NATSUME, SOSEKI; ITO, AIKO & WILSON, GRAEME (transl.)

FIRST EDITION. Sm octavo, brown cl boards, white lettering to spine, illus. to fr board in silver gilt, VG+; in d/w VG+ (some rubbing & tanning, price clipped). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Japan Japanese literature fiction 19th 20th century

BALLANTYNE, DAVID

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, brown card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt, VG (sl soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate foxing to pg edges & eps); in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & rubbing, heavy bruising to edges & extrems w moderate to heavy chipping, moderate foxing). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition David Ballantyne New Zealand literature fiction

DAVIN, DAN

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, orange cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG- (scuffing & soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate foxing to pg edges & eps, tanning, light to moderate cracking to fr & rear hinge, bdg sl sloppy, bookseller sticker to ffep); in d/w, G (heavy scuffing & soiling, heavy bruising to edges & extrems w heavy chipping/tearing & loss to spine extrems). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Nicholson and Watson 1947

KEYWORDS: Dan Davin New Zealand literature fiction modern first edition

COURAGE, JAMES

FIRST US EDITION. Octavo, grey card boards, yellow cl spine lettered in black, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, sl foxing to pg edges & eps); in d/w, VG (light bruising to edges & extrems w sl chipping, light tanning). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1959

KEYWORDS: James Courage modern first edition fiction

MCCLENAGHAN, JACK

FIRST EDITION. Scarce. Octavo, orange card boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning to eps); in d/w, VG (light soiling, light to moderate bruising to extrems, sl chipping).

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1966

KEYWORDS: Jack McClenaghan New Zealand literature modern first edition

MOORE, BRIAN

FIRST EDITION. Ownership signature of Roy Starrs. 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: E. P. Dutton 1985

KEYWORDS: Brian Moore modern first edition fiction

DOUGHTY, ROSS A

FIRST EDITION. Signed. 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: Invictus 1980

KEYWORDS: Ross A Doughty New Zealand literature fiction modern first edition

BERRY, KEN

FIRST EDITION. Signed & warmly inscribed. 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: Collins 1980

KEYWORDS: Ken Berry New Zealand literature fiction modern first edition

COWLEY, JOY

FIRST EDITION. Signed (twice!). 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: Secker & Warburg 1971

KEYWORDS: Joy Cowley New Zealand literature fiction modern first edition

GEE, MAURICE

FIRST EDITION. Signed. 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: Viking 1994

KEYWORDS: Maurice Gee New Zealand literature fiction modern first edition

STEAD, C K

FIRST UK EDITION. 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: The Harvill Press 2000

KEYWORDS: C K Stead New Zealand literature modern first edition

PARK, RUTH

FIRST EDITION. 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: Michael Joseph 1952

KEYWORDS: Ruth Park New Zealand literature modern first edition

WENDT, ALBERT

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG) lacking d/w; 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: Longman Paul 1974

KEYWORDS: Albert Wendt New Zealand literature modern first edition

BACON, R L; LIVINGSTON, V J (illus.)

FIRST EDITION. Signed & inscribed. Octavo hardcover (VG-) lacking d/w; 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: Collins 1973

KEYWORDS: R L Bacon V J Livingston New Zealand literature modern first edition

MUHLBACH, LOUISE

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, dark green buckram boards, gilt silver and red lettering and decorations to front board and spine, teg, 236pp, VG (light scuffing and minor bruising to edges and extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, minor fading/discolouration to head and base of spine and edges and extrems, minor tanning & sl foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelms & terminals - photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: F. Tennyson Neely 1896

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Louise Muhlbach literature historical fiction

RUARK, ROBERT

FIRST EDITION 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: Hamish Hamilton ltd 1959

KEYWORDS: Robert Ruark American fiction novel literature modern first edition

DUGAN, MAURICE

MODERN FIRST EDITION LACKS TERMINALS Ex-library 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: Victor Gollancz / Blackwood & Janet Paul 1965

KEYWORDS: Maurice Duggan fiction short stories modern first edition

CLARKE, ARTHUR C

FIRST EDITION, delightful note with Clarke association loosely enclosed, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 222pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl discolouration to spine, minor tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing/soiling to prelims/terminals & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- occasional sl closed tearing,minor discolouration to flaps & rear, minor general chafing & soiling, 1cm closed tear to upper edge of front wrapper - photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition science fiction scifi literature Arthur C Clarke novels

CALVINO, ITALO & COLQUHOUN, ARCHIBALD (transl)

ENGLISH FIRST EDITION, D/W NOT PRICE CLIPPED, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor creasing to base of spine, minor bruising to extrems, moderate foxing to prelims and pages throughout) in d/w, VG (minor tanning and light foxing to flaps, minor fading to spine, moderate foxing and minor tanning to rear wrapper, minor chipping to extrems/edges, minor scuffing to base of spine - photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1956

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction Italo Calvino English translation Archibald Colquhoun novels

CALVINO, ITALO

ENGLISH, FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG+ (minor creasing to head and base of spine) in d/w, VG+ (minor soiling and foxing to edges of flaps, minor foxing to rear wrapper, minor soiling and foxing to front wrapper) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Italo Calvino literature fiction novels