Modern Firsts from Lawrence Jones

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1956. 190pp, 6 col plates. Blue cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, price clipped, minor foxing, corner clipped from front free endpaper. Jacket very bright with no fading. A nice copy of the science-fiction story by the author of the Biggles books.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1958. 144pp. Blue cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped with some slight foxing. Light foxing to top edge. SIGNED by Thea Astley on title page. A lovely copy of the first printing of the author's first book.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1968. 240pp. Green cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket, 8mm tear at top rear of jacket. A lovely copy of this early Keneally novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1946. 220pp. Black cloth in jacket. NOT price clipped. Very light even toning to page edges, slightest of fadign to spine. A lovely fresh copy of this vintage mystery featuring Elisha Macomber set in New England.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

Cleveland: International Fiction Library, 1928. 288pp. Blue cloth in jacket. Pages browned as usual. Originally published in the UK 1928 this US edition 1929. A lovely fresh jacket with great artwork.Pretty close to as good as this comes.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1946. 213pp. Red cloth in jacket. NOT price clipped. Very light even toning to page edges, very lightly dusted on top edge. A lovely copy of this vintage adventure featuring Peter Clancy and set in Florida.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

London: Hammond, Hammond & Co, 1960. 251pp. Maroon cloth in jacket. Price clipped, very slight fading to spine, slightly dusted on top edge. A lovely copy of this vintage mystery.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: HarperCollins, 1994. xviii, 118pp, index, notes, few bw ills. Cloth backed boards in jacket. Some fading at spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. 95pp. Brown cloth titled in gilt. Very slight edge wear to jacket, old price pencilled on front free endpaper. A very nice copy. The first edition published after Fleming's death. . First UK Edition, First Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Rastar Press, 1985. 222pp. Blue cloth in jacket. Light edge wear, light rubbing and 2 tiny edge tears to jacket, rear free endpaper creased. Murder mystery set at Sydney's beachfront suburbs featuring Sergeant Tom Howard.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Melbourne: Scribe Publications, 2003. 936pp. Or red papered boardsin jacket. A lovely as new copy. . TRUE FIRST predating UK edition by almost a year and having all first issue points. In 1978 Roberts committed a series of armed robberies and was sentenced to 19 years-2 years later he escaped and became one of Australia's most wanted men for the… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1982. 215pp. Blue cloth in jacket. Very light, even toning to top edge. SIGNED by the author on title page.. First UK Edition, First Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1984. 230pp. Orange cloth in jacket. Very light, even toning to page edges, a little foxing to top edge. SIGNED, dated (August '84) and inscribed (to Gina & Peter)by the author on title page.. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First UK Edition, First Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1990. 330pp, pictorial endpapers. Brown cloth in jacket. Very light, even toning to top edge. SIGNED by the author on title page.. Signed by Author. First UK Edition, First Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1984. 230pp. Brown cloth backed boards in jacket. Very light, even toning to page edges, a little foxing to top edge, spine cloth foxed. . First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo.

St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1975. 170pp. Maroon cloth in jacket. Slightest of rubbing to bottom of boards, slightest of edge wear to jacket, the usual fading to spine. A very nice copy of the first printing of David Malouf's first novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1954. 192pp, 6 col plates by Stead. Blue cloth in jacket. Light rubbing to jacket folds, price clipped, light even toning to page edges, brief gift note on front free endpaper. A very nice copy of the science-fiction story by the author of the Biggles books.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1929. 317pp. Green cloth in jacket. Deco designed jacket separated at rear spine fold with several short tears and small chips, price clipped but generally complete and appealing. Foxing to prelims and edges. The author's second novel and extremely scarce especially with jacket. Set in Victoria, Australia. English born Howard emigrated to Australia and served… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1937. 291pp. Blue cloth in jacket. NOT price clipped. A couple of very short tears and some foxing to jacket. Small bookseller label on front pastedown, endpapers and edges foxed. Historical novel by an Irish author set with an Irish regiment fighting in Scotland during the 1644-45 campaigns.. First Australian Edition. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1940. 256pp, front endpaper map. Tan cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped, worn at folds, several short tears and small chips. Prev owner name on half title page, moderate foxing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo.