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Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,1997. UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.Preceded by US(NY), HarperPrism,1996 HB 1st edn.] FINE/FINE. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase; so NO owner inscrptn,NO price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,maroon background with small colour artwork illustration by Clive Barker, illustrated front dw/dj with capitalised cream-lettered author name,capitalised white-lettered title and sub-title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name and part-title and publisher’s white+coloured colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's colour portrait photograph. Virtually NO shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – and no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with merest hint of toning but NO foxing/spotting,and surprisingly,both fore+ bottom edges are a bright white without blemish, foxing or spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – unread,other than 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,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xvipp+4-478pp [paginated] includes author's Introduction,the 3 Plays each with a Clive Barker b/w illustrated separator page,play's title separator page,Production Notes,a Cast list,a Scenes list,and Acts separator page(s) - some pages [unpaginated]; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,,a Contents list/table,a dedication with advisory note on Copyright and royalty's disclaimer proviso for amateur and non-profit organizations with minimal contractual or financial burden to its reverse,and to the rear,4pp 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 25+ year-old age. It is only the fault described that prevents a higher grading. Despite that,that it is still a really exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. Before he wrote the novels that made his name a touchstone of imaginative fiction worldwide, Clive Barker wrote for the theatre - plays which are,like his books,rich and multi-layered journeys into wildly inventive worlds. A year earlier,1996 (UK) and in 1995 (US),he had published 'Incarnations' which made three of his plays available to readers,actors and directors.This his 2nd collection offers three new journeys,each creating a vividly painted world.These are real workds inhabited by real people,but something is warped,something is going wrong at the edges. In 'Crazyface'mwe follow the adventures of a great clown cast adrift in the midst of Europe's Dark Ages,where the line between Comedy and Tragedy is so fine it can be crossed in the blink of a fool's eye. In 'Paradise Street',Barker creates an indelible dramatic portrait of his native Liverpool,whose streets are transformed by an extraordinary band of time travellers. In 'Subtle Bodies',a play which mingles sensuality and sexulaity in a truly outrageous fashion,we are taken for a swim in the sea of dreams,(which appeared later as Quiddity in Barker's 'Great and Secret Show' and 'Everville'). 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: rja1124924. ISBN: 00022559
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Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,1998. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.PENGUIN,2007. UK,Qrto HB,pop-up,1st edn thus.[Catchpole Walker Moore of London, PURVEYORS OF HAND MADE BOOKS AND FINE STATIONERY FOR THE DISCERNING INDIVIDUAL.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued.Luxurious, bright,crisp,clean,padded,sharp-cornered, colour pictorial illustrated bds with gilt embossed leaf decorated borders/edges to upper bd and an elliptical fairy hologram to centre of upper bd too,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - as new.Unpaginated,includes 5 double-page pop-ups and a single pop-up page to rear,with undamaged,immaculate, intricate,complete,paper engineering pop-ups,lift-up flaps/booklets,all by Richard Ferguson. 'Dear Dulcie, I am giving you this special book so as to pass on some of the wisdom that I have gained over the years.Since our time spent together in Storrington, many summers ago,I have had many more mysterious encounters which cannot be easily explained.These lead me to believe that fairies really do exist. After much painstaking searching,I have discovered that there are five secial places where fairies make their homes.Look within the pages of this book and you will find these magical places; the tree-tops,the forest floor, the garden,the wayside and the marshes. Tread softly and speak quietly when you set foot in the fairies' world.Who knows - perhaps you too will be allowed a glimpse into their magical kingdom? Your loving friend, Cicely.' WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts. Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 3 ans du aux potentielles petites pieces. Since April 2013,and again 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 lighter weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja438513. ISBN: 9780723258902.
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Imprint: LONDON.HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS,1991. 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.
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Imprint: UK.SYWELL,NORTHANTS.IGLOO BOOKS LTD.,2014. UK,Qrto HB,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour illustrated boards,with b/w,yellow and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and 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 paper boards with bright,crisp,printed black letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour illustrated front pastedown+fep with wallet for 4 ephemeral pieces,b/w illustrated rear pastedown and rear free endpaper.UK,Qrto HB,1st edn,4-176pp [paginated] includes 8 chapters including a Timeline,profuse contemporary,historical b/w+colour illustration reproductions and b/w+ colour photographs throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] title page,colour illustrated frntis,The Ripper memorabilia ephemeral pieces consist of 4 separate colour illustrated,folded A4 sheets of a) Newspaper comic strip,b) "Dear Boss" letter,c) Suspects list and d) Murder map of Whitechapel all present and called for and in a pasted wallet to front pastedown. Immerse yourself in this haunting book,packed with chilling insights into the life and crimes of Britain's most notorious serial killer. Including a map of the Whitechapel murders,the infamous Ripper letter,a list of the main suspects and an official police report,this riveting read is perfect for Ripper theorists and crime readers across the globe. 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,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: rja630116. ISBN: 9781783439935.
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Imprint: LONDON.USBORNE PUBLISHING LTD.,2015. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.USBORNE PUBLICATIONS LTD.,2015. UK,slim 12mo illustrated HB,no dw/dj,as issued, author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+. No owner inscrpt but author's handwritten,black ink,dedicated inscrptn+signature: 'To Joe Claire Barker' 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,fore-edges with some minimal,faint thumbing - not obtrusive though; 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 - 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. ** 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. ** and the start of a 3 book series - so far (2018) - followed by 'Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog: A Horse Called Moon' and 'Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog and the Last Circus Tiger'. Stock number: rja952921. ISBN: 9781409580379.
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Imprint: LONDON.USBORNE PUBLICATIONS LTD.,2015. 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
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Imprint: LONDON.HARPERCOLLINSPUBLSHERS,2007. UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,dark brown facsimile antique book appearance with gilt+white decoration and gilt and b/w lettering illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major 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 plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband,a sewn-in black silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-248pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication to rear and 2pp blanks as last pages,at the rear. Want more Clive BARKER titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. READER BEWARE. . . EVIL LIES WITHIN. MISTER B. GONE marks the long-awaited return of Clive Barker,the great master of the macabre,to the classic horror story. This bone-chilling novel,in which a medieval devil speaks directly to his reader - his tone murderous one moment,seductive the next - is a never-before-published memoir allegedly penned in the year 1438.The demon has embedded himself in the very words of this tale of terror, turning the book itself into a dangerous object, laced with menace only too ready to break free and exert its power. A brilliant and truly unsettling tour de force of the supernatural,'Mister B. Gone' escorts the reader on an intimate and revelatory journey to uncover the shocking truth of the battle between Good and Evil. Please contact seller,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 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: Sstandard US 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: rja635716. ISBN: 9780007262618.
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Imprint: LONDON,HAMISH HAMILTON,2015. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,1996. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,1996. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/FINE-. 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.Top+fore edges with two distinct bands of light ageing/toning but no foxing/spotting - a few small streaks to bottom edges; 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 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: rja423. ISBN: 0061091995.
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Imprint: LONDON.B.T. BATSFORD LTD.,1962. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean, colour photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/dj with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually as new -no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and clean white endpapers.UK, slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-70pp [paginated] includes introduction,24 colour photographs of individual marques/ cars,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table with acknowledgements to recto of same. 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! Stock number: rja516615. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.TITAN BOOKS, May1990. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.VIKING,1995. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,3rd imp. FINE/VG+.Uncommon author SIGNED Booker Prize 1995 bkplt,pasted to title page. Protected dw/dj,with minimal rubbing to all corners and light creasing to head+ foot of spine/backstrip.One small crease top edge,inner front dw/dj flap.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! Stock number: rja1435. ISBN: 0525941916.
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Imprint: LONDON.VIKING,1995. UK,8vo HB+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! Stock number: rja1436. ISBN: 0525941916.
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Imprint: US.NEW YORK.The Two Continents Publishing Group,1977. US,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [An exported(?) American edition with original UK publisher Blackie and Son Ltd.,joint credit along with US publisher's name,a US ISBN and a US$ price present and stated 'Printed in Great Britain' to rear inner flap of dw/dj.Published posthumously as Cicely died at the age of seventy-seven on 16 February 1973,the same year she celebrated the 50th anniversary of her first published 'Flower Fairies' book,"The Flower Fairies of Spring."] FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj,but a diagonal clip to front,inner,lower corner tip of dw/dj flap.Bright,crisp,clean, wrap-around, glossy,maroon background with a white-bordered,colour pictorial artwork illustrated panel by Cicely Mary Barker to front of dw/dj with a white-lettered title; spine/ backstrip with white-lettered author name,title and UK+US publisher's names to foot of same,rear panel without illustration but capitalised, white-lettered FFAK to rear,lower corner towards foot of spine.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,minimal creasing to its top edges - no nicks tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges inevitably but lightly toned but clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,crisp and clean,tight,solid and sound - pristine - and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's glossy,bright,crisp,clean unblemished,paper-covered boards with repeated dw/dj design+lettering to same; with miniscule rubbing to head+ foot of spine and corner tips, and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn,32pp [unpaginated and excluding free endpapers) includes half-title with colour pictorial artwork illustrated frntis to its reverse,title page,a mixture of 17 poems/verses selected and illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker,as diverse as Traditional, Robert Herrick, Christina Rosetti (The Rainbow), Robert Louis Stevenson, and James Hogg as contributors; 7 full-page, full colour illustrations and 12 assorted thumbnail b/w line illustrations interspersed throughout the text and book - all illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker. 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 45+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral children’s book]. It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. Since their first publication in 1923,Cicely Mary Barker’s 'Flower Fairies' have enchanted adults and children alike, around the world.The botanically accurate drawings in her 170 original illustrations were also originally accompanied by a poem or verse dedicated to the individual Flower Fairy,coupled with the enchanting fairy images based on real children from Cicely’s sister’s nursery school,have an innate appeal. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value 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: rja1102523. ISBN: 0846702592.
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Imprint: LONDON.FREDERICK WARNE/Published by the PENGUIN GROUP,1991. 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.
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Imprint: US.NEW YORK,NY.EPIC COMICS,1992. US,wraps,Graphic,1st edn.(Complete number line 10 - 1 dewscwnring.]FINE,No owner inscrptn,wrapped and protected from day of issue,so unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork illustrated card covers with b/w letter to front; with negligible shelf-wear if any, no bumping or creases to edges or corners. US wraps,64pp [unpaginated] includes colour strip story+text. Hunted out for slaughter by the deadly entity known as the Scourge,the peceful creatures of enchantment known as the Seerkind band together to seek safety within one intricately magical object: a carpet.They call it the Fugue. Weaveworld. A glimpse of this wonderland changes working class Cal Mooney's drab life forever,forcing him to learn more of the remarkable world he saw. . .and he's not alone in his obsession.Arcane forces propel Suzanna Parish,half-breed granddaughter to the Fugue's Custodian, into signing on in the fantastic and deadly battle to protect the world within the weave. . .while the evil sorceress Immacolata,aided by the malevolent salesman Shadwell,plots a terrible revenge on her unsuspecting people. The uncertain fate of the Fugue lies with all who lay their hands on the carpet.Some to save,others to destroy. . . Please contact seller,because of the much lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas 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.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US 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: rja939921. ISBN: 0871358522.
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Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS & SONS CO. LTD.,1987. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,1991. UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn. NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Glossy,pictorial colour decorated,laminated boards with little or no shelf-wear to edges and no bumping to corners,and colour pictorial decorated endpapers.A tiny,tiny puncture to upper bd's spine/backstrip hinge towards the top.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents pristine.UK,Qrto HB,1st edn,5-80pp includes colour pictorial half-page,title page,15 full-page,full-colour illus; 4 full-colour,double-page illus and others of varying size throughout the text.Virtually an illustration to each page,all by Jill Barklem. An introduction covering who the characters are (Brambly Hedge mice) and where they live; and two stories, previously published,'The Secret Staircase'(1983) and 'The High Hills' (1986). Brambly Hedge runs along the edge of a cornfield.There's a hornbeam tree,four crab-apple trees;a large tree stump overgrown with moss and ivy,some elderberry bushes,a splendid oak tree,and a clump of hawthorn.Brambles and honeysuckle,foxgloves,ferns and wild roses grow alongside in a tangle of leaves and stems.The mice have their houses in the roots and trunks of the trees,and if you look very hard next time you are out walking in the countryside,you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a small window or,through an open door,a steep flight of stairs.If you do,you'll know that you have found Brambly Hedge.Don't tell anyone where it is,will you.The mice are shy and would not want to be disturbed. 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! Stock number: rja1282. ISBN: 0001935968.
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Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1986. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC,2006. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic front panel with white+gilt lettering,rear panel with montage'd b/w biographical photographs also with with gilt+b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually 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 boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a yellow headband and immaculate b/w reproduction photographs illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-278pp [paginated] includes subject's foreword/prologue/preamble,16 chapters,Full Circle ending,32pp mixture of contemporary b/w+colour auto+biographical photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp56/7,pp120/21, pp152/53 and pp 216/17 respectively, acknowledgements,picture credits; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,a dedication and to the rear,a note on the authors with note on type to its verso. Take That: the original,the biggest British boy band ever.Their records sold millions,their concerts sold out in less time than it took to play one of their singles.When they split in 1996 a Samaritans helpline was set up specially for their devastated fans. Gary Barlow,the band's front man,was the voice and talent behind many of their eight No. 1 hits.His songs,including 'Back For Good','Pray', and 'A Million Love Songs',were the sound of the early nineties.Tipped as the next Elton John,a glittering solo career was predicted.So how come,less than two years later,he had been dropped by his label,written off as a has been and consigned to pop oblivion? 'MY TAKE' is Gary's engaging story of his ride on the rollercoaster of fame - his apprenticeship in the working men's clubs of the north of England,his unstoppable ambition,the life-changing moment when he met Nigel Martin-Smith,the Manchester modelling agent who wanted to put together a boy band, the high-jinks and pressures of band life,the three lads who became and are his best friends,and how the dream crumbled,just as Robbie Williams became a megastar and made Gary the butt of his jokes. But Gary,though he retreated from the public eye,let his weight balloon and battled with depression,wasn't finished yet.He built up a career as a songwriter,writing hits for Delta Goodren,Charlotte Church and Blue among others. More importantly he became a husband and a dad. And,softened by a happy home life,he began to reassess the crazy Take That years.Could there be a way to live the dream again? Ten years on,Take That have made one of pop's great comebacks - a phenomenal sellout reunion tour,a new album and a whole new take on their music.Candid, confident and down-o-earth,Gary Barlow is definitely back for good. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value 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: rja810118. ISBN: 0747587647.
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Imprint: UK.WELLINGBOROUGH,NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.TURNSTONE PRESS LIMITED,1982. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.STANLEY PAUL AND CO. LTD.,1953. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG-.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Subject/ author's contemporary b/w portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white lettering and b/w publisher's advert to rear panel.Minimal shelf-wear to dw/djs' lower edges,spine/backstrip with b/w lettering lightly sunned/faded.Top edges has several closed tears of varying lengths and some slight chipping, rubbing and creasing,but with minimal loss to head of spine/backstrip,foot of same also with a few small closed tears,slight bumping with reciprocal creasing,but again,with miniscule loss.Top edges lightly aged/dust-soiled - as usual/normal - with some faint,sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore-edges similar but slightly brighter; contents bright,tight and clean - solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original orange cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and generally clean plain white endpapers with the usual off-set foxing from dw/djs' inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,5-208pp [paginated] includes foreword by Tom Whittaker,separate contents and illus lists/tables,author's note,25 chapters,18 contemporary b/w autobiographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page, subject's/author's b/w portrait photographic frntis,and title page.Dw/dj approx 99.5% intact and complete,described in detail,but fairly and honestly - reads worse than actually is and appears. Walley Barnes,noted for his keen wit and cultured performance,is one of soccer's outstanding personalities. In a decade of first-class football wearing the red jerseys of his club and country,this prince among full backs has earned the respect of the connoisseur at home and abroad.He has won both League and Cup honours with Arsenal,gained twenty international caps for Wales and inspired them to success in the International Tournament Championship. We follow Walley's career up the ladder to soccer stardom until he becomes recognized as the most polished full back in the game. Chosen to captain Wales,Walley has led the Red Dragons to thrilling victories as well as sharing in many of Arsenal's most memorable successes.Twice he has suffered serious injury, but with characteristic determination he has fought his way back to fitness and to the threshold of further honours both as player and expert coach. Walley writes with great authority about the game,its tactics and the famous players whose skill he analyzes so acutely,for the benefit of all those young players eager to improve their game. Walley Barnes b.1920 - d.1975,played for Arsenal F.C from 1943-1956 and made 267 appearances scoring 11 goals.A wonderful addition to any Arsenal FC fan and collector of football memorabilia. Please contact seller,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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja605316. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1996. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.NEL,1991. UK,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 (non-credited] illustrated upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nick or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,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,9-256pp [paginated] includes 26 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a dedication.Author's 2nd novel,and featuring the heroine Detective Superintendent Blanche Hampton,after her acclaimed debut in 'A Midsummer Killing'. Trevor Barnes has written a new novel as original and compelling as his first.When the pathologist rolls the corpse over there is a shudder of horror.The body of the government minister's daughter is obscenely mutilated. Detective Superintendent Blanche Hampton knows she must find the psychopath urgently before he strikes again.All the evidence points to the dead woman's former lover being the crazed murderer and Blanche quickly arrests him. On the other side of London,David Parker is a successful lawyer but a social failure.Disturbed by the death of his mother,and estranged from his fiancee,he strangles a woman and then cuts the flesh from her body.He is the psychopath.Soon voices inside David's head order him to find another woman,to strangle and mutilate another victim. Blanche Hampton's desperate search for this mad killer turns into a personal nightmare for the brainy but vulnerable detective. 'dead meat' is compulsive reading,and confirms Trevor Barnes as a major new talent in the field of mystery and suspense. Please contact seller,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: rja31258. ISBN: 0450529290.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1998. 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.
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Imprint: UK.LETCHWORTH.RINGPRESS BOOKS,1987. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Subject colour portrait photographic upper wrap and scenic (dog-race) b/w photographic rear wrap; with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to dw/dj edges and two small closed nicks/tears,one each, to front head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore- edges lightly aged - as usual/normal - but clean; contents bright,tight and clean,though book is lightly cocked.Clean,plain maroon paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-220pp includes title page,a contents list/table,a foreword+introduction,19 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w photographs throughout the book. George Curtis started life in poverty as one of a family of nine children.His greatest ambition was to start earning money so he could get enough to eat.He was taken on as a kennel lad at Portsmouth when he was 14 years old and from there he worked his way to the top of his profession.His unique record includes being champion greyhound trainer three times,fielding 10 greyhound classic's winners and guiding the great Ballyregan Bob to a world record of 32 consecutive wins.At the end of 1986 he stepped down as a full time trainer and now (then 1987) works as head man to Bill Masters at the Brighton kennels.Besides providing a fascinating insight into the unparalleled success of a man who rose from the slums of pre-war Portsmouth to the pinnacle of his profession,it also chronicles his training methods,practical advice and forthright views on every aspect of the sport he has graced with a flawless reputation for more than 40 years.The most significant book published for greyhound racing enthusiasts for several decades. Every owner,breeder,trainer and genuine greyhound racing fan should read it. 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,item's actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included.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. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja490. ISBN: 0948955104.
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Imprint: LONDON.CAPE,1989. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.CAPE,1989. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Pictorial colour decorated dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to both top+bottom edges.Very lightly bumped and minimal creases to to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and lightly spotted,with fore-edges cleaner with a lower degree of marking; contents bright,tight and clean.\bright,crisp,clean,blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-309pp includes folding double-page colour llustration. 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,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: rja1766. ISBN: 0224026690.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2018. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.PELHAM,1971. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.Co-author inscribed,signed by ALPER (horse owner) to ffe.VG+/VG+.Slight browned top and fore- edges.Slight browning,crinkling to top+ bottom edges dw/dj.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED, 1st edn,227pp includes pedigree (Persian War),general index,an index of horses,35 b/w photographs. Racehorses with that magnetic crowd which draws fans from all over can be counted on one hand but, occasionally, one such colourful equine character emerges to be truly loved.Not because he beats every rival out of sight but because of unlimited courage and ability to overcome seemingly impossible handicaps.Popular winner of the Champion Hurdle,Persian War, who in four years racing endeared himself to the public with his courageous and generally magnificent displays in that hardest sport of all,the field of hurdling,is such a horse.For the first time,is told the full and comprehensive story of Persian War's career.His triumphs,and defects,battles to overcome illness and the background to the differences of opinions between owner and trainers,culminating in the triple Champion Hurdle winner changing stables twice.And the story of the people in Persian War's life.The late Tom Masson, who was first to realise the potential of the great horse,his so successful trainers,Brian Swift and Colin Davies,the stable boys who travelled all over the country,and to France,even sharing the horse's sleeping quarters when the need arose.And of course Henry ALPER,colourful and controversial character who loves his horse so much that he thinks of nothing else but the big bay horse with gentle eyes that has brought him so much pleasure.The other author BARNES,was Racing Editor for London Evening News and this is his first book.ALPER is the owner of Persian War. 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! Stock number: rja779. ISBN: 0720704863.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2011. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1992. UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint with corrections, 1st edn thus.[Originally and first published in UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,the preceding year,1991.This edition reprinted but with corrections,so 1st edn thus.] 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 pictorial illustrated front panel of dw/dj with red+white and silver gilt colour lettering and similar lettering to spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges or corners - no nicks or tears present.Tiniest of indent to front panel of dw/dj and miniscule scoring to rear panel of dw/dj.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,unblemished and clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,sblocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a red+white striped headband,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprinted with corrections,1st edn thus,vii-xviiipp+2-1052pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,separate list/ tables of b/w photographs and maps,author's acknowledgements,author's preface,a prologue 1918,Pts I-IV comprising 6,7,10 and 5 chapters respectively,32pp contemporary b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 4pp apiece and a further 2 blocks of 8pp apiece along with 21 area/regional, tactical b/w maps all interspersed throughout the text and the book,appendices(4) - abbreviations,notes to the text,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and an epigraph separator page (Nelson's last signal at the Battle of Trafalgar,flying in HMS Victory until shot away - the title of the book.) 'Engage the Enemy More Closely' presents a challengingly novel interpretation of Britain's wartime role as an island seapower and the mother country of a worldwide Empire.Corelli Barnett demonstrates that the British Empire, with its oceanic communications,was less a source of strength to Britain than of weakness. He shows that Britain's dependence on seaborne imports of food,raw materials and American technology was also a liability and how the brunt of this and of Britain's global predicament fell upon the Royal Navy - but a Navy far too small for its tasks owing to the disarmament of the 1920s and the belated rearmament of the 1930s. 'Engage the Enemy More Closely.' ranges from high level debates in London and Washington over grand strategy to gripping descriptions of the Royal Navy in action: its remorseless struggle against the U-boat in the Atlantic; its hunt for the battleship Bismarck; the 'death-ride' of the Mediterranean Fleet off Greece and Crete in 1941; the desperate convoy battles in the Mediterranean and Arctic; the tragic fate of the ships HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse off Malaya at the hands of Japanese aircraft.Into this story the author weaves the rivalry between Allied and German technology in weapons and radar; and the all important secret war of the cryptographers.He shows too how the Royal Navy's strategic overstretch was compounded by Britain's industrial shortcomings,especially in the limited output of her obsolete shipyards,but increasingly assisted by cooperation with the US Navy. Corelli Barnett devastatingly indicts the British Air Staff for its doctrinaire reluctance to divert long-range aircraft tot he vital Battle of the Atlantic from the indecisive bomber offensive against German cities.Another major and controversial theme of the book lies in the author's criticism of Winston Churchill's direct interventions in naval operations and his pursuit of strategic fantasies - such as the Norwegian campaign in 1940 - in defiance of military reality. Corelli Barnett also contends that the 'blue water' strategy pursued by Britain (later by America too) in the Mediterranean demanded resources of shipping,warships and military personnel out of all proportion to the small German armies actually engaged in North Africa and Italy. This is also a book of tremendous scope and insight,compellingly readable and massively researched,placing the course of the Second World War in fresh perspective. But above all it is the story of the British sailor's endurance in the face of all hardships and his courage in the face of all dangers and of any odds.It is the story of a Navy that began the war with expectations of another Battle of Jutland between massed battlefleets,but which went on to launch the first carrier strike in history,and ended by master-minding the greatest and most complex combined operation ever,the landing of the Allied Expeditionary force on the Normandy beaches on 6 June,1944.It is the story of a Navy that remained throughout steadfastly true to the spirit of Nelson's last signal at the Battle of Trafalgar: 'Engage the enemy more closely'. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight - nearly 1.5Kg unpackaged - and 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,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: rja832219. ISBN: 0340339012.
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Imprint: LONDON.PREFACE PUBLISHING,2009. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.PREFACE PUBLISHING,2009. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn,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 - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread example? Publ;isher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.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,a Contents list/table and 4pp 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 become 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. 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: rja464313. ISBN: 9781848091498.
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Imprint: LONDON.WHITTAKER AND CO.,1889. 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON.[n.d. - circa 1922.] UK,slim 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. VG.No owner inscrptn per se,but High School Prize presentation label/bookplate pasted to front pastedown,dated later (1936) than book was actually and earlier published.Bright,crisp,generally clean - front board with slight discolouration of shadowing to top and fore-edges being exposed from the presence of a smaller book whilst shelved and a few other small blemishes; else sharp-cornered - exception of the rear lower corner which has a small dent and crease,publisher's covers with bright,crisp,gilt blocked title to front and gilt blocked letters; title/author/publisher slightly dulled to a darkened, and slight blemished spine/backstrip,rear board/cover plain and undecorated,rear board/cover with light age grubbing - commensurate with book's age,white endpapers with off-set shadowing from respective opposing pastedowns to their respective verso+recto,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.Top edges gilt,fore- edges deckled (untrimmed - though a few have been trimmed and some also opened) and toned; contents bright,tight,clean - text body virtually foxing-free,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,includes [unpaginated] 44pp Address,excluding endpapers,in sewn signatures A-F,half-title+title pages, location+date of the Rectorial Address page,and a dedication. The large-paper issue in the trade binding as opposed to vellum and the following dust-wrappered,smaller sized 12mo HB (also circa 1922) editions. Considered as probably preceding later edns with their extra pages. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja889920. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON.[n.d. - circa 1922.] 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.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON.[n.d. - circa 1922.] UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG. Owner's handwritten ink name+date (July 15.1922.) to front pastedown and to front free endpaper owner's further handwritten John Galsworthy poem/verse.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 lettering to darkened spine/backstrip,rear board/cover plain and undecorated,white endpapers with off-set shadowing from respective opposite pastedowns,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.Both the top+fore-edges very lightly toned - much less than is usually encountered in a book of its age - and also unusually,without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually foxing-free,solid and sound,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.To foot of pp45 owner has pasted a newspaper clipping (now browned with age) with quoted extract from a Hugh Benson's book 'The Coward',which reads as follows: 'It seems certain that fear is a humiliation, not a sin; that each is required to do his job,not disturbing his neighbour by chattering of tongue or teeth,without skulking or bravado.His private feelings are to be judged only by the God who put them there.' UK,slim 12mo HB minus 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: rja890120. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: UK.DORKING,SURREY.TEMPLAR PUBLISHING,2004. 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. '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 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: rja1109223. ISBN: 9781840112504.
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Imprint: LONDON.PETER DAVIES,1937. UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn thus,1st trade edn.(50 copies printed privately, 1930.) Wholly reset and re-issued Nov, 1937.VG+.No owner inscrptn per se,but an unused Christ Church,Oxford (University) b/w coat of arms illustarted bookplate pasted to front pastedown and an ink, linear library stamp 'STUDENT MOVEMENT HOUSE LIBRARY with an ink biro lie drawn through it and above it handwritten ink 1609 B/Bar to ffe,rear eps immaculate and clean.Some residual evidence of docket removal with smeared ink stanp: 'To be returned no later than',to same ffe.Both hinges,solid and sound without any cracking.Publisher's sharp-cornered,dark blue buckram bds with bright,crisp, stamped/tooled author/title and publisher letters in respective gilt-bordered panels to top+bottom of spine/backstrip.Front board/cover with a couple of blemishes.Top edges lightly toned from light dust-soiling with a couple of foxing spots,fore-edges brighter but also with a smudge and a couple of foxing spots; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,v-ixpp+2-285pp [paginated] includes Preface by The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, K.G.,separate contents+illus lists/tables, XXIV (24) chapters and Envoi,9 monochrome plates - includes frntis - all called for and present interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated]half-title,b/w frntis,title page and to the rear,blank. The only purely autobiographical work of this great and much loved writer.Book is now out-of-print,as publisher folded in 1985. Peter Llewelyn Davies the middle son of five was befriended by Barrie and later informally adopted by him.Barrie publicly identified him as the source of the name for the title character in his play 'Peter Pan,or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up.' That public identification as "the original Peter Pan" was to plague Davies throughout his life,which he ended in suicide in April,1960. Within three years,1907-10,both his father first and then his mother,died.In the mother's will she named Barrie as one of several guardians.Barrie took on the duties of the main guardian and supported the boys financially. Peter Davies in 1926,set up his own publishing company with financial help from Barrie,Peter Davies Ltd.When Barrie died in 1937,the majority of his estate and fortune went to his secretary,Cynthia Asquith,and as the copyright to the Peter Pan works had already and previously been given to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London,in 1929, Davies (and his surviving brothers) received a legacy, In 1937 William Heinemann Ltd took a majority interest in the firm of Peter Davies Ltd.,and the two firms were closely linked for the next forty years.In 1977 Peter Davies Ltd was fully incorporated into Heinemann. William Heinemann began his publishing business in 1890.By the end of 1957, control of William Heinemann Ltd belonged to Tillings.Tillings was acquired in 1983 by BTR,who then sold the Heinemann Group to Octopus Publishing in 1985.Octopus was in turn,taken over by Reed Books in 1987.In 1997 Reed Elsevier sold a number of its companies, including William Heinemann Ltd.,to Random House.William Heinemann is now part of Random House UK,which is owned by Bertelsmann. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured (where necessary) quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja887920. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.PETER DAVIES LTD.,1937. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[This,the first trade edition,preceded only by a privately printed edition of only 50 copies in 1930 for the author.That edn wholly re-set and published in this edn/issue,1937. This trade edn precedes the US, Charles Scribner's Sons,1938 edn,by a year.Publisher ceased trading mid-1980s so this edn now out-of-print. ] NFINE/GOOD. Handwritten ink,owner's inscrptns, location+dates (Christmas 1937 and Manchester 7: XII:37) at either top or lower corners of front pastedown, but obscured and hidden by dw/dj inner flap,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Dw/dj lightly grubbed,with blemishes, discolouration and other imperfections commensurate with age - a small fluid stain to front panel of dw/dj,white background with contemporary b/w author portrait photograph to front with black+ green lettering,spine/backstrip slightly darkened,rear panel with publisher's advert for author's work 'THE BOY DAVID.' also lightly grubbed.Top edges lightly toned from light dust-soiling and with a couple of foxing spots,fore-edges brighter and cleaner and lightly affected with some minimal sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean with very occasional page-edge foxing/spotting,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean and blemish free,sharp-cornered - front top corner has a miniscule dent,publisher's original dark blue buckram cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters within gilt panels; title+author and publisher separately at head+foot of spine/ backstrip respectively; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,splits,tears or any fraying present - plain white eps - verso of ffe edges with off-set shadowing from opposing pastedown,rear fep with off-set shadowing from dw/dj inner flap.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,v-xipp+2-285pp [paginated] includes lightly foxed verso+recto of preface by the Earl of Bewdley,K.G., lightly foxed separate contents+ illustrations lists/tables,XXIV (24) chapters and an Envoi,9 (includes frntis) contemporary b/w photographs includes facsimile reproductions of book cover of Barrie's first work and a manuscript - all called for and present,interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] lightly foxed verso+recto of half-title page with book's subject's contemporary b/w illustrated frntis to recto of same,both verso +recto of title page also lightly foxed,and blank at the rear of the book.Uncommon with dw/dj. Now published for the first time (then 1937) it was the only purely autobiographical work of the much-loved author. Peter Llewelyn Davies the middle son of five was befriended by Barrie and later informally adopted by him.Barrie publicly identified him as the source of the name for the title character in his play 'Peter Pan,or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up.' That public identification as "the original Peter Pan" was to plague Davies throughout his life,which he ended in suicide in April,1960. Within three years,1907-10,both his father first and then his mother,died.In the mother's will she named Barrie as one of several guardians.Barrie took on the duties of the main guardian and supported the boys financially. Peter Davies in 1926,set up his own publishing company with financial help from Barrie,Peter Davies Ltd.When Barrie died in 1937,the majority of his estate and fortune went to his secretary,Cynthia Asquith,and as the copyright to the Peter Pan works had already and previously been given to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London,in 1929, Davies (and his surviving brothers) received a legacy, In 1937 William Heinemann Ltd took a majority interest in the firm of Peter Davies Ltd.,and the two firms were closely linked for the next forty years.In 1977 Peter Davies Ltd was fully incorporated into Heinemann. William Heinemann began his publishing business in 1890.By the end of 1957, control of William Heinemann Ltd belonged to Tillings.Tillings was acquired in 1983 by BTR,who then sold the Heinemann Group to Octopus Publishing in 1985.Octopus was in turn,taken over by Reed Books in 1987.In 1997 Reed Elsevier sold a number of its companies, including William Heinemann Ltd.,to Random House.William Heinemann is now part of Random House UK,which is owned by Bertelsmann. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured (where necessary) quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja887820. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.CASSELL AND COMPANY,1900. UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn. VG+. No owner inscrptn.Publisher's bright,crisp,fairly clean but for small number of various small blemishes, spots etc - and other imperfections commensurate with book's age,sharp-cornered,original black buckram cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters within gilt panels title+author and publisher separately at head+ foot of slightly faded spine/backstrip respectively; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - one tiny snick at head of spine/backstrip,no other nicks, splits,tears or any fraying present,clean grey+white illustrated endpapers with publisher's device repeated design,hinges solid and sound with no cracking.Top edges gilt (teg), fore-edges slightly aged/toned with minimal and sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean with some occasional foxing/spotting,else solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj as issued,1st edn,vi-viiipp+2-431pp+2-8pp publisher's catalogue at rear [paginated] includes minimally foxed Contents list/table, XXXV (35) chapters,lightly foxed verso+recto of half-title page,similarly foxed title page,light foxing continuing through preliminary pages up to pp16 before noticeably decreasing. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured (where necessary) 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: rja1164824. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.ARTHUR BARKER,1988. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[First published in USA,1988 as 'Joe Louis: 50 Years an American Hero'.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj. Photographic dw/dj with some light creasing to dw/dj edges - shelf-wear - and a small closed tear to front bottom right corner.Fore-edges aged as usual/normal but contents clean and sound.Brown paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xviipp+270pp includes foreword by Henry Cooper,a foreword to US edn,Louis's complete professional boxing record; list of contribs,bibliography and 16pp b/w photographs. On a June night in Yankee Stadium in 1938,one of the most electrifying fights of this century took place: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling.Countless fight fans around the world were riveted to their radios at the opening bell.Two years before,Schmeling had destroyed the myth of Joe Louis's invincibility with a knockout in twelve rounds.Now Louis's destruction of Schmeling in the first round would establish him forever in the annals of boxing history. Here is a book that describes both the background and the exciting action of the Brown Bomber's most famous bouts.It also reveals the surprising private side of this most public of sporting legends - in an inside account that only his son could have written.Joe Louis Barrow,Jr.,weaves a compelling account of his father's life and times,the narrative enriched by first- hand recollections from the people who knew him best: siblings and former wives, boyhood friends,trainers,opponents (including Max Schmeling and Billy Conn), sportswriters, entertainers,politicians, and many others who remember Joe Louis and tell how their lives were changed by his presence.It's a book that takes the champ through all the highs and lows of his professional and personal life and reveals the dignity and quiet sense of humour that marked him as a rare human being in an often brutal sport. 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,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: rja865. ISBN: 0213169673.
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Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL O'MARA BOOKS LIMITED,2009. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,co-author (subject) SIGNED, ltd 1st edn. NFINE/VG+. No owner inscrptn, but subject's neat,expansive,black felt-tip pen ink signature - without dedication - to limitation page,not price-clipped - absence of publisher's price.[Usually indicates an export issue/edn,which generally precedes the UK,1st trade issue.) Bright,crisp,clean,subject portrait,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj, with blue+silver embossed letters and plain white lettering too,with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Dw/dj has a slight water stain internally,without any bleeding,to upper,top corner and some light, slight water damage to rear,lower corner.The internal,white backing paper of dw/dj for this particular corner,has adhered to the rear board's corner with some minimal loss and the laminate is lightly crinkled with a small closed tear - but no loss - in situ.No other major fault present. Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unead copy - apart from my own collation.Sharp-cornered,paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.Board's rear,lower corner has some remains of the dw/djs' internal,white backing paper adhering to it,otherwise generally clean apart from a few dulled areas to upper board.Described hard,but fairly and honestly - not as bad as it reads or sounds! UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,subject SIGNED,limited edn,7-256pp [paginated] includes subject/co-author's Acknowledgements,14 chapters,24pp subject and biographical contemporary,colour photographs,in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp64/5, pp128/9 and pp192/3 respectively,and an Index.Plus [unpaginated],half-title,subject SIGNED Limitation page,title page,and a Contents list/table. John Barrowman's 'gossipy,fun and endlessly entertaining' memoir 'Anything Goes' gave us the story so far.'I Am What I Am' now goes one step further,providing a fascinating insight into the everyday life and times of this very down-to-earth star - all told with his trademark wit and honesty. Prompted by letters and emails from fans,'I Am What I Am' intimately explores aspects of John's current life as a man and a performer revealing the person behind the icon John Barrowman has become. Crammed with details from Doctor Who,Torchwood and his other television projects,'I Am What I Am' is an unmissable treat for the many admirers of this multi-talented man. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct [insured,or not insured 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: rja461113. ISBN: 9781843173793.
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Imprint: LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1995. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,auhtor SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten big,bold black ink,felt-tip pen inscrptn+signature to front free endpaper,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears - a tiny closed nick to front,top edge of spine/backstrip.Both head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edge lightly and sporadically spotted/foxed otherwise bright and generally clean,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Publisher's bright,clean,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,bumped top corners and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn,1-289pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,28 chapters/sections,16pp contemporary b/w+colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7 (b/w) and pp198/9 (colour) respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table, Acknowledgements and 4pp blanks to rear. In April 1994,Michael Barrymore quietly checked himself into an American clinic,where he received treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. Father Martin's 'Ashley' is a rehabilitation centre in Maryland, USA,where Michael lived for thirty days with members of almost every community in America,all seeking the common goal of sobriety.Michael's day-to-day account of that month in his life provides a candid,sometimes painful,funny and revelatory story of human endurance,challenges the stereotyped view of rehabilitation,and allows the reader a first-hand insight into the disease of addiction. Surviving the tabloid onslaught as his situation was unceremoniously revealed to the public at home,and ultimately winning his battle with his own personal demons,this is Barrymore as you've never seen or herad him before.And yet,in the unique style that has helped secure his place as Britain's number one entertainer, Michael Barrymore says it how it is. 'This book is as unique and unexpected as its author.Like him it pulls no punches, takes no prisoners,and is magnificently quirky.Yet throughout it beams a deep felt humanity and an irrespressible sense of the ridiculous.' Jack Tinker. 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: rja31598. ISBN: 0091792371.
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Imprint: UK.BRISTOL,AVON.ABSON BOOKS,1985. UK,24mo wraps,1st edn.NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no puzzles or quizzes attempted - unused.B/w illustrated upper wrap; three ovals black letters author+ title in two; third oval having black silhouette head of Holmes in deerstalker and pipe.Text to rear wrap.UK,24mo (approx 5.50" tall x 8" wide)wraps,1st thus,44pp includes 6 b/w contemporary illustrations; 5 by Sidney Paget and 1 by Howard Elcock, 40 puzzles includes word searches,x-words, mazes, cryptograms+anagrams,knowledge quizzes and 4pp answers to rear. Please contact seller,because of the light weight and ephemeral nature of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja1391. ISBN: 0902920520.
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Imprint: LONDON.HEATH CRANTON LTD.,1938. UK,slim wraps,author SIGNED,1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink inscrptn formally dedicated; 'For Mr and Mrs Golding Best Wishes Alice Hunt Bartlett Xmas 1938.' to half-title.Publisher's original pale eggshell blue card covers and inner flaps with a non-credited monochrome illustration to front cover with black lettering and black lettering to dulled darkened spine but still visible.Front card cover with toning to border edges,minimal foxing along top edge,rear wrap much less affected and slightly brighter.Top+fore-edges aged/toned with minimal sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore+lower edges deckled (untrimmed); contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - no annotations - appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim wraps,author SIGNED,1st edn,11-40pp [paginated] includes 24 poems; plus [unpaginated] clean,plain white free endpapers, SIGNED half-title,title page with stated First Edition 1938 to its verso,a dedication,a Contents list/table,a prefatory note by Cecil Palmer.Made for the publisher by The Garden Press Ltd.,Letchworth,Hertfordshire. An anthology of poetry. Alice Hunt Bartlett (aka Mistress William Allen Bartlett) born July 31,1870 Bennington,Vermont, United States.American editor,writer.Awarded gold medal by Poetry Society of Great Britain, 1924.The Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize named in her honour is awarded by the Poetry Society of London for a collection of poetry. Actively interested in national defense from 1915.Assisted in organizing and training aerial reserves.Member Executive Board and chairman aviation committee,1915-1919.Membership,Aerial League America. She also organized woman’s national defense rallies,Carnegie Hall (New York),Newport (Rhode Island),Nassau,etc. Founder,American editor American section Poetry Review (London),since 1923.Organized and directed poetry and dramatic celebrations held at New York World’s Fair,1939-1940. Member Poetry Society of London (vice-president and Executive Committee),Poetry Society America, American Literature Association,National League of America Pen Women (chairman arts since 1939), Sulgrave Institution,English-Speaking Union,and a Member Advisory Board of Allied Broadcasters. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and 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') 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: rja877020. ISBN: No ISBN.
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