MCCLENAGHAN, JACK

First edition, octavo, orange boards with gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (light foxing & light tanning to page edges, light dampstaining to rear board, light tanning to eps) in d/w VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Reed 1966

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition New Zealand

SEM-SANDBERG, STEVE

First edition, inscribed, dated & signed by author, Super octavo, illus light card covers, xii + 560pp, Nr Fine

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2016

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition signed

KESEY, KEN

first edition, super octavo hardcover (VG) tanned, 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 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

RUSHDIE, SALMAN

First edition, uncorrected proof copy, 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2008

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction modern first edition

ORCZY, BARONESS

First edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with black lettering to spine, 320pp, VG (previous owner's name in ink to fep, light bruising to spine extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG- (price clipped, heavy bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light tanning, light rubbing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1942

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition

CLARKE, ARTHUR C.

first UK edition, octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 166pp, VG+ (very light bruising to spine extrems) in d/w VG (moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light soiling, light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1962

KEYWORDS: science fiction literature modern first edition

DUGGAN, MAURICE

First edition, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, VG (slight fading to lower spine extrem, moderate foxing to upper page edges, slight tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (slight tear to top of spine, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Blackwood & Janet Paul/ Victor Gallancz 1965

KEYWORDS: maurice duggan new zealand literature short stories modern first edition

CURNOW, ALLEN

First edition, ownership signature of E.A Horsman, octavo, brown heavy card boards, title label to front board, 40pp, VG+ (light foxing to upper page edges, v.slight bruising to upper spine extrem) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1949

KEYWORDS: new zealand poetry literature allen curnow ea horsman tcf ronalds caxton press christchurch modern first edition

BAXTER, JAMES K.

First Edition (100 copies), printing note loosely enclosed, octavo, sewn wrapper with french flaps, black lettering to front, 14pp, near fine (v. slight soiling to front and back wrapper).

PUBLISHER: University of Otago Bibliography Room 1967

KEYWORDS: new zealand poetry literature james k baxter university of otago modern first edition

CURNOW, ALLEN

First edition, ownership signature of E.A Horsman, Horsman's handwritten notes about book loosely enclosed, octavo, grey cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 44pp, VG+ (light foxing to upper page edges) in d/w, VG (slight creasing to upper edges, slight browning to spine)

PUBLISHER: The Mermaid Press 1957

KEYWORDS: new zealand poetry literature allen curnow ea horsman modern first edition

CURNOW, ALLEN

First edition, extremely tidy ex library, octavo, light card covers with french flaps, yellow lettering to spine and front board, 85pp, VG+ (moderate bruising to spine, library envelope and withdrawal card inside front cover, library stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1949

KEYWORDS: new zealand poetry literature allen curnow modern first edition

MASON, HENRIETTA

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: Robert Hale/ Whitcombe and Tombs 1963

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HABILA, HELON

Tidy ex-library, first edition, large octavo (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. W. Norton 2003

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

ADCOCK, FLEUR

First edition, octavo (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: Oxford University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction New Zealand

FORBES, ROBERT L. & SEARLE, RONALD (illus)

First edition, quarto (FINE) in d/w (FINE); 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: Overlook Duckworth 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry rhyme children illustrations humour

FLETCHER, SUSAN

First edition, imperial 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: Fourth Estate 2007

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction modern first edition

ATWOOD, MARGARET

First edition, super octavo hardcover (FINE) in d/w (FINE) in plastic wrapper; 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: Bloomsbury 2014

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction Atwood

LLOSA, MARIO VARGAS & KING, JOHN

First edition, super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (Near FINE); 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: Faber and Faber 2007

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COHEN, JULIE

First edition, uncorrected proof copy; super octavo softcover (FINE); 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 2019

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

MAKKAI, REBECCA

First edition, uncorrected proof copy; super octavo softcover (FINE); 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: Fleet 2018

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction