BURROUGHS.Jnr, WILLIAM:
SPEED.

Imprint: LONDON.SPHERE BOOK LTD.,1971.
Edition: UK,12mo p/back,1st edn thus.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/j - p/back as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo p/back,1st edn thus.VG.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from card cover.Glossy, black background with colour illustrated portrait bust and hypodermic syringe with white-outlined red lower case lettering to front card cover,similarly coloured lettered title but author's name in white to concave spine/ backstrip,rear cover with orange capital lettered critic's review (from Rolling Stone - an American monthly magazine that focuses on music,politics,and popular culture) and white lettered synopsis; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping and creases - no nicks,tears or splits present.A pair of lower corner tip creases to front cover,one crease affecting corner tips of the pages beneath with same uniform crease; rear cover with a pair of oblique-angled vertical creases,one the entire height of cover,the other approx. 2/3rds of cover,and both covers with some inevitable but minimal,superficial scoring or indents - not excessively so though.Top+fore-edges aged/toned; contents tight and solid,but with ubiquitous page-edge toning - due to quality of paper used by this publisher notably in that era - no dog-ear reading corner tips creases.Described hard but fairly and honestly - nowhere as detracting as it reads - given the book's age and nature, i.e a p/back.UK,12mo p/back,1st edn thus,9-191pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters; plus [unpaginated] 2p introduction by Allen Ginsberg,critic's quote and synopsis with blan reverse,half-title and title pages and individual chapter separator pages. SPEED is the autobiographical novel of William Burrough's Jr's methedrine inspired Odyssey through New York's asphalt jungle.With painful candour he explores the horizons of the speed freak's world - hustling for dope and money, harassed by the police,crashing in overcrowded, garbage strewn pads,and guiding his paranoid needle-brother Chad through the dangerous city streets. Totally stripped of remorse,self pity or sentiment,'SPEED' is a milestone in the younger generation's alienation from middle class society and its values. William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) - guru of the Beat Generation,controversial éminence grise of the international avant-garde,dark prophet,and blackest of black humour satirists - had a range of influence rivaled by few post-World War II writers.His many books include Naked Lunch, Queer, Exterminator!, The Cat Inside, The Western Lands, Junkie and Interzone. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja989522. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

BURT, KENDAL & LEASOR, JAMES:
The one that got away.

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS/MICHAEL JOSEPH,1956.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG/VG.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.3-colour block (green,white and black) artwork illustrated upper wrap by John Rose; b/w subject portrait photographic rear wrap; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges,but some very light chipping with miniscule loss,to edges and to head+foot of spine/backstrip (99% present). Top edge slightly aged and dust-soiled as usual/ normal with minimal spotting,fore-edge slightly less aged and cleaner but sporadically foxed/ spotted; contents generally bright,tight and clean apart from foxed page-edges.Generally clean,plain black paper-covered boards with blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and fairly clean plain white endpapers with the faintest hint of off-setting from the dw/dj's inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-255pp includes half-title+title pages,b/w subject portrait photographic frntis,contents+ illustrations lists,6 b/w maps,10pp contemporary b/w photographs,19 chapters and appendices(2). The first escape story of a German in England. All who have been stirred by the many stories of British wartime escapes from enemy hands must have wondered about the reverse of the coin.Did German prisoners try to escape as persistently as did their British counterparts? Did they bait their guards with similar ironic humour and with horse-play often carried to dangerous extremes? Were similar epics of courage and endurance enacted unknown to us on our own soil and on the surrounding seas? What were the opportunities for escape from prison camps in Britain,and what were the chances of eluding recapture among a population that at the time included a high percentage of foreigners? Was escape from camp itself worth while when ultimate success must inevitably involve passage across the sea by plane or boat? How were our prisoners fed, interrogated,guarded? In other words,how did we treat them? These questions are all answered in the first book to tell the full story of a German officer escaping in England,set against the background of our own familiar countryside, and with our own countrymen - police,soldiers, home guards,shepherds,bus conductors,booking clerks,etc.,playing the unfamiliar roles of pursuer and sometimes unconscious abettor of one of the most ingenious and brazen of all escapers. The full and vastly exciting story of Franz von Werra,Luftwaffe pilot shot down in the Battle of Britain,who made two fabulous escapes in England and finally got away from Canada across the frozen St. Lawrence into the then neutral United States,has been unravelled by two English authors.Von Werra himself was killed shortly after his return to duty but had meantime dictated an account of his adventures which the German Ministry of Propaganda banned on the score that it was insufficiently anti-British, and the German High Command on the score of security.With the advantage of this account as a basis and with all the detail filled in by their own researches,the authors have contributed a unique addition to the escape literature of World War II. It is a story which the British reader will follow with breathless fascination and with intermittent doubt as to where his sympathies lie. 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: rja2090. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

BURTON**, RICHARD:
A Christmas Story.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1989.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj 1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Colour photographic upper wrap,inset with b/w portrait photograph of Richard Burton in an oval.Top+fore-edges clean; contents near pristine.Plain brown paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and b/w scenic photographic endpapers.UK,slim 12mo (rectangular - 7.25" x 9"),HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,60pp includes an introduction by Sally Burton - his last wife,b/w photographic frntis and 26pp b/w photographs. Richard Burton often claimed that he would rather have played rugby for Wales than play Hamlet.Less well known was his wish to write.'A Christmas Story' was the only published fruit of this ambition and showed that he could indeed have become a writer of warmth,wit and perception. Set in a Glamorgan mining village and seen through the eyes of a small boy stoning raisins for the pudding on Christmas Eve,the story is strongly autobiographical and,among other things,a ringing tribute to the eldest sister who brought him up from the age of two. The story,first published in 1964,has long been out of print,and Sally Burton has provided a sympathetic introduction which places it in the context of the Jenkins family of Pontrhydyfen and the twelfth of thirteen children,who became the international star who transfixed the world with the magnetism of his personality and the sound of his Welsh voice. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

REJECTED/01/12/2023.

Stock number: rja1618. ISBN: 0340512466.

£ 8.95 (approx. $US 11.65 )

BURTON**, RICHARD:
A CHRISTMAS STORY.**

Imprint: LONDON.HEINEMANN,1964.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn,and minus it's issued dw/dj.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,multi-coloured paper-covered boards (the design repeated from the missing dw/dj), with black lettering and very slightly marked, plain white endpapers.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present,but board's rear top outer edge with evidence of a residual fluid stain.Top edges aged/toned - as usual/normal - and minimally foxed/spotted,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread? UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj, illustrated 1st edn,7-28pp [paginated] includes full-page b/w line illustrations by Lydia Fruhauf - 7 in total which includes frntis; plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages and title separator page. Richard Burton often claimed that he would rather have played rugby for Wales than play Hamlet.Less well known was his wish to write.'A Christmas Story' was the only published fruit of this ambition and showed that he could indeed have become a writer of warmth,wit and perception.Set in a Glamorgan mining village and seen through the eyes of a small boy stoning raisins for the pudding on Christmas Eve,the story is strongly autobiographical and,among other things,a ringing tribute to the eldest sister who brought him up from the age of two. This story,first published in 1964,has long been out of print,but there was a later subsequent re-issue; LONDON,HODDER & STOUGHTON, 1989 and Sally Burton has provided a sympathetic introduction which places it in the context of the Jenkins family of Pontrhydyfen and the twelfth of thirteen children,who became the international star who transfixed the world with the magnetism of his personality and the sound of his Welsh voice. See also rja547715 for another example of this edn. Richard Burton,the actor,his first literary attempt of a short story set at Christmas,in a Welsh mining village.A scarce and an uncommon,original title albeit without it's original dw/dj. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja645516. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 17.00 (approx. $US 22.12 )

BURTON, JESSIE:
THE CONFESSION.

Imprint: LONDON.PICADOR/an imprint of Pan Macmillan,2019.
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Waterstones Exclusive Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: aAuthor SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Waterstones Exclusive Edition,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] NMINT/NMINT. Wrapped, protected and stored from issuse/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,assorted foliage illustrated wrap-around background with to front panel of dw/dj,a sitting rabbit outline with colour +gilt floral illustration within and an outlined,seated nude female body beneath the floral illustration; with author's capitalised, embossed,matt white-lettered name at top edge with white-lettered Million copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist credit underneath and similarly coloured+lettered title as the author's name to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with a pair of thumbnail colour+gilt flower illustrated detail from front's design with author's name+title in similarly embossed, coloured,lettering as the front's,rear panel with assorted foliage'd illustration and 5 critics' reviews for 'The Miniaturist' and 'The Muse'.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.All edges coloured red and without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked fluorescent red gilt lettered and thumbnail rabbit detail,a plain black headband with sewn-in red silk ribbon bookmark and blue/green repeated rabbit illustrated endpapers.UK, small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Waterstones Exclusive Edition,1st edn,3-453pp [paginated] includes 52 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages with an author's SIGNED, Waterstones Exclusive Edition tipped in page between the two,a dedication,epigrams (2 - dialogue between Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart The Barefoot Contessa,1954 and Pauli Pyllko),  individual year-dated,b/w thumbnail illustrated separator pages and to the rear,author's Acknowledgements.                                Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows Connie to LA, but in this city of strange dreams and razzle-dazzle, Elise feels even more out of her depth and makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever. Three decades later, Rose Simmons is trying to uncover the story of her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was a now reclusive novelist,Rose finds herself at the door of Constance Holden's house in search of a confession . . . 'The Confession' is an absorbing tale of secrets and self-discovery from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of 'The Miniaturist' and 'The Muse'. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.  ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                                                                                                                  

Stock number: rja1168824. ISBN: 9781509886142.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BUSBY, MATT:
SOCCER AT THE TOP: MY LIFE IN FOOTBALL.

Imprint: LONDON.SPHERE,1974.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback,1st edn.
Binding: No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo,paperback 1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn. Subject colour,portrait photograph illustrated upper panel and publisher blurp to rear; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears - head+foot of spine/ backstrip slightly bumped and rubbed.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned - as usual/normal, contents bright,tight and generally clean apart from some light foxing/spotting to inside wraps and endpapers.UK,12mo p/back (approx 7" tall x 4.25" wide) 1st edn,7-173pp includes title page,a contents list,foreword by Stanley Rous,C.B.E,Pts 1-5,and 8pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp88/89. Manager of Manchester United for twenty- three years (then 1973),Sir Matt Busby was and remains one of soccer's most respected and influential figures.The phenomenal success of the team he created brought both club and manager international fame at the top of the world's most competitive professional game.This is Matt Busby's own story of his life in football and what it has meant to be manager of the best-known football club in the world.His involvement with United began just after the Second World War.He describes vividly the ups and downs of those early years,followed by the triumphs of the 'Busby babes'.Then came tragedy when eight of the players were killed in an air crash at Munich.Busby himself was injured almost fatally and his team virtually destroyed.Miraculously, through the sixties Manchester United was rebuilt until,in 1968,Sir Matt achieved his greatest triumph when United became the first English club to win the European Cup. Matt Busby speaks frankly about his career and the players he has handled over the years.He voices outspoken opinions about what is happening in football today and his hopes for the future of Manchester United. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja2079. ISBN: 0722120966.

£ 4.99 (approx. $US 6.49 )

BUSI, ALDO:
The Standard Life of a Temporary Pantyhose Salesman.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[First published in Italian as 'Vita Standard di un venditore provissorio de collant.' in 1985.First published in translation in USA in 1988 and simultaneously in Canada.First published in UK,1989.Translated by Raymond Rosenthal.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustrated upper wrap dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top edge lightly dust-soiled,aged and minimally spotted,fore-edge considerably brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean also,apart from light page-edge toning.Bright,clean,publisher's original black cloth boards with grey ink stamped letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4- 430pp [paginated] +2pp blanks,half-title+ title pages,contents list/table,Bks 1-3 comprising 11 chapters and 4pp blanks to rear. When Aldo Busi's irreverent,dense and remarkable novel 'The Standard Life of a Temporary Pantyhose Salesman' appeared in Italy,it was hailed as the finest novel of the decade.If there is one Italian writer who is likely to be to the 80's and 90's what Moravia,Carlo Levi and Dino Buzzati were to the postwar years,that writer is Busi. 'The Standard Life of a Temporary Pantyhose Salesman' concerns the somewhat picaresque adventures of one Angelo Basarovi,a man of thirty who is more or less marking time,finishing a university thesis during the day and cruising the homosexual beaches of Lake Garda at night. He earns his living as a salesman and interpreter for Cesare Lometto,a gargantuan chiseller who owns a pantyhose factory.Together they set out on a series of sales trips through Western Europe,as improbable a pair of travellers as has appeared since Cervantes.Lometto is the embodiment of nouveau riche Italy.His schemes involve not only cheating his customers and the tax man but also his wife's having a baby in America who might someday become President of the Unites States.Basarovi travels with the pregnant woman to New York,but the baby is born with Down's Syndrome.The scheme fails,and though Lometto is thwarted and Basarovi,in his sceptical way,comes out on top,there are no real winners. 'The Standard Life of a Temporary Pantyhose Salesman' defies categorization. The book breaks with the quieter traditions of postwar Italian fiction and explodes with baroque energy.Savage and compassionate at once,it is one of the most original novels of the last ten years (then 1989).Author's debut novel to appear in UK. 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: rja27187. ISBN: 0571146570.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BUTCHER,ALAN C.:
On London & South Western Lines.

Imprint: UK.SURREY.IAN ALLAN,1995.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj(as issued?),1st edn.
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NMINT.Colour photographic laminated boards with plain white endpapers.Small oblong 8vo,HB approx 7.50" x 9.50";80pp includes colour photograph each page. 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: rjap721. ISBN: 071102331X.

£ 10.99 (approx. $US 14.30 )

BUTLER, SAMUEL:
EREWHON OR OVER THE RANGE.

Imprint: LONDON.ALEXANDER MORING LTD.,THE DE LA MORE PRESS,1901.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued (?),new and revised,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued?
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB,no dw/djas issued(?),new and revised, 1st edn thus. [The De La More Press was active between 1900 and 1950.] VG+. No owner inscrptn. Publisher's original,bright,crisp,generally clean,sharp-cornered,dark red cloth boards with bright,crisp,non-oxidised,blocked capitalised gilt lettered title to front board,similarly lettered spine/backstrip which is slightly dulled and with ubiquitous but minimal bumping, with inevitable reciprocal creases at head+foot of same - but no nicks,tears or splits present - and plain white chain-laid endpapers with some minimal,faint off-setting from and to pastedowns and free endpapers respectively and hinge cracked at verso fo front free endpaper and recto of half-title leaves.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - corner tips miniscculely rubbed.Boards 99% clean with minor blemishes - residual small spot splash to front,rear board with some minimal colour dye bleaching on rear board's spine's gutter fold/crease.Top edges gilt (teg),fore-edges though minimally aged/ toned,are almost blemish free; contents bright and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips but some random signatures also cracked.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued (?), new and revised,1st edn thus,v-xviipp+1-323pp [paginated] includes a Preface to to First Edition,Preface to Second Edition,a Preface for this new and revised edn,XXIX (29) chapters includes a Conclusion Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is in an acceptable condition/state of ppresentation.It is only the minimal exterior/interior faults described that prevent a higher grading.Despite these,it really is an exceptional copy for completeness,brightness and cleanliness. Butler's 'Erewhon' [pronounced as a word of three syllables,all short - as in E-re-Whon - nowhere in reverse] is one of the more famous utopian/dystopian tales in which a traveller happens upon a strange society and spends the rest of the book observing it. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja1019122. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 175.00 (approx. $US 227.74 )

BUTLER**, CLIFF - Compiled & ed by:
Manchester United Official Yearbook,1997.

Imprint: UK.MANCHESTER.Manchester United Football Club.plc,1997.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo s/back original,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo s/back original,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn - almost as new,and unread - no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic wraps; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents crisp,bright,tight and near pristine. UK,slim 8vo s/back Original,1st edn,2-176pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, C.Martin (Chairman) foreword,Alex Ferguson (Manager) preface/ introduction,Club 'phone numbers,directory+honours,41 sections,playing staff - professionals,young professionals+ departures,FA Carling Premiership match results+details '96/7,EUFA Champions League/FA Challenge Cup/Coca-Cola match results,reserves, juniors,etc.,etc,plus profuse colour photographs throughout the text and the book. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.     ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja29628. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BUTLER**, CLIFF with PONTING,IVAN:
Manchester United Official Yearbook,1999.

Imprint: UK.MANCHESTER.Manchester United Football Club.plc,1997.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo s/back original,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback/wraps., No dw/dj - wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo s/back original,1st edn.MINT.No owner inscrptn - almost as new,and unread - no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic wraps; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, contents crisp,bright,tight and near pristine. UK,slim 8vo s/back Original,1st edn,4-224pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, C.Martin (Chairman) foreword,Alex Ferguson( Manager) preface/intro,Club 'phone numbers, directory+honours,22 sections,playing staff - professionals,young professionals+departures,FA Carling Premiership match results+details '98/99,EUFA Champions League/FA Challenge Cup/ Worthington Cup match results,player profiles: reserves,juniors,etc.,etc; plus profuse colour photographs throughout the text and the book.The unique treble-winning season,FA Premiership,FA Cup,and UEFA Champions League. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja29648. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BUTLIN, MARTIN - selected & written by:
William Blake (Tate Gallery 9 March - 21 May 1978).

Imprint: LONDON.TATE GALLERY PUBLICATIONS DEPT.,1978.
Edition: UK,Qrto s/back,1st edn.
Binding: Colour,pictorial card covers.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto s/back,1st edn.NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - wraps as issued. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Blake,illustrated card wraps; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - and light reading creases to spine/backstrip. Top edge slightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal - and minimally foxed/spotted; fore-edge brighter,cleaner and not foxed/ spotted; contents bright,tight and clean. UK,Qrto s/back,1st edn,7-164pp [paginated] +half-title+title pages,b/w line illus frntis [portrait of W.Blake 1820,John Linnell],contents+colour plates lists/ tables - unpaginated,foreword by Sir Norman Reid,note on The William Blake Trust,editor introduction on art of Blake, catalogue with profuse b/w illustrations and 17 colour plate illustrations throughout the text and the book - 339 illus in total,a chronology,a bibliography, list of lenders and compiler's acknowledgements to rear. A catalogue of the Tate Gallery exhibition - 9 March-21 May 1978; with 339 exhibits,each described and illustrated. An exhibition comprising paintings, drawings,prints and pages from Blake's books.Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Tate Gallery,London, organized in association with the Blake Trust.At the time of the exhibition the author was compiling a Blake catalogue raisonne. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja26857. ISBN: 0905005112.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BUTTERWORTH**, NICK:
THE RESCUE PARTY.

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1993.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but a neat,red ink stamped name 'Samantha' to to title page beside the colour illus vignette,but no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Nick Butterworth, illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Dw/dj design repeated to crisp,clean,glossy laminated boards with grey+white rabbit silhouetted,unmarked endpapers.UK,suare 8vo (approx 8.75" x 8.75")HB+dw/dj,1st edn,24pp [unpaginated - includes a fold-out page] and title page. Percy,the park keeper,is having a day off.It is a perfect day for doing nothing. The sun is shining and Percy and his friends settle down to enjoy a picnic and a bit of a nap. As Percy dozes,three young rabbits play nearby. But Percy's peaceful picnic is abruptly disturbed when a nasty accident befalls the smallest rabbit.Percy soon devises a plan to rescue her - but somehow his plan doesn't turn out quite as expected. Nick Butterworth's stories about Percy,the gentle park keeper,have enchanted countless children and have already sold over half a million copies.'The Rescue Party' is a delightful new story about Percy and his friends. 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! British designer,author/illustrator of children's books,born Kingsbury,London,1946,with more than thirty book titles to his credit. Worked as a freelance graphics artist and as a TV-AM children's programme presenter.He produced a regular illustrated story,'Upney Junction',for the Sunday Express Magazine (UK newspaper supplement). Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja28007. ISBN: 0001938207.

£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 )

BYATT**, A. S:
BABEL TOWER. [Author SIGNED copy.]

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj.Byatt's handwritten,signature to half-title under printed name,in fountain pen ink.Top front edge dw/dj slightly creased else fine. Black cloth boards,gilt letters to spine/backstrip.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,618pp. Front jacket illustration: Liz Cooke.Pixies within jacket illustration by Brian Froud and Alan Lee. See also my book ID rja1174224 [Ragnarok: The End of the Gods.],a UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. 'Babel Tower',the third in a planned quartet of novels,following 'The Virgin in the Garden' and 'Still Life',tracing the fortunes of Frederica and her family through the 1950's and 60's. Winner of Booker Prize in 1990 for 'Possession', probably her best known work.She is also a critic and sister of Margaret Drabble. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja87. ISBN: 0701137185.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

BYATT, A. S:
Ragnarok: The End of the Gods.

Imprint: SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.CANONGATE BOOKS LTD.,2011.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial montage'd illustrations within a decorated gilt border to front of dw/dj with mixture of capitalised+lower case white-lettered author credit for her 'Possession' and The Children's Book' titles at front's top edge' author's capitalised,glossy,graduated yellow+ orange lettered name and capitalised,bright, crisp,embossed gilt-lettered part-title with orange-lettered sub-title beneath.Orange illustrated spine/backstrip with author's, capitalised,glossy,black-lettered name,a glossy colour thumbnail illustration separating author name from title and publisher's capitalised, black-lettered name and red illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with decorative gilt bordered panel and within,a white-lettered synopsis at top edge and 3 critics' white-lettered reviews of author. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges lightly aged/toned,fore-edges slightly brighter and either 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.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain maroon cloth boards with gilt-lettered and gilt repeated dw/dj spine's thumbnail illustration,a sand-coloured headband and immaculate plain light khaki endpapers. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-177p [paginated] includes a collection of Norse myths/stories with b/w facsimile engraving illustrations interspersed throughout the text, Thoughts on the Myths,a Bibliography, Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,a Note on names; a b/w illustration,and to the rear,a Note on the Type and 4pp blanks. See my book IDs rja25737 [Angels and Insects], rja87 [The Babel Tower - author SIGNED] both UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns.in my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues.             Recently evacuated to the British countryside and with World War II raging around her, one young girl is struggling to make sense of her life. Then she is given a book of ancient Norse legends and her inner and outer worlds are transformed.                                     A.S. Byatt is the author of fifteen works of fiction including the Booker Prize-winning 'Possession', 'The Biographer's Tale' and, most recently, the Man Booker-shortlisted 'The Children's Book'.A distinguished critic as well as a writer of fiction,A.S. Byatt was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                        ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                             

Stock number: rja1174224. ISBN: 9781847670649.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

CABLE, VINCE:
FREE RADICAL - A MEMOIR.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£19.99) to dw/dj. Bright,clean,matt,author/subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/dj,with gilt+white lettering; assorted laudatory praise and comments about subject to rear b/w panel; with some minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Internal,sellotape repair to small closed tear to front top corner, and another internal+external sellotape repair to a closed tear (of approx 1/2") at foot of spine/backstrip's rear gutter's edge.Described hard but fairly and honestly,nowhere as bad as it reads!Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean with minimal marks; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xpp+1-358pp [paginated] includes illus list/table,author's preface,15 chapters,8pp contemporary autobiographical b/w photographs in 1 block, between pp182/3,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and a contents list/table. Vince Cable is best known as 'the undisputed heavyweight champion of the credit crunch in Parliament' (Robert Peston),revered for his prescience and authority on the world economic crisis.But his journey to become Briatain's most respected politician has been long,cicuitous and sometimes very painful.In this memoir he tells that story for the first time. Born into a working-class family in York, he became interested in both politics and development economics at university.These enthusiasms led him to Nairobi,where,at the age of 23,he worked in the Treasury of Kenya.He met Olympia Rebelo,a Kenyan Goan, when they were both working in a psychiatric hospital in York, and when she returned to Nairobi they married, despite fierce opposition from both families. Cable's career took his young family from Glasgow to London and on to India and the oil industry.Cable became increasingly concerned with how political parties can promote social justice,joining the SDP when it was founded in 1981.When he was elected as Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham in 1997,his wife was in the late stages of cancer,which she fought courageously until her death in 2001. In this revealing autobiography,he describes the effect of that tragedy on himself and his family,how he threw himself into politics and how he later met Rachel Wenban Smith and found marital happiness again.The book culminates with Cable's gripping account of the economic crisis and his transformation from lone voice to leade of parliamentary opinion. 'Free Radical' is a candid book,written with wit and great insight. Vince Cable's life story has not been that of a conventional career politician; his book is as compelling as it is timely. 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: rja533315. ISBN: 9781848870468.

£ 8.50 (approx. $US 11.06 )

CADOGAN**, MARY:
And Then Their Hearts Stood Still: An exuberant look at romantic fiction past and present.

Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1994.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,coloured pictorial illustrated upper wrap with; minimal shelf-wear and negligible creases to edges - no nicks or tears present - and corners NOT bumped.Head of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing,light creasing to top edge also.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine - appears an unread copy - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean,plain green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-322pp includes b/w line illustrated half-title+title pages,contents list, author introduction and 13 chapters. 'And Then Their Hearts Stood Still' looks at that most popular of genres,romantic fiction, from classics to comic-strips and women's magazine stories; from teenage and schoolgirl passions to the second (or third or fourth) - time-around affairs of older - if not necessarily wiser - women. Looking back to the themes initiated by writers in the 19thC,such as Jane Austen and the Brontes,and some luridly intriguing seduction tales,it traces the historical development of the love story, and the changing status of its heroines.As well as these traditional roles,the book looks at images of the overblown femme fatale and the 'other woman'.It considers responses to sexual attitudes and identities and how these change and differ,through the innocent raptures of Barbara Cartland to the occasionally shocking brutalities of Ethel M Dell and E M Hull; from the Gothic of Daphne du Maurier and Victoria Holt to the quasi-spiritual outpourings of Marie Corelli and Florence Barclay.While the genre is often seen as endorsing men's power over women, Mary Cadogan shows that it frequently reflects female domination over men,in 'taming the beast' tales from writers as distinct in style as D H Lawrence and Vera Brittain.In more recent years writers such as Frances Edmonds and Joanna Trollope in Britain,and Danielle Steel and Judith Krantz in America have taken this one step further and created truly feminist heroines. Questions are often asked about the relevance and future of the novel in general: 'And Then Their Hearts Stood Still' makes it clear that romantic fiction which has already rolled on relentlessly for some 200 years,seems set to continue its colourful momentum well into the 21stC and beyond. 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 pages! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,the stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja646. ISBN: 0333564863.

£ 19.99 (approx. $US 26.01 )

CAIN, JAMES M:
JEALOUS WOMAN./ SINFUL WOMAN.[ACE BOOKS H253.]

Imprint: LONDON.THE HARBOROUGH PUBLISHING CO. LTD.,1959.
Edition: UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj -p/back - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo p/back,1st edn. VG++. No owner inscrptn and a printed circular yellow+white 2/6 price to top,right hand corner of front's card cover. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy colour pictorial GGA (Good girl art ) painted/ illustration of a redhead in black lingerie by VERNON,illustrated front cover,with capitalised white-lettered author name+sub-title,capitalised yellow-lettered title,and publisher's yellow+ black lettered+illustrated colophon+book's number to top corner towards head of spine,a flat,black spine/backstrip with similalry coloured+lettered text as the front's,without any reading creases to same; a white background rear cover with author's thumbnail b/w portrait photograph,a black-lettered synopsis/blurb and a critic's red-lettered review.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present but some minimal scoring to front cover.Top+fore-edges with inevitable age-acquired toning as usual/normal, but no foxing; contents tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears to be unread other than my own collation.UK,12mo p/back,1st edn,2 stories, 5- 104pp and 107-188pp [paginated] respectively, includes Pts 1-4 comprising 15 chapters in total to first story 'JEALOUS WOMAN',and 2nd story 'SINFUL WOMAN' includes [unpaginated] titIe separator page and paginated 12 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear,publisher's 4pp advertisement for selected fiction and war titles.                   A HARD-BOILED STORY OF VIOLENT ACTION AND EMOTION. [Strap line.]   A violent story of American city life by today's acknowledged master of hard-boiled fiction and author of The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Moth, Mildred Pierce, etc.,etc.A direct,swift narrative of passion,corruption and deft Cain double-cross.   Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                            

Stock number: rja1099323. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

CAINE**, MICHAEL:
MICHAEL CAINE: The Elephant to Hollywood. - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. **

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2010.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,author/subject's portrait colour photograph to upper panel of dw/dj,with gilt raised letters and both dark+ pale blue,white lettering,and subject's contemporary,earlier b/w portrait photograph to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A tiny snick/closed tear, internally sellotape repaired and strengthened, to front,top corner.Majority of light creasing is to top edges,a slight diagonal crease in vicinity of said snick/tear,some minor, superficial scoring/indents to dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually as new - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread? Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain burgundy endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-ixpp+1- 406pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table, acknowledgements,a prologue,23 chapters and an epilogue,subject's Top Ten movies of all time, another list of his own favourite movies,32pp of contemporary biographical b/w+colour photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7, pp150/1,pp246/7 and pp310/11 respectively,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, and a dedication. It's been a long journey for Maurice Micklewhite - born with rickets in London's poverty-stricken Elephant & Castle - to the bright lights of Hollywood. With a glittering career spanning more than five decades and starring roles that have earned him two Oscars,a knighthood, and an iconic place in the Hollywood pantheon,the man now known to us as Michael Caine looks back over it all. Funny,warm and honest,Caine gives us his insider's view of Hollywood (where there's neither holly nor woods).He recalls the films, the legendary stars,and the off- screen moments with a gift for story-telling only equalled by David Niven. Hollywood has been his home and his playground.But England is where his heart lies.And where he blames the French for the abundance of snails in his garden. A plaque now celebrates him at the Elephant in London and his handprint is one of only 200 since 1927 to decorate the hallowed pavement outside the mecca of Hollywood stars,Grauman's Chinese Theatre. A very British star,'The Elephant to Hollywood' is the remarkable full circle of Michael Caine's life. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct P+p quote - 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: rja536915. ISBN: 9781444700015.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

CAINE**, MICHAEL:
MICHAEL CAINE: The Elephant to Hollywood. - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2010.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4th imp.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4th imp.[Complete number line 4.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,author/subject's portrait colour photograph to upper panel of dw/dj,with gilt raised letters and both dark+pale blue, white lettering,and subject's contemporary,earlier b/w portrait photograph to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - some minor,superficial scoring/indents to dw/dj.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually as new - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain burgundy endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-ixpp+1- 406pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, acknowledgements,a prologue,23 chapters and an epilogue,subject's Top Ten movies of all time, another list of his own favourite movies,32pp of contemporary biographical b/w+colour photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7, pp150/1,pp246/7 and pp310/11 respectively,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, and a dedication. It's been a long journey for Maurice Micklewhite - born with rickets in London's poverty-stricken Elephant & Castle - to the bright lights of Hollywood. With a glittering career spanning more than five decades and starring roles that have earned him two Oscars,a knighthood, and an iconic place in the Hollywood pantheon,the man now known to us as Michael Caine looks back over it all. Funny,warm and honest,Caine gives us his insider's view of Hollywood (where there's neither holly nor woods).He recalls the films, the legendary stars,and the off-screen moments with a gift for story-telling only equalled by David Niven. Hollywood has been his home and his playground.But England is where his heart lies.And where he blames the French for the abundance of snails in his garden. A plaque now celebrates him at the Elephant in London and his handprint is one of only 200 since 1927 to decorate the hallowed pavement outside the mecca of Hollywood stars,Grauman's Chinese Theatre. A very British star,'The Elephant to Hollywood' is the remarkable full circle of Michael Caine's life. 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: rja754417. ISBN: 9781444700015.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

CAINE**, MICHAEL:
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

Imprint: USA,NY.RANDOM HOUSE,1994.
Edition: US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NMINT/NMINT.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,519pp.B/w photographic montage endpapers,b/w photographs. 'What's it all about' is a book of anecdotes, insights,full of stories of romance,humour,lust, bad behaviour,good deeds,rough times and halcyon days. Candid,vibrant and warm,here is a captivating self-portrait of a man who is at once sublimely ordinary and simply extraordinary.It is also about the companions on his life journey,from Roger Moore,Sean Connery and Cary Grant to name but a few; to his extraordinary love affair with his wife,Shakira.It is also about the movies - from ALFIE to SLEUTH to THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING to HANNAH AND HER SISTERS - and about the craft.In the course of 27 films he has worked with such legends as Sir Laurence Olivier, Elizabeth Taylor,Peter O'Toole,Sidney Poitier and Brigitte Bardot and with legendary directors as John Huston,Woody Allen,Brian de Palma,Otto Preminger and Victorio De Sica. 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: rja714. ISBN: 039458421X.

£ 15.99 (approx. $US 20.81 )

CALDERON,W FRANK:
ANIMAL PAINTING & ANATOMY [The New Art Library 2nd Series - Vol XVIII].

Imprint: LONDON.SEELEY SERVICE & CO. LTD.,1950.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Publisher's advert to rear panel of dw/dj indicates a forthcoming new volume to the series:Practical Portrait Painting by Frank Slater,which was eventually published 1951.] VG++/VG.No owner inscrptn,price-clip to dw/dj.Black, heavy paper background coloured dw/dj with colour pictorial onlay illustration and green ink letters with some inevitable shelf-wear,creasing and some chipping - with minimal loss) to edges and corners. Miniscule loss to both top corners particularly, miniscule rubbing and similar loss to lower two corners.Small closed tears/nicks to both front+rear, top edges of dw/dj.Head of spine/backstrip affected by 6/16" deep horizontal loss causing partial loss of 'New Art Library' in title,with the closed tear also causing the two capital letters 'A' + 'P' (from Animal & Painting) to be lost and missing from the title.Foot of same has an approx 1" x 1/2" high+wide,isosceles-shaped triangular loss,affecting the publisher's printed name's letters.Described hard,but fairly and honestly - nowhere as bad as it reads or sounds! Top edges coloured pale green,with some fading/sunning towards headband area,fore-edges slightly aged/tanned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight and near pristine - apart from some minimal,sporadic foxing/ spotting to both feps and pastedowns - these in particular suffering fom offset foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.No dog-ear creases to any pages' corners, no interior marking or annotations - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and aforementioned offset foxing+spotting to eps.Qrto HB+dw/dj,7-336pp [paginated] includes list of b/w plates,Pts I+II comprising XI and X chapters respectively,profuse mixture of b/w line illus (majority),7 b/w plates from various artists' animal paintings.1 b/w horse-racing photograph,and an index. Plus, [unpaginated,half-title page - recto of which has colour,pictorial onlay illustration (repeated from dw/dj) frntis,b/w vignette (head of cow) illustrated title-page and contents list/table. Mr Calderon has himself had great success as an animal painter and his capacity for instructing others has been fully proved by the fact that amongst his distinguished pupils may be numbered Mr. Lionel Edwards,Sir Alfred Munnings,R.A., Mr Cecil Aldin and a host of other notable animal painters. This book serves two main purposes: (1) It is a convenient and reliable guide to the normal artist who may have occasion to refer to it in the difficult task of introducing animals into his work; (2) It covers the whole field of anatomical study of horses, dogs, cattle, cats, &c., &c.,for one who wishes to make animal painting his speciality. A volume from this publisher's 'New Art Library (Second Series) and is listed as Volume XVIII,and is the most expensive at it's original price of 30s. W. Frank Calderon was the founder and Principal of The School of Animal Painting,Kensington,London,and sometime lecturer on Animal Painting at the Royal Academy. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So, please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja449913. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

CALDWELL, STELLA
The Gloriumptious Worlds of ROALD DAHL.

Imprint: LONDON.CARLTON PUBLISHING GROUP,2016.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around,matt background paper-covered boards with glossy colour pictorial illustrations by Quentin Blake,to front board,with capitalised,glossy white and other white-lettered title,capitalised glossy black-lettered tag line and other glossy, black-lettered illustrator name; spine/backstrip with white-coloured part of title and illustrator's name,a thumbnail colour illustration and  publisher's capitalised black-lettered+coloured colophon to foot of same,rear panel with multiple,coloured illustrations and black+red lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no tears or splits present,repeated colour - beige,orange,red,black and grey,various sized, diamond-shaped design illustrated front+rear endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread other than my own collation.UK, Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,56pp thick card illustrated pages [unpaginated and excluding free endpapers] includes double-page, colour pictorial illustrated title page and publishing details,double-page colour pictorial illustrated Guide to 14 of Dahl's titles - includes guide to Dahl's writing Hut,3 separate Chapters comprising guides from: Magic and Mayhem - guides to James and the Giant Peach, The Magic Finger, Esio Trot, Danny the Champion of the World, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the The Great Glass Elevator; Chapter 2 Beastly Adults - guides to The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine, Matilda; Chapter 3 Fantastic Beasts and Beings - guides to The BFG, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me,and The Witches respectively,profuse illustrations by Quentin Blake throughout the text and the book; plus to the rear,on the reverse of the penultimate page - a pasted small envelope with a small folded facsimile typewritten author's home address+ phone number headed notepaper with author's facsimile signature.This ephemeral item is often missing. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its nature, i.e. a child's book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major imperfections or other major detracting faults.  HAVE YOU EVER wanted to know what actually happened to James Trotter's parents when they encountered an angry escaped rhino? Or how to make the Twits' infamous bird pie? Well now you can find out,with 'The Gloriumptious Worlds of Roald Dahl'. The book is a brilliant extension to Dahl's wonderful stories,and gives fascinating insights into the characters and events from Roald Dahl's writing in a humorous, exciting and downright gloriumptious way.        For the very first time,the stories behind the stories are brought to life in this brand new title.Inside,Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations are combined with previously unpublished reproductions of imagined letters, artefacts and posters,and editing notes from Dahl himself,to bring all of Roald Dahl's characters alive. Whether you have read all of Roald Dahl's stories,or are just beginning to enjoy them,this is a great companion book that will help you delve even deeper into Roald Dahl's worlds.                            Read Mrs Twit's recipe for Bird Pie,become a giant expert the BFG's spotter's guide,discover Willy Wonka's golden ticket or take a look at The Trunchbull's tips for school discipline. 'The Gloriumptious Worlds of Roald Dahl' is full of unusual letters from odd characters,curious photographs of strange objects,and sensational newspaper clippings describing marvellous occasions - there are even illustrations by the fabulous Quentin Blake! It's a scrumdiddlyumptious delight for human beans of all ages! Please contact seller,because of the 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1083823. ISBN: 9781783122158.

£ 16.99 (approx. $US 22.11 )

CALLOW, SIMON:
Dickens' Christmas: A VICTORIAN CELEBRATION.

Imprint: LONDON.FRANCES LINCOLN LIMITED,2003.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE++/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£16.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated upper panel of dw/dj (scene from an 1833 Christmas card),a small,round stained glass portrait of Charles Dickens (set into a window of 48 Doughty Street, London,W.C.1,home to Dickens 1837 now Dickens House Museum) to rear panel of dw/dj,with white+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A small indentation/puncture to approx middle of spine/backstrip of dw/dj - board beneath appears unaffected. 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,plain brown cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour painting illustrated eps (Christmas fayre/ food on table).UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-155pp [paginated] includes author intro,8 chapters (includes the complete text of 'A Christmas Carol'),profuse contemporary b/w+colour illustrations/ paintings throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] colour vignette illustrated title page,b/w line part- illustrated contents list/table with Dickens colour portrait painting by Daniel Maclise (1806-70),a biblio and acknowledgements to rear. Want more DICKENS-related titles? For similar and other available titles use keywords q52_Charles Dickens - or please search my BIOGRAPHY,GENERAL and SIGNED catalogues. To Victorian England,Charles Dickens was Christmas.The publication of his hugely successful novel 'A Christmas Carol' in 1843,when he was already the country's most famous novelist,coincided with a decade which saw the invention of the Christmas cracker,the first Christmas card and Prince Albert's promotion of the Norwegian Christmas tree.And though Dickens' storytelling focused as sharply on the misery of the poor as on merrymaking,for his 19th-century readers the season of goodwill,under the benign influence of Queen Victoria,was fast becoming an opportunity for families to unite in a riot of celebration. Simon Callow,who has brought Dickens in triumph to audiences worldwide,now brings him to life on the page,lovingly re-creating the phenomenon of Christmas that fascinated the great novelist. Starting his pleasurable task in the ancient world of Christmas Past,Callow works his way through carols and Christmas trees,via waistcoat-popping dinners and plum pudding,to kissing under the mistletoe - not forgetting Christmas as a time for remembering those less fortunate. Christmastime for children - who became central to festivities the very moment Dickens invented Tiny Tim - is recalled in descriptions of dolls,drums and Santa Claus. Packed with evocative 19th-century illustrations,including some original scenes from Dickens novels,this literary Christmas cracker has,as its novelty filling,the complete text of 'A Christmas Carol'. Considered the most perfect work Dickens ever wrote,it was described in its time as a 'national benefit',with a cast including some of Dickens' most memorable characters; Ebenezer Scrooge,the Ghosts of Christmas Past,Present and Future,poor Bob Cratchit - and last but not least,Tiny Tim, whose toast; God bless us,every one!' will forever sum up the spirit of Christmas. 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: rja509314. ISBN: 0711220085.

£ 16.99 (approx. $US 22.11 )

CALVINO, ITALO:
The Castle of Crossed Destinies.

Imprint: LONDON.SECKER & WARBURG,1993.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[First published in Italy as 'Il castello dei destini incrociati.' Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. First published in England by Martin Secker & Warburg Limited, [London],1977.This particular example reprinted by same publisher,1993. Pages 3 to 48 originally appeared in Italo Calvino's 'Tarots: The Visconti Pack in Bergamo and New York. Grateful acknowledgement is made to The Pierpont Morgan Library for permission to use and for the reproduction of the colour illustrations of the eight tarot cards from the Visconti pack in their collection.] VG/VG. No owner inscrptn no clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher price.These unpriced editions are generally believed to be export edns released before the trade edition's publication and distribution in the country of its origin. Bright,glossy black background with 2 colour pictorial Tarot card illustrations side by side - i.e. Strength and the Queen of Swords to front panel of dw/dj with capitalised,glossy gilt lettered title and author name,black spine/ backstrip similarly lettered as the front and publisher's name to foot of same,rear panel with white background and critics' black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners.Minimal chipping with miniscule paper loss at head+foot of front-facing spine's gutter's edge/fold of dw/dj, whilst interally at the head of same,an amateurish pasted paper repair - more as a strenghtener rather than a tear/splits repair.No other major nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges aged/toned but without foxing; contents bright,tight clean with inevitable but minor page-edge toning,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,plain light tan cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,all corner tips with minimal bumping and creases,bright clean plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 3129pp [paginated] includes 2 sections/Pts: 'Castle of Crossed Destinies'+'Tavern of Crossed Destinies' comprising a short intro and collections of 7 tales each,page margins with b/w tarot cards illustrations,8pp colour plates illustrations of 8 tarot cards of/from the Visconti tarot pack in 1 block between pp68/9, and a Note at the rear.Plus [unpaginated] blank, half-title page with blank verso,advert for author's other books also with blank verso,title page,contents list/table with blank verso,colour plates list/table,individual Pts and Note separator pages also with a blank verso,and as last pages,2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them,it really is still a more than acceptable exampley. The tarot pack,the ancient cards used for games and for fortune-telling,have been interpreted in inumerable ways - cabalistic,astrological, symbolic.Decorative and sinister,they range from the conventional suits (Cups,Coins,Clubs and Swords) to the Arcanum - the Popess,the Tower, the Wheel of Fortune,the Hanged man. In 'THE CASTLE OF CROSSED DESTINIES',Italo Calvino's inspiration turns the seventy-eight tarot-cards to an entirely new use that links image and word to the purposes of narrative: a band of travellers,trapped in an ominous castle in the heart of a wood, find themselves struck dunb,and are only albe to converse by using the tarot cards to tell each other how they came to the castle. Behind the printed images flicker visions of forests,cities,deserts: the garish colours blend to call up Oedipus,Orlando,Macbeth, expand to encompass the private idyll and the universal holocaust. A group of travellers chance to meet first in a castle,then a tavern. Their powers of speech are magically taken from them and instead they have only tarot cards with which to tell their stories. What follows is an exquisite interlinking of narratives,and a fantastic,surreal and chaotic history of all human consciousness. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1045723. ISBN: 0436082217.

£ 18.99 (approx. $US 24.71 )