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$16.73
201197mc032

Gilbert the Man Who Was G.K. Chesterton


COREN, MICHAEL

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

$15.30
191197bw085

Fail Safe


BURDICK, EUGENE AND WHEELER, HARVEY

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

$11.15
191197an071

Universe 7


CARR, TERRY (EDITOR)

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

$13.94
191197pb081

Driving West


BEER, PATRICIA

first edition 46pp VG+ in wraps (sunned spine and wrappers)

PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry

$16.73
191197jc074

The Man on the Cliff


CHANCE, JOHN NEWTON

first edition 173pp fine in VG+ d/w (rubbing,price sticker on front flap)

PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime

$16.73
21197jc021

A Very Private War


CLEARY, JOHN

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

$13.94
211197cb039

Stumbling on Melons


BRUGGEN, CAROL

first edition proof copy 215pp near fine in wraps (sl sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof

$11.15
211197c033

The Innocent Libertine


COLETTE

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

$11.15
211197rc002

Small Moments


CHURCH, RICHARD

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

$127.50
manwj189001

Regeneration


BARKER, PAT

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

$66.92
manwj1890026

Lives of the Monster Dogs


BAKIS, KIRSTEN

Proof copy, 290pp, 8vo, FINE in illustrated glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: Farrar Straus Giroux NY 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof

$102.00
manwj189003

The Ghost Road


BARKER, PAT

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

$127.50
manwj189005

The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind


GUTERSON, DAVID

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

$63.75
manwj1890015

Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord


DE BERNIERES, LOUIS

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

$55.77
man31199fw036

And the Wife Ran Away


a novel

WELDON, FAY

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

$41.83
man31199ng038

Occasion for Loving


GORDIMER, NADINE

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

$25.09
31199rr049

The New Girl Friend


and other stories

RENDELL, RUTH

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

$41.83
man31199s017

Sunday


SIMENON, GEORGES

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

$19.52
31199s020

The Man With the Little Dog


SIMENON, GEORGES

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

$25.09
31199yy027

A Dove in Santiago


a novella in verse

YEVTUSHENKO, YEVGENY

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

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