Books - "modern first edition"
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The Whale Rider
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 122pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, occasional sl staining to pgs close to gutters) in d/w, VG (light tanning/discolouration, light scuffing & creasing to edges, prev. seller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Publishers 1987
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori authors writers modern first edition Witi Ihimaera literature
Calico Pie; and Other Nonsense
FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & staining to board edges) in d/w, VG/VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & edges, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Collins 1968
KEYWORDS: poems poetry Edward Lear children's literature modern first edition verse
Rides a Dread Legion
FIRST AUSTRALIAN 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: HarperVoyage2009
KEYWORDS: modern first Australian edition fantasy fiction Raymond E Feist
The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam
SOME ANNOTATIONS & HIGHLIGHTING TO TEXT/MARGINS THROUGHOUT, FIRST US 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books 1995
KEYWORDS: modern first edition war history literature Vietnam
The Wind From the Plain
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Collins and Harvill Press 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction Yashar Kemal
What Becomes
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2009
KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof short stories collection A L Kennedy British writers literature
How to Be Famous
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Ebury Press 2018
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction uncorrected proof Caitlin Moran
The Cardinal's Mistress
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, black & green lettering to spine & front board, xiv + 232pp, VG (moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate chafing to boards, boards sl shaky, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy closed tearing with archival tape repairs to pgs 177/178, 4cm loss to lower corner of pg 177/178, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Albert & Charles Boni 1928
KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition Benito Mussolini fiction
The Children Act
FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo, light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 214pp, VG (1cm closed tear to top spine extrem, light to moderate creasing & chafing to covers, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2014
KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof Ian McEwan literature
How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death / Te Taki a Maaui i a Hine-nui-te-poo
FIRST EDITION, DUAL LANGAUGE - ENGLISH & TE REO MAORI, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Lansdowne Press 1985
KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature te reo Maori language mythology legends Maui gods goddesses folklore lore New Zealand
How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone
FIRST EDITION, lg quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate tanning/foxing to pages sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Lansdowne Press 1980
KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature Maui Maori mythology myths legends folklore lore New Zealand
The Great Days
FIRST UK EDITION, SCRUFFY EX-LIBRARY, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) plastic protective cover torn; 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: Robert Hale 1959
KEYWORDS: modern first UK edition literature fiction John dos Passos
The Siege and Fall of Troy - Retold for Young People
FIRST EDITION, Ex-library. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Cassell 1962
KEYWORDS: modern first edition history fall of troy for kids classics for children
Victory : An Island Tale
FIRST EDITION, lacks fep, some pages coming loose but still attached. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co Ltd 1915
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature adventure english lit
Dare to be Free
FIRST EDITION, third impression, lacks d/w. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Allan Wingate 1951
KEYWORDS: modern first edition war battle of crete
Foul Deeds
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: St. Martins Press 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature crime murder college
The Remake
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature auslit
The Dong With a Luminous Nose; and Other Poems
FIRST EDITION, oblong super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, illus title page & prelims, unpaginated, VG (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, boards sl warped, light to moderate foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & moderate chipping to edges, light scuffing/chafing & surface loss to spine, price erased with black ink on front flap)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature verse poems poetry Edward Lear collection
Crystal Gorge: Book Three of The Dreamers
FIRST UK 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2005
KEYWORDS: Modern first UK edition fantasy literature fiction David Leigh Eddings The Dreamers series
The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 796pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling & discolouration to covers, light tanning to rear flap, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Seven Stories Press 2016
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Kia Corthron