MACNEICE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 96pp, VG+ (sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse Louis Macneice

MACNEICE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 112pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, all corners lightly clipped, light creasing to edges, moderate soiling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1964

KEYWORDS: first editions literature radio plays scripts Louis Macneice

MACNEICE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 163pp, VG+ (sl fading to board edges, sl soiling/staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1954

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse Louis Macneice cantos

MACNEICE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 60pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1957

KEYWORDS: first edtions poems poetry verse literature Louis Macneice

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

DICK, PHILIP K

FIRST UK EDITION, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, blue lettering on red patch to spine, 160pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning/discolouration/soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Science Fiction Book Club 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi science fiction novels literature Philip K Dick

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

LEWIS, C S

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, red & white light card covers, red lettering to spine, 64pp, VG (light rubbing to spine & cover edges, light to moderate foxing to eps and page edges, small bookseller stamp to verso of front cover) in d/w, VG (slight rubbing to covers, light foxing and soiling to covers, moderate tanning to spine, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions C S Lewis literature theology religion religious writings

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

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

LENNON, JOHN & FREEMAN, ROBERT (Cover Photo)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 93pp, illus, VG (light chafing & peeling to spine & boards with minor tanning also, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps & to pages throughout, prev. ownership markings to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions John Lennon literature drawings sketches verse poems poetry collections

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

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

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

BRAUTIGAN, RICHARD

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, red gilt lettering to white buckram spine, ix + 99pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence 1978

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poetry poems verse Richard Brautigan

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

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

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

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

FRAME, JANET

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 219 pp.; red heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt, VG (damp stain to front board and spine, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate foxing to page edges and eps, prev owners sign in ink to fep); in d/w, G+ (moderate scuffing & soiling, moderate creasing and chipping to edges & extrems with sm open tears to spine extrems and flap hinges, moderate tanning and foxing).

PUBLISHER: The Pegasus Press 1961

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature Janet Frame 20th century fiction modern first edition