JELF, ERNEST ARTHUR

first edition 177pp illus, (b/w photography incl frontis) VG (brown cloth boards w. green cloth spine, sl chipping to head and foot of spine w. mod split to upper edge of lower hinge though attached at head and holding, sl soiling and marks to boards inc sl pen marks to rear board, small pen marking to ffep, internal paper seperation to reverse of rear fep gutter and detaching at head and foot, sl wobbly but stitching and webbing holding firm) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: thomas nelson london 1934

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature childrens stories acting costume fables fairy tales ballet jelf ernest arthur

BINSTEAD, ARTHUR M.; PITCHER

[first edition] 200pp +ads VG (red cloth w. gilt, black and red dec stamp and black titling, sl rubbed and soiled w sl scuffing along part of fore edge of front board, spine sl browned and stained w. sl fading to other boards, spine sl cocked and cracked, internal paper seperation to ffep gutter w. binding firm and webbing secure, ffep detaching sl at lower edge, pencil owners inscription to head of leaf, sl foxing to prelims, sl to top corner of rear fep, edges of contents browned w. fore edge untrimmed)

PUBLISHER: sands & company london 1899

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction literature popular novels history journalism pitcher binstead, arthur m

KURZWEIL, ALLEN:

first edition, octavo, illus light card covers, 359pp, fine, signed by author

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann London 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition allen kurzwell signed

WILSON, COLIN:

first edition, blue cloth, 348pp, NF with sl foxing to ep's & edges, in d/w VG+(v sl wear to extrems with sl tear to lower & upper front , v sl sunned, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition colin wilson

TROLLOPE, JOANNA:

first edition, navy blue cloth, 248pp, NF with v sl bruised upper corners & v sl browned fore edge, in d/w FINE

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury London 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first edition joanna trollpoe

DANIELEWSKI, MARK Z:

Very scarce UK hardcover first edition (less than 300 in total produced) issued concurrent with the UK paperback. The dustwrapper is quite different to the US ediiton. Cased & stitched. 709pp. new NEAR FINE in like d/w. PLEASE NOTE: The whole colophon is full of misinformation: the first editions all state "2nd edition", with the fictional "privately distributed" edition that the "editors" of the Foreword allude to being the (fictional) "first edition"

PUBLISHER: Anchor London/ Hard Echo Press NZ 2000

KEYWORDS: modern first edition mark danielewski

DANIELEWSKI, MARK Z:

Very scarce UK hardcover first edition (50 copies) issued concurrent with the UK paperback. With gold 'Z' embossed to front board, SIGNED 'Z' and dated by author. The dustwrapper is quite different to the US edition. Cased and stitched. 709pp, new NEAR FINE in like d/w. PLEASE NOTE: The whole colophon is full of misinformation: the first editions all state "2nd edition", with the fictional "privately distributed" edition that the "editors" of the Foreword allude to being the (fictional) "first edition"

PUBLISHER: Anchor London / Hard Echo Press NZ 2000

KEYWORDS: modern first edition mark danielewski literature novel

WAIN, JOHN:

first edition, tan cloth, 353pp, NF with v sl bumped spine head & foot, in NF d/w with v sl wear to lower extrems

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson London 1990

KEYWORDS: modern first edition john wain

WOLFE, HUMBERT:

limited first edition #175, signed by author, stone cloth, with label to spine, 140pp, VG(sl sunned spine & v sl bruised corners, v sl soiled boards, ep's browned) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz London 1928

KEYWORDS: modern first edition humbert wolfe

THEROUX, PAUL:

first edition, blue cloth, 211pp, FINE in NF d/w with v sl sunning

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton London 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition paul theroux

WHEATLEY, DENNIS:

first edition, pictorial black & white boards, 447pp, VG+(v sl edgewear, sl foxing to ep's) d/w VG(sl wear/tears to extrems with foxing internally & to flaps, sl rubbed with sl surface loss, v sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson London 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition dennis wheatley

TAYLOR, ROGER:

first edition, green cloth, 378pp, NF with v sl bumped spine head, in NF d/w with v sl rubbing

PUBLISHER: HeadlineLondon 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition roger taylor

TANNAHILL, REAY:

First edition, green cloth, 376pp, FINE in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: Orion London 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition reay tannahill

THEROUX, PAUL:

first edition, black cloth, 183pp, NF with v sl dent to upper front board & v sl foxing to fore edge, in NF d/w with vsl wear to upper extrems

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton London 1990

KEYWORDS: modern first edition paul theroux

SPRINGER, NANCY:

first edition, black cloth, 206pp, FINE in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: Richard Drew Publishing Glasgow 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition nancy springer

VIDAL, GORE:

first edition, 315pp, super octavo, blue cloth boards VG (light bruising and scuffing to spine extrems and board corners, light staining to spine, light tanning to eps) in d/w VG (light rubbing and soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Heinemann London 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition gore vidal

TAN, AMY:

first edition, blue cloth, 358pp, NF with prev owners inscr to fep & v sl soiled fore edges, in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: Flamingo Publishers London 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition amy tan

MORTIMER, JOHN:

first edition, green cloth, 260pp illus, NF with prev owners sign to fep, in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: Viking London 1994

KEYWORDS: modern first edition john mortimer

TALESE, GAY:

first edition, burgundy cloth, 635pp, FINE in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson London 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition gay talese

MICHENER, JAMES A:

first edition, blue cloth, 464pp, VG+ (light tanning), in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg London 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition james michener