana Beker Americas

POWELL, ANTHONY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 241pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, 5cm scuff to fore-edge of rear board, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light tanning to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to rear flap/cover fold, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Anthony Powell

McGARRY, KEVIN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering & illus to spine, black illus to front board, 161pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, patches of moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & heavy chipping/tearing to edges, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels fiction Lady Penelope Kevin McGarry

JENNISON, JOHN W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering & illus to spine, black illus to front board, top page edges stained blue, 202pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- som e archival tape repairs, light fading to spine, light to moderate creasing & tanningb/foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels fiction Thunderbirds John W Jennison

McGARRY, KEVIN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, black illus to spine & front board, 172pp, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, white-out & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, sm crack to rear gutter, patches of moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (minor creasing & chipping to edges, moderate to heavy foxing & soiling, price clipped, text to rear flap impeded)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels fiction Lady Penelope Kevin McGarry

ELIOTT, E C & CRAIG, GEORGE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, blue heavy boards, dark blue lettering & illus to spine & front board, vi + 186pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, moderate bruising & staining/fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to front gutter- title page to pg4 partially detached at base, patches of light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to spine edges, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling/staining)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature novels Kemlo series E C Eliott

ELIOTT, E C & CRAIG, GEORGE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, dark blue lettering & illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, vi + 186pp, illus, VG (light fading & bruising to spine extrems & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev owner's ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light tanning & rubbing to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling & foxing, prev. bookseller's aged price label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature novels Kemlo series E C Eliott

CRUMP, BARRY & POULTON, LINDA (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, vi + 142pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading & rubbing to spine & folds of flaps/covers, light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: C & C Associates N/D

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Barry Crump New Zealand writers authors literature

BARRY, JOHN BROOKS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 262pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction John Brooks Barry