Books - "modern first edition"
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LES COMPAGNONS DU COQUELICOT
Ex lib, minimal markings, 314pp, VG (library rebacked with stiffened boards, new eps & taped spine, contents sl yellowed)
PUBLISHER: Flammarion, Paris, 1959
KEYWORDS: modern first edition henri troyat
THE FLIES AND IN CAMERA
Translated by Stuart Gilbert
Library rebind, fourth impress, ex lib, minimal markings, 167pp, VG- (sl edge wear, contents excellent)
PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition jean paul sartre
THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON
first edition, ex lib, minimal markings, 79pp, VG( vsl edgewear, v sl soiled ep's) d/w VG-(wear & tears to extrems, v sl chipped spine head & foot with sl chipped rear fore edge, v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann Melbourne 1955
KEYWORDS: modern first edition john patrick playscript
The Cards of the Gambler
ex-lib.first edition 242pp VG (black cloth,v.sl.soiled,usual stamps w.label removed from ffep,tape stains to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.soiled w.tape stains to covers and flaps,mod.wear to extrems.,internal tape reinforcing to upper/lower edges,libr.stamp to front flap)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1953
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature benedict kiely
The Ponder Heart
first edition 140pp VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled/foxed,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature eudora welty
Mortimer's Cross
first edition thus 141pp ills.[b/w by quentin blake] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.stain to lower edge,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.and stamp to ffep,content edges sl.browned o/w clean,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: bbc/cape london 1983
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature joan aiken quentin blake
Black Tuppenny
[first edition] unpaginated ills.[brown/white/red] VG- (ill.paper boards,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.w.losses to spine,owner's inscr.and sticker to ffep,prelims.mod.foxed w.sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature margaret brown sheila hawkins
Fables and Classical Sketches
[first edition] 95pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth w.blind borders and gilt titling,mod.rubbed and stained,spine and extrems.browned,sl.wear to extrems.,binder's label to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: parker london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry clergyman
This Summer's Dolphin
first edition inscribed by author 166pp VG+ (blue cloth,minor stain to top board w.spine and upper edge sl.sunned,eps and content edges sl.foxed,author's inscr.to title,v.sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's sign.in ink to front cover,sl.browned spine)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand signed
A Wintering Tree/The World I See/More Than Time/The Scale of Things
4 vols.inscribed by author w.signed handwritten letter
4 vols.first editions all inscribed by author w.handwritten letter to inscribee VG+ (all books similar condition w.sl.foxing to prelims.,author's warm inscr.to ffep all vols.,double-sided handwritten letter from author to inscribee loosely inserted) in VG+ d/ws (all sl.soiled w.sl.chipping and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: chatto and windus london 1955/1960/1970/1973
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry patric dickinson signed
Previous Convictions
first edition proof copy 360pp VG+ (in glossy wrappers,minor creasing to wrappers,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: pan london 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies simon temprell
MELVAIGS VISION
first edition, burgundy cloth, 446pp, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl foxing to ep's & edges0 d/w VG+(v sl wear to extrems, v sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed, v sl foxing internally and to flaps, v sl soiled)
PUBLISHER: Granada London 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first edition richard ford
ANY WOMANS BLUES
first edition, blue cloth, 362pp, NF with v sl foxing to text edges, in d/w Nf with v sl rubbing
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition erica jong
MEN OF MEN
first edition, octavo red cloth, 505pp, VG (sl cocked, v sl edgewear, v sl soiled, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG (sl wear & tears to extrems with v sl chipped spine head, vsl internal stain, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Heinemann London 1981
KEYWORDS: modern first edition wilbur smith
MADAME BOVARY
A tale of provincial life, Including a complete report of the trial of the author and his complete exoneration. Volume 2.
This vol only, ex lib, minimal markings, red cloth, vol II 153pp +124+6pp app, illus, VG- (sl internal separation at joints repaired with tape, sl edge wear, sl sunned & rubbed, spine mod sunned, contents v sl browned, v sl foxed prelims)
PUBLISHER: Simon P. Magee, Chicago, 1904
KEYWORDS: modern first edition gustave flaubert
LEND ME YOUR EARS
ESSAYS
Ex lib, minimal markings, reprint, paper boards, 124pp, VG- (sl edge wear, hinges reinforced with library tape, contents v sl yellowed, boards sl soiled & rubbed with sl edge wear, sl chipped spine head & foot)
PUBLISHER: The Progressive Publishing Society, Wellington, 1943
KEYWORDS: modern first edition f sinclaire NZ
POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING
Selected by Edward Shanks
Ex lib, minimal markings, blue boards & gilt titles, 328pp, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl internal separation at front hinge) d/w VG+ (sl sunned, v sl soiled & rubbed, v sl creases to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co, London, 1961
KEYWORDS: modern first edition robert browning verse
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
Ex library, minimal markings and pocket adhered to rear pastedown, first edition, black cloth with blind embossed house to front board, gilt title to spine, 143pp, VG+ (tight and bright, sl bruised front corners, mod bruised lower rear corner, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl wear to board edges, contents excellent) in VG+ d/w (v sl rubbed and soiled, v sl creases to extrems, v sl chipped spine head & foot, 3mm tear to spine foot repaired with tape)
PUBLISHER: Random House, New York, 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition neil simon playscript
LADY'S MAID
first edition, light blue cloth, 536pp, VG(v sl edgewear, foxing & soiling to ep's & edges) d/w VG(foxing internally & to flaps, sl sunned spine, v sl wear to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition margaret forster
SUN DANCER
first edition, black papre boards with brown cloth spine, 318pp, NF with v sl edgewear, in d/w NF with v sl tear to spine head
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster New York 1996
KEYWORDS: modern first edition david london