Books - "modern first edition"
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Relative Strangers
unedited bound proof copy 270pp F in wrappers
PUBLISHER: [np,np,nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies emma neale
Mr.Romford's Hounds
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
Plain or Ringlets?
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
The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz
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
The Cure for Death by Lightning
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
Shadows in Arcady
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
Signals of Distress
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
Signals of Distress
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
Noddy Wins a Prize
[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
The Beach
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
Heroes
first edition proof copy [extracts only] ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature journalism john pilger proof copies
Victory on Janus
first edition 224pp VG+ (green cloth,minor soiling to extrems.,owner's sign.and stamp to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature andre norton
The Adventures of Frankie and Jessie
first edition 160pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.some sl.losses incl.2cm to foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature jean simpson
Mickey Mouse Bedtime Stories
[first edition] 93pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG- (col.ill.paper boards w.green cloth spine,sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's stamp and owner's sign.to ffep verso,spine cracked w.some sections loosening,one b/w ill.lightly coloured in by child o/w contents generally clean and bright,spine shaky) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses to head /foot of spine,some closed tears,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: sunshine press london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature walt disney mickey mouse
Riding the Pendulum
poems 1961-69
first edition 58pp VG+ (black cloth,minor wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press wellington 1973
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand arvidson
Clymau
first edition 46pp [text in welsh] F in glossy laminated boards
PUBLISHER: gwasg gwynedd caernarfon 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry evans welsh language
Christ in a Fall Out Shelter
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w] VG (in pink ill.wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled w.ink price to front cover,red pen used to cross out address on first page and one line of text)
PUBLISHER: stanley fisher new york 1962
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature stanley fisher
Medusa
first edition 286pp VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1929
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature visiak
Poems
ex-lib.first edition 197pp VG (blue cloth,lib.rmark to spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,content edges sl.soiled) in VG- (mod.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several sl.losses,libr.mark to spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1929
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry arthur quiller-couch
She Married Pushkin
first edition 442pp VG- (pale blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,tape reinforcing to ep gutters,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: constable london 1939
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature almedingen