WINTON, TIM

FIRST US EDITION (STATES FIRST EDITION & LOWEST NUMBER IN STRING IS 2), super octavo, blue patterned heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black cloth spine, author's initials in silver gilt lettering to front board, blue patterned eps, 426pp, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Graywolf Press 1992

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NEUVEL, SYLVAIN

AUSTRALIAN FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus light card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, 304pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph/Penguin Books 2016

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PRICE, REYNOLDS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 211pp, VG (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges, moderate chafing & soiling with some foxing)

PUBLISHER: Chatto and Windus 1962

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BUECHNER, FREDERICK

FIRST EDITION, EX-LIBRARY, octavo, black cloth boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, top page edges stained orange, viii + 178pp, VG (usual library markings, light soiling & fading to board edges, sl bruising to spine extrems, light discolouration & foxingto page edges, minor water damage & foxing to front eps, 65mm loss to rear ep) in d/w, VG- (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, heavy creasing to flap edges, moderate soiling to rear cover, moderate sized water stain to internal sides- doesn't show through to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Atheneum 1981

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LITTLE, BENTLEY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, green gilt lettering to spine, 203pp, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2012

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DE FOMBELLE, TIMOTHEE & ARDIZZONE, SARAH (Trans)

FIRST UK EDITION, super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 429pp, VG (light bruising & moderate scuffing to spine & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2013

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AARONOVITCH, BEN

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMP., octavo, blue heavy boards, bright pink gilt lettering to spine, 375pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 2011

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DEAVER, JEFFREY

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: Simon & Schuster 2010

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JOSEPH, M. K.

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: William Collins 1977

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DE SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE & WOODS, KATHERINE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION FOURTH PRINTING, octavo, orange heavy boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, illus full title page, 91pp, illus, VG (boards sl warped, light fading to spine, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with archival tape repairs, light foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1958

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DE FOMBELLE, TIMOTHEE & ARDIZZONE, SARAH (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus heavy boards, black & blue lettering to spine, 457pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light foxing & soiling to board edges, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2014

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KITTREDGE, CAITLIN

SIGNED FIRST EDITION, NUMBERED (#220/250), octavo, brown heavy faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, textured eps, 143pp, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl chafing, sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2011

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FRAME, JANET

FIRST EDITION, OWNERSHIP OF NZ POET MICHAEL JACKSON, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 212pp, VG+ (light to moderate fading to spine & board edges, sl soiling to front board, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (sl creasing & tanning to edges, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: W. H. Allen 1973

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THWAITE, ANN & ROWE, GAVIN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 139pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to board edges, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light foxing & chipping to edges, light tanning to covers & flap edges, prev. bookseller's label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper 1978

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BARRETT Jr., NEAL

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED NUMBERED (#639/750) SIGNED, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 559pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2012

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WILLIAMS, WALTER JON

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED NUMBERED (#378/500) SIGNED, octavo, black cloth boards, lilac gilt lettering to spine, 119pp, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2012

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SOLA, IRENE & LETHEM, MARA FAYE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Granta c.2022

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DRUETT, JOAN

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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: St Martin's Minotaur 2005

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STEPHENSON, NEAL & GALLAND, NICOLE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, green gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 752pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Borough Press 2017

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Dr SEUSS

FIRST UK EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, blue & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to spine & boards, spine sl cocked, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & pages throughout, affectionate gift inscription in ink to verso of title page) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some loss at extrems, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1967

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