Modern First editions

First edition, sole impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo, (18 x 12.2 cm); scattered light foxing; original grey wrappers, titles to front in black, a little rubbed, a little dusty, perhaps a touch of repair at the head of the backstrip, otherwise a very good copy; [4], 100, [2]pp.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; frontispiece and 5 plates by the author. Publisher's red and black, snakeskin cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the Waugh-designed dust jacket. Spine a little rolled, very light spotting to the fore edge, and excellent copy in the somewhat rubbed sand sunned dust jacket with some trivial loss at two corners. Importantly the title lettering on the the spine is entirely legible. Uncommon thus.

First edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author; 8vo; Publisher's brown cloth, rules to upper board and titles to spine in black. An excellent copy in the dust jacket.

First edition, first impression; small folio, (28.5 x 21 cm); colour illustrations throughout by Dr Seuss, pictorial endpapers; publisher's pictorial glossy boards, pictorial dustjacket, an excellent example.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Photographic illustrations. Publisher's red cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Very slightly rolled, top edge dusty but an excellent copy in the rather frayed, chipped and somewhat tanned dust jacket.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Photographic illustrations. Publisher's red cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Very slightly rolled, top edge dusty but an excellent copy in the nicked and somewhat tanned dust jacket.

First edition, first impression. Presentation copy to Edith Sitwell. 8vo. Publisher's burgundy boards, device to upper board in blind, titles to spine in yellow. With the pictorial dust jacket. Some partial browning to the terminal leaves, an excellent copy in the price-clipped dust jacket.

6 vols; first editions thus, first impressions, inscribed by the author; 8vo; frontispieces, Cartland's facsimile signature on titles, unused private library labels in each volume, marginal toning to leaves, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's red leatherette boards, gilt letting to spines and front covers, gilt device to front covers, corners slightly rubbed, overall a very good set.

First UK hardback editions, first impressions, inscribed by the author; 7 vols, 8vo; all unmarked internally; publisher's black cloth, silver lettering to spines, with unclipped pictorial dust jackets, an excellent set.

First UK hardback edition, first printing, inscribed by the author; 8vo, (20.5 x 13.2 cm); internally fine; publisher's maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dust jacket, jacket lightly sunned, overall an excellent copy; [iv], 155pp.