JHABVALA, RUTH PRAWER:

first ediiton uncorrected proof, in pictorial wrappers, 277pp, VG+

PUBLISHER: John Murray London 2004

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof ruth prawer jhabvala

LITT, TOBY:

first edition uncorrected rpoof, in red illus wrappers, 418pp, FINE

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton London 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof toby litt

MARSDEN, JOHN

first edition, 278pp, octavo hardcover VG (light edgewear, v sl soiled edges, moderate foxing & tanning) in d/w VG ( sl wear to covers, small closed tears to extrems)

PUBLISHER: MacMillan Sydney 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition john marsden

LIGHTMAN, ALAN:

first edition, black cloth, 231pp, FINE in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury London 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first edition alan lightman

EDDINGS, DAVID & LEIGH:

first aust edition, black cloth, 424pp, VG+(v sl soiled boards, v sl bumped spine foot, vsl soiled top edge & ffep) d/w VG+(v sl wear to extrems & v sl soiled rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins London 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first edition david eddings

DONLEAVY, J. P.:

First ediiton, black cloth, 125pp, VG (sl cocked, v sl bumped spine head & foot, prev owner sign to ffep, sl foxed prelims & edges and v sl spasmodically throughout contents) d/w VG (sl creases wear & tears to extrems with v sl surface loss, price clipped, sl internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswode, London, 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition j p donleavy

NOLAN, CHRISTOPHER:

first edition, red cloth, 374pp, VG+( vsl edgewear, sl bumped front fore edge) d/w VG+(v sl weaar to extrems with v sl tear to spine head, v sl rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Phoenix House London 1999

KEYWORDS: modern first edition christopher nolan

RUSHDIE, SALMAN:

Limited edition, black cloth, embossed signature on front board, 438pp, issued without d/w, NEAR FINE (boards v sl soiled & rubbed, v sl bumped spine head & foot)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape, London, 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition salman rushdie

WOUK, HERMAN:

First edition, black cloth, 644pp, VG (v sl cocked, v sl edge wear, contents v sl browned) d/w VG (v sl creases & wear to extrems, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: Collins, London, 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition herman wouk

HOSIE, LADY:

Reprint, economy printing, blue boards, gilt titles, 176pp, col frontis illus, VG- (boards sl rubbed & soiled, sl cocked, sl edge wear, internal separation at front joint, prev owner inscript to ffep, contents v sl browned, v sl foxed eps & edges) d/w VG- (sl creases chips wear & tears to extrems w sl surface loss to folds, sl sunned soiled & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1944

KEYWORDS: modern first edition lady hosie

FLEMING, JOAN:

Bookclub edition, red boards, 256pp, VG (boards v sl rubbed & soiled, v sl edge wear, prev owner sign to ffep, v sl foxed prelims & edges & spasmodically throughout contents) d/w VG (sl foxing inside and out, v sl creases wear & tears to extrems)

PUBLISHER: The Crime Club, Collins, London, 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition joan fleming

FORES, JOHN:

First edition, blue boards, 255pp, VG (sl cocked, boards v sl rubbed & soiled, v sl edge wear, bookseller stamp to ffep, v sl paste action to feps, contents excellent) d/w VG (v sl creases wear & tears to extrems with v sl surface loss, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first edition john fores

MORRIS, WILLIAM:

Volume 2 only, pocket edition, blind embossed green boards, gilt title & decorations to spine, top edge gilt, 158pp, VG+ (v sl foxed edges) d/w VG+ (sl sunned spine, otherwise near fine condition)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1914

KEYWORDS: modern first edition william morris

ARNO, PETER:

First edition, blue boards, 120pp, bw cartoons, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl rubbed & soiled, contents excellent, v sl foxed eps & edges) d/w VG- (v sl creases & wear to extrems, large chip to lower front 6x4cm, sl soiled & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale, London, n.d.

KEYWORDS: modern first edition peter arno

BOWEN, FRANK C.:

First edition, 4 volumes by the author of Ships for All, bound in watered silk with gilt decoration and titles, illus col & b/w plates, eps professionally replaced and each volume has binder's label at foot edge of front pastedown, vol1 to 1697, 308pp, VG+ (sl sunned spine with some wear, sl scuffing to extrems, corners v sl runned, foot board edges have very minor shelf wear, minimal foxing confined to rear ep and last page) vol2 1698-1783 284pp VG+ (sl sunned spine, sl scuffed extrems, minimal rubbing to covers, sl foxed rear section) vol3 1784-1814, 289pp, VG+ (spine sl sunned with sl scuffed extrems, minimal shelf wear to foot edge, v sl rubbed corners, sl foxing confined to last section and feps) vol4 1815-1875, 290pp, VG+ (spine sl sunned with sl scuffed extrems, corners sl rubbed, v sl foxing confined to rear ep and index pages and verso front illus plate)

PUBLISHER: Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd, London, n.d.

KEYWORDS: modern first edition frank bowen

SABATO,ERNESTO

first edition in english 138pp NF (black cloth,spine sl.cracked but tight) in NF d/w (v.sl.rubbed,minor foxing to flaps w.remains of price sticker to front flap)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ernesto sabato

RICE,LUANNE

ex-lib.first edition 292pp VG+ (blue paper boards w.lilac quarter cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps and labels,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (libr.label to spine,tape stains to upper/lower edges w.spine sl.sunned,4cm cut to front cover)

PUBLISHER: atheneum new york 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature luanne rice

CLARE, ALYS

first edition 242pp F in F d/w

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1999

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature alys clare

JOHNS,W.E.

first edition 184pp VG+ (dk.pink cloth,minor soiling w.minor sunning to upper/lower edges,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.paste action to eps w.minor ink number to ffep,v.minor paper separation starting at head of fep gutter,eps and edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine mod.sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.w.some creasing and minor closed tears,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: brockhampton press leicester 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature w.e.johns biggles

NORMINTON,GREGORY

first edition proof copy 278pp NF (in pictorial wrappers,sl.soiled w.minor wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton sceptre london 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies gregory norminton