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1914
first edition 315pp+ads. G+ (red cloth,rubbed and stained and sunned,bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some soiling to contents,spine cracked and cocked)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1916
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature john oxenham
Sergeant Luck's Secret Mission
first edition 160pp [b/w frontis.] VG+ (orange cloth,sl.rubbed and stained w.sl.wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/browned,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: hulton press london 1956
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature geoffrey bond eagle
Under the Red Rose
a tale of the war of the roses
[first edition] 351pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (blue cloth w.yellow/red/black dec.stamp to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,rear board stained w.browned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.w.head of upper hinge starting,owner's inscr.to ffep [dated 1915],prelims.mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,frontis.detached but present,ae blue and sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and shaky w.minor separation starting at some sections)
PUBLISHER: cassell london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature escott lynn
The Man Without Qualities
vol.1
ex-lib.first edition 365pp VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained w.libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,front flap only of d/w mounted on front pastedown,sl.soiling to content edges,spine cracked and sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1953
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature robert musil
Good in Bed
first edition proof copy 376pp NF (in glossy wrappers,minor crease to spine,review slip tipped-in to inside front cover,v.sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: pocket books london 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies jennifer weiner
Saturn
first edition 434pp NF (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,spine cracked but tight) in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled w.remains of price sticker to front cover)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 2003
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ben bova scifi
Plays
beyond the horizon/the straw/before breakfast
first edition thus [3 plays in 1 vol.] VG (blue cloth,stained and mod.rubbed,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,top board sl.shaky w.paper separation at fep gutter,owner's stamp and inscr.to ffep and rear pastedown,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: boni & liveright new york 1925
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature drama plays eugene o'neill
The Poetical Works of Wm.Falconer
with the life of the author
cooke's edition [so stated] full-leather 108pp [b/w fold-out engraving of merchant ship] VG- (full-leather w.gilt stamps to spine,rubbed and soiled w.chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to frontis.verso and sign.to title,contents mod.soiled/sl.foxed incl.engraving)
PUBLISHER: cooke london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry falconer william
Poems
two volumes
2 vols.in full-leather 367/343pp ills.[b/w] VG (probable contemporary rebind in full diced leather,gilt borders and dentelles w.gilt stamps and lettering to spines,rubbed and soiled w.surface scuffing to leather,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to blank prelims.both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: vol.1 lewis london 1816/vol.2 oddy london 1814
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry william cowper
Paris Herself Again in 1878-9
2 vols.
third edition 2 vols.in half-leather 329/360pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (marbled paper boards w.half-leather,gilt raised bands w.gilt-on-black title patches to spines,rubbed and soiled w.surface scuffs and scratches to leather,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's stamp to eps,prelims.sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,marbled edges,tight)
PUBLISHER: remington london 1879
KEYWORDS: literature history geography travel paris france george augustus sala
The Statement
first edition inscribed by author 217pp NF (black cloth,minor soiling to fore-edge of boards,author's inscr.to title - for **** with my thanks b moore) in NF d/w (spine v.sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: bloomsbury london 1995
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature brian moore
The Adventures of Pinocchio
first edition thus 116pp ills.[b/w] VG (in ill.wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,contents browned and sl.soiled,central section of pp58-62 detached but present)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs christchurch [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature c.collodi whitcombe's story books
Father Noah and Other Fancies
first edition 76pp VG+ (blue cloth w.sl.chipped paper title label to spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned spine,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some minor losses)
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1918
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry geoffrey whitworth
The Walrus Hunters
a romance of the realms of ice
second edition 410pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth w.col./gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,rubbed and stained w.spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,edges browned,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: james nisbet london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature r.m.ballantyne
Town and Country Mice
first edition 160pp [b/w fly-title] VG- (blue cloth w.tan/black dec.stamps to top board and spine,rubbed and stained w.spine sl.browned,mod.wear to extrems.,paper separation at fep gutter,dec.eps,pencil and ink inscr.to feps,prize inscr.to blank prelim.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: nelson london 1891
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature j.m.callwell
Sanctuary
first edition proof copy 360pp NF (in glossy wrappers,minor bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: bantam press london 2000
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies lisa appignanesi
Betrayed
first edition 498pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,spine cracked and cocked but tight) in NF d/w (v.sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: time warner london 2003
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature brendan dubois
Calenture
first edition 340pp NF (burgundy cloth,content edges sl.browned) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: headline london 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature storm constantine
The Pleasure of My Company
first edition proof copy 151pp F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 2003
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies steve martin
Mother of Pearl
first edition proof copy 448pp VG+ (ill.paper wrappers w.cloth tape spine,sl.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: hyperion new york 1999
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies melinda haynes