HESSE, HERMAN

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, brown card boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG- (light to moderate soiling, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with heavy chipping & loss to front extrem at foot, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, foxing throughout), in d/w G+ (moderate soiling, tanning & foxing, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping--esp to spine, burn hole & loss to front extrem at foot to front cover). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Peter Owen 1959

KEYWORDS: Herman Hesse 20th century German literature fiction modern first edition

GALE, PATRICK

UNCORRECTED, PROOF COPY, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, light orange, white, light yellow and light blue lettering to front wrapper, dark green, light blue and black lettering to spine, VG+ (minor creasing to extrems and front wrapper edges, minor creasing to rear wrapper) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Tinder Press 2026

KEYWORDS: Uncorrected Proof Copy Modern First Edition literature fiction novel

HAND, ELIZABETH

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: Mulholland Books 2019

KEYWORDS: first edition Elizabeth Hand fiction mystery modern

SHERRIF, R C

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, black cl boards, VG (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light foxing to pg edges), in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, price clipped). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1950

KEYWORDS: R C Sherrif theatre play plays literture modern first edition

VAN DRUTEN, JOHN

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, black cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG+ (sl soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light foxing to pg edges, light tanning), in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing, light bruising to edges & extrems). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1954

KEYWORDS: John van Druten plays play theatre literature modern first edition

YOSHIYUKI, JUNNOSUKE; BESTER, JOHN (transl.)

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, violet cl boards, spine lettered in grey, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, light soiling, prev owner's inscription to ffep), in d/w, VG (moderate bruising to edges & extrems with chipping, light soiling & tanning). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Kodansha International 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Japan Japanese literature

KAIKO, TAKESHI; DUNN, CHARLES (transl.)

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, purple card boards, spine lettered in grey, VG+ (sl bruising to edges & extrem), in d/w, VG (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, some tanning & soiling). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: University of Tokyo Press 1977

KEYWORDS: Takeshi Kaiko Japan Japanese literature modern first edition

SARRAUTE, NATHALIE; JOLAS, MARIA (transl.)

FIRST UK EDITION. Ex-library. Octavo, blue card boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrem, soiling, adhesive reside from tape to boards & eps, library stamps & paste-ins, front hinge cracked--repaired with tape), in d/w, VG (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping, moderate soiling). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Calder & Boyars 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Nathalie Sarraute 20th century French literature

WOLFE, GENE

FIRST EDITION. Octavo black card boards, spine lettered in copper gilt, VG+ (light soiling to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems), in d/w, VG+ (sl soiling, light bruising to edges & extrems, prev bookseller sticker to rear cover). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: TOR 2001

KEYWORDS: Gene Wolfe sci fi science fiction modern first edition Book of the Short Sun

WOLFE, GENE

FIRST EDITION. Octavo red cl boards, spine lettered in white, VG+ (sl soiling to covers, sl bruising to edges & extrems, library stamps & paste-ins throughout), in d/w, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, library sticker to spine). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: TOR 1999

KEYWORDS: Gene Wolfe sci fi science fiction modern first edition Book of the Short Sun

LEONTIEV, KONSTANTIN; IVASK, GEORGE (ed.)

Provenance of Roy Starrs. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG+ (light soiling & scuffing to covers, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, adhesive markings from tape to feps), in d/w, VG (light bruising to edges & extrems, soiling). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Weybright and Talley 1969

KEYWORDS: Konstantin Leontiev literature modern first edition letters correspondence

BAXTER, JAMES K

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, green card boards, spine & front board lettered in black, VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & throughout, bookplate to ffep). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1944

KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition

HUME, FERGUS

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, black card boards, spine & front board ruled in blind & lettered in gilt, frontis., VG (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps, bookplate to ffep, sm tear to pp. 281-2). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co. 1911

KEYWORDS: Fergus Hume modern first edition literature fiction

BAUGHAN, B E

FIRST EDITION, scarce. Octavo, red cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, frontis., VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps--esp reps, foxing to prelims/terminals & throughout, bookplate & prev ownership inscription to ffep). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs n/d

KEYWORDS: B E Baughan New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition

WATSON, THOMAS

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Octavo, green cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, front board ruled in black, VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps, tanning, author's inscriptions to feps (3 pgs) & pp. 56, 100, 182 & 243, light cracking to front hinge). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: H. L. Young 1907

KEYWORDS: Thomas Watson New Zealand literature modern first edition

VOGEL, JULIUS

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (colonial edition). Octavo, grey cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt & decorated in black/green/red, photo, viii + 331 + [1] + [4 (advts)], VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, sl tanning, bookplate to ffep, light cracking to front & central gutters). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson and Co. 1889

KEYWORDS: Julius Vogel modern first edition 19th century sci fi science fiction New Zealand literature

DUTTON, WILLIAM HENRY

FIRST EDITION, scarce. Octavo, red cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, viii + 518, VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, sl tanning, bookplate to ffep, light cracking to central gutters, some soiling throughout). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: S. N. Brown and Co. 1896

KEYWORDS: William Henry Dutton literature modern first edition fiction

GROSSMAN, EDITH SEARLE

FIRST EDITION, Octavo, green cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, illus to front board, VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, sl tanning, bookplate to ffep, light cracking to central gutters, tearing to pg 131-2, some soiling throughout). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Sands & Company [1910]

KEYWORDS: Edith Searle Grossman modern first edition fiction New Zealand

BAXTER, JAMES K

FIRST EDITION, Octavo, brown card boards, label to front board, VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems, red sticker to front board, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, sl tanning, bookplate to ffep, some soiling throughout), lacking d/w. Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1948

KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition

HINEMOA

FIRST EDITION. Sm octavo, red cl boards, front board lettered in gilt, VG- (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, light tanning, bookplate to ffep, light cracking to gutters, some soiling & foxing throughout). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: J. B. Innes 1892

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand literature modern first edition travel