GOLDSMITH,OLIVER;THOMAS,GEORGE [ILLS.]

[first edition thus] 133pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth w.gilt border and dec.stamp to top board,bevelled edges,mod.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,some sl.foxing to contents,aeg,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1861

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature oliver goldsmith george thomas

ANDERSEN,JOHANNES C.

first edition 80pp ills.[b/w] VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.chipping to head/foot of spine,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: thomas avery new plymouth 1946

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry johannes andersen

MARRIS,C.A.

[first edition] 98pp VG (in paper wrappers over card boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned,chipping to edges,sl.foxing to prelims.and content edges)

PUBLISHER: tombs wellington [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature marris new zealand poetry

ANDERSEN,JOHANNES

first edition inscribed by author 63pp VG (grey paper wrappers,rubbed and soiled,losses of paper to margins of both covers probably due to insects,chipped yapp edges,author's dated inscr.and sign.to ffep verso - 1945)

PUBLISHER: watkins wellington 1936

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed johannes andersen

IWEALA,UZODINMA

first edition proof copy 140pp F in wrappers

PUBLISHER: john murray london 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies uzodinma iweala

LATHROP,DOROTHY P.

first edition thus unpaginated ills.[b/w] VG+ (col.ill.paper boards,v.sl.wear to extrems.,paste action and minor foxing to eps) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: world's work kingswood 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature dorothy lathrop

PATTERSON,JAMES

first edition 365pp NF (grey paper boards w.beige cloth spine,remainder stamp to foot edge) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: simon and schuster new york 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature james pattersn

BENNETT,KEM

first edition 256pp VG+ (blue cloth,spine sl.soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in Vg d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: collins london 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature kem bennett

MORRISON,STRANG

first edition 260pp VG+ (green cloth w.red stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1961

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature strang morrison

WEIR,ALISON

first edition proof copy [review copy] 474pp VG+ (in glossy wrappers,review stamp to half-title,sl.stain to fore-edge)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature history biography proof copies alison weir

BRIGHT,A.D.

first edition 143pp ills.[b/w by frank wright] VG (tan cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine sunned,paste action to eps,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: wilding shrewsbury 1901

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature bright frank wright

DUNSTAN,PEGGY

first edition inscribed by the author 79pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,author's inscr.to half-title verso and sign.to title) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed peggy dunstan

PATERSON,ALISTAIR

first edition 62pp NF (blue cloth,minor shelf wear) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,uneven sunning to rear cover,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand alistair paterson

N/A

[first edition] 394pp+2pp ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (red cloth w.blind borders and stamps to boards,gilt stamps and titling to spine,rubbed and stained,lower 4cm of spine missing w.tears to remainder,chipping and wear to extrems.,splits to hinges,top board shaky w.paper separation at fep gutter,owner's stamp to prelims.,mod.foxing to contents incl.ills,some ills.browned,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: joseph rickerby london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

BURT,NATHANIEL

first edition inscribed by author 306pp VG+ (tan cloth,sl.soiled w.crease to top board,author's inscr.to nz author una platts on ffep dated june 1968,content edges sl.soiled) in G+ d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,insect holes to upper/lower edges and spine,missing upper 2cm of spine due to hungry insects)

PUBLISHER: little,brown boston [1968]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature una platts signed nathaniel burt

MACKNESS,CONSTANCE

first edition 256pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth w.black dec.stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,2x owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,spine sl.browned,internal foxing,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: ward,lock london 1934

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature constance mackness

RUNYON,DAMON

first edition 279pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.stained spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several losses,internal tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: constable london 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature damon runyon

STYLES,SHOWELL

first edition 190pp NF (red cloth,v.sl.cocked) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed)

PUBLISHER: william kimber london 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature showell styles

MCGREGOR,ELIZABETH

first edition proof copy 368pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: bantam london 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies elizabeth mcgregor

JACQUES,BRIAN

first uk edition 327pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (teal cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: viking london 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature brian jacques