HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL

373pp, ills (b/w) VG (brown cloth, decorative stamps, minor wear, book plate to front paste down, errata slip to ffep, contents sl browned, binding tight.)

PUBLISHER: phillips, sampson & co, boston, 1858

KEYWORDS: oliver wendell holmes literature

BAIN, JOHN

144pp, VG- (brown suede, minor bumps and wear, small chipping to head and foot of spine, minor soils and browning to eps, stamp to first page of contents, minor soils and foxing to some contents, binding beginning to separate at mid section, rough cut edges.)

PUBLISHER: simpkin, marshall, hamilton, kent & co, london, no

KEYWORDS: john bain tobacco poetry literature

JAMES,SIAN

proof copy 223pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: piatkus london 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies sian

HAMBLY,BARBARA

first edition 256pp F in NF d/w (minor chip to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: graftonbooks london 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature barbara hambly

YOSHIKAWA,MAKO

proof copy 278pp NF (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.rubbed)

PUBLISHER: piatkus london 1999

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies mako

STERN,RICHARD MARTIN

first edition 343pp VG+ (brown cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature richard martin ste

PARGETER,EDITH

ex-lib first edition 291pp VG- (blue cloth w.blue tape reinforcement to spine,tape stains to boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels w.scuffs to pastedowns,prelims.and edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and sl.cocked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1952

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature crime edith parget

MERIWETHER,LOUISE

ex-lib first edition 208pp VG (burgundy cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,rear flap and upper edge trimmed,gum stains to upper/lower edges)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1972

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature louise meriwether

YARDLEY,JAMES

first edition 192pp VG+ (black cloth,sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.internal foxing,sl.bumps to extrems.,small price in ink to front cover)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature james yardley

SMITH,IAIN CRICHTON

ex-lib first edition 158pp VG+ (blue cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps w.label removed from rear pastedown) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed,upper/lower edges sl.trimmed,tape stains to trimmed flaps)

PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature iain crichton smit

OLSEN,TILLIE

ex-lib first edition 127pp VG (red cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,sl.wear to extrems.,usual stamps,spine sl.shaky) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,tape stains and wear to extrems.,8cm closed tear to front cover repaired internally w.tape,tape stains to trimmed flaps)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature tillie olsen

SMITH,IAIN CRICHTON

ex-lib first edition 192pp VG+ (red cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual stamps,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (tape stains to upper/lower edges,sl.soiled,edges and flaps trimmed,tape stains to flaps)

PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1969

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature iain crichton smit

O'FAOLAIN,SEAN

ex-lib first edition 189pp VG+ (blue cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps and labels,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,tape stains to trimmed edges and flaps)

PUBLISHER: hart-davis london 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature sean o'faolain

DILLON,EILIS

ex-lib first edition 218pp VG (burgundy cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps,tape stains to prelim.gutters,boards sl.shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to trimmed extrems.w.2cm closed tear and scuff to foot of front cover,tape stains to flaps)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature eilis dillon

SAUNDERS,KATE

proof copy 183pp VG+ (in paper wrappers,sl.soiled w.minor wear to extrems.,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies kate

BUCHANAN,PATRICK

first edition 192pp NF (black cloth,content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature patrick buchanan

NARAYAN,R.K.

ex-lib first edition 256pp VG (pale yellow cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.uneven sunning,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,d/w front flap glued to front pastedown,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and cocked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature r.k.narayan

COLLETT,BILL

first edition 294pp F in NF d/w (spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: hudson hawthorn 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature bill collett

SIDHWA,BAPSI

ex-lib first edition 245pp VG+ (grey cloth,d/w attached to pastedowns,usual stamps,spine cracked) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic and attached to pastedowns)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature bapsi sidhwa

SIMAK,CLIFFORD

ex-lib first edition 251pp VG (olive cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.browned w.tape stains to flaps)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature science fiction cl