BANKS,IAIN

first edition proof copy 280pp FINE in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: abacus london 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies iain banks

HARRISON,KATHRYN

first edition proof copy 301pp NEAR FINE (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: random house new york 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature kathryn harrison proof copies

CAMPBELL,ALISTAIR

first edition 108pp VG (tan cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown) in VG- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled, closed tears to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: alister taylor martinborough [1981]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand alistair campbell

BEESLY,A.H.

first edition 167pp VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1895

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry beesly

TUCKER,T.G.

first edition 91pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,sl.hole to spine,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: thomas lothian melbourne 1914

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature tucker

LUX (aka JONES, LUCY M.)

first edition 224pp VERY GOOD- (red cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,unevenly sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs christchurch [1907]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature lux

ALGOL [BRETHERTON,C.H.]

first edition 49pp [printed on pale blue stock] VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,eps and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: muller london 1945

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry algol bretherton

BAKER,ERNEST A.

ex-lib.first edition 566pp GOOD (lib.rebind in burgundy cloth w.blue taped spine,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges foxed)

PUBLISHER: routledge london 1914

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature historical fiction ernest baker

FRAME, JANET

first NZ edition 203pp octavo hardcover VG+ in d/w VG- (waterstain to front)

PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand janet frame

STONE,ROSETTA [SEUSS,DR.]

first UK edition unpaginated ills.[col.by Michael Frith] VERY GOOD+ (in laminated boards,v.sl.soiled,v.sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper - scarce UK first edition of the only title by Dr.Seuss written under the pseudonym Rosetta Stone

PUBLISHER: collins london 1976

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature seuss rosetta stone

SEUSS, DR.

first UK edition unpaginated ills.[b/w and col.by author] VG quarto hardcover

PUBLISHER: collins london 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature seuss

WISTER,OWEN

[first Australian edition] 280pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (green cloth w.white dec.stamps to top board and red stamp to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,ink number to prelim.)

PUBLISHER: george robertson melbourne [1895]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature owen wister

RODWAY,JAMES

ex-lib.first edition thus [The Overseas Library] 271pp VERY GOOD (yellow cloth w.dec.black borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,lib.stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1899

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature travel geography james rodway guiana

TURNER,ETHEL

third edition 320pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (green cloth w.black/gilt stamps to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,school presentation bookplate to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: religious tract society london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ethel turner

FENN,GEO.MANVILLE

[first edition] 352pp ills.[b/w by John Schonberg] VERY GOOD- (burgundy cloth w.gilt/cream dec.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,split to full length of lower hinge,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: blackie london 1887

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature manville fenn

TURNER,ETHEL

267pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate tofront pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: ward lock london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ethel turner

DOYLE,CHARLES

first edition signed by author 46pp VERY GOOD+ (in card wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,author's dated sign.to ffep)

PUBLISHER: paul's book arcade auckland 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry charles doyle signed new zealand

DUDLEY,ERNEST

first edition 192pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.w.some losses and creasing)

PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ernest dudley

ISRAEL,PETER

first edition 255pp NEAR FINE (blue cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature peter israel

HARVEY,WILLIAM FRYER

first edition 200pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: dent london 1946

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature harvey