BUECHNER, FREDERICK

FIRST EDITION, EX-LIBRARY, octavo, black cloth boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, top page edges stained orange, viii + 178pp, VG (usual library markings, light soiling & fading to board edges, sl bruising to spine extrems, light discolouration & foxingto page edges, minor water damage & foxing to front eps, 65mm loss to rear ep) in d/w, VG- (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, heavy creasing to flap edges, moderate soiling to rear cover, moderate sized water stain to internal sides- doesn't show through to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Atheneum 1981

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LITTLE, BENTLEY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, green gilt lettering to spine, 203pp, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2012

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DE FOMBELLE, TIMOTHEE & ARDIZZONE, SARAH (Trans)

FIRST UK EDITION, super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 429pp, VG (light bruising & moderate scuffing to spine & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2013

KEYWORDS: modern first UK edition fiction novels literature Timothee de Fombelle

AARONOVITCH, BEN

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMP., octavo, blue heavy boards, bright pink gilt lettering to spine, 375pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 2011

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DEAVER, JEFFREY

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 2010

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JOSEPH, M. K.

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Collins 1977

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DE SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE & WOODS, KATHERINE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION FOURTH PRINTING, octavo, orange heavy boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, illus full title page, 91pp, illus, VG (boards sl warped, light fading to spine, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with archival tape repairs, light foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1958

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DE FOMBELLE, TIMOTHEE & ARDIZZONE, SARAH (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus heavy boards, black & blue lettering to spine, 457pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light foxing & soiling to board edges, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2014

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Timothee de Fombelle

KITTREDGE, CAITLIN

SIGNED FIRST EDITION, NUMBERED (#220/250), octavo, brown heavy faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, textured eps, 143pp, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl chafing, sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2011

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FRAME, JANET

FIRST EDITION, OWNERSHIP OF NZ POET MICHAEL JACKSON, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 212pp, VG+ (light to moderate fading to spine & board edges, sl soiling to front board, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (sl creasing & tanning to edges, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: W. H. Allen 1973

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THWAITE, ANN & ROWE, GAVIN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, sm octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 139pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to board edges, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light foxing & chipping to edges, light tanning to covers & flap edges, prev. bookseller's label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper 1978

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BARRETT Jr., NEAL

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED NUMBERED (#639/750) SIGNED, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 559pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2012

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WILLIAMS, WALTER JON

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED NUMBERED (#378/500) SIGNED, octavo, black cloth boards, lilac gilt lettering to spine, 119pp, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press 2012

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SOLA, IRENE & LETHEM, MARA FAYE (Trans)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Granta c.2022

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DRUETT, JOAN

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: St Martin's Minotaur 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed Joan Druett New Zealand Aotearoa authors writers fiction novels literature mysteries

STEPHENSON, NEAL & GALLAND, NICOLE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, green gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 752pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Borough Press 2017

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Dr SEUSS

FIRST UK EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, blue & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to spine & boards, spine sl cocked, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & pages throughout, affectionate gift inscription in ink to verso of title page) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some loss at extrems, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first UK edition children's literature Dr Seuss fiction cartoons rhymes

LEE, JOHN A.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 295pp + publisher's titles to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, heavy fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie Ltd 1937

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels war John A Lee

POE, EDGAR ALLAN & PELHAM, DAVID & WORMELL, CHRISTOPHER

AN EXQUISITE POP-UP FIRST EDITION THUS PRESENTATION, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white & gothic purple gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (2cm crack/tear to spine, sl bruising to extrems) all pop-ups & text flaps are intact and undamaged- photos recommended as it's a beautiful example!

PUBLISHER: Abrams 2016

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SCHLINK, BERNHARD & JANEWAY, CAROL BROWN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 216pp, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to flaps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Pheonix House 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Bernhard Schlink