Books - "modern first edition"
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Other People's Worlds
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
Bring Larks and Heroes
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
Never Look Back
a crime club novel
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
Tour de Force
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
London Particular
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
The Ink Truck
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
Requiem for a Nun
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
The Tomorrow- Tamer
short stories
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
The Cotton-Pickers.
First edition, small 8vo, black/gilt to spine, 190pp, a clean and bright copy VG+ (upper front corner sl.bruised with upper edge of boards showing a faint bump, spine has sl.crease, endpapers v.faintly browned) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed, sunned spine with some wear to extremities, sl wear ot edges and corners with some browning to rear of cover)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale London 1956
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
BUFF
First edition, 8vo, red/gilt to spine, 64pp, VG+ (light sunning to extrem. of boards, small bump to head of spine, light browned endpapers and sl.foxing to edges and prelims.) in VG d/w (price clipped, sl.foxing, sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch London 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry
Fletch.
First edition, the first in the series, small 8vo, red/gilt to spine, 197pp, NF (v.sl.cocking with minor bruising to upper corners) in NF yellow d/w (sl.rubbing, spine very sl.sunned with a little creasing to head and foot, corners sl.creased)
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz London 1976
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
A Ghost-Hunter's Game Book.
First edition, 8vo, black cloth w. gilt to spine, 222pp, VG+ (sl.cocked, light rubbing and marking to cloth) pristine interior, in VG d/w (corners sl.rounded, a little wear to spine at head and foot)
PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller London 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Biggles of the Interpol
FIRST EDITION, octavo, 181pp VG (sl.sunned spine, ep's sl.foxed with light foxing to edges and some sl.foxing to last section) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: brockhampton press leicester 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature adventure
T.V.BABY
poem
first edition booklet in wrappers, VG+ (sl.browning to already brown paper, sl.creasing to corners, minor wear to edges)
PUBLISHER: beach books/ city light books california 1968
KEYWORDS: modern first edition beat poetry
Famous Writers and Their Feuds
first edition xiii plus 202pp VG+ (sl.sunning to spine and extrem.of boards, small bookseller's sticker at lower edge front paste-down, v.sl.bruising to corners) in VG d/w (sl.sunned spine & extrem., minor wear to spine head & foot, acorners rounded)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition writers authors literature feuds
T.V.BABY
poem
first edition booklet in wrappers, VG+ (sl.browning to already brown paper, sl.creasing to corners, minor wear to edges)
PUBLISHER: beach books/ city light books california 1968
KEYWORDS: modern first edition beat poetry
North of Montana
first edition 295pp, blck boards with cloth spine & gilt lettering, Fine in Fine
PUBLISHER: Alfred Knopf NY 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition shops
Mary, Mary
first edition, signed by author on title page, in black boards w.silver lettering on spine, brand new copy with red promotional slip around d/w stating unputdownable- or your money back, MINT in MINT d/w
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition thriller signed
The Drowning People
first edition review copy with plate intact on ffep, 310pp in dark red boards w.gilt lettering to spine, FINE in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1999
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances and Home Remedies.
First edition, small 8vo, 245pp, quarter cloth with paper boards (lt.sienna) FINE in FINE d/w.
PUBLISHER: Doubleday New York 1992
KEYWORDS: modern first edition