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

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction thriller modern first edition

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

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PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1997

KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition soviet russia ussr crime templar secret societies

FRANCIS, DICK

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PUBLISHER: Penguin 1993

KEYWORDS: literature horse racing modern first edition

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

AMIS, HERBERT

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PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

GREENE, GRAHAM

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PUBLISHER: Bodley Head 1982

KEYWORDS: Literature modern first edition

PORTER, HENRY

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PUBLISHER: Orion 1999

KEYWORDS: Literature thriller modern first edition

ABLEMAN, PAUL

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PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1968

KEYWORDS: Literature marriage modern first edition

BRUCE, MARY GRANT & CAMPBELL, J. F. (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG (light creasing/bruising to extrems, light discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light foxing to rear cover, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1939

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature adventure

MELVILLE-ROSS, ANTONY

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: Collins 1979

KEYWORDS: Modern first edition literature spy thriller

VASQUEZ, JUAN GABRIEL & McLEAN, ANNE (Trans)

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

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2012

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature uncorrected proof

MCDONALD, IAN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy card boards, red lettering to spine, 359pp, VG+ (light creasing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Pyr/Prometheus Books 2010

KEYWORDS: science fiction fantasy literature modern first edition

MELVILLE, HERMAN

FIRST EDITION THUS, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to title plate to spine, xxxvi + 389pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate discolouration & staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, owners' names in pencil to front eps, light tanning & foxing to pages throughout, heavy cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1923

KEYWORDS: travel literature modern first edition thus exploration

GATTIS, RYAN

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PUBLISHER: Picador 2015

KEYWORDS: Literature Ryan Gattis LA Los Angeles riots modern first edition

AUSTER, PAUL

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PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2003

KEYWORDS: Paul Auster collected prose essays collection literature modern first edition