Books - "modern first edition"
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Gilbert the Man Who Was G.K. Chesterton
first edition proof 261pp NF in wraps (v minor scuffing to spine head and foot)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof chesterton
Fail Safe
first edition 256pp VG (cocked, corners bruised, spine head and foot sl.sunned, owner's name on ffep, ep's sl. foxed) in VG- d/w (lamination on front cover lifting,corners and spine foot chipped,1 inch tear upper edge of rear cover near spine head,rubbed)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Universe 7
First edition 184pp VG+ (v.sl.shelf wear to lower edge of boards, edges spotted with foxing, small bump to fore-edge front board) in VG- d/w (rubbed, sl.suned spine with sl.wear to extrem., corners rounded)
PUBLISHER: Doubleday New York 1977
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction
Driving West
first edition 46pp VG+ in wraps (sunned spine and wrappers)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry
The Man on the Cliff
first edition 173pp fine in VG+ d/w (rubbing,price sticker on front flap)
PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime
A Very Private War
first edition proof copy 276pp VG in wraps (sl cocked,sm gum spot on front cover, small bump & chip to spine head,corners sl bruised,rubbed)
PUBLISHER: collins sydney 1980
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof
Stumbling on Melons
first edition proof copy 215pp near fine in wraps (sl sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof
The Innocent Libertine
first edition 214pp VG (some shelf wear to edges of boards with some sunning to top edges, owner's inscription on ffep, sl.foxed fore-edge & ep's) in VG- d/w (corners chipped,1 inch chip out of upper edge of front cover near spine head,crease along upper rear cover,rubbed,minor tears to spine head and foot,foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: secker and warburg london 1968
KEYWORDS: modern first edition french literature
Small Moments
first edition 182pp ex-library with stamps on paste-downs and rear ep, VG (ffep missing, shelf wear to foot-edge & corners, light foxing to prelim.pp.& rear ep) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Regeneration
A very scarce advance proof copy, 252pp in white wrappers with beige illustration, NF (minor crease to front cover and sl.rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Viking London 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy
Lives of the Monster Dogs
Proof copy, 290pp, 8vo, FINE in illustrated glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: Farrar Straus Giroux NY 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof
The Ghost Road
Proof copy SIGNED by author on title page, 199p, FINE in B & W pictorial wrappers
PUBLISHER: Viking London 1995
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy signed
The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind
First edition, SIGNED by author on title page, 8vo, orange boards with cloth spine & bronze title to spine, 162pp, FINE in Fine d/w
PUBLISHER: Harper & Row NY 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed
Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord
First US edition, SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page, tall 8vo, cream with black cloth spine & gilt title, 251pp, VG+ (lower front corner bruised, uppers corners v.sl.bruised, a little rubbing to cloth at extrem) in NF d/w (price clipped)
PUBLISHER: William Morrow NY 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed
And the Wife Ran Away
a novel
first edition 182p in black paper covered boards, VG (some shelf wear to edges with a smll chip from top rear edge, v.sl.browning to ep's with faint foxing) in VG- d/w (rubbed with an area of scuffing on the spine causing some surface damage, corners rounded, spine sunned with sl.chipped head, flaps sl.foxed, edges sl.worn, numerous tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: david mckay NY 1968
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
Occasion for Loving
first edition 288pp, tan paper covered boards, VG+ (owner's name & date on ffep, bookseller's sticker at foot-edge front paste-down, sl.tape marks to rear ep, v.sl.foxing to half-title/title/prelim.pages/last 2pp and edges) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing with some browning, corners sl.rounded, spine sunned with sl.wear to head & foot, v.sl.foxing to rear and flaps, price? written on front flap)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
The New Girl Friend
and other stories
first edition 172pp VG (corners v.sl.bruised, front board sl. bruised along foot-edge, a few spots of v.faint foxing scattered over rear ep's) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing, corners sl.rounded, spine head sl.creased, lower front edge has a v.small chip and open tear)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1985
KEYWORDS: modern first edition short stories crime
Sunday
first UK edition 191pp VG+ (sl.cocked, lower corners v.sl.bruised, minor fading to spine foot, faint spots of foxing to ep's/paste-downs and edges) in VG d/w (some rubbing with sl.browning/foxing to rear cover, spine sl.sunned with minor wear to extrem., corners v.sl.rounded)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction crime
The Man With the Little Dog
first UK edition 159pp VG (sl.cocked, spine sl.sunned, some sl.shelf wear extrem., owner's anem on ffep (Terry McLean), ffep sl.creased, half-title sl.marked) in VG- d/w (rubbed with discolored rear civer, corners rounded, spine sl.sunned with wear and small tears to head & foot, flaps sl.foxed, water stain to lower rear cover)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction crime
A Dove in Santiago
a novella in verse
first UK edition 63pp ex-library with stamps on ep's/title page and pocket at rear, VG (fine apart from library markings) in VG+ d/w (sl.sunned spine with small tear to foot and v.sl.wear to head, corners sl.rounded, sl.crimped top edge, faint yellowing to top front edge, small tear midway along spine at rear hinge)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1982
KEYWORDS: modern first edition prose poetry