Books - "modern first edition"
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The Death of Methuselah
and other stories
first edition proof 244pp NF in wraps (sl faded spine with sl wear to foot)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copies
Troy Park
first edition 103pp GD+ (sl cocked, corners bruised, boards sl rubbed with sl creasing to cloth on front, spine sunned with some scuffing and sl wear, front paste-down paper mostly torn out for some strange reason, faint foxing) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: duckworth london 1925
KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry
The Powers That Be
first UK edition proof 179pp VG+ in wraps (sl rubbing with minor marking to rear, small residue mark from sticker at upper front corner, faint foxing to endpapers and title-page, small area of scuffing to fep)
PUBLISHER: bloomsbury london 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof
The Powers That Be
first edition proof 176pp VG+ in wraps (sl creased front cover, sl surface tear to paper at head of spine)
PUBLISHER: atlantic new york 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof
Close Quarters
first edition 281pp NF (v sl cocked with minor bump to upper rear board) in NF d/w (v sl rubbing)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
An Introduction to the Twenty-first Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair
first edition NF in wraps (minor buckling to top edge)
PUBLISHER:
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Cowboys Are My Weakness
first edition 171pp NF (review copy stamped on title page else fine) in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: virago london 1993
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Bless the Thief
first edition proof copy 211pp NF in wraps (front cover sl creased along spine with v minor wear to fore-edge, sl crease to upper rear corner)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof
Q's Legacy
first edition 138pp VG+ (owner's inscription on ffep means it can't be classified as Fine) in NF d/w (minor crimping to upper edge)
PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1985
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
A High Wind in Jamaica
first edition 283pp VG+ cloth bound with top edge stained green (minor discoloration to boards with sl sunned spine, owners inscription on ffep, v sl browning to ep's with faint foxing to half title) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1929
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Telling Liddy
a sour comedy
first edition 205pp FINE in NF d/w (minor crease to spine foot and top edge of front flap)
PUBLISHER: bantam press london 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Cowboys Are My Weakness
stories
first edition 171pp quarter cloth binding MINT in like d/w
PUBLISHER: w w norton & co NY 1992
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
The Beet Queen
first UK edition 338pp VG+ (boards sl discolored at extrem, spine v sl faded with scuffed foot, owners name on ffep) in VG+ d/w (spine sl faded with minor creasing to head, cnrs v sl rounded, minor crimping to top edge)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction american indian
My Left Foot
first edition 178pp quarter cloth bound VG+ (boards sl mottled, minor bruising to lower cnrs, v faint foxing to ep's) in VG+ d/w (sl rubbing, paper sl browned, cnrs sl rounded, spine sl sunned with sl wear to extrem., sl surface damage to rear top cnr)
PUBLISHER: simon & schuster NY 1955
KEYWORDS: modern first edition irish literature
Tha Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
first UK edition 407pp NF (v sl cocking) in VG+ d/w (spine sl faded with sl wear to extrem., cnrs rounded, sl rubbing, v sl lamination lifting along edges)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Virtual Light
first edition proof copy 325pp VG+ in wraps (sl rubbing, front cover has publication stamp at centre and uncorrected written above title in marker pen, 2 lines of details have been scored through with marker, v sl bruising to cnrs)
PUBLISHER: viking london 1993
KEYWORDS: modern first edition sf science-fiction
The Personal Art
reading to good purpose
first edition 268pp VG+ sound square copy with cloth covered boards in VG+ condition (minor rubbing and discoloration to lower extremities of boards, some foxing to ep's, minor foxing to 1/2 title and contents pages, sl foxing to edges) in VG+ d/w (spine sl sunned with sl scuffing, sl rubbing with v sl disc. to fore-edge)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1961
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Fall On Your Knees
first edition 566pp NF (v sl bruising to lower cnrs else fine) in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: alfred a knopf canada
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Shooting Elvis
confessions of an accidental tourist
first edition 309pp NF (v sl bump to lower fore-edges of boards) in NF d/w (v sl creasing to lower corners)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1996
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Strange Gods
firdt edition 262pp NF (upper rear corner v sl bruised) in NF d/w (minor rubbing to rear cover, v sl creasing to lower edge of rear flap)
PUBLISHER: simon & schuster london 1993
KEYWORDS: modern first edition