Books - "modern first edition"
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POLAR PERIL
Illustrated by A. S. Forrest
first edition, orange cloth, 285pp, colour frontispiece & numerous b/w drawings, VG (v sl cocked, v sl edge wear, v sl paste action to eps, v sl foxed edges, v sl rubbed & soiled) d/w VG+ (v sl creases & wear to extrems, v sl chipped spine head & foot, v sl internal foxing, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson, London, n.d. (ca 1939)
KEYWORDS: modern first edition lionel surrey
THE SPORTING CLUB
First edition, ex lib, minimal markings, 220pp, VG- (cocked, sl gum stains to boards & eps, sl rubbed & soiled) d/w in plastic VG+ (flaps trimmed, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch, London, 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition thomas mcguane
STORM IN CHANDIGARH
First edition, ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 251pp, VG+ (v sl gum stains to boards & eps, v sl edge wear, clean text, tight) d/w in plastic VG+ (v sl sunned soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus, London, 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition nayantara sahgal
LIGHT CAKES FOR TEA
First edition, ex lib, minimal markings, 240pp, VG- (cocked, joints reinforced with library tape, v sl gum stains to boards & eps, clean text) d/w in plastic VG+ (v sl sunned soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: New Authors Hutchinson, London, 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first edition anthony price
MOURNING RAGA
First edition, ex lib, minimal markings, 256pp, VG- (sl cocked, internal separation at several locations in contents, binding holding, v sl gum stains to boards & eps) d/w in plastic VG+ (v sl sunned soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan, London, 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition ellis peters
THE BETROTHAL
OR THE BLUE BIRD CHOOSES A FAIRY PLAY IN FIVE ACTS
First UK edition, green cloth, gilt titling to spine, 174pp + 5pp ads, VG- (sl bruised corners, v sl scuffed spine head & foot, boards v sl rubbed & soiled, sl foxing throughout, prev owner sign + date to ffep, v sl paste action to eps, internal separation & ink vertical lines in margin at several locations in contents, binding holding and no sections loose) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Methuen, London, 1919
KEYWORDS: modern first edition maurice maeterlinck
HOPE OF HEAVEN
AND OTHER STORIES
First UK edition, second impression, being a lithographic reprint of the 1939 first printing, VG (sl bruised corners, sl bumped spine head & foot, sl sunned spine, prev owner sign & date to half title, clean text, tight) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber, London, 1953
KEYWORDS: modern first edition john o'hara
ODD PAIRS
First edition, red brown cloth, 160pp, VG- (cocked, v sl edge wear, sl paste action to eps, v sl soiled & rubbed, v sl foxed edges, clean text) d/w VG (v sl creases wear & tears to extrems, spine v sl darkened, sl sunned soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape, London, 1925
KEYWORDS: modern first edition laurence housman
THE MOLECULE MEN and THE MONSTER OF LOCH NESS
First edition, black cloth, gilt titling to spine, 255pp, VG (v sl edge wear, sl soiled, v sl rubbed, prev owner sign to ffep, clean text, tight) d/w VG (price clipped, v sl creases & wear to extrems, v sl internal foxing, v sl rubbed sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Heinemann, London,1971
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fred hoyle geoffrey hoyle
THE HOLE
First edition, ex lib, minimal markings, 154pp, VG (sl cocked, v sl gum stains to eps and boards, v sl edge wear, clean text) d/w in plastic VG (v sl creases & wear to extrems, v sl rubbed sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape, London, 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition n f simpson
THE ELDER GODS
BOOK ONE OF THE DREAMERS
First edition, black cloth, silver titling to spine, 424pp NF (v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl bruised top rear corner) d/w NF (v sl creased extrems)
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins, London, 2003
KEYWORDS: modern first edition david eddings leigh eddings
RECKONING
First edition, black cloth, silver titling to spine, 353pp NF (v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl bruised lower back corner, prev owner sign to ffep) d/w NF (v sl soiled & rubbed, v sl creased extrems)
PUBLISHER: Collins, London, 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition michael pye
THE PRIEST
A GOTHIC ROMANCE
First edition, red cloth, silver titling to spine, 310pp VG+ (v sl bumped spine head & foot, vvsl foxed edges) d/w NF (v sl soiled & rubbed, v sl creased extrems)
PUBLISHER: Millennium Orion, London, 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition thomas m disch horror
HADES' DAUGHTER
THE TROY GAME: BOOK ONE
First edition, blue green cloth, gilt titling to spine, 621pp, VG+ (vv sl edge wear) d/w VG+ (v sl rubbed, v sl creased extrems)
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins, London, 2002
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sara douglass
SEA SWELL
Translated by Nadia Christensen
First edition, pink cloth, 115pp NF (v sl edge wear) d/w NF (v sl rubbed, v sl creased extrems)
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins, London, 2003
KEYWORDS: modern first edition cecile loveid
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land
a story of australian life
[first edition] 337pp VG (red cloth,stained and mod.rubbed,mod.sunned spine,bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,top board sl.shaky w.paper separation at ep gutter,owner's sign.scribbled out with ink on front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1915
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature mrs.campbell praed
The Philadelphia Murder Story
first edition 158pp VG+ (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,content edges v.sl.foxed,tight) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.w.sl.chip to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1945
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature collins crime club leslie ford
Being There
first edition 136pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's label to ffep,content edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.browned,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1971
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature jerzy kosinski
Against Her Nature
first edition proof copy [signed/inscribed/dated by author - 14/7/97] 360pp NF (in glossy wrappers,sl.soiled,author's dated inscr.to title page)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies elizabeth buchan
English Correspondence
first edition proof copy 199pp F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 2003
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies janet davey