Books - "modern first edition"
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The Interrogator
FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Super 8vo, [8] + 375 pp.; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing to pg edges; light cracking to rear gutters); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing, rubbing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: John Murray 2009
KEYWORDS: modern first edition 21st century historical fiction Andrew Williams Second World War 2 WW2 WWII WW II
Ravens
FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Super 8vo, [8] + 325 pp.; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in white; illus. eps; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light curling & rubbing).
PUBLISHER: Grand Central Publishing 2009
KEYWORDS: modern first edition George Dawes Green 21st century fiction psychology psychological lottery hostages
The Chain
FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Super 8vo, [12] + 352 pp. + [3]; white heavy card bds, spine lettered in red gilt; red eps; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; minor tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light rubbing).
PUBLISHER: Orion 2019
KEYWORDS: modern first edition 21st century crime fiction Adrian McKinty abduction kidnapping thriller
The Godwits Fly
RARE FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo, 296 pp. + 16 advts.; blue cl bds, dark lettered label to spine, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing, fading & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; spine moderately cocked; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; lacks ffep; moderate tearing to ht at gutter; prev bookseller's stamp in purple ink to front pastedown; light to moderate cracking to central & rear gutters).
PUBLISHER: Hurst & Blackett 1938
KEYWORDS: modern first edition Robin Hyde 21st century fiction
Jack without Magic
FIRST EDITION. Provenance attributed to NZ author Helen Shaw (as Hella Hofmann). Crown 8vo, unpaginated, 16 ll.; stapled black light card covers, french flaps, paper label to front cover lettered in black & red; fore & bottom edges deckled; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1946
KEYWORDS: modern first edition Allen Curnow New Zealand poetry poems The Caxton Press
The Icarus Girl
FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Super 8vo, pp. [8] + 305; brown heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; minor tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling; sl bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping).
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2005
KEYWORDS: Helen Oyeyemi 21st century fiction modern first edition
March Violets
FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. [6] + 246; maroon heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping).
PUBLISHER: Viking 1989
KEYWORDS: Philip Kerr modern first edition 20th century fiction detection
The Final Detail
FIRST EDITION. Super 8vo, pp. [10] + 305; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt, VG+ (light to scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Delacorte Press 1999
KEYWORDS: Harlan Coben modern first edition 20th century fiction Myran Bolitar
This Perfect Day
FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. [8] + 309; blue heavy card bds, white cl spine & front board lettered in gilt; fore edge sl deckled; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to ffep); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning).
PUBLISHER: Random House 1970
KEYWORDS: Ira Levin 20th century fiction modern first edition
The Good Father
FIRST EDITION. SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY AUTHOR. Super 8vo, pp. [6] + 307; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in copper gilt; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & foxing to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 2012
KEYWORDS: Noah Hawley 21st century fiction modern first edition
Ison of the Isles
LIMITED NUMBERED FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. NO.41/150. Super 8vo, pp. [2] + 297 + [12 (advts)]; black cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board illus. in gilt; illus. eps & prelims; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: ChiZine Publications 2012
KEYWORDS: Carolyn Ives Gilman 21st century fantasy fiction modern first edition
The Vagrants
FIRST US EDITION. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Super 8vo, pp. [8] + 337; grey heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; NF (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems); in d.w, VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Random House 2009
KEYWORDS: Yiyun Li 21st century fiction novel China modern first edition
The Vagrants
FIRST UK EDITION. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo, pp. [8] + 337; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate foxing).
PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate 2009
KEYWORDS: Yiyun Li 21st century fiction China novel modern first edition
The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes
FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. Super 8vo, pp. [8] + 390; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Bantam Press 2011
KEYWORDS: Marcus Sakey modern first edition 21st century fiction
The Miniaturist
FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo, pp. [12] + 435; brown heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. eps; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; minor tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Picador 2014
KEYWORDS: Jessie Burton 21st century fiction modern first edition
Lost Boys
SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY AUTHOR. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. [8] + 275; illus. light card covers; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown 2008
KEYWORDS: James Miller 21st century fiction modern first edition
Pastoral
FIRST EDITION. 8vo hardcover (VG-) lacking ffep & d/w; 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 costs
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1945
KEYWORDS: Nevil Shute modern first edition fiction 20th century
Black Swan Green
LIMITED NUMBERED FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Super 8vo, heavy card bds; in slipcase; F (in original packaging).
PUBLISHER: Sceptre
KEYWORDS: David Mitchell 21st century fiction modern first edition
See Under: Love
FIRST EDITION. Super 8vo, pp. [6] + 458; green heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- ( moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1990
KEYWORDS: David Grossman Jewish Hebrew literature fiction novel 20th century modern first edition
Water
FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. [6] + 166; white heavy card bds, spine lettered in black; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems); in d/w, VG (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping).
PUBLISHER: Doubleday 2023
KEYWORDS: John Boyne 21st century fiction modern first edition