Books - "modern first edition"
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The Inshore Squadron
first edition 256pp, 8vo, royal blue with gilt to spine, VG+ (slightly.cocked, small mark to foot-edge rear board, rather heavy handed inscription on half title) in VG+ d/w (v.slightly.wear to spine head)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson London 1978
KEYWORDS: modern first edition maritime
Success to the Brave
first edition 284pp, 8vo, curelean blue with gilt to spine, VG+ (upper rear corner has sl bruise, narrow strip of sunning to foot-edge of boards) in VG+ d/w (faint wear to upper edge with sl.rounded upper corners)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson London 1983
KEYWORDS: modern first edition maritime
Sloop of War
first edition 319pp, ex-library with d/w adhered to boards at flaps (date stamped on rear paste-down ) GD+ (tears to upper edge of d/w)
PUBLISHER: Hitchinson London 1972
KEYWORDS: modern first edition maritime
May Wine on Brooklyn Heights
first edition proof copy, 214pp in green wrappers, VG- (sl.cocked with light soiling to wrappers and a few small scuffs, ffep has large piece cut from it, some wear at foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode London 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy
The Hotel New Hampshire
first UK edition 401pp, 8vo, black/gilt to spine, VG+ (owner's inscription on ffep, small scuff to foot-edge of front board) inVG+ d/w (flaps lightly spotted, sl.creasing to upper edge)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape London 1981
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
The Bat-Poet
first UK edition 42pp, tall slim 8vo, green/gilt to spine, VG+ (extrems, of boards sl.sunned, paper sl.browned at edges, owner's name at ffep) in VG+ d/w (light foxing, small closed tear to upper rear edge, spine sl.rubbed, small mark from removal of price label)
PUBLISHER: Kestrel Books UK 1977
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
The Shadow of the Sequoyah
Social Documents of the Cherokees 1862-1964
first edition 129pp, ex-library (unissued & withdrawn) with stamp at half title and pocket and slip at rear, in excellent condition, FINE if not for library markings. In VG+ d/w (call number at spine which is sl.sunned, 1/2 closed tear to upper rear edge)
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press Norman 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition cherokees american indian history
The Lost Perception
first edition 189pp, small 8voin red with gilt title at spine, VG/ VG (sl.buckled boards, head edge sl.browned, some light foxing and browning to fore edge and endpapers) d/w (price clipped, moderate wear to spine head, upper front corner has 1/2 tear)
PUBLISHER: Gollancz London 1966
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science fiction
Poems 1943-1947
second impression 93pp VG (sl.stained,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep,sl.foxing to prelims.and edges,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,sl.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
A Kind of Loving
first edition 286pp VG (sl.stained,sl.stains to eps w.sl.foxing to edges,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.stained and sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Mitsinari
twenty-one years among the papuans
second impression 256pp ills. VG (sl.stained w.sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,sl.foxing to edges,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.stained and sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: staples press london 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel anthropology
Bio of an Ogre
an autobiography
first edition 297pp NF (paper boards w.cloth spine,sl.bumps to extrems.w.sl.browning to edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: ace new york 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography
Krondor: The Betrayal
first australian edition 352pp super octavo hardcover NF in VG+ d/w (sl.bumped and rubbed)
PUBLISHER: harper collins london 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
The Grass Dancer
first edition 300pp F in NF d/w (sl.stained w.v.sl.bumps)
PUBLISHER: picador london 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
The Imaginary Girlfriend
first edition 148pp+photos F in NF d/w (sl.rubbed w.remains of price sticker to head of cover)
PUBLISHER: bloomsbury london 1996
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Between Blue and Blue
a sort of novel
first uk edition 224pp VG+ (sl.stains towards sl.bumped extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,sl.foxing mainly towards edges,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Collected Poems 1929-1936
first edition 215pp VG (sl.stained w.spine sl.sunned,sl.shelf wear,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.stained,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and stained w.spine mod.sunned,bumps and sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hogarth press london 1948
KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry
Five Plays
first edition 541pp VG (sl.shelf wear,prelims.sl.stained,some sl.foxing to contents and edges,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.stained w.spine mod.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: w.h.allen london 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition plays
First Light
first us edition 328pp F in F d/w
PUBLISHER: grove weidenfeld new york 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Taltos
live of the mayfair witches
first uk edition 467pp VG+ (sl.rubbed and stained w.sl.shelf wear,edges sl.browned,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and creased,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: chatto and windus london 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition