RAMUS, DAVID

first edition 291pp as new, MINT in VG+ d/w (small area of marking to lower front, rear upper edge crimped)

PUBLISHER: harper collins NY 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

STEADMAN, RALPH

first edition 118pp VG+ (very faint shelf wear to lower edge of boards, lower front corner v sl bruised) in VG d/w (sl rubbing with some wear to edges, price clipped, corners sl rounded, sl wear to spine at extrem.)

PUBLISHER: paddington press ltd. NY & london

KEYWORDS: modern first edition steadman

BAILEY, PAUL

first edition 228pp NF (v sl bump to spine head, lower corners v sl bruised) in VG+ d/w ( sl rubbing, spine head has sl crease with a little discoloration, lower corners v sl rounded)

PUBLISHER: bloomsbury london 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

ELLIOT, JAMES

first edition 344pp as new MINT in NF d/w (v sl rubbing with a faint crease across cover)

PUBLISHER: delacorte press NY 1994

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

SIMMONS, DAN

FIRST EDITION 293pp NF (very faint bruising to lower front corner and spine head and foot) in VG+ d/w (faint rubbing, v sl wear to top edge and spine extrem., tiny crease to top corner of rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Bantam NY 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

THOMSON, RUPERT

first edition 435pp NF (faintest bruise to lower front corner) in VG+ d/w (v sl fading to spine, minor rubbing, v sl yellowing to rear and flaps, v sl crimping to top edge with sl wear to spine head)

PUBLISHER: bloomsbury london 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

WILLARD, NANCY

first edition signed by author on title page, 255pp quarter cloth binding, as new FINE in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: alfred a knopf NY 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed

O'HARA, JOHN

first edition 408pp in red paper boards, VG+ (some sl.foxing to rear ep's/last page & edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.sunned spine with minor creasing to head, sl.creasing to upper edge, very faint browning to rear cover and fore-edges)

PUBLISHER: the cresset press london 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

HILL, SUSAN

first edition 275pp in paper boards, NF (slightest cocking) in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: sinclair-stevenson london 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

FORESTER, C.S.

first edition 240pp in cloth boards, VG (cocked, some sunning to edges of boards with sl.scuffed corners, spine sunned, light browning/foxing to ep's/half-title and title, edges browned) in VG- d/w (rubbing with some wear to edges, corners sl.chipped, spine sunned with wear and tears to head and sl.wear to foot, some browning to extrem.)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1954

KEYWORDS: modern first edition maritime naval

FORESTER, C.S.

first edition 320pp in black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, VG+ (minor shelf wear, owner's name on front paste-down, sl.browning to ep's) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing with some browning to rear cover and extrem., spine sunned with some wear to head & foot, corners rounded, small closed tear to upper front edge, a few very small tears to top edge)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first edition maritime naval

WALTERS, MINETTE

first australian edition 343pp VG+ (shelf wear to foot-edge; else fine) in NF d/w (v.sl.wear to lower edge)

PUBLISHER: allen & unwin australia 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime fiction

TREVOR, WILLIAM

first edition 242pp VG (lacks ffep and there is some damage to paste-down and ep due to removal of this) in VG+ d/w (sl. faded spine with minimal creasing to head & foot, front flap has tiny hole at top and stain at lower edge)

PUBLISHER: the bodley head london 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

KENEALLY, THOMAS

first Australian edition 247pp in two-tone green paper boards, VG+ (corners sl.bruised, owner's name & address on rear ep, minor shelf wear to foot-edge, edges sl.sunned, paper clean & bright) in VG d/w (price clipped, sl.rubbing, a couple of v.small chips to lower edge, sl.wear to spine extrem.)

PUBLISHER: cassell australia 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

EBERHART, M.G.

first edition 252pp plus 4pp adverts, red cloth binding, VG+ (sl.cocked lower corners v.sl.bruised, owner's name on ffep, spine sl.sunned w.minor wear to extrem., faint foxing to ep's/paste-downs and half-title) in VG d/w (spine sunned w.some wear to head & foot, corners rounded, sl.crimped edges, faint foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: collins london 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first edition collins crime club

BRAND, CHRISTIANNA

first edition 272pp VG (cocked with v.sl.warping to top board, lower corners sl.bruised, black paper-covered boards have sl. spotting, owner's name on ffep, sl.yellowing and faint foxing to ep's and paste-downs) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing, corners sl.rounded, minor wear to spine head & foot, v.sl.foxing to flaps, rear cover sl.scratched)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime

BRAND, CHRISTIANNA

first edition 272pp VG (sl.cocked with sl.bruised corners, some sl.marking to boards, owner's name on ffep, faint foxing to edges) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing, corners rounded, sl. wear to spine head & foot, v.sl.wear to edges)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1952

KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime

KENNEDY, WILLIAM

first UK edition 278pp VG+ (upper corners sl.bruised, very faint yellowing to endpaper's) in VG- d/w (rubbing, price clipped, sunned and sl.stained spine with some sl.wear to extrem., corners rounded, sl.wear to edges)

PUBLISHER: macdonald london 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

FAULKNER, WILLIAM

first edition 247pp,lt.blue paper covered boards, VG+ (spine sl.suned, minorsunning to upper extrem.of boards, owner's name on ffep,v.sl.foxing to ep's/half-title/title/contents) in VG d/w (sl.browning to rear and flaps, corners rounded, spine sl.sunned with some wear to extrem.)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1953

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction southern USA

LAURENCE, MARGARET

first 243pp +16pp of additional text used at rear; possibly to pad out the binding, in red paper boards, VG+ (small white mark at front foot-edge, faintly sunned spine, upper rear corner sl.bruised, bookseller's stamp at foot-edge ffep, faint foxing throughout) in VG- d/w (rubbing with sl.overall foxing, corners sl.chipped, spine sunnned with sl.wear to head & foot with small tears)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition short stories