BLAKE, CLAGETTE:
Charles Elliot RN 1801-1875 - A Servant of Britain Overseas.

Imprint: LONDON.CLEAVER-HUME PRESS,1960.
Edition: UK,Crown Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Crown Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Pictorial map illustrated dw/dj,with slight rubbing/fading to edges and slight creasing to head+foot dw/dj's spine/backstrip,which is also faded.Blue cloth boards with gilt facsimile of Elliot's signature to upper board.Pale blue panel and gilt letters to spine/backstrip.Top edge slightly dusty/aged,fore-edges untrimmed.UK, Crown Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xvipp+130pp,b/w frntis,b/w maps and contemporary illus and errata slip. This life of Admiral Sir Charles Elliot,nephew of the first Earl of Minto,is chiefly interesting as showing the kind of man who carried out British policy when the Empire was approaching its Victorian heyday.In the early nineteenth century - Elliot volunteered for the Navy in 1815 - British officers were often called upon to make crucial decisions and to shoulder the most surprising burdens in far countries,and did so,on the whole,with honour and competence.Charles Elliot was for the last half of his life virtually in the service of the Foreign or the Colonial Office and had a hand in marginal history from the abolition of slavery to the Opium War and Texan independence; and was Governor successively of Bermuda,Trinidad and St. Helena.This book is most attractively illustrated and historians will notice that the very full documentation raises many intriguing points for those interested in the rise of the Victorian Empire. 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/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: rja1345. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

BLAKE**, QUENTIN:
Loveykins. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.CAPE,2002.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Author's signature - without dedication.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn.FINE.No dw/dj,as issued,no owner inscrptn,but author/ illustrators',neat,handwritten blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustrated boards by Quentin Blake; with negligible shelf-wear to edges,sharp corners - none bumped - and immaculate,plain red endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,author SIGNED, illustrated,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial illustrated title page,5 double-page colour illus by Quentin Blake. Following a blustery night,Angela Bowling finds a baby bird blown out of his nest.Her sense of duty compels her to wrap him up carefully in her scarf and take him home.She names him Augustus and he quickly becomes more to her than just a bird to be looked after.He's her little Loveykins. Quentin Blake,born 1932,Sidcup,Kent.Son of a civil servant.Educated at Chiselhurst, Sidcup Grammar School and Cambridge University.Attended life classes at Chelsea College of Art.Tutor in illustration at the Royal College of Art (1965- 78) and Head of the Illustration Dept since 1978.He works in pen and ink and watercolour in a popular and unmistakeable style,capturing essential character and movement with wit and gaiety in a few rapid strokes.He has illustrated many editions of the BBC Jackanory television programme.He was chosen as the first Children's Laureate in 1999. 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'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: rja32929. ISBN: 0224064711.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

BLAKE**, QUENTIN:
A Sailing Boat in the Sky.

Imprint: LONDON.CAPE,2002.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,square Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued. Bright,clean,colour pictorial wrap-around illustrated artwork by Quentin Blake boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and non-bumped corners and head+foot of spine/backstrip, with immaculate alphabetical childrens' lettered names designed endpapers.A really superb copy. UK,slim square Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,44pp [unpaginated] includes endpapers,colour pictorial vignette illustrated title page,6 double-page illus,19 full-page,full-colour illus - some with text,some without. This book has Quentin Blake's name on the front of it,but he did not do it all by himself.He had helpers: 1,800 children from many parts of the world,including London, Singapore, Dublin, Luxembourg, Oslo (you can read their names on the endpapers). The adventure began in the southwest of France, where Quentin Blake spends part of every year and where a group of local teachers invited him to work with their young pupils on a book about the problems of our world - problems such as prejudice, pollution,child slavery and war. He started them off with three rough drawings and then,throughout an entire school year,the teachers set in order an avalanche of ideas and suggestions,words and pictures.There were discussions in class,exchanges on the Internet, and in France there were gatherings of hundreds of children where Quentin Blake explained and encouraged and they read their poems,sang and performed. Listening to what they had to say,following their words and pictures in front of him,Quentin Blake produced 'A Sailing boat in the Sky' - a book that,like the boat it describes,can now set off to meet other children and invite their thoughts and hopes about the future and the way we should live together. Quentin Blake,born 1932,Sidcup,Kent.Son of a civil servant.Educated at Chiselhurst, Sidcup Grammar School and Cambridge University.Attended life classes at Chelsea College of Art.Tutor in illustration at the Royal College of Art (1965- 78) and Head of the Illustration Dept since 1978.He works in pen and ink and watercolour in a popular and unmistakable style,capturing essential character and movement with wit and gaiety in a few rapid strokes.He has illustrated many editions of the BBC Jackanory television programme.He was chosen as the first Children's Laureate in 1999. 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'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. **

REJECTED/08/12/2023.

Stock number: rja32939. ISBN: 0224064541.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

BLAKE**, QUENTIN:
The QUENTIN BLAKE BOOK OF NONSENSE VERSE. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.VIKING,1994.
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,illustrated,1st edn.FINE/NFINE. Neat,blue ink owner's gift presentation inscrptn to top of ffe; and author's neat,handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,cream and colour pictorial illustrated artwork by Quentin Blake,illustrated dw/dj,only minisculely grubbed - but generally clean - with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Head of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing and a couple of tiny,closed nicks to same.Top edge minisculely spotted but generally bright and clean,fore-edge brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean,pp103/4 has a small dog-ear crease - the only page thus affected.Sharp-cornered,bright, clean,grey paper-covered boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a red+grey headband,and bright,clean,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED, illustrated,1st edn,13-285pp [paginated] includes author introduction,15 sections,profuse b/w line illus throughout the text and the book, all by Quentin Blake,an index of poets,and index of first lines,and acknowledgements to rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and 8pp contents list/table. Ever Eaten Poodle Strudel? Slain a Jabberwock? Bathed in Irish Stew? The world is turned upside down in this deliciously absurd feast of poetry; and in choosing and illustrating the verse,Quentin Blake creates an artful alliance of the nonsense to be found in words and pictures.With an artist's elegant eccentricity,he brings together the classic verses of nonsense greats such as Belloc,Carroll and Lear with those of an astonishing gallimaufry of other talents who include Tom Hood and A.E. Housman, Spike Milligan and Roger McGough, Samuel Beckett and Edward Gorey, John Updike and Russell Hoban, Margaret Mahy, Shel Silverstein, Mervyn Peake, Ogden Nash and Roald Dahl.There's even a song from Groucho Marx. This plethora of lunacy is ordered - but only just! - into fifteen enjoyable sections including Distracting Creatures, Portraits from Life, a Gamut of Achievements and even an Area of Uncertainty.Quentin Blake's drawings bring a unique vision and energy to each. Playfully rebellious,though-provoking and downright cheeky fun,'The Quentin Blake Book of Nonsense Verse' is sheer entertainment for nonsense-lovers of all ages. Quentin Blake,born 1932,Sidcup,Kent.Son of a civil servant.Educated at Chiselhurst,Sidcup Grammar School and Cambridge University.Attended life classes at Chelsea College of Art.Tutor in illustration at the Royal College of Art (1965- 78) and Head of the Illustration Dept 1978-1986, and is now a visiting professor.He was honoured with an OBE in 1988.He works in pen and ink and watercolour in a popular and unmistakeable style,capturing essential character and movement with wit and gaiety in a few rapid strokes.He has illustrated many editions of the BBC Jackanory television programme.Whilst he illustrated many of his own works,he is renowned for his collaboration with Roald Dahl.Quentin Blake was the first Children's Laureate from 1999-2001. 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 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: rja390411. ISBN: 0670852287.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

BLAKE, WILLIAM - Edited with an Introduction by J. Bronowski:
WILLIAM BLAKE. [THE PENGUIN POETS No. D42.]

Imprint: UK.HARMONDSWORTH,MIDDLESEX.PENGUIN BOOKS LTD.,1958..
Edition: UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,p/back - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from front cover. Publisher's original bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered pink.black+grey marbled effect decoration by Stephen Russ,card covers with black lettering and orange+white Penguin colophon to white/cream front panel which has some minor,faint and sporadic foxing spots; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Straight,flat spine/backstrip with no reading creases and no bowing,but slight toning to name's white box.Top+fore-edges aged/toned, top edges more darkly,but no page-edge toning internally - text body bright and clean with no foxing/spotting to same; otherwise contents tight,and solid - no intentional dog-ear reading creases/folds to any pages' corner tips - top front corner tip with impression from an unknown heavy pressure source,as the following page's tip have the reciprocal creases through to the rear corner tip but in decreasing degrees,else unread,other than my own collation.UK,12mo p/back,1st edn,5-251pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,5pp introduction by J. Bronowski,93 poems,annotation to Dr. Thornton's 'New Translation of the Lord's Prayer,17 assorted letters,and an Index of first lines; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, separator page,publisher's advert separator page with blank reverse,publisher's advert separator page and two adverts for other titles from this series: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (D35 and Robert Browning (D24.). Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a p/back,and even internally the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minor faults described that prevent a higher grading. William Blake was an English poet,painter,and printmaker.Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. 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: rja989922. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BLANDFORD, EDMUND:
FATAL DECISIONS: ERRORS AND BLUNDERS IN WORLD WAR II.

Imprint: UK.SHREWSBURY,SHROPSHIRE.AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,1999.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,red-lettered author name and part-title,capitalised,yellow-lettered sub-title; glossy,black spine/ backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front's and publisher's white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a monochrome photograph.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - head of spine with minimal bumping and reciprocal creases.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,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 plain blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip, and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,v-viiipp+1-242pp [paginated] includes author's Foreword,a Contents list/ table,69 stories,profuse contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a single page Bibliography,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear,6pp blanks. 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 20+ year-old age. It really is an exceptional,example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. This collection of both well-known and previously unpublished World War II incidents highlights the truism, plans often go awry in war.The margin can be narrow between negligence, incompetence, and simple error that results in tragedy.While miscalculations by those involved in the international game of power politics can bring setbacks to nations, in war mistakes by generals and battlefield commanders cost lives. The author,a veteran of the British air force, recounts more than sixty cases of costly battle errors or blunders and asks the question: was the tragedy a matter of incompetence, bad planning, or simply bad luck? He tells the story of how nature conspired against a squadron of Stukas that dove into the earth after mistaking ground fog for clouds and how an unanticipated low tide at Tarawa left the U.S. Marine landing force exposed to prolonged and deadly enemy fire.The infamous sinking of the USS Indianapolis and Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess's bizarre 1941 defection are also included in this survey of futility and sacrifice.                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: rja1113823. ISBN: 1840371048.

£ 19.00 (approx. $US 24.73 )

BLEASDALE, ALAN:
SCULLY.

Imprint: LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1975.
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.Owner black inked inscrptn - name+contemporary date (Feb 1975) to top edge of ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork, by Allan Manham,illustrated front panel+ spine/backstrip dw/dj,with white and red lettering,author's b/w portrait photographic illustrated rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top edges slightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal - with some minimal,sporadic foxing /spotting,fore-edges slightly less aged/ toned and generally brighter and cleaner; 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. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white ndpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/ dj,1st edn,11-214pp [paginated] includes 8 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,an epigram (Bill Shankly),and contents list/table. Bleasdale's debut book,based on stories originally written to entertain his pupils in the secondary modern school where he taught for four years,later to be broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside and then the basis for later stage and television plays,and a seven-part television series. 'I wrote SCULLY on the bus shelter as we walked back past the prefabs.I put SCULLY where I can.It's everywhere on our estate. It's me name,see? Coppers see us writing on the walls sometimes.And usually they don't bother.They're just like us,you know - they don't care neither.Most times they just shout at us,or get in their car and pretnd to phone for reinforcements or the Marines or something.' Scully lives down the 'pool.At fifteen he's on probation and already on the rob. He supports Kevin Keegan and beats up the losers who back Everton of a Saturday night.At the secondary school he thinks no-one bother much.Scully knows what he wants,and suspects what he's going to get. This novel shows just what it's like to live between the back streets and the new estates in Liverpool - to grow up a boot boy,to fight authority,to kick against the pricks.And,through its free-wheeling, anarchic humour,it shows vividly why Scully is the way he is - sharp,talented, confused,spasmodically vicious; knowing all the dodges,yet unaware of what makes them necessary. In Scully,Alan Bleasdale has created one of the most engaging yet disturbing characters in contemporary fiction. Bleasdale's successes came as the writer of radio dramas for the BBC; several of these plays following the character of 'Scully' - a young male Liverpudlian - and were broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside in 1971.Bleasdale's plays typically represented a more realistic,contemporary depiction of life in that city than was usually seen or reported in the local or national media.The character became so successful that Bleasdale wrote a stage play,two novels and in 1978,a Play for Today ("Scully's New Year's Eve"). The same year,he wrote another single play for the BBC1 anthology series,'The Black Stuff' about a group of Liverpudlian tarmac layers. 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! ** N.B. UK,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. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** 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: rja695017. ISBN: 0091219000.

£ 85.00 (approx. $US 110.62 )

BLES, MARK:
CHILD AT WAR. [Subject SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON,HODDER & STOUGHTON,1989.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'To George and Kathleen,my best wishes Hortense Daman - August 1989.'

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,subject SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but subject's neat,handwritten calligraphic,fountain-pen blue ink,dated+dedicated inscrptn: 'To George and Kathleen,my best wishes Hortense Daman - August 1989.' to half- title page,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour+b/w contemporary photographic montage illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean, publisher's original dark brown cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,vi-viipp+1-301pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,14 chapters,15 single- page pages of contemporary b/w photographs,2 b/w maps (plans of the centre of Louvain,Belgian and Ravensbruck concentration Camp respectively),3pp biblio,plus [unpaginated] SIGNED+inscribed half-title page,title page,contents list/ table,b/w map of centre of Louvain, Belgium,a dedication and subject, contemporary b/w portrait photographic frntis and 8pp blanks to rear. The year 1942.Under cover of darkness,a small group of people were gathering illegally in a cemetery,in Nazi-occupied Louvain,Belgium.They had come to disinter the body of an English airman whom they knew to have been tortured to death by the Gestapo and to give him a proper burial. One of those huddled there in horror at the young man's fate was Hortense Daman,a fifteen-year-old schoolgirl.Although she had already known what it was to be forced from her home by dive-bomb attacks from the Luftwaffe,this was when she first understood the terrible realities of war. Hortense's brother Francois had already gone underground to join the partisans and now she asked to work with him,first as a courier,then as a fighter in the Resistance.It was in the same cemetery, later,that she helped shoot a vicious Belgian collaborator.'CHILD AT WAR' is the story of Hortense Daman's amazing secret career,of her terrifying missions,her adventures and escapes; her eventual betrayal and capture,along with her parents,by the Gestapo.Imprisoned, tortured,condemned to die,she was sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp with her mother,but against all odds,they survived. After the war,Hortense married an English soldier and they now live in Staffordshire,England (then 1989).This is the first time that she has told the full story of her life,a story which represents not only a fascinating and inspiring aspect of the Second World War but also,in its examination of a child's reaction to an extraordinary situation,casts an interesting light on our own troubled times. 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 compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the 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: rja34079. ISBN: 0340491175.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BLESSED**, BRIAN - with additional material by John-Paul Davidson:
THE TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN - BRIAN BLESSED ON EVEREST.**

Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1991.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4th imp.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4th imp.[Complete number line 10 - 4 descending,so 1st edn,4th imp.] NFINE/VG.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major tears present.A few minor,miniscule nicks to top edges and head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj.Some minimal rubbing of laminate with reciprocal loss.Top+fore-edges aged/toned; contents generally bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Publisher's bright,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-217pp [paginated] includes 7 chapters,an Epilogue,24pp contemporary colour photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp58/9,pp90/1,and pp154/5 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a Contents list/table,and a dedication. From the age of seven,when he read about George Mallory's 1924 ascent of Everest in his Hotspur comic,Brian Blessed dreamed of recreating Mallory's historic climb.At the age of fifty-three,accompanied by a camera crew,he realised that dream.Wearing the same type of clothing as Mallory,and without oxygen,Blessed followed in his footsteps. Published to coincide with the release of the film 'Galahad of Everest' (then 1991),in which Blessed stars,'The Turquoise Mountain' tells the whole story,from his spellbound childhood fascination with the idea of climbing Everest, through its development into a passionate obsession,to its finally becoming a reality. Blessed holds us enchanted through it all: from the arduous training he underwent and his preparatory meetings with Captain John Noel - the last survivor of the 1924 expedition - and mountaineering veterans Reinhold Messner and Chris Bonington; through the journey to the Himalayas and his encounters with the Dalai Lama and the people of Bhutan; to the awesome ascent itself,full of danger,tragedy,fear, sickness, privation - and,ultimately,tranquillity. This is really a book about people's dreams.We all have our own personal Everest to climb: for Brian Blessed it was the actual mountain,his desire to come to terms with it and to understand both himself and his hero.For anyone who cherishes an ambition to conquer anything seemingly insurmountable,'The Turquoise Mountain' is a charm,an encouragement and an inspiration. 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: rja727317. ISBN: 0747510466.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BLIZZARD**, RICHARD:
BLIZZARD'S OUTDOOR TOYS.

Imprint: LONDON.BBC,1988.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj(as issued),1st edn.
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK, Qrto HB, 1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/d,as issued(?).Colour photographic decorated,laminated boards with little or no shelf-wear to edges and only very light bumping to corners.Top+ fore-edges clean.Contents bright,tight and pristine.UK,Qrto HB,1st edn,96pp includes foreword,14 projects all illustrated with b/w photographsb/w detailed plans,cutting lists and instructions,sections on tools and techniques,materials and finishes and a list of useful addresses at rear. Good,sturdy outdoor toys that suit both your children and your pocket can be hard to find.How much more satisfying then to provide your kids with a slide,a swing, seesaw and Wendy house that you have made yourself in beautiful warm wood! Richard Blizzard of BBC TV fame has turned his imagination and ingenuity to making simple toys for out-door loving youngsters that anyone able to wield a saw and screwdriver can make.As well as the more familiar playground toys,there is a sand dozer,a log cart,a Trojan horse for hide-and-seek fans and a magnificent ride-on fire-engine. There is even a play castle,complete with watch tower and drawbridge,for brave young knights and captive maidens. Projects include: Periscope,Strength tester,swing,Slide,See-saw,Market stall, Viking longboat,Dump truck,Post van,Volvo shovel-loader,Castle,Trojan Horse,Garden house and a Fire-engine. Throughout the book metric measurements are given first,followed by imperial measurements in brackets.This edn is now out-of-print.See also rja1371. 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: rja1554. ISBN: 0563214139.

£ 14.99 (approx. $US 19.51 )

BLOCH**, MICHAEL:
JAMES LEES-MILNE: The Life.

Imprint: LONDON.JOHN MURRAY (PUBLISHERS),2009.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp. [Complete number line 3, so 1st edn,3rd impression.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy, subject's monochrome biographical portrait illustrated dw/dj panels with brown+gilt patterned design to fore-edges of dw/dj flaps and to the height+width of the spine/backstrip, capitalised pale cream(?) author,white part-title and gilt lettered remainder of title to front and repeated to spine,rear panel with critic's black-lettered review.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and unblemished - no foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp,vii-xvipp+1-400pp [paginated] includes contents list/table with blank verso,an illustrations list/table,author's Preface,15 chapters,16pp b/w contemporary subject-related biographical and other photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp112/13 and pp272/73 respectively,Publishing history of Lees-Milne's diaries,Notes and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with subject's b/w portrait portrait sketch (non-credited) to reverse,title page,and a dedication with blank verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional example for its cleanliness and brightness. JAMES LEES-MILNE (1908-97) - known to his friends as Jim - is remembered for his work for the National Trust,rescuing some of England's greatest architectural treasures,and for the vivid and entertaining diaries which have earned him a reputation as 'the twentieth-century Pepys'. In this long awaited biography,Michael Bloch portrays a life rich in contradictions,in which an unassuming youth overtook more dazzling contemporaries to emerge as a leading figure in the fields of conservation and letters. It describes Jim's bisexual love life,his tempestuous marriage to the exotic Alvide,and his friendship with other fascinating literary figures including John Betjeman,Robert Byron, Rosamond Lehmann,and the Mitford sisters (whose brother Tom had been Jim's great love at Eton.) It depicts a man who was romantically attached to the England of his childhood and felt out of tune with his own times,but who left an enduring legacy through the preservation of country houses and his eloquent chronicling of a dying world. 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: rja1027322. ISBN: 9780719560347.

£ 17.99 (approx. $US 23.41 )

BLOCH**, ROBERT:
TALES IN A JUGULAR VEIN.

Imprint: US.NY.PYRAMID PUBLICATIONS,INC.February,1965.
Edition: US,slim 12mo wraps,p/back original,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback Original., No dw/dj - paperback Original - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,slim 12mo wraps,p/back original,1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are either the only format,or published prior to any other format.] VG. No owner inscrptn and no price removal (50c) to cover.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Jack Gaughan,illustrated front cover with green,yellow and white lettering,rear corner with black+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - and no noted reading creases to spine/backstrip. Both top+lower front corners with minimal diagonal corner creases,and a few of indents/impressions and also,very faint, partial residue of incomplete cup-rings. Top+fore-edge with ubiquitous but light toning; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - one accidental top corner crease to title page - else would appear unread,apart from my own collation.US,slim 12mo p/b original, 7-144pp [paginated] includes 10 tales,plus [unpaginated] blurb,title page,and a contents list/table. Monsters,murderers,magicians,maniacs - in masterpieces of horror and suspense.the sudden shock of horror. . . the macabre jolt of fear. . . the wicked wit of the master of monstrous. . . all in these tales of terror and mystery by Robert Bloch. 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: rja881520. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 8.50 (approx. $US 11.06 )

BLOCH**, MICHAEL - ed by:
Wallis & Edward Letters 1931-1937: THE INTIMATE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR.**

Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1986.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated subject,lozenge vignetted,sepia portrait photographic illustrated upper wrap with blue+white lettering,photographic facsimile correspondence illustrated rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing to head+ foot of spine/backstrip - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and generally 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 brown cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean beige royal monogrammed,decorated eps.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xipp+1-308pp [paginated] includes illus list/table, editor preface,intro,Pts 1-3 comprising 15 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w subject photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp84/5 and pp180/1 respectively, numerous b/w facsimile reproductions of letters/correspondence interspersed throughout the text and the book, appendices(3),an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents list/ table. If ever there was a book of which it could be truly said that 'here is the story the world has been waiting for',this is that book.No romance is more famous than that of Wallis Warfield of Baltimore and Edward VIII of England who gave up his throne for love of her.And yet,reading the dramatic and long-awaited documents published here for the first time,we are forced to admit that we knew nothing of what really passed between them.For here is the future Duchess of Windsor's diary in the form of her letters to her Aunt Bessie,giving a month-by-month record of her growing involvement with the man born to be king; and here is her intimate correspondence with Edward himself,before, during and after his reign. These letters speak with a truth and a passion which no mere description could convey. We see Edward,as Prince and King,obsessed with love to the point of madness,begging to be led by his beloved,writing to her in terms of infantile adoration.We see Wallis as a woman caught up in a great and ultimately terrible adventure - at first naively thrilled to be his favourite and out to help him,later desperate to escape from him and so keep him on his throne. Then,during the long weeks of separation between the Abdication and their marriage, we find them expressing their feelings in an exchange of letters unique in the annals of romantic correspondence - letters full of tender longing for each other and bitterness at their treatment by the British establishment and by fate. Michael Bloch's editing of this sensational correspondence is as informed as it is reticent.His commentary is designed to help the reader find his way; it never suggests what the reader ought to think.But after six years of research in the Windsor archive in Paris,he is now able to present the intimate facts of a unique story,told in the words of the principal actors,as the unimpeachable evidence of what transpired between Wallis and Edward from the moment of their first meeting up to the time they became man and wife. 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 of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja31088. ISBN: 0297788043.

£ 16.00 (approx. $US 20.82 )

BLOCK**, LAWRENCE:
EVERYBODY DIES - A MATT SCUDDER NOVEL.

Imprint: LONDON.ORION BOOKS LTD.,1998.
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 (£16.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with very,very light discolouration from some light dust-soiling and two parallel red felt-tip ink oblique strokes but overall still bright and clean,fore-edges 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. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain orange cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-278p [paginated] includes 35 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,acknowledgements and epigrams. Ex-cop Matt Scudder is well and truly off the booze,but he still spends time with some of his old drinking buddies - including Mick Ballou. Mick is an Irish-American entrepreneur who operates more often than not on the wrong side of the law.Their friendship was always frowned upon by Scudder's superiors in the NYPD,but as Scudder knows there is honour among some thieves and within his own world Mick Ballou is an honourable man. Mick is also a worried man - two of his henchmen have met violent deaths during a raid on one of his bourbon warehouses.It looks very like someone is muscling in on his patch and he wants Scudder on the case.Matt isn't keen - working for your friends can be a tricky business.On his way home he is jumped,but does more damage than he takes.Somebody wants him off the job. When a friend is shot dead,while Scudder is in the men's room of the restaurant where they're eating dinner,he knows he was the real target.No matter that he is warned off by his ex-colleagues,and his wife,Elaine,this is one case Scudder is going to see out to the end. 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: rja749317. ISBN: 0752802135.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BLOFELD**, HENRY:
CRICKET AND ALL THAT: An Irreverent History.

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON 2001.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic +cartoon (John Ireland) illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Dw/djs' spine/backstrip minimally and lightly but inevitably sunned and faded.Top edge slightly aged/toned - as usual/normal - fore-edges considerably brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unread - apart from my own collation? Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-ixpp +1-241pp [paginated] incudes author foreword, acknowledgements,14 chapters,10 full-page b/w line cricketer caricatures,b/w line illustrated chapter headpieces and a few b/w line illustrated chapter tailpieces - all by John Ireland - interspersed throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w line vignetted title page,a contents list/table and 4pp blanks at rear. Henry Blofeld is at his best as he unravels and re-interprets the rich story of cricket - The Gentleman's Game. This is a compelling and irreverent account of a sport that originated in 16thC England and was then gradually fed to the British Empire; nowadays,of course,England are regularly outplayed by most of the commonwealth countries. The author's probing research has uncovered hitherto unrevealed scandals amongst the governing bodies of the game and of the complex lives of some of the great heroes of the past and present day. He reveals the plots and sub-plots that have,it can now be said,livened up the MCC Committee meetings at Lord's over the years. Totally outrageous,written with Henry Blofeld's contagious sense of humour,'Cricket and All That' shows cricket as a game that has had a profound effect on the very structure of English life - it's not just cricket,it's a national heritage. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - psarticularly 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: rja479214. ISBN: 0340819731.

£ 14.99 (approx. $US 19.51 )

BLOFELD**, HENRY:
Over and Out: My Innings of a Lifetime with Test Match Special. [Author/subject SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2017.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author/subject SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author/subject SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's neat handwritten blue ink signature - without dedication - direct to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,subject's portrait colour photograph with glossy capitalised red-lettered author name, glossy white-lettered title and sub-title to front of dw/dj,spine/backstrip with glossy, capitalised white-lettered author name,glossy red-lettered title and white-lettered publisher name; rear panel with red background with subject's two colour biographical photographs. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Gentle pushing with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish,no foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - 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 and immaculate repeated colour world map of Test cricket nations illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author/subject SIGNED,1st edn,vii-xvpp+1-304pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,author's Preface,14 chapters,32pp colour+b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp80/81,pp112/13, pp176/77 and pp208/09 respectively,photograph acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with blank verso, author/subject SIGNED title page,and a dedication,also with a blank verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and the subject's signature. For over half a century,Henry Blofeld has conveyed his unfailing enthusiasm for the game of cricket as a much loved broadcaster and journalist. His characteristically patrician tones, overlaid with those of the bon viveur, have delighted listeners to the BBC's Test Match Special where the personality of the broadcaster comes second only to a deep knowledge of the game and its players. With his engaging conversational tone it is easy to see why listeners feel as if they are actually at the Test match watching in Henry's friendly company. Now that 'Blowers' has decided to declare his TMS innings closed, his book reveals the secrets of life in the commentary box and of the rich cast of characters with whom he shared it, from the early days of John Arlott and Brian Johnson to Aggers and new boys Boycott, Swann, Vaughan and Tuffers. Henry is equally revealing of his own performances and self-deprecatingly recalls his several verbal misfortunes while live broadcasting. Like the greatest commentators and writers on the game Blofeld has always understood that there is a world beyond the cricket field. Not forgetting pigeons passing, red buses and much loved cricket grounds, Henry Blofeld writes of his favourite countries, and experiences while travelling, and meeting and interviewing many cricket-loving celebrities. His passionate and entertaining book will become one of the classics of cricket's literature. 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: rja1036722. ISBN: 9781473670914.

£ 32.00 (approx. $US 41.64 )

BLUE**, RABBI LIONEL:
BLUE HEAVEN. [Author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1987.
Edition: UK,small,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'For Lillian with best blue wishes for a ruby wedding Lionel Blue. 29 September 1987.'

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten,blue ink,warm dedication, signature and date: 'For Lillian with best blue wishes for a ruby wedding Lionel Blue.29 September 1987.' to half-title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial cartoon by Albert Rusling, illustrated dw/dj with blue+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj,some inevitable but light,minimal scoring/indentations to both panels - but the bds beneath unaffected. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no internal markings, no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white eps. UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn, 7-159pp [paginated] includes contents list /table,author's thanks,intro,11 sections/ chapters comprising 51 humorous anecdotes/ life's observations,with vignette b/w cartoons by Albert Rusling throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] SIGNED+date dedication to half-title, title page,and dedication. When he was younger,Lionel Blue searched for holiness in candles and eternal lights,lusted after voices and visions, and waited anxiously to be struck by a special revelation from heaven.As he grew older and the bolt from above failed to materialise,he realised that real knowledge of heaven - and earth - came in the most unlikely situations: cooking cabbage in a kitchen,riding a bad-tempered camel while on a package holiday.He also realised that humour is an integral part of our ability to cope with living. Now Lionel Blue has a large audience for his unique blend of humour and insight and in 'Blue Heaven' he has produced a further collection of stories drawn from his own experience.Funny and thought-provoking without ever losing its appealing simplicity,'Blue Heaven' will interest believers and non-believers alike.It is sure to find the same wide readership as his previous bestselling collection,'Bolts from the Blue'. 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 lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja485114. ISBN: 0340415169.

£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 )

BLUM, DEBORAH:
GHOST HUNTERS: WILLIAM JAMES AND THE SEARCH FOR SCIENTIFIC PROOF OF LIFE AFTER DEATH.

Imprint: LONDON.CENTURY,2007.
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 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] NFINE/NFINE. Neat blue ink,assumed female's(?) gift presentation inscrptn (2nd anniversary to male partner) to ffe,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Matt,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white,yellow and green lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of dw/dj's spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing,and some minimal,minor and light superficial scoring+indents to dw/dj - without affecting the boards beneath.Top+fore-edges slightly aged and minimally marked; contents bright,tight,clean - solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread? Publisher's generally bright and clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers - presentation inscrptn excepted.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-370pp [paginated] includes prelude,12 chapters, acknowledgements,notes and sources,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page,list of author's other titles,title page,a dedication,a contents list/table,a title separator page,and a note about the author to rear,as the last page. In Victorian Britain,a group of eminent scientists got together to found a society expressly to prove the existence of ghosts. The age of Darwin represented the greatest scientific advances known to man.The tension between science and religion was exposed by Darwin's 'On the Origin of the Species' in 1859,which challenged the basic tenets of belief. Yet many of those in the forefront of the scientific revolution could not give up the idea of a higher reality.Life after death was the unknown frontier.Victorian society was full of mediums claiming they could communicate with the spirits of the dead. Baffling psychic phenomena occurred every day at seances: mysterious rappings were heard,furniture moved,ghostly forms appeared,the mediums spoke in the altered voices of the dead with information only their nearest could possibly know. Psycometry involving locks of hair and watches and children's toys; ouija boards,apparitions; astral projection: all were commonplace. In 1882 the Society of Psychical Research was founded in London to investigate all these phenomena@ it was a group led by some of the greatest scientists of the age but it's membership also included Alfred Lord Tennyson, Leslie Stephen,Virginia Woolf's father,John Ruskin,the Reverend Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain).Six months later William James,Professor of Psychology at Harvard,and the brother of Henry James,visited London and went on to set up an American branch. Their experiments went on for years.Many mediums,like the notorious Madame Blavatsky,were exposed as charlatans yet there were some mediums who continued to communicate directly with another world,who despite every rigorous scientific test seemed to prove that souls survived death. This is the story of this group of forward thinkers: many of whom were driven to the spirit world by personal tragedy,some whose feeling of loss lead to their own suicides. It is the story of the greatest ghost hunt of any age. 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: rja536415. ISBN: 9781844135967.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

BLUME, JUDY:
THE PAIN and the GREAT ONE - Cool Zone.

Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS,2008.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.Published simultaneously US, Delacourt Press.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, part matt,part glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Kate Pankhurst,illustrated dw/dj with multi-coloured and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lighjtly aged/toned - as usual/normal - with minimal foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original mottled yellow cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black inked letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-119pp [paginated] includes 9 sections/chapters,b/w cartoon illustrations - all by Kate Pankhurst - throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] b/w vignette illustrated half-title+title pages,contents list/table,and to the rear,acknowledgements with publisher's advert to verso. Jake (The Pain) and Abigail (The Great One) are like any other brother and sister.They fight about anything and everything. Whether they are telling tales or losing wiggly teeth,little brothers are a pain. But when the school bully picks on Jake he can count on his big sister to come running to the rescue! In six warm and funny stories,Judy Blume brilliantly captures just what it's like to have - or to be - a brother or sister. 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: rja813218. ISBN: 9780230700277.

£ 4.00 (approx. $US 5.21 )

BLY, ROBERT W:
THE ULTIMATE UNAUTHORIZED STEPHEN KING TRIVIA CHALLENGE.

Imprint: USA,NY.KENSINGTON BOOKS,1997.
Edition: US,8vo wraps,trade p/b,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback/wraps., Np dw/dj,p/back as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,8vo wraps,trade paperback,1st edn.MINT. No shelf-wear and an unread copy,no spine/ backstrip reading creases.8vo,ix-xiv+3- 224pp includes preface,and trivia questions+answers. Suffering from INSOMNIA? Can't shake that feeling of MISERY? DESPERATION creeping up on you? Then you've roamed the nightmares and dreamscapes of Stephen King's world. But if you think you know everything there is to know about today's leading horror writer - his novels, his movies,and the DEAD ZONE of his frightening imagination - think again.If you dare.Which King novel was too frightening even for King? What is "Jaunting"? What feature film did King direct? Who is Charlie McGee? How old was King when he sold his first book? What kind of car was Christine? How did Richard Bachman really die? And hundreds more other unnerving questions and terrifying trivia to tease your brain,rattle your nerves and keep you awake long past midnight. 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: rja1888. ISBN: 1575662280.

£ 8.99 (approx. $US 11.70 )

BLYTHE**, DANIEL:
DOCTOR WHO: NA - THE DIMENSION RIDERS.**

Imprint: LONDON.VIRGIN,1993.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback Original., No dw/dj,wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo paperback Original,1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] NFINE.An unread copy as there are no spine/ backstrip reading creases and minimal shelf-wear to edges with very light bumping to foot of spine/backstrip. Fore-edges aged as usual/normal,with bottom edge lightly shelf-grubbed; but contents bright,tight and clean.Colour pictorial wraps; artwork by Jeff Cummins. Fore-edges slightly aged,contents bright, tight and clean.Original novel featuring the seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy and his companion Ace) from the series launched in 1991 to much acclaim,and carried on until the BBC opted to withdraw the licence in 1996.A low print run with no reprints,re-issues or hardback issues and now out of print. In 1989,editor Peter Darvill-Evans finally gained permission from the BBC to develop a range of original novels featuring the 7th Doctor and his companion ACE.These were launched in 1991 to much acclaim,and carried on until the BBC opted not to renew their licence in 1996.The initial editor was Peter Darvill-Evans and he was joined by Rebecca Levene who eventually took over editing the range (around the release of 'Tragedy Day'), while assistant Simon Winstone joined towards the end of the range's life. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja1783m. ISBN: 0426203976.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BLYTHE**, DANIEL:
DOCTOR WHO: Autonomy.

Imprint: LONDON.BBC BOOKS/EBURY PUBLISHING,2010.
Edition: UK,12mo wraps, p/back 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo wraps,p/back 1st edn.[Title originally published by same publisher,in HB in 2009.This the first p/back edn,appearance,2010.] FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to rear cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial and superimposed colour photographic illustrated card covers with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges edges though lightly toned are bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,and no reading creases to spine/ backstrip either - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo wraps,p/back 1st edn,7- 243pp [paginated] includes a prologue/ introduction,15 chapters and acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and 13pp publisher's advert for other Doctor Who titles,to the rear. Hyperville is 2013's top hi-tech 24-hour entertainment complex - a sprawling palace of fun under one massive roof.You can go shopping, or experience the excitement of Doomcastle, Winterzone,or Wild West World.But things are about to get a lot more exciting - and dangerous. . . . What unspeakable horror is lurking on lebel Zero of Hyperville? And what will happen when the entire complex goes over to Central Computer Control? For years,the Nestene Consciousness has been waiting and planning,recovering from its wounds. But now it's ready,and its deadly plastic Autons are already in place around the complex.Now more than ever, visiting Hyperville will be an unforgettable experience. . . . Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja858219. ISBN: 9781849901192.

£ 6.99 (approx. $US 9.10 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
A Book of Naughty Children: THIRTY SHORT STORIES.

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN & CO LTD.,1944.
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.[True UK first edn with the 'THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED IN COMPLETE CONFORMITY WITH THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARDS' advice/notification,and stated 'First published in 1944' to reverse of title page. Uncommon example with a dw/dj in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing,and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers. Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and fragility and be prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title.) NFINE/VG. Neat, blue ink handwritten inked familial gift presentation inscrptn and date (Xmas 1944) to lightly grubbed ffe and a further owner's (recipient's) name+address to verso of front free endpaper.Bright,crisp,colour pictorial front panel with white lettering and spine with blue lettering,illustrated dw/dj and no price-clip (5s.) to dw/dj.Dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,some tiny closed nicks to both top+bottom edges,some chipping/rubbing and minimal loss to both head+ foot of spine too and all corners minimally rubbed with reciprocal loss.Rear panel slightly grubbed with black text to white background,of publisher's advert for author's other works/ titles.Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing with no blemishes,fore-edges with slight hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean with no foxing /spotting; contents bright,tight,clean with minimal marks/blemishes,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked dark blue ink printed letters to front cover/board and similar to spine/backstrip and generally clean plain white endpapers - inscrptn excepted.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-viiipp+1-166pp [paginated] includes separate contents and illustrations lists/tables,30 short stories,16+frntis full-page b/w line illus by Eileen Soper throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w line illustrated frntis to its verso,title page and publisher's advert to rear.Only three of the b/w line illustrations have been coloured in completely by owner - pp45 (coloured pencil),pp57 (water-colour paint) and pp77 (coloured pencil) respectively. An unusual and uncommonly scarce item in BLYTON's inimitable style and will be a welcome addition to her canon. All children like reading about naughty boys and girls - and all parents and teachers like tales of this kind too, providing that the bad are justly punished,and the good duly rewarded! It is an excellent and most interesting way of teaching right and wrong.It has the merit of being really entertaining,while presenting to children a clear picture of what they ought to do,or not to do. The old "moral" tales were justly decried.They were over-emphasised,boring and too easily seen through by the children.These modern "moral" tales are full of fun,really interesting,and the moral is more often implicit than pointed. They are the usual jolly,amusing, interesting tales that Enid Blyton knows how to provide for her world-wide public of boys and girls,and it is certain that both children and parents will ask for a second book of Naughty Children as soon as they have read the first. Eileen [Alice] Soper (b. 1905 - d.1990) Daughter of George Soper under whom she studied and was artistically trained.She first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the early age of 15.She derived much of her subject matter from her father's garden,in the house her father built and which along with her sister she lived and inherited,the greater part of her life.She and her sister have maintained and preserved it as a nature sanctuary.A painter of wildlife,children, portraits and miniatures,and engraver.She was a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists,and elected to the RMS (Royal Society of Miniature Painters,Sculptors and Gravers) in 1972. Eileen is most remembered for her collaboration with Enid Blyton,notably for the 'Famous Five' series (1942-1963) - though she also published her own children's books in the 1940s,and then working mainly on her wildlife illustrations from the 1950s onwards,based on the wildlife in her garden. Enid Blyton's books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into other languages more often than any other children's author.She wrote over 600 books and hundreds of short stories, including favourites such as 'The Famous Five','The Secret Seven','The Magic Faraway Tree','Malory Towers' and 'Noddy'. Born in London in 1897,Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs,gardening and the countryside.She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Please contact seller,because of the 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'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: rja715817. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 60.00 (approx. $US 78.08 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
CLAUDINE AT ST. CLARE'S - The 5th Story of St. Clare's.

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN,1957.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,reprint.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,reprint.[Originally and first published October 5th,1944.Reprinted eight times since and this reprint,1957.] VG.No owner inscrptn and no dw/dj.Publisher's original,bright,crisp and generally clean,red paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink lettering to front and to spine/ backstrip,and an outlined,black ink illustration /decoration of a schoolgirl sat on cushion darning/embroidering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and corners minimally bumped. Both free endpapers with off-set foxing from opposing pastedowns of the boards,body of text virtually foxing-free.Top edges lightly aged/ toned with some minimal sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore-edges similar but slightly brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - one dog-ear reading crease to pp93/4 top corners.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,reprint,vpp+1-153pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,XXIII (23) chapters,8 full-page b/w line illustrations by W. Lindsay Cable throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] a foxed/spotted half-title with b/w illustration repeated from front bd to its reverse,title page and to the reverse of last paginated page,a publisher's advert of other published BLYTON titles. The 5th book of six in the St. Clare's School books.The series begins with the O'Sullivan twins entering on their first term there,and takes them and their friends,book by book,all the way up the school.The six books make a delightful series of pictures of life in a modern boarding-school from the first form to the sixth. An important and welcome addition to the Blyton adventure/mystery story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/ officianados. Want more Enid BLYTON titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. W. Lindsay Cable (active 1927-51). Illustrator, mainly of girls' school stories,in pen and ink, brush and ink,and pencil.Initially,her work was rather reminiscent of fashion plates,but by the late 1940s it had become more independent in style,employing a good range of textures and shading. Enid Blyton's books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into other languages more often than any other children's author.She wrote over 600 books and hundreds of short stories,including favourites such as 'The Famous Five','The Secret Seven','The Magic Faraway Tree','Malory Towers' and 'Noddy'. Born in London in 1897,Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs, gardening and the countryside.She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Please contact seller,because of either the weight or 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja847919. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
Enid Blyton's Gift Book of BEDTIME STORIES.

Imprint: LONDON.DEAN,1978.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued?
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork,by Rene Cloke,illustrated glazed boards,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,splits or tears present - and negligible,barely perceptible scoring/indents too.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, pictorial boards with immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Rene Cloke. UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn,6-116pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,27 bedtime short stories,all with colour pictorial illustrations to each,by Rene Cloke - virtually every page; and a couple of stories in strip format; plus [unpaginated] title page and last page of last story. A number of the stories and illustrations in this edition were previously published by Dean in Enid Blyton's Everyday Book Series: 'Goodnight Stories','Playtime Stories', Sleepytime Stories',and 'Twilight Stories'.A really exceptional and outstanding example in an unhitherto seen state/condition/grade. Rene Cloke (active from 1943).Born Irene Mabel Neighbour Cloke 1905,in Plymouth,Devon.Worked as Rene Cloke and was a postcard and greeting card designer,and as an author and illustrator of stories for very young children.Her work has been published principally by the Medici Society,Dixons,Wheaton,Blackie,Collins, Dean, Ward Lock and Warne.Works in black and white line or full colour,mainly depicting nursery animals and pixies. During World War II,Rene worked for the British War Office as a tracer,producing maps from photographs for use by the Royal Air Force. 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: rja635116. ISBN: 0603075118.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )