Search Results: Modern First Editions from CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB

Tokyo: Meiji Press, 1937. Book. Good. Cloth (hardcover). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown coarse-weave cloth hardcover, with title labels to front and spine. Some toning to labels, moreso to spine, which also shows two shallow chips (not affecting letters). A light moisture stain affects rear endpapers as well as top and bottom edges of text. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. Signed presentation copy from author to "Greta, With best wishes and kindest regards. Ken. Tokyo Christmas 1937." Scarce. 93p..

Oberon Press, 1986. Book. Very Good. Cloth (hardcover). Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, with brief ("Best wishes") inscription verso front endpaper. Hardcover in dust jacket. Some slight wear to edges of covers. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in lightly edgeworn dust jacket (now in archival mylar sleeve). Very neat..

London: Cecil Palmer, 1922. Book. Good. Cloth-backed boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black quarter-cloth over patterned paper-covered boards. Sullivan A54. Some slight fading to spine, and rubbing to edges. A little wear to corners. Otherwise a tight, clean and unmarked book. Neat. x,83p..

Belfast: M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr, 1929. Book. Very Good. Cloth (hardcover). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Some moderate rubbing and bumping to edges, spine ends. Owner's name and short note to half-title page. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. The second printing of the first edition..

London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1869. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt (with black bird) lettering and design to front and spine on green cloth hardcovers. Some rubbing to extremites -- a little more to head of spine. Brown endpapers, with hinges cracked but holding. Owner's name and (contemporary) date to front endpaper. Some scattered foxing to text-block, with edges darkened. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. A neat copy, and quite bright. vi,297+16[publisher's catalogue]p..

London: Sheed & Ward, 1938. Book. Near Fine. Cloth-backed boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Yellow quarter-cloth over yellow/black/white patterned paper-covered boards. Some slight darkening to edges. "Withdrawn" stamp to front endpaper, from which a bookplate has been removed with almost no trace (apparently archivally attached). No other markings to book or dust jacket. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar dust jacket (now proteced in removable archival mylar sleeve). Very neat. Illustrated. 238p..

London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth hard covers, first issue, in first issue unclipped dust jacket. Jacker toned, with closed tear and mild dry tape staining verso top of spine (now in new archival mylar sleeve). Review slip from Canadian distributor laid in; some acid staining to front endpaper, from review slip or a news clipping. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and still handsome copy. 136p..

Paris: Imprimerie des Poetes, 1952. Book. Illus. by Ragon, Michel. Very Good. Original Wraps. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. Front cover illustration. Some darkening to area of spine, otherwise very nice. Signed and inscribed by author to Crieff Williamson: "en hommage au poete de l'Idole Fluide et bien cordialement/Michel Ragon/nov.52". Williamson was a Scottish poet who had just that year published his first collection, "The Fluid Idol"..

Guelph, Ontario Canada: Red Kite Press, 1995. Book. Very Good. Cloth (hardcover). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One of 250 hard-bound copies. Hardcover in dust jacket. Ex libris with some typical library markings. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar dust jacket. Neat -- a bright copy. 141[+2]p..

London: Faber & Faber, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Owner's name neatly to endpaper. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar dust jacket. Very neat..

London: Faber & Faber, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Edges slightly toned. A clean, tight and unmarked book in similar unclipped dust jacket (now protected in removable archival mylar sleeve). Very neat. 265p..

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1947. Book. Illus. by Stewart, Clair. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Second state -- title page a cancel. A hint of rubbing to extremities, and some slight foxing to edges of text-block. Christmas gift inscription to front endpaper (dated 1947). Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar unclipped dust jacket showing some toning and light edgewear (now protected in archival mylar sleeve). Very neat. viii,204p..

Don Mills, ON, Canada: General Pub Co Ltd, 1974. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Still in publisher's original shrinkwrap, with Coles sale stickers to front of wrap. A little light rubbing to corners. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in like dust jacket. Very neat and bright. Shrinkwrap splitting at fore-edge..

Toronto, ON, Canada: Key Porter Books, 2002. Book. Fine. Stiff Wraps. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Key Porter's pre-release promotional booklet, introducing the upcoming novel and including three chapters of the book. Stapled card covers. A nice, tight, square copy, showing just a small, light stain to rear cover. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. ii,83p..

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket. First U. K. Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Some slight shelfwear. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar unclipped, moderately worn dust jacket (now in archival mylar sleeves). Very neat and attractive..

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1910. Book. Very Good. Boards. First Edition thus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Boards in wrap-around jacket. Sullivan A4[note], variant. This was taken from "Twelve Types" (1902). Some wear and darkening to paper wrappers. Cloesed tear to front panel. Short, neat inscription to front endpaper. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. viii,70p..

Great Britain: Aylesford Press, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Wraps in Dust Wrapper. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First printing of the first edition. Some wear and toning at edges. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar unclipped dust jacket. Very neat. Illustrated, plates..

London: Andre Deutsch, 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First printing of the first edition. A clean, tight and unmarked book in similar unclipped dust jacket. Very neat..

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978 Book. Good. Wraps (soft-cover). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof. Covers slightly rubbed and soiled. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. x,278p..

London: Collins, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First U. K. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A clean, tight and unmarked book in similar unclipped dust jacket showing some slight rubbing to tips (now in archival mylar sleeve). Very neat..