BROCKER, SUSAN

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: HarperCollins 2010

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HERBERT, FRANK & BURNS, JIM (Illus)

Ex-library, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1986

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HYDE, ROBIN & LEGGOTT, MICHELE (Ed)

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: Auckland University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers literature Robin Hyde

REVIE, ALASTAIR

Super octavo hardcover (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: David Bruce & Watson 1971

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GAIMAN, NEIL (Writer) & KUBERT, ANDY (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, unpaginated, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light creasing to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics 2004

KEYWORDS: graphic novels literature Neil Gaiman modern first editions

GAIMAN, NEIL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy boards, blind stamp author's signature to front board, silver gilt lettering to black spine, printed/map to eps, unpaginated prelims + 337pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, minor peeling & chafing also)

PUBLISHER: Avon Books 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Neil Gaiman

HOCKEN, T M

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to board edges, xii + 619pp, VG (light soiling to spine & boards, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light occasional foxing throughout, occasional pencil markings to margins- unobtrusive)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1909

KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliographies catalogues T M Hocken New Zealand literature

STEINBECK, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, FIRST REPRINT, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 525pp, VG (sl bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate to heavy tape staining & light foxing to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout, cracking to rear gutter- binding sl sloppy) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- tidy archival tape repair, moderate rubbing/chafing to spine, moderate tape staining to flaps, light chafing/soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1953

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LYONS, ELENA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 175pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/rubbing to edges, moderate chafing & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Judy Piatkus 1980

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KOSTOV, K N (KESSLER, LEO)

SCARCE, pseudonym of Charles Whiting, author's first book as K N Kostov AKA Leo Kessler, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm map recto of copyright page, 222pp, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, sl water staining to base of front eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light soiling, light water staining to base of front cover & flap)

PUBLISHER: Severn House 1981

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McCAFFREY, ANNE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, aquamarine heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 304pp, map of Pern to prelims, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to rear pages) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light tanning & soiling, minor wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Rapp and Whiting 1973

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MANDER, JANE

FIRST EDITION, STAMPED COLONIAL EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, yellow lettering & decoration to spine & front board, deckled page edges, 308pp, VG (light bruising to spine & board corners/extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl rubbing to spine, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & throughout, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, occasional light cracking to gutters, moderate crack to rear gutter, numerous sm date ink stamps to rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: John Lane, The Bodley Head 1922

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CHRISTIE, AGATHA

FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMP., octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 256pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasong & chipping/loss to edges, moderate rubbing to spine & flap/cover folds)

PUBLISHER: The Crime Club / Collins Clear-Type Press 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first editions 2nd impresions crime novels fiction literature Agatha Christie whodunnits

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

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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

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BB & WATKINS-PITCHFORD, DENYS (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 128pp, illus, VG (usual but tidy library markings, sl bruising & light to moderate tape staining to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tape staining to eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate fadin gto spine, moderate glue staining to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels BB

ASIMOV, ISAAC

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 288pp, VG+ (sl staining & bruising to board extrems/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (sl fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing/soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1972

KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction novels literature modern first editions Isaac Asimov

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

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