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

WALKER, WILLIAM SYLVESTER (COO-EE)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, light brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red & black lettering & coloured illus to front board, bottom page edges deckled, 329pp + catalogues to rear, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy crack to front gutter, 1.5cm closed tear to fore-edge of ffep, light to moderate foxing & soiling to prelims, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Long 1902

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels William S Walker Coo-ee New Zealand Zealandia

REED, A W

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus stiff card covers, printed eps, frontispiece, 24pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D

KEYWORDS: first editions signed A W Reed Maori books literature literary history

JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY

Super octavo, cream light card covers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 49pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate tanning/foxing/soiling to spine & cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate crack to rear gutter- separation at staples, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Journal of the Polynesian Society 1932

KEYWORDS: Elsdon Best tributes obituaries eulogies New Zealand literary literature

FRASER, GEORGE MacDONALD (Ed & Arranged)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, map/illus to eps, 479pp, VG (spine cocked, spine & board extrems lightly rubbed & bruised, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor soiling to prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, moderate foxing & light staining to flaps)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons & Co 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels fiction literature historical George MacDonald Fraser Flashman series papers

ONYEBUCHI, TOCHI

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: Tordotcom / Tom Doherty Associates 2023

KEYWORDS: fantasy scifi science fiction literature novels fiction Tochi Onyebuchi

RENAULT, MARY

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: Arrow 2003

KEYWORDS: historical fiction novels literature Mary Renault

MUNRO, ALICE

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: King Penguin / Penguin 1984

KEYWORDS: fiction literature Alice Munro king penguin series

CLIFT, CHARMIAN & McCLUSKY, MARGARET (Intro)

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: William Collins 1989

KEYWORDS: literature collection writings prose Charmian Clift

CLIFT, CHARMIAN & WHEATLEY, NADIA (Ed & Intro)

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: Collins / Angus and Robertson 1990

KEYWORDS: literature prose essays Charmian Clift