Modern First Editions from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: Hamish Hamilton 1973. 8vo. 149 pp. Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust wrapper. Minimal wear. No ownership names. 0241024137 . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1973.

London: Faber and Faber 1987. Small 8vo. First edition. [ix], 51 pp. Paperback. Clean in near fine condition. Heaney's poems here explore the theme of loss. 057114781X . Near Fine. Softcover. First Paperback Edition. 1987.

London: Faber and Faber Limited 1958. Small 8vo. First Edition. 159 pp. Light blue cloth in unclipped jacket. . Internally clean. . Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 1958.

London: Hutchinson 1956. Small 8vo. First Edition. 112 pp. Hardcover in unclipped jacket. Darkened spine and rubbed panels. Ink name of previous owner, the writer Andrew Salkey, to ffep, otherwise internally clean. This work was performed at The Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1952. Abse is considered as one of the best Welsh writers of the 20th century. . Very… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape 1967. 8vo. First Edition. xix, 459 pp. Cloth spine with gilt lettering over boards in unclipped pictorial jacket. Minor chipping and rubbing to jacket. Internally clean. The letters cover his early life in England, his journeys in Mexico and British Columbia and his return to Europe and England. A very insightful collection of letters. . Very Good.… Read more about this item

London: Secker & Warburg 1960. Small 8vo. First UK edition. 158, [2] pp. Hardcover in pictorial unclipped jacket. Some rubbing to jacket. Internally clean. Review copy slip insert. A murder mystery novel set in Montreal. . Very Good. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 1960.

London: Jonathan Cape 1966. 8vo. First Edition. 352 pp. Gilt-decorated cloth in pictorial unclipped jacket. Some chipping to jacket extremities, in particular at head of spine. Slight spine lean and light mark to bottom edge. Internally clean. Published two years after Fleming's death and until this extensively researched work from a former colleague, much of Fleming's life remained unknown. .… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton 1965. Small 8vo. First edition. 190 pp. Hardcover with gilt lettering to spine and gilt 'Sign of the Saint' to board in clipped jacket. Very slight spotting to jacket and minimal bumping to boards. Minor spotting to edges, though internally clean . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1965.

London: Hodder and Stoughton 1962. Small 8vo. First edition. 189 pp. Hardcover in unclipped illustrated jacket; gilt lettering to spine and gilt 'Sign of the Saint' to front board. Very light rubbing and edge wear to jacket. Minor spotting to edges, though internally clean. Uncommon. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1962.

London: Geoffrey Bles : The Centenary Press 1945. 8vo. First Edition. 118 pp. Publisher's yellow cloth with red title panel to spine in unclipped dustjacket. Jacket edges a little worn, with short tear at head of spine and light marking to rear panel. Slight bumping to board edges and corners. Clean internally. This UK first edition was published the year… Read more about this item

London: John Murray 1956. Small 8vo. First English edition. [iv], 132 pp. Hardcover with small design to front board in unclipped illustrated jacket. Jacket very slightly edgeworn and minor bumping to ends of book's spine. Some offsetting at endpapers, otherwise internally clean. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First English Edition. 1956.

London: Hodder and Stoughton 1958. Small 8vo. First edition. 190 pp. Hardcover in unclipped illustrated jacket with gilt lettering to spine. Light rubbing to jacket extremities and rear panel. Minor spotting to edges, affecting the edges of only a few pages. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1958.

London: Hodder and Stoughton 1964. Small 8vo. First edition. 192 pp. Hardcover in clipped illustrated jacket; gilt lettering to spine and gilt 'Sign of the Saint' to front board. Light rubbing and marking to spine and rear of jacket. Slight bumping and spine lean to book. Minor spotting to edges, though internally clean. Uncommon. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1959. Small 8vo. First edition. 94 pp. Hardcover in unclipped jacket. Very slight crushing or curling to jacket extremities. Slight bumping to head of spine. Clean externally and internally. The hardback is less common in such nice condition. This work argues that the only way to escape the common peril of nuclear war 'is… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton 1959. Small 8vo. First edition. 190 pp. Hardcover with gilt lettering to spine in pictorial unclipped jacket. Some staining to rear panel of jacket and minor crushing to its extremities. Minor spotting to prelims and edges, otherwise internally clean. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1959.

London: Secker & Warburg 1941. 16mo. First edition. 127 pp. Original cream-coloured boards with green lettering to spine in dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly edgeworn with a few marks and tanning, and a small tear to back panel. Binding a little slanted. Orwell's essay on socialism, patriotism and the class system in wartime Britain. Clean copy. . Very Good. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber 1996. 8vo. First edition. 70 pp. Green hardback in dust jacket. Book in fine condition, dust jacket has light scratching to panels and minimal rubbing to spine ends. This book won the poetry prize for the 1996 Whitbread Awards, by the 1995 Nobel Prize laureate, Seamus Heaney. 9780571177608 . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1996.

London: Jonathan Cape 1964. Small 8vo. Review copy with publisher's slip. 242 pp. Publisher's yellow boards in dust jacket; black top-edge. Jacket edgeworn with short tear to front panel. Boards clean. Internally clean. No ownership names. Jacket not price-clipped. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1964.

London: Dennis Dobson 1959. 8vo. 61 pp. Pink illustrated boards in matching yellow dust jacket (not price clipped). Some chips and tears to edges of jacket, tanning to edges and some offsetting to endpapers. Internally clean with many imaginative black-and-white illustrations. From the co-creator and writer of the British radio comedy programme, The Goon Show. . Very Good. Hardcover. First… Read more about this item

London: Secker & Warburg 1974. 8vo.Review Copy. First UK edition. [vi], 310 pp. Hardcover in unclipped pictorial jacket. Some crushing to jacket's extremities and minor bumping to book's extremities. Internally clean. Review copy with slip insert from publishers and clipping of Time Magazine's review. 0436187892 . Very Good. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 1974.