Books - "modern first edition"
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The Hollow Man
FIRST EDITION 293pp NF (very faint bruising to lower front corner and spine head and foot) in VG+ d/w (faint rubbing, v sl wear to top edge and spine extrem., tiny crease to top corner of rear flap)
PUBLISHER: Bantam NY 1992
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature
Dreams of Leaving
first edition 435pp NF (faintest bruise to lower front corner) in VG+ d/w (v sl fading to spine, minor rubbing, v sl yellowing to rear and flaps, v sl crimping to top edge with sl wear to spine head)
PUBLISHER: bloomsbury london 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Sister Water
first edition signed by author on title page, 255pp quarter cloth binding, as new FINE in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: alfred a knopf NY 1993
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed
Golden Days
first edition 196pp octavo, black cloth boards VG (moderate foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps, prev bookseller stamp to fep) in VG d/w (light creasing to spine extrems and upper edges of covers, moderate sunning to spine, sl soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: century hutchinson london 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Our Selves to Know
first edition 408pp in red paper boards, VG+ (some sl.foxing to rear ep's/last page & edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.sunned spine with minor creasing to head, sl.creasing to upper edge, very faint browning to rear cover and fore-edges)
PUBLISHER: the cresset press london 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Air & Angels
first edition 275pp in paper boards, NF (slightest cocking) in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: sinclair-stevenson london 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
The Nightmare
first edition 240pp in cloth boards, VG (cocked, some sunning to edges of boards with sl.scuffed corners, spine sunned, light browning/foxing to ep's/half-title and title, edges browned) in VG- d/w (rubbing with some wear to edges, corners sl.chipped, spine sunned with wear and tears to head and sl.wear to foot, some browning to extrem.)
PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition maritime naval
Randall and the River of Time
first edition 320pp in black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, VG+ (minor shelf wear, owner's name on front paste-down, sl.browning to ep's) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing with some browning to rear cover and extrem., spine sunned with some wear to head & foot, corners rounded, small closed tear to upper front edge, a few very small tears to top edge)
PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1951
KEYWORDS: modern first edition maritime naval
The Echo
first australian edition 343pp VG+ (shelf wear to foot-edge; else fine) in NF d/w (v.sl.wear to lower edge)
PUBLISHER: allen & unwin australia 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime fiction
Other People's Worlds
first edition 242pp VG (lacks ffep and there is some damage to paste-down and ep due to removal of this) in VG+ d/w (sl. faded spine with minimal creasing to head & foot, front flap has tiny hole at top and stain at lower edge)
PUBLISHER: the bodley head london 1980
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Bring Larks and Heroes
first Australian edition 247pp in two-tone green paper boards, VG+ (corners sl.bruised, owner's name & address on rear ep, minor shelf wear to foot-edge, edges sl.sunned, paper clean & bright) in VG d/w (price clipped, sl.rubbing, a couple of v.small chips to lower edge, sl.wear to spine extrem.)
PUBLISHER: cassell australia 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Never Look Back
a crime club novel
first edition 252pp plus 4pp adverts, red cloth binding, VG+ (sl.cocked lower corners v.sl.bruised, owner's name on ffep, spine sl.sunned w.minor wear to extrem., faint foxing to ep's/paste-downs and half-title) in VG d/w (spine sunned w.some wear to head & foot, corners rounded, sl.crimped edges, faint foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1951
KEYWORDS: modern first edition collins crime club
The Ink Truck
first UK edition 278pp VG+ (upper corners sl.bruised, very faint yellowing to endpaper's) in VG- d/w (rubbing, price clipped, sunned and sl.stained spine with some sl.wear to extrem., corners rounded, sl.wear to edges)
PUBLISHER: macdonald london 1970
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Requiem for a Nun
first edition 247pp,lt.blue paper covered boards, VG+ (spine sl.suned, minorsunning to upper extrem.of boards, owner's name on ffep,v.sl.foxing to ep's/half-title/title/contents) in VG d/w (sl.browning to rear and flaps, corners rounded, spine sl.sunned with some wear to extrem.)
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1953
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction southern USA
The Tomorrow- Tamer
short stories
first 243pp +16pp of additional text used at rear; possibly to pad out the binding, in red paper boards, VG+ (small white mark at front foot-edge, faintly sunned spine, upper rear corner sl.bruised, bookseller's stamp at foot-edge ffep, faint foxing throughout) in VG- d/w (rubbing with sl.overall foxing, corners sl.chipped, spine sunnned with sl.wear to head & foot with small tears)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition short stories
The Cotton-Pickers.
First edition, small 8vo, black/gilt to spine, 190pp, a clean and bright copy VG+ (upper front corner sl.bruised with upper edge of boards showing a faint bump, spine has sl.crease, endpapers v.faintly browned) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed, sunned spine with some wear to extremities, sl wear ot edges and corners with some browning to rear of cover)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale London 1956
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
BUFF
First edition, 8vo, red/gilt to spine, 64pp, VG+ (light sunning to extrem. of boards, small bump to head of spine, light browned endpapers and sl.foxing to edges and prelims.) in VG d/w (price clipped, sl.foxing, sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch London 1965
KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry
Fletch.
First edition, the first in the series, small 8vo, red/gilt to spine, 197pp, NF (v.sl.cocking with minor bruising to upper corners) in NF yellow d/w (sl.rubbing, spine very sl.sunned with a little creasing to head and foot, corners sl.creased)
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz London 1976
KEYWORDS: modern first edition
Famous Writers and Their Feuds
first edition xiii plus 202pp VG+ (sl.sunning to spine and extrem.of boards, small bookseller's sticker at lower edge front paste-down, v.sl.bruising to corners) in VG d/w (sl.sunned spine & extrem., minor wear to spine head & foot, acorners rounded)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition writers authors literature feuds
North of Montana
first edition 295pp, blck boards with cloth spine & gilt lettering, Fine in Fine
PUBLISHER: Alfred Knopf NY 1994
KEYWORDS: modern first edition shops