Books - "modern first edition"
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Dead Fingers Talk
First edition, octavo, grey cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 215pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to board edges, light foxing to page edges, owners name in ink to fep, booksellers stamp to fep,) in d/w VG- (moderate soiling to front, light creasing to rear, light rubbing with loss to spine, chipping & small tears to spine extrems & flaps, moderate foxing to inner)
PUBLISHER: John Calder 1963
KEYWORDS: literature novel modern first edition
The Temptation of Don Volpi
First edition, octavo, red boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 175pp, VG+ ( light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderately heavy tanningn to spine, lighter tanning elsewhere, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1961
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel
My Face for the World to See
First edition, maroon boards with gilt lettering to spine, bookseller's stamp to fep, moderately heavy tanning & foxing to upper page edges and lighter to other page edges, some foxing to upper edges of prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate browning to spine, some foxing elsewhere, light creasing & nicks to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1958
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel
A High-pitched Buzz
First edition second impression, octavo, green cloth boards with blue lettering to spine, 230pp, VG (moderate fading to spine & board upper edges, some tanning &foxing to page edges, date in ink to fep, v slight tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (heavy tanning to spine, some soiling to rear, some creasing & nicks to spine base)
PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1956
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel
The Girl Green as Elderflower
First edition, octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, 150pp, VG+ (v light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (some light soiling, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1980
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel
Windsor Castle: An Historical Romance
First edition (published in France), octavo, brown heavy card boards with brown leather spine, marbled eps, viii + 350pp, VG (most of spine leather missing, book title handwritten in ink to spine, heavy browning to page edges, wear to boards, foxing to some pages)
PUBLISHER: A & W Galignani 1843
KEYWORDS: literature novel modern first edition
Move over, Mountain
First edition, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 314pp + 2pp adverts, VG+ (moderate foxing to page edges & prelims, light soiling to boards, owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w VG- ( heavy foxing & browning, light chipping to spine extrems, light soiling to front)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1958
KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition novel
The Third Eye
first edition, octavo, light purple cloth boards with purple lettering to spine & front board, purple eps, 175pp, VG (light foxing & light soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (price clipped, light rubbing, light soiliing, light bruising to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Co.1969
KEYWORDS: literature fiction modern first edition
The Anatomy of Puck: An Examination of Fairy Beliefs Among Shakespeare's Contemporaries and Successors
First edition, Scarce, ex library, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 284pp, illus, VG (light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges, light usual library markings, d/w suck down to rear board) in d/w VG- (light rubbing, light soiling, several massive pieces of cover missing, 8cm closed tear to front cover repaired with cellotape, 9cm tear to rear cover repaired with cellotape)
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1959
KEYWORDS: Fairies English literature History critics modern first edition
Poems
First edition, octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxii + 389pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep, light sporadic foxing to pages)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co. 1901
KEYWORDS: Poems poetry literature modern first edition
The Build-Up Boys
first edition, octavo, red cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, 224pp, VG (light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG- (archival tape repair to d/w extremities, light tanning, light soiling, light creasing)
PUBLISHER: Rupert Hart-Davis 1951
KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition
The Modern History of Mongolia
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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1968
KEYWORDS: history Mongolia travel first edition culture colonial modern politics socialism
Atareta, The Belle of the Kainga
First edition, one section loose, octavo, illus light card covers, frontispiece, 93pp, VG (moderate soiling to covers, rust residue to pages from staples, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, archival tape repair to upper spine, light sporadic foxing to pages)
PUBLISHER: Gordon & Gotch Proprietary
KEYWORDS: Maori fiction literature modern first edition
Poems Unpleasant
First edition, purple light card covers, 61pp, VG (moderate fading to spine, light foxing to cover, light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Pegasus Press 1952
KEYWORDS: poems poetry literature modern first edition
Salt Winds and Gobi Dust
First edition, octavo, illus orange cloth boards with black letttering to front board & spine, viii + 326pp, illus, VG (moderate fading & soiling to spine, some tanning to page edges, prelims & terminals, 4cm patch of insect damage to fep & front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons 1934
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature
Sharra's Exile
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Severn House Publishers 1995
KEYWORDS: novel literature fiction darkover fantasy first modern edition
Joyce Cary's Africa
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Methuen 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition novel fiction literature letters correspondance anthology collection Joyce Cary
The Monday Man
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1970
KEYWORDS: modern first edition novel fiction literature
The Us or Them War
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Collins 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction novel literature thriller
The Pandemonium
Ex-library, 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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: W. H. Allen 1980
KEYWORDS: modern first edition novel literature fiction