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$26.50
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Explorers of the New Century


MILLS, MAGNUS

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: Bloomsbury 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novels fiction Magnus Mills

$16.50
xx74pol196942

Gadget Man


GOULART, RON

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: Doubleday & Company 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Ron Goulart

$20.00
xxcdc199983

English, August: An Indian Story


CHATTERJEE, UPAMANYU

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: Faber and Faber 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Upamanyu Chatterjee

$20.00
xxdff200499

Pieces of Light


THORPE, ADAM

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 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Adam Thorpe

$27.50
xxfmb200956

The Dark Labyrinth


DURRELL, LAWRENCE

FIRST EDITION, small 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: Faber & Faber 1961

KEYWORDS: first edition modern firsts literature crete minos fiction lawrence durrell

$18.50
xxfof200992

The Kobra Manifesto: A Quiller Novel


HALL, ADAM

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in (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: William Collins Sons & Co 1976

KEYWORDS: adam hall first edition modern firsts literature thriller crime spy suspense

$17.50
xxfoh203002

The Drums Beat Red


GRAEME, DAVID

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: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd 1963

KEYWORDS: literature crime thriller fiction david graeme first edition modern firsts

$70.00
1y99f/17

A Death in the Family


AGEE, JAMES

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 339 pp., VG+ (light rubbing/fading & soiling to boards, sl bruising to spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to pg edges & eps & prelims/terminals, minor foxing sporadic throughout) in d/w VG (light to moderate tanning & foxing, moderate foxing to spine, light creasing to edges, sl brusing & chipping to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novel family love tragedy James Agee

$30.00
xx54pol201962

The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals


SMART, ELIZABETH

FIRST EDITION. 8vo 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 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction love women

$40.00
2s2b/21

Granite and Rainbow


WOOLF, VIRGINIA

FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMPRESSION. 8vo, heavy blue card covers, gilt lettering to spine, 240 pp., VG+ (sl fading to board/edges & spine, light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to pg edges & eps, minor tanning throughout) in d/w VG (light to moderate fading & tanning/soiling, v light foxing, sl bruising to edges & extrems, pice clipped)

PUBLISHER: The Hogarth Press 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Virginia Woolf 20th century authors literature Bloomsbury Group novelist essays

$40.00
2s2b/28

The March of the Musicians


ENQUIST, PER OLOV; TATE, JOAN (transl)

FIRST ENG EDITION. 8vo, heavy red card boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, 256 pp., VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to boards/edges, light bruising to spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & v sl foxing to pg edges, prev owner's inscription in black ink to ffep, light tanning & foxing throughout) in d/w VG (light scuffing & soiling, light creasing & bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Collins 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition translation Swedish Sweden fiction literature Per Olov Enquist

$40.00
2s2b/32

The London Scene: Five Essays by Virginia Woolf


WOOLF, VIRGINIA

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, heavy brown card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 44 pp., NF (light fading to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, sl soiling & tanning to pg edges) in d/w VG+ (light tanning to spine & fading to cover, v minor bruising to extrems).

PUBLISHER: The Hogarth Press 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Virginia Woolf 20th century author novel novelist essays Bloomsbury Group

$100.00
2s12a/3

A Little Stone


BOWLES, PAUL

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, green cl boards, gilt lettering to spine, 222 pp., VG (light to moderate scuffing/soiling & fading to boards, moderate fading to spine, light bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning & sl foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims), lacking d/w.

PUBLISHER: John Lehmann 1950

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Paul Bowles Jane 20th century author literature short stories fiction

$75.00
2s13a/13

Witchfinder


WILLIAMS, ANDREW

FIRST EDITION. Super 8vo, heavy black card bds, copper gilt lettering to spine, xi + 466 pp., NF (light bruising to spine extrems & top front board edge, v sl tanning to pg edges), in d/w VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping, sl creasing & soiling).

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 2019

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction novel popular literature thriller crime 1960s 20th century espionage spy spies MI5 secret service police

$45.00
2s13a/35

The English Patient


ONDAATJE, MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION. Super 8vo, heavy blue card bds, gilt lettering to spine, blue eps, [10] + 307 pp., VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, sl soiling & tanning to pg edges), in d/w VG+ (light tanning & soiling, light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition World War 2 WW2 II fiction literature Michael Ondaatje romance thriller

$15.00
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Green Grass of Wyoming


O'HARA, MARY

FIRST EDITION. Sm 8vo hardcover (G+) lacking d/w; 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: J. B. Lippincott Company 1946

KEYWORDS: modern first edition United States of America Wyoming country fiction story literature American 20th century

$40.00
2i18a/53

Aunt Julia and the Script-Writer


LLOSA, MARIO VARGAS; LANE, HELEN R (transl)

FIRST US EDITION. Super 8vo, orange heavy card board, purple cl spine lettered in gilt, [8] + 374 pp., VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to eg edges, sl tanning to eps), in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & tanning, moderate tanning to edges, sl bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Farrar/Straus/Grioux 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Mario Vargas Llosa 20th century 1950s fiction

$45.00
2i18a/54

The Cubs and Other Stories


LLOSA, MARIO VARGAS; KOLOVAKOS, GREGORY (transl)

FIRST US EDITION. 8vo, blue heavy card bds, brown cl spine lettered in gilt, front board stamped in blind, xviii + 139 pp., VG+ (light scuffing to bds & spine, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges & eps), in d/w, VG+ (sl scuffing, light to moderate tanning).

PUBLISHER: Harper & Row 1979

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Mario Vargas Llosa 20th century short stories novella fiction

$40.00
2i18a/57

Who Killed Palomino Molero?


LLOSA, MARIO VARGAS

FIRST US EDITION. 8vo, grey heavy card boards, green cl spine lettered in gilt, [6] + 151 pp., VG+ (light scuffing/soiling & fading to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light soiling to pg edges), in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing, light bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling).

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Mario Vargas Llosa 20th century fiction

$40.00
2i18a/59

Making Waves


LLOSA, MARIO VARGAS; KING, JOHN (ed & transl)

FIRST US EDITION. Super 8vo, orange heavy card bds, black cl spine lettered in gilt, xxi + 338 pp., VG+ (light scuffing to bds, light wear & soiling to spine, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, sl tanning & foxing to pg edges), in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Mario Vargas Llosa 20th century fiction

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