LOUYS,PIERRE

limited [#234] 196pp [text in french] ills.[col.by p.leroy] VG+ (rebound in brown cloth w.half leather,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: editions du pantheon paris 1949

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature pierre louys

BURNS,ROBERT

first edition thus 2 volumes cclxxv+149pp/410pp ills.[b/w] VG (dark blue cloth boards w.black half leather,raised bands to spines,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.w.some surface scuffing and losses,separation at fep gutter of vol.1.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents incl.margins of ills.,mod.separation starting at gutter of prelim.of vol.2)

PUBLISHER: blackie glasgow 1859

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry robert burns

STRANG,HERBERT

first edition 160pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.by howard elcock] VG (col.ill.paper boards,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and sl.chipping to extrems.,owner's bookplate and dealer's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,v.sl.cocked) in G d/w (rubbed and stained,several large losses to rear cover and spine,chipping and wear to extrems.,insect holes to hinges)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1924

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature herbert strang

JOHNSON, LOUIS

first edition 32pp VG+ (in wrappers w.french flaps,covers sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand louis johnson

CRESSWELL,WALTER D'ARCY

first edition 54pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some minor pencil marks to contents) in G+ d/w (in 2 pieces and lacking the spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: john lane bodley head london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry walter d'arcy cresswell new zealand

COOPER,JAMES FENIMORE

302pp+2pp ads. VG (marbled paper boards w.half leather,rubbed and soiled w.some surface scuffing and losses,title label to spine chipped,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.sl.foxed,speckled edges)

PUBLISHER: routledge london 1866

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature james fenimore cooper

SHAKESPEARE,WILLIAM;DULAC,EDMUND [ILLS.]

[first trade edition] 144pp ills.[40 col.tipped-in plates by edmund dulac] G+ (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board and spine,rubbed and stained,lacks upper 40% of spine,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.and scribbles to feps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed and mod.soiled,plates clean w.descriptive guards present,a few plates have creased corners,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature william shakespeare edmund dulac

GREY,ZANE

first edition [first issue - published january 1912 to copyright, adverts. for "Heritage of the Desert" / "Young Pitcher" / "Young Lion Hunters" / "Young Forester" to copyright] 335pp ills.[b/w by douglas duer] G+ (tan cloth w.purple border and col.plate mounted to top board,mod.rubbed and stained,5cm circular liquid stain to rear board sl.affecting rear prelims.,wear and chipping to extrems.w.70% split to lower hinge,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.stain to fore-edge of text block sl.affecting some margins,spine partially detached and cocked)

PUBLISHER: harper new york 1912

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature western zane grey

SWINBURNE,ALGERNON CHARLES

ex-lib.first edition [first issue - savill and edwards to copyright] 23pp+several blank leaves VG (full calf w.top board detached but present,gilt-on-black title label to spine,gilt libr.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled w.chipping and wear to extrems.,eps and content edges marbled,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: john camden hotten london 1866

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry algernon charles swinburne

ALIGHIERI, DANTE; DORE, GUSTAVE

4 volumes ills.[b/w plates by gustave dore] G+ (green textured cloth w.gilt decoration to spines,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,text pp of contents sl.foxed,plates are generally clean,spines cracked w.some sections loosening and some plates detached but all present)

PUBLISHER: cassell london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature dante alighieri gustave dore arts poetry

BLACK,HERMINA

first edition 192pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's sign.to ffep,spine cracked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london [1958]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature hermina black

PUDNEY,JOHN

first edition 246pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,content edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature john pudney

DE KOCK,PAUL

5 volumes [text in french] ills.[b/w] VG (marbled paper boards w.green half leather,gilt-on-red title labels to spines w.raised bands,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and sl.chipping to extrems.,some surface scuffing and losses,vol.4 has red paper pasted over marbled top board,some sl.foxing to contents,vol.4 has been damp at fore-edge so board and contents are sl.wrinkled,sl.stain to fore-edge of contents of vol.4,speckled edges)

PUBLISHER: gustave barba paris [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature paul de kock

BLYTON,ENID

first edition [little book no.4] 48pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (in ill.wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's sign.to title and inside front cover whited-out,minor soiling to contents)

PUBLISHER: brockhampton press leicester [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature enid blyton

GLOVER,MIRANDA

first edition proof copy 383pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: bantam london 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies miranda glover

SWARUP,VIKAS

first edition octavo hardcover signed by author 303pp FINE in FINE d/w (author's sign.to title) scarce signed true first edition of the book now made into the movie Slum Dog Millionaire

PUBLISHER: doubleday london 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature signed vikas swarup

MYERSON,JULIE

first edition proof copy 312pp F in ill.wrappers

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies julie myerson

DOYLE,RODDY

first edition proof copy 277pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies roddy doyle

SAMPSON,KEVIN

first edition proof copy 246pp NF in wrappers (ink date to upper edge of contents)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies kevin sampson

SHEEHAN,JAMES

first edition proof copy 420pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: bantam london 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies james sheehan