DE ROBERTO, FEDERICO & COLQUHOUN, ARCHIBALD (Trans & Intro) & BOSWELL, JAMES (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 625pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light staining to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, owner's name in ink to fep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, tatty (moderate discolouration to spine, very heavy creasing & chipping to edges with loss, light foxing to covers)

PUBLISHER: MacGibbon & Kee 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction illustrated

VASQUEZ, JUAN GABRIEL & McLEAN, ANNE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, 298pp, VG (light creasing to cover edges, light soiling & chafing to covers, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2012

KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof literature fiction

GREEN, JULIAN & STUART, HENRY LONGAN (Trans) & MAUROIS, ANDRE (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige buckram boards, heavily faded lettering to spine, red motif to front board, x + 312pp, VG- (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, heavy fading to spine, light bruising to board corners, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, ex-libris label to front pastedown, bookseller's ink stamp to fep, sl mouldy smell)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1928

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction literature

JOKAI, Dr. MAURUS & BICKNELL, PERCY FAVOR (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering & rule to front board, viii + 343pp + 15pp adverts, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate soiling to spine & boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, fep missing, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Bell & Sons 1901

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

MEMMI, ALBERT

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy card boards with brown buckram spine, black lettering to spine, x + 342pp, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy sun fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, moderate foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Criterion Books 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

CHURTON, TOBIAS

FIRST EDITION, Loss to Lower Corner of Text Block - Text unaffected, 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: Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1989

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GODEY, JOHN

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: Hodder & Stoughton 1973

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QUINNELL, A. J.

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: MacMillan 1981

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JONES, MARGARET

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: McGraw Hill 1979

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature china

FOWLES, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, mottled grey heavy card boards with purple spine, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained purple, 624pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges, light tanningto eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing to covers, all corners clipped)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

PARSONS, JULIE

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 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: Macmillan 2000

KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition thriller

MALAMUD, BERNARD

FIRST EDITION, super 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: Chatto & Windus, 1979

KEYWORDS: Literature modern first edition

OLSSON, FREDRIK T.

First edition uncorrected proof copy super octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Sphere 2014

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SARRAUTE, NATHALIE & JOLAS, MARIA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo, blue light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 141pp, VG (moderate discolouration to spine, light creasing & chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: John Calder 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature satire

ENGLISH, ISOBEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 137pp, VG (moderate creasing to spine extrems, light discolouration to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, tatty (heavy munching & chipping to edges, light discolouration to spine, rear flap completely detached but present, moderate tanning)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1956

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

READ, PIERS PAUL

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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1997

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FRANCIS, DICK

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1993

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GEE, MAURICE

FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S SECOND BOOK, octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, moderate water damage to rear board & rear eps, light tanning & foxing to page edges, previous bookseller's price in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (light to moderate creasing to edges, heavy water stain to rear covers, price clipped, moderate soiling & discolouration to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature New Zealand Maurice Gee

IHIMAERA, WITI

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, cream lettering to spine, 309pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine, light chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Reed 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novellas New Zealand Maori collecrtion anthology

CROMPTON, RICHMAL & ROBERTS, LUNT (Illus)

FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION, red heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, frotnispiece, 272pp, illus, VG (moderate staining & bruising to extrems, 3cm crack to front hinge, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & bruising to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Dymock's Book Arcade 1949

KEYWORDS: modern first Australian edition children's literature illustrated