SPRING, SYLVAN

First edition. Sq 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Te Herenga Waka University Press 2024

KEYWORDS: Sylvan Spring 21st century New Zealand poetry poems poet modern first edition

GEE, MAURICE

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1978

KEYWORDS: Maurice Gee 20th century New Zealand fiction modern first edition

KENT, ALEXANDER

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1975

KEYWORDS: Alexander Kent 20th century historical fiction modern first edition

STEINBECK, JOHN; DENNIS, WESLEY (illus.)

First edition, thus. Super 8vo, pp. 131; brown buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt, front board bordered in green with pasted illus. as centrepiece; pg edges stained green, illus. eps & tp, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping).

PUBLISHER: The Viking Press 1945

KEYWORDS: John Steinbeck modern first edition children's book juvenile literature

BUTLER, JOAN

First edition. 8vo, pp. 256; green buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling throughout); in d/w, G (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & foxing; heavy open tearing, esp to spine, repaired with archival tape).

PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul & Co. [1948]

KEYWORDS: Joan Butler 20th century fiction modern first edition humor humour

BUTLER, JOAN

Reprint. 8vo, pp. 256; red buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling throughout); in d/w, G (heavy scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with heavy chipping & loss; moderate tanning & foxing; heavy open tearing, esp to spine, repaired with archival tape).

PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul & Co. 1948

KEYWORDS: Joan Butler 20th century fiction modern first edition humor humour

LEWIS, NORMAN

First edition. 8vo, pp. 256; green heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; top edge stained purple; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning & foxing; clipped to both extrems of front flap).

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1960

KEYWORDS: Norman Lewis 20th century fiction modern first edition

SALVATORE, R A; LOCKWOOD, TODD (cover art)

First edition. Signed & inscribed by author. Super 8vo, pp. [4] + 345; black heavy card boards, spine & front board lettered in copper gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Wizards of the Coast 2010

KEYWORDS: R A Salvatore Neverwinter trilogy series fantasy fiction modern first edition

SWANN, TONY

First edition. Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Wheldon & Wesley 1997

KEYWORDS: Tony Swann modern first edition 20th century fiction

GREENE, GRAHAM; CRAIGIE, DOROTHY (illus.)

First UK edition. 8vo, pp. 36; illus. heavy card boards; illus.; G (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to boards; heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with heavy chipping; loss to card of spine at head & tail; moderate tanning. foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front & rear hinges, bdg sloppy; ffep torn at tail; p. [1?] missing, torn out; sl tearing to gutters at stitching; heavy scribbling in pencil throughout; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: n/a 1953

KEYWORDS: Graham Greene Dorothy Craigie 20th century children's book books juvenile fiction illustrated modern first edition

ROTH, JOSEPH; HOFMANN, MICHAEL (transl)

First UK edition. 8vo, pp. xvi +363; black heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; spine sl cocked); in d/w, VG (light scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping;

PUBLISHER: Granta Books 2002

KEYWORDS: Joseph Roth 20th century fiction novel modern first edition

PROUST, MARCEL; GRIEVE, JAMES (transl); PRENDERGAST, CHRISTOPHER (ed)

First US edition. Super 8vo, pp. xviii + 558; violet heavy card boards, black card spine lettered in silver gilt; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; some pgs throughout folded at head extrems, 'dog-eared' as to bookmark); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Viking 2002

KEYWORDS: 19th 20th century French fiction novel modern first edition literature

PROUST, MARCEL; TREHARNE, MARK (transl); PRENDERGAST, CHRISTOPHER (ed)

First US edition. Super 8vo, pp. xx + 619; violet heavy card boards, black card spine lettered in silver gilt; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Viking 2002

KEYWORDS: 19th 20th century French fiction novel modern first edition literature

PROUST, MARCEL; DAVIS, LYDIA (transl); PRENDERGAST, CHRISTOPHER (ed)

First US edition. Super 8vo, pp. xxiv + 468; violet heavy card boards, black card spine lettered in silver gilt; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Viking 2002

KEYWORDS: 19th 20th century French fiction novel modern first edition literature

LYE, LEN; HORROCKS, ROGER (ed)

Limited numbered edition, proof copy. First edition. Imp. 8vo, pp. 47; white heavy card boards, white label to black cl spine lettered in black, front board lettered in black; fore edge deckled, illus.; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: The Holloway Press 2002

KEYWORDS: Len Lye Roger Horrocks New Zealand literature modern first edition essays

MURPHY, CHUCK & STREJAN, JOHN & LOKVIG, TOR & KOSOWSKI, DIANE

First edition. Imp. 8vo, unpaginated; illus. heavy card boards, hole in front board exposing illus. to first pg; pop-up, mechanical illustrations; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling throughout; cracking to gutters, bdg sloppy).

PUBLISHER: Harry N. Abrams 1979

KEYWORDS: pop-up pop up children's book books juvenile fiction interactive Gnomes 20th century modern first edition

NABOKOV, VLADIMIR; NABOKOV, DMITRI (transl)

First UK edition. 8vo hardcover (VG) 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1960

KEYWORDS: Vladimir Nabokov 20th century Russian fiction literature modern first edition

WELDON, FAY

First edition. Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Summit Books 1980

KEYWORDS: Fay Weldon 20th century fiction modern first edition

FEIST, RAYMOND E

First Australian edition. Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: HaperVoyager 2020

KEYWORDS: Raymond E Feist Firemane Saga series 21st century fiction fantasy modern first edition

MICHAELS, SEAN

First edition. Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Astra House 2023

KEYWORDS: Sean Michaels 21st century fiction modern first edition