TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & motif to spine, 222pp, VG+ ( light foxing to page edges, slightly cocked, v. slight foxing throughout) in d/w, VG, (in mylar, light soiling, moderate foxing inside wrapper, v. slight chipping to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Hoddern & Stoughton 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature nigel tranter

TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, red cloth boards, gilt lettering, decorative rule & motif to spine, frontispiece, 253pp, VG (v. slight soiling to front board, light bruising to spine extrems, moderate foxing to pge edges which bleeds into text block throughout, annotations in pen to pastedown, front gutter completey cracked but still attached, ex libris blind embossed to fep) in d/w, VG ( in mylar, white paper reinforcement of all corners, light rubbing with surface loss to all edges, moderate browingin and soiling to both sides of wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature nigel tranter

WODEHOUSE, P.G

First Edition, red cloth boards, black lettering to front board and spine, with black publishers motif to spine, 211pp + vii adverts, VG (v. slight fading to spine and 1cm of boards, moderate browning to eps, light foxing to page edges bleeding on to text block)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1939

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wodehouse literature

WODEHOUSE, P.G

FIRST EDITION with Later Issue D/W, octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering and decorative rule to front board and spine, black publishers motif to lower spine and rear board, 312pp+8pp adverts, VG- (light rubbing with surface loss to edges boards & hinges, light bruising of spine extrems, slight soiling to boards, owners signature in pen to fep, front of another d/w glued to pastedown, light foxing throughout text block, moderate browning to page edges) in d/w, scruffy ( several tears with loss at front corners and top of spine, heavy chipping to lower spine extrem, moderate creasing across whole wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1927

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wodehouse literature

WODEHOUSE, P.G

Scarce in D/W (d/w is later issue), octavo, orange cloth boards, maroon lettering to front board and spine, maroon motif of black-face minstel on piano to front board & publishers motif to rear board & spine, 312pp+8pp adverts, VG ( scuffing of spine extrems, slight soiling to bottom edge of rear board, moderate browing to eps, fully cracked gutter at title page but binding is sound, 6cm tear without loss to rear ep has been repaired with archival tape, slight foxing/browning throughout, light browing to page edges) in d/w, VG- ( moderate chipping to spine extrems & wrapper edges, 1cm tear without loss to rear, all tears and cracking have been repaired with archival tape, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1922

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wodehouse literature

WODEHOUSE, P.G

FIRST EDITION, octavo, burnt orange cloth boards, black lettering & decorative rule to front board & spine, black publishers motif to spine and rear board, 312pp+8pp adverts, VG- ( light fading in splotches to boards, slight soiling to front board, light fading to spine, slight bruising to spine extrems and board edges, ownership signature to fep, light foxing to text block, light browing/foxing to page edges, gutter cracked fully at title but binding sound)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1933

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wodehouse literature

WODEHOUSE, P.G

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue cloth boards, black lettering to front board & spine, iv+252pp+8pp adverts, VG ( small bookshop sticker to pastedown, moderate browning to eps, title missing bottom 1cm of page - may be intentional or publishers mishap, v. slight foxing & soiling throughout, gutter cracked completely at pp92-93 but binding is sound)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. 1927

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wodehouse literature

WODEHOUSE, P.G

FIRST EDITION with later issue d/w, octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to front board & spine, xi+296pp+8pp adverts, VG- (slight fading to spine, slight chipping to spine extrems, light splotching to boards, bookshop sticker and large 'hikurangi' stamp to fep, light browning to page edges, slight foxing throughout, gutter completely cracked at pp16-17 with soiling to crack - binding is sound but a little shaky, tears archival repaired to contents page, slightly cocked) in d/w, tatty (Tears with loss of 5cm at top & 3cm at bottom of spine, heavy chipping with loss to top of wrapper, light moderate soiling to front & moderate soiling to inside)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wodehouse literature

WODEHOUSE, P.G

FIRST EDITION in later issue d/w, octavo gey cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black publishers motif to spine & rear board, 311pp+8pp adverts, VG- ( light soiling to boards & spine, moderate bruising to spine extrems, light browning& staining to page edges, bookseller stamp to pastedown, slight foxing throughout) in d/w, scruffy (7cm tear with loss of complete bottom of spine crossing into 1cmx5cm loss to front, front flap completely detached but present in mylar, moderate creasing to rear of wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1935

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wodehouse literature

WODEHOUSE, P.G

FIRST EDITION in later issue d/w, octavo, orange cloth boards, black lettering & decorative rule to front board & spine, black publishers motif to spine & rear board, 280pp+8pp adverts, VG ( moderate browning to eps, light scuffing & soiling to boards, light moderate browning to page edges, cracked guttering to pp32-33, light surface loss to 1cm rear ep) in d/w, scruffy (moderately heavy chipping to spine extrems - has been restored with archival tape, moderate chipping to wrapper edges, attempted restoration to top front resulting in tape stains)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1931

KEYWORDS: modern first edition wodehouse literature

SWINNERTON, FRANK

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: Hutchinson of London 1957

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction modern first edition

GUR, BATYA & BILU, DALYA (trans)

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: HarperCollins 1994

KEYWORDS: Literature fiction modern first edition mystery

WODEHOUSE, P. G.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black two men fighting illus to front board, 13 titles listed on verso of half title page, 256pp, VG (light creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, light foxing to spine, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, small numbering in ink to front pastedown) in removable protective clear plastic cover

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1924

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Wodehouse literature fiction

BAXTER, STEPHEN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, 264pp, VG+ (v light tanning & foxing to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light sun fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Grafton/HarperCollins 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

FORBES, COLIN

first edition; octavo; green textured cloth boards; gilt lettering & bands on spine; 286pp; map frontis. VG+ (page edges & eps. very sl. foxed; sl. bruising to board edges, partic. spine) in d/w VG- (sl. rubbing & soiling; sl. chipping; 1cm. closed tear on spine)

PUBLISHER: Collins 1969

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction Dunkirk tanks crew Matilda France World War 2 Two II adventure

TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, dark blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained grey, illus eps, 348pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges, bookseller's label to front pastedown) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers, light discolouration to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hoodder and Stoughton 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction historical

PEACOCKE, ISABEL MAUD

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 317pp, illus, VG- (light creasing to spine extrems, moderate fading to spine, moderate staining to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, lacks fep, bookseller's label to front pastedown, cracks to full length of gutters, moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1918

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black mottled heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, 464pp, VG+ (moderate staining to page edges, owner's name label to fep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light discolouration to covers)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 415pp, VG+ (light creasing & discolouration to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges, light sun fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1976

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction signed

TRANTER, NIGEL

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: Hodder & Stoughton 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature historical fiction Scotland Edward III King David