Books - "modern first edition"
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Ranolf and Amohia: A South-Sea Day-Dream
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
The World of Christopher Robin: Containing When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six
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
The Murders at Hibiscus Key
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
The Explorer
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
Gone Away
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
The Story of Joseph
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
The Stories of Henry Lawson
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
The Lost Princess: A Fairy Tale
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
Not Quite Posthumous Letter to my Daughter
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
Skeletovrahos
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
The Squire
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
Kevin
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
Prince of the Plague Country
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
The Awakening: Triumvirate Book One
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
Charades
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
The Syndic
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
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
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
The Memory Bank
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
Devil's Web
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
A Lot of People who Lived Through the War Don't like to Talk About It
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