RUBENS, BERNICE

First edition, octavo, purple cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, VG (light tanning & light soiling to page edges, slight tanning to edges of boards & spine) in d/w VG (price clipped, light foxing, moderate soiling, light tanning, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, two small 1cm closed tears to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1962

KEYWORDS: Jews England London Fiction literature modern first edition

AMBLER, ERIC

First edition, thrid impression, Archival Repair to d/w, octavo, blue clothe boards with black lettering to spine, 320pp, VG (light fading to spine, moderate foxing & light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG- (light fading to spine, light soiling, light bruising to upper spine repaired with archival tape, 2.5cm tear with loss to bottom rear cover repaired with archival tape)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1950

KEYWORDS: Spy stories Fiction literature modern first edition

KENT, ALEXANDER

First edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & gilt motif to front board, illus eps, 144pp, VG+ (light tanning to page edges, slight foxing to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1978

KEYWORDS: Fiction Sea stories Great Britain Naval literature modern first edition

HABASH, GABE

First edition, signed in slipcase with 'Indiespensable' booklet loosely enclosed, Super octavo, grey boards with silver lettering to spine, black eps, 287pp, Nr Fine in d/w Nr Fine in slipcase Nr Fine

PUBLISHER: Coffee House Press 2017

KEYWORDS: signed modern first edition fiction literature

CARTER, MARY

First edition, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 338pp, VG (light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (moderate tanning to spine & cover edges, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1963

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition novel

LEWIS, WYNDHAM

First edition thus, octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 132pp, illus, VG (ligth tanning & light foxing to page edges, light soiling to spine, moderate browning to eps) in d/w (moderate tanning to spine, light tanning to covers, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Methuen 1960

KEYWORDS: English poetry poems literature modern first edition

KENT, ALEXANDER

First edition, super octavo, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 350pp, VG+ (light tanning & very slight foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light bruising to spine extrems, some bubbling to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1970

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition naval nautical seamanship

HUXLEY, ALDOUS

First edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, VG (ligh rubbing to boards, light tanning & light soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps) in d/w VG (price clipped, light soiling, light rubing, 1cm closed tear to front cover, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1971

KEYWORDS: poems poetry literature modern first edition

DUDER, TESSA

First edition, Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, VG (previous owner's name in ink to fep, light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Olympics Fiction Swimming children's literature modern first edition

ACKROYD, PETER

First edition, super octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 217pp, VG (moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light soiling, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1985

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition

CAPOTE, TRUMAN

First edition, octavo, brown cloth boards with white lettering to spine, brown eps, 191pp, VG ( light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w VG ( light tanning to spine, light rubbing, light soiling, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, 1cm tear with loss to upper spine, small closed tears to lower spine)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1952

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition

SILER, JENNY

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Orion 1999

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novel first modern edition

KERMODE, FRANK

First edition, octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 141pp, VG+ (light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (light tanning to spine, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners)

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1975

KEYWORDS: T S Eliot Classicism European literature modern first edition

AMIS, MARTIN

Uncorrected Proof Copy, First edition, octavo, illus light card covers, 470pp, VG+ (light rubbing & light soiling to cover, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1989

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition

FARGUES, NICOLAS

first edition octavo illus light card covers with french flaps, 179pp inscribed, dated and SIGNED by author; 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: pushkin press 2006

KEYWORDS: literature signed modern first edition nicolas fargues

KOED, THOMAS PORS

first edition octavo illus light card covers, 185pp FINE dated and SIGNED by author ; 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: titus books 2015

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature thomas pors koed

VIRTUE, NOEL

first edition octavo illus light card covers, 400pp VG+ dated inscribed and SIGNED by the author to fellow NZ Author Rex Pilgrim; 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: vintage 1999

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature modern first edition signed

KUNDERA, MILAN

FIRST EDITION, octavo black cloth boards, 311pp VG (light tanning) in VG d/w; 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: faber and faber 1986

KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition milan kundera

HUEFFER, FORD MADOX

first edition octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 307pp + 34pp adverts (dated february 1910) VG- (fading to spine, speckled staining to front cover edge, bookplate to fep which is attached to front pastedown, stamp to title page, light soiling and tanning)

PUBLISHER: methuen colonial library 1910

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ford madox hueffer

LAWRENCE, D.H.

First edition, octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 312pp + 6pp adverts, VG (light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light tanning & light soxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Martin Secker 1922

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition