AIKEN,JOAN;BLAKE,QUENTIN[ILLS.]

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

BROWN,MARGARET;HAWKINS,SHEILA[ILLS.]

[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

CLERGYMAN,A.

[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

SHADBOLT,MAURICE

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

DICKINSON,PATRIC

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

TEMPRELL,SIMON

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

FORD, RICHARD:

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

JONG, ERICA:

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

SMITH, WILBUR

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

FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE::

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

SINCLAIRE, F.:

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

BROWNING, ROBERT:

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

SIMON, NEIL:

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

FORSTER, MARGARET:

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

LONDON, DAVID:

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

COURTNEAY, BRYCE:

first edition, black paper boards, sl cocked, v sl foxing to edges) d/w NF with v sl wear to extrems

PUBLISHER: Viking Australia 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition bryce courtenay

HIAASEN, CARL:

first ediiton thus, purple paper boards with blue cloth spine, 353pp, VG(sl cocked, v sl edgewear, v sl bumped spine head & foot) d/w VG+(v sl wear to extrems, v sl tear to spine head)

PUBLISHER: Alfred A knopf New York 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition carl hiaasen

GRAFTON, SUE:

first uk edition, black paper boards, 385pp, FINE in d/w VG+(v sl wear to extrems, v sl tear to spine foot)

PUBLISHER: MacMillan London 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition sue grafton

RICE, ANNE:

first edition, black paper boards, 387pp, VG( sl rubbed, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl edgewear, v sl foxing to edges) d/w VG(v sl wear & tears to extrems, sl rubbed, v sl soiled)

PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf New York 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first edition anne rice

MALOUF, DAVID:

First Australian Edition, black cloth, 185pp, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 2000

KEYWORDS: modern first edition david malouf