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Imprint: LONDON.AURUM PRESS LIMITED,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Simultaneous issue as US HB+ dw/dj,1st edn.] NMINT/NMINT.As new,wrapped and protected from day of issue and purchase,so no owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj,unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,matt sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj,with black+ brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine and unread.Bright,crisp,clean, publisher's original,sharp-cornered plain dark red cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,x-xxiipp+3-357pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,prologue,Pts 1-5 comprising 17 chapters,an epilogue,16pp contemporary subject-related b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece containing 32 photographs,between pp106/7 and pp234/5 respectively,a note on sources, a selected bibliography,acknowledgements, photograph credits,an index and a note about the author.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,prose extracts from other author's published,related books,2 b/w maps (North+South Pole),and each of the Pts separator pages illustrated with a b/w map,and 4pp blanks at rear. One hundred years have passed since Robert Falcon Scott's beleaguered expeditionary team arrived at the South Pole only to find that they had been beaten by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen. The most feted explorer of his generation, Amundsen counted the discovery of the Northwest Passage in 1905,as well as the North Pole among his greatest achievements. In the golden age of polar exploration Amundsen,whose revolutionary approach to technology transcends polar and nautical significance,was a titan amongst men. However,until now,his story has rarely featured as more than a footnote to Scott's tragic failure. Reviled for defeating Scott but worshipped by his men,Amundsen was pursued by women and creditors throughout his life before disappearing on a rescue mission for the Italian fascist who had set off in an airship to claim the North Pole for Mussolini.'The Last Viking' is the life of a visionary and a showman,who brought the era of Shackleton to an end,put the newly independent Norway on the map and was he 20th century's brightest trailblazing explorer. Against the backdrop of the race to conquer the most inhospitable corners of the earth,'The Last Viking' stands alongside 'The Worst Journey in the World' for its grim immediacy of heroism and hardship. Bestriding the generation defined by adventure and the unquenchable desire for discovery,it is the mesmerising story of courage,misery,friendship and the ultimate price paid for immortality. 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: rja522615. ISBN: 9781845138448.
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Imprint: LONDON.BCA,1983. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, st edn thus.FINE/VG+. 8vo,80 photos,229pp,b/w illus. At end of WW2 over 55,000 aircrew of BOMBER COMMAND lost their lives; sustaining over 70% of total RAF casualties.Aviation historian BOWYER, chooses some of these lesser household names,Nick NHILANS,Syd CLAYTON and Jo LANCASTER; detailing their careers.The book shows the developement of Bomber Command from unorganised,non-cohesive early raids to the highly trained and deadly offensive weapon it became under Sir Arthur HARRIS. Please contact seller,for correct, shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja252. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM KIMBER,1983. UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but a small red ink stroke to top corner ffe,dw/dj unclipped - no publisher price! Crisp, clean, glossy laminated two-colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top edge slightly aged/toned and minimally foxed/spotted;fore-edge less so and much cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners.Clean, blue paper-covered bds with bright,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,with clean plain white endpapers.8vo,13-222pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages,contents+illus lists/tables,author introduction,22 chapters+an epilogue,acknowledgements,a select bibliography, 80 b/w contemporary photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,and an index. This book is no longer in print,as the publishers ceased trading in the late 1980's. William Kimber himself,worked for Hutchinson for about 17 years before founding "William Kimber & Co" in 1950.It specialized in aviation, war memoirs,autobiographies and motor-racing titles until 1973 when "Haunted Cornwall" took off and the Ghost Stories became another specialty.The company was bought by Thorsons in 1988,and therefore ceased publishing under that name. William Kimber was purchased by Thorsons in 1988 and therefore ceased publishing under that name.Thorsons was purchased by William Collins in 1989.William Collins became wholly owned by News Corporation in 1990,and was then incorporated into HarperCollins Publishers.The name of William Kimber has not been used for publishing since that,making all previously published titles by them,out-of-print,under that name. At the end of WW2 over 55,000 air crew of Bomber Command had lost their lives, over 70% of the total RAF casualties.Yet in contrast to Fighter Command, few bomber pilots were household names to the general public.However, within the ranks of the RAF itself,some men stood out,gaining high reputations for their courage and leadership,a respect achieved regardless often of the decorations they had won or the number of sorties flown. In this authoritive book,aviation historian Chas Bowyer chooses some of these men,some well known like Leonard Cheshire and Hughie Edwards, but many less well known such as Nick Knilans, Syd Clayton and Jo Lancaster,and details their careers,relating episodes that reflect the qualities that made them outstanding.In it too, he shows the development of Bomber Command from the comparatively unorganised,non-cohesive raids of the early part of the war to the highly-trained and deadly offensive weapon it became under Sir Arthur Harris,from 1942 AOC-in-C of Bomber Command,the greatest baron of them all. 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,that 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja26537. ISBN: 0718303393.
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Imprint: LONDON.CENTURY,2005. UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn, includes exclusive limited edition CD.[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. Laid in loose,a Boy George colour portrait postcard promoting his new forthcoming album 'Cheapness and Beauty' (1995) Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,subject/co-author's portrait colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with b/w,orange and pink lettering, rear panel with Boy George quotations; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges with some thumbing/ grubbing; contents though,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 black cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain black eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-283pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Paul Gorman,31 chapters,24pp contemporary autobiographical colour photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp76/7,pp140/1 and pp188/9 repectively,an afterword,and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication, contents list/table,and acknowledgements. Boy George: singer,songwriter, theatre star,DJ,photographer,fashion designer,cultural icon. From his days as a club face alongside Phillip Sallon,Marilyn and Steve Strange,through the years of global pop superstardom with Culture Club,his rebirth as a world-class DJ,as a leading light of musical theatre with the award-winning Taboo,a cutting edge photographer and a confrontational and acclaimed fashion designer,one of the many things you can say about George is: he's never stood still. It's been one hell of a trip.A decade and a half ago,George was coming to terms with the fall-out from serious drug addiction,the failure of his realtionship with Jon Moss and the collapse of Culture Club.For lesser men this would have been the end but for George it became the start of a period of remarkable reinvention. Told with George's trademark biting wit,brutal honesty and sparkling insight,this book reveals the whole story,reappraising his rise to stardom and all the madness that followed.He talks about his solo singing career,his initiation into the dance music scene,and his role as the driving force behind theatrical sensation 'Taboo'.George also discusses the achievement of the apparently impossible task of reuniting the famously fractious Culture Club. It is only now,many years on from the glittering,glossy eighties,that george makes an insightful and often hilarious assessment of the impact of that extraordinary era. Boy George has come far from those days of excess and addiction.This is his story. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015,and in 2016 too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja657417. ISBN: 1844133907.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS,2011. UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, part-matt,part-glossy,colour pictorial illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with black ink and silver gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A miniscule scuff/abrasion to top front corner of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate blue background with 4-colour (b/w,blue+ grey) repeated flying van design illustrated eps.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-216pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters and author's note to rear,b/w illustrated chapter headpieces and illustrations in text,all by Joe Berger, plus [unpaginated] b/w vignetted half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. Jem thought Dad had lost his marbles.The whole family going on a tour of the world in a clapped out camper van - Mum,Dad, grumpy sister Lucy and baby Harry? Please, NO! But this is no ordinary camper van. Equipped with an engine with an amazing past,it can go fast.Very,very fast.And not necessarily on the road.Or even on the ground.In fact,it's almost as if it has a mind of its own - and it wants to take them all on a magical adventure. First it coughs. . . Soon it splutters. . . Then it chugs. . . Next it ROARS. . . It's no ordinary car,it's a car with a mind of its own! This is a car that can FLY! Race into adventure with the first-ever sequel to 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' by Ian Fleming. Frank Cottrell Boyce's books are enjoyed around the world by readers of all ages. They have won or been shortlisted for every major UK award.His first novel, 'Millions',was made into a feature film. His second,'Framed',was adapted for BBC television.His third book,'Cosmic',is currently being developed for cinema.Frank is also a successful screen writer and is helping to devise the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Joe Berger is a children's author, illustrator and cartoonist.In 2011 he was a winner of Booktrust's Best New Illustrators Award.He makes prize-winning animated short films and is co-cretor of the food cartoon in the Guardian magazine each Saturday.Joe was the official illustrator for World Book Day 2010. Since April 2013 and 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: rja731017. ISBN: 9780230757738.
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Imprint: LONDON.ATHUR BARKER LIMITED,1979. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten black ink signature+date without dedication: 'Geoff Boycott Aug 15th 1979.' to title page just below his own printed name,and price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour photographic illustrated upper panel and author's b/w portrait photographic illustrated rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some light,minor and inevitable scoring/ indentations to both panels of dw/dj. Described hard,but fairly and honestly.Top+fore- edges clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Publisher/s bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w team photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,6-200pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters,profuse b/w contemporary photographs throughout the text and the book,record of the tour (cricket scorecards); plus [unpaginated] half-title and aforementioned author SIGNED+dated title page, and contents list/table.Also included and loosely inserted,a piece of cricket ephemera: a Lord's ticket wallet with a £40 seat ticket stub and ticket receipt for same, for the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy Final at the M.C.C Lord's Cricket Ground on Saturday 3rd September,2005. 'Put to the Test' is Geoff Boycott's first book.It provides a fascinating inside account of the tour of Australia in 1978-79 and the clash between two relatively inexperienced sides which resulted in England's triumphant retention of the Ashes. 'Put to the Test' reveals all the qualities which have made Boycott England's No.1 batsman. No other player in the history of the game has written a book which discloses so vividly what it is really like to be out in the middle,hour by hour,session by session,day by day. It is far more than a mere tour book,however. With cricket in turmoil as a result of the Kerry Packer affair and Boycott himself surrounded by controversy of all sorts,he takes a shrewd and perceptive look at the wider issues involving cricket and himself.He discusses the extraordinary prelude to the tour and his feelings about the loss of the vice-captaincy of England and the captaincy of Yorkshire; he gives his own account of his running battle with the Yorkshire committee thousands of miles away and his eventual decision to remain with the Club. It is an honest,exciting and frank book which makes compelling reading,not only for the fans of England's most famous and enigmatic cricketer but for all who care about the game of cricket. 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: rja446213. ISBN: 021316714X.
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Imprint: LONDON.SINCLAIR-STEVENSON LIMITED,1990. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour seascape photographic illustrated dw/dj with orange,b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears.The majority of creasing is to top edges and to both foot+head of spine/ backstrip (with reciprocal light bumping) of dw/dj.There are also,traces of inevitable scoring/indents,the rear panel being more affected than the front - but not excessively! Top+fore-edges inevitably but lightly aged/toned and generally clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Generally bright,crisp,clean,sharp- cornered, publisher's original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked ink pale blue letters to spine/backstrip,a blue+white striped headband,a nd immaculate blue+white publisher's colophon decorated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xiiipp+3-314pp [paginated] includes a prologue, an epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication,Socrates quotation,prologue+ epilogue separator pages,and 8pp blanks at rear. Described hard but fairly and honestly - no way as bad as it appears to read! "I live on Brazzaville Beach. Brazzaville Beach on the edge of Africa." So Hope Clearwater declares at the beginning of William Boyd's audacious and fascinating new novel. What is she doing there,a young woman, alone,far from her family in England? Why has Brazzaville Beach become her home? The various answers to these questions make up the interlocking strands of Hope Clearwater's compelling story.She is living on Brazzaville Beach because two sets of shocking and extraordinary events have happened to her and she needs time to evaluate their effects,and to attempt to determine whether,in the end,she has behaved correctly. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns,please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. 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: rja500614. ISBN: 1856190269.
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Imprint: LONDON.HAMISH HAMILTON/PENGUIN GROUP,2004. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour photograph/pictorial illustrated dw/dj panels with white letters to front,similar coloured lettering to a sunned/faded illustrated spine/backstrip,rear panel also illustrated and with b/w lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned but clean without any blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine, unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain orange cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate/clean plain white sets of endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-208pp [paginated] includes collection of 16 short stories; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,separate acknowledgements and to the rear unpaginated last page with blank verso and 4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional but for sunned/faded spine/ backstrip,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading. A new collection of stories by the internationally acclaimed author of 'Any Human Heart'. Boyd's third volume of short stories following his acclaimed collections 'On the Yankee Station' (1981) and 'The Destiny of Nathalie X' (1995). Described as the finest storyteller of his generation,Boyd shows his mastery of the form as these stories range widely through time and space.In a brilliant array of styles and narratives we move from 1930s Germany to Los Angeles in the Second World War from contemporary Oxford to 19th century Russia. Whether in London or Amsterdam,Eastbourne or a Normandy village these stories explore and expose the fraught,funny,absurd,poignant and lovelorn lives of their many and varied characters. In 'Notebook No. 9.',a film director's journal becomes an unintentional record of his obsessive love for his leading lady and the slow destruction of their relationship. In 'Beulah Berlin,an A—Z.',a performance artist,longing for stability and order, reveals the details of her chaotic life through her comments on such varied subjects as angst,hay fever,photography, baby names,sonnets,and tobacco. In 'Fantasia on a Favorite Waltz.',a prostitute finds an unexpected friend in a young man who plays piano in a brothel. In 'Adult Video.',we see a man's life in film format–rewinding to his years as a struggling student at Oxford,fast-forwarding to his dreams of success as a writer,and watching the present unfold as he proposes to his future wife for all the wrong reasons.Exploring the ways a life can be dominated by a need for love and the torments that arise when love is misplaced or denied, these stories confirm William Boyd's reputation as a master of the art. 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: rja996822. ISBN: 0241142903.
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Imprint: UK.PETERBOROUGH.SILVER LINK PUBLISHING LTD,1994. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.MINT/NMINT.Some very slight shelf wear/crinkling of top+ bottom dw/dj's edges.8vo,176pp,profusely illustrated with maps and b/w photographs. Britain's railway system was born in an era that saw the country experiencing change at an incredible pace.Within the space of a century the economic and social structure altered from its centuries-old farming base to a new society dominated by the dark Satanic mills of industry, and the coal,iron and steam that fed them.The rapid pace was often erratic and ill- disciplined - leading to a more adventurous commercial philosophy characterised by a healthy regard for profit and a fairly easy-going approach about achieving it.The enterprising acted first - justifying it afterwards.Stormy share-holders meetings,court room battles, boardroom subterfuge and shouting and jeering labourers brandishing pick-axe handles were all part of the birth-pangs of the railway network.With the extrovert characters and colourful events,the events cast a fresh light on the moral and commercial standards of the day.Based on detailed research and contemporary accounts - supported by 'campaign maps' and photos of the 'battlefields' today, the book describes the background,events and outcome of 20 of the most dramatic of these conflicts. 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: rja224. ISBN: 1857940334
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Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE REVIEW,2007. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with author's glossy, gilt facsimile signature,capitalised,glossy embossed black-lettered part-title and gilt-lettered sub-title and co-author's name in glossy,grey lettering - all to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with subject's two b/w thumbnail portrait photographs - one from front cover; glossy,black-lettered part-title,glossy grey-lettered co-author name and subject's facsimile gilt signature with publisher's gold+black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear panel of dw/dj with subject's two snapshot portrait photographs,1 b/w and 1 in colour to white background and a Ronnie Wood quote. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp and clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp, clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain,plae grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xpp+1-310pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements,a Preface,15 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7 and pp214/15 respectively,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with co-authors' thanks to its reverse,and a Contents list/table with a blank verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its near 20-year-old age.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. What was it like to grow up in Kenya in the 1950s with lions and giraffes roaming in the garden? To be a child in a household where no spoke at mealtimes,to be left alone and bewildered at baording school at the age of eight,and to find your father had been replaced by a new one when you came home one holiday? These are just some of the memories from Pattie Boyd's childhood. But she ws a survivor.Pattie Boyd went on to become an icon of the Sixties: a top model,a Beatle wife,an acclaimed photographer,Eric Clapton's wife and the inspiration for some on the most beautiful love songs ever written - including the timeless Layla and Wonderfult Tonight. Packed with incident and revelation,her story has every conceivable element of drama,struggle, and,ultimately,affirmation - and,written in collaboration with the renowned author and biographer,Penny Junor,is a truly absorbing and compelling read. 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: rja1129624. ISBN: 9780755316427.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC.,2006. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,b/w photographic front panel with glossy, grey and red lettering,thumbnail repeated b/w photograph to head of spine/backstrip with red+black lettering to remainder of same, rear panel red with b/w lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corners – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked red fluorescent gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a red+black striped headband,a sewn-in black silk bookmark ribbon,and immaculate/clean plain red sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1- 325pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,prose extract (Marcel Proust,The Guermantes Way) with blank reverse,a sewn-in black bookmark ribbon,and to the rear as last page,a note on author and a note on type to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the toning that prevents a higher grading. 'Eva Delectorskaya,' I said mystified. ' Who's that?' 'Me,' she said. 'I am Eva Delectorskaya.' What happens to your life when everything you thought you knew about your mother turns out to be an elaborate lie? During the long, hot summer of 1976,Ruth Gilmartin discovers that her very English mother Sally is really Eva Delectorskaya, a Russian emigre and one-time spy. In 1939 Eva is a beautiful twenty-eight year old living in Paris.As war breaks out,she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer,a mysterious, patrician Englishman.Under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy,to mask her emotions and trust no one.Even those she loves most. Since then Eva has carefully rebuilt her life - but once a spy, always a spy.And now she must complete one last assignment. This time,though, Eva can't do it alone: she needs her daughter's help. 'Restless' is a tour de force.Exploring the devastating consequences of duplicity and betrayal William Boyd's gripping novel captures the drama of the Second World War and a remarkable portrait of a female spy. 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: rja990922. ISBN: 0747585717.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2013. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Variant.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,black background with white+yellow lettering and die-cut bullet holes to both dw/dj panels; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top,fore-edges and bottom edges all coloured red and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean,red background,red paper-covered boards with corresponding stencilled bullet holes (from dw/dj die-cuts) with black silhouette of a gecko towards an 007 numeral to upper board,and corresponding stencilled bullet holes to rear board,with bright,crisp,black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,a black headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-321pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 2,18,5,12,2 chapters respectively.Plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,a dedication,poetry extract (William Wordsworth - Intimations of Immortality), author's note,parts separator pages,and a potted biography of Ian Fleming,with a further list of Fleming's written works - James Bond novels (14),non-fiction 'The Diamond Smugglers', 'Thrilling Cities',and his children's fiction ('Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car'),to the rear. See also,my book ID's rja535215, rja986222 for similar examples of this variant title. It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service,007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim.Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia,he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice.Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C.,where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge,a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns, please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. q52.MODERN FIRSTS2.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. ISBN 9780224097475.James Bond_007_spy_Secret Service_fiction.Ian Fleming.James Tait Black Memorial Prize.John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Books new,used,signed,rare. Stock number: rja496814. ISBN: 9780224097475.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2013. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,black background with white+ yellow lettering and cut-out bullet holes to both dw/dj panels; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top,fore-edges and bottom edges all coloured red and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered, red background,red paper-covered boards with corresponding stencilled bullet holes (from dw/dj cutouts) with black silhouette of a gecko towards an 007 numeral to upper board,and corresponding stencilled bullet holes to rear board,with bright,crisp,black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,a black headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.A small puncture mark towards top 1/3rd of upper board from dw/dj through to board beneath.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-321pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 2,18,5,12,and 2 chapters respectively.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,poetry extract (William Wordsworth - Intimations of Immortality), author's note,parts separator pages,and a potted biography of Ian Fleming,with a further list of Fleming's written works - James Bond novels (14),non-fiction 'The Diamond Smugglers', 'Thrilling Cities',and his children's fiction ('Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car') to the rear.See also,my book ID's rja496814, rja666317 and rja817918 for other examples of this variant title. It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service,007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia,he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice.Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington,D.C.,where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge,a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment. The author's first James Bond novel,following on from Jeffrey Deaver who followed on from Sebastian Faulks,each of whom wrote their first Bond novel too. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns,please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja535215. ISBN: 9780224097475.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2013. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,black background with white+yellow lettering and cut-out bullet holes to both dw/dj panels; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top,fore-edges and bottom edges all slightly aged but generally clean and foxing/spotting-free; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread,apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,red background,red paper-covered boards with corresponding stencilled bullet holes (from dw/dj cutouts) with black silhouette of a gecko towards an 007 numeral to upper board,and corresponding stencilled bullet holes to rear board,with bright,crisp,black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,a black headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,3-321pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 2,18,5,12,2 chapters respectively. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,poetry extract (William Wordsworth - Intimations of Immortality),author's note,parts separator pages,and a potted biography of Ian Fleming,with a further list of Fleming's written works - James Bond novels (14),non-fiction 'The Diamond Smugglers','Thrilling Cities',and his children's fiction ('Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car'),to the rear.See also,my book ID's rja496814, rja535215 and rja817918 for other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn examples of this title. It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service,007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim.Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia,he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice.Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington,D.C.,where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge,a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment. The author's first James Bond novel,following on from Jeffrey Deaver who followed on from Sebastian Faulks,each of whom wrote their first Bond novel too. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns,please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja666317. ISBN: 9780224097475.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2013. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,black background with white+ yellow lettering and cut-out bullet holes to both dw/dj panels; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top,fore-edges and bottom edges all slightly aged but generally clean and foxing/spotting-free; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread,apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,red background,red paper-covered boards with corresponding stencilled bullet holes (from dw/dj cutouts) with black silhouette of a gecko towards an 007 numeral to upper board,and corresponding stencilled bullet holes to rear board,with bright,crisp,black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,a black headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,3-321pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 2,18,5,12,2 chapters respectively. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,poetry extract (William Wordsworth - Intimations of Immortality),author's note,parts separator pages,and a potted biography of Ian Fleming,with a further list of Fleming's written works - James Bond novels (14),non-fiction: 'The Diamond Smugglers','Thrilling Cities',and his children's fiction ('Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car'),to the rear.See also,my book Id's rja496814, rja535215 and rja666317 for other examples of this title. It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service,007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim.Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia,he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice.Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C.,where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge,a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment. The author's first James Bond novel,following on from Jeffrey Deaver who followed on from Sebastian Faulks,each of whom wrote their first Bond novel too. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns,please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja817918. ISBN: 9780224097475.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2013. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Variant.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, black background with white+yellow lettering and die-cut bullet holes to both dw/dj panels; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top,fore-edges and bottom edges all coloured red and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean,red background,red paper-covered boards with corresponding stencilled bullet holes (from dw/dj die-cuts) with black silhouette of a gecko towards an 007 numeral to upper board,and corresponding stencilled bullet holes to rear board,with bright,crisp,black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,a black headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-321pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 2,18,5,12,2 chapters respectively.Plus [unpaginated],half-title+ title pages,a dedication,poetry extract (William Wordsworth - Intimations of Immortality), author's note,parts separator pages,and a potted biography of Ian Fleming,with a further list of Fleming's written works - James Bond novels (14),non-fiction 'The Diamond Smugglers', 'Thrilling Cities',and his children's fiction ('Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car'),to the rear. See also,my book ID's rja535215, rja496814 and rja817918 for similar examples of this variant title. It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service,007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim.Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia,he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice.Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C.,where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge,a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns, please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. Please contact seller,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja986222. ISBN: 9780224097475.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2013. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Variant.] NMINT/NMINT. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,black background with white+yellow lettering and die-cut bullet holes to both dw/dj panels; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top,fore-edges and bottom edges all coloured red and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean,red background,red paper-covered boards with corresponding stencilled bullet holes (from dw/dj die-cuts) with black silhouette of a gecko towards an 007 numeral to upper board,and corresponding stencilled bullet holes to rear board,with bright,crisp,black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,a black headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-321pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 2,18,5,12,2 chapters respectively.Plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,a dedication,poetry extract (William Wordsworth - Intimations of Immortality), author's note,parts separator pages,and a potted biography of Ian Fleming,with a further list of Fleming's written works - James Bond novels (14),non-fiction 'The Diamond Smugglers', 'Thrilling Cities',and his children's fiction ('Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car'),to the rear. See also,my book ID's rja535215, rja986222 for similar examples of this variant title. It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service,007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim.Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia,he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice.Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C.,where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge,a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns, please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. Please contact seller,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja992022. ISBN: 9780224097475.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING,2015. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 19 8 7 5 3.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat, handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt monochrome photograph with minimal colour tinting to front panel of dw/dj along with capitalised gold lettered author'a name and glossy,black lettered title and other glossy lettering and capitalised grey-lettered publisher name,spine/backstrip with navy blue background and capitalised white-lettered author name and white-lettered lower casse title and white illustrated publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear panel with white background with critics' grey+black lettered reviews.negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing 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 - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unred,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a gold headband and immaculate b/w photographic illustrated pastedownes and plain white free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn, 2nd imp,IXpp+1-447pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,BOOK ONE (1908-1927) - BOOK EIGHT,(1968-1977),comprising 4,6,4,5,6,4,1 and 3 chapters respectveiy - each with profuse contemporaryautobiographical and biographical photographs,and a CODA in BARRANDALE: 1978 Plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,a dedication with an epigram to its reverse,a b/w photographic illustrated frntis, BOOKs' and CODA's individual separator pages,and to the rear,Acknowledgements,and a note on the Author with a Note on the type used to its 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 copy for its cleanliness and brightness. From the internationally bestselling author of Any Human Heart,Restless,and Waiting for Sunrise,a compelling story of one woman's extraordinary life,and a heart-wrenching tale of love and war in the twentieth century. Amory’s first memory is of her father doing a handstand. She has memories of him returning on leave during the First World War. But his absences, both actual and emotional, are what she chiefly remembers. It is her photographer uncle Greville who supplies the emotional bond she needs, and, when he gives her a camera and some rudimentary lessons in photography, unleashes a passion that will irrevocably shape her future. A spell at boarding school ends abruptly and Amory begins an apprenticeship with Greville in London, living in his flat in Kensington, earning two pounds a week photographing socialites for fashionable magazines. But Amory is hungry for more and her search for life, love and artistic expression will take her to the demi monde of Berlin of the late 1920s, to New York of the 1930s, to the Blackshirt riots in London and to France in the Second World War where she becomes one of the first women war photographers. Her desire for experience will lead Amory to further wars, to lovers, husbands and children as she continues to pursue her dreams and battle her demons. In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman, Amory Clay. It is his greatest achievement to date. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja1052723. ISBN: 9781408867976.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING,2015. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 19 8 7 5 3.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt monochrome photograph with minimal colour tinting to front panel of dw/dj along with capitalised gold lettered author's name and glossy,black lettered title and other glossy lettering and capitalised grey-lettered publisher name,spine/backstrip with navy blue background and capitalised white-lettered author name and white-lettered lower case title and white illustrated publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear panel with white background with critics' grey+black lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj with minimal bumping and reciproccaal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean with minimal and barely discernible blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unred,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,a gold headband and immaculate b/w photographic illustrated pastedowns and plain white free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,ixpp +1-447pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,BOOK ONE (1908-1927) - BOOK EIGHT,(1968-1977), comprising 4,6,4,5,6,4,1 and 3 chapters respectveiy - each with profuse contemporary autobiographical and biographical photographs, and a CODA in BARRANDALE: 1978 Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with an epigram to its reverse,a b/w photographic illustrated frntis,BOOKs' and CODA's individual separator pages, and to the rear,Acknowledgements,and a note on the Author with a Note on the type used to its 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 copy for its cleanliness and brightness. From the internationally bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless,and Waiting for Sunrise,a compelling story of one woman's extraordinary life,and a heart-wrenching tale of love and war in the twentieth century. Amory's first memory is of her father doing a handstand. She has memories of him returning on leave during the First World War. But his absences, both actual and emotional, are what she chiefly remembers. It is her photographer uncle Greville who supplies the emotional bond she needs, and, when he gives her a camera and some rudimentary lessons in photography, unleashes a passion that will irrevocably shape her future. A spell at boarding school ends abruptly and Amory begins an apprenticeship with Greville in London, living in his flat in Kensington, earning two pounds a week photographing socialites for fashionable magazines. But Amory is hungry for more and her search for life, love and artistic expression will take her to the demi monde of Berlin of the late 1920s, to New York of the 1930s, to the Blackshirt riots in London and to France in the Second World War where she becomes one of the first women war photographers. Her desire for experience will lead Amory to further wars, to lovers, husbands and children as she continues to pursue her dreams and battle her demons. In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman, Amory Clay. It is his greatest achievement to date. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja1060223. ISBN: 9781408867976.
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Imprint: LONDON.VIKING/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE,2020. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 001.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crip,clean,wrap-around matt,white background with part glossy montage'd and dissected b/w photographs with white lettered title impressed to red background and red embossed author's name to white background illustrated front panel of dw/dj,impressed red+ white letters (title,author respectively) to red and black panels to white background spine/ backstrip,rear panel with black+red bands top+ bottom with black lettered prose extract between; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of dw/dj spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright,tight and clean - without blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, silver gilt impressed panels with embossed black lettered title and author within respective panels,a red headband and immaculate maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-342pp [paginated] includes 3 Pts/sections entitled DUPLICITY,SURRENDERurrender and ESCAPE containing 31,15 and 13 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,individual Pts/sections' b/w separator pages and as last page Gratitudes and Acknowledgements. A producer. A novelist. An actress.It is summer in 1968,the year of the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.There are riots in Paris and the Vietnam War is out of control. While the world is reeling our three characters are involved in making a Swingin' Sixties movie in sunny Brighton. All are leading secret lives Elfrida is drowning her writer's block in vodka; Talbot, coping with the daily dysfunction of making a film,is hiding something in a secret apartment; and the glamorous Anny is wondering why the CIA is suddenly so interested in her. But the show must go on and,as it does,the trio's private worlds begin to take over their public ones.Pressures build inexorably - someone's going to crack.Or maybe they all will. From one of Britain's best loved writers comes an exhilarating,tender novel that asks the vital questions: what makes life worth living? And what do you do if you find it isn't? Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or postage FREE. ** This item offered P+p included. Available UK only. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to theses 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: rja957321. ISBN: 9780241295953.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,monochrome scenic photographic illustrated dw/dj with some minimal colour tinting to photograph,with red,black,pale yellow and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Some miniscule pushing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a yellow+white speckled headband,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 2nd imp,3-353pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 25,12,5 and 21 chapters respectively. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a dedication,epigrams,individual Pts separator pages and to the rear,a note about the author,a note on the type and 2pp blanks. See also my book ID rja590216 for another example of this same title and edition. Moving from Vienna to London's West End,from the battlefields of France (WW1) to hotel rooms in Geneva,'Waiting for Sunrise' is a feverish and mesmerising journey into the human psyche,a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe, a plot-twisting thriller and a literary tour de force from the bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart','Restless' and 'Ordinary Thunderstorms'. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns,please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. 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: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja1156924. ISBN: 9781408817742.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.]FINE-/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,monochrome scenic photographic illustrated dw/dj with some minimal colour tinting to photograph,with red,black,pale yellow and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Some miniscule,light rubbing to both rear corners of dw/dj,and similar to both head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean,fore-edges slightly less aged than the top edges.Pages 158/59 with an indeterminate noticeable brown blemish/smudge (dried mud?) to top edge of pp158 ah fainter,much smaller and less noticeable smuge to foot of same and minimal reprocity to concomitant areas of opposing page.Described,hard but truthfully,and minimally affecting the text.Bright and generally clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a yellow+white speckled headband,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,3-353pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 25,12,5 and 21 chapters respectively. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigrams,individual Pts separator pages and to the rear,a note about the author,a note on the type and 2pp blanks. See also my book ID rja590216 for another example of this same title and edition. Moving from Vienna to London's West End,from the battlefields of France (WW1) to hotel rooms in Geneva,'Waiting for Sunrise' is a feverish and mesmerising journey into the human psyche,a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe, a plot-twisting thriller and a literary tour de force from the bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart','Restless' and 'Ordinary Thunderstorms'. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns,please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. 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: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** mud- pp158/9. Stock number: rja570715. ISBN: 9781408817742.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,monochrome scenic photographic illustrated dw/dj with some minimal colour tinting to photograph,with red,black,pale yellow and white lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - 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 black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a yellow+ white speckled headband,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-353pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 25,12,5 and 21 chapters respectively. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigrams,Pts separator pages and to the rear,a note about the author,a note on the type and 2pp blanks. See also my book ID rja570715 for another example of this same title,a UK,6vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. Moving from Vienna to London's West End,from the battlefields of France (WW1) to hotel rooms in Geneva,'Waiting for Sunrise' is a feverish and mesmerising journey into the human psyche,a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe,a plot-twisting thriller and a literary tour de force from the bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart','Restless' and 'Ordinary Thunderstorms'. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns, please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. 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: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja590216. ISBN: 9781408817742.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NMINT/NMINT. Wrapped and proected from day of issue/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with glossy red+yellow and matt white lettering to front,a red spine/backstrip with b/w letters,rear panel with colour photograph and critics' white+gold lettered reviews and thumbnail colour photographs of dw/dj of 'Restless' and 'Ordinary Thunderstorms'; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing 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 – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a gold headband and immaculate/clean plain white sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3- 353pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 25,12,5 and 21 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigrams (2),individual Pts separator pages,and to the rear,separate notes' pages on author and type,and 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Vienna,1913.Lysander Rief,a young English actor in town seeking psychotherapy,is caught up in a feverish affair with a beautiful,enigmatic woman - until she goes to the police to press charges of rape.Only a frenzied getaway plotted by two mysterious British diplomats saves him from trial.But after Lysander returns to a London on the cusp of war,the traumatic ordeal haunts him at every turn.The men who coordinated his escape recruit him to carry out a brutal murder.His lover shows up at a party,ready to resume their liaison.Suddenly plunged into the dangerous theatre of wartime intelligence - a murky world of sex,scandal,and spies - Lysander must unravel a secret that threatens Britain's safety.Moving from Vienna to London's West End,from the battlefields of France to hotel rooms in Geneva, 'Waiting for Sunrise' is a mesmerizing journey into the human psyche,a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe,a plot-twisting thriller, and a literary tour de force. 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: rja989122. ISBN: 9781408817742.
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Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,2005. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip both minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked red gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-354pp [paginated],acknowledgements,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,6pp blanks at rear. It is 1919,and Niska,the last Canadian Indian medicine woman to live off the land,has received word that one of the two boys she grudgingly saw off to the Great War has returned.She leaves her home in the snowy northern wilderness and paddles her canoe upriver to retrieve him,only to discover that the one she expected is actually the other. Xavier Bird,her sole living relative, gravely wounded and addicted to the army's morphine, hovers somewhere between the worlds of the living and the dead.As Niska paddles him the three days home,she realises that all she can offer in her attempt to keep him alive is her words: the stories of her life. In turn,Xavier relates the horrfying years of war in Europe: how he and his best friend,Elijah Whiskeyjack,prowled the battlefields of France and Belgium as snipers of remarkable skill.As their reputations grew,the two young men,with their hand-sewn moccasins and extraordinary markmanship,became both the pride and fear of their regiment as they stalked the ripe killing fields of Ypres and the Somme.In doing so their friendship was tested to its limits. But what happened to Elijah? As Niska paddles deeper into the wilderness,both she and Xavier must untangle the past and confront the devastation that such great conflict leaves in its wake. Inspired in part by the real-life,Ojibwa-Indian,First-World-War hero Francis Pegahmagabow,'Three Day Road' reinvents the tradition of the Great War epic. Beautifully written and told with unblinking focus,it is a remarkable tale of brutality, survival and rebirth. 'An extraordinary novel.I would urge anyone who thinks they have read enough about 1914-1918 to think again. . . .they won't find anything better than this.' SUSAN HILL. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja403711. ISBN: 0297847929.
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Imprint: LONDON.MIRROR BOOKS LTD.,June,1979. UK,12mo paperback Original,p/b 1st edn.[Originally,a long-running British newspaper's comic strip about a group of neighbourhood children and a dog,amongst other recurring characters.Printed in the 'Daily Mirror',as a daily strip,debuting on 19 October,1959.Adapted from the BBC TV series of 20 5-minute animated shorts featuring the strip's characters,made by Bill Melendez Productions,in 1979.] NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial character cartoon artwork illustrated card covers with red+white lettering,black lettered spine, black letters to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges or corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and no reading creases to spine/backstrip - other than from my opening of covers for my own collation of the book.Front cover with some numerical impressions - but no other scoring or indents.Top+fore-edges aged/ toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread.UK,12mo paperback Original, p/b 1st edn,7-127pp [paginated] includes 9 chapters,profuse part- page b/w line illustrations by Ken White and John Allard throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list /table and first chapter b/w cartoon illustrated separator page and to the rear,publisher's b/w illustrated advert for 'Perisher's Book of Fun and Games',as reverse of last page. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping costs/differences are adjusted+ refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if the p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can 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: rja916821. ISBN: 0859391582.
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Imprint: LONDON.MIRROR BOOKS LTD.,June,1979. UK,12mo paperback Original,p/b 1st edn. [Originally,a long-running British newspaper's comic strip about a group of neighbourhood children and a dog,amongst other recurring characters.Printed in the 'Daily Mirror',as a daily strip,debuting on 19 October,1959.Adapted from the BBC TV series of 20 5-minute animated shorts featuring the strip's characters,made by Bill Melendez Productions,in 1979.] NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy, wrap -around colour pictorial character cartoon artwork illustrated card covers with red+ white lettering to front cover,black lettered spine,black letters to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges or corners - no nicks, tears or splits present and no reading creases to spine/backstrip - other than from my opening of covers for my own collation of the book.Front cover with some numerical impressions - but no other scoring or indents.Top+fore-edges aged/ toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread.UK,12mo paperback Original,p/b 1st edn,7-127pp [paginated] includes 9 chapters,profuse part-page b/w line illustrations by Ken White and John Allard throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,contents list/table and first chapter b/w cartoon illustrated separator page and to the rear,publisher's b/w illustrated advert for 'Perisher's Book of Fun and Games',as reverse of last page. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping costs/differences are adjusted+refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch, especially if the p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can 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: rja916821 . ISBN: 0859391580
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Imprint: LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1979. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj reprint.[First published 1979 (UK),reprinted November,1979 (x3),then this edn December,in 1979.] VG/NFINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,wrap-around white background with montaged (3 visible and 2 obscured),thumbnail b/w portrait photographs of the book's subjects to the front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised, brown-lettered author name and black-lettered title with dark grey shadow outlining and brown lettered sub-title,and an orange+white buildings facade illustration,spine/backstrip with a brown single line-bordered panel with black+brown lettered author name and title respectively and a black lillustrated+lettered publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear panel with black-lettered montaged newspaper headlines of the scandal. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned and with minor sporadic dust-flecking to either; 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,clean, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain light brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj reprint,10-504pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,11 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp224/25,an Epilogue,Notes and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and separate contents+illustrations lists/tables. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading for the book. Despite them,it really is still an exceptional acceptable copy for shelf display. How did it happen that three young men, all contemporaries, all members of the English upper class, all products of public schools and Cambridge University, should join the profession in the service of the Soviet Union and, over a period of years, consistently betray their country? The author looks at the political and social background to the whole amazing episode. Philby, Burgess and Maclean are the best-known of the undergraduates recruited by the Communist Party at Cambridge in the 1930s, because they were the extreme cases, the men who actually spied against their country. The author strongly believed that Queen Elizabeth's art adviser, Anthony Blunt, was the "Fourth Man" in the Cambridge spy ring. But, apparently fearing a libel suit, he referred to Blunt as "Maurice." In a dramatic announcement to Parliament in November 1979, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher confirmed that "Maurice" was, indeed, Anthony Blunt. But so far as membership of the Party was concerned,they were only the tip of the iceberg.In making his detailed researches,the author has not only come up with some fascinating answers,but has also uncovered other secret agents of the Soviet Union,the 4th man 'Maurice' and even a 5th man,'Basil',an eminent British atomic scientist who was recruited by the Russians to advise Maclean in Washington about the secrets they needed to know and who is now an American citizen. Boyle makes it clear that the full facts can never be told until the archives of the KGB and the British Secret Service are thrown open to public scrutiny.Until that unlikely day,his book will remain the generl reader's definitive account (then 1979) of this absorbing historical puzzle while at the same time producing much new evidence for historians. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja1046323. ISBN: 009139340X.
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Imprint: LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1979. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint.[First published 1979 (UK),reprinted November,1979 (x3),then this edn December,in 1979.] VG/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,wrap-around white background with montaged (3 visible and 2 obscured),thumbnail b/w portrait photographs of the book's subjects to the front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised, brown-lettered author name and black-lettered title with dark grey shadow outlining and brown lettered sub-title,and an orange+white buildings facade illustration,spine/backstrip with a faded to grey (originally brown) single line-bordered panel with black+brown lettered author name and title respectively and a black lillustrated+ lettered publisher's colophon to foot of same, rear panel with black-lettered montaged newspaper headlines of the scandal. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned and with minor sporadic dust-flecking to either; 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,clean,unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain light brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj reprint,10-504pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,11 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp224/25,an Epilogue,Notes and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and separate contents+illustrations lists/tables. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading for the book. Despite them, it really is still an exceptional copy for shelf display. How did it happen that three young men, all contemporaries, all members of the English upper class, all products of public schools and Cambridge University, should join the profession in the service of the Soviet Union and, over a period of years, consistently betray their country? The author looks at the political and social background to the whole amazing episode. Philby, Burgess and Maclean are the best-known of the undergraduates recruited by the Communist Party at Cambridge in the 1930s, because they were the extreme cases, the men who actually spied against their country. The author strongly believed that Queen Elizabeth's art adviser, Anthony Blunt, was the "Fourth Man" in the Cambridge spy ring. But, apparently fearing a libel suit, he referred to Blunt as "Maurice." In a dramatic announcement to Parliament in November 1979, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher confirmed that "Maurice" was, indeed, Anthony Blunt. But so far as membership of the Party was concerned,they were only the tip of the iceberg.In making his detailed researches,the author has not only come up with some fascinating answers,but has also uncovered other secret agents of the Soviet Union,the 4th man 'Maurice' and even a 5th man,'Basil', an eminent British atomic scientist who was recruited by the Russians to advise Maclean in Washington about the secrets they needed to know and who is now an American citizen. Boyle makes it clear that the full facts can never be told until the archives of the KGB and the British Secret Service are thrown open to public scrutiny.Until that unlikely day,his book will remain the generl reader's definitive account (then 1979) of this absorbing historical puzzle while at the same time producing much new evidence for historians. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja1046423. ISBN: 009139340X.
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Imprint: LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1979. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint. [First published 1979 (UK),reprinted November,1979 (x3),then this edn December,in 1979.] VG/NFINE. No owner inscrptn no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These are generally believed to be export edns which are released before the trade edn in the country of origin.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy, wrap-around white background with montaged (3 visible and 2 obscured),thumbnail b/w portrait photographs of the book's subjects to the front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,brown-lettered author name and black-lettered title with dark grey shadow outlining and brown lettered sub-title,and an orange+white buildings facade illustration,spine/backstrip with a brown single line-bordered panel with black+brown lettered author name and title respectively and a black lillustrated+lettered publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear panel with black-lettered montaged newspaper headlines of the scandal. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned and with minor sporadic dust-flecking to either; 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,clean,unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain light brown cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint,10-504pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,11 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp224/25,an Epilogue,Notes and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and separate contents+illustrations lists/tables. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading for the book. Despite them, it really is still an exceptional copy for shelf display. How did it happen that three young men, all contemporaries, all members of the English upper class, all products of public schools and Cambridge University, should join the profession in the service of the Soviet Union and, over a period of years, consistently betray their country? The author looks at the political and social background to the whole amazing episode. Philby, Burgess and Maclean are the best-known of the undergraduates recruited by the Communist Party at Cambridge in the 1930s, because they were the extreme cases, the men who actually spied against their country. The author strongly believed that Queen Elizabeth's art adviser, Anthony Blunt, was the "Fourth Man" in the Cambridge spy ring. But, apparently fearing a libel suit, he referred to Blunt as "Maurice." In a dramatic announcement to Parliament in November 1979, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher confirmed that "Maurice" was, indeed, Anthony Blunt. But so far as membership of the Party was concerned,they were only the tip of the iceberg.In making his detailed researches,the author has not only come up with some fascinating answers,but has also uncovered other secret agents of the Soviet Union,the 4th man 'Maurice' and even a 5th man,'Basil', an eminent British atomic scientist who was recruited by the Russians to advise Maclean in Washington about the secrets they needed to know and who is now an American citizen. Boyle makes it clear that the full facts can never be told until the archives of the KGB and the British Secret Service are thrown open to public scrutiny.Until that unlikely day,his book will remain the generl reader's definitive account (then 1979) of this absorbing historical puzzle while at the same time producing much new evidence for historians. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja1046523. ISBN: 009139340X.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1995. UK,8vo wraps,uncorrected proof.[Often of limited availability,the text of a forthcoming book,is printed and bound in softcovers for use by the author,editors, proofreaders and some favoured reviewers. For undecorated printed wraps,with minimal publication data imprinted - the produced/ released number of copies would almost certainly be less than 500,and most probably would tend to be around 200 copies.For glossy pictorial illustrated wrappers,produced numbers are often higher than 200,but either have a scarcity to them.Often errors or earlier versions of text appear in these proofs.Versions where the text has changed considerably are obviously considered more desirable by their nature.] MINT - unread. Since April 2013,and again in March 2015, 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 ,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: rja465. ISBN: 0747529027.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LTD.,1995. UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy. [Incorrect cover ISBN of 07475223525 - an extra 2nd number 2 and internally as 0747523525.] FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from card cover. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt,wrap-around white background with a pale green belly-band style central band horizontally across the covers with author's capitalised,black-lettered name and other black-lettered title to same,top edge with capitalsed UNCORRECTED PROOF,lower edge with publisher's capitalised,black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon; similarly coloured+lettered author name+ title as the front's to a sunned/faded portion of the band of the concaved spine/backstrip with publisher's black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear cover with publisher's black-lettered publishing details: Published date,cost,size,ISBN etc.,. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - rear,top edge of cover with a few ripple wrinkles - but no moisture staining present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned,else bright and clean minus any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread as no reading creases to spine.UK,8vo wraps, Uncorrected Proof copy,3-355pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising 8 chapters to each Part; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews,half-title +title pages,a dedication,an epigram [JohnSteinbeck - Grapes of Wrath], Acknowledgements and individual Pts separator pages. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its near 30-year-old age and nature, i.e an ephemeral paperback Proof copy.It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of other detracting faults usually encountered with decades old paperbacks. The story goes back and forth between Candido an illegal Mexican immigrant and his attempt to provide shelter and food for his young pregnant wife.He brought her to America with promises of work and a better life only to find a very short supply of jobs.They are living in a ravine outside of Los Angeles. 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: rja1147624. ISBN: 0747523525.
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Imprint: LONDON.DOUBLEDAY/TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS,2008. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE-./NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj,1st edn. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with glossy,embossed red lettered title,white-lettered author name and other white lettering to front panel,colour thumbnail photograph illustration from front photograph to spine/backstrip also with similarly repeated coloured lettering as the front,rear panel with critics' red+white lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present,minimal bumping with reciprocal creases to head+foot of spine/ backstrip - book with a slight lean.Top+fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent red gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband,and immaculate navy blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,15-494pp [paginated] includes pts I-V comprising 4,19,17, Pt IV - 28 April to 14 June 1789,and 4 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half=title+ title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,2 double-page b/w maps - Voyage of Bounty and Bligh's voyage after the mutiny back to England together to same map,the 2nd map with Voyage of Bounty's launch to Timor.B/w line headpiece illustration to individual Pts separator pages and to the rear,acknowledgements. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable, and even internally, the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's age.It is only the minor exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite them,it really is an acceptable acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. 23 December 1787,Portsmouth. A fourteen-year-old boy,John Jacob Turnstile, has got into trouble with the police on one too many occasions and is on his way to prison when an offer is put to him - a ship has been refitted over the last few months and is about to set sail with an important mission.The boy who was expected to serve as the captain's personal valet has been injured and a replacement must be found immediately.The deal is truck and Turnstile finds himself on board, meeting the captain,just as the ship sets sail. The ship is HMS Bounty,the captain is William Bligh,and their destination is Tahiti. 'Mutiny on the Bounty' is the first novel to explore all the events relating to the Bounty's voyage,from their long journey across the ocean to their advetures on the island of Tahiti and the subsequent forty-eight-day espedition towards Timor.A vivid recreation of the faamous mutiny,the story is packed with humour,high drama and historical detail,while presenting a very different portrait of Captain Bligh and Mr Christian than has ever been shown before. 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 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: rja1040523. ISBN: 9780385611664.
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Imprint: LONDON.BANTAM PRESS/TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS,2003. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 5 7 9 10 8 6.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£17.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject/ artist's monochrome portrait illustrated dw/dj panels,with orange+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with faint minimal dust- soiling spotting,fore-edges lightly grubbed but generally bright and clean with a small stain to rear page-edges and a couple of small stains to bottom edges too; 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,dw/dj design+lettering repeated to boards and immaculate plain orange endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp,9-286pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements, introduction,7 chapters and conclusion, 24pp contemporary monochrome+colour auto+ biographical photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp64/5,pp128/9 and pp224/5 respectively,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page, double-page title page,dedication,contents list/table and 2pp blanks at the rear. Eminem is currently (then 2003) the world's biggest and most controversial music star.He has been blasted for what many of his critics regard as overtly homophobic and misogynistic lyrics,and resented both for his record-breaking commercial success and as a white man in a black genre.George Bush called him 'the most dangerous threat to American children since polio'.But Eminem's sheer talent has transcended such criticisms and established him as the most important figure to come out of popular music since Kurt Cobain. 'Whatever You Say I Am' - featuring previously unpublished photographs and based on exclusive interviews with key figures in the music business,members of Eminem's family,sociologists and critics - is the first book to get to the heart of the man behind the controversy.Most crucially,Anthony Bozza has had an unprecedented level of access to Eminem himself and has found himself uniquely qualified to answer the big question - why does Eminem matter? The answer is found in Eminem's unlikely life story,in his ectraordinary ascent to superstardom and in an analysis of his music and lyrics.'Whatever You Say I Am' is riveting reading for Eminem's legions of fans,and a revelation for anyone who wants to know why he has so many of them. 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: rja717817. ISBN: 0593051882.
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Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 1999. UK,slim landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - absence of publisher's price. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with white letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of creasing is to top rear edge of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,weave-textured,plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour photographic eps (internal roof of Peterborough Cathedral).UK,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-160pp [paginated] includes author's separate preface+intro,colour map (Britain,showing locations of monastries+ cathedrals),5 sections/chapters,profuse landscape/scenic and internal architecture colour photographs throughout the text and the book,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] colour photographic half-title (Thornton Abbey),colour photographic frntis (Tintern Abbey) opposite the title page and a contents list/table. Despite Henry VIII's decade of architectural destruction during the Dissolution,Britain has hundreds of surviving examples of monastic buildings, varying in size and scale from forlorn and crumbling fragments to the well-preserved majestic ruins of abbeys such as Fountains,Lindisfarne,Glastonbury and Tintern.In addition,some of Britain's finest churches and cathedrals are monastic in origin,exhibiting the stunning craftsmanship associated with Romanesque and early medieval religious architecture. Complementing Derry Brabbs's superb photography,his text examines the history of the monastries: the great period of building in the 11th and 12th centuries; the Dissolution; the different monastic orders; and the abbeys,cathedrals and parish churches that once formed part of a monastic establishment. 'Abbeys and Monastries' celebrates the history,architecture and settings of Britain's monastic heritage,from the romance of vast medieval ruins to the grandeur of living cathedrals and abbeys. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct and insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja499114. ISBN: 0297824953.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE LABOUR PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED,1923. UK,12mo HB,1st edn.1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued - book appears to be amateurishly half bound,i.e. spine and corner tips bound in red cloth, remainder of the boards in black cloth and no gilt or ink blocked lettering to either the spine or the front board.Clean,cloth boards with negligible shelf-wear to edges,some bumping to two lower corner tips with reciprocal creases,wrinkles to spine/ backstrip's gutters and book has a slight lean – but no nicks,tears or splits present,sporadic foxing/spotting of plain white endpapers.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged and therefore toned but without 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.UK, 12mo HB,1st edn,vi-viipp+2-227pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Hamilton Fyfe [b. 29th,September 1869 – 15th June, 1951.) was a British journalist and writer who was editor of both the newspapers the Daily Mirror and the Daily Herald],an A-Z of Labour Party members, each with a potted biography and thumbnail b/w portrait photograph; plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+title pages,and as last pages - 2pp publisher's advert for other titles available. Noted inclusion of the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas (MP - for DERBY) - see my previous alpha-numerical book ID rja995022 for named item. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable for a book of it's age and nature,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults described that prevent a higher grading. 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: rja995122. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.TITAN BOOKS,Oct 2006. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn. NMINT/NMINT. [Wrapped,protected and stored from day of issue and purchase.] No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.B/w illus upper wrap,b/w photographic rear wrap with negligible shelf-wear to edges+corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and unthumbed,contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy.Publisher's bright,clean+ unblemished,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate matt plain black endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,13-319pp [paginated] includes colour photographic illustrated half-title,colour film stiil illustrated double-page title page,a contents list/table,a foreword by Sean S. Cunningham (creator),an author introduction,12 chapters, b/w+colour photographs - majority colour (600), concept art+storyboards,200 interviews, appendices and an index. Spawning ten popular sequels to date,Friday the 13th series has changed the way we interact with movies,grapple with primal conflict and comprehend the very nature of good and evil. Vital morality tales for a new generation, these highly participatory and readily accessible rollercoaster rides have been widely imitated,celebrated and castigated,but never equalled.Evil itself personified,the character of Jason has provided a healthy cinematic outlet for audiences to confront their worst fears.The power of good always triumphant,the series ultimately conveyed the most important of messages:through the power of self-awareness and human ingenuity,we can survive the night and defeat the forces of darkness that lurk behind every shadow. Crystal Lake Memories is a landmark chornicle, the first definitive look at the making of this classic series. Author Peter M. Bracke guides us from the series' humblest beginnings to its blockbuster success,through the political and moral minefields of the 1980's and '90's,to the blockbuster release of Freddy vs. Jason.Like pieces of a mosaic,over two-hundred exclusive interviews with cast,crew and industry luminaries are combined with nearly six-hundred rare and never-before-seen images to create a comprehensive,meticulously researched digest of each production.Through this deftly assembled account of every aspect of the creative process, the remarkable story of the franchise that transformed the face of horror is brought vividly to life. Please contact seller,because of the weight - nearly 2Kg unpackaged - and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rjaz00027. ISBN: 1845763432.
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Imprint: US.NEW YORK,NY.ACE BOOKS,INC.,(n.d, but c1967). US,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published in 'Thrilling Wonder Stories' (TWS),June 1949,then paired as half of an Ace Double (D-36) in 1953,(with 'Conan The Conqueror' by Robert E. Howard).Boardman (London) issued an 8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn in 1955, that followed by this c1967? Ace paperback.] VG.No owner inscrptn and no price removal (40c) from cover.Bright, crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - rear,top corner with minimal rubbing and colour loss excepted; glossy,colour pictorial artwork by John Schoenherr, illustrated front with b/w and pale green lettering,and also previous sellers' separate UK inked prices (1/- + 5p); with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges - no nicks,tears,splits present. Spine with a vertical,continuous and winding production wrinkle,rather than a reading crease? Rear cover with some vertical creasing.All edges coloured - salmon pink; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no doge-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.US,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn thus.3-128pp [paginated] includes XX(20) chapters; plus [unpaginated] title page. One of her finest SF stories set on Mars. Leigh Brackett did not write much SF after 1955,with the exception of the "Stark" series continuation,preferring to work in films and television. MARS - a million years ago. . . MARS - Planet of science-lords and man-monsters . . . MARS world of mystery and marvels . . . Into this lost world plunged Matt Carse, explorer of interplanetary ruins,to find himself inhabiting the body of a mythical "god" and slated to fight that immortal's battles all over again - this time with the knowledge of Earth's unborn future as his sole scientific secret. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** 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: rja921221. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.SECKER & WARBURG,1992. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Colour,pictorial wrap-around artwork by Steve Martin,illustrated dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges and minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing to head+foot of spine/ backstrip which is minimally sunned/faded as usual/normal; and a miniscule nick to head of same.Top+fore-edges slightly aged as usual/normal but generally clean; contents bright,tight and clean. Unblemished,plain blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain cream endpapers.UK,8vo H +dw/dj,1st edn,1-343pp includes half-title +title pages,16 chapters. A dazzling comedy that polarizes to an altogether darker shade,Bradbury uses abrasive satire to open up the unyielding central dilemma: whether,how,and at what price the mind of modern man can keep one step ahead of history.See also rja2064. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja2063. ISBN: 0436201151.
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Imprint: LONDON.SECKER & WARBURG,1992. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Colour,pictorial wrap-around artwork by Steve Martin,illustrated dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear - no nicks or tears present and negligible creasing to edges and minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing to head+foot of spine/backstrip. Top+fore-edges slightly aged as usual/ normal but generally clean,contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to pages' corners. Unblemished,plain blue paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate, plain cream eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 343pp includes half-title+title pages,16 chapters. A dazzling comedy that polarizes to an altogether darker shade,Bradbury uses abrasive satire to open up the unyielding central dilemma: whether,how,and at what price the mind of modern man can keep one step ahead of history.See also rja2063. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja2064. ISBN: 0436201151.
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Imprint: UK.BATH.DEMPSEY PARR,1999. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - almost as new.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial,glossy laminated,illustrated dw/dj - design repeated to glossy, laminated board; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, contents bright,tight and pristine.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-256pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages,contents list,introduction by Dr Jonathan Wood, profuse colour illustrations/photographs etc.,of Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali y Domenech's work throughout the text and the book,a detailed commentary on 120 examples of his work,and author biographies and acknowledgements to rear. While many of these are amongst his most famous,others may be less well-known,but they are all essential to the development of Dali's artistic philosophy.Dali's talents were prodigious; not only was he a painter of abstracts and portraits,a superb draughtsman,printer and illustrator,he was also a sculptor,a maker of ceramics, jewellery and furniture,and a costume designer.Above all,he was a consummate self-publicist,his moustachioed persona at times in danger of transcending his ability as an artist. However,it is quite likely that without this element of exhibitionism,combined with a healthy lust for commercial success,Dali would not have been driven to achieve international fame and status that he is now accorded. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight (in excess of 1Kg) 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: rja33329. ISBN: 1840845090.
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Imprint: LONDON.GRANADA,1984. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.(All UK 1st edn novels/titles published singly and sequentially in 1954, 1957, and 1963 respectively and the first published omnibus is this edition.)NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, but a faint, faded,ink public service library stamp to top edge - no other stamps/marks to book, no price-clip to dw/dj.Laminated, dark blue background dw/dj with white and gilt printed letters to spine/backstrip and bds respectively with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/ backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creases as usual/normal, and no bumping or rubbing to corners.Top edge lightly dust-soiled with afore-mentioned ink stamp but no foxing;fore-edge cleaner with minimum marking, contents bright, tight and near pristine apart from pp185/86 bottom corner which is dog-eared/creased (production fault?) - no other creases to ant other corners. Unblemished, bright, clean, plain yellow paper-covered bds with black, ink stamped letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate, plain white eps.8vo,3-647pp includes half-title+title pages.This first omnibus contains Bradbury's first three haunting novels:'Fahrenheit 451', 'Dandelion Wine', and 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'. 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: rja2119. ISBN: 0246124296.
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Imprint: LONDON.CASSELL & COMPANY LTD.,1958. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,yellow background front+spine/backstrip with red+black lettering to both,a lightly grubbed rear panel with b/w illustrated advert for author's prequel title 'The Naked Island',illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - a tiny abrasion tear without total loss - to front,gutter's fold/crease of front panel - without affecting board/cover beneath.Top edges though lightly toned, clean and without foxing/spotting,fore- edges brighter and also clean and without foxing too - one tiny spot blemish; contents bright,tight,and exceptionally clean - no foxing to text body,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 red cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and clean plain white eps. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-201pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters,short story ''Song of War',plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and a dedication. In this new book (then 1958) he explains the effect of the years of peace on his sttitude to his former captors. His prequel,'The Naked Island' - illustrated by a fellow POW,Ronald Searle, chronicles his four years as a Japanese prisoner of war after the brief,but disastrous,Malayan campaign of 1942. Published in 1952,The Naked Island sold over a million copies by the mid-Seventies.Unfortunately it was released on the day that King George VI died the 6th February,1952.All coverage of it was bumped off the pages of the newspapers - except for a review by Guy Ramsey in the Daily Telegraph,which solicited a good review.However,the book's initial print-run of 10,000 was then reduced to only 3,000 copies.But due to that favourable review,by end of March total sales exceeded 70,000 copies. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja893020. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1984. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG++.No owner inscrptn,unclipped dw/dj - assumed export edn,which precedes trade 1st edition - as no publisher price to front, inner flap.Colour,subject portrait photograph to upper wrap and b/w subject portrait photograph rear wrap; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with minimal reciprocal creases - no nicks or tears - with top, rear,right-hand corner having a small closed tear with no loss.Top edge slightly dust-soiled and lightly aged and generally clean,fore-edge cleaner and less aged/ tanned; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Unblemished,plain red paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-xivpp+1-242pp includes half-title+title pages,contents+ illustrations lists,3 Pts covering 13 chapters,an epilogue,32pp contemporary b/w photographs,a filmography,a select bibliography,sources,and an index. Grace Kelly's career was the ultimate fulfilment of the American dream.The grand-daughter of an immigrant farm boy from County Mayo,she became a top Hollywood star and then the wife of a ruling European Prince.Idolized by Alfred Hitchcock,courted by Clark Gable,Bing Crosby and William Holden among others,she abandoned her glittering career at twenty-six for marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco.Yet she remained a star,her golden image adorning the covers of magazines and the front pages of newspapers until her untimely death in 1982.The whole world mourned the Princess from Philadelphia and her former subjects wept in the streets.Who was Princess Grace? Despite her extremely public life as actress and princess,wife and mother, she remained an unusually private person. Sarah Bradford,author of two highly praised biographies,has travelled thousands of miles to interview her family and friends,the people who worked with her from Hollywood to Monaco,to compile the first full-length insight into the remarkable woman whom the world knew simply as 'Princess Grace'. 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: rja2122. ISBN: 029778370X.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1962. UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,2nd impression.[Originally and first published (UK) December, 1961,this the 2nd impression in 1962.] VG. No owner inscrptn,Publisher's original bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering and publisher's similarly bright,crisp,blocked gilt colophon and immaculate plain white endpapers.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – a repaired small snick/ split to front board's top of it's gutter's fold /crease - no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges coloured a rosy-pink with a minor bleached spot,fore-edges uncoloured but lightly aged/toned and with some light sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – near pristine,possibly unread,apart from my own collation.UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,5-256pp [paginated] includes author's Foreword. separate contents+ illus lists/tables,31 chapters,2 b/w maps,a b/w contemporary reproduction of portrait of Jean Parisot de la Valette,Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem,b/w plan of Fort St. Elmo,and 4 double-page monochrome facsimile contemporary engravings reproductions interspersed within the text,a 2pp bibliography, Notes,a Glossary and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's published other title to its verso,title page,verse extract (16thC Cypriot ballad - translated by Hubert Pernot) between th last page of foreword and the first page of contents list. Author's 2nd title,preceded by THE HOOD Visually,the book's appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading.Despite them,it is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. Account of the siege of Malta from May to September,1565,by the Ottoman Turks,in which all but 600 of the defending 9000 Knights of Malta died in repelling the 40,000-man army of Suleiman the Magnificent.Suleiman's defeat,which cost him 30,000 men,marked the beginning of the end of Turkish expansion in Europe. 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: rja1021322. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE ROBSON PRESS,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,subject's portrait b/w photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with orange+white lettering to front and spine/backstrip,critics' reviews to rear; 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 maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xpp+2-373pp [paginated] includes an introduction and acknowledgements,11 chapters,8pp subject's contemporary b/w auto+ biographical photographs in 1 block, between pp182/3,a select bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] title page,a dedication,and a contents list/table. Kingsley Amis was a mimic,jester,father, husband,atheist,pseudo-socialist and clubland Tory boozer with a limitless taste for adultery; Philip Larkin a glum misanthrope who lived in self-imposed solitude.And yet,after meeting at St John's,Oxford in 1941,this unlikely pair struck up a friendship to endure for more than forty years,despite a period of acrimony in the 1960s.From their early days of undergraduate ambitions and enthusiasms through to the bitterness of middle-age,Richard Bradford charts the progress of a remarkable friendship,and shows how crucial it was to the making of these two literary giants. Without Larkin's inspiration and input, Amis would never have written his award-winning debut,'Lucky Jim'; if not for Amis's overnight success,Larkin would never have abandoned his hopes of becoming a novelist and turned instead to verse. Larkin's ensuing resentment would simmer beneath the surface of their relationship for years to come. Drawing on an enormous archive of letters,manuscripts and interviews,'The Odd Couple' not only offers a rare glimpse into the private correspondence of two controversial and eccentric men,it also illuminates some of the finest novels and poems of the twentieth century. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja739717. ISBN: 9781849543750.
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Imprint: LONDON.GRAFTON BOOKS,1991. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE-/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Geoff Taylor,illutrated dw/dj,with fluorescent/ metallic blue title and black ink printed letter to front panel,red+white lettering to spine/backstrip,red lettered title to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot,inevitably,but minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing,and very minimal, minor and superficial scoring/ indents to either panel.Top edges very lightly toned, minimal sporadic foxing/spotting,fore- edges brighter but also with minimal, sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - text block internally unaffected with any foxing other than to page edges - no dog-ear reading creases - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered, original,plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent/metallic blue gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 347pp [paginated] includes a prologue and 46 chapters; plus [unpaginated] publisher's notes on the three female authors and title page. The three author's collaborated to write this novel; each creating one of the three princesses in the novel,modelling their individual character on a different female archetype - each with personal strengths and weaknesses inherent in each of the characters. A gripping tale of love,magic and treachery. Late one stormy night three infant princesses are born.As each baby is placed into her mother's arms,so the Archimage Binah bestows on her a gift of great power: a pendant containing a bud of the long-extinct Black Trillium.One day that power will be all that protects the princesses from certain doom. 'Black Trillium' is a major achievement by three of the most important talents in this genre. 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: rja914520. ISBN: 9780246137173.
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Imprint: 088882100X. CANADA,8vo s/back,5th Printing.[Originally published in 8vo HB+dw/dj,in 1988 by same publisher.Reprinted 3 times between 1989 -92,this example printed 1993,the 5th reprint.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front cover+spine with red+ white lettering to front and white lettering to spine and rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip. Top+fore-edges though lightly aged/toned are generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, unread - apart from my own collation. CANADA,8vo wraps,p/back,5th print,2-391pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements, foreword by John Robert Colombo,author's forewarning,10 chapters,b/w photographs, diagrams and illustration reproductions interspersed throughout the text and the book,notes,selected bibliography,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,2pp blanks between notes and select biblio and to recto of last page potted biographies of co-authors and John Robert Colombo. Montsegur,in the French Pyrenees was the last stronghold of Cathar heretics,and the reputed sanctuary of their great religious treasure,the Holy Grail,guarded by Templars. Montsegur was sacked by forces of the Inquisition on March 16,1244; over 200 Cathars were burned alive and martyred,but legends insist that the Holy Grail was taken to safety before the doomed citadel was stormed by soldiers of Simon de Montfort. Was a castle in Nova Scotia the new haven for the Holy Grail? Do ruins in a Nova Scotia village conceal a dramatic and romantic chapter of history? Is the famous and mysterious "Money Pit" on Oak Island in Mahone Bay connected with a desperate and courageous attempt to save the Holy Grail? Was Samuel de Champlain a secret agent for the Grail Dynasty,and did his maps and journals purposefully obscure the location of the Grail's secret refuge in Acadia? And,just before Nova Scotia was attacked by Sedgewick in 1654,was the Holy Grail again transported to a new haven . . . Montreal, founded by a mysterious secret society called the Compagnie du Saint-Sacrement? 'Holy Grail Across The Atlantic' offers fascinating answers to these questions,and presents an interpretation of early Canadian history that you may prefer to doubt . . . but will not be able to forget! Since April 2013 and 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: rja831919.
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Imprint: UK.EXETER,DEVON.GREENWATER PUBLISHING,2000. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - though there is an adhesive price ticket (£17.99) to front, inner flap of dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with green+white lettering; rear panel of same with b/w facsimile newspaper cuttings/ headlines with a superimposed thumbnail colour photograph and b/w lettering to spine/backstrip of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top +fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - 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 green cloth bds with no gilt or ink printed lettering to spine/ backstrip,and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,i-xvipp +1-440pp [paginated] includes 2pp blank,title page,dedication page, contents list/table,author note/ intro,foreword by A.P. McCoy,33 chapters,32pp contemporary b/w+ colour (the majority) auto+ biographical photographs in 1 block, between pp208/9,table of race wins and an index,plus [unpaginated] 8pp blanks at rear. Controversy and Graham Bradley have ridden side by side throughout his 23 year career as one of the most charismatic jump jockeys that Britain has ever seen.As he fought his way from a council estate in West Yorkshire to ride for the finest stables in Britain and Ireland he made headlines - and not always for the right reasons. When most jump jockeys were getting up to ride work in the early morning,Brad was often just coming home from a night out. Elegant on and off horseback as he scooped the glittering prizes,this is his story told his way. He talks candidly about his life as one of the great jump jockeys and takes you into a world where triumph and disaster are separated by only a hoof beat.'The Wayward Lad' allows you to meet the heroes and villains in a sport where fortunes are won and lost amidst temptations and allegations of corruption. This is an emotional rollercoaste that moves at a gallop with big race wins interwoven with a dawn raid by the Serious Crime Squad and a harrowing period under suspicion. Friendships are tested to the full as Brad's life is splashed over the papers. He's down but not quite out. Since April 2013,and again in March 2015,the UK Post Office has increased 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 weight of this item (just under 1Kg unpackaged),for correct and possibly,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja596916. ISBN: 9781903297005.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1988. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Colour,pictorial artwork by Oliver Burston,illustrated upper wrap; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creases to edges - no nicks or tears present and minimal bumping with reciprocal creases to head of spine/backstrip.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and lightly grubbed/marked, fore-edge clean and considerably brighter; contents bright,tight and clean. Unblemished,plain blue paper-covered boards with upper board gilt decorated to bottom,right-hand corner with gilt author initials and 4 star constellation, and bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate royal blue endpapers and a blue,silk bookmark.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-239pp includes title page,20 chapters and author note to rear. Things were destined to career out of hand once John Girlie let the mysterious woman, kneeling by a graveside,become his obsession.There would be obvious pressures on any man called Girlie - and Louisiana football hero John Girlie had his share of them.It was not so much taunts like 'Your'e all Girlie' which gave him pause, for on the whole he had been instilled with a pride in the family name.But the notion that he was from a long line of quitters really bothered him.His grandfather,ex-senator Jason Girlie,had put the busy end of an automatic shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger.His father,J. Beauregard Girlie, simply disappeared when John was nine,leaving behind more profound family casualties than were first apparent.Brother Sam quit being a Girlie by legally changing his name.Although John himself quit football and eschewed fame for home-town obscurity after university,he did not abandon his already once-abandoned mother.But this act of loyalty was no simple matter - especially after he had seen the melancholy figure of Emma Groves amidst the tupelo trees in the graveyard where his friend Charley sniffed cocaine and dug artistic graves. The chances of 'that spooky woman' Emma being welcomed into John's household on Duncharme Road were slim now that his mother had only one last Girlie to hold on to.The lures of love and death are strong in Old Field,Louisiana and 'Tupelo Nights' is a superb first novel from a young writer of exceptional promise. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja2080. ISBN: 0747501335.
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