BELLOW, SAUL

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 536pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, sl staining to gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- discreet reinforcement to internal sides, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1954

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions literature fiction novels Saul Bellow

MACNEICE, , LOUIS (Abridged & Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 306pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light tanning to spine & edges, moderat ecreasing & light chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1951

KEYWORDS: first editions literature Goethe Faust English translations classical

MANVELL, ROGER

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, 206pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels fiction literature Roger Manvell

LE GUIN, URSULA

FIRST EDITION, 2nd IMPRESSION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus/map to prelims, 206pp, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to board & spine extrems/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edgessl staining/foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to verso of half title page) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (2nd impressions) scifi science fiction novels literature Ursula le Guin

NIVEN, LARRY & POURNELLE, JERRY

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, 537pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi sciencce fiction novels literature Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle

LE GUIN, URSULA K

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 273pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to terminals) in d/w, VG (light ceasing to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature science fiction short stories scifi Ursula K le Guin

TRAVEN, B

RE-ISSUE PUBLISHED IN 1959, sm octavo, black heavy boards, red lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, 388pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & epslight foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (all corners lightly clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling & discolouration to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1959

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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