WAEREA, JAMES & HOHEPA, PAT

MISBOUND (UPSIDE DOWN), SCARCE, FIRST EDITION, Quarto hardcover, illus heavy card boards, 23pp., 4pp. glossary of te reo maori terms, illus, VG+ (moderate bruising to board and spine extrems, mild scratching to boards, mild staining to interior pages)

PUBLISHER: Probe Publications 1982

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa te reo maori childrens literature scarce modern first edition

O'BRIAN, PATRICK

FIRST EDITION, Octavo hardcover, light blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 278pp., VG+ (mild scuffing to board extrems, moderate foxing and tanning to upper page edge and eps) in d/w VG+ (mild rubbing to exterior, mild scuffing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Collins 1979

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature naval exploration

BARRIES, J.M.

FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo hardcover, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus titlepage, illus contents, 163pp., VG (moderate scuffing and soiling to boards, moderate scuffing and bruising to board and spine extrems, heavy foxing to page edges, mild foxing to page interiors) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading, moderate curling to edges, mild creasing)

PUBLISHER: Brockhampton Press 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition childrens literature peter pan

VONNEGUT, KURT

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 352pp., VG (moderate fading to spine, heavy fading to bottom corners of boards, moderate scuffing to board and spine extrems, mild bruising to board and spine extrems, moderate foxing to page edges, red staining and mild liquid damage to eps, mild foxing to fep, previous owner inscription to fep, mild splitting to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co. 1953

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature classic kurt vonnegut

DOOLEY, THOMAS A.

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED, Super Octavo hardcover, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp., 32 plates, VG( Moderate bruising to board and spine extrems, mild scuffing to board and spine extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate tanning and foxing to eps, mild tanning to page interiors) in d/w VG- (heavy scuffing and creasing to faces and edges, moderate insect damage to base of spine and corners of boards)

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy 1960

KEYWORDS: signed modern first edition literature drama south east asia

CARTER, ANGELA

STAMPED ON TITLE PAGE 'REVIEW COPY', FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo hardcover, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 234pp., VG+ (moderate tanning to page edges, mild foxing to page edges) in d/w , VG+ (moderate curling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition comedy literature

KIPLING, RUDYARD & KIPLING, J. LOCKWOOD (illus.)

FIRST EDITION; octavo blue cloth boards, attractive gilt design (snake) to front, gilt lettering and design to spine, gilt edged, illus., 238pp+adverts at rear, VG- (v. sl. cocked, light scuffing and rubbing to boards, moderate tanning and soiling within, with slight water staining (minor) and light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1895

KEYWORDS: rudyard kipling modern first edition jungle book books india colonial british literature

WINTERSON, JEANETTE

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED DATED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; octavo cloth boards, lettering to spine, 167pp., VG+ (v. sl. tanning and occasional light foxing to edges and within, otherwsie nr. FINE) in d/w (nr. FINE, a touch of foxing to rear)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed literature british jeanette winterson

WINTER, JOHN STRANGE

FIRST EDITION, octavo turquoise boards with gilt lettering and charming gilt illus. to front & spine; illus., advets at front+304pp+adverts at rear, VG (minor crack within to front hinge, sl. scuffing to boards; light tanning and light to moderate foxing to edges and within)

PUBLISHER: Ward Lock & Co. 1899

KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition john strange winter

MARCO, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo navy blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 660pp, VG (light scuffing to boards, small tear (minor) to half title, moderate soiling to edges and occasional light soiling within) in d/w VG+ (light scuffing and light soiling to reverse)

PUBLISHER: Orion 1999

KEYWORDS: john marco modern first edition jackal tyrants kings epic fantasy literature

CAIDIN, MARTIN

FIRST UK EDTION, octavo green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 378pp, VG (light scuffing to boards, moderate tanning and foxing) in d/w VG (removable plastic cover, light scuffing soiling and foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1964

KEYWORDS: martin caidin modern first edition literature space astronauts science fiction sci-fi

SACRE, MARIE-JOSE (illus.); MARTIN, RODNEY; & STRNAD, JINDRA

FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION, uncommon; quarto illus, heavy card boards, illus., VG+ (light soiling to boards and within, minor)

PUBLISHER: Keystone Picture Books / Era Publications1984

KEYWORDS: childrens literature picture book modern first edition marie-jose marie jose sacre jindra strnad dragon shy dragons

ST AUBYN, EDWARD

FIRST EDITION THUS, super octavo black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 864pp., VG+ (light tanning and sl. creasing to spine) in d/w VG+ (sl. soiling fading & scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Picador 2014

KEYWORDS: edward st aubyn british literature patrick melrose modern first edition never mind bad news some hope mother's milk at last

COUNT POTOCKI OF MONTALK

Numbered, limited pirated first edition; textured heavy cream boards with black lettering, grey cloth with black lettering to spine, 36pp, VG+ (a touch of scuffing and soiling)

PUBLISHER: Shack Press 1972

KEYWORDS: polish poland literature powys violet powsyology count potocki montalk new zealand modern first edition limited

MARSHALL, OWEN

FIRST EDITION of the author's first book; octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 115pp, VG+ (light tanning and occasional light foxing) in d/w VG (heavy fading to spine, light scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Pegasus 1979

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature modern short stories owen marshall first edition

CRUMP, BARRY

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo black cloth boards, white lettering to spine, 237pp., VG+ (light scuffing to boards, a touch of foxing here & there) in d/w nr. FINE

PUBLISHER: Barry Crump Associates 1992

KEYWORDS: barry crump new zealand literature modern first edition signed inscribed memoir autobiography hunting deer bush

LEWIS, WYNDHAM

FIRST EDITION, square super octavo green cloth boards, 379pp., illus,, VG (light scuffing and moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning and foxing to edges and within, lacks d/w)

PUBLISHER: Laidlaw & Laidlaw 1939

KEYWORDS: wyndham lewis modern first edition british art painting literature blast vorticist movemement vorticism modernism

SYME, RONALD & STOBBS, WILLAIM (illus.)

FIRST EDITION, lacks fep.; small octavo red cloth boards, black illus. to front, black lettering to spine, 190pp, illus., VG (light scuffing to boards, light tanning and foxing within) in d/w VG (light scuffing and chipping, with small closed tears (minor), light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1953

KEYWORDS: literature ronald syme william stobbs carriacou maritime caribbean modern first edition

CLARKE, ARTHUR C. & KUBRICK, STANLEY

FIRST EDITION THUS (1983 - based on screenplay by Clarke & Kubrick, with additional epilouge material by Clarke new to this editon); octavo cloth boards, lettering to spine, pp., VG- (tape stains to boards, moderate foxing and soiling within) in d/w VG+ (smart exterior, tape stains to reverse)

PUBLISHER: Inner Circle 1983

KEYWORDS: science fiction modern first edition thus stanley kubrick 2001 sci fi arthur c clarke

MILNE, A. A. & SHEPARD, ERNEST H. (illus.)

FIRST EDITION THUS, square octavo blue cloth boards, gilt border and charming Christopher Robin design to front, gilt lettering to spine, illus., pp., VG (main 'detraction': 12 plates are in colour, but a large proportion of the black & white text decorations have been coloured by a prev. owner - generally, they have done so in a tidy manner; otherwise, light scuffing to boards - light tanning and occasional light foxing within)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. 1932

KEYWORDS: modern first edition thus christopher robin poetry literature childrens a milne winnie the pooh