GEE, MAURICE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 155pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name & ink scribble to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, light fading to spine, moderate creasing to flaps, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press N/D (1979)

KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature Maurice Gee children's literature fiction novels

BOWES, CLARE (Drawings)

Quarto hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Weldon Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: children's literature poems poetry verse literature anthologies young readers illustrated

SCOTT, MARY & WEST, JOYCE

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Paul's Book Arcade 1963

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature Mary Scott Joyce West literature murder crime thriller

TRISTAN, FLORA; DE SALIS, CHARLES (trans) & RICHARDSON, JOANNA (intro)

Octavo hardcover (VG+), in slipcase (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1986

KEYWORDS: 19th century literature translation travel literature Folio Society

NAGEL, THOMAS

Octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press N/D (c.2000s?)

KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Thomas Nagel essays ethics literature

TANIZAKI, JUNICHIRO & HIBBETT, HOWARD (Trans)

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, ix + 298pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Martin Secker & Warburg 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions literature short stories literature fiction Japan Japanese English translations Junichiro Tanizaki

IDRIESS, ION L

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1951

KEYWORDS: Australian literature Ion L Idriess short stories literature

WELSH, IRVINE

This is the scarce unauthorised pornographic version with the alternative dustwrapper in addition to the standard issue d/w, first edition 392pp MINT in like d/w, signed by author on title page, ltd to 50 numbered copies only

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape (Deviant Press) london 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition erotic irvine welsh signed literature

CHATTERJEE, UPAMANYU

first edition 291pp VG+ in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition indian literature

BEACH, REX

first edition 312pp VG (tidy copy but lacks fep)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1912

KEYWORDS: modern first edition rex beach literature

BROWN, CHRISTY

first edition 178pp quarter cloth bound VG+ (boards sl mottled, minor bruising to lower cnrs, v faint foxing to ep's) in VG+ d/w (sl rubbing, paper sl browned, cnrs sl rounded, spine sl sunned with sl wear to extrem., sl surface damage to rear top cnr)

PUBLISHER: simon & schuster NY 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition irish literature

MATHER, EDWARD;

ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 356pp, illus, cond. EXCELLENT (spine ends sl bumped), d/w VG (rubbed, sl creases and tears to extremities).

PUBLISHER: thomas y. crowell company, new york 1940

KEYWORDS: bio nathaniel hawthorne literature

DE MONTHERLANT, HENRY

first UK edition 254pp VG+ (owner's name on ffep, v.sl.sunning to spine, light foxing to ep's/half-title/title & fore-edge, small chip from fore-edge last page) in VG- d/w (rubbed,spine sunned with wear to head & foot,small chip from front cover upper edge,minor tear to upper rear corner,corners sl chipped,creasing and wear to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition french literature

DE LA OSSA, PEREZ

first english edition 241pp in blue cloth boards, VG- (cocked, boards rubbed and sl.sunned with average shelf wear to extrem., corners bruised, spine sunned and scuffed with small chip at head, bookseller's stamp on front paste-down, owner's inscription on half-title page, v.light foxing; mainly to ep's) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: eyre and spottiswoode london 1931

KEYWORDS: modern first edition spanish literature

FRISCH, MAX

First US edition 304pp VG+ (a little rubbing to paper of boards, owner's inscription at front paste-down, endpapers lightly broowned and foxed) in VG- d/w (rubbing, spine sunned with rather messy open tear to head, sl.rounded corners)

PUBLISHER: Random House New York 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition german literature

ARNOLD, MATTHEW

first edition thus 339pp original boards with gold embossed design, VG (slight wear and discolouration at spine, small stain on front cover, lacks ffep, corners bruised, boards rubbed with moderate shelf wear)

PUBLISHER: ward lock and bowden london 1896

KEYWORDS: poetry first editions literature

COLETTE

first edition 214pp VG (some shelf wear to edges of boards with some sunning to top edges, owner's inscription on ffep, sl.foxed fore-edge & ep's) in VG- d/w (corners chipped,1 inch chip out of upper edge of front cover near spine head,crease along upper rear cover,rubbed,minor tears to spine head and foot,foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: secker and warburg london 1968

KEYWORDS: modern first edition french literature

BOTTLE, R T:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc)231pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards,v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot) d/w VG+(in plastic,v sl sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: butterworths london 1962

KEYWORDS: science chemicals literature

MAURIAC, FRANCOIS

first UK edition in cloth boards, VG+ (small stain at centre of front board, spine sunned, bookseller's sticker at foot-edge front paste-down, minor browning to ep's, free from foxing) in VG d/w (sunned, some wear to edges and spine head, upper corners rounded, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: eyre & spottiswoode london 1953

KEYWORDS: modern first edition french literature poetry mauriac

SIMMONS, DAN

FIRST EDITION 293pp NF (very faint bruising to lower front corner and spine head and foot) in VG+ d/w (faint rubbing, v sl wear to top edge and spine extrem., tiny crease to top corner of rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Bantam NY 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature