CORNWELL, BERNARD

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 304pp, illus/maps, VG+ (light to moderate tanning and minor foxing to page edges, minor foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (minor creasing and soiling to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel Richard Sharpe series Bernard Cornwell historical fiction

MIELCHE, HAKON

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G); Photos available on request. 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: William Hodge and Company 1952

KEYWORDS: Hakon Mielche modern first edition travel voyage exploration

VIDAL, GORE

FIRST UK EDITION. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Andre Deutsch 1991

KEYWORDS: Gore Vidal essays essay modern first edition

TYLER, ANNE

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Chatto & Windus 1995

KEYWORDS: Anne Tyle historical fiction modern first edition

WODEHOUSE, P G & GREFE, WILL (illus)

FIRST US EDITION, PUBLISHED JANUARY, PROCEDES FIRST UK EDITION AND DIFFERS IN CONTENT. Small octavo, black cloth boards, green lettering to spine, gilt lettering/tooling & illus to front board, frontispiece with tissueguard, illus title page, unpaginated prelims + 300pp counted, 4 illus plates counted, VG- ( moderate scuffing/soiling to spine & boards, slight chipping to illus on front board, slight scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning/soiling to page edges, some moderate water staining to front pastedown, minor water staining to ffep & prelims, moderate foxing to eps, lower front gutter cracking, minor 3cm tear to upper rear gutter, minor staining/creasing throughout, 1cm loss to corner of page 21, plate no. 3 coming loose in lower half).

PUBLISHER: W. J. Watt & Company 1912

KEYWORDS: modern first US edition P G Wodehouse Will Grefe literature fiction illustrated romance

PENMAN, SHARON K

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, orange heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus, VG+ (minor fading/discolouration and creasing to extrems and edges) in d/w, VG- (light fading to spine, minor creasing to edges/extrems, minor staning to upper edge of front wrapper, light soiling, heavy crease & closed tear to base of rear - photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novel fantasy Sharon K Penman

COURAGE, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, octavo, burgundy/red heavy boards, light green lettering to front board and spine, decorated title page, 252pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, minor foxing to page edges & eps, occasional minor foxing to prelims and pages throughout, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page) in d/w, VG (loose protective cover, moderate soiling to rear wrapper & spine, all corners lightly clipped, minor fading/discolouration to spine - photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1956

KEYWORDS: Modern First Edition literature fiction James Courage

COURAGE, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMPRESSION, DATED, OWNERSHIP OF DENIS MCELDOWNEY sm octavo, cyan buckram boards, dark blue lettering to spine, 216pp, VG (light tanning to pages throughout, minor fading/discolouration to head and base of spine, minor fading/discolouration and bruising and creasing to edges and extrems, light tanning to page edges, light to moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name [Denis McEldowney] in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (loose protective cover, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate loss to head & base of spine, moderate soiling & foxing, sl faading to spine - photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Constable 1948

KEYWORDS: Modern First Edition Second Impression Denis Mceldowney literature fiction James Courage

MONCRIEFF, P

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG+ (minor soiling to front board, minor bruising to head of spine, minor tanning and foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (light soiling to front and rear wrappers, light 1.5cm closed tear to base of front hinge, light chipping to edges and head of spine, minor creasing/rolling to edges of flaps) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Ambassador Publishing 1976

KEYWORDS: Modern First Edition literature fiction New Zealand

BALLARD, J G

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Victor Gollancz 1984

KEYWORDS: J G Ballard modern first edition fiction

ELIOTT, E C; CORNWELL, A BRUCE (illus.)

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1955

KEYWORDS: E C Eliott modern first edition fiction Tas

TREVOR, ELLESTON

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: William Heinemann 1956

KEYWORDS: Elleston Trevor modern first edition war historical fiction

NATSUME, SOSEKI; ITO, AIKO & WILSON, GRAEME (transl.)

FIRST EDITION. Sm octavo, brown cl boards, white lettering to spine, illus. to fr board in silver gilt, VG+; in d/w VG+ (some rubbing & tanning, price clipped). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Japan Japanese literature fiction 19th 20th century

BALLANTYNE, DAVID

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, brown card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt, VG (sl soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate foxing to pg edges & eps); in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & rubbing, heavy bruising to edges & extrems w moderate to heavy chipping, moderate foxing). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition David Ballantyne New Zealand literature fiction

DAVIN, DAN

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, orange cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG- (scuffing & soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate foxing to pg edges & eps, tanning, light to moderate cracking to fr & rear hinge, bdg sl sloppy, bookseller sticker to ffep); in d/w, G (heavy scuffing & soiling, heavy bruising to edges & extrems w heavy chipping/tearing & loss to spine extrems). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Nicholson and Watson 1947

KEYWORDS: Dan Davin New Zealand literature fiction modern first edition

COURAGE, JAMES

FIRST US EDITION. Octavo, grey card boards, yellow cl spine lettered in black, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, sl foxing to pg edges & eps); in d/w, VG (light bruising to edges & extrems w sl chipping, light tanning). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1959

KEYWORDS: James Courage modern first edition fiction

MCCLENAGHAN, JACK

FIRST EDITION. Scarce. Octavo, orange card boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning to eps); in d/w, VG (light soiling, light to moderate bruising to extrems, sl chipping).

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1966

KEYWORDS: Jack McClenaghan New Zealand literature modern first edition

MOORE, BRIAN

FIRST EDITION. Ownership signature of Roy Starrs. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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: E. P. Dutton 1985

KEYWORDS: Brian Moore modern first edition fiction

DOUGHTY, ROSS A

FIRST EDITION. Signed. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Invictus 1980

KEYWORDS: Ross A Doughty New Zealand literature fiction modern first edition

BERRY, KEN

FIRST EDITION. Signed & warmly inscribed. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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 1980

KEYWORDS: Ken Berry New Zealand literature fiction modern first edition