Books - "modern first edition"
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London Fields
First edition pre-proof, early photocopy of manuscript, 396pp NF (sl.rubbing in white wrappers.
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape London 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy
THE SOPRANOS
First edition proof copy, 325pp FINE in pink wrappers.
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape London 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy
EVER AFTER
First edition, 8vo, black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and t.e.g., illustrated endpapers, 261pp FINE in FINE d/w.
PUBLISHER: Picador / Macmillan London 1992
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Nocturne
first edition 208pp VG+ (owner's library stamp on ffep with name whited out) iupper edge sl.worn with small tears and creasing, corners rounded, front flap ink marked)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1992
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
A Simple Plan
First edition, 351pp, white cloth w. silver lettering to spine, VG+ (v.sl.cocked) in NF d/w (a little creasing to spine head and foot)
PUBLISHER: Doubleday London 1993
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
Shake Hands for Ever
first edition with red promotional wrapper though it is missing front flap portion, black w.gilt lettering to spine, VG+ (sl.cocked, sl.shelf wear, owner's name on ffep. ep's and edges have a little light foxing but text remains clean and bright) in VG d/w (some glue residue & marking to edges from a previous plastic wrapper with tape at edges)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime fiction
The King's Breakfast
Second Edition, 4to, 17pp VG+ in pink & black illust. boards with cloth spine, (sl.fading to edges of boards with light foxing, ep's sl.browned, owner's name inside front paste-down, text clean & bright) in VG d/w (sunned with light foxing and a little wear to edges, corners rounded, v.small chip to lower edge by spine, upper edge has 3 small closed tears)
PUBLISHER: Methuen and Co. London & Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd. London 1926
KEYWORDS: modern first edition music
The Bay of Silence
first edition 163pp VG+ (slightest cocking, minor shelf wear to foot-edge) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbing with minor wear to top edge, spine head sl.creased)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
The Lily Hand and Other Stories
first edition proof copy 215pp in blue & white wrappers, VG+ (sl.rubbed with sl.surface loss to upper front corner, spine sl.sunned with sl.scuffing to extrem., small ballpoint comment on front cover, light foxing to edges)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy
T. E. LAWRENCE
Great Lives.
First edition, 144pp, red cloth with gilt lettering to spine, VG (average foxing, minor shelf wear to lower corners) in VG- d/w (price clipped and price also cut out of front cover leaving a small circular hole, corners and spine head/foot sl.chipped)
PUBLISHER: Duckworth London 1939
KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography
The Story of Bip
First edition, warmly inscribed by author on ffep With All My Heart, Bip, Marcel Marceau, New Zealand '83, pictorial boards, lacks d/w, VG+ (sl.shelf wear to corners and spine extremities, very faint foxing to illust. fep, unobtrusive name stamp from previous owner on ffep & rear paste-down)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Row, NY 1976
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed copy
Traplines
first UK edition 215pp MINT in wraps
PUBLISHER: abacus london 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
The Passion Artist
first edition 185pp very gd+ (v sl cocked, v sl marked spine cloth on rear, owners name on half title page, v sl scuffed foot edge and corners) in very gd+ d/w (rubbing, price clipped, corners sl rounded, sl wear to spine head/foot and top front edge, sl discoloration to flaps along edges)
PUBLISHER: harper & row new york 1979
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
Not for Publication
fifteen stories
first edition 208pp very gd+ (sl bumped spine head and foot, v sl bump to foot edge front board, endpapers sunned, some discoloration inside front boards, owners name on fep) in very gd+ d/w (spine faded, price clipped, sl rubbing, corners sl rounded, minor foxing to rear and flaps, sl creasing to spine head)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition short stories
Bill the Galactic Hero On the Planet of Zombie Vampires
first edition 217pp VG+ (v sl cocked) in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1992
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction
Not to Disturb
first edition proof copy 159pp very good+ in wraps (front cover and spine faded with sl staining to top edge of front, sl creased spine)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1971
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof
The Green Man
first edition 252pp very gd+ (sl cocked, sl fading to spine head/foot and top edge of boards, sl rubbing to foot edge, owner's name on fep) in very gd+ d/w (sl faded spine, rubbing, flaps clipped at corners, sl lamination lifting on front, sl wear to spine head/foot and corners, sl foxing to flaps, front flap creased)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
Sphinx
first edition 248pp very gd (sl bumped spine head and foot, indentation to rear board, lower corners bruised, foot edge of boards sl bumped) in very gd+ d/w (sl rubbed with sl surface damage to rear, sl creasing to spine head and foot,upper edge sl crimped)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
Ararat
first edition 191pp near fine (v sl bumped spine foot) in very gd+ d/w (residue from price sticker on front, sl rubbing, v sl creasing to spine head)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1983
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
Where Eagles Dare
first edition, octavo hardcover, VG (light foxing to eps & page edges) in VG d/w (slight creasing & fading, v small closed tears to edges, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature