TENNANT,EMMA

first edition proof copy 229pp NF (in wrappers,v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copy emma tennant corfu travel

BENNETT,CHARLES

second edition 54pp ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth w.gilt dec.borders,rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to bevelled edges,separation at fep gutter,contents sl.soiled,spine cracked w.separation at some sections)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1864

KEYWORDS: arts literature charles bennett

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

BENSON,IVAN

ex-lib.reprint 218pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (teal cloth,usual libr.stamps and labels) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: russell & russell new york 1966

KEYWORDS: mark twain literature biography ivan benson

MCDONELL,NICK

first edition signed by author 244pp F (author's sign.to title page) in F dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: grove press new york 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature signed nick mcdonell

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

DALZIEL,BROTHERS

ex-lib.first edition 359pp ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.6cm split to head of upper hinge,text block detached from binding,usual libr.stamps and labels,content edges sl.foxed) PRESENTATION COPY, stated so on half title page. Inscribed on the same page in the hand of George Dalziel is the inscription To Mrs Birkett Foster in kind remembrances of our very close association with Birkett Foster It is signed by both George Dalziel and Edward Dalziel and dated by the later October 1901. Birkett Foster was to american art and publishing what the Dalziel brothers were to english art and publishing

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1901

KEYWORDS: arts brothers dalziel history literature

BARTON,DEREK

first edition inscribed by author 282pp NF (blue cloth,author's inscr.to ffep,fore-edge of ffep creased) in NF dustwrapper (v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1976

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature derek barton

BURKE,JAMES LEE

first edition proof copy 309pp VG+ (in wrappers,publisher's labels to front and rear covers,sl.chip to head of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: orion london 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies james lee burke

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

MILLER,E.MORRIS; MACARTNEY,FREDERICK T.

revised edition 503pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,internal tape repair,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1956

KEYWORDS: bibliography history australian literature miller macartney

REED,A.W.

first edition 175pp [b/w frontis.] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1939

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature reed new zealand

PULLMAN,PHILIP

first edition 236pp NF (blue cloth,v.sl.wear to extrems.) in VG+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.) very tidy copy

PUBLISHER: oxford university press oxford 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature philip pullman

SENDAK,JACK; SENDAK,MAURICE [ILLS.]

first UK edition 40pp ills.[b/w by Maurice Sendak] VG- (ill.paper boards w.burgundy cloth spine,rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,several owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: world's work kingswood 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature maurice sendak jack sendak

L.E.L.

264pp ills.[b/w engravings] VG- (full black morocco w.gilt dec.borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,head of hinges starting,paper separation at fep gutter,binder's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,contents sl.foxed incl.margins of plates,all edges gilt)

PUBLISHER: longman rees orme london 1833

KEYWORDS: arts beauty biography literature heath

RANSOME, ARTHUR & MACKENZIE (illus)

VG Quarto pale olive green cloth boards with embossed red and blue illustraion to front board and spine, t.e.g, bruising to corners, light rubbing, illus endpapers, small owners name on ep, unpaginated (128pp) illus with all the called for 12 tipped in colour plates with printed tissue guards (minor creasing) - one plate and its mount are loose but present. Illustrated throughout. Light foxing throughout but generally a lovely copy

PUBLISHER: Nisbet London (1919)

KEYWORDS: mythology literature illustration art

HOLSTEIN, ANTHONY FREDERICK

First edition 5 volume set contemporary quarterbound brown leather with marbled boards and gilt spine 202pp+2pp adverts, 204pp, 211pp, 202pp +2pp adverts, 212pp (final volume includes 2pp addenda by editor, claiming authorship for one Walter, Lord St Aubin) Very Good (rubbing and mild fading to spines, with labels clear and intact, small tears to heads and tails, moderate rubbing and wear to extremities, mild to moderate foxing and occassional very light page creasing throughout, two previous owners names on all title pages) A nice, relatively tidy and complete set of a VERY RARE classic of English Gothic Fiction by an unknown author (despite the various names given, it is not even known if the author was a man or a woman)

PUBLISHER: Henry Colburn New Bond Street 1811

KEYWORDS: first edition literature classic gothic english

BRAHMS, CARYL & SIMON, S J

red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 206pp VG (bruising to rear top corner and last few pages, small stain to top rear also through last few pages) in VG d/w (price clipped, light rubbing and discolouration, light creasing, faded cup stain on front)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph london 1954

KEYWORDS: literature humour satire

GRANTFORD, JACQUI

first Edition Illus laminate boards unpaginated illus Fine

PUBLISHER: Lothian Victoria 2002

KEYWORDS: modern first edition childrens literature

DE SADE, D A F

Soft illus covers with yapped edges xvi, frontis, 230pp, #83 of 525 copies, VG+ (moderate rubbing and foxing to covers, mild occassional internal foxing) text in french, notes etc in english

PUBLISHER: Private Subscribers london 1950

KEYWORDS: de sade sexuality french sociology literature