UPDIKE, JOHN

first edition 299pp near fine (spine foot sl rubbed else fine) in very good+ d/w (price clipped, sl rubbing, sl discoloration to rear, sl residue from price sticker on front flap)

PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1979

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

WELDON, FAY

first edition 240pp very good+ (v sl cocked, owners inscription on front endpaper) in near fine d/w (v sl creasing to upper edge else fine)

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

VAN DER POST, LAURENS

first edition 256pp very good+ (spine head and foot sl scuffed and faded, owners inscription inside front board, sl rubbing to head and foor edges) in very good- d/w (spine faded and chipped at head and foot, corners sl chipped, rubbing causing surface damage to rear and spine, discoloration to rear)

PUBLISHER: the hogarth press london 1961

KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel

VIDAL, GORE

first edition 214pp VG (front board sl warped) in VG- d/w (small closed tear, sl residue from price sticker)

PUBLISHER: random house new york 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE

first edition 140pp very good+ (corners sl bruised, spine head sl faded, spine foot v sl bumped, sl rubbing along head edge of boards, sl discoloration to endpapers, v sl foxing to half title/title and first few pages) in very good- d/w (price clipped, rubbing, spine head chipped, corners chipped, numerous tears with some surface loss, spine sl faded, creasing and wear to edges)

PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first edition plays

ALLENDE, ISABEL; BOGIN, MAGDA [transl.]

first edition 368pp super octavo hardcover VG+ (moderate tanning, spine foot sl bumped, sl rubbing to foot edge of boards) in VG+ d/w (price clipped, upper edge sl crimped, sl staining to flaps, sl discoloration to edges, tidy)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

MOSLEY, WALTER

first edition 219pp fine in near fine d/w (front v sl crimped at spine head else fine)

PUBLISHER: w w norton & co new york 1990

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

ALDRIDGE, ALAN

first edition pages not numbered very good+ (spine head and foot v sl scuffed, corners v sl bruised and scuffed, sl rubbing) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1981

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

SINGER, ISAAC BASHEVIS

first edition pages not numbered near fine (lower rear corner v sl scuffed else fine) in very good d/w (spine sl sunned, corners chipped, spine head and foot chipped, residue from price sticker on front, wear and creasing to edges, sl rubbing)

PUBLISHER: farrar, straus and giroux new york 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first edition childrens

WELDON, FAY

first edition 328pp near fine (a few pages sl bruised at fore edge) in very good+ d/w (spine sl faded, spine head v sl crimped)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

GREENE, GRAHAM

first edition first issue 140pp very good+ (sl mark on front board, page 99-109 creased at lower corners) in very good+ d/w (sl faded spine, v sl rubbing, v sl creasing to head edge and spine foot)

PUBLISHER: the bodley head london 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

ST AUBIN DE TERAN, LISA

first edition 163pp very good+ (owners inscription and stamp on front endpaper, spine foot v sl bumped) in very good+ d/w ( v sl rubbing, v sl discoloration to edges of flaps, v sl creasing to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

PLANTE, DAVID

first edition 208pp very good+ (owners inscription on front endpaper, sl discolouration to endpapers, spine head v sl bumped, sl rubbing and fading to upper and lower edges) in very good d/w (price clipped, sl discolouration to flaps, spine head and foot sl worn, corners sl rounded, sl rubbing, edges sl worn/creased)

PUBLISHER: macdonald london 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

DOS PASSOS, JOHN

first edition 312pp very good+ (spine head v sl bumped, v sl discolouration to half title page, discolouration to rear endpaper, sl foxing to head edge) in very good- d/w (spine head and foot sl chipped, corners rounded, rubbed, upper front edge has two 3cm tears and a small (1cm) piece missing, spine sl faded, creasing to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: robert hale ltd london 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

PATON, ALAN

first edition 253pp VG (v sl cocked, spine faded and rubbed, sl scuffing to corners and foot edge, owners inscription inside front board, sl foxing throughout) in GOOD+ d/w (flap corners clipped, corners chipped, spine chipped at head and foot and tearing along edges, spine faded, discolouration to rear and upper flaps, rubbed with sl water staining to spine)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1953

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

VAN DER POST, LAURENS

first edition 307pp very good- (spine sl cocked and sl shaky, spine head and foot sl rubbed and sl bumped,edges and corners sl rubbed, owners inscription on front endpaper, sl discolouration to endpapers, sl foxing to half title/title pages and first/last few pages, sl foxing to edges ) in good+ d/w (price clipped, spine sunned, staining, discolouration and rubbing, edges worn and creased, spine head and foot chipped and torn, corners chipped with a tear to lower front)

PUBLISHER: the hogarth press london 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel

POTTER, STEPHEN

first edition 160pp VG+ (front corners sl bruised, spine head sl faded, sl discolouration to endpapers and inside boards, sl foxing to edges) in VG- d/w ( spine and front sunned, discolouration to edges, rubbing causing surface damage to spine and front)

PUBLISHER: rupert hart-davis london 1956

KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel

PASTERNAK, BORIS

first edition 160pp VG+ (owner's inscription on ffep, bookseller's sticker on front paste-down) in VG+ d/w (spine sl sunned, v sl stain on front)

PUBLISHER: collins and harvill london 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition autobiography

GREENE, GRAHAM

first edition 140pp very good+ (owners inscription on front endpaper, lower edges of boards v sl rubbed) in very good+ d/w ( v sl rubbed, 2 small ink marks on front flap, spine head and foot v sl creased, upper front edge and corners v sl creased)

PUBLISHER: the bodley head london 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

HALDEMAN, JOE

first edition 218pp very good+ ( v sl cocked, v sl rubbing to front board, v sl rubbing to spine and along lower edges of boards, spine foot v sl bruised/faded, spine head v sl faded) in very good+ d/w ( spine faded, corners sl rounded, sl rubbing, spine head sl creased, sl creasing and wear to lower edge)

PUBLISHER: st martins press new york 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction