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$145.00
2g13d/47

The Death Ship: The Story of an American Sailor


TRAVEN, B

RE-ISSUE PUBLISHED IN 1959, sm octavo, black heavy boards, red lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, 388pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & epslight foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (all corners lightly clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling & discolouration to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1959

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature B Traven re-issues

$85.00
2g13d/49

The Wind's Twelve Quarters


LE GUIN, URSULA K

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 303pp, VG+ (sl fading & bruising to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1976

KEYWORDS: short stories modern first editions science fiction scifi literature Ursula K le Guin

$40.00
2g13d/51

Ten Burnt Offerings


MACNEICE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 96pp, VG+ (sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse Louis Macneice

$40.00
2g13d/52

The Mad Islands and The Administrator: Two Radio Plays


MACNEICE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 112pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, all corners lightly clipped, light creasing to edges, moderate soiling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1964

KEYWORDS: first editions literature radio plays scripts Louis Macneice

$40.00
2g13d/53

Autumn Sequel: A Rhetorical Poem in XXVI Cantos


MACNEICE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 163pp, VG+ (sl fading to board edges, sl soiling/staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1954

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poems poetry verse Louis Macneice cantos

$40.00
2g13d/54

Visitations


MACNEICE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 60pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1957

KEYWORDS: first edtions poems poetry verse literature Louis Macneice

$45.00
2g13e/39

The Shipwreck: A Poem


FALCONER, WILLIAM & CARRUTHERS, ROBERT & FOSTER, BIRKETT (Illus)

Octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & boards, aeg, xxxvi + 153pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing/chipping to spine extrems, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, light discolouration to spine & boards, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing & cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, odd pagination- some pgs may be missing at begining- please feel free to contact us for more information)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black, North Bridge 1858

KEYWORDS: literature poetry poems verse William Falconer illustrated

$145.00
2g13e/44

World of Chance


DICK, PHILIP K

FIRST UK EDITION, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, blue lettering on red patch to spine, 160pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning/discolouration/soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Science Fiction Book Club 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions scifi science fiction novels literature Philip K Dick

$40.00
1c61a/14

Report on Probability A


ALDISS, BRIAN W

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, VG+ (light rubbing to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl tanning to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & scuffing to spine- 1cm gouge with loss, moderate hcafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1968

KEYWORDS: modern first editions novels literature scifi science fiction Brian W Aldiss

$100.00
1d24a/8

Anatole


TITUS, EVE & GALDONE, PAUL (Pictures)

UK FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus stiff card covers, 32pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine with some loss to extrems, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling/foxing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sporadic moderate foxing/soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1957

KEYWORDS: UK modern first editions children's literature picture books Anatole illustrated French English translations

$80.00
1d24a/9

Anatole and the Robot


TITUS, EVE & GALDONE, PAUL (Pictures)

UK FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 32pp, illus, VG (light bruising & foxing to board edges, sl soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, page block loosened but still attached, occasional spots of foxing/tanning throughout- quite minor) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate chipping to edges- some minor loss, moderate tanning & foxing with some moderate chafing & surface loss also)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1961

KEYWORDS: UK modern first editions children's literature picture books Anatole illustrated French English translations

$45.00
1d24a/17

A Spaniard in the Works


LENNON, JOHN & FREEMAN, ROBERT (Cover Photo)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 93pp, illus, VG (light chafing & peeling to spine & boards with minor tanning also, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps & to pages throughout, prev. ownership markings to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions John Lennon literature drawings sketches verse poems poetry collections

$40.00
1d24a/20

Cheri


BEARD, JO ANN

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 79pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & chipping to edges, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Serpent's Tail 2023

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novellas Jo Ann Beard

$80.00
1d24a/21

Neck and Neck


BRUCE, LEO

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 224pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling/fading to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to title page)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Sergeant Beef series detective

$50.00
1d24a/25

Back Before You Know


EDMOND, MURRAY

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES, octavo, brown stapled light card covers (in teal jacket) black lettering to covers, 80pp, VG+ (light fading to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Compound Press 2019

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poetry poems verse Murray Edmond limited editions

$150.00
1d24a/29

June 30th, June 30th


BRAUTIGAN, RICHARD

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, red gilt lettering to white buckram spine, ix + 99pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence 1978

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poetry poems verse Richard Brautigan

$300.00
1d24a/30

Parable of the Sower


BUTLER, OCTAVIA E

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 299pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Four Walls Eight Windows 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Octavia E Butler

$50.00
1d24a/31

Our Endless Numbered Days


FULLER, CLAIRE

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo, illus light card covers, white & red lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 292pp, VG+ (sl creasing & scuffing to spine & cover edges, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Fig Tree / Penguin 2015

KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies novels fiction literature Claire Fuller

$50.00
1d24a/32

How to Kidnap the Rich


RAINA, RAHUL

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, light card covers, red & coloured lettering to spine, printed eps, 292pp, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown 2021

KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies novels fiction literature Rahul Raina

$60.00
1d24a/43

Everything's Fucked: But the Point is to Go Beyond That


JAQUES, NATHALIE et al (Ed)

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#62/100), appears to be mis-bound but is the legitimate presentation of the concept/book, sm octavo, grey light card covers, red lettering to covers, 94pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: GLORIA 2018

KEYWORDS: seminars literature prose writings everything's fucked

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