O'BRIEN,JACK

first edition 224pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.by kurt wiese] VG+ (blue cloth w.blue dog stamp to top board and spine,minor soiling w.sl.sunning to spine,ill.eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.insect holes to hinges,minor loss to foot of front cover,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: harrap london 1936

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature jack o'brien

FORESTER,C.S.

first edition thus 431pp VG+ (dk.blue cloth,sl.soiled extrems.,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned spine,mod.chipping to extrems.w.sl.loss to head of spine,3cm closed tear to head of lower hinge)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1952

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature c.s.forester hornblower

PEREZ,JOSE GESTOSO Y;LEAL,JUAN DE VALDES

ex-lib.[first edition] 242pp+index [text in spanish] + ills.[63 b/w plates] VG (in paper wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.foxed,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps,contents browned w.some sl.foxing,many sheets unopened at upper edge,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections,plates clean)

PUBLISHER: oficina tipografica de juan p girones sevilla 1916

KEYWORDS: biography history juan de valdes leal literature arts

SHREVE,ANITA

proof copy signed 354pp NF (in glossy wrappers,minor soiling to content edges,author's sign.to half-title)

PUBLISHER: little,brown london 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies anita shreve signed

KLEIER,GLENN

first edition proof copy 472pp VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.creasing to extrems.,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copies literature

CHEVALIER,TRACY

first edition thus proof copy 305pp VG+ (in wrappers,damp cup ring to top cover and first 2pp)

PUBLISHER: harpercollins london [printed in australia] 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies tracy chevalier

BRADBY,TOM

first edition proof copy 479pp NF (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: bantam london 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copies literature tom bradby

HOLDEN,CRAIG

first edition proof copy [review copy] 314pp NF (in glossy wrappers,review slip mounted on half-title)

PUBLISHER: simon & schuster new york 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies craig holden

FREEMAN,BRIAN

first edition proof copy 340pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: headline london 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies brian freeman

FOX,CHRIS

first edition proof copy inscribed by author 453pp F (in glossy wrappers,author's inscr.to half-title)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies chris fox signed

HOWORTH,HENRY H.

first edition 2 vols.920pp VG+ (green cloth,bevelled edges,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.darkened spines,sl.bumps to extrems.,black eps w.owner's bookplate to front pastedowns,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,vol.1 has two title pages dated 1892 and 1893)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1892/1893

KEYWORDS: history theology literature henry howorth

HEARN,LAFCADIO;BISLAND,ELIZABETH

second impression 2 vols.475/560pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,gilt borders w.red stamp to top boards,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,spines cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: archibald constable london 1907

KEYWORDS: lafcadio hearn biography literature elizabeth bisland

HEARN, LAFCADIO

2 vols.406pp/379pp VG (prev. owner's details in ink,blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep both vols.,eps and untrimmed edges sl.foxed,tight)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london c.1920

KEYWORDS: history literature lafcadio hearn

BYRON,LORD;MOORE,THOMAS

first edition thus in full leather [ill.title and frontis.to each vol.] VG (blue full leather w.blind dec.stamps and borders,gilt-on-red title label to spines,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,spines mod.browned,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.incl.spines,all title labels present,owner's pencil notes to ffep of vol.1 only,prelims.sl.foxed on all vols.,contents clean and tight,marbled edges)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1833

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature lord byron thomas moore poetry

BURTON,RICHARD F.

first edition first issue [penzer p.81-82] xxiv+319pp ills.[b/w by ernest griset] VG (black cloth w.red dec.stamped devils and gilt lettering,bevelled edges,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,minor bubblimg to cloth on top board,mod.wear to extrems.w.sl.chipping to head/foot of spine and corners,brown eps sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,binder's label to rear pastedown [edmonds & remnants london],spine cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1870

KEYWORDS: richard burton history literature geography hindu occult mythology

JEROME;JEROME K.[INTRO.]

reprint 309pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG- (tan cloth w.black/silver dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,top board creased,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1897

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature jerome kipling conan doyle haggard

WILLIAMS,ADAM

proof copy 704pp NF (in pictorial wrappers,minor crease to top cover)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies adam williams

AMIS,KINGSLEY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, 253pp VG+ (blue cloth,minor wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,cocked but tight, inscrip. in ink to fep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,minor internal foxing,white sticker over price)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1969

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature kingsley amis

BELL,ELIZABETH TURNER

[first edition] 2 vols.ills.[b/w w.music scores] VG+ (blue cloth w.blind borders and stamps,v.sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: waverley book company london [nd]

KEYWORDS: arts dance music literature elizabeth turner bell

BYNG,GEORGIA

first edition proof copy 354pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies georgia byng