Books - "modern first edition"
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FROM DEATH TO MORNING
first edition, black cloth, 280pp, G (cocked, v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, sl sunned rubbed & soiled, v sl foxed eps and edges & spasmodically throughout, internal separation mid contents, mod sunned spine) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann, London, 1936
KEYWORDS: modern first edition thomas wolfe
THIRTEEN SUCH YEARS
first edition, green cloth, 315pp, VG- (sl cocked, v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, sl sunned rubbed & soiled, mod sunned spine, v sl foxed eps and edges) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company, London, 1932
KEYWORDS: modern first edition alec waugh
WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND
first edition (l-w), red cloth and black dec stamps, 419pp, VG (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.chipping to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed, sl.paper separation at various places in contents, binding holding, spine cracked and sl.shaky, prev owner sign to front paste down)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1923
KEYWORDS: modern first edition zane grey
The Colters
an australian story for girls
first edition 320pp ills.[col.plates] VG (red cloth w.col.plates to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.minor stains to top board,plate on spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown w.presentation bookplate to ffep,prelims.sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,ae black,spine cracked and sl.cocked/shaky)
PUBLISHER: henry frowde hodder and stoughton london 1912
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature j.m.whitfeld
The Rape of the Lock
an heroi-comical poem in five cantos
first edition thus limited numbered [75/75] 59pp [b/w frontis.w.rubricated title page] VG+ (in vellum wrappers w.gilt stamp to front cover and green ribbon ties to fore-edges,rubbed and stained w.some sl.surface losses,lacks upper ribbon tie from rear cover,covers bowed,printed on handmade paper,eps and edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean)
PUBLISHER: chiswick press london 1925
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry alexander pope chiswick press
Laodice and Danae
play in one act
first edition inscribed by author 25pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.sunning towards edges,bumps and chipping to extrems.,warm inscription by author on title page - to miss neill,with good wishes from mr.and mrs.gordon bottomley.christmas,1909,eps and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: printed for private circulation 1909
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts gordon bottomley
The Flying Squad
reprint 256pp [col.frontis.] VG+ (red cloth w.black borders,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine mod.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: harrap london 1932
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature w.a.bishop r.stuart-wortley
A Little Ark
containing sundry pieces of seventeenth-century verse
first edition 57pp [b/w frontis.] VG (in wrappers w.title label to front cover and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine and hinge area browned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,contents sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: dobell london 1921
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry g.thorn-drury
Hardie and Baird & Other Plays
first edition 181pp.NF(blue cloth,gilt title to spine,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.,sl.browning to content edges) in NF d/w(sl.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: secker london 1991
KEYWORDS: james kelman modern first edition literature drama
Adventures in the Skin Trade
first edition 115pp.VG+(black cloth,gilt title to spine,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges and contents sl.foxed,previous owner's sign.to ffep.) in VG d/w(sl.soiled,heavily foxed,mod.sunned particularly to spine,mod.shelf-wear and sl.chipping to extrems.,small open tear to foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: putnam london 1955
KEYWORDS: dylan thomas modern first edition literature
PLAYS
Volume 1 - The Father - Countess Julie - The Outla
first edition, blue cloth, VG(sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, sl rubbed & soiled boards, prev owners sign to front pastedown, sl foxing to ep's, text edges v sl yellowed)
PUBLISHER: Frank Palmer London 1913
KEYWORDS: modern first edition august strindberg plays
FLIGHT OF THE STORKS
first edition uncorrected proof, in pictorial glossy wrappers, 327pp, FINE
PUBLISHER: The Harvill Press London 2000
KEYWORDS: modern first edition jean-christophe grange
A GOOD PLACE TO DIE
first edition, teal cloth, 343pp, VG+( vsl edgewear, v sl foxing to edges) d/w NF with v sl wear to extrems
PUBLISHER: The Harvill Press London 1999
KEYWORDS: modern first edition james buchan
QUINN
first edition uncorrected proof, in glossy pictorial wrappers, 278pp, NF with vsl wear to spine head & foot & v sl soiled edges
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton London 1999
KEYWORDS: modern first edition seamus smyth proof
JUDICIAL WHISPERS
first edition, burgundy cloth, 345pp, NF with v sl foxing to edgesin d/w VG+(v sl wear to xtrems, vsl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Orion London 1995
KEYWORDS: modern first edition caro fraser
CLARKE COUNTY SPACE
first edition, blue cloth, 302pp, NF with foxing to ep's & edges, d/w NF with v sl foxing to flaps
PUBLISHER: Century London 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition allen steele
WILDFIRE
first edition C-R, burgundy cloth, 320pp, VG-(corners v sl bruised & scuffed, sl edgewear, sl worn spine head & foot, boards sl rubbed & soiled & v sl sunned, v sl internal seperation at front hinge, v sl foxing throughout, sl shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers New York 1917
KEYWORDS: modern first edition zane grey
THE SORCERER
first edition, brick cloth, 175pp, VG+(v sl sunning & wear to edges, v sl soiled boards & text edges) d/w VG+(v sl wear to extrems, sl stained spine, v sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Little Brown & Co Boston, 1971
KEYWORDS: modern first edition anne eliot crompton
THE SCARLET SWORD
first edition, burgundy cloth, 247pp, VG+(v sl edgewear, sl browned & paste action to ep's with v sl foxing to edges & ep's) d/w VG-(v sl wear & tears to extrems with sl chipped spine foot & lower front, sl foxing, v sl sunned rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph London 1950
KEYWORDS: modern first edition h e bates
On The Shelf
[first edition] 187pp.illus.(b/w) VG(grey decor.cloth,gilt title to spine and front board,bevelled edges,mod.soiled and scuffed,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges and contents sl.foxed,eps.browned,inscrip.dated 1909 at prelim.)
PUBLISHER: warne london nd c.1900
KEYWORDS: harvey gobel modern first edition children's literature