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

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

SINCLAIR, CLIVE

first edition 191pp fine in near fine d/w ( v sl creasing to upper edge and spine foot )

PUBLISHER: alison and busby london 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

SHAW, BERNARD

first edition 55pp very good (corners sl bruised, upper edges of boards sl bumped, owners stamp on front endpaper, sl creasing marks on boards, discolouration to endpapers, spine head and foot sl rubbed) in very good- d/w ( discolouration and staining, sl foxing to flaps, spine head and foot chipped, upper edge creased and worn with 1cm tear on front)

PUBLISHER: phoenix house london 1956

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

SITWELL, OSBERT

first edition 324pp very good+ (spine v sl faded, sl rubbing to spine head and foot, corners v sl bruised, owners ex libris sticker on front endpaper, sl foxing to endpapers and half title/title page, sl foxing to fore edge) in very good- d/w ( foxing to front and rear, spine chipped at head and foot, corners sl chipped, rubbing, upper edge worn with a few small tears, lower edge v sl creased)

PUBLISHER: macmillan & co london 1948

KEYWORDS: modern first edition autobiography

TENNANT, EMMA

first edition 176pp very good+ ( residue from tape: across upper edge of rear board/inside boards/on endpapers, sl creasing to upper edge front endpaper) in very good+ d/w (d/w has been taped to plastic cover along edges- no other faults)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

PASTERNAK, BORIS

first edition 304pp very good+ (v sl foxing to inside boards/endpapers and half title/title pages) in very good+ d/w ( sl discolouration to rear and spine, sl creased upper edge, v small name in ink on front cover)

PUBLISHER: elek books london 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition russian lit

READ, PIERS PAUL

first edition 347pp near fine ( spine v sl rubbing at head and foot else fine) in very good+ d/w (sl rubbing causing wear along fore edges, spine head sl creased/worn, spine foot sl creased with 1 v small tear, upper edge sl creased, sl discoloured edges)

PUBLISHER: j b lippincott company philadelphia 1976

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction