BORLAND,R.

first edition 239pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to half-title,prelims.andcontent edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: thomas fraser dalbeattie 1890

KEYWORDS: literature history borland poetry yarrow

BLYTON,ENID

first edition unpaginated ills.[col.] VG+ (red cloth w.gilt train stamp to boards,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: sampson low london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature enid blyton noddy

N/A

first edition limited [600 copies] 79pp ills.[b/w/terracotta] NF (grey paper boards w.burgundy cloth spine,minor bumps to extrems.,errata slip tipped-in to half-title gutter) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: stellar press & bodley head london 1965

KEYWORDS: typography arts alphabet literature history

N/A

first edition 80pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth w.burgundy/white dec.stamps to top board,rubbed and stained w.losses of colour,mod.wear to extrems.,lacks ffep and rfep,owner's inscr.to prelim.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean)

PUBLISHER: cassell new york [1891]

KEYWORDS: literature arts poetry

BROOKS-PINCEVIC,SUZANNE

first edition 76pp ills.[col.] quarto hardcover VG+ in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: leon auckland 1998

KEYWORDS: arts literature history suzanne brooks-pincevic

TAFFRAIL [DORLING,TAPRELL]

first edition 310pp+ads. VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,cocked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1935

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature taffrail dorling

CHAPMAN,GUY

first edition proof copy 382pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and stained,sunned,owner's inscr.to prelim.,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1968

KEYWORDS: history literature proof copies guy chapman

JONES,R.LEWIS

first edition 132pp [text in welsh] ills.[b/w] NF (pink cloth,minor shelf wear) in G+ d/w (mod.rubed and soiled,price sticker to front cover,2x2cm loss to head of front cover/spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: llyfrfa'r m.c. caernarfon 1971

KEYWORDS: lewis jones biography history literature wales welsh

HARRIS,JOANNE

first edition proof copy 536pp Fine in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: doubleday london 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies joanne harris

BECKETT,SIMON

first edition proof copy 348pp NF (in glossy wrappers,publisher's label to title page)

PUBLISHER: bantam london 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies simon beckett

BROWN,JOHN;MOOREPARK,CARTON [ILLS.]

[first edition] 92pp ills.[b/w + 8 tipped-in col.plates] VG (grey illustr.paper boards w.cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed edges v.sl.foxed,plates clean and bright,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: foulis london [nd]

KEYWORDS: literature dogs natural history scotland john brown carton moorepark

IRVING,WASHINGTON;PARRISH,MAXFIELD [ILLS.]

first edition thus 299pp ills.[8 b/w ills.by maxfield parrish] VG+ (brown paper boards w.red cloth spine,b/w/gilt plate to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: john lane london 1900

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature washington irving maxfield parrish

MILTON,JOHN

first edition thus limited [150 copies] 55pp VG (marbled paper boards w.blue cloth spine,mod.rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,title label from spine missing,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1941

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry john milton politics history

CHEVALLIER,GABRIEL

first uk edition 340pp VG+ (burgundy cloth,dealer's label to front pastedown w.owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in G d/w (tatty,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.many losses incl.holes to sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: secker and warburg london 1948

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature gabriel chevallier

CHARTERIS,LESLIE

first edition 192pp NF (black cloth,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature leslie charteris

CHARTERIS,LESLIE

first edition 192pp NF (burgundy cloth,minor sunning to head/foot of spine,minor foxing to content edges) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.loss to head of spine)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1954

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature leslie charteris

KOHNER,FREDERICK

ex-lib.first edition 222pp VG+ (green cloth,tape stains to boards w.libr.mark to spine,tape stains to eps,usual libr.stamps w.label removed from rfep) in VG d/w (libr.marks to spine w.tape stains to upper/lower edges)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1968

KEYWORDS: history biography literature kiki montparnasse frederick kohner

FORESTER,C.S.

first edition thus 158pp NF (burgundy cloth,minor foxing to eps) in NF d/w (sl.sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature forester

CLINKARD,DOROTHY

first edition numbered [92 of a limited edition] 48pp VG+ (in wrappers w.french flaps,sl.rubbed and soiled,covers detached from text block but tidy)

PUBLISHER: kenwood publishing auckland [nd]

KEYWORDS: history literature theology dorothy clinkard

HOBAN,RUSSELL

first edition 260pp F in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature russell hoban