Books - "literature"
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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
Unto Dust
ex-lib.first edition 179pp VG (orange cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps and labels,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.soiled w.gum stain to upper edge,tape stains to flaps,lower edge trimmed by c.5mm)
PUBLISHER: anthony blond london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature herman charles bosman
The Seedling Stars
ex-lib.first edition 185pp VG- (blue cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.tape stains to upper/lower edges,lower edge trimmed by c.5mm,tape stains to flaps)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature james blish
The Dark Night
first edition 190pp VG+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.soiled w.sl.sunning to head/foot of spine,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.1cm loss to foot of spine,sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1953
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature sydney horler
Tail End Charlie
first edition 191pp VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to front pastedown,contents and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: lutterworth london 1946
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature denis clark
I Am England
first edition 398pp VG+ (green cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,minor foxing to eps w.content edges sl.browned,spine cracked but tight) in NF d/w (sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature patricia wright
The Rain Bird
ex-lib.first edition 327pp VG (black cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps and labels,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.chipping and tape stains to upper/lower edges,tape stains to flaps,rear flap trimmed)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature sara lidman
The Spire
first edition 223pp VG+ (purple cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,minor foxing to content edges,v.sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.spine sl.browned,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature william golding
The Pride and the Anguish
first edition 320pp VG+ (blue cloth,tape stains to eps w.owner's inscr.to ffep,v.minor foxing to content edges) in NF d/w (tape stains to flaps,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1968
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature douglas reeman
Songs of the Sea
from rudyard kipling's verse
first edition 99pp ills.[col.plates by donald maxwell] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,plates clean and bright,spine cracked but tight) in G+ d/w (in 2 pieces separated at upper hinge,lacks 80% of spine,mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1927
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry rudyard kipling donald maxwell
Silence and Shadows
first edition 310pp NF (black cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.cocked) in NF d/w (sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: harpercollins london 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature james long
Left Hand Right Hand!/Great Morning/Laughter in the Next Room/The Scarlet Tree
4 vols.
reprints 4 vols.in slipcase VG (fawn cloth,eps and content edges lightly foxed, top edges mauve) in VG d/ws (light creasing and bumps to extrems.) in scruffy slipcase (plain grey card,mod.rubbed and foxed, tape repairs to all edges)
PUBLISHER: reprint society london 1949/1950/1951
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography osbert sitwell