SPARK, MURIEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 215pp., VG (slight bruising to board corners, slight bruising to spine extrems, light browning to page edges, light foxing to eps and prelims) in d/w VG-(slight soiling to wrapper, moderate creasing to wrapper extrems, v slight closed tear to base of spine, slight foxing to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Macmillian & Co 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature stories collection short stories

ACRES, AVIS

FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo softcover, illus stapled light card covers, black lettering to covers, illus title page, 31pp., illus, VG- (moderate fading to covers, moderate scuffing to spine, centre page completely detached but present)

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1956

KEYWORDS: modern first edition illus literature childrens

SIMMS, ERIC

FIRST EDITION, SECOND SLATE, SCARCE, octavo hardcover, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 432pp., NEAR FINE in d/w NEAR FINE (slight fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons & Co 1985

KEYWORDS: british warblers birds avians natural history naturalism comprehensive modern first edition

MILLER, SAM J.

FIRST EDITION; octavo hardcover (nr. FINE) in d/w (nr. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ecco / Harper Collins 2020

KEYWORDS: modern first edition science fiction sci fi speculative

VAILE, E. EARLE [EDWARD]

FIRST EDITION, octavo green cloth boards, illus. eps. (maps), illus., preliminary+304pp, VG (moderate bruising and chipping to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, sl. scuffing to boards, prev. owner's sign in ink to fep., light foxing to page edges & within)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1939

KEYWORDS: new zealand history modern first edition pumice area broadlands colonial colonisation settler pioneer north island tuhunatara

BANNAN, SOPHIE [WRIGHT, DOUGLAS]

ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY ARTIST/AUTHOR, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#2 of 8); ownership signature of DOUGLAS WRIGHT, choreographer & dance; octavo grey cloth boards, illus., 51pp, nr. FINE

PUBLISHER: Sophie Bannan 2011

KEYWORDS: new zealand dance choreography douglas wright sophie bannan modern first edition limited signed association copy

FINLAYSON, RODERICK

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green light card covers, 102pp, VG- (heavy tanning, light paper cover to spine fallen off, light foxing to pages)

PUBLISHER: The Griffin Press 1942

KEYWORDS: NZ New Zealand Roderick Finlayson Sweet Belulah Land literature modern first edition

SARGESON, FRANK

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black cloth boards, red lettering to spine, 120pp, VG+ (tanning to eps) in d/w VG (moderate tanning to covers, 1cm closed tear to front, 1cm closed tear to rear)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Frank Sargeson play playwright nz new zealand

ROUTH, E. M.

FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo hardcover, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, gilt decorative motif to front board and spine, frontispiece, xxviii + 388pp., 34 plates, VG- (severe staining to front board, moderate scuffing to board and spine extrems, moderate bruising to board and spine extrems, mild fading to spine, moderate soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to page edges and interiors, mild foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1912

KEYWORDS: modern first edition history settlement colonialism atlantic colony outpost tangier

MCKIBBIN, M.N. & DALLIMORE, A (illus.)

FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN D/W, Super Octavo hardcover, red faux leather boards, black lettering to spine, 128pp., illus, VG- (severe scuffing and bruising to spine extrems, moderate scuffing and brusing to board extrems, mild discolouration to boards, mild tanning to page edges, moderate tanning and foxing to eps) in illus d/w (tape to spine, moderate closed tears to spine, severe creasing and scuffing, moderate curling)

PUBLISHER: Staples Press 1947

KEYWORDS: modern first edition childrens literature scarce illus

HARDING, PAUL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 280pp., NEAR FINE (moderate tanning to page edges) in illus d/w NEAR FINE

PUBLISHER: Headline Publishing 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition historical fiction thriller mystery

HARDING, PAUL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 280pp., NEAR FINE (moderate tanning to page edges) in illus d/w NEAR FINE

PUBLISHER: Headline Publishing 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition historical fiction thriller mystery

KEROUAC, JACK

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 398pp., VG+ (moderate scuffing to boards and spine, mild foxing to page edges and interiors, mild tanning to prelims) in d/w VG+ (mild fading, mild rubbing, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

MAUROIS, ANDRE

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 213pp., VG (moderate scuffing and bruising to boards and spine, mild rubbing to boards and spine, moderate tanning to page edges and interiors, moderately severe foxing to page edges and interiors) in d/w, tatty (moderately severe scuffing, severe scuffing to edges, 4cm open tear to rear bottom corner, 3cm closed tear to top of spine, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: James Barrie 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature translated

FORSHAW, F. (ed.)

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 303pp., VG (moderate scuffing and bruising to board and spine extrems, mild creasing to hinges, mild rubbing to boards and spine, mild tanning to page edges, mild foxing to page edges, severe tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: Elliot Stock 1912

KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry collection titanic

J.G. BENNETT

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 223pp., illus, VG+ (mild scuffing and bruising to board and spine extrems, mild foxing to page edges and interiors), in d/w VG+ (mild fading to faces and spine, mild curling to edges, mild creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Turnstone Books 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

LUK, CHARLES (trans., ed.)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 157pp., VG+ (mild scuffing to board and spine edges, mild tanning to page edges and interiors) in d/w, VG (tape to top of spine, mild foxing to faces, mild fadsing to spine, mild curling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Shambala 1972

KEYWORDS: modern first edition meditation sutra buddhism religion spirituality

LINKLATER, ERIC

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: Jonathan Cape 1958

KEYWORDS: Literature modern first edition

LODGE, DAVID

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Secker and Warburg 1988

KEYWORDS: Literature modern first edition finance

STACK, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, Super Octavo softcover, illus light card covers, 592pp., VG (moderate curling and rubbing to cover edges, moderate fading to cover and spine, mild creasing to hinges, mild tanning to page edges, mild curling to page edge corners)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2009

KEYWORDS: modern first edition historical fiction rome roman legions