BARKER**, CLIVE:
Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volume I. **

Imprint: LONDON.SPHERE BOOKS,1984.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo p/back Original,anthology, 1st edn,4th imp.
Binding: Paperback Original., No dw/dj - paperback Original.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo p/back Original,anthology,1st edn, 4th imp. [Complete number line 10 - 4 descending.Paperback Original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back Originals are either the only format,or published prior to any other format.UK's Hardback 1st edn,  Wiedenfeld & Nicolson,London (1985),the US,HB,1st edn,Berkley (NY) a year later,1985.Sphere Books (UK) also reissued/reprinted this title in 1987 also - these are a much more common issue compared to this listing which are scarcer - particularly in a grade as this.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover.Bright crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,card covers with glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Clive Barker,illustrated front card cover,with author's capitalised,black lettered name and similarly coloured +lettered VOLUME I in a white rectangular panel at top edge of front,along with a Stephen King red-lettered review,and black-outlined red-lettered title to panel too; a red triangle to spine's lower front corner with white lettered credit of 'CLIVE BARKER Winner of the 1985 World Fantasy Award' text; a black spine/backstrip without any reading creases and non-sunned red-lettered title and white lettered Volume I and publisher's white illustrated colphon and capitalised,white-lettered name to foot of same,rear cover with stories' red+white lettered straplines.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and almost scoring-free but for a single line part-way across front cover (visible only under angled light.) Top +fore-edges ubiquitously aged/toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread other than my own collation.UK,slim 12mo p/back Original,anthology,1st edn,4th imp,ix-xpp+1-149pp [paginated] includes a Ramsey Campbell Introduction,6 stories; plus [unpaginated] preamble,title page,a dedication with Acknowledgements to its verso,a Contents list/table,and to verso of last page,publisher's advertisement and cut-out Order form.            Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and even internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 40 year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral p/back edn.It is only the minimal,minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite them,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults. Six horror stories include "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Pig Blood Blues," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities."      'The Midnight Meat Train' a grisly subway tale that surprises you with one twist after another; 'The Yattering and Jack' about a hilarious demon who possesses a Christmas turkey; 'In the Hills,the Cities',an unusual example of an original horror premise; 'Dread',a harrowing non-supernatural tale about being forced to realize your worst nightmare; 'Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament',about a woman who kills men with her mind.No horror library is complete without them.                                    Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.   ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US sAIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** 

Stock number: rja1124224. ISBN: 0722114125.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BARKER**, CLIVE:
CLIVE BARKER OMNIBUS - BOOKS OF BLOOD: VOLUMES 1-3.

Imprint: LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN and COMPANY,1999.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,Omnibus,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,omnibus,1st edn thus. [Originally published as individual volumes in UK paperback Originals in 1985.As an HB Omnibus,originally published UK,Weidenfeld & Nicolson,London,1987.As a paperback omnibus Warner Books,1998.As a HB omnibus,this first published by Little,Brown and Company,1999,so a 1st edn thus. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy,non-credited colour pictorial illustration,illustrated dw/dj with capitalised, yellow lettered title to front; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title and publisher's white illustrated+lettered colophon and name to foot of same,rear panel with front's repaeted illustration and white lettered synopsis and 2 critics' - one of them Stephen King's - reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges though with age acquired toning are clean without foxing or spotting; contents tight,clean with page-edge toning,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,glazed boards with dw/dj repeated design/illustration and lettering riginal to boards and spine/backstrip too,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, omnibus 1st edn, includes Volumes 1- 3 of Books of Blood; 1-149pp, 1-150pp and 1-182pp [paginated] and comprising 6,5 and 5 stories respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,3 individual Books Volume separator pages,3 individual Contents list/tables,4pp blanks between Volume 1 and 2,2pp blanks between Volume 2 and 3,and to the rear as last page,10pp blanks.                                          Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 20+ year-old age. It is only the minor toning fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that,it is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults.                     Initially,the concept started life as re-writes of about five stories he had originally written three years earlier, stories which proved to be too strong for some readers.Originally submitted to an editor at Gollancz,she found them to be among the most disgusting things she had ever read.The paperback house SPHERE,by contrast, accepted them at once,and gave the author a firm committment to publish anything else.Published as paperback originals and paperback 1st edns, the only other hardback issues were the 1985 Weidenfeld & Nicolson,200 limited,signed+ numbered,3 vols sets and the 3 single trade hardback edns; dw/dj's illustrated by Barker. Sphere also published an omnibus hardback edn but only containing Vols 1+2 (1984). Here are the stories written on the Book of Blood.They are a map of that dark highway that leads out of life towards unknown destinations. Few will have to take it.Most will go peacefully along lamplit streets,ushered out of living with prayers and caresses. But for a few,the horrors will come,skipping,to fetch them off to the highway of the damned . . . Gathered together for the first time in one volume,here are sixteen mind-shattering stories from the awesome imagination of World Fantasy Award winning author Clive Barker. They will take you to the brink - and beyond. . .          Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!                                            N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.   ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1124524. ISBN: 0316853674.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

BARKER**, CICELY MARY:
A FLOWER FAIRIES TREASURY.

Imprint: LONDON.FREDERICK WARNE,2000.
Edition: UK,slim 16mo HB+dw/dj,1st thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 16mo HB+dw/dj,1st thus.[First published by same publisher,1997.This special edn (2000.) is a compilation of Barker's earlier works spanning 1923-1948, with entirely new transparencies of her original watercolours using the most modern electronic scanning methods.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Cicely Mary Barker,illustrated dw/dj,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Some tiny,tiny snicks to head+foot of spine /backstrip's front gutter's edges and front top corner where the laminated has broken down.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Dw/dj design repeated to bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered glazed boards and immaculate plain green endpapers.UK, slim 16mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,18-254pp [text/verse paginated - illustrations are unpaginated],120 colour illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,b/w line illustrated/ vignetted frntis - recto+verso,and a contents list/table.An A-Z (Alder to Zinnia) anthology of flower,tree,blossom and berry fairies - each with an accompanying verse. The originals of some 15 of the watercolours have been lost,so a 1st edn was used to reproduce some of the pictures/ fairies.Amongst them; the Windflower Fairy, the Dandelion,the Stitchwort,the Daisy,the Dog-Violet,the Speedwell and the Cowslip etc.,etc. Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973) British author-illustrator born in Croydon,Surrey. Studied part-time at Croydon School of Art but was largely self-taught as an illustrator.Working mainly in watercolour but sometimes in b/w,she became one of the most accomplished illustrators of her period.Her works show a Kate Greenaway- like predilection for ravishingly pretty children in idealised village or rural settings; like Kate Greenaway,she was often her own versifier,and her books were thus largely of her own creation.She was best known for her flower fairies - appealing drawn children in picturesque botanic costumes,in marked contrast to the adult and essentially theatrical tradition earlier found in Walter Crane's floral masques.Her books were mainly published by Blackie & Son.She also designed Christmas cards (published by the Girls' Friendly Society),and a stained glass window for St Andrew's Church,Croydon.One of her pictures was purchased by Queen Mary.She was also,a close friend of Margaret Tarrant,and lived in Sussex for much of her life. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja541615. ISBN: 0723246831.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BARKER, RONNIE:
FORK HANDLES: the bery vest of RONNIE BARKER.

Imprint: LONDON.EBURY PRESS/an imprint of EBURY PUBLISHING,2013.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

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,wrap-around white background with subject/author's colour portrait part-photograph illustrated lower edge of front of dw/dj,with  capitalised,glossy gold colour-lettered 'FORK HANDLES',lower case,glossy black-lettered 'the bery vest of' and capitalised, glossy black-lettered 'RONNIE BARKER' to front ,along with Michael Palin gold+black lettered quotation; matt black spine/backstrip with capitalised,glossy gold-colour lettered FORK HANDLES and remaainder of title in white lettering and publisher's capitalised,white lettered+ illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with subject's colour portrait truncatedl photograph,and 4 critic's reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - head+foot of spine minisculely bumped with reciprocal creases.Top edges lightly toned with minimal,sporadic and faint foxing spots,fore-edges brighter,crisper,and clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate repeated thumbnail illustration of Ronnie Barker's bespectacled head to white background endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-333pp [paginated] includes a Foreword by Ronnie Corbett, 6 sections: Early Sketches, The (Almost) Silent Comedies, The Two Ronnies: The Two Handers, TTR: The Monologues & Spokepersons, TTR: Assorted Sketches, TTR: The Serials ,and 13 Songs;  interspersed subjects' contemporary b/w biographical photographs and contemporary TV b/w stills photographs  throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a Contents list/table with a pair of the subjects' b/w portrait photograph/film stills to its reverse,and to the rear,2pp blanks.          Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 10 year-old age. It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher overall grading. Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness and lack of detracting faults.                                Loved by millions and collected here for the first time is the very best of Ronnie Barker’s classic sketches, monologues, songs, and, of course, the brilliant two-handers that he wrote for The Two Ronnies.Celebrating his genius for comic wordplay, this wonderful collection includes "Pismonouncers Unanimous," "An Appeal for Women," "Swedish for Beginners," and the nation’s favorite sketch, "Fork Handles."        As talented a writer as he was performer, Ronnie Barker was behind the best known Two Ronnies’ material. His comedy writing was so prolific that he began using the pseudonym Gerald Wiley while working on 'Frost on Sunday', which he continued when making 'The Two Ronnies', so eager was he to ensure that his writing was judged on its merit alone. Showcasing the work of a true comic icon, and one of the best writers and comedians of the twentieth century, 'Fork Handles' is every bit as warm and funny as Ronnie Barker himself.      Ronnie Barker, considered to be one of the greatest entertainers of his generation, was loved by millions for his roles in classic shows: 'The Frost Report','Open All Hours', and 'Porridge' and not forgetting 'The Two Ronnies'.  Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **               

Stock number: rja1094223. ISBN: 9780091951399.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

BARKER**, CLIVE:
GALILEE. A Romance.

Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,1998.
Edition: UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st ed. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. Wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase; so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj - as new.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around matt,sea-green oceanic map artwork illustration with thumbnail,gilt sea-monsters decorated top+bottom borders colour illustrated dw/j,capitalised,gilt decorated lettered author name and title and other capitalised white lettering to front of dw/dj; similarly coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's and publisher’s capitalised sea-green lettered+illustrated name and colophon respectively to foot of same,rear panel of with continuation of map illustration and critics' white-lettered reviews.Virtually NO shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges partially and lightly toned,fore and bottom edges bright, crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – virtually pristine,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain yellow endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4-582pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-9 each with varying numbers of chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,title page with a dedication to its verso,2 genealogical Family tree charts,author's Acknowledgements,a Contents list/table,and individual Pts separator pages.    Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 25+ year-old age.It is only the fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                                A massive tale of secrets, corruption and magic between two feuding families - the powerful Gearys and the shadowy Barbarossas.                                      EVERY FAMILY HAS A SECRET As rich as the Rockefellers, as glamorous as the Kennedys, the Geary dynasty has held subtle sway over American life since the Civil War, brilliantly concealing the depths of its corruption.                                      All that is about to change.                    For the Gearys are at war. Their enemies are another dynasty - the Barbarossas - whose origins lie not in history but in myth. When the prodigal prince of the Barbarossa clan, Galilee, falls in love with Rachel Geary, the pent-up loathing between the families erupts in a mutually destructive frenzy. Adulteries are laid bare. Secrets creep out. And insanity reigns.  Galilee is a massive tale, mingling the sharp realism of Barker's bestseller 'Sacrament' with the dark invention for which he's known worldwide, and surpassing both with an epic tale which will surely rank as the crowning achievement of his career.  Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1124824. ISBN: 0002235609.

£ 65.00 (approx. $US 84.59 )

BARKER**, CLIVE:
IMAJICA. [Author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS,1991.
Edition: UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author's signature - without dedication.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,Aauthor SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 9 - 1 descending.] FINE-/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's neat, expansive black ink signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork with gilt decoration,by David O'Connor,illustrated dw/dj with gilt +white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A couple of very,very tiny snicks to head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj with some minimal creasing and the rear,lower corner of dw/dj has some tiny and miniscule loss - due to wear+rubbing of same,possibly.Spine/backstrip of dw/dj inevitably,but faintly sunned/faded,but not to the degree usually encountered.Top edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal,fore-edges less so,and both generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Unusual production fault(?) in that on the top of pp621,the original printed type/font for part of the first two sentences,is pasted on a separate paper slither/slip/flap and matches exactly it's original position of the missing type beneath.It's definitely not another identical page from another example being torn out and then pasted in situ - as the page beneath is complete and blank where the type would have been - very odd and strange! Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered - apart from front, lower corner which has the smallest of dents, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK, thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,1-854pp [paginated] includes 62 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title page,title separator page and 4pp blanks at the rear.Described hard but fairly and honestly - nowhere as bad as it reads or sounds - still an acceptable copy - particularly as author SIGNED. Want more Clive BARKER titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Amid a seamless tapestry of erotic passion, thwarted ambition and mythic horror,'Imajica' picks out the brightly-coloured threads of three memorable characters: John Furie Zacharias,known as Gentle,a master forger whose own life is a series of lies; Judith Odell,a beautiful woman desired by three powerful men but belonging to none of them; and Pie'oh'pah,a mysterious assassin who deals in love as well as death. United in a desperate search for the heart of a universal mystery,all three discover the truth that lies in a place as mysterious as the face of God,and as secret as the human soul.They discover Imajica. The Imajica: five dominions,four reconciled,and one,the Earth,cut off from them,her inhabitants living in ignorance on the edge of a sea of possibilities,an ocean of mystery and magic.Only a few know of the Imajica,and many of them are frightened.For a time is coming,a time of great risk,a time of great promise - a shining mystical moment in which earth can be reunited with the other four Dominions. A time of Reconciliation. As Judith,Gentle and Pie race to capture that moment,other forces are gathering to keep the Earth forever bound in the darkness that surrounds her.Their quest will carry them on an epic journey through all five Dominions to the very border of the greatest mystery of all: the First Dominion,on the other side of which lies the Holy City of the Unbeheld,where their highest hopes,or their deepest fears,will be realized. 'Imajica' is many things: an epic tour de force that soars in celebration of the power of magic and the imagination; a brilliant compilation of visionary splendours,heart-stopping terrors and fundamental myths that reinvent mythology itself; a novel of vast panoramas and intimate,obsessive passions, embracing ghosts and reflections as well as the human and divine.Above all,'Imajica' - a book of revelations - is Clive Barker's outstanding achievement to date (then 1991). Spellspinner,master fabulist,he takes us on a voyage to worlds beyond our knowledge,but within our grasp.Long after you have turned the final page,you will be yearning for Imajica's wonders, believing they are just a breath away. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja626716. ISBN: 0002235595.

£ 220.00 (approx. $US 286.31 )

BARKER**, CLAIRE:
Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.USBORNE PUBLISHING LTD.,2015.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'For Emily Claire Barker'

UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink dedication+ signature: 'For Emily Claire Barker' to half-title page and no price-clip removal to cover/board.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Ross Collins,illustrated covers with turquoise+white lettering to front,black letters to spine/backstrip and black+ turquoise letters to rear; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original colour pictorial illustrated paper-covered boards and paper blind-spine and immaculate design illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued, author SIGNED,1st edn,7-247pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters,profuse mixture of b/w and 3-colour block (pale blue,and b/w) full, part page,chapter headpieces etc.,illustrations by Ross Collins throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED half-title page,illustrated title page,double-page contents list/table,and to the rear of the book; meet the author,meet the illustrator and 2pp publisher's advert for forthcming book in Spring 2016. Author's debut book and the start of a 3 book series - so far (2018) - to be followed by 'Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog: A Horse Called Moon' and 'Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog and the Last Circus Tiger'. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for corrected shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja766718. ISBN: 9781409580379.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BARKER**, CLAIRE:
KNITBONE PEPPER - GHOST DOG.** [Author SIGNED copy.**].

Imprint: LONDON.USBORNE PUBLICATIONS LTD.,2015.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo illustrated HB,no dw/dj - as issued,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: 'For Toni Claire Barker X'

UK,slim 12mo illustrated HB,no dw/dj - as issued,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE+.No owner inscrpt but author's handwritten, black dedicated inscrptn+signature: 'For Toni Claire Barker X' to half-title and no price removal or erasure on rear board. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, turquoise background with b/w+orange colour artwork illustration to either board by Ross Collins,with turquoise+white lettering to front and black+turquoise lettering to rear,paper-covered boards with an orangey ribbed,paper blind spine with black ink imprinted letters; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Immaculate,shades of blue repetetive design illustrated endpapers,a blue+black striped headband and a sewn-in blue silk ribbon bookmark.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - could appear unread,other than my own collation. UK,slim 12mo illustrated HB,no dw/dj - as issued,author signed,1st edn,7-247pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters,profuse b/w and b/w+pale blue illustrations by Ross Collins,interspersed throughout the text and the book and each chapter with illustrated headpieces; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED half-title,pale blue+b/w illustrated title page,double-paged contents list/table and to the rear a blue+b/w illustrated separator page, separate blue+b/w portrait illustrations on both the author and illustrator respectively; plus publisher's illustrated advert for forthcoming 2nd book in Spring 2016. Author's SIGNED,debut book,the first of a planned series of a 3 book series - so far - to be followed by 'Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog: A Horse Called Moon' and 'Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog and the Last Circus Tiger'. Meet Knitbone Pepper the dead special ghost dog haunting Starcross Hall! Knitbone has a problem.His beloved owner Winnie and her bonkers parents may be forced to move and leave Knitbone behind! Can the Spirits of Starcross,a gigglesome gang of ghostly animals,help Winnie save her home? A wonderfully whimsical new series,jam-packed with mayhem,chuckles and woofs! Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. ** This item offered P+p included. Available UK only. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja979821. ISBN: 9781409580379

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BARKER**, PAT:
NOONDAY.

Imprint: LONDON,HAMISH HAMILTON,2015.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 001.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj ,with gilt,white and gold coloured lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a gold+maroon striped headband and immaculate plain maroon eps. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-258pp [paginated] includes 36 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, publisher's note on completed trilogy and 4pp blanks at the rear. 'NOONDAY' completes the trilogy begun with 'LIFECLASS' and continued with 'TOBY'S ROOM'. London,the Blitz,Autumn 1940.As the bombs fall on the blacked-out city,ambulance driver Elinor Brooke races from bomb sites to hospitals trying to save the lives of injured survivors,working alongside former friend Kit Neville,while her husband Paul works as an air-raid warden. Once fellow students at the Slade School of Fine Art,before the First World War destroyed the hopes of their generation, they now find themselves caught in another war,this time at home.As the bombing intensifies,the constant risk of death makes all three of them reach out for quick cosolation.Old loves and obsessions resurface until Elinor is brought face to face with an almost impossible task. Completing the story of Elinor Brooke,Paul Tarrant and Kit Neville,begun with 'Life Class' and continued with 'Toby's Room', 'Noonday' is both a stand-alone novel and the climax of a trilogy.Writing about the Second World War for the first time,Pat Barker brings the besieged and haunted city of London into electrifying life in her most powerful novel since the 'Regeneration' trilogy. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja737117. ISBN: 9780241146064.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BARKER**, CLIVE:
SACRAMENT. **

Imprint: LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,1996.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,wrap-round black background with colour pictorial artwork illustration of eye of Horus, by Bob Warner,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with author's capitalised,green-lettered name and similarly coloured+lettered title to same; spine/backstrip with thumbnail repeated front's colour illustration and similarly coloured+ lettered author name and title as front's and publisher's colour illustrated colophon and grey -lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with blackground and 2 critics' [J.G. Ballard + Edward Bryant] grey-lettered reviews separated by thumbnail repeated illustration from front cover.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - minimal,faint,superficial scoring to either panel of dw/dj.Top+fore edges with distinct bands of light ageing/toning but some minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting to lower fore-edge only; else contents bright,tight,clean - without page-edge toning - solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,seems unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-433pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-6 comprising 7, 12, 15, 17, 15 and 18 chapter (some chapters with sub-divisions) respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table,a prose extract,Pts individual separatotr pages,and to the rear,4pp blanks.      Want more Clive BARKER titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues.  Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 25+ year-old age. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                                          Will Swift has everything.Handsome, famous, revered, he is the world's greatest wildlife photographer, known for capturing the beauty, terror and tragedy of nature. Yet deep inside, Will is a haunted man.In a coma after he is mauled by a rogue polar bear, Will remembers and relives the seminal event of his childhood: an encounter with ancient and evil forces who showed him the mystery at the heart of nature.He also relives his bitter-sweet adolescence: the early death of his brother,mythical English summers; the friends he loved and lost. . .      When he awakens,he knows he must return to his Yorkshire home to begin the restorative process of mending his soul,and to confront the kernel of darkness at the heart of his childhood: for he is about to engage in a war not only for his ownsoul,but for the soul of the planet,and every animal that breathes upon it.  'Sacrament' is a novel for everyone who ever had a secret,a family and a love of the natural world.  Please contact seller,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.  ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                      

Stock number: rja1125024. ISBN: 0061091995.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

BARKER**, CLIVE:
TAPPING THE VEIN - BOOK THREE. [THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN & SCAPE-GOATS.]

Imprint: LONDON.TITAN BOOKS, May1990.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st edn.
Binding: Wraps., No dw/dj,wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st edn.[By arrangement with Eclipse Books (US),this the first UK issue May,1990.Complete number line 10 - descending.] VG++.No owner inscrptn,and no price removal to card cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Dave McKean, illustrated stiff card covers with white ink and fluorescent blue gilt embossed lettering to front,white lettered spine,rear cover with white text and author's b/w portrait photograph; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears of splits present.A tiny tear/abrasion with miniscule loss,to front cover's lower edge and concomitant spot to the following page's lower edge affected by minimal loss.UK, slim Qrto wraps,1st edn 64pp [unpaginated] colour illustrated story strips for 2 stories: 'The Midnight Meat Train' and 'Scape-Goats' respectively. Described hard but fairly and honestly - much better than it reads or sounds! Horror in the nineties (then) has but one reigning star who dares to mesh fear with beauty.His name is Clive Barker. Now the celebrated author of 'The Great and Secret Show' and writer/director of ;Nightbreed' - see my book ID rja939821 for an example - unleashes his mesmerizing nightmares in a powerful new form: comics. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja940021. ISBN: 1852862238.

£ 8.99 (approx. $US 11.70 )

BARKER**, PAT:
THE GHOST ROAD. **

Imprint: LONDON.VIKING,1995.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+protected,dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,glossy,colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges.Minisculely rubbed to all corners and top+bottom edges.Still a nice,clean copy with miniscule flaws. Third title in author's trilogy completing her brilliant exploration of the First World War,and is a timeless depiction of humanity in extremis. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1436. ISBN: 0525941916.

£ 75.00 (approx. $US 97.60 )

BARKER**, CICELY MARY:
A TREASURY OF FLOWER FAIRIES.

Imprint: LONDON.FREDERICK WARNE/Published by the PENGUIN GROUP,1991.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn,6th imp; 1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st end,6th imp; 1st edn thus.[Complete number line 7 9 10 8 6. First published in this format for this edn/ issue,1991.Text+illustrations Copyright for her books,1923,1925,1926,1934,1940,1944 and 1948. New copyright in 1990 for 7 lost original illustrations  which have bee reproduced from original 1st edn(s).] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around white background with colour pictorial artwork by Cicely Mary Barker,illustrated dw/dj panels,with capitalised,dark grey-lettered title and author name to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front,and publisher's capitalised,dark grey-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel with a similar but smaller sized colour illustration as the front's  and without any lettering. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - a vertical 2.5" tear with internal +exterior sellotape repair to dw/dj front inner flap,a small,vertical 10mm closed tear to front facing gutter's fold/crease at head of spine; but no other nicks,tears or splits of note present - both head+foot of spine/backstrip with miniscule bumping and reciprocal creasing.Top edges with minimal,faint dust-flecks,fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,seems unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated 1st end,6th imp; 1st edn thus, 9-126pp [paginated] includes 60 colour 'Flower Fairy' watercolour illustrations with their accompanying poems/verse; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,a b/w line illustrated title page,and a Contents list/table.                 Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 30+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a children’s book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.             In 1923,Cicely Mary Barker's first book,'Flower Fairies of the Spring',was published.Its immediate success led to the addition of more titles until,twenty-five years later,Cicely had completed the series of 'Flower Fairies' books.With each book,Cicely grew in artistic confidence although from the first her accuracy of botanical detail and the delicate charm of her young fairies captivated both children and adults alike.                                    [Owing to ill health she was educated at home and largely taught herself to draw and paint.She was encouraged by her parents and was enrolled for evening classes at the Croydon Art Society.Using as models the children who attended her sister's kindergarten,her drawings are charming portraits as well as accurate and informative depictions of flowers and trees.Her distinctive style was soon commercially recognized,as at the age of 15 (in 1910),she had a set of postcards accepted for publication.] This beautiful treasury contains a selection of some of the best-loved 'Flower Fairies' illustrations together with their informative poems.The enlarged format of the watercolour illustrations are reproduced from the recently reoriginated printing plates so that their delicacy and detail can be seen to the finest advantage and Cicely's skilled craftsmanship as an artist can be fully appriciated. The enchanted world of the 'Flower Fairies' is beautifully represented in this deluxe edition, making this a book to treasure for always.        C. M. Barker' illustrations have produced an A - Z in excess of 160+ 'Flower Fairies' covering Spring, Summer and Autumn seasons, Wayside and Garden,and Tree flowers.                         Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                 

Stock number: rja1094023. ISBN: 0723237964.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BARKER**, CLIVE:
WEAVEWORLD.

Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS & SONS CO. LTD.,1987.
Edition: UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour pictorial artwork illustration by Tim White,illustrated dw/dj,with author's capitalised,gilt-lettered name and capitalised,white-lettered title and strap line to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author's name and title as the front's,and publisher’s capitalised,white lettered+illustrated name and colophon respectively,to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with continuation of illustration and barcode adhesive label stuck on bottom,lower edge.Negligible and minimal shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – but no nicks, tears or splits present - and some inevitable age-acquired but very minimal,superficial scoring/indents to spine+panels,but again, without any penetration to boards beneath.Top+ bottom edges very light ageing/toning and fore-edges slightly brighter,but all without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – near pristine,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp, clean,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-721pp [paginated] includes BOOKS 1-3 comprising Pts sub-divided into varying numbers of chapters each; plus [unpaginated] half-title, thumbnail b/w illustrated title page,a dedication with an epigram (Saint Exupery -The Wisdom of the Sands) to its verso,a Contents list/table; individual Book's separator pages and Pts separator  pages with an epigram to each,and to the rear,2pp blanks.                  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 35+ year-old age. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that,it really is still an exceptional, exenplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults.        'Weaveworld' is an epic adventure of the imagination. It begins with a carpet in which a world of rapture and enchantment is hiding in a world which comes back to life,alerting the dark forces from which it was hiding,and beginning a desperate battle to preserve the last vestiges of magic which Humankind still has access to. Mysteriously drawn by the carpet and into the world it represents are Cal Mooney and Suzanna Parrish,two young people with no knowledge of what they are about to live through and confront.For the final conflict between the forces of good - the Seerkind - and of evil, embodied by the terrible Immacolata and her ravening twin wraith sisters,is about to take place. 'Weaveworld' is a book of visions and horrors, as real as the world we live and breathe in,yet opening doors to experience,places and people that we all dream of,but daren't hope are real. It is a story of quest,of titanic struggles,of love and of hope.It is a triumph of imagination and storytelling,an adventure,a nightmare, a promise . . .                                    Please contact seller,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1124724. ISBN: 0002232545.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

BARKLEM**, JILL:
The High Hills [BRAMBLY HEDGE.].

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1986.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Jill Barklem,illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - though minisculely bumped to head of spine/backstrip with reciprocal creasing. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Dw/dj design repeated to pristine,glossy laminated bds with clean, pale green eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,32pp [unaginated] includes half-title, colour vignette illustrated title page,7 full-colour,full-page,and colour vignettes illustrations throughout the text and book,all by Jill Barklem. The Voles in the High Hills have been preparing for winter.It's no easy job to gather supplies in such rocky terrain,and when they open their chests to take out their warm winter quilts only to find them eaten away by the moths,it's the last straw.Mr Apple hears of their plight and mounts a relief operation.The weavers hurriedly prepare new blankets and Mr Apple and a small party of mice plan to climb up to the Voles to deliver them. Hearing of the expedition,Wilfred Toadflax is eager to go along.It's not so much to help with the delivery but he believes that there's gold to be found in the high Hills and this is his chance to discover it.Everything goes according to plan until Wilfred,in his enthusiasm, scrambles up the rock face and can't get down! Mr Apple tries to help but he gets stuck too.It's getting dark and late,and to make matters worse,Mr Apple's bad leg is beginning to play up. In this exciting new story (then 1986), Wilfred and Mr Apple have to face the dangers of mountainous unfamiliar territory.It requires all Wilfred's ingenuity and skill to get them home safely to Brambly Hedge. Brambly Hedge is on the other side of the stream,across the field.If you can find it,and if you look very hard amongst the tangled roots and stems,you may even see a wisp of smoke from a small chimney,or through an open door,a steep flight of stairs deep within the trunk of a tree.For this is the home of the mice of Brambly Hedge. Jill Barklem (maiden name Gillian Gaze, under which she worked until 1980),British author/illustrator,born Epping,Essex,1951. Studied at St Martin's School of Art, London,along with Fritz Wegner.Freelance illustrator of children's book since 1974. Works in sepia ink and watercolour.In recent illustrations of small anthropomorphised mammals against a background of detailed and evocative habitats,she offers a bland but pleasant example in the Beatrix Potter tradition. Her 'Brambly Hedge' series began in 1980, is in this style of illustration.Her 7th book in the series and one of the slightly more uncommon of the earlier 8 titles. Please contact seller,because of the light weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja28017. ISBN: 0001839640.

£ 17.00 (approx. $US 22.12 )

BARNATT, JOHN:
PREHISTORIC CORNWALL: The Ceremonial Monuments.

Imprint: UK.WELLINGBOROUGH,NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.TURNSTONE PRESS LIMITED,1982.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/distribution.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated front panel+spine of dw/dj,with orange and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp- ornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,6-288pp [paginated] includes verso of contents list/table,illustrations list/table, acknowledgements,author's introduction,Pts I + II comprising 6 and 4 chapters respectively,36 b/w photographs,a mixture of 78 b/w location maps and diagrams - all interspersed throughout the text and the book,appendices (A- H),notes (A-C),text notes,key to diagrams,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages and contents list/table. A field guide to and analysis of Cornish stone circles,chambered tombs,barrows,standing stones and other ancient monuments.This is probably the most comprehensive field guide to and explanation of the prehistoric ceremonial monuments of Cornwall yet published (then 1982). It provides complete details regarding the location and disposition of the county's prehistoric remains and in addition offers an overview of prehistoric structures in general and an explanation of their original functions based on the latest orthodox and alternative archaeological thought. This detailed and intensively researched guide sets out to describe the major ceremonial sites of the prehistoric era in Cornwall,which is particularly rich in impressive monuments of all kinds. John Barnatt has painstakingly visited every Cornish monument and his survey offers fascinating insights into a time when man exerted more effort on erecting ceremonial monuments than on his dwellings.He debates at length the arguments for and against the geometric and astronomical functions of stone circles and discusses the ley line theory in relation to menhirs. Copiously illustrated with maps and photographs,this comprehensive field guide will appeal to both specialist and holiday visitor alike,indeed to anyone who has fallen under the spell of the Cornish landscape. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja792118. ISBN: 0855001291.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BARNES**, JULIAN:
CROSS CHANNEL.

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1996.
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,small 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,glossy laminated,red,blue,green and yellow colour block geometric design illustrated dw/dj,green+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Minimal fading/sunning to dw/djs' spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - slight,accidental but faint,dog-ear creasing to top corners of prelims (from half-title to pp8) - no other creasing present, otherwise appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked red ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers. UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-211pp [paginated] includes 10 stories; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table,10 story title separator pages,and 4pp blanks at rear. No one has a better perspective to see things from both sides of the Channel than Julian Barnes.He is not only one of the premier writers in Britain but his prize-winning work has long been admired and recognised in France. In these exquisitely crafted and turned stories spanning several centuries,Julian Barnes takes as his universal theme the British in France,our fascination with the country,our various and mixed reasons for being there and our sometimes ambiguous reception. These stories are clever,wise,reflective, imaginative and permeated with understanding of what it has meant for generations from these islands to cross the Channel. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and smaller size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja563515. ISBN: 0224043013.

£ 40.00 (approx. $US 52.06 )

BARNES**, JULIAN:
ENGLAND, ENGLAND.

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1998.
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour pictorial jigsaw design with multi-coloured southern England counties map from Sussex to Cornwall,illustrated dw/dj with black lettering to counties and white lettered author+title to front,spine/backstrip with white+red letters: with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corners – virtually pristine - unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband and immaculate/clean plain black sets of endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-266pp [paginated] includes 3 sections/Pts; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,and individual sections/Pts separator pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.Almost NMINT/NMINT. Julian Barnes' popular satirical post-modern novel - a critically acclaimed work shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1998.A satirical novel with dystopian and farcical elements,this book explores the idea of recreating England in a theme park on the Isle of Wight. It evokes questions on national identity, invented traditions,the creation of myths,and the authenticity of history and memory. Please contact seller,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja980421. ISBN: 0224052756.

£ 60.00 (approx. $US 78.08 )

BARNES**, JULIAN:
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 I/2 CHAPTERS. **

Imprint: LONDON.CAPE,1989.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial decorated dw/dj with light shelf-wear to edges and light bumping to head of spine/backstrip.Bright,crisp,clean,blue paper-covered boardds with gilt letters to same and immaculate beige endpapers.Fore-edges lightly aged as usual /normal.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,309pp includes folding colour plate facing pp124: Gericault,The Raft of Medusa,1819.Author's 5th novel. Please contact seller,because of value of this item,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja823. ISBN: 0224026690.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BARNES**, JULIAN:
The Only Story.

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2018.
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn nd no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt,pale blue-grey background with capitalised,red-lettered title in two lines,each with a red line crossed through,title repeated in free-hand written, water-droplets smudged black ink lettering with author's name in non-smudged black ink lettering beneath both titles; spine backstrip with non- smudged free-hand written black ink title and author's name separated with publisher's thumbnail capitalised red-letter initialled name and red+pale blue-grey illustrated colophon,rear panel of dw/dj with twice repeated free-hand written black ink lettered quotation - the first example with water-droplet smudging and crossed through with red lines,the second,non-smudged and without any crossing through.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,miniscule,gentle pushing at head of spine,tiniest snick/closed tear to front,lower edge of dw/dj - no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without ageing/tonng,foxing - a tiny blue speck on top edges only; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,a red headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3- 212pp [paginated] includes 3 parts/sections without any chapter numeration; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with blank verso,a dictionary explanation of a Novel epigram,also with a blank verso,individual Parts separator pages with blank verso,last page unpaginated and with a blank verso too,and 2pp blanks.   Visually,the external appearance is still exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss, cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. Would you rather love the more,and suffer the more; or love the less,and suffer the less? That is,I think,finally, the only real question.      First love has lifelong consequences, but Paul doesnt know anything about that at nineteen. At nineteen, he's proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention. As he grows older, the demands placed on Paul by love become far greater than he could possibly have foreseen. Tender and wise, 'The Only Story' is a deeply moving novel by one of fiction's greatest mappers of the human heart. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                      ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                                                                                                                  

Stock number: rja1168524. ISBN: 9781787330696.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

BARNES**, JULIAN:
THE SENSE OF AN ENDING.

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2011.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 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,stiff paper,matt b/w photographic (dandelion image) illustrated dw/dj,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,some barely perceptible creasing - and no nicks or tears present.Top edges bright and clean,fore-edges coloured black; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound,really pristine - virtually as new - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3- 150pp [paginated] includes Pts 1+2; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,Pts separator pages,and 4pp blanks at rear. A really exceptional copy in like state/condition - one of the best I've ever handled. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school.Sex-hungry and book- hungry,they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together,trading in affectations,in-jokes,rumour and wit.Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others,certainly more intelligent,but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired.He's had a career and a single marriage,a calm divorce.He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory,though,is imperfect.It can always throw up surprises,as a lawyer's letter is about to prove. 'The Sense of an Ending' is the story of one man coming to terms with the mutable past.Laced with trademark precision,dexterity and insight, it is the work of one of the world's most distinguished writers. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja545815. ISBN: 9780224094153.

£ 50.00 (approx. $US 65.07 )

BARRATT**, NICK:
LOST VOICES FROM THE TITANIC: THE DEFINITIVE ORAL HISTORY. **

Imprint: LONDON.PREFACE PUBLISHING,2009.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE++.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - virtually as new.Bright,crisp, clean,colour pictorial artwork and b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip minisculely creased.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine.Dw/dj design/artwork repeated to bright,clean, sharp-cornered,paper-covered bds and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xvipp+3-331pp [paginated] includes preface, acknowledgements,Pts 1-3 comprising 8 chapters,16pp of contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp112/3 and pp208/9 respectively, sources,list of illustrations,a note about the author and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table and 5pp blanks at rear. On 15 April 1912 the largest,most expensive,most luxurious ship ever built sank beneath the icy waves of the northern Atlantic.Over one thousand five hundred people perished that night in what has becomes one of the most examined tragedies of our time,the story recounted over the decades in countless books and films, television series and magazine articles. But never before has the story of the world's most infamous ship,been told in the words of those who designed her,built her,sailed her and survived her. Here,award-winning historian Nick Barratt tells the story of the Titanic from its original conception and design by the owners and naval architects at the White Star Line through construction at Harland and Wolff's shipyards in Belfast.In their own letters and interviews from the time we hear of the aspirations of the owners, the realities of construction and the anticipation of the first sea-tests. Through correspondence and the two inquest reports we learn what it was like to embark on the Titanic's maiden voyage in April 1912,and the lives of crew and passengers are brought to life - from the first-class aristocrats enjoying all the trappings of privilege,to the families in third-class and steerage who simply sought to leave Britain for a better life in America. Finally,'Lost Voices From the Titanic' examines the disaster itself,when the ship struck the iceberg and sank just over two-and-a-half hours later.Survivors from passengers and crew explain what happened, taking you back in time to the full horror of that freezing Atlantic night.The book concludes by reproducing letters and diary extracts which show the impact on those who escaped and what became of them in the ensuing years,including the last interview with the last survivor,Millvina Dean. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja448813. ISBN: 9781848091498.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BARRERE, ALBERT:
ARGOT AND SLANG: A NEW FRENCH AND ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF THE CANT WORDS,QUAINT EXPRESSIONS,SLANG TERMS AND FLASH PHRASES USED IN THE HIGH AND LOW LIFE OF OLD AND NEW PARIS.

Imprint: LONDON.WHITTAKER AND CO.,1889.
Edition: UK,8vo HB,new,revised edn,1st thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued?
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB,new,revised edn.[The UK HB 1st edn was privately printed by C. Whittingham and Co.,London,1887,at the Chiswick Press,believed in a small but unspecified edition/amount.There was also a simultaneous,similar author signed, numbered,limited edn of only 675 copies. There was also a reprint in 1907 and subsequent issues/edns by other publishers.This edn is the new and revised edn of 2 years later (1889),than the original 1st issues/edns,so 1st thus.] VG++.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj, believed as issued.Bright and generally clean,publisher's original olive green cloth boards with a cream,cloth blind-spine and stamped gilt letters to same,and inevitable off-set foxing to both front+ rear white free endpapers. Negligible shelf-wear and some inevitable (book's age) slight rubbing to edges and corners.Head+foot of spine/backstrip lightly bumped with reciprocal creasing and slightly grubbed/darkened - as usual/ normal.Top edge coloured(?),or slightly aged/darkened with light dust-soiling(?) and uncut/untrimmed,fore-edge brighter, cleaner and trimmed; contents bright,tight and clean with minimal foxing,if any,to bulk of same.UK,8vo HB,1st thus iv-lxpp+2- 483pp [paginated] includes a preface, authorities consulted and quoted,an introduction,Cants from the 15thC to 19thC ("Autobiography of a Thief in Thieves' Language." from the 19thC,by J.W. Horsley, Chaplain of H.M. Prison,Clerkenwell],an A-Z French/English dictionary in double-column text,plus [unpaginated] etched b/w frontis by Godefroy Durand,black lettered title-page,Chiswick Press,printer's colophon recto of last paginated,page. Barrère was an authority on many canting songs in English and French,and this is an acceptable conditioned,and uncommon,new and revised edn. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja402511. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

BARRIE**, J[ames] M[atthew]:
COURAGE: The Rectorial address delivered at St. Andrews University May 3rd,1922.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON.[n.d. - circa 1922.]
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG-/VG-. Owner's ink signature/name to front pastedown and partially hidden behind front inner flap of dw/dj.Cream dw/dj with red single-line bordered edge with sporadic foxing to front,some minimal creasing to both top or lower edges,all corner tips rubbed with some minimal chipping and losses to same and minimal chipping to both head+foot of darkened spine/backstrip; lettering unaffected at head but some minimal loss at foot,and to rear panel's body,a small triangular closed tear with small loss - affecting text,but still approx. 98% of dw/dj present.Top edges toned but without foxing /spotting,fore- edges slightly brighter but with sporadic foxing/spotting; contents tight but randomly foxed/spotted throughout - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner - possibly unread,apart from my own collation? Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original pale cream cloth boards/covers with bright, crisp,blocked red single-line bordered edges and red lettered title+author to front,red lettered spine/backstrip,rear board/cover plain and undecorated,white endpapers with off-set shadowing from dw/dj's inner flaps,but both hinges solid and sound and without any cracking. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears,splits or fraying present.UK, slim 12mo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,includes 6-47pp [paginated] includes the Rectorial Address,in sewn signatures A-F,plus [unpaginated] half- title,title page with dedication to its recto. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct, insured (where necessary) quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja890020. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 )

BARRIE**, J[ames] M[atthew]:
PETER PAN AND WENDY. ** [Illus by Robert ingpen. **]

Imprint: UK.DORKING,SURREY.TEMPLAR PUBLISHING,2004.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8th imp.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8th imp.[Complete number line 9 10 8.] FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour+gilt decoration illustrated panel to front,colour illustration without gilt,to rear panel respectively,with a printed blue-green faux blind spine.Front with matt,capitalised gold-lettered CENTENARY EDITION to top edge, bright,crisp,blocked,capitalised gilt-lettered title and black-lettered author+illustrator names; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered title,author+illustrator names as the front's with publisher’s blocked gilt illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a single critic's review. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no major tears or splits present - though some minimal top layer of coloured paper loss at foot of spine.Top edges with some very minimal dust flecks,fore-edges bright and cleaner without foxing/spotting or thumbing; contents bright,tight,crisp and clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original textured reddish-brown brick coloured cloth boards with impressed Peter Pan silhouette and stars to front board,and bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip, a matching striped headband,and immaculate repeated,multiple Peter Pan portrait sketches illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 8th imp,8-216pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters,profuse part,full and double-page colour llustrations by Robert Ingpen throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] monochrome Peter Pan illustrations to reverse of front free endpaper,half-title with b/w illustrated centennial celebratory illustrated roundel with a colour illustrated frntis to its reverse,title page,a Foreword by David Barrie (J. M. was his great-great-uncle),and a Contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its near 20 year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's book.It is only the faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them it is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other,major detracting faults usually encountered in a child's book and of its comparable age too. 'All children except one,grow up.'  When Peter Pan flies through the Darling children's nursery window in search of his shadow,the scene is set for a classic tale that has captured the imagination of children and adults for one hundred years.Wendy and her two brothers join Peter on a series of exciting adventures with the inhabitants of the magical island of Neverland: the Lost Boys, to whom Wendy becomes 'mother',the mischievous fairy Tinker Bell, the brave Redskins, the Pirates on the Jolly Roger - and their notorious leader, Captain Hook, whose destiny lies in the hands of a crowing boy and a ticking crocodile.  This edition is complete and unabridged, featuring over 70 beautiful and original illustrations by award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen.Ingpen’s beautiful illustrations breath new life into this most famous of modern fairy stories. Robert had first attempted to illustrate this classic when he was only seven years old and, remarkably,still has his early drawings.The mature work demonstrated in this edition however,captivates the reader as they embark upon the astonishing adventures of Peter Pan and Wendy, the Lost Boys, the mischievous fairy Tinker Bell and the notorious Captain Hook.      Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia and still lives and works nearby in Barwon Heads.He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.In 1986, he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children’s literature and he has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia.A world-renowned artist and author, Ingpen has designed, illustrated and written more than one hundred books, including his highly acclaimed series of illustrated Children’s Classics, which have now been published in many editions around the world.The titles in the series are diverse as: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking-Glass, The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Secret Garden, Treasure Island, The Wind in the Willows and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.          Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1109223. ISBN: 9781840112504.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )