CONNINGTON, J.J.

First edition, black cloth boards with red lettering to spine & front board, 313pp, VG+ (light rubbing to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & boar corners, previous owner's name in ink to fep, light foxing & light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Little Brown & Co. 1939

KEYWORDS: Detective mystery stories Murder Investigation England Fiction modern first edition literature

CONNINGTON, J.J.

First edition, octavo, black cloth boards with green lettering to spine & front board, 314pp, VG (light rubbing to boards, moderate bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Little brown & Co. 1932

KEYWORDS: Detective mystery fiction literature modern first edition

RUNYON, DAMON & IDDON, DON

First UK edition, octavo, green cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 278pp, VG (slight dint to upper rear board edge, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy foxing, heavy tanning to spine, 1cm loss to upper spine, 2cm closed tear to lower spine)

PUBLISHER: Constable 1948

KEYWORDS: articles essays literature modern first edition Damon Runyon

ANDERSON, SHERWOOD

First edition, second Impression, octavo, blue boards with black lettering to spine & front board, brown eps, 303pp, VG (light rubbing & light fading to boards, moderate tanning to spine, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, previous owner's name in ink to fep, moderate tanning to page edges, slight foxing to page edges, bookseller's label to rep)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape

KEYWORDS: Ohio literature Fiction City town life modern first edition

ANTHONY, BURGESS

First edition, octavo, Blue cloth boards with red lettering to spine, 127pp, VG+ ( light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light fading to spine, light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1977

KEYWORDS: John Keats Fiction Poets Fiction literature modern first edition

RUBENS, BERNICE

First edition, octavo, purple cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, VG (light tanning & light soiling to page edges, slight tanning to edges of boards & spine) in d/w VG (price clipped, light foxing, moderate soiling, light tanning, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, two small 1cm closed tears to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1962

KEYWORDS: Jews England London Fiction literature modern first edition

AMBLER, ERIC

First edition, thrid impression, Archival Repair to d/w, octavo, blue clothe boards with black lettering to spine, 320pp, VG (light fading to spine, moderate foxing & light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG- (light fading to spine, light soiling, light bruising to upper spine repaired with archival tape, 2.5cm tear with loss to bottom rear cover repaired with archival tape)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1950

KEYWORDS: Spy stories Fiction literature modern first edition

KENT, ALEXANDER

First edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & gilt motif to front board, illus eps, 144pp, VG+ (light tanning to page edges, slight foxing to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1978

KEYWORDS: Fiction Sea stories Great Britain Naval literature modern first edition

HABASH, GABE

First edition, signed in slipcase with 'Indiespensable' booklet loosely enclosed, Super octavo, grey boards with silver lettering to spine, black eps, 287pp, Nr Fine in d/w Nr Fine in slipcase Nr Fine

PUBLISHER: Coffee House Press 2017

KEYWORDS: signed modern first edition fiction literature

CARTER, MARY

First edition, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 338pp, VG (light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (moderate tanning to spine & cover edges, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1963

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition novel

LEWIS, WYNDHAM

First edition thus, octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 132pp, illus, VG (ligth tanning & light foxing to page edges, light soiling to spine, moderate browning to eps) in d/w (moderate tanning to spine, light tanning to covers, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Methuen 1960

KEYWORDS: English poetry poems literature modern first edition

KENT, ALEXANDER

First edition, super octavo, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 350pp, VG+ (light tanning & very slight foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light bruising to spine extrems, some bubbling to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1970

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition naval nautical seamanship

HUXLEY, ALDOUS

First edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, VG (ligh rubbing to boards, light tanning & light soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps) in d/w VG (price clipped, light soiling, light rubing, 1cm closed tear to front cover, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1971

KEYWORDS: poems poetry literature modern first edition

DUDER, TESSA

First edition, Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, VG (previous owner's name in ink to fep, light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Olympics Fiction Swimming children's literature modern first edition

ACKROYD, PETER

First edition, super octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 217pp, VG (moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light soiling, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1985

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition

CAPOTE, TRUMAN

First edition, octavo, brown cloth boards with white lettering to spine, brown eps, 191pp, VG ( light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w VG ( light tanning to spine, light rubbing, light soiling, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, 1cm tear with loss to upper spine, small closed tears to lower spine)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1952

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition

WHITE, PATRICK

First edition, uncorrected proof copy, octavo, patterned light card covers, 307pp, VG (light soiling & light rubbing to cover, light creasing to spine, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1974

KEYWORDS: short stories literature fiction modern first edition

SILER, JENNY

First edition, 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Orion 1999

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novel first modern edition

KERMODE, FRANK

First edition, octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 141pp, VG+ (light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (light tanning to spine, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners)

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1975

KEYWORDS: T S Eliot Classicism European literature modern first edition

AMIS, MARTIN

Uncorrected Proof Copy, First edition, octavo, illus light card covers, 470pp, VG+ (light rubbing & light soiling to cover, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1989

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition