Books - "modern first edition"
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cradle
first edition 309pp very gd+ (residue from tape inside boards and on boards at head/foot) in very gd+ d/w (tape residue from over enthusiastic covering of book in 9 areas on back of cover, sl rubbed front) this book would be fine if someone hadn't got carried away with the sellotape!
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction
Pegasus in Flight
first edition 316pp very good (water staining to foot edge of pages causing some buckling, top and foot edge of boards sl faded and rubbed, notes written on top edge of rear endpaper, sl water staining to inside boards at foot edge) in very gd+ d/w (sl faded spine, sl rubbing, top edge sl crimped, sl creasing to spine foot and lower front edge, minor water staining to flaps and rear cover)
PUBLISHER: bantam london 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction
The Rowan
first US edition 335pp very gd+ (cocked with sl crease to spine, spine foot sl bumped, foot edge of boards sl faded, remainder stamp on foot edge) in very gd+ d/w (minor rubbing, price clipped in a very unattractive way on top of front flap, sl wear to spine head)
PUBLISHER: g p putnam's new york 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction
a shadow on summer
first edition 274pp near fine (minor foxing to head edge of pages, small stains to fore edge) in very good+ d/w (wear along top edge with v small tears to spine head, corners v sl rounded, spine v sl faded, sl discoloration to top edges of flaps)
PUBLISHER: secker and warburg london 1974
KEYWORDS: modern first edition irish literature
The Ship of Death
and other poems
first edition 104pp very good (sl shaky spine with front board starting sl at hinge, owners name on fep, sl discoloration to endpapers, spine sl rubbed with v sl bumping at foot, corners bruised and rubbed, boards rubbed and marked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: martin secker london 1933
KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry
The Dog King
first translated edition 355pp near fine (top front corner v sl bruised) in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction shops
The Waterworks
first edition proof copy 246pp GOOD in wraps (cocked with a sl.split spine)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof
Dramatis Personae
first edition 189pp very good (corners bruised, spine sunned and scuffed with scuffing to head and foot and sl separating along front hinge, sl cocked, ex libris stamp on inside boards and endpapers, sl discoloration to endpapers) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: macmillan & co london 1936
KEYWORDS: modern first edition lit crit
Do What You Will
first edition 310pp very good (spine sl shaky, spine sunned and marked with scuffing and small tears to head and foot, boards rubbed and stained, foot corners bruised and sl scuffed, owners names on fep,endpapers sl discolored,sl foxing, rear pages stained along foot edge) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1929
KEYWORDS: modern first edition essays
A Theft
proof copy 109pp in wraps very good+ (sl smudging of printing on cover, sl rubbing and marking, staple holes on fep,sl faded spine)
PUBLISHER: alison press/ secker & warburg london 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction
cradle
first edition 309pp very gd+ (sl bruised corners,sl bumped front cover outer edge, v sl cocked) in very good+ d/w (chipped front upper corner,creased spine head and upper edge of rear cover,rubbed)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction
the wall of the plague
first edition 447pp near fine (spine foot sl bumped, head edge of boards v sl rubbed) in very gd+ d/w (sl rubbing,residue from sm sticker on front cover, corners sl rounded, spine faded, sl crimping to top edge)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
the image of our lord
first edition 298pp fine in near fine d/w (remnants of price sticker on rear cover)
PUBLISHER: barrie and jenkins london 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction medieval
error in judgment
first edition 258pp fine in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: piatkus london 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime
A Chain of Voices
first edition 525pp VG+ (light foxing to page edges and prelims) in VG+ d/w (light rubbing and soiling to covers, sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1982
KEYWORDS: modern first edition africa slavery
a shadow on summer
first edition 274pp very good+ (sl foxing to rear inner cover and end papers, spine foot sl bumped, boards sl rubbed along foot edge with some staining at rear, paper sl creased inside front board) in very good+ d/w (stain to rear of rear cover,sl foxing to upper and lower edges of flaps, corners sl rounded, spine sl faded, some areas of sl foxing front and back)
PUBLISHER: secker and warburg london 1974
KEYWORDS: modern first edition irish literature
snakewrist
first edition 240pp very gd+ (owners inscription on fep, v sl cocked, spine foot v sl bumped) in near fine d/w (v sl crease on spine head with minor tear,crease along upper edge of front flap)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
1984 Spring
A Choice of Futures
octavo hardcover first edition VG+ in VG+ d/w (sl rubbing, sl crimping to top edge)
PUBLISHER: granada london 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first edition space essays
An Act of Terror
first edition 834pp very gd+ (spine sl cocked, fep sl creased, rear board has v sl bump to fore edge and minor rubbing) in very gd+ d/w (sl rubbing, front flap sl creased, sl creasing to spine foot and corners)
PUBLISHER: summit books new york 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction south africa
cradle
first edition 309pp near fine (sl bruised corners, sl bumped spine foot) in very good+ d/w (sl chipped upper corners,sl creasing to upper and lower edges,rubbing)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction