Books - "modern first edition"
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The Call Home
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, red card boards, spine & front board lettered in white, VG (light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate foxing to pg edges, some foxing throughout); in d/w, VG (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, price clipped, light to moderate foxing & soiling) (photos available on request).
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1956
KEYWORDS: James Courage New Zealand literature 20th century modern first edition
The Fifth Child
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in blue, VG (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling to eps & prelims/terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems w moderate chipping) (photos available on request).
PUBLISHER: Constable 1948
KEYWORDS: James Courage New Zealand literature 20th century modern first edition
The Young Have Secrets
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, brown card boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, VG (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning & soiling, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, price clipped) (photos available on request).
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1954
KEYWORDS: James Courage New Zealand literature 20th century modern first edition
The Edge of the Alphabet
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG; in d/w G (lg segment torn off) (photos available on request).
PUBLISHER: The Pagasus Press 1962
KEYWORDS: Janet Frame modern first edition New Zealand literature
The Weapon Shops of Isher
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus title page, 231pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning and foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light tanning to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate foxing to flaps and spine/rear cover, light creasing & chipping to egdes)
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1952
KEYWORDS: modern first edition science fiction literature novel scifi A E van Vogt
Christmas Eve
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 207pp, VG+ (light tanning and foxing to page edges & eps, minimal tanning to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate foxing to rear cover & flaps, minimal scuffing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1956
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novel C M Kornbluth
Fury
UK FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, burgundy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi + 186pp, VG (light tanning to pages throughout, moderate tanning and light minimal foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (minimal soiling to rear cover and flaps, minimal scuffing and creasing to extrems, light chipping to edges, minimal closed tear to upper edge of rear flap fold)
PUBLISHER: Dennis Dobson 1954
KEYWORDS: UK modern first edition science fiction novel literature scifi Henry Kuttner
Time For The Stars
UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, light blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 244pp, VG (moderate staining to lower edges of spine and boards, light soiling and tanning to spine, minimal bruising to edges of spine, light tanning, light damp staining to eps, prelims and pages 1-7, minimal foxing to prelims and terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate tanningn & foxing to spine & flaps, minor creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Gollancz 1963
KEYWORDS: UK modern first edition science fiction novel scifi literature Robert A Heinlein
The Place of Dead Roads
UK FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, green and black lettering to front wrapper and spine, unpaginated prelims + 306pp, VG (moderate soiling & light foxing to wrappers, minor creasing to front wrapper and spine, light bruising to edges of spine, minor tanning and foxing/soiling to page edges, lengthy gift inscription in ink to ffep, light foxing to inside front wrapper)
PUBLISHER: John Calder 1984
KEYWORDS: UK modern first edition literature fiction novel American West William S Burroughs
Nyxia Unleashed: The Nyxia Triad: Book 2
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 392pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, light crack to gutter of full title page) in d/w, VG+ (sl cahfing, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Crown 2017
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed science fiction novel scifi Nyxia Triad literature Scott Reintgen
In the Cover of Darkness: Welcome to the Hidden Valley: Book One
FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card wrappers, grey lettering to front wrapper and spine, VG+ (photos availabel on request)
PUBLISHER: K Wish 2023
KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof copy signed literature novel fiction adult K Wish
This Golden Flame
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON BOUND IN PAGE, octavo, gilt red decoration to front board, gilt red lettering to spine, red staining to all page edges, illus/maps, Near FINE in VG+ d/w (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed literature science fiction fantasy novel
The Devil Makes Three
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON BOUND IN PAGE, octavo, navy heavy boards, gilt decoration to front board, gilt lettering to spine, cyan staining to all page edges, marbled eps, Near FINE in d/w, Near FINE (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Titan 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed science fiction fantasy novel literature Tori Bovalino
Wild and Wicked Things
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED, NUMBERED, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, aeg, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Orbit 2022
KEYWORDS: modern first edition limited numbered signed Francesca May science fiction fantasy literature novel
Odd Craft
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, blind stamped lettering to front board, gilt lettering to spine, VG- (heavy discolouration & soiling to spine, minor bruising to extrems, light chipping to spine extrems, minor soiling to boards, light foxing to eps, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, minor foxing & soiling to pages throughout, single library stamp- no others detected, ffep possibly missing)
PUBLISHER: George Bell & Sons 1903
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novel W W Jacobs
The Collarbound
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED, NUMBERED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, yellow and orange staining to all page edges, Near FINE in d/w, Near FINE (loose protective cover)
PUBLISHER: Gollancz & Goldsboro Books 2022
KEYWORDS: modern first edition limited numbered signed science fiction literature fantasy novel Rebecca Zahabi
The Unbroken: Magic of The Lost: Book One
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering and illus to front board and spine, red staining to all page edges, illus/map, VG+ in VG+ d/w (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Orbit 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed C L Clark fantasy science fiction novel literature
Lore
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON BOUND IN PAGE, AUTHOR'S 'POSTCARD' LOOSELY ENCLOSED, octavo, white heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps, Near FINE in d/w, VG+ (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Hyperion 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed fantasy literature Alexandra Bracken science fiction novel
Heaven Breaker
FIRST EDITION, ILLUSTRATED FOREDGES, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt decoration to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, illus, Near FINE in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Red Tower Books / Entangled Publishing 2024
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fantasy literature Sara Wolf novel
Mitla Pass
FIRST EDITION. Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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 1988
KEYWORDS: modern first edition Leon Uris 20th century fiction