BLYTON, ENID & SHARROCKS, BURGESS (Illus)

UK FIRST EDITION, Octavo, blue illus heavy boards, blue lettering to front board and spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 120pp, illus, VG (light foxing to spine, light tanning and moderate foxing to page edges, previous owners' personal inscription in prelims, light creasing in guttering, light foxing to eps & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (general light soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Brockhampton Press 1959

KEYWORDS: Modern UK First Edition children's literature fiction Enid Blyton secret seven series illustrated Burgess Sharrocks

BLYTON, ENID & SHARROCKS, BURGESS

UK FIRST EDITION, Octavo, blue illus heavy boards, blue lettering on front board and spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 120pp, illus, VG (light soiling to spine, light foxing and soiling to pages edges, light foxing in eps, occasional light soiling to pages) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing and bruising to spine, rear cover and flap edges, minor general soiling, moderate creasing & tearing to base of front cover- discreet archival repair)

PUBLISHER: Brockhampton Press 1960

KEYWORDS: Modern UK First Edition children's literature fiction Enid Blyton secret seven series illustrated Burgess Sharrocks

BLYTON, ENID & SHARROCKS, BURGESS (Illus)

UK FIRST EDITION, Octavo, blue illus heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 120pp, illus, VG (light bruising on lower edge of rear board, light soiling and foxing on page edges, light foxing on eps, previous owners' personal inscription on prelims, occasional minor foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light soiling on flaps, light creasing to rear flap, lower edge of rear flap fold, upper and lower edges of front cover and spine, light scuffing to front flap fold)

PUBLISHER: Brockhampton Press 1962

KEYWORDS: Modern UK First Edition children's literature fiction Enid Blyton secret seven series illustrated Burgess Sharrocks

BLYTON, ENID & SHARROCKS, BURGESS (Illus)

UK FIRST EDITION, Octavo, blue illus heavy boards, blue lettering to front board and spine, faded dark red staining to upper edges of pages, illus eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 120pp, illus, VG (light soiling on spine and rear board, light foxing and soiling on page edges, light foxing on eps, light soiling sporadically throughout pages, previous owners' personal inscription on prelims) in d/w, VG (lower edge of rear flap folded and creased, moderate soiling to rear cover, light soiling to front cover, light foxing on rear flap, light creasing on upper edge of flaps and flap folds, light creasing and scuffing and bruising to spine and folds)

PUBLISHER: Brockhampton Press 1956

KEYWORDS: Modern UK First Edition children's literature fiction Enid Blyton secret seven series illustrated Burgess Sharrocks

BLYTON, ENID & SHARROCKS, BURGESS (Illus)

UK FIRST EDITION, Octavo, blue illus heavy boards, faded dark red staining on upper edges of pages, blue lettering to front board and spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 120pp, illus, VG (moderate soiling to spine, light foxing and soiling to eps, previous owners' personal inscription in prelims, moderate soiling and light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (price clipped, moderate creasing to upper edge of rear flap, light creasing to rear cover, light scuffing to fold flaps and edges of spine, light foxing to rear cover and spine, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Brockhampton Press 1957

KEYWORDS: Modern UK First Edition children's literature fiction Enid Blyton secret seven series illustrated Burgess Sharrocks

ASIMOV, ISAAC

UK 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: HarperCollins 1994

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MCMAHON, THOMAS

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: The Bodley Head 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction literature

TREECE, HENRY

First edition. Sm octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in gilt; 320 pp.; VG (sl soiling to boards; light bruising to edges & extrems; spine sl cocked; moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, prelims & terminals: some tanning & foxing throughout; pen inscr to ffep); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing; moderate tanning & foxing; light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1960

KEYWORDS: Henry Treece modern first edition historical fiction fighting fighter

NGO, LIU; YANG, H Y & TAYLER, G M (transl.)

UK First edition. Sm octavo, brown cl boards, blue labels to spine w lettering; 167 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, prelims & terminals: moderate foxing throughout; prev ownership inscr fr pastedown; stationer's stamp in blue ink to tp, p. 27, 59, 111, 157; gutters reinforced); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing; moderate tanning & foxing; light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1948

KEYWORDS: Liu Ngo China Chinese fiction modern first edition

BLYTON, ENID; LODGE, GRACE (illus.)

First edition, second impression. Sm octavo, blue card boards, spine lettered in black, device to fr board in black; illus.; 92 pp.; VG (light soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w VG- (light to moderate soiling & rubbing; moderate bruising to edges & extrems w moderate chipping & light loss, esp to spine extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Latimer House 1955

KEYWORDS: Enid Blyton modern first edition children children's fiction

BLYTON, ENID; WHEELER, DOROTHY M (illus.)

First edition. Octavo, red card boards, spine & front board lettered in blackt; frontis., illus.; 152 pp.; VG (light soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, prelims & terminals); in d/w VG- (moderate soiling & rubbing; sm hole to fr cover; moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems w moderate chipping; some tanning).

PUBLISHER: George Newnes 1955

KEYWORDS: Enid Blyton modern first edition children children's books fiction

KEENE, CAROLYN

UK first edition. Octavo, green card boards, spine & front board lettered in black; illus. eps, frontis.; 192 pp.; VG (light soiling to boards; light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps, & prelims/terminals; prev ownership inscr to frontis. recto; some foxing throughout); in d/w VG (light soiling & rubbing; moderate bruising to edges & extrems w moderate chipping; light to moderate foxing).

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Carolyn Keene Nancy Drew thriller mystery

TOVEY, GORDON

First edition. Octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp; 75 pp.; VG+ (moderate soiling & rubbing to boards; light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; some foxing to eps; sl tanning throughout); lacking d/w.

PUBLISHER: Caxton Press 1976

KEYWORDS: Gordon Tovey New Zealand poetry modern first edition

IRVING, JOHN

First edition, second impression (before publication). Octavo, orange card boards, spine lettered in gilt; [10] + 437 pp.; VG+ (light to moderate soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges; light to moderate soiling & foxing to eps); in d/w VG (light soiling & rubbing; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; some tanning; prev bookseller's sticker to fr flap).

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1978

KEYWORDS: John Irving modern first edition fiction literature

BUKOWSKI, CHARLES

First edition. Publisher's review request card (with misspelled title!) loosely enclosed. Octavo, illus. light card covers; 205 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; some sl tearing to spine; light soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Black Sparrow Press 1975

KEYWORDS: Charles Bukowski 20th century literature fiction modern first edition

SMITH, ALI

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: Pantheon Books 2014

KEYWORDS: Ali Smith modern first edition 21st century literature

POSTER, JEM

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: Sceptre 2002

KEYWORDS: Jem Poster modern first edition historical fiction

BLYTON, ENID

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: Evans Brothers 1957

KEYWORDS: Enid Blyton modern first edition children children's books fiction

BLYTON, ENID; SOPER, EILEEN (illus.)

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: Hodder & Stoughton 1958

KEYWORDS: Enid Blyton modern first edition children children's books fiction

BLYTON, ENID; SHARROCKS, BURGESS (illus.)

UK 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: Brockhampton Press 1961

KEYWORDS: Enid Blyton modern first edition children children's books fiction