Various — Modern Literature: A Wide Selection

Various, Various, 1969-2023. First edition. Cloth. A vast collection of first editions of modern literature from the past fifty years, including a signed Mirror Mirror by Harriet Waugh, and The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson. A wide selection of modern literature over the past 50 years, ranging from Monk Dawson, written by Piers Paul Read in 1969, to Falling Animals, written by Shelia Armstrong in 2023. A majority of first editions in excellent condition.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original dust wrappers. All dust wrappers are unclipped except The Country Life, by Rachel Cusk, and Patrick McGinley's Foggage. The Exhibitionist is signed by the author Charlotte Mendelson.The vast selection of modern literature includes:Dominica, written by Angie Cruz (2019, John Murray, first edition).The Battle of Pollocks Crossing, written by J.L. Carr (1985, Viking, first edition).Foggage, written by Patrick McGinley (1984, Jonathan Cape, first edition).The Line of Beauty, written by Alan Holinghurst (2004, Picador, first edition).The Messenger, written by L.M. Shakespeare (2012, Hopcyn Press, first edition).The Exhibitionist, written by Charlotte Mendelson (2022, Mantle, signed first edition).Hand to Mouth, written by Paul Auster, (1997, Faber and Faber, first edition).Falling Animals, written by Shelia Armstrong (2023, Bloomsbury Circus, first edition).The Periodic Table, written by Primo Levi (1985, Michael Joseph, first edition).The Good Terrorist, written by Doris Lessing (1985, Jonathan Cape, first edition).The Truants, written by Kate Weinberg (2019, Bloomsbury Publishing, first edition).Ocean Sea, written by Alessandro Baricco (1999, Alfred A. Knopf, first edition).Monk Dawson, written by Piers Paul Read (1969, Secker and Warburg, first edition).The Country Life, written by Rachel Cusk (1997, Picador, first edition).Unaccustomed Earth, written by Jhumpa Lahiri (2008, Bloomsbury, first edition).The Untouchable, written by John Banville (1997, Picador, first edition).The Heart of the Country, written by Fay Weldon (1987, Hutchinson, first edition).The Fisher King, written by Anthony Powell (1986, Heinemann, first edition).Blind Date, written by Jerzy Kosinski (1978, Hutchinson, first edition).Sunrise with Sea Monster, written by Neil Jordan (1994, Chatto and Windus, first edition).Between Each Breath, written by Adam Thorpe (2007, Jonathan Cape, first edition).Risingtidefallingstar, written by Philip Hoare (2017, Fourth Estate, first edition).Rules for Old Men Waiting, written by Peter Pouncey (2005, Chatto and Windus, first UK edition).Foreign Affairs, written by Alison Lurie (1985, Michael Joseph, first edition).Time and Time Again, short stories, written by Dan Jacobson (1985, Andre Deutsch, first edition).Strange Loop, written by Amanda Prantera (1984, Jonathan Cape, first edition).The Innocents, written by Francesca Segal (2012, Chatto and Windus, first edition)The Good People, written by Hannah Kent (2017, Picador, first edition).Approaching Priests, written by Mary Leland (1991, Sinclair-Stevenson, first edition).The Kennaway Papers, written by James and Susan Kennaway (1981, Jonathan Cape, first edition).Mantel Pieces, written by Hilary Mantel (2020, 4th Estate, first edition).Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, short stories, written by Alice Munro (2001, Chatto and Windus, first UK edition). In the publisher's original cloth, in the original dust wrappers. Externally, in excellent condition. Dust wrappers are bright and clean, with the very slight occasional mark to extremities of Good People, Foreign Affairs, Hateship, and the Kennaway Papers. Very marginal shelf wear to Ocean and Foggage warppers. A slight scratch to protective coating of Loop wrapper. Protective coating is adhered to the wrappers of Foggage, Foreign Affairs and Lopp, and cannot be removed. End papers are clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.