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first ediiton, pictorial boards with turquoise cloth spine, 160pp illus, VG(sl edgewear, corners sl bruised & scuffed, spine head & foot sl bumped, sl foxing to ep's with v sl spasmodically throughout, prev owners inscr to fep) d/w VG(price clipped, sl wear/teras & creasing to extrems, sl soiled & v sl sunned & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Collins London (nd)

KEYWORDS: modern first edition childrens annual

WILSON, GUTHRIE:

first edition, burgundy cloth, 223pp, VG(spine v sl rubbed, sl foxing to boards, v sl browned ep's, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG(sl wear & v sl creasing to extrems with v sl tears to spine head internally repaire with tape, sl soiled, vsl sunned)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Ltd London (nd)

KEYWORDS: modern first edition guthrie wilson

MACKAY, SHENA:

uncorrected proof copy, in black pictorial wrappers, 169pp, FINE

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape London 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof shena mackay

ABRO, BEN:

first edition, charcoal cloth, 324pp, VG+(remainder mark to lower edge, v sl soiled ep's, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG(internal foxing , price clipped, v sl wear & creasing to extrems with 2cm tear to spine head)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape London 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition ben abro

STEEN, MARGUERITE:

first edition, crimson cloth, 316pp, VG+(sl bruised upper corners, v sl soiled boards, prev owners inscr to fep, sl gum stains to pastedowns, v sl foxing to ep's & sl to edges) d/w VG(v sl wear & tears to extrems with 3cm tear to spine head, v sl chipping to spine head & foot, sl sunned & soiled, v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Collins London 1953

KEYWORDS: modern first edition marguerite steen

SHIKES, RALPH E: (EDITOR)

First edition, blue cloth, 96pp illus, VG+(v sl bruised corners, sl sunned & bumped spine head, v sl sunned edges, v slfoxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG-(sl wear & creasing to extrems with tears internally repaired with tape, sl chipped spine head & foot, corners sl scuffed, price clipped, sl internal foxing, sl sunned, rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Hammond Hammond & Co London 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition ralph shikes cartoons europe

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first edition, pictorial red boards with blue cloth spine, 96pp illus, VG-(corners v sl scuffed, boards sl rubbed with sl surface loss, sl sunned & soiled, sl browning & foxing to ep's & edges)

PUBLISHER: Amalgamated Press London 1952

KEYWORDS: modern first edition tiger tim childrens book

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first edition, red pictorial boards with blue cloth spine, 95pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, sunned spine, v sl soiled & sunned, v sl foxing to ep's & edges)

PUBLISHER: Amalgamated Press London 1954

KEYWORDS: modern first edition tiger tim childrens book

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first edition, red pictorial boards with blue cloth spine, G+(coorners sl bruised & scuffed, edges worn, spine sunned & foxed, sl soiled & sunned, boards rubbed with some surface loss, prev owners inscr to fep, sl internal seperation at front hinge, sl foxing to ep's)

PUBLISHER: Amalgamated Press London 1950

KEYWORDS: modern first edition tiger tim childrens book

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first edition, pictorial boards with red cloth spine, 125pp illus, VG(corners v sl bruised & scuffed, v sl edgewear, v sl sunned spine head & foot, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w G-(tears & wear to extrems with sl creasing, spine head & foot sl chipped, corners scuffed, price clipped, sl sunned & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Juvenile Productions London (nd)

KEYWORDS: modern first edition teddy tail childrens book

McGIVERN, WILLIAM:

first edition, black cloth, 191pp, NF with v sl foxing to edges, in VG+ d/w(v sl wear to extrems with v sl tears to spine head & upper corners, v sl sunned & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Collins London 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first edition william mcgivern

DERVAL, PAUL:

first uk edition, super octavo,blue cloth boards, 147pp illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, prev owners name in ink to fep, prev booksellers stamp to fep, light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG- (archival repairs to spine extrems, moderate scuffing and chipping to edges and flap hinges, moderate soiling and rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co London 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition paul derval

GORDIMER, NADINE:

first edition, grey cloth, 396pp, NF with v sl edgewear & review copy stamp to tilte page, in VG+ d/w( v sl foxing internaly & to flaps, v sl sunned spine, v sl wear to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape London 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first edition nadine gordimer

FRAYN, MICHAEL:

first edition, in green cloth, 223pp, VG(gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bumped spine foot, v sl bruised rear corners, v sl foxing to edges) d/w VG( gum stains to extrems & flaps, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Collins London 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition michael frayn

WAIN, JOHN:

first edition, olive patterned boards, 45pp, ep's browned with sl foxing) d/w VG(sl wear, tears & creasing to extrems, v sl internal foxing, sl soiled, v sl sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co London 1961

KEYWORDS: modern first edition john wain

PARSONS, JULIE:

first edition, signed by author, black cloth, 376pp, VG+(v sl bumped spine foot, front pastedown & ep sl torn at lower edge) d/w NF with v sl wear to lower edge

PUBLISHER: MacMillan London 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition julie parsons

DOYLE, MOGUE:

first edition book proof, in white picotrial glossy wrappers, 253pp, FINE

PUBLISHER: Bantam Press London 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof mogue doyle

GRAVES, WALLACE:

first edition, red cloth, 333pp, VG(v sl bruised corners, v sl soiled boards with sl stain to upper front & front pastedown, light foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG+(sl internal stain, v sl wear to extrems, sl foxing to flaps, v sl soiled)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch London 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wallace graves

WHITE, PATRICK:

first edition, pink cloth, 316pp, VG+(sl edgewear & sl soiling to boards & lower text edge, ffep clipped, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG+(price clipped, v sl foxing to flaps, v sl wear to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode London 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition patrick white

BROOKES, EWART:

first edition, black cloth, 255pp, VG(v sl cocked, v sl bruised corners, sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bumped spine head & foot with v sl tear to spine head, v sl internal seperation to front hingev sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG(sl wear to extrems with v sl chipped spine head & foot, v sl tear to spine head internally repaires with tape, corners v sl scuffed, sl sunned & v sl soiled)

PUBLISHER: Jarrolds London 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition ewart brookes