BENNETT**, ALAN with HYNTER**, NICHOLAS:
THE HISTORY BOYS: THE FILM.

Imprint: LONDON.FABER & FABER LIMITED,2006.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn but co-author/playwright's neat,small,compact,black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,just below his printed name and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic film still illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with b/w lettering,rear panel with Bennett's portrait colour photograph; 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.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a brown+yellow striped headband and immaculate plain white flecked endpapers.UK, slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,vii-xxvipp+3- 107pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Nicholas Hynter,Bennett's film diary,cast and credits,film shooting script (it includes some scenes that were cut from the screenplay in the editing),24pp with over 40 contemporary colour photographs of film shoot and cast etc.; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages, contents list/table,cast and credits,title separator page,and 8pp blanks at the rear. An unruly bunch of bright,funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex,sport and a place at university.A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher; a headmaster obsessed with results; a History teacher who thinks he's a fool.Staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about History and how you teach it; about education and its purpose. 'The History Boys',the screenplay,contains Alan Bennett's diary of the filming,the shooting scripts and an Introduction by director Nicholas Hynter,as well as an extensive plate section showing stills from the film and behind the scenes. At the National Theatre,London,The History Boys won numerous awards including Evening Standard and Critics' Circle awards for Best Play,an Olivier Award for Best New Play,and the South Bank Award. On Broadway,The History Boys won five New York Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding New Play,four Outer Critics' Circle Awards,a New York Drama Critics' Award for Best Play,a New York Drama League Award for most distinguished production of a play,and six Tony Awards including Best Play. Nicholas Hynter is Director of the National Theatre.Since 1989 he has directed all of Alan Bennett's plays and screenplays: The Wind in the Willows,The Madness of King George III and the film The Madness of King George,The Lady in the Van and The History Boys on stage and screen.His productions at the National Theatre include: Ghetto,The Recruiting Officer,Carousel,The Cripple of Inishmaan,The Winter's Tale,Mother Clap's Molly House,Henry V,His Dark Materials, Stuff Happens, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Southwark Fair and The Alchemist.His films include The Crucible. 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: rja795718. ISBN: 057123173X.

£ 70.00 (approx. $US 91.10 )

BENNETT**, S. J:
THE WINDSOR KNOT.

Imprint: LONDON.ZAFFRE/an imprint of Bonnier Books UK,2020.
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt black background with a white,double-line bordered red panel to same with capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered title [the 'O' in knot reperesented with an illustration of a tie]; author's black-lettered name,bright,crisp,silver gilt lettered strap line and critics' b/w lettered reviews and  black thumbnail illustrations of the Queen and a single corgi - all to front panel of dw/dj.A black spine/backstrip with a blocked,silver gilt royal crown to its head; capitalised,glossy, embossed white-lettered title,author's flat printed,matt,white-lettered name,a glossy grey+ black thumbnial tie illustration to its foot and publisher's capitalised initial of name to foot of same,rear panel with a glossy,colour illustration of a corgi dog and a glossy b/w Royal handbag+gloves illustration,a white-lettered synopsis and 3 critics' b/w lettered reviews to similarly coloured+illustrated red panel as the front's.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present,book with a minimal lean.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread other than my own collation? Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate repeated,thumbnail coloured Royal Crown illustrated endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-314pp [paaginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 6,7,9 and 9 chapters respectively, Acknowledgements,an extract from forthcoming next mystery of 'A Three Dog Problem' with its 4pp Prologue.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages each with thumbnail b/w corgi illustration, a dedication,and individual Pts separator pages.            See also my book ID rja1163224 for UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn of the sequel/follow on title 'A THREE DOG PROBLEM.' Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle,eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room,with a rope around his neck.When the police begin to suspect her loyal servants,Her Majesty knows they are looking in the wrong place.For the Queen has been living an extraordinary double life ever since her coronation.                      Away from the public eye,she has a brilliant knack for solving crimes.With her household's happiness on the line,her secret must not get out. Can the Queen and her trusted secretary Rozie catch the killer,without getting caught themselves?                                      The first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves crimes while carrying out her royal duties. 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: rja1145724. ISBN: 9781838773168.

£ 12.99 (approx. $US 16.91 )

BENNETT**, ALAN:
Two Besides: A Pair of Talking Heads.

Imprint: LONDON.Faber and Faber Ltd.,and Profile Books Ltd.,2020.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] MINT/NMINT. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt,pale blue background with a glossy colour illustration of a raptor in flight to front of dw/dj with author's embossed blue/grey lettered name,and embossed brownish lettered part-title and blocked sub-title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered,but blocked,lettered author name and part-title as the front's,and publisher's black lettered colophons to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's colour portrait photograph and his brown-lettered quote and preface's contributor and author's monolgue introductions,black-lettered credits.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp, clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain bright blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked brown lettering to spine/ backstrip,a brown headband,and immaculate colour abstract design illustrated sets of endpapers. UK,slim,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-86pp [paginated] includes Preface/explanation by Nicholas Hynter,2 monologues each with author's Introduction; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a Contents list/table 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.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.  A pocket-sized edition of the two brand-new 'Talking Heads.' "Given the opportunity to revisit the characters from Talking Heads I've added a couple more,both of them ordinary women whom life takes by surprise. They just about end up on top and go on,but without quite knowing how. Still,they're in good company,and at least they've made it into print." Alan Bennett's twelve 'Talking Heads' are acknowledged masterworks by one of our most highly acclaimed writers. Some thirty years after the original six, Bennett has written 'Two Besides', a pair of monologues.Each, in its way, is a devastating portrait of grief. In 'An Ordinary Woman', a mother suffers the inevitable consequences when she makes life intolerable for herself and her family by falling for her own flesh and blood; while 'The Shrine' tells the story behind a makeshift roadside shrine, introducing us to Lorna, bearing witness in her high-vis jacket, the bereft partner of a dedicated biker with a surprising private life. The two new Talking Heads were recorded for the BBC during the exceptional circumstances of coronavirus lockdown in the spring of 2020, directed by Nicholas Hytner and performed by Sarah Lancashire and Monica Dolan.The book contains a substantial preface by Nicholas Hytner and an introduction to each,by Alan Bennett.Two brand new monologues in the Talking Heads series, published here for the first time. 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: rja1121724. ISBN: 9780571365852.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BENNETT, DAPHNE:
VICKY: Princess Royal of England and German Empress.

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS AND HARVILL PRESS,1972.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG/GOOD.No owner inscrptn and price-clip to dw/dj.Glossy laminated,subject's colour portrait painting (by Winterhalter) illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with some minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Some chipping with minimal loss to both top+bottom edges due to laminate breakdown and to a few closed tears/nicks to same.Top panel of dw/dj has 3 impressed indentations which have reciprocally affected the board beneath. Minimal bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj,some partial sunning/fading to lower half of spine/backstrip too.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and minimally foxed/ spotted,fore-edges similar but slightly brighter and cleaner; contents however, bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine,with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages's corners - unread? Bright, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain red cloth bds with grey panel for title+author in bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to same,and immaculate monochrome scenic view of the Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin illustrated endpapers.Described hard but fairly and honestly,not really as bad as it reads or indeed looks! UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,11-382pp [paginated] includes foreword,double-page genealogical famiily tree of Emperor+Empress Frederick III,29 chapters,16pp contemporary,b/w scenic+portrait photographs (30 in total - majority familial,biographical portraits) in 4 blocks of 4pp apiece between pp40/1, pp104/5,pp216/17 and pp312/13 respectively,notes on Empress's children, reference notes,biblio and an index.Plus [unpaginated]; half-title page,subject colour portrait illustrated frntis,title page,a dedication,and separate contents+ illustrations lists/tables. Scholars will be attracted to this biography of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter,later the German Empress Frederick,because of its use of unpublished material but,above all,it is the very moving,human story of a woman, whose devotion to her husband's country which she longed to serve and guide towards more liberal ways,was frustrated by the bitter hostility of the Chancellor Bismarck and by the cruelty of fate. Vicky's marriage was a happy one but the dictatorial form of government,the wretched condition of the poor and the stiff manners of the court were a shock to her.When,at the age of 63,her father-in- law became King of Prussia he fell under the influence of Bismarck.The Iron Chancellor detested the ideals of the the heir apparent and his wife; he spied upon them and vilified them. Vicky was horrified by the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and worked unremittingly for the wounded.At that time she still retained the hope that it could not be long before her Fritz succeeded his father and that then,together,they would be able to plan a better future for their country.In the event,her father-in-law,who in 1871 had become German Emperor,lived to be 90 and when Fritz succeeded to the throne in 1888 he was already dying of cancer and ruled for only 99 days. The years of Vicky's widowhood were saddened by the hostility towards her of her son Kaiser William II. Because of her generous outlook and unconventional ways and,above all,because of Bismarck's hatred and fear of Vicky,she has often been unfairly represented as an interfering and domineering English woman. This biography vindicates her and at the same time shows how,in spite of opposition and unfavourable circumstances she retained her vitality,gaeity and her enthusiasm for the cause of liberalism. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja483414. ISBN: 000262883X.

£ 9.00 (approx. $US 11.71 )

BENSON, TIM - Edited by:
BRITAIN'S BEST POLITICAL CARTOONS 2016.

Imprint: LONDON.RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS,2016.
Edition: UK,landscape 12mo softback,1st edn.
Binding: Landscape softback., No dw/dj - softback - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,landscape 12mo p/back,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, part-glossy,part matt,glossy colour pictorial,political cartoon by Ben Jennings,illustrated front with b/w lettering and gilt year date within circle of gilt stars,white lettered spine which has no reading creases,rear cover illustrated with a smaller glossy,colour pictorial,political cartoon by KAL with white lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creases to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - unread,other than my own collation.UK, landscape 12mo p/back,1st edn,9-189pp [paginated] includes Editor's introduction interspersed with b/w (the majority) and colour thumbnail cartoons,192 full-page b/w+colour (the majority) cartoons by assorted caricaturists accompanied with captioned explanations/background to cartoon; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's nature, i.e. a doftback item, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation. 'Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2016' is a compelling,razor-sharp and frequently hilarious collection of almost 200 of the year's most acerbic and insightful political cartoons.All the highs and lows of the past year are covered: from major international events (the migrant crisis, the US presidential election,and the Olympic Games in Rio),to more local issues (the EU referendum,struggles over the Labour leadership,and the NHS crisis) - not to mention the offbeat and bizarre (Donald Trump's tiny hands and Jeremy Corbyn's cat) and the ascension to power of Theresa May and the rise (and fall,and rise) of Boris Johnson. With contributions from Britain's finest cartoonists,including Steve Bell, Peter Brookes, Dave Brown, Chris Riddell, and Martin Rowson and many others,it's the perfect bedside book—and a browser's delight. Dr Tim Benson is Britain's leading authority on political cartoons.He runs The Political Cartoon Gallery and Café which is located near the River Thames in Putney.He has produced numerous books on political cartoonists,including Churchill in Caricature, Low and the Dictators, *The Cartoon Century: Modern Britian through the Eyes of Its Cartoonists - see my book ID rja366310 for UK,1st edn example*, Drawing the Curtain: The Cold War in Cartoons,and Over the Top: A Cartoon History of Australia at War. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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: rja1002122. ISBN: 9781847947932.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BENSON, RICHARD:
Nautical Wit: Quips and Quotes for Seafaring Folk.

Imprint: UK.CHICHESTER,WEST SUSSEX.SUMMERSDALE PUBLISHING LTD.,2010.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip [£9.99] to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,pale blue background with colour pictorial artwork cartoon by Kath Walker,illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with brown+black 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,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-207pp [paginated] includes editor's note,38 sections, b/w line illus headpieces and full-page b/w cartoon illustrations by Kath Walker interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,b/w cartoon illustrated title page and contents list/table. Avast,me hearties! After a long day of sailing the seven seas,when your muscles are tied in knots and you're ready to batten down the hatches,drop anchor and enjoy these side-splitting quips and quotes on sailing,motor boats,cruiser and much more - they'll leave you feeling swell in no time. 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 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: rja650616. ISBN: 9781849530866.

£ 5.99 (approx. $US 7.80 )

BENSON-GYLES**, DICK:
THE BOY IN THE MASK: THE HIDDEN WORLD OF LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: IRELAND.DUBLIN.THE LILLIPUT PRESS,2016.
Edition: IRELAND,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: '08.vi.16 Plymouth To Rosie,for your father's friend,Dick,(author's) signature'

IRELAND,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten black inscrptn: '08.vi.16 Plymouth To Rosie,for your father's friend,Dick,(author's) signature' below title on title page and no price-clip (absence of publisher's price) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,monochrome subject and subject's familial biographical photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with blue+ b/w lettering to front,yellow+white lettering to spine; 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 orange cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black/blue ink letters to spine/backstrip,a black headband and immaculate plain black endpapers.IRELAND,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vi-xivpp+3-298pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illustrations lists/ tables,a T. E. Lawrence chronology,a foreword by Malcolm Brown,21 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp82/3 and pp146/7 respectively, other contemporary b/w facsimile reproduction illustrations (Middle East maps etc),photographs and genealogical family trees amongst the appendices),appendices 1-7,notes,a bibliography, acknowledgements and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title and author SIGNED title page. Was T. E. Lawrence a truly great man or just an unlikely soldier,whose extraordinary exploits in the desert during the First World War made him the perfect hero to restore the battered morale of a nation devaststed by the horrors of the Western Front? Whatever posterity's verdict,Lawrence of Arabia continues to fascinate.Each year since his death in a motor-cycle accident in 1935 further biographies have appeared,his legend burnished by David Lean's Oscar-laden film of 1962. The life of this complex,charismatic figure contains all the ingredients of high romance - derring-do,bravery, chivalry,mystery,surprise. His tale is that of a brilliant young scholar, archaeologist and desert fighter,who rose through the ranks from Lieutenant to Colonel in just two years,leading an army of Beduoin to the gates of Damascus.Then,after promoting the Arab cause at the Paris Peace Conference and the Cairo Conference of 1921,he astonished public and friends alike by spurning honours and the prospect of high office to seek obscurity as a humble aircraftman. Dick Benson-Gyles's exhaustively researched biography reveals a remarkable story that throws fresh light on this reluctant hero,on his tortured identity and strangely enduring fame. The author's quest begins in Dublin and rural Ireland during the early 1960s with a lost Anglo -Irish family.It is well known that Lawrence was one of five sons of an Irish aristocrat,who deserted his wife and four daughters to elope with their governess,Sarah Lawrence,to England. Few,however, realize the depth of the shock Lawrence felt on discovering his illegitimacy and antecedents,and the abiding effect that this had on him. The reader is also taken to Arabia,to decipher the identity of S.A.,cryptic dedicatee of 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom.',Lawrence's famous account of the Arab Revolt of 1916-18 and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. This compelling narrative is supported by unique photographs of Lawrence's Irish family and forbears across several generations.Other previously unseen photographs show us Lawrence as a child,his pre-war years in Syria and his service with the RAF at Uxbridge and in Plymouth during the early 1930s. The uncovering of Lawrence's heritage,which led him to consider himself Irish,not English,melds with a reviving concern for the geopolitics of a region now part of a greater European spectrum.'The Boy in the Mask.' becomes the story of all our yesterdays,demonstrating how the past is always present,and can sometimes determine the future. 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 or postage FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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: rja839719. ISBN: 9781843516569.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

BENSON**, RAYMOND:
THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2002.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author's signature - without dedication.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. NMINT/NMINT.Unread copy,author SIGNED - handwritten in black felt tip pen - to title page,with Waterstone's 'Signed by the author' wrap-around belly-band.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, contents bright,tight and pristine.Unblemished, plain red paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. In Raymond Benson's gripping new James Bond novel,Bond returns to Japan to face the terrifying threat of a deadly biological weapon. When a British businessman and his family are killed in Japan by a virulent form of West Nile disease,James Bond suspects a mass assassination. Investigating with the help of beautiful Japanese agent Reiko Tamura and his old friend Tiger Tanaka,Bond searches for the killers and the one surviving daughter,Mayumi.Bond's discoveries lead him to believe that two powerful factions controlled by the mysterious terrorist Goro Yoshida are playing God.Between them they have created the perfect weapon,one small and seemingly insignificant enough to strike anywhere,unnoticed. With an emergency G8 summit meeting just days away,Bond has his work cut out for him discovering when - and how - the next attack will occur. It's a race against time as Bond confronts both man and nature in a desperate bid to stop the release of a deadly virus that could destroy the Western world. An exceptional,signed copy of a scarce and sought after title.See also rja788,rja1343,and rja1344 for other Raymond Benson titles. 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,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.

Stock number: rja918. ISBN: 0340819146.

£ 125.00 (approx. $US 162.67 )

BENSON**, RAYMOND:
The World Is Not Enough.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1999.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.MINT/MINT.Wrapped+ protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price removal from dw/dj. Benson's novelisation of the screenplay by Neal Purves and Robert Wade,which was soon out of print a couple of weeks prior to publication - due to a low print run of only 2,750 hardback copies.Published simultaneously in paperback by Coronet. See also rja1343, rja788, rja269, and rja1702. 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,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 postage 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: rja1344. ISBN: 0340765461.

£ 100.00 (approx. $US 130.14 )

BENTHALL, JONATHAN:
The Body Electric: Patterns of Western Industrial Culture.

Imprint: LONDON.THAMES & HUDSON,1976.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.Neat, ink,owner inscrptn to front fep,and no price-clip to dw/dj.3-colour block (red, black+white) illustrated upper wrap,red background with black ink publisher colophon to rear wrap; with minimal shelf- wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - spine/backstrip lightly sunned/fadedthough,and top,front corner minisculely rubbed.Top edge very, very,lightly dust-soiled,fore-edge bright and clean; contents bright and tight,near pristine.Bright,unblemished red paper-coverd boards with publisher's gilt colophon to upper board and bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip with clean (apart from owner name to ffep) plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-224pp includes half-title+title pages,contents list,preface,5 chapters, 16pp b/w contemporary illus+ photographs, notes on text,a bibliography and an index. Since man began to reflect on his situation in myth and art,he has expressed the contradiction between his bodily nature - his spontaneous,visceral experience of the world - and his technological capacity,his ordering of the world through analysis and measurement. Jonathan Benthall traces this fundamental conflict in the culture of the industrial nations since 1750.The drastic flattening-out of human sensibility and tenderness into the one-dimensional world of James Bond is an extreme case of Romance of Technology,but there have been many more subtle recognitions of the technological imperative,from the paintings of Joseph Wright to the novels of Jules Verne.The opposite position,the 'Recoil to the Body',has been complicated by the fact that the society in which modern technology developed has tended,and still tends,to repress the body. Nevertheless its assertion has taken a variety of forms,not only in the arts and literature but in, for example, demonstrations and sit-ins. Offering a new conceptual framework for understanding the interactions between Western technology and civilization, Benthall suggests a strategy for resolving the cultural crisis of our time: by 'deconstructing' the edifice of modern technology,we have the chance to reclaim it for human use. The author sees many signs that this is already happening,whether in schools of architecture or in motor-bike clubs,and argues that even in computer dating a genuinely liberating technology may be about to emerge from dubious origins. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja2016. ISBN: 050001129X.

£ 14.95 (approx. $US 19.46 )

BENTINE**, MICHAEL and ENNIS, JOHN:
MICHAEL BENTINE'S SQUARE GAMES.

Imprint: LONDON.WOLFE PUBLISHING,1966.
Edition: UK,12mo p/back Original,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback Original., No dw/dj,p/back as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo p/back Original,1st edn. [Paperback/softback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but paperback,s/back originals are published prior to any other format.] Bright,crisp,clean - partial cup-ring residue to front - glossy colour pictorial cartoon illustrated front cover with white lettering,black letters to black tipped head+foot of yellow spine,cartoon design repeated to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present. Slight curling at foot of spine.Top edges lightly aged, fore-edge minimally thumbed; contents bright,tight and clean,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK, 12mo p/back Original,1st edn,8-96pp [paginated] includes 91 sections,b/w photographs and profuse b/w illustrations by Derle Alder throughout the text,and an index; plus [unpaginated] a single thumbnail b/w portrait (Bentine's) illustrated half-title,similar multiple thumbnail b/w portraits (Bentine's again) illustrated title page,double-page contents list/table,and a full page Bentine b/w portrait frntis opposite an introduction. Throughout history,Englishmen have played games.For those with eyes to see,the country's capital is littered with the sites of that once were the very fabric of the nation: now,alas,lost. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** 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. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja919321. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 )

BENTLEY**, CHRIS:
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THUNDERBIRDS.

Imprint: LONDON.CARLTON BOOKS LTD.,2000.
Edition: UK,Qrto wraps,s/back original,1st edn.
Binding: No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto wraps,s/back original,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued wraps.Bright,crisp,claen,glossy laminated,pictorial colour photographic card covers; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - an unread copy? Qrto, 5-127pp [paginated] includes Gerry Anderson foreword,5 chapters, profuse colour illus/photographs/stills etc., throughout the text and the book,and an index,plus [unpaginated] title page, contents list/table,Gerry Anderson colour photographic frntis,and publisher's advert for other titles to rear. The ultimate guide to the legendary series. Inside you will find - A full history of the THUNDERBIRDS,from the real-life rescue that inspired its creator to the present day. - An introduction to the world of International Rescue, its craft and personnel. - A comprehensive guide to all thirty-two episodes and the two feature films, with information about regular cast and guests, together with notes and fascinating asides. - A breakdown of the spin-off adventures: the mini-albums, comics and novels. - Beyond the TV series - from toys to stage shows,the incredible THUNDERBIRDS phenomenon explored. Whether you want to read from cover to cover or just dip in at random,whether you are a THUNDERBIRDS aficionado or a newcomer,this book is for you,fully illustrated throughout,it is the perfect companion to a perfect TV series. 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: rja364510. ISBN: 1842220926.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BERESFORD**, ELISABETH:
The Wombles of Wimbledon.

Imprint: LONDON.BENN,1976.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.(Compilation of Wombles at Work+Wombles to the Rescue, previously published 1974,1976 respectively.) VG+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher price - usually indicates an export edition and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/distribution. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Barry Leith illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edge slightly aged/tanned - as usual/normal and minimally foxed/spotted;fore-edge also lightly aged/tanned and minimally grubbed/marked; contents bright,tight and clean.Pale sage green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and white endpapers with a hint of off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps which also have light,sporadic foxing/ spotting.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,11-134pp [paginated] includes 23 chapters - 12+11 respectively,profuse b/w line illustrations throughout the text and the book by both Barry Leith and Margaret Gordon respectively. The Wombles of Wimbledon are now famous - something which makes Great Uncle Bulgaria very proud,although he would never admit it to the younger Wombles in case it went to their heads - and here,collected in one volume,are all their adventures from 'The Wombles at Work' and 'The Wombles to the Rescue'.These are some of the stories that made them firm favourites with children all over the world.There is the time they were living in Hyde Park,and the burrow was faced with the Great Pollution Problem; for as Great Uncle Bulgaria sensibly said,'If we Wombles don't do something,I don't know what will happen.' But fighting Pollu is not all difficulties and danger,there is a lot of fun too,as Orinoco discovers a very special use for a giant mangle,and Wellington invents an amazing disappearing liquid,while Bungo decides that being a Womble is really the best thing of all. Back on Wimbledon Common,the Wombles find that there is a mysterious shortage of rubbish; but even without Great Uncle Bulgaria,the young Wombles are full of ideas.There is the oil-rig on Queen's Mere - which is perhaps not quite as successful as it might be - Orinoco's remarkable interview on television and above all,Cousin Botany's ambitious plans for a completely new food supply. . . . Elisabeth Beresford,British author and creator of the Wombles.Born in Paris in 1926,the daughter of the popular novelist J. D. Beresford. Educated at Brighton and Hove High School,and served in the WRNS during WW2.She married the TV presenter,Max Robertson,in 1949, and subsequently wrote extensively for television,which coincidentally provided the subject for her first book,'The Television Mystery' published London,Parrish,1957.She is best- known for 'The Wombles' (1968) and its many sequels,but has also written children's fantasies and adult romances. Margaret Anna Gordon,b. 1939 in London, daughter of two performing musicians.She studied at St Martin's School of Art, Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts,and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. After leaving college,she taught art part- time for five years and married a publisher whom she met seeking freelance work as an illustrator.In her black and white drawings she tends to combine quite detailed treatment of background and setting with cartoon-like simplification of the principal figures.In her colour work,she sometimes employs the technique of drawing in ink or gouache over candle- wax.She has particularly illustrated quite a number of Beresford' 'Wombles' books. 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: rja28938. ISBN: 051009600X.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BERESFORD**, ELIZABETH:
The Wombles. [Bonus CD read by Bernard Cribbins** - illus by Nick Price.]

Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING Plc.,2011.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp thus+sleeved bonus CD.
Binding: Hardback+audio CD., With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp thus+sleeved CD. [First published by same publisher in 2010 but without this CD.This edn with CD,so a 1st edn thus,in 2011.] FINE-/FINE-.Previous owner's childish handwritten name horizontally and half-way down the page,across the verso of front free endpaper,in some sort of glitter-pen ink - partially transferring some minimal ink flecks across the colour pictorial illustrated title page opposite,dw/dj price-clipped.Bright,crisp, clean,wrap-around glossy,cream background with repeated tree and flora line illustrated bordered edges and two colour pictorial artwork illustrations to front with glossy,gilt-lettered title and other black lettered author name and a critics' review,a printed circular gilt CD label,similarly repeated lettered author/title repeated to spine/backstrip and also with two thumbnail colour illustrations,rear panel with repeated illustrated borders and thumbnail colour pictorial vignette illustration from front panel and a critic's black-lettered review.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners,majority of minimal creases to top edges and head of spine/backstrip which also has a tiniest snick to rear-facing gutter's fold/crease - no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and unblemished; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears either carefully read or possibly unread.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,glossy,glazed,sharp-cornered colour pictorial illustrated paper-covered boards; design repeated from dw/dj,and immaculate pale green+white Wimbledon Common pictorial map illustrated endpapers - rear endpaper's pastedown with plastic-sleeved 3 storied bonus CD. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus +sleeved CD,ix-xpp+1225pp [paginated] includes author's 2010 Preface,an additional Note from Great Uncle Bulgaria,13 chapters with colour illustrated headpieces,profuse other colour illustrations on glossy,quality paper within the text - all by Nick Price,a Wombles Who's Who and a last page of Wonderful Wombling facts. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s age and nature, i.e. a child’s book.It is only the minor,minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional example for its cleanliness,brightness and bonus CD extant too. 'The Wombles' is the first book in 'The Wombles' series.It introduces the classic and much-loved characters,from the stern but kindly head of the Wombles, Great Uncle Bulgaria; to Orinoco,particularly fond of his food and a subsequent forty winks; Tobermory,handyman extraordinaire; and Madam Cholet,who cooks the most delicious and natural food to keep the Wombles happy and contented.Not forgetting,of course,Bungo,one of the youngest and cheekiest Wombles of all,who has much to learn and is due to venture out on his own for the very first time . . . Illustrated throughout in full colour by the talented Nicj Price,this delightful book will make the perfect gift for Wombles fans old and new. Also included is a fabulous audio CD featuring three specially selected Wombles stories read by Bernard Cribbins,OBE,the original voice of the Wombles. Sadly,Cribbins died July,2022. 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. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive 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: rja1041723. ISBN: 9781408821800.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

BERLINGER, JOE with MILNER, GREG:
METALLICA: THIS MONSTER LIVES - THE INSIDE STORY OF SOME KIND OF MONSTER. [Co-author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: USA.NY.ST. MARTIN'S PRESS,2004.
Edition: US,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Sara - Many,many thanks for your help! I owe you a nice dinner GM 2/23/08 Necter Is.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED (Greg Milner),1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but neat,handwritten,black ink dated,dedication and signature [believed] of co-author Greg Milner to half-title page: "Sara - Many,many thanks for your help! I owe you a nice dinner GM 2/23/08 Necter Is." (Island? - my own interpretation and NOT included in inscrptn.),and no price-clip to dw/dj either.Bright,crisp,clean,matt black+ silver photographic upper panel of dw/dj with silver+gilt letters,colour,part-panel illus/photograph from band's St.Anger LP cover,to rear panel of dw/dj and white lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears - but minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,b/w headband and immaculate,plain white eps.US,8vo HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,x-xviiipp+1-310pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements, Bruce Sinofsky foreword,preface,an introduction,23 chapters,profuse contemporary,b/w photographs throughout the text and the book,appendices(2),notes, plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,signed/dated/dedicated co-author inscribed half-title page,b/w photographic ttle-page,dedication page,and contents list/table and 4pp blanks at rear. METALLICA is one of the most successful hard-rock bands of all time,having sold more than ninety million albums worldwide. Receiving unique,unfettered access, acclaimed filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky followed Metallica over two and a half years as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges that threatened to destroy the band just as they returned to the studio to record their first album in four years. While the documentary itself provides an insider's view of Metallica,the two and a half years of production (and more than 1,600 hours of footage) garnered far more than can be expressed in a two-hour film. Berlinger's book about the experience reveals the stories behind the film, capturing the energy,uncertainty,and ultimate triumph of both the filming and Metallica's bid for survival.It weaves the on-screen stories together with what happened off-screen,offering intimate details of the band's struggle amidst personnel changes,addiction,and controversy.In part because Berlinger was one of the only witnesses to the intensive group-therapy sessions and numerous band meetings,his account of his experience filming the band is the most honest and deeply probing book about Metallica - or any rock band - ever written. This is the book both Metallica and film fans have dreamed of - a stark and honest look at one of rock's most important bands through the eyes of one of the most provocative documentary filmmakers working today. JOE BERLINGER is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist.His films include 'Brother's Keeper','Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills', 'Revelations: Paradise Lost 2', and 'Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2',among many other film and television projects.This is his first book. GREG MILNER is a senior contributing writer and former columnist for 'Spin'.His writings on music,film,and technology have also appeared in 'Slate', 'Salon', 'The Village Voice', 'Wired', 'New York',and other publications.His documentary work has screened at the International Festival of Ethnographic Film.This is his first book. 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 lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja427112. ISBN: 0312333110.

£ 24.95 (approx. $US 32.47 )

BERMAN, JAMES GABRIEL:
Uninvited.

Imprint: LONDON.HEINEMANN,1995.
Edition: UK,12mo,HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NMINT/NMINT.No shelf-wear,no dust-soiling to top edge,no ageing to fore-edge,contents pristine. Unblemished,plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate, plain white eps.12mo (approx 7.50" tall x 5" wide),2-223pp includes half-title+title pages,prelude,35 chapters,an afterlude and 4pp blanks to rear. In the bestselling vein of Donna Tartt's 'The Secret History' and Josephine Hart's 'Damage' comes this compelling story of murder, love and obsession.Four bodies, a family, are discovered dead in their expensive house: the father,son and daughter all shot cleanly in the head,the mother Patricia,shot in the abdomen as she prepared a snack.Twenty years previously, Patricia is a little girl playing on the beach.As she builds a sandcastle,a little boy,Tony,offers her a shell.Since that fateful day Tony's fascination with Patricia has become uncontrollable,an all-consuming obsession. Even after her wedding - to which he was not invited - his pursuit of her is relentless.Tony is arrested for the murders,but did he commit them or didn't he? Barolo,his masterful and savvy lawyer, knows,but is it to be tactics or the truth that provide a real and final answer to Tony's problems? In his astonishing debut novel,Harvard law student James Gabriel Berman delivers a unique and disquieting view of the relationship between lawyer and client,using Barolo's slippery techniques to expose how a trial really works.An exceptional copy,almost as new. Please contact seller,for correct,insured,shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja2024. ISBN: 0434002763.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

BERRY, STEVE & NORMAN, PHIL:
A HISTORY OF SWEETS IN 50 WRAPPERS.

Imprint: LONDON.THE FRIDAY PROJECT/HarperCollins Publishers,2014.
Edition: UK,slim,small 8vo HB - no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,small 8vo HB - no dw/dj,as issued, 1st edn.FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp -cornered,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated front board,with white,yellow and coloured lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or bumping 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.UK,slim,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,2-111pp [paginated] includes an introduction,an A-Z of 50 different sweet brands (from Aero to Yorkie) each with colour photographs and text,plus [unpaginated] title page,colour photographic advert (Spangles),double-page colour photographic advert (Cadbury's Creme Eggs),a dedication,contents list/table with colour advert+discount voucher for 'Wham (a fruit chew bar) to its verso,acknowledgements +thanks to verso of last paginated page. 'A History of Sweets in 50 Wrappers' is a colourful and comical history of sweets and chocolate. If you ever dreamt of being the Milky Bar Kid,if you remember when Snickers were Marathons and Double Deckers had raisins in them,if you ever checked the colour of your next Fruit Pastille before offering it out,this book is for you.It will lead you down memory lane until you reach the corner shop and load up a 10p mix-up bag. Fully illustrated,with hundreds of classic wrappers and adverts,'A History of Sweets in 50 Wrappers' is packed full on memories,fun facts,historical research . . . . . . and lots and lots of sweets! 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 lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja728117. ISBN: 9780007575480.

£ 6.50 (approx. $US 8.46 )

BERRY-DEE, CHRISTOPHER:
Unmasking Mr Kipper: Who Really Killed Suzy Lamplugh?

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£15.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white,red and grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top edges with a small red ink spot towards headband area and along with fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal - but otherwise generally 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 - top two corners minimally bumped - publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and generally clean,plain white endpapers - top corner of ffe diagonally clipped.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xpp+1-241pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements, author's introduction,20 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w illus,scenic and auto+ biographical photographs in 1 block, between pp148/9; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/ table with a b/w location map to it's verso and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. The kidnapping in 1986 of Suzy Lamplugh by the man who called himself Mr Kipper is one of the most notorious and distressing of all unsolved crimes.Since the conviction of Michael Sams in 1992 for the murder of young prostitute Julie Dart and the abduction for ransom of estate agent Stephanie Slater,Christopher Berry-Dee has insisted that the one-legged killer be investigated by the police for the murder of Suzy Lamplugh.The digging-up by the Metropolitan Police of part of of the garden of what was Sam's home at the time of Suzy Lamplugh'd disappearance is belated recognition of the author's theory. There can be no doubt as to Mr Berry-Dee's authority to suspect Michael Sams.For the last three years (then 1995),he has worked his way into the head of the vicious killer,listening as Sams recounted to him, face to face and without remorse,his gruesome murder of Julie Dart and his confession to raping Stephanie Slater.Then came his hints at kidnapping and murdering Suzy Lamplugh,for which Sams went on to demand £50,000 for giving information on where she is buried. During his investigation,the author has amassed some 30,000 case papers,500 crime photographs and just about every letter written from jail by Sams to his wife and close friends.Even the car and the moped used for Stephanie Slater's abduction fell into the author's possession,along with pictures given exclusively to him,which show how Sams was targetting estate agents years before Stephanie Slater was lured to an empty house in Birmingham. Mr Berry-Dee makes many new revelations relating to the to crimes for which Sams has been convicted.But his most startling discoveries are the links he establishes between Sams and the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh,including a long history of attempted abductions and extortions not previously known to the public. Even more alarmingly,the author,for the first time,presents compelling evidence that Sams worked with an accomplice - a man who has never been identified and who still walks free to murder again. 'Unmasking Mr Kipper' delves adroitly into the mind of a psychopath as never before. Using years of personal experience working with some thirty American and British serial killers,mass murderers and common criminals,Christopher Berry-Dee dissects the mind of Michael Sams with a razor-sharp precision to expose the truth of his bizarrely dysfunctional and tortured personality.By the end of the book,few will doubt that the author has correctly identified the man who chose the innocent Suzy Lamplugh to be his first murder victim. 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,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja718717. ISBN: 1856850978.

£ 11.00 (approx. $US 14.32 )

BESHLIE**:
Snailsleap Lane.

Imprint: UK.ST ALBANS,HERTS.HART-DAVIS EDUCATIONAL LIMITED & GALLERY FIVE,LONDON.1977.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,circular vignetted,colour pictorial artwork by BESHLIE, illustrated dw/dj panels; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - all corners minisculely rubbed,head of slightly sunned spine/backstrip with some rubbing/ chipping and subsequent minor loss to coloured lamination.An oblique 1.5" closed tear to lower, front edge in vicinity of spine/backstrip's gutter's edge/fold,another tiny closed snick to top,rear edge also - no other major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near 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 dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.Described hard but fairly and honestly,nowhere as bad as it reads or sounds! UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11-59pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters,12 circular vignette,colour pictorial artwork floral and fauna illustrations by BESHLIE - as chapter headpieces,profuse other similar,but brown+white line illustrations also by BESHLIE; throughout the body of the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title with circular,colour vignetted frntis to its reverse,a title page,and a brown+white thumbnail sketch (Romany caravan) illustrated contents list/table. 'Snailsleap Lane' is a magical book to be enjoyed on many levels.The paintings will delight young and old alike for their superb portrayal of plants and creatures.The characters are a fascinating historical record of itinerant traders many of whom sadly no longer exist.The story is unique because it is told in the very personal voice of someone who is living the itinerant life.Beshlie and her husband lived for many years in horse-drawn Romany wagons,but now they have one of the lavishly decorated motor-drawn living trailers made especially for Travellers. BESHLIE has no studio; all her paraphenalia must be laboriously put out and packed away again each time she wants to work.It is not surprising that each illustration takes a very long while to complete. In this companion volume to 'Romany Wood',we get to know Grizzles the short-tailed Field Vole who,after meeting the flamboyant Vagrant Valantine de Gasche,feels the call of the open road and becomes a traveller himself.See also my book ID rja801018 for another title - 'Traveller's Joy' - by this artist/writer. 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: rja833419. ISBN: 0247128384.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BEST**, GEORGE with KNIGHT, MARTIN:
GEORGE BEST - SCORING AT HALF-TIME: ADVENTURES ON AND OFF THE PITCH.

Imprint: LONDON.EBURY PRESS/RANDOM HOUSE,2003.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,laminated,subject/co-author portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with gilt,black and gold colour lettering to both panels; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing. Top+fore-edges very,very lightly toned but still very bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - 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 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,1-329pp [paginated] includes an introduction,Pts I +II comprising 3 and 4 chapters respectively,32pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp122/3 and pp202/3 respectively,career statistics,a chronology (covering his birth,1946 to 2003 theatre tour with Jimmy Greaves),and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a contents list/table with acknowledgements to verso and 1pp publisher's b/w photographic illustrated advert for 'Blessed' - George Best's autobiography - as last page. For George Best it's not the adulation,the money,the match-day buzz or even the social life he misses most about his playing days.It's the fun: the conveyor belt of stunts and jokes,both on and off the pitch,that provided the backdrop to the game he knows so well and still loves. Picking up where 'Blessed' left off,in 'Scoring at Half-Time',George has gathered together his favourite memories,stories, anecdotes and observations from his experiences in and out of the game over the last forty years.No dressing room door is left unopened,no player's bar tale untold and no secret kept in this fond, humorous study of football's golden era from the man who was usually there when it happened. George's life continues to be extraordinary,and this book is his chance to celebrate the past and remember the good times,and your chance to have a one- to-one with one of the best sporting raconteurs around. Inside stories,lurid tales and embarrassing incidents from George,Bobby, Denis,Nobby and Fergie amongst others.No one escapes George's mischievious sense of humour and eye for detail.'Scoring at Half-Time' will delight anyone who has ever wanted to spend time in the company of the footballing legend. He was the first celebrity footballer - an international icon.He has been voted the best British player of all time in a poll of nearly half a million fans.His extraordinary lifestyle and decline into alcoholism are well-documented in the pages of his autobiography 'Blessed'. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja745917. ISBN: 0091889278.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeade]:
MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT.

Imprint: LONDON.DAILY EXPRESS,nd(1958).
Edition: UK,Qrto HB Annual,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB Annual,1st edn.VG.Owner inscrptn,but no price-clip.Spine/backstrip split along length of one edge but still attached,with about 1/2" loss to top and approx 1" loss to bottom of same. Pictorial,colour decorated boards.Cartoon strips by ALFRED BESTALL.1st story: Rupert and the Mare's Nest. 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 order page!

Stock number: rja171. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 65.00 (approx. $US 84.59 )

BESTALL**, ALFRED to TROTTER**, STUART- 4 Artists:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - [No.87.]

Imprint: LONDON.FARSHORE/imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,2022.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. [Compilation annual with Alfred Bestall (3),John Harrold (2) and Stuart Trotter (a new story) illustrated stories.] NMINT.No owner inscrptn to name panel on Contents page,and no clip to colour illustrated title page - absence of publisher's price - now printed to rear board. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated glossy/glazed boards by Stuart Trotter of Rupert and Lily Duckling beneath a multi-coloured umbrella and surrounded by Pong Ping,Algy,Bingo and Bill Badger respectively to front board,rear board with other story-related characters,and bright, crisp,clean,repeated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually MINT. - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-117pp [paginated] includes 6 illustrated Rupert stories; first story R and the Poll Parrot (Bestall,1955),R and April Showers (Trotter,new story for this annual),R and the Secret Path (Bestall,1974),R and the Water Boatman (Harrold, 1997),R and the Silent Dog (Bestall,1981) and R and the Deep Freeze (Harrold,1996),plus redirected Post puzzle,Spot-the-Difference,origami instructions/ illustrations for Rupert's Yacht and a paper Scottie dog,a Countryside puzzle,a write your own Rupert storyboard with b/w illustrations ready for colouring but not used,and a memory game to its verso - none of these attempted or written on or in - all untouched. 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 nature, i.e. a children’s annual/book. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and virtually fault-free.. Illustrated stories by Alfred Bestall culled from Rupert Annuals of 1955,1974 and 1981 repectively; those iIllustrated stories by John Harrold from 1997 and 1996 respectively and a new illustrated story - 'Rupert and April Showers' - by Stuart Trotter especially for this annual.and who has also illustrated the cover of this new annual. 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,the 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 any inexpensive 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: rja1051723. ISBN: 9780008507688.

£ 34.99 (approx. $US 45.54 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1973. [No. 38.]**

Imprint: LONDON.DAILY EXPRESS,1973.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (53p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated card boards and immaculate,repeated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alfred Bestall; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips gently turned inwards.Some virtually imperceptible laminate wrinkles to upper board.Top+fore-edges very lightly aged/toned - much less than usual/normal and without spotting - contents particularly bright,tight and clean - with no foxing/ spotting,nicks or tears.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,a 2pp Origami instructions to make Rupert's salad plate,a flower puzzle page,and solutions to puzzles on publisher's colour advert for Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express as last page.Cover: Rupert sat on a branch in a pine tree,with various other friends/characters.Rupert has a white face,hands and boots.[The last cover design by BESTALL.].First story: Rupert and the Bouncers (1961-2); plus 3 others - Rupert and the Housemouse (1961),Rupert and the Waterfall (1962),and Rupert and the Flying Boat (1961). Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studied art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch', 'The Tatler', 'The Bystander', 'Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. 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,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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja174. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1971 [No. 36.]**

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1971.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. VG.Donor's handwritten ink gift (Christmas+date) presentation inscrptn to reverse of front free endpaper at its top edge and the recipent's name in name panel too,and also (assumed her married name - surname differs from presentation surname) recipient's name to top of title page in red felt-tip ink,but no price-clip (43p) to colour illustarted title page.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated card boards,and coloured endpapers by Alfred Bestall; with negligible shelf-wear, creasing,bumping to edges and corners.An approx 3.5cm forward-facing split at foot of spine's/ backstrip's edge on front board,a smaller-sized, 1cm rear-facing split at foot to rear board's bottom spine/backstrip edge - no loss though.All corner tips minimally curled inwards,some indent impressions to upper board,similar but fewer to rear board.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal - without further blemish; contents though are bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,2-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,two sea-shell activities (shell recognition and things to make with shells), origami instructions+illustrations to make a Hobgomnie and a swimming bird.Cover: Rupert climbing into a cave opening,with him holding a bucket and spade in his right hand and a bunch of seaweed in his left hand.First story: Rupert and the Gommies; plus 3 others - Rupert and the Popweed (1961),Rupert and the Early Bird (1958), and Rupert and the Windlings (1959-60). Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studies art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch', 'The Tatler', 'The Bystander', 'Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. 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 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Kathryn Rickard.

Stock number: rja417712. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 18.99 (approx. $US 24.71 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeade]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS ANNUAL: MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES - 1952. [No. 17.].

Imprint: LONDON.LONDON EXPRESS NEWSPAPER LTD.,1952.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.[Undated but 1952,W.O.G LOFTS & DEREK J. ADLEY: THE RUPERT INDEX.This 1952 first edition,was re-issued in facsimile in 2002 by Pedigree Books Ltd.There was also a 1943 annual with the same name/title and shouldn't be confused with this edn/copy.] VG-.Owner inscrptn/name,but no price-clip (5/-).Lightly aged,minimally grubbed, colour,wrap-around pictorial artwork by Alfred BESTALL,illustrated,matt paper-covered card boards; with some negligible shelf-wear to edges.Corners inevitably,but minimally bumped with some reciprocal rubbing to same.About 1/2" top of spine/ backstrip missing and approximately 1" of the foot of spine/backstrip missing too,the rear board's spine/backstrip edge is split along it's entire length but the other edge is still attached and in situ, by upper board's edge.Top edge slightly aged and dust-soiled,fore-edge less affected and therefore much brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and generally clean,with some dog-ear creases to some pages top corners' due to top upper corner of front and upper board being bumped.Described hard but fairly and honestly.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-118pp [paginated] includes colour strip stories,puzzle and 3pp origami instructions to make an elephant,plus [unpaginated] puzzle frntis, title page and contents list/table. Cover: Rupert up a tree standing on a branch,holding on with his left hand and waving to reader with his right hand.Beppo is sitting on a branch to Rupert's right. First story: Rupert and the Mare's Nest (1949) - plus 5 others,Rupert and the Sea- Sprites,Rupert and the Elephants (both of these stories are BESTALL originals), Rupert and the Arrows (1949),Rupert,Beppo and the Caravan (1949),and Rupert and the Snuff-Box (1949). Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister.Studies art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts, and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch','The Tatler','The Bystander','Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November,1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. 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 weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,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: rja418012. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 78.00 (approx. $US 101.51 )