ROSSETTI,DANTE GABRIEL

first edition thus 528/521pp VG (blue cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,small tears to head/foot of spine of vol.1.,vol.2 lacks ffep,owner's inscr.to half-title vol.1.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spines cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: ellis and elvey london 1890

KEYWORDS: literature poetry dante gabriel rossetti

JOHNSON,SAMUEL

new edition corrected 4 vols.[b/w frontis.portrait to vol.1.] G+ (full tree calf,vol.1.missing top board w.rear board detached,most boards detached from other vols.,rubbed and soiled,spines darkened w.spine of vol.1.possibly smoke damaged,chipping and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in need of rebinding but text blocks are generally tidy

PUBLISHER: rivington et al london 1790/1791

KEYWORDS: literature poetry samuel johnson biography

LESLIE,SHANE

first edition numbered/limited [181/350] signed by author 96pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to numbered colophon at front) in VG- d/w (rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.internal/external tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: cayme press london 1928

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry shane leslie signed

MULGAN,ALAN

first edition inscribed by author 13pp VG- (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,author's inscr.to ffep dated 1938,contents mod.foxed) scarce - Bagnall M2136

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch [1937]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry alan mulgan new zealand signed

BARTOCCI,GIANNI

first US edition inscribed by author 49pp VG+ (black cloth,v.sl.soiled,author's inscr.to ffep dated 1969,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,upper edge sunned)

PUBLISHER: dorrance philadelphia [1969]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry gianni bartocci signed

BAXTER,JAMES K.

first edition thus [New Zealand Playwrights series] 83pp imperial octavo, illus light card cover, VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: heinemann auckland [1971]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry drama james baxter

FORD,ROBERT

first edition 519pp [b/w frontis.] VG- (fawn cloth w.paper title label to spine,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: alexander gardner london 1893

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry perthshire robert ford

MORRIS,WILLIAM

[first edition] 134pp scruffy (leather spine detached but present, rear board detatched but present, missing top board, small section of text block at the back detached, title page has sections cut out at upper and lower edges, marbled eps, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: ellis & white london 1873

KEYWORDS: literature william morris modern first edition poetry

BURNS,ROBERT

first edition thus 223pp ills.[10 col.plates by Nora England] VG (blue paper boards w.beige cloth spine,paper title label to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,contents sl.foxed although tipped-in col.plates are clean and bright w.tissue guards all present)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london [nd]

KEYWORDS: poetry modern first edition literature robert burns nora england

SUMMERS,HOLLIS

first edition inscribed by the author 56pp F (teal cloth,author's inscr.to half-title,signed handwritten letter by author's wife loosely inserted) in VG+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: rutgers university press new brunswick [1972]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry signed hollis summers

DUGGAN,MAURICE

first edition limited/numbered [51/150] 51pp [b/w frontis.] NEAR FINE (paper boards w.green cloth spine,sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: holloway press auckland 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry maurice duggan new zealand

O'SULLIVAN,VINCENT

first edition 64pp octavo hardcover VG+ (blue cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press wellington 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry vincent o'sullivan new zealand

MAN,WONG

first edition thus 241pp VERY GOOD+ (orange cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: creation books hong kong 1950

KEYWORDS: china history poetry literature wong man

SPENDER,STEPHEN

first edition 266pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's sign.to ffep) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.soiled,spine sl.sunned,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1963

KEYWORDS: literature poetry stephen spender

NASH,OGDEN

revised edition 174pp NEAR FINE (blue lcoth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.soiled,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: dent london 1954

KEYWORDS: ogden nash literature modern first edition poetry

CALDWELL, THOMAS

hardcover 1938; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually obviously secondhand. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down

PUBLISHER:

KEYWORDS: poetry caldwell thomas specials

HYDE,ROBIN

first edition 64pp VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.browned,sl.wear to extrems.,eps sl.foxed) scarce

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1935

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature poetry robin hyde

JENNER,TED

first edition numbered/limited [/200] unpaginated NEAR FINE (in wrappers w.french flaps,sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: hawk press eastbourne 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry jenner

DIX,JOHN

first edition 213pp GOOD (brown embossed cloth,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's initials to front pastedown w.white label to ffep,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections)

PUBLISHER: partridge & oakey london 1851

KEYWORDS: literature biography poetry thomas chatterton dix

ORR,PETER [ED.]

first edition 276pp NEAR FINE (burgundy cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: routledge & kegan paul london 1966

KEYWORDS: literature biography poetry orr