MILNE, A A & SHEPARD, ERNEST H (Decorations)

FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BOUND DELUXE ISSUE, sm octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering & decoration/tooling to spine, gilt rule/decoration & gilt Christopher Robin with Pooh Bear illus to front board, aeg, illus/map of 100 Acre Wood to eps, xi + (5) + 159pp, illus, VG+ (light fading & rubbing to spine, sl scuffing to spine extrems, light bruising to board edges & extrems, minor staining to front board, sl tanning & foxing to eps, v sl soiling/foxing to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1926

KEYWORDS: modern first editions deluxe leather bound issues children's classic literature A A Milne Winnie the Pooh fiction novels illustrated Ernest H Shepard

GREY, ZANE

FIRST EDITION, IN FACSIMILE D/W, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & green decoration to spine & front board, gilt ship illus to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, vi + 303pp, illus, G+ (spine heavily cracked & partially detached & flapping loose- front board shaky, moderate scuffing to board edges & extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, moderate cracking to front gutter, moderate creasing to ffep, moderate foxing & gift inscription to prelims, light to moderate soiling & foxing sporadically throughout, occasional minor cracking to gutters throughout) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1931

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FARLEY, G M

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 120pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Amereon House 1988

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MILNE, A A & SHEPARD, ERNEST H (Illus)

TENTH EDITION, DELUXE LEATHER BINDING (AS ISSUED), sm octavo, blue leather soft boards, gilt lettering & decoration/tooling to spine, gilt decoration & child illus to front board, aeg, illus eps & title page, frontispiece, x + (2) + 100pp, illus, VG+ (spine lightly faded & sl cocked, v sl chafing & soiling to soft boards, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional light cracking & staining to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1925

KEYWORDS: deluxe leather bindings editions children's classic literature A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard verse poetry poems

MILNE, A A & SHEPARD, ERNEST H (Illus)

THIRD EDITION (SAME YEAR AS FIRST), DELUXE LEATHER BINDING AS ISSUED, sm octavo, blue leather soft boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & child illus to front board, teg, illus eps & title page, x + (2) + 103pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, sl scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl soiling to eps also, minor tanning to prelims, 1cm closed tear to fore-edge of pg57, occasional light soiling & cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, moderate crack to central gutter)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: deluxe special editions leather bindings classic children's literature poetry poems verse A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard

FARLEY, G M

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vii + 128pp, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Portals Press 1986

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WELLMAN, PAUL I & HOULIHAN, RAY (Drawings)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 188pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. bookseller's label to rear pastedown) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & light to moderate chipping to edges- minor loss, minor tanning)

PUBLISHER: Museum Press 1957

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SMITH, WILBUR

FIRST EDITION, SIGNIFICANT ARCHIVAL REPAIR TO D/W, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 438pp, VG (minor rubbing & bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light sporadic foxing to pages throughout, prev. owner's initial to top of ffep) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, v heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges & folds- extensive tidy archival tape repairs, minor fading to spine, moderate chafing, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Wilbur Smith

B B & WATKINS-PITCHFORD, D J (Illus) & FREDERICK, Sir CHARLES (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to beige cloth spine, frontispiece, xviii + 268pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems- light fraying, light tanning/soiling to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to ffep, illus/woodcut tipped in to rear pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Eyre and Spottiswoode 1938

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MILNE, A A & SHEPARD, ERNEST H (Illus)

DELUXE FIRST EDITION (LEATHER BINDING), sm octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt illus of Christopher Robin & various Pooh characters to front board, teg, illus eps, frontispiece, xi + (1) + 178pp, illus, VG (light to moderate chipping/scuffing to spine extrems, minor fading & tanning to spine, light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate cracking & scuffing to front gutter, sl cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1928

KEYWORDS: deluxe modern first editions leather bindings classic children's literature novels fiction Winnie the Pooh A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard

MILNE, A A & SHEPARD, ERNEST H (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN TIDY D/W, sm octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt rule to front board, gilt illus to front & rear boards, teg, illus eps & title page, x + (2) + 103pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing/discolouration to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board extrems, light to moderate soiling/tanning to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tanning to prelims & terminals, 1cm closed tear to base of pg52, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, occasional light soiling throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss, modeate tanning to spine, light to moderate foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions classic children's literature poetry poems verse A A Milne illustrated Ernest H Shepard

SANDERS, ROB

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps, map of Northern Lands under the Shadow of Chaos to prelims, 396pp, Near FINE (sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Black Library 2015

KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature novels Warhammer fiction Rob Sanders Archaon series

SANDERS, ROB

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps, map of Northern Lands under the Shadow of Chaos to prelims, 409pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Black Library 2014

KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature novels Warhammer fiction Rob Sanders Archaon series

GUYMER, DAVID & ANNANDALE, DAVID & HALEY, GUY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 219pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Black Library 2016

KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy fiction literature Warhammer Age of Sigmar

GUYMER, DAVID

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus heavy boards, grey & blue lettering to spine, illus eps, map of Sea of Chaos and surrounding area to prelims, 415pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Black Library 2014

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SPARK, MURIEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 202pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, moderate discolouration to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Muriel Spark

COOK, GARY J

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card wrappers, black & white lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 200pp, illus/photos, VG (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, moderate fading & light tanning to spine & covers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, lg annotation in ink to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: StonePrint Press 2002

KEYWORDS: signed Gary J Cook trave writing literature New Zealand history prehistory

KIPLING, RUDYARD & INGPEN, ROBERT (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp elephant illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, 191pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to edges, sl fading & staining to spine, 1cm closed tear to top of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first editions classic literature fiction novels Rudyard Kipling illustrated Robert Ingpen

VOGEL, Sir JULIUS

FIRST EDITION (COLONIAL EDITION, WHICH PRECEEDS OTHER VERSIONS), octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, viii + 331pp, VG- (heavy cracking & bruising/rubbing to spine, light bruising & moderate scuffing to board corners & edges, moderate to heavy staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name to half title page, moderate foxing & soiling to prelims, occasional heavy cracking to gutters, prev. owner's ink stamp sporadically throughout, occasional soiling to pages)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1889

KEYWORDS: colonial modern first editions New Zealand scifi science fiction novels literature Sir Julius Vogel

HEARN, LIAN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hodder 2002

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