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$120.00
2e18a/10

Ranolf and Amohia: A South-Sea Day-Dream


DOMETT, ALFRED

First edition, original binding, octavo, prange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, black rule to boards, dark blue eps, 511pp + errata page, VG- (moderately heavy soiling to boards, moderate bruising to spione extrems & board corners, light tanning, light foxing to eps & page edges, light soiling to page edges, occasional light underlining in pencil)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co. 1872

KEYWORDS: literature poetry verse modern first edition

$95.00
2e18a/16

The World of Christopher Robin: Containing When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six


MILNE, A. A. & SHEPARD, E. H.

First edition thus, octavo, reddish brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine,illus eps, 243pp, illus, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light foxing to page edges, owner's name & address to half-title) in d/w, VG- (light foxing & soiling, creasing to edges, small tears & chips to spine extrems, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1959

KEYWORDS: children's literature modern first edition AA Milne EH Shepard

$22.50
xxskf102039

The Murders at Hibiscus Key


SILLER, VAN

First edition, Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hammond, Hammond & Co. 1965

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction modern first edition

$12.00
xxskf102040

The Explorer


KEYES, FRANCES PARKINSON

First edition, Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1965

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction modern first edition

$185.00
2f45a/8

Gone Away


COTTON, FREDERICK

Presentation copy inscribed by author and dated (author's initials only - not signed), first edition, octavo, illus blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, foxhunting scene with rider & hounds to front board, horse head & riding equipment illus to spine, fox head illus to rear board, patterned eps, xv + 279pp, VG- (moderate staining to boards, some creasing & fraying to spine extrems & board edges & corners, heavy browning to page edges & eps, front & rear hinges loosening, some occasional foxing, annotation to page 6, light creasing to some pages)

PUBLISHER: Simpkin Marshall & Co 1888

KEYWORDS: modern first edition sport foxhunting fox hunting literature

$40.00
2f45a/12

The Story of Joseph


DE LA MARE, WALTER & ARDIZZONE, EDWARD (Illus)

First edition, super octavo, illus heavy card boards with black lettering to spine & front board, 83pp, illus, VG (some bruising to spine head, light browning to page edges & eps, some foxing to rear ep) in d/w, VG- (some browning, several closed teards to edges. bruising, nicks & tears to spine extrems, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature Bible stories

$95.00
2f45a/24

The Stories of Henry Lawson


LAWSON, HENRY & MANN, CECIL (Ed)

Three-volume set all first editions, super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering in black decorative panel to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 458pp, viii + 449pp, xi + 552pp (vols 1 to 3 respectively), VG+ (light tanning to page edges, bookseller's label to front pastedowns, occasional annotation in pencil) in d/w, VG- (some fading to spines, some creasing & nicks to edges, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Angus & RObertson 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Australian literature short stories

$155.00
2f45a/26

The Lost Princess: A Fairy Tale


MARIE QUEEN OF ROUMANIA & ATTWELL, MABEL LUCIE (Illus)

First edition, quarto, red cloth boards with black lettering & black illus to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, 159pp, illus + 5 colour plates, VG- (heavy fading to boards & spine, some soiling to boards, moderate fraying to spine extrems & board corners, heavy foxing to page edges, lacks fep, owner's name & date in ink to front pastedown & first page, bookseller's label to front pastedown, some foxing throughout, child's colouring in to almost all b&w illustrations)

PUBLISHER: SW Partridge 1924

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature fairy story

$14.00
xxskf102071

Not Quite Posthumous Letter to my Daughter


THOMAS, CAITLIN

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Putnam & Co Ltd 1963

KEYWORDS: literature satire humour modern first edition

$30.00
xxskh102217

Skeletovrahos


VLAMI, EVA

first edition, octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Efstathiadis Group, 1985

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition

$60.00
1c21a/27

The Squire


RICHARDS, LAURA E.

First edition, illus from d/w is tipped in to fep & front flap of d/w tipped in to rear ep, octavo, brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 309pp, VG- (light bruising to spine extrems, some soiling to boards, some tanning to page edges & eps, owner's name & date in ink to fep, some foxing)

PUBLISHER: D Appleton & Company 1923

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

$50.00
1c21a/32

Kevin


HAMILTON, WALLACE

First edition, octavo, brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, 209pp, VG- (moderately heavy staining to boards, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (heavy foxing to inside, some creasing to edges & spine extrems, several nicks to edges & corners, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: St Martin's Press 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

$50.00
2c19a/55

Prince of the Plague Country


PACKER, RICHARD

First edition, scarce, octavo, orange boards with black lettering to spine, 58pp, VG (light tanning to page edges & elsewhere, some foxing to eps, light staining to fore-edges of last few pages) in d/w, G+ (moderately heavy staining, heavy browning to inside, stained & unattractive tape repairs to upper & lower edges)

PUBLISHER: Pegasus Press 1964

KEYWORDS: literature poetry poems modern first edition

$30.00
xxhie102340

The Awakening: Triumvirate Book One


MCGUINESS, BEVAN

First edition uncorrected proof copy, paperback (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Voyager Harper Collins 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature science fiction fantasy

$16.50
xxhie102348

Charades


HOSPITAL, JANETTE TURNER

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Bantam Press Transworld 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel

$35.00
xxski102429

The Syndic


KORNBLUTH, C. M.

First UK edition (scarce), octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) (d/w partially stuck to hardcover); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition science fiction literature

$12.00
xxski102430

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole


TOWNSEND, SUE

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Methuen 1984

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature teen fiction

$10.00
xxave102593

The Memory Bank


DUBERMAN, MARTIN

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: The Dial Press 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first edition drama theatre play literature

$20.00
xxsja102890

Devil's Web


STONE, SCOTT

First Edition, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: The Vixen Press 1955

KEYWORDS: literature fiction modern first edition

$25.00
xxsjc102958

A Lot of People who Lived Through the War Don't like to Talk About It


WATERS, SARAH

inscribed & signed by author, uncorrected proof copy, First edition, Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Virago 2006

KEYWORDS: signed fiction literature modern first edition proof copies

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