Mrs GILL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black decoration to boards, frontispiece, liv + 285pp + 32pp catalogue to rear, VG (spine cocked, moderate bruising to extrems, minor rubbing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor cracking & tearing to front gutter, prev. owner's name in ink & sl foxing/soiling to prelims, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1878

KEYWORDS: first editions Ascension historical travel writing literature expeditions exploration Mrs Gill

HARDINGE, FRANCES & RIDDELL, CHRIS (Special Edition Illus by)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, blue gilt illus to front board, unpaginated prelims + 489pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & spine extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl creasing to fore-edges of pgs125-138) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 2016

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels special editions illustrated Frances Hardinge Chris Riddell

NABOKOV, VLADIMIR

FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMP., super octavo, cream patterned heavy boards, gilt lettering to black buckram spine, top page edges stained red, deckled page fore-edges, 319pp, VG (moderate rubbing to spine & extrems, minor bruising & tanning/soiling to boards/edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sm ink scribble to ffep, prev. owner's details in ink to half title page, minor foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: G P Putnam's Sons 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (3rd impression) literature novels fiction Vladimir Nabokov

WAID, MARK (Fore) & KAHAN, BOB (Ed)

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt S to front board, illus prelims, 222pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: DC Comics 1997

KEYWORDS: DC Comics Superman superheroes comics comic books archives literature

PERRY, FRED

SOFTCOVER, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, printed inside covers, unpaginated, illus, VG (minor creasing & rubbing to spine & cover edges, moderate tanning & light soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate chipping to edges/folds, light to moderate soiling to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Antarctic Press 2002

KEYWORDS: graphic novels gold digger series literature Fred Perry

PERRY, FRED

SOFTCOVER, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, (2) + 452pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing to covers, light bruising/scuffing to extrems, light to moderate foxing to inside covers, moderate creasing to top corners of pgs73-84) in d/w, VG- (flaps almost completely detached but still present, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading)

PUBLISHER: Antarctic Press 2003

KEYWORDS: graphic novels gold digger series literature Fred Perry

PERRY, FRED

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, printed inside covers, unpaginated, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing/chipping to spine & cover edges, multiple closed tears to front & rear hinges, moderate chafing/soiling & creasing to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Antarctic Press N/D

KEYWORDS: graphic novels gold digger series literature Fred Perry

HYDE, ROBIN

Octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 230pp, VG- (moderate discolouration to spine, light to moderate scuffing & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate foxing/staining to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss with archival tape repair to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, adhesive label to spine)

PUBLISHER: The National Printing Company 1934

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand literature Robin Hyde journalism opinion

DARROW, PAUL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, white lettering to red cloth spine, (4) + 189pp, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl bruising to extrems, minor foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's label to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (fully adhesive covering- minor chipping to edges, minro discolouration, minro tanning & soiling to flaps/edges)

PUBLISHER: Citadel Press 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction novels literature Paul Darrow Terry Nation Blakes 7 Kerr Avon prequal

FINGEROTH, DANNY (Writer) & LIM, RON (Penciller) & SANDERS, JIM (Inker) & FREDERICKS, FRED (Inker)

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, 64pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & rubbing to spine & cover edgessl chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, minro tanning/soiling to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics 1991

KEYWORDS: graphic novels comics comic books Marvel Avengers literature

ELMORE, LARRY

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, (2) + 142pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & front cover, minor rubbing & creasing to spine & cover egdes, 4cm heavy scuff to top edge of front cover & underlying prelim pages up to pg26- minro loss, light chafing to covers, minor tanning to page edges, minor tanning & foxing/soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: TSR Inc 1987

KEYWORDS: fantasy comic books comics graphic novels literature Dragon magazine Larry Elmore SnarfQuest snarf quest

POINTON, MARCIA

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, ix + 426pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & extrems, light soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, light soiling to title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 3x closed tears to edges/folds of flaps- archival tape repair, light chafing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: jewellrey jewelry gem stones gems history vintage literature art society agency

FAULKS, SEBASTIAN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 407pp, VG+ (light foxing & soiling to page edges, warm gift inscription in ink to front eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Sebastian Faulks

JUNG, C G & HULL, R F C (Trans)

LACKS D/W, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained green, xxxiv + 581pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, minor staining/discolouration to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968

KEYWORDS: first editions Carl CG Jung psychology philosophy literature English translations collected works series

O'BRIAN, PATRICK & WALDEGRAVE, WILLIAM (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xiv + 136pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems, gilt lettering & publisher's motif on spine printed upside down, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (minor discolouration to spine & cover egdes, sl creasingt o edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front flap)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2004

KEYWORDS: modern first editions historical fiction Jack Aubrey series unpublished Patrick O'Brian literature

ANSCOMBE, G E M & GEACH, P T

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xx + 162pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear pastedown, sl foxing to eps, occasional minor pencil underlining) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate tanning to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1973

KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Aristotle Aquinas Frege

GUTHRIE, W K C

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm gilt motif to front board, xv + 539pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light tanning & soiling to spine, sl creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1967

KEYWORDS: ancient Greek Greece philosophy literature

DUNNE, DOMINICK

UK FIRST EDITION (FIRST IMPRESSION), super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 374pp, VG (minor fading & rubbing/bruising ot base of spine & boards, sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, sl tanning throughout, page block to rear sl warped) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, moderate creasing to edges, 2cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1986

KEYWORDS: UK modern first editions literature fiction novels Dominick Dunne

GILES, PAUL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 325pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine/front cover hinge, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2010

KEYWORDS: first editions literature literary criticism American history geography

MCCAFFREY, ANNE

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates 1994

KEYWORDS: fantasy fiction literature Dragonriders of Pern b&w illustrations Michael Whelan