Search Results: Fiction-First Editions from Diversity Books, IOBA

London: John Murray (Publishers), 1985. (v), + 209pp., intext, line-drawn theatre maps. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Two creased leaves at rear of book, else textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated (Val Biro) dustjacket lightly edgeworn, with a short closed tear, plus a dampstain on verso of spine. Promoted Post-Captain, Nathaniel Drinkwater, now in command of the former French frigate 'Antigone', is part of the Channel blockade of France in the summer of 1804. Somehow the combined fleets of France and Spain escape the blockade and now Drinkwater must face his old enemy Edouard Santhonax and the French Admiral Villeneuve off Cape Trafalgar . . . Contents include: Prelims., Part 1/ Blockade. 2/ Breakout. 3/ Battle. Book weight approx. 455g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good +.

Fremantle, Western Australia: Vivid Publishing, 2009. vi, + 409pp. Book clean. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards have a short pressure mark to rear panel. Author's penned signature and date (2009) to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked, with just a hint of tanning to textblock edges. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, minor soft edge creasing at head. "A well-researched, entertaining and suspenseful novel about the link between four people over a period of one hundred and fifty years . . . " Contents include: Acks. Prologue, 21 chapters. Historical Fiction. Book weight approx. 685g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23.5cm x 15.5cm).

London: Victor Gollancz, 1950. ix, + 288pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minor bumps on head and heel. Brown, original cloth boards lightly bumped on lower foredge corners, else very good. Textblock edges and preliminary pages flecked, else leaves unmarked. Printed dustjacket edgeworn, sunned on spine, and mildly marked and soiled. This title is a historical, but novelized, account of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) and his early life - the fourteen important formative years in Indiana, from 1816 to 1830. All the major episodes of the story have been based on fact, in-so-far as the reports of this period in Lincoln's life have been authenticated . . . Contents include: Prelims., Author's Foreword, 36 chapters, Selected Bibliography. Book weight approx. 370g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First U.K.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hartwell, Victoriq: Sid Harta Publishers, 2003. vi, + 393pp., illustrated publisher's promotional section at rear. Book clean and square. Spine firm, reading crease there-on. Inscription 'With best wishes,' signed 'Bruce Pippett' on title-page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. The Melbourne-based author's debut novel is a relationship-based story which explores the machinations of the family unit. Gordy Piper, hoping for a career as a noted and financially successful lawyer, becomes depressed and disillusioned with a belief the world has treated him unfairly. His wife Tess examines her own discontent with her situation. Confrontation surely follows . . . 24 chapters before Resolution. Book weight approx. 500g.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hartwell, Victoriq: Sid Harta Publishers, 2003. vi, + 393pp., illustrated publisher's promotional section at rear. Book clean and square. Spine firm, reading crease there-on. Inscription, signed 'Bruce' [content would indicate author] on title-page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper creased as previously noted, together with minimal edgewear. The Melbourne-based author's debut novel is a relationship-based novel that explores the machinations of the family unit. Gordy Piper, hoping for a career as a noted and financially successful lawyer, becomes depressed and disillusioned with a belief the world has treated him unfairly. His wife Tess examines her own discontent with her situation. Confrontation surely follows . . . 24 chapters before Resolution. Book weight approx. 500g.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. 396pp., book clean, square. Spine firm. Foxing specks on endpapers and text-block edges, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn and several small abraded spots, foxed on reverse. The author's first novel, having previously written a play, finds key character, 43-year-old Andrew Keogh, lying robbed and beaten in the Californian desert, reflecting on his life's vagaries . . . Book weight approx. 480g.. 1st. U.K.. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Viking/Penguin, 2011. 370pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. "One September morning, elderly Ruth Wesemann wakes to the sound of a parcel being delivered to her door. Inside she finds a tattered little notebook. Opening its delicate pages she meets with a flood of memories . . . It's 1933 and Ruth is back in her light-filled flat in Berlin . . . " Book weight approx. 640g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First U.K. Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Singapore: Trafford Publishing, 2012. 68pp., b/white, intext sketch-illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. No dustjacket (as issued). This title was written when the author was ten years of age, and at the time of publication she was just eleven . . . From the rear board: "What would you do if you were recruited into a secret organization - an organization that could save the world? Vickie and Kyle were plucked out of the ordinary to embark on very special missions that nobody ever knew existed. Armed with a few weapons and a talking cat, they go on their first adventure of their lives. Meanwhile, Oceanus, a power-mad man who works against the Alpha Spies, has stolen a magical locket belonging to one of the Alpha Spies team. Vicki and Kyle will stop at nothing to get it back." Book weight approx. 250g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1956. 303pp., book mildly cocked, splotches of colour fading on cloth. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Flecks of foxing, mostly on block edges. Art-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn, original seller's sticker on front flap, small splash spots on rear panel, otherwise very good. A novel based on a theme of revenge, set in the French Indo-China region of Laos, where a rich French farmer's wife and child are ambushed and killed . . . First published in France as 'Rage Blanche', Editions Domat 1951. Book weight approx. 400g.. 1st. English.. Original Red Cloth HB & DJ. Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape, 2001. 354pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Illustrated dustjacket has slightly U.V. affected spine, minimal edgewear only. A novel of growing up, by the award-winning Irish-born, Scottish resident, author, Bernard MacLaverty. "Martin Brennan: a troubled boy in troubled times, a boy who knows all the questions but none of the answers. This is Belfast in the late sixties . . . " Book weight approx. 700g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

Hartwell, Victoria: Sid Harta Publishers, 2002. iii, + 455pp. Book clean. Spine cocked, with many light reading creases. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper slightly edgeworn only. A relationship-based tale of murder, morality and passion. Set in a small Australian township of Port Gordon, close to the sea and the magnificent Flinders Ranges. Key character Thomas Coburn, with a failed marriage and ruined career as a surgeon as baggage, seeks refuge in the town. Buying a vacant medical practice, he finds himself up to his armpits in it.his predecessor has died mysteriously; rare minerals in the ranges; developers; Aboriginal elders. And, of course: an attractive female geologist. Suddenly . . . Book weight approx. 600g.. First Edition.. Softcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1962. 253pp., book clean, tight and square. Stylishly illustrated dustjacket is complete, with a minor closed tear at head, a bit browned on spine and tiny strip along tops of flaps; else good. Mystery and suspense, set in an isolated mining community in what was the Belgian Congo. The story pivots on the murder of two native boys and the havoc that this murder brings . . . Book weight approx. 500g.. 1st. U.S.. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Constable and Company, 1984. 248pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edgeworn, with a couple of tiny nicks, small area of surface laminate loss to lower edge of front panel. "Poland is on the brink of revolution, and a forty-year-old secret - buried deep in Arctic waters - could plunge Europe into war . . . " 445g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australasian Book Society, 1966. 176pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards negligibly bumped. Previous owner's name to ffep., else leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Len Hay) dustjacket has a jagged closed tear to top half of spine, a tiny nick, minimal edgewear, creases and marks. "Set in the 1890s, when Australia's political and industrial system had its true origin. Men like the hero of this novel then had to go gaol to establish their claim to ordinary justice . . . " Book weight approx. 440g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: (Author). Printed by A.C. Tod Printing, 1987. 168pp., line-drawn maps, plus confronting, factual, photographc halftone plates (news and RAR official sources) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Art-illustrated (Frank Moore) card wrapper mildly edgeworn, spot soiling, and has blind writing indentations on rear, author photograph wrap. Inscribed 'R.T', signed and dated by author on half-title page, else textblock unmarked. Although the chapter prologues are based on fact, the characters in this story, set in the Australian involvement in the Vietnam War, are entirely fictional . . . Contents include: Prelims., Maps, Introduction, 7 chapters, Epilogue. Book weight approx. 365g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2011. 452pp. Printed endpapers. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket ostensibly undamaged. Few Australian literary awards have eluded author Alex Miller, if fact he has twice been the recipient of Australia's premier literary prize, the Miles Franklin Literary Award. This title is his latest offering . . . Autumn Laing is a young woman married to Arthur when she seduces Pat Donlon, who is married to the expectant, young and beautiful Edith. Events surface when, as an 85 year-old, Autumn, seeking redemption, begins to tell her story; "They are all dead, and I am skeleton-gaunt . . . " Book weight approx. 660g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Beaconsfield, Victoria, Australia : Author (Esme James) No publication date (c. 2012). 220pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper near fine. Signed "Hope you enjoy, Esme James xxxx" on plain verso of front wrap. Textblock unmarked. Written and self-published when she was a Year Nine student at an outer-Melbourne college, 'Awakening', by young debut author Esme James, is a story of bravery, courage and persistance, exploring the deeper emotions of human kind, and featuring Katherine Aniam as a high school student in a small town named 'Guerriero' . . . Book weight approx. 305g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . Inscribed and Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 14.5cm).

London: MacDonald and Jane's Publisher's Ltd. , 1976. 334pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over black quarter-cloth spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Red tint endpapers. Textblock lightly age-toned, else leaves unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally bumped and edgeworn, with just a hint of colour-fade to spine title. In this Peter Driscoll (b.1942-d.2005) thriller set in southern Africa, we find ex-policeman Joe Hickey, now a businessman avoiding sanctions against Rhodesia by importing via Mozambique (a country in the grip of a guerilla war against the colonialist Portuguese). Trying to wind up his operations there, Joe's past catches up with him . . . Contents include: Prelims., Author's Note. Glossary. Prologue. Six 'parts'. Book weight approx. 630g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 14.5cm).

London: Headline Review, 2013. 309pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. Author's debut novel. Deep in a national park on the east coast of Tasmania, the Bay of Fires is an idyllic holiday community. When the polka-dot-bikini-clad body of a young woman is found washed up on the beach, only a year after another teenage girl went missing from the same area, journalist Hall Flynn is sent to investigate. All too quickly the close-knit community turns in on itself . . . Book weight approx. 376g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. 190pp. Book clean. Spine firm, mildly canted, gilt title there-on. Plain green boards lightly corner-bumped. Random foxing spots to textblock edges, else leaves clean. Previous bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Art-illustrated (Philip Gough) dustjacket is price-clipped on lower front flap, tanned on spine, and has some foxing and marking to front and rear panels, two short creases, minor edge-creasing and a couple of edge nicks. From the jacket flap: "A holiday in Portugal is planned by Christine Channing's family, to take her mind off a troubled love affair. They are charmed by the country, where they soon make friends, among them the Baronessa Narvao, who invites them to stay in her luxurious mansion. But the Baronesa is not all she appears to be, and the Channings are rescued from an awkward predicament by the timely arrival of Christine's fiance, James, and his grandfather the fiery earl." Book weight approx. 280g. *Postage charge… Read More