CHANCE, JOHN NEWTON

first edition 173pp fine in VG+ d/w (rubbing,price sticker on front flap)

PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime

CLEARY, JOHN

first edition proof copy 276pp VG in wraps (sl cocked,sm gum spot on front cover, small bump & chip to spine head,corners sl bruised,rubbed)

PUBLISHER: collins sydney 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof

BRUGGEN, CAROL

first edition proof copy 215pp near fine in wraps (sl sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof

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

CHURCH, RICHARD

first edition 182pp ex-library with stamps on paste-downs and rear ep, VG (ffep missing, shelf wear to foot-edge & corners, light foxing to prelim.pp.& rear ep) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first edition

BARKER, PAT

A very scarce advance proof copy, 252pp in white wrappers with beige illustration, NF (minor crease to front cover and sl.rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Viking London 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy

BAKIS, KIRSTEN

Proof copy, 290pp, 8vo, FINE in illustrated glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: Farrar Straus Giroux NY 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof

BARKER, PAT

Proof copy SIGNED by author on title page, 199p, FINE in B & W pictorial wrappers

PUBLISHER: Viking London 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy signed

GUTERSON, DAVID

First edition, SIGNED by author on title page, 8vo, orange boards with cloth spine & bronze title to spine, 162pp, FINE in Fine d/w

PUBLISHER: Harper & Row NY 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed

DE BERNIERES, LOUIS

First US edition, SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page, tall 8vo, cream with black cloth spine & gilt title, 251pp, VG+ (lower front corner bruised, uppers corners v.sl.bruised, a little rubbing to cloth at extrem) in NF d/w (price clipped)

PUBLISHER: William Morrow NY 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed

WELDON, FAY

first edition 182p in black paper covered boards, VG (some shelf wear to edges with a smll chip from top rear edge, v.sl.browning to ep's with faint foxing) in VG- d/w (rubbed with an area of scuffing on the spine causing some surface damage, corners rounded, spine sunned with sl.chipped head, flaps sl.foxed, edges sl.worn, numerous tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: david mckay NY 1968

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

GORDIMER, NADINE

first edition 288pp, tan paper covered boards, VG+ (owner's name & date on ffep, bookseller's sticker at foot-edge front paste-down, sl.tape marks to rear ep, v.sl.foxing to half-title/title/prelim.pages/last 2pp and edges) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing with some browning, corners sl.rounded, spine sunned with sl.wear to head & foot, v.sl.foxing to rear and flaps, price? written on front flap)

PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction

RENDELL, RUTH

first edition 172pp VG (corners v.sl.bruised, front board sl. bruised along foot-edge, a few spots of v.faint foxing scattered over rear ep's) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing, corners sl.rounded, spine head sl.creased, lower front edge has a v.small chip and open tear)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1985

KEYWORDS: modern first edition short stories crime

SIMENON, GEORGES

first UK edition 191pp VG+ (sl.cocked, lower corners v.sl.bruised, minor fading to spine foot, faint spots of foxing to ep's/paste-downs and edges) in VG d/w (some rubbing with sl.browning/foxing to rear cover, spine sl.sunned with minor wear to extrem., corners v.sl.rounded)

PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction crime

SIMENON, GEORGES

first UK edition 159pp VG (sl.cocked, spine sl.sunned, some sl.shelf wear extrem., owner's anem on ffep (Terry McLean), ffep sl.creased, half-title sl.marked) in VG- d/w (rubbed with discolored rear civer, corners rounded, spine sl.sunned with wear and small tears to head & foot, flaps sl.foxed, water stain to lower rear cover)

PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction crime

YEVTUSHENKO, YEVGENY

first UK edition 63pp ex-library with stamps on ep's/title page and pocket at rear, VG (fine apart from library markings) in VG+ d/w (sl.sunned spine with small tear to foot and v.sl.wear to head, corners sl.rounded, sl.crimped top edge, faint yellowing to top front edge, small tear midway along spine at rear hinge)

PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first edition prose poetry

GASH, JONATHAN

first edition 240pp VG+ (v.sl.cocked, else fine) in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: collins london 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition collins crime club

WOLFE, THOMAS / NOWELL, ELIZABETH (EDITOR)

first UK edition 326pp, blue cloth boards, VG+ (a tight square copy with some sl.spotting to boards & v.sl.shelf wear to extrem., sl.browning/foxing to ep's with a small area of scuffing to ffep, v.sl.foxing to half-title through to contents pp. &last 2pp) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing with sl.crimped top edge, spine sl.sunned with sl.wear to extrem., some browning to rear cover with v.sl.foxing to flaps, corners sl.rounded)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition letters

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

FIRBANK, RONALD

first edition np. in illustrated wrappers, VG with 4 illust.by Albert Buhrer (some sl.browning to ep's, some pages have some v.sl.foxing to inner margin, wrapper has separated from main text at spine, it is sunned and foxed with wear to edges and chipping to spine)

PUBLISHER: grant richards ltd.london 1916

KEYWORDS: modern first edition