MODERN FIRSTS2 from R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line1.] No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around blue background with a black silhouette illustration to front panel of dw/dj,with glossy,capitalised red lettered author name and orange and yellow lettered title and other white+yellow lettering, similarly glossy,capitalised coloured lettering to spine/background; rear panel with a critic's review in capitalised and similarly coloured letterring… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,scenic b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj panels, with superimposed b/w and orange lettering in either black or orange panels to front panel rear panel with black lettered critics' review in orange superimposed panels,a maroon cirular adhesive 'Waterstones… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with glossy,embossed white and yellow glossy lettering to front,the spine/backstrip with embossed,glossy white+yellow letters,rear panel with lettered prose extract; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt wrap-around white background with a red,black and green illustration by Leonard Cohne illustrated front oanel of dw/dj with capitalised black-lettered author name and title,colour thumbnail, miniaturised front's illustration and repeated lettering to spine/ backstrip which has minimal pushing with reciprocal creases at head of same,rear panel… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.['The Womanizer' first appeared in Granta,1992,and 'Jealous' first appeared in The New Yorker,1992.] Near MINT/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around white background central band with b/w photograph to either panel - front cover: a man+ woman embracing,rear cover - author's b/w portrait photograph;and capitalised black-lettered author name and titlespine/backstrip with capitalised red-lettered author+publisher names and… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending. Translated from the Swedish by George Goulding.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt, colour photograph to front panel of dw/dj with white capitalised lettered author's names and glossy capitalised yellow lettered title,a glossy yellow spine/backstrip with black lettering; foot of same with a small,matt black band with white… Read more

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wraop-around,matt,dark background with repeated colour pictorial artwork by Marco Ventura, illustrated dw/dj panels,front panel's illustration with an embossed, decorative silver gilt arched border with capitalised, embossed silver gilt lettered title,capitalised pale blue ink-lettered author name,a glossy green circle printed to front with white lettered blurb,and a critic's pale… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE-./NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj,1st edn. Bright,crispclean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with glossy,embossed red lettered title,white-lettered author name and other white lettering to front panel,colour thumbnail photograph illustration from front photograph to spine/backstrip also with similarly repeated coloured lettering as the front,rear… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,Omnibus,1st edn thus.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.Last Bus to Woodstock, The Wench is Dead, The Jewel That Was Ours were all originally and first published by Macmillan in 1975, 1989,and 1991 respectively.This omnibus published with corrections in 1993.] No owner inscrptn but a price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front panel… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with glossy,embossed author name,orange/white glossy capitalised title and other white lettering,similarly colour lettered spine/backstrip,rear panel with white-lettered prose extract; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners -… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated background with glossy overlays and both yellow+white glossy,embossed lettering to front panel of dw/dj, similar lettering repeated to spine/backstrip,rear panel of dw/dj with critics' glossy,embossed white-lettered reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These edns are generally believed to be export issues and distributed before the trade release in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around pale sky blue background with colour pictorial partial jigsaw puzzle with a female face, artwork illustration by Bill Gregory,to front panel of dw/dj,with… Read more

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around black background with bright crisp,capitalised white lettered author name,non-faded capitalised pale pink lettered title and other black-lettered sub-title with various sized horizontal pale grey either beside or above and below the lettering to front panel of dw/dj, similarly coloured lettering with smaller pale grey panels and a white… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour portrait subjects' portraits and Henry VIII's part- portrait paintings illustrated front panel of dw/dj with capitalised, glossy embossed,white-lettered title and capitalised,crisp,gilt-lettered author's name and other capitalised white lettering and a single gilt embossed flora decoration… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. A Waterstones Exclusive Edition.For this edition,there is a section at the rear of the book recounting the development of the design of the dust jacket which was continued from the same dw/dj style,same type,same soft touch matt lamination with gold foil,spot UV and embossing on… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with both silver+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges aged/toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. A Waterstones Exclusive Edition.Lavishly bound,including additional histories of key locations from the novel. For this edition the first use of this design's features of the dust jacket include the style of type, the soft touch matt lamination with gold foil,spot UV and embossing on… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with glossy,embossed white lettering to title+author and other pale blue lettering,plus bright,crisp,embossed silver gilt and glossy pale grey illustrated flora+foliage border design to front panel; glossy, embossed white lettered… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-arpound white background with capitalised red-lettered strap line above capitalised,glossy,black-lettered author name at top edge, capitalised glossy,red-lettered title with printed black-lettered critic's one line review at lower edge,similarly repeated colour lettered author +title to spine/backstrip with thumbnail glossy,masculine silhouette illustration detail from front's illustration,rear panel… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - so, generally believed to be the export 1st edn - preceding the UK's trade issue/distribution.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Rhett Podersoo illustrated dw/dj panels with glossy white author name and glossy orange with white spots title and other white+ orange lettering… Read more