ELWELL,F.R.

first edition 232pp ills.[b/w by sheila rose] VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.internal foxing,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: oliver & boyd edinburgh 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature elwell

CHARTERIS,LESLIE

[first edition] 255pp VG- (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sunned spine,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: ward,lock london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature leslie charteris saint

BROADBENT,SABRINA

first edition proof copy 208pp NF (in wrappers,publisher's label to front cover)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies sabrina broadbent

THOMPSON,GARETH

first edition 372pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: doubleday london 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies gareth thompson

MELVILLE,HERMAN

new edition 321pp+2 maps at rear G+ (blue cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,dealer's label to front pastedown,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked and cocked)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1893

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature herman melville

AUSTIN,ALFRED

first edition 142pp VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,several inscr.to feps,dealer's label to front pastedown w.blind stamp to ffep,content edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1889

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry alfred austin

HAWKS,JOHN TWELVE

first edition proof copy 372pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: bantam london 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature john twelve hawks proof copies

NASH,OGDEN;SHILSTONE,ARTHUR [ILLS.]

first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w/yellow by arthur shilstone] VG+ (tan cloth,minor soiling,contents sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: dent london 1961

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry ogden nash arthur shilstone

BAXTER,GLEN

first edition unpaginated ills.[col.] VG (laminated boards,sl.soiled w.boards unevenly sunned,minor bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: little,brown london 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature sex glen baxter humour

CHAMPNEY,ELIZABETH W.

[first edition] 330pp ills.[b/w] VG- (pale blue cloth w.black/red/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,top board shaky w.paper separation at fep gutter,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: estes and lauriat boston [1888]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature elizabeth champney

NEALE,EMMA

unedited bound proof copy 270pp F in wrappers

PUBLISHER: [np,np,nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies emma neale

[SURTEES,R.S.]

first edition thus [jorrocks edition] 405pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.by john leech] VG (blue cloth w.red/grey/black/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and stained,spine darkened,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: george bayntun bath 1926

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature surtees john leech

[SURTEES,R.S.]

first edition thus [jorrocks edition] 398pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth w.red/black/grey/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine darkened,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: george bayntun bath 1926

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature surtees jorrocks

HOBAN,RUSSELL

ex-lib.first edition 192pp VG- (beige cloth,sl.rubbed and foxed,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,libr.label to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature russell hoban

ANDERSON-DARGATZ,GAIL

first edition signed by author [includes author-inscribed handmade bookmark] 294pp NF (blue cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,author's sign.to title w.inscribed bookmark loosely inserted) in NF d/w (v.minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: knopf toronto 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature gail anderson-dargatz signed

FLINT,SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL

first edition thus numbered/limited [480/500] signed by author and inscribed by publisher 59pp+[2pp] ills.[some b/w tailpieces] F (in black/blue cloth w.gilt key stamp to top board,warmly inscribed by publisher to supervising printer and dated 1967 on blank prelim.,numbered colophon to rear prelim.w.author's sign.opposite) in NF d/w (clear acetate sl.wrinkled) in VG+ slipcase (blue paper boards,sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: charles skilton london 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature typography william russell flint charles skelton signed arts

CRACE,JIM

first edition 277pp Nr. Fine in Nr. Fine d/w (minor gum stain to front cover)

PUBLISHER: viking london 1994

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature jim crace

CRACE,JIM

first edition signed by author 277pp NF (grey cloth,author's sign.to title,minor foxing to content edges) in F d/w

PUBLISHER: viking london 1994

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature jim crace signed

BLYTON,ENID

[noddy garage book no.4] 40pp ills.[b/w by beek] VG (col.ill.wrappers,sl.rubbed and stained,contents browned,owner's sign.to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature enid blyton noddy

GARLAND,ALEX

first edition proof copy 439pp NF (in glossy b/w wrappers,minor soiling w.minor wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: viking london 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies alex garland