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Imprint: LONDON.ATLAS PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING CO. LTD.,1959. UK,slim 8vo,large Digest,1st edn.[British edn of the US Astounding SCIENCE FICTION sci-fi digest.] VG.No owner inscrptn. Bright,clean, vibrant colour pictorial artwork by Kelly FREAS,illustrated front cover and priced 2/-,with blue,yellow and white lettering, and b/w lettering to red spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners (creased front lower corner and rear lower corner of last page with small piece of page loss with concomitant loss to rear lower corner of cover too; no major nicks or tears present.)British adverts to insides of both covers.Some inevitable but minimal creasing to the spine/backstrip and it's gutter's edges of front cover.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely rubbed with it's vertical edges also lightly rubbed,and with reading creases - but no cracking,i.e. pages completely glued to spine and in situ without any loose/detached pages. Top+fore-edges ubiquitously aged/toned; contents tight,clean with light page-edge toning,solid and sound.Book has obviously been carefully read and is without any intentional reading dog-ear corner creases,but some accidental creasing to some pages' lower corners,e.g. pp111-126 with an indentical crease and small tear but no loss to them; the last page being the only affected page with small loss.UK,slim 8vo,large Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes an editorial+ Readers' Departments 4 other articles,a novelette by Randall Garrett,3 short stories by Theodore L. Thomas,Algis Budrys and Christopher Anvil,an article by ISAAC ASIMOV,serial (Pt 3,conclusion - see my book IDs' rja675417 for Pts 1 of this serial) 'DORSAI!' by Gordon R. Dickson,and b/w illus by Freas,Martinez, Schoenherr and van Dongen throughout the text and the magazine/digest.Other miscellaneous titles from this series also available - please search my SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY catalogue. John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8,1910 to July 11,1971) was an American sci-fi writer and sci-fi digest/magazine editor.As editor of 'Astounding Science Fiction' (later called 'Analog Science Fiction and Fact') from late 1937 until his death,he is generally credited with shaping the Golden Age of Science Fiction. The Street & Smith issues began as 'Astounding Stories',and changed to Astounding Science-Fiction in March 1938.The hyphen disappeared in November 1946,and the title then remained unchanged until 1960,when the 'Analog Science Fact & Fiction' was phased in between February and October.In April 1965 this was reversed to 'Analog Science Fiction & Fact' and it has remained unchanged since then,though it has undergone several stylistic and orthographic variations. Publishers Street & Smith was acquired by Samuel Newhouse,the owner of Condé Nast,in August 1959,and merged into Condé Nast at the end of 1961.Campbell finally achieved his goal of getting rid of the word 'Astounding' in the magazine's title,changing it to Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction. The British edition by this publisher,ran from August 1939 until August 1963,initially in pulp format,switching to digest from November,1953. The pulp issues began at 96pp,then dropped to 80pp with the March,1940 issue,and to 64pp in December that year.All the digest issues were 128 pages long.The price was 9d until October, 1953; thereafter it was 1/6d until February 1961,and 2/6d until the end of the run.The material in the British editions was selected from the U.S. issues,most stories coming from a single U.S. number,and other stories picked from earlier or later issues to fill the magazine.The covers were usually repainted from the American originals. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight/value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,this item's actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja675517. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.ATLAS PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING CO. LTD.,1960. UK,slim 8vo,large Digest,1st edn.[British edn of the US Astounding SCIENCE FICTION sci-fi digest.] VG.No owner inscrptn.Bright,clean, vibrant colour pictorial artwork by VAN DONGEN, illustrated front cover and priced 2/-,with blue,yellow and white lettering,and b/w lettering to red spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners (3 diagonal creases to front lower corner,rear corners generally sharp,2 tiny nicks on rear,top edge - no other major nicks or tears present.)British adverts to insides of both covers.Some inevitable but minimal creasing to the spine/backstrip and it's gutter's edges of front cover.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely rubbed with it's vertical edges also lightly rubbed,and with reading creases - but no cracking,i.e. pages completely glued to spine and in situ without any loose/detached pages.Top +fore-edges ubiquitously aged/toned; contents tight,clean with light page-edge toning,solid and sound.Book has obviously been carefully read and has one intentional reading dog-ear corner crease (top corner of pp69/70) and no accidental creasing to any other pages' corners.UK,slim 8vo,large Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes an editorial+Readers' Departments 2 other articles,2 novelettes by Poul Anderson and Robert Silverberg,3 short stories by various authors: Murray Leinster,Christopher Anvil and Randall Garrett, serial (Pt 1 of 3) 'DEATHWORLD' by Harry Harrison,and b/w illus by Bernklau, Summers and van Dongen throughout the text and the magazine/digest.Other miscellaneous titles from this series also available - please search my SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY catalogue. John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8,1910 to July 11,1971) was an American sci-fi writer and sci-fi digest/ magazine editor.As editor of 'Astounding Science Fiction' (later called 'Analog Science Fiction and Fact') from late 1937 until his death,he is generally credited with shaping the Golden Age of Science Fiction. The Street & Smith issues began as 'Astounding Stories',and changed to Astounding Science-Fiction in March 1938.The hyphen disappeared in November 1946,and the title then remained unchanged until 1960,when the 'Analog Science Fact & Fiction' was phased in between February and October.In April 1965 this was reversed to 'Analog Science Fiction & Fact' and it has remained unchanged since then,though it has undergone several stylistic and orthographic variations. Publishers Street & Smith was acquired by Samuel Newhouse,the owner of Condé Nast,in August 1959,and merged into Condé Nast at the end of 1961.Campbell finally achieved his goal of getting rid of the word 'Astounding' in the magazine's title,changing it to Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction. The British edition by this publisher,ran from August 1939 until August 1963,initially in pulp format,switching to digest from November,1953. The pulp issues began at 96pp,then dropped to 80pp with the March,1940 issue,and to 64pp in December that year.All the digest issues were 128 pages long.The price was 9d until October, 1953; thereafter it was 1/6d until February 1961,and 2/6d until the end of the run.The material in the British editions was selected from the U.S. issues,most stories coming from a single U.S. number,and other stories picked from earlier or later issues to fill the magazine.The covers were usually repainted from the American originals. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight/value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,this item's actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja675617. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.HUTCHINSON,2007. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj (published @ £25.00).Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated b/w+colour photographic 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 pristine.Unblemished,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,red+black headband and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix- xxpp+3-794pp [paginated] includes an introduction,acknowledgements,The Diaries comprising Books 1-3,with a Who's Who for each Book,32pp contemporary b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp138/9, pp298/9,pp474/5 and pp634/5 respectively,an index and illustration acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list and dedication. 'THE BLAIR YEARS' is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read.Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries,it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership,providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life.Here are the defining events of our time,from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror,from the death of Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland,from Kosovo,Afghanistan and Iraq,through to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003,the year Campbell resigned his position at Number 10.But above all,here is Tony Blair up close and personal,taking the decisions that affected the lives of millions,under relentless and frequently hostile pressure.A story of politics in the raw,of progress and setback of reputations made and destroyed,under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told,it covers the crises and the scandals,the rows and resignations, the ups and downs of Britain's hothouse politics.But amid the big events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most powerful people in the world. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight (1.5Kg unpackaged) and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,the stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja33849. ISBN: 9780091796297.
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Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE FEATURE,1996. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Larry Rostant,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with orange,yellow and white lettering, cover's thumbnail illustration and lettering repeated to spine/backstrip,rear panel with black background and author's b/w portrait photograph.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously but lightly toned with some minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - solid and sound with page-edge toning.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-374pp [paginated] includes a Pprologue,28 chapters and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,Acknowledgements,and a Contents list/table. Eight-year-old Amy called it the spider house, because it made her feel creepy.Until her father admonished her for being so silly.Its proper name was Nazarill,and it was nothing to be scared of,just a ruined mansion overlooking the town. But when Amy's father holds her up to an empty window so she can look inside,what she sees hardly puts her fears to rest - a wizened corpse,stretching out its rotting arms in a foul embrace.That night she has a vivid nightmare in which her father tells her,'Your mother's dead, and you're mad,and you're staying here in Nazarill.' Seven years later,her nightmare visions forgotten,Amy is indeed living there. Expensively renovated,Nazarill has now been turned into apartments,and the once dank ruin is now the most desirable property in town.But beneath the gleaming paint and fresh plaster,the echoes of Nazarill's evil past remain. And as Amy begins to uncover its history of torment,she is about to find out just how jealously Nazarill guards its awful secrets. One of 8 novels Campbell published in the 1990s decade starting with 'Midnight Sun' to 'The Last Voice They Hear.' A haunted house novel,'The House on Nazareth Hill' and one his enthusiasts consider as one of Campbell's more powerful works. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,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: rja907020a. ISBN: 0747206678.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1999. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj. Anna and Jane are sisters born eighteen months apart in Wellington,New Zealand. Jane's work on the film The Piano earned her international acclaim,several Academy Award nominations,including the Award for the best original screenplay and the 1995 Palme D'or at the Cannes Film Festival.Her other films include 'Sweetie', 'Angel at my Table' and 'Portrait of a Lady'.Anna Campion's first film was 'Loaded', which she wrote and directed.This is their first,collaborative debut novel. 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,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: rja782. ISBN: 0747547629.
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Imprint: UK.BCA [Book Club Associates],2003. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Published by arrangement with Virgin Publishing Ltd., 2000.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no clip to dw/dj - no publisher price - as a book club edn.Bright, clean,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - but a couple of laminate (production fault) wrinkles to front+rear wraps.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine.Unblemished,publisher's original, plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st thus,1-204pp [paginated] includes an introduction,17 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp100/1,a glossary; plus unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, acknowledgements,author's note and 8pp blanks to rear. The true-life story of one man's life in the Special Boat Service (SBS). Don Camsell joined the SBS from the Royal Marines in 1974, leaving behind the coveted Green Beret for the men in black of the SBS.His new career was to take him from the deserts of Oman to the hills around Port Stanley,from the bottom of Gibraltar harbour to the deep,cold, black waters of Loch Long; and,perhaps most astonishingly of all,from the luxurious decks of the QE2 to the narrow back alleys of Belfast. The SBS role demanded that Don fought in just about every known theatre of war; and in others that,until now,no one has written about or discussed.Using weaponry that has not been openly talked about,Don Camsell served in the SBS for 20 years and rose to become operational commander on hundreds of missions,both overt and covert. The SBS is less in the public eye than the SAS, but their motto,'By Strength and By Guile', indicates that they do everything that the SAS does - in diving suits,full aqualung,and under thirty feet of cold,black water.Don Camsell led them there,and over the past decade the elite units of the SBS were to the forefront of most SF operations. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,the stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja363210. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.ATLANTIC BOOKS LTD.,2011. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1-9 ascending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with red+black and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top +fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,vii-xvpp+1-318pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,a prologue,11 chapters and an epilogue,contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,acknowledgements,notes and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication and epigrams with a b/w race-track photographic frntis to its reverse. 10 September 1961: at the boomerang-shaped racetrack at Monza,in northern Italy,half a dozen teams are preparing for the Italian Grand Prix.It is the biggest race anyone can remember.Phil Hill - the firt American to break into the top ranks of European racing - and his Ferrari teammate,Count Wolfgang von Trips - a German nobleman with a movie-star manner - face one another in a race that will decide the winner of the Formula One drivers' championship.By the day's end,one man will clinch that prize. The other will perish face down on the track. In 'The Limit',Michael Cannell tells the thrilling story of two parallel lives that came together in tragedy on that late- summer afternoon.He charts the careers of Hill and von Trips from childhood and adolescence lived in the shadow of the Second World War; through their gruelling experiences in such deadly road races aas the Mille Miglia and the 24 Hours of Le Mans; to their coming of age in the hothouse atmosphere of Enzo Ferrari's Formula ne team of the late 1950s.The quiet and self-contained Hill was a pathological worrier who vomited before races and enjoyed Bartok and Shotakovich - rather than Campari and debauchery - after them; the dashing von Trips lived life as fast as he drove his 'sharknose' Ferrari,and yearned to inspire a nation fractured and traumatized by war.Both men strove to attain the perfect balance of speed and control that drivers called 'the limit': to drive under that limit was to run the risk of failure; to go beyond it was to dice with disaster. 'The Limit' is a vivid and atmospheric recreation of a lost world of seductive glamour and ever-present danger.Michael Cannell tells a moving and unforgettable tale of high speed and burning rivalry - and of young lives lived in the shadow of death. 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: rja712617. ISBN: 9781848872226.
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Imprint: LONDON.QUAKER OATS LIMITED,1935. UK,slim 16mo wraps,1st edn.[Promotional, advertising booklet on prestidigitation from Quaker Oats,1935.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and no printed price.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,stiff card covers with vibrant colour pictorial artwork illustrated front cover with white lettering,rear panel with coloured thumbnail of a Quaker advertising figure illustration to its centre; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.A few sporadic but miniscule,rubbed spots to spine/ backstrip's vertical edges and head+foot of same too.All edges inevitably aged/toned,top edges the darkest of these; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim 16mo wraps,1st edn,6-64pp [paginated] includes IV (4) chapters comprising Secrets of a famous Magician revealed, Miscellaneous tricks, Thought-reading tricks, Card tricks,4pp product's adverts for collected conjuring-related gifts in return for collected Quaker figures (cut out from box packaging and/or postage stamps combinations) at rear,accompanied with b/w line diagrams/ illustrations throughout the text and the booklet.Plus [unpaginated] title page,a note to boys and girls with an introduction to reverse, and a contents list/table. As an author,his best known book 'The Secrets of Houdini',was a bestseller in 1931,and was into its 10th edn (then 1935).Also a journalist and radio editor of a famous London newspaper,he is a member of the Magicians' Club himself,and for ten years was its Vice-President of the Club. A really exceptionally preserved item and interesting example of social history and product ephemera. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order'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: rja944721. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.,1974. UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy colour pictorial illustrated artwork by John Gorham,illustrated front panel of dw/dj - repeated to rear panel too,with black outlined+shadowed,capitalised lettered title - the first letter of each word of same coloured red and remainder of each word coloured yellow,author's black-lettered name and other black lettered information of author's other titles in this trilogy at lower edges, white background to spine/backstrip with black lettered author name,capitalised,black lettered title and publisher's capitalised black lettered +illustrated colophon to foot of same.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - very minimal superficial scoring/indent to either panel.Top edges with minimal,faint dust-soiling flecks but still bright and without ageing/ toning,fore-edges particularly bright and clean and unusually,without any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,soild and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain olive green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate repeated illustrated endpapers - horizontal lines of flying birds' silhouettes in black to a green background,the alternate lines with bird's direction of flight with 180 degree turn.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-247pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters and an Envoi; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and Contents list/table,both with a blank verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness,minimal wear and entirety.Author's 3rd and final title of the 'SMILER' trilogy,following 'Runaways' and 'Flight of the Grey Goose',respectively. As the book opens Smiler is on the loose again. Much as he would like to be near his girl-friend Laura he cannot risk staying at the Laird's animal sanctuary in Scotland after it had been visited by the police.Luckily he soon meets up with a Mr Jimmy Jago and together they travel south,to Bullaybrook Farm near Dartmoor where Smiler is introduced to a plump jolly red-haired lady called the Duchess,who tells people's fortunes in the painted tent behind the farmhouse.In return for his help on the farm,she sees that heis fed and eductated,and encouraged in his ambition eventually to become a veterinary surgeon. Many animals are kept at Bullaybrook and Smiler's favourite is Fria,a peregrine falcon. Smiler's adventures revolve closely around Fria's escape from captivity and the trials and dangers of adapting to a life of freedom.Then a visit from Laura persuades him to make a most important decision,as a result of which he discovers another side to Jimmy Jago and learns of his friendship with Maxie,a prisoner from nearby Princetown. In 'The Painted Tent' Victor Canning shows, against an idyllic Devonshire background,how Smiler at last comes to terms with his past and finds a way to a new life with the people he loves. 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: rja1059523. ISBN: 0434107840.
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Imprint: UK.LOUGHBOROUGH.WILLS & HEPWORTH,1957. UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj. Pictorial colour decorated dw/dj by Edward Osmond,with minimal shelf-wear to edges. Rear panel of dw/dj lightly grubbed.Beige paper-covered boards with brown ink printed repeated dw/dj design to upper board and brown ink letters to spine/ backstrip with brown ink flying ladybird logo pictorial endpaperss.Contents bright, tight and clean.A very nice copy for its age and a title from the very popular and highly collectable 536 series.50pp unpaginated,includes b/w line illus title page and 24 full-page,full-colour illustrations by Edward Osmond and a list of previous titles verso of rear endpaper. Verso of half-title has the original flying Ladybird logo,which was changed to a closed wing ladybird in an oval,in the early 1960's. 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. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja1561. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER LTD.1997. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but an assortment of 15 crew members' signatures to front free endpaper and the yacht's skipper,James Hatfield's inscrptn: 'To Martin Groves from the skipper and crew of Time and Tide' to top edge of half-title page along with his signature and MBE notation and Skipper,below the title of the half-title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj, with yellow+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale grey eps - front free endpaper signatures excepted.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-223pp [paginated] includes contents list/table with skipper's (James Hatfield) dedication to its verso,a foreword by Sir Chay Blyth, acknowledgements,a glossary,a preface,8 chapters,profuse,contemporary b/w+colour (the majority) auto+biographical and scenic photographs throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] colour photographic part illustrated skipper dedicated+SIGNED half-title page,and title page. Departed from Southampton,29/09/1996. Calls at Rio de Janeiro,Wellington (NZ), Sydney,Capetown,Boston (USA).Returned Southampton,17/07/1997 taking a total of 176 days 18 hours and 10 minutes. Many claim it is the toughest race in the world.Organised by master yachtsman Sir Chay Blyth,the 30,000 mile BT Global Challenge forces its competitors the wrong way round the world,against prevailing winds and currents.The ten month race is not for the faint hearted,which is why the Time and Tide crew are so perfectly suited for the tough conditions.Each member has already fought far fiercer battles just to survive and lead normal lives following serious illness,disability or injury. The skipper,James Hatfield,was born with a hole in the heart and underwent 8 major operations before the age of twenty-one. But his passion for sailing was born during those difficult times and he went on to become one of Britain's best-known single-handed yachtsmen.His crew,some of whom had virtually no sailing experience before their ten month marathon,are equally fearless.Four are amputees,two are deaf,two are partially sighted and two have cerebral palsy.Yet they seldom dwell on their disabilities,sharing a mutual determination to compete on equal terms with the other boats.It is the first time that a disabled crew has ever competed in such a race. This is the account,told from the crew's perspective,of their achievements, frustrations,disasters and triumphs as they compete under intense pressure - and in the full glare of the world's media, which could be both supportive and patronizing.'ON EQUAL TERMS' tells of the early struggles of Time and Tide to enrol in the race and be taken seriously as a competitor,of raising sponsorship against all the odds,of the loss of several crew members while the race was in progress, some to illness,some with grievances,and of the calamities and dangers they endured to pass the finishing line,including the drama of one amputee breaking his good leg and needing to be strapped to his bunk for three weeks while on the high seas. . . . It is a story of challene and struggle, but above all of the resilience of the human spirit in conditions which can be lonely,frustrating and dangerous.It is the ultimate tale of overcoming enormous odds to conquer both the stormiest of oceans and the prejudices of the able bodied. 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: rja763218. ISBN: 068481935X.
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Imprint: LONDON.GEOFFREY BLESSINGTON,1931. UK,8vo HB, minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.Brick-red cloth boards,gilt letters to slightly sunned/faded spine/backstrip.Owner inscrptn+ date,slight foxing of prelims,fore-edges and rear pages.Translated by Paul Selver.B/w line illus.Nice copy of an uncommon title. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,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: rja414. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: US.NY.THE MACMILLAN COMPANY,1971. US,thick 8vo HB,wth cellophane+paper protective,protected dw/dj,1st edn. [Published a year earlier than the UK issue by W.H. Allen in 1972.This edn stated FIRST PRINTING.This example bears a previous bookseller's label pasted to the lower,inner corner of front pastedown.That bookseller is Larry Edmunds Bookshop, Inc.6658 Hollywood Blvd.Hollywood,CA 90028.World's Largest Collection of Books on Motion Pictures.Bookshop situated along the Hollywood Walk of Fame,and has been around since 1938.] No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,monochrome super-imposed biographical photograph of author/subject to a monochrome photograph negative illustrated background,illustrated dw/dj, with red+white lettering to front panel, orange but now faded/sunned and black letters to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of dw/djs' spine/ backstrip minimally creased with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges both lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal - with some minimal,faint and sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters within a black ink panel to spine/backstrip,a red+white(?) striped headband and immaculate plain black endpapers.US,thick 8vo HB+protected dw/dj, 1st edn,viii-xiipp+4-513pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,John Ford foreword,author's preface,Pts I-IV comprising 8,8,2 and 5 chapters respectively,profuse b/w contemporary film,biographical and autobiographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and dedication page. Laid in loosely a two-gate fold b/w photographic illustrated paper ephemera item of Los Angeles County Museum of Art's proposed showing of Capra's films on Fridays during the months of August and September (6th August through to 17th September),1971.An introduction by Bob Epstein and dates+times of showings of the selected Capra films and information on ticket purchases and their cost. 'The Name Above The Title' provides a star vehicle for one of the few really great men of moviedom.The history of Hollywood and the story of Frank Capra's forty-year career (then 1971) there run parallel: the rise of the motion picture from Mack Sennett's Keystone Klown Kollege through the triumphant years of the best and best-loved movies ever made - many of them with Capra's name above the title. From the time young Capra left his Sicilian ghetto in Los Angeles for Columbia Pictures,Harry Kohn's then second-rate studio on Poverty Row,he had his eye on the Holy Grail - the Oscar - and after nine fantastic years he got his first one,followed by the longest unbroken string of Motion Picture Academy Awards in theatrical annals: three for best director,two for best picture,and one for best documentary.'It Happened One Night' received all five major awards. Among the titles with his name above them: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,State of the Union,It's a Wonderful Life,Lost Horizon,You Can't Take It with You,and many others. 'The Name Above The Title' is full of good stories about such famous stars as Jean Arthur,Barbara Stanwyck,Katharine Hepburn,Spencer Tracy,Bette Davis,Harry Langdon,Frank Sinatra,Clark Gable,Jimmy Stewart,Gary Cooper,Claudette Colbert, Walter Huston,and hosts of others.There is even a fascinating full-length portrait of that archetype of a Hollywood S.O.B., Harry Kohn - and,amazingly,Capra makes you rather like the guy! There is also much about the art of movie-making: an analysis of the great directors,the techniques of photography,the methods pioneered by Capra,advice to young filmmakers,and what does - and doesn't - make for good comedy. Throughout,the reader will find ample evidence of Capra's characteristic sense of pace and his ear for dialogue.It even has,rare in a book of reminiscences, suspense. George Seaton remarks: "There are more cliff hangers in it than a Pearl White serial.Will Mack Sennett relent and rehire Capra? Will Jack Holt punch Frank in the nose? Will the Directors Guild win?" "If it hits you right off it's good entertainment," Frank Capra says of films. He also holds that "there are some things you can take with you." 'The Name Above The Title' offers both: good entertainment,and many fine memories that you can take with you. 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 - in excess of 1Kg unpackaged - 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: rja663917. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING 2001. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, clean,photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near prisitne - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Sharp-cornered,bright,clean,publisher's original, plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and b/w facsimile newspaper reports/cuttings illustrated endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xiipp-2-317pp [paginated] includes author's note,Pts 1-3, sources and acknowledgements,a select bibliography; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,a b/w map (New Jersey and Coastline),and 4pp blanks to rear. As holiday makers thronged the palatial hotels and sandy beaches along the Jersey Shore in the summer of 1916, America was bursting with optimism and self-confidence.But a hitherto unimaginable series of events was about to shake that self-confidence to its core and create a national frenzy. A lone Great White Shark,driven inshore by freak climatic conditions,began to develop a taste for human flesh,attacking swimmers all along the popular coast between New York and Philadelphia - and even,incredibly,swimming eleven miles inland to devastate a farming community. When the horrifying truth could no longer be denied,an entire nation mobilized its collective energy to hunt down the monster,and a mythic enemy was permanently lodged in our nightmares. The tragedy introduced the 20thC to the terror of sharks and seemed to mark the end of an innocent age when ships were unsinkable and a shark,so experts believed,hadn't the jaw strength to hurt a man.They remain the most devastating series of shark attacks in history, anywhere in the world - the model for Peter Benchley's classic,bestseller 'Jaws'. 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,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 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: rja382511. ISBN: 0747274673.
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Imprint: LONDON.FABER AND FABER,2008. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.[Number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.]FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£16.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,portrait colour photographic design illustrated dw/dj with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - a tiny,tiny snick/closed tear to foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj with miniscule bumping and reciprocal creasing in situ.Light,minimal,superficial scoring and indentations - without affecting bds beneath - to upper panel of dw/dj.Top edges bright and generally clean with some miniscule,light grubbing,fore-edges brighter 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 pale grey paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped black ink letters to spine/backstrip,b/w striped headband and immaculate plain dark grey eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,5- 271pp [alternate (odd numbers) page pagination] includes 54 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,dedication,a title separator page and 10pp blanks at rear. 'His Illegal Self' is the story of Che - raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother,he is the precocious son of radical student activists at Harvard in the late sixties.Yearning for his famous outlaw parents,denied all access to television and the news,he takes hope from his longhaired,teenage neighbour who predicts: They will come for you,man. They'll break you out of here. Soon Che too is an outlaw; fleeing down subways,abandoning seedy motels at night, he is pitched into a journey that leads him to a hippy commune in the jungle of tropical Queensland.Here he slowly bravely,confronts his life,learning that nothing is what it seems.Who is his real mother? Was that his real father? If all he suspects is true,what should he do? Never sentimental,'His Illegal Self' is an achingly beautiful story of the love between a young woman and a little boy.It may make you cry more than once before it lifts your spirit in the most lovely, artful,unexpected way. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja505914. ISBN: 9780571231515.
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Imprint: CANADA.ONTARIO.RANDOM HOUSE OF CANADA,1995. CANADA,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dk,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork by Abira Ali, illustrated dw/dj with orange,white and brown lettering to front, orange+white to spine/ backstrip; 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 air-force blue paper-covered boards with cream cloth blind-spine with bright,crisp,blocked glittery, fluorescent blue gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,a black+cream chequered head+tail-band and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim, small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-135pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters and an epilogue,profuse vignette,part-page and 8 full page b/w illustrations throughout the text and the book - all by Abira Ali,a note on the author as the last page; plus [unpaginated] b/w vignette illustrated page before half-title page,title page,a dedication and a title separator page. A Booker Prize-winning author of 'Oscar and Lucinda','Illywhacker,and most recently,'The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith' (then 1995). Born in Australia,he now makes his home with his wife and sons,Sam and Charley,in New York City. 'The Big Bazoohley' is his debut book for children. Sam Kellow's parents never guessed that he ever though about money.Both liked to say,"if you knew how much that cost,you wouldn't do that" - which is a bit rich when your dad's an inveterate gambler.But Sam knows a lot about how much things cost,and when the family arrives in Toronto,he knows they are there to sell his mother's latest painting to the mysterious Mr. de Vere (he lives in a mansion in the Yonge & Bloor subway station). He also knows they are down to their last $53.20. . . He thinks what will happen if Mr. de Vere doesn't buy the painting; he thinks what it will be like when his father cannot pay the hotel bill.But he doesn't think what will happen when Mr. de Vere disappears; and he certainly doesn't think what will happen when he walks through the wrong door and enters the nightmarish world of Muriel and George and the Perfect Kiddo Competition.But in his way Sam is a gambler,too: when the chips are down,he plays to win - and this is the Big Bazoohley! Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja824318. ISBN: 0394224639.
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Imprint: UK.LOUGHBOROUGH.WILLS & HEPWORTH,1963. UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,revised edn,1st thus.FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Pictorial colour decorated dw/dj.Top edge dw/dj lightly creased with closed tear top front corner,some light rubbing to head+foot dw/dj spine/backstrip. Tan paper-covered,blue ink pictorial upper bd and letters to spine/backstrip;with plain white eps and the Ladybird logo to ffe.50pp includes 24pp full page, full-colour illustrations by Robert Ayton. 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: rja1565.
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Imprint: LONDON.FABER & FABER,1991. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj. Want more Peter CAREY titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogues. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja491. ISBN: 0679412522.
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Imprint: LONDON.FABER & FABER LIMITED,2001. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3, so 1st edn,2nd imp.Minus loose map of Australia.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's black ink signature - without dedication - to title page; minus the loose Australia map and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,b/w photographic illustrated front panel,with reddy-brown and white lettering,and a red+white colour illustrated rear panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.The majority of the light creasing is to top edge of dw/dj and those corners.Top edges lightly marked/grubbed but still generally clean,fore-edges similar but less marked,so brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from book's slight lean and cocking.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain khaki paper-covered boards with bright,crisp, blocked white ink printed letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate b/w map (Colony of NSW) illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,9-349pp [odd numbered pagination] includes 13 Parcels/sections/chapters; plus [unpaginated]blank,half-title,b/w photographic illustrated double-page title page with author's signature,a dedication,an epigram,separate title page separator page,detail of handwritten account in Melbourne Public Library,of Kelly's death - also explaining 13 parcels of letters/ papers in Ned Kelly's hand being collected and transported away,individual Parcel separator pages,and to rear; accounts of siege at Glenrowan,Kelly's death,acknowledgements,and a note on type. Winner of the Booker Prize for 2001. In a dazzling act of ventriloquism,Peter Carey gives Ned Kelly a voice so wild,passionate and original that it is impossible not to believe that the famous bushranger himself is speaking from beyond the grave. 'True History of the Kelly Gang' is the song of Australia,and it sings its protest in a voice at once crude and delicate,menacing and heart-wrenching.Carey gives us Ned Kelly as orphan,as Oedipus,as horse-thief,farmer, bushranger,reformer,bank-robber,police-killer and,finally,as his country's beloved Robin Hood. In 1878 Francis Harty,a poor farmer,said,'Ned Kelly is the best bloody man that has ever been in Benalla,I would fight up to my knees in blood for him - I have known him for years,I would take his word sooner than another man's oath'. By the time of his hanging in 1880 a whole country would seem to agree - and it is a measure of Peter Carey's achievement that he has not only made art from his country's great story but that he persuades us all to understand the true measure of that 'best bloody man'. 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,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: rja624016. ISBN: 0571192165.
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Imprint: LONDON.Faber and Faber Limited,2005. UK,slim 12mo 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 background with colour manga/anime illustration to front and white lettering, and a superimposed colour photograph to rear panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear,no rubbing or creasing to edges and corners - and no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped pale cream letters to spine/backstrip,a cream+ white striped headband and immaculate plain navy blue eps.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,3-158pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters,illus by assorted b/w manga/anime/comic/illustrations,a sculpture and a woodblock print,plus [unpaginated] double-page b/w+photograph illustrated title page,7pp assorted b/w manga/anime illustrations,and to the rear 3pp similarly illustrated illustrations list/ table,acknowledgements,a note on the type and a further 5pp of b/w illustrations. In 2002,twice Booker-winning author Peter Carey travelled to Japan,accompanied by his twelve-year-old son Charley,on a special kind of pilgrimage. In a stunning memoir-cum-travelogue Peter Carey charts this journey,inspired by Charley's passion for manga and anime,and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan.Although graphically violent and disturbing,the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage,and hold a huge popular appeal that crosses the generations. Led by their adolescent guide Takashi,an uncanny mix of generosity and derision, father and son look for the hidden puzzles and meanings,searching,often with comic results,for a greater understanding of these art forms,and for what they come to refer to as their own 'real Japan'.From Manhattan to Tokyo,Commodore Perry to Godzilla,kabuki theatre to the post-war robot craze,'Wrong about Japan.' is a fascinatingly personal,witty and moving exploration of two very different cultures. 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: rja841319. ISBN: 0571224075.
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Imprint: UK.EON/GLIDROSE/MERVYN BRODIE & ASSOCIATES LTD.[Not dated - circa 1965.] UK,slim Qrto wraps,b/w+colour photograph,1st edn. FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from card cover.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,subject's glossy,colour portrait photograph with thumbnail inset colour portrait photograph of 3 swimwear-dressed Thunderbirds, illustrated front cover and rear cover with another pair of colour photographic film stills of subject with masseuse.Front card cover with a narrow black band to top edge with b/w illustrated Corgi logo/colophon and capitalised, red-lettered/numbered A CORGI 007 and white price,a mix of capitalised,red+black-lettered part-title [IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND 007],and capitalised,white-lettered sub-title [IN THE INCREDIBLE WORLD OF THUNDERBALL AND HIS THUNDERBIRDS],and a stapled spine/backstrip. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges coloured from internal photographs; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto wraps,b/w+colour photographs/film stills,1st edn,56pp [unpaginated],text by Tom Carlile,b/w photographs of the Women in Bond's Past,b/w photographs of Faces of Old Enemies He'd Never Forget,and a Cast of characters in this book. Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s near 60 year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral wraps item.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other age-acquired] detracting faults commonly encountered in an ephemeral items as this. 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: rja1158024. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.ANDRE DEUTSCH,1955. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG/VG.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher price.Dulled,glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap, dulled subject b/w photographic rear wrap, with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - minor rubbing+ chipping with miniscule loss to extremities.Internal water-stain to rear dw/dj's inner flap - bds unaffected.Top edge dust-soiled and aged/darkened; fore-edge brighter and cleaner but lightly, sporadically spotted/foxed,contents bright,tight and generally clean,but with some light,sporadic spotting/foxing internally.Bright,clean,publisher's original,plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w map illustrated eps which have off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.8vo,15-279pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters+epilogue,b/w diagrams +map charts,and 32pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp124/157; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, dedication,contents+illus lists/tables,and acknowledgements. Ben Carlin,who came from Perth,Western Australia,tells of the most staggering story in the history of the automobile,or should we say,small boat? For Half-Safe, the vehicle (or vessel) in which he and Elinore,his wife,crossed the Atlantic on the first lap of their journey round the world,is an amphibious jeep.It is half the size of the smallest powered vessel ever to have made the crossing until the Carlins' did so - and,need it be said,the only car to have done it under its own power.This book describes the journey from Halifax,Nova Scotia to England,where the Carlins' had to settle for a while in order to renovate the jeep and raise money for the next part of their journey. Half-Safe waddled out of Halifax ballasted with the grave foreboding of everyone who knew the crazy Carlins',and no wonder.For she is no larger than an ordinary jeep and with her square superstructure and the bits and pieces that she carried she looked something between a hen-coop and a gypsy caravan.But 32 days later she trundled ashore in the Azores,her skipper and his gallant (and horribly sea-sick) crew dirty and tired but very happy.After surviving thousands of miles of the cruel sea they almost foundered under the waves of hospitality and kindness shown them by the people of these little-visited islands,and Elinore's diary,which supplements Ben's story throughout the book,gives a delightful picture of the gay and far from restful weeks they spent there. By then they thought they had proved how good Half-Safe was,but the real test came during the next stage - from the Azores to Madeira.Instead of an easy nine to ten days downhill run, they had a hellish twenty-three of storm and hurricane.For days little Half-Safe was bashed,thumped,submerged and tossed in a howling wilderness of monstrous seas.It is not easy to convey the sensations of riding such a storm in a car,but Ben Carlin does it.Indeed,there have been few better accounts of wild weather at sea. From Madeira they crossed to Africa, arriving at Cap Juby on the fringes of the Spanish Sahara.The desert drive was hazardous and the reader shares the Carlins' relief when they reach Europe at last and have only to contend with the more familiar perils entailed by being broke.Sometimes an amateur writer comes along who can do better with an out-of-the-ordinary story than a professional.Ben Carlin is one of them.His direct and racy style,his wry understatements and his humour have turned his journey into one of the best adventures stories of the time. 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: rja28988. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.ATLANTIC BOOKS/GROVE ATLANTIC LTD.,2008. UK,8vo softback Original,participant SIGNED,1st edn.[Simultaneous publication as US,Penguin edn,2008.This UK,8vo s/back original is it's first UK appearance and it's only format.] FINE.No owner inscrptn but warmly dedicated and SIGNED by Francois Pienaar: 'Rosemary Hope you enjoy S.A Francois Pienaar' to title page. [Francois Pienaar was the captain of the winning South African team of the iconic 1995,Rugby World Cup Final against New Zealand.] Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour photographic illustrated covers with gilt+brown lettering to front cover and green,black and brown lettering to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/ backstrip.Top and fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread,apart from my own collation. UK,8vo softback Original,SIGNED,1st edn,2-274pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,XIX (19) chapters and epilogue,Where Are They Now?, 8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block, between pp148/9,acknowledgements,a note on sources,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] Francois Pienaar SIGNED+dedicated half- title page,title page,dedication,contents list/table,title separator page and blank free endpapers to the rear. The Rugby World Cup final of 1995 was the last act of the most improbable excercise in mass seduction ever seen: Nelson Mandela's conquest of the hearts of white South Africa.When Mandela stepped onto the field to present the trophy at Ellis Park Stadium,in Johannesburg,wearing the Springbok captain's No.6 jersey - a beloved icon to many of the white population and a detested symbol of racial oppression to blacks -he captured the hearts of white South Africans, transforming that which divided black and white South Africa into a force for good. 'Playing the Enemy' is a thrilling account of how the most charismatic statesman of our time deployed his political genius,charm and generous vision to pull off this most unlikely of miracles. "Don't address their brains.Address their hearts." - Nelson Mandela. South Africa won the encounter by just three points in their first Rugby World Cup Final, which was also saw the first final requiring the playing of extra time. Unusually,all points were both scored by just one player from each team: Andrew Mehrtens for New Zealand scoring all 12 of the All Blacks' points (three penalties and one drop goal) and Joel Stransky scoring all 15 points (three penalties and two drop goals) for the Springboks,which included his dramatic drop goal in extra time,which sealed the victory and their first Rugby World Cup title for them. At the end of the match,South Africa's President Nelson Mandela,famously wearing a No.6 Springbok rugby shirt and cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to South African captain François Pienaar.Mandela and Pienaar's involvement in the 1995 World Cup became the subject of Clint Eastwood's Oscar-nominated 2009 film 'Invictus', featuring Morgan Freeman as Mandela,and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** 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: rja639216. ISBN: 9781843548690.
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Imprint: LONDON.CHATTO & WINDUS LTD.,1991. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat, handwritten black ink inscrptn: "Best Wishes Will Carling" to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.[Some further handwritten notation to top,left-hand corner of rear free endpaper - believed to be the dated reception after the book's signing by the author,with an address for the book's return to it's owner.] Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,author's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels, with black,white and red fluorescent lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges generally clean; contents bright, tight,and clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered (top 2 corners minimally bumped), original plain maroon cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers - aforementioned rear free endpaper excepted.Some light indents/impressions to both boards.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,3-161pp [paginated] includes Pts 1+2 comprising 13 chapters,a postscript,16pp contemporary b/w sports action photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp20/1 and pp84/5 respectively,b/w sketches by author interspersed throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,a dedication,separate contents+illus lists/tables,acknowledgements,Pts separator pages,and 2pp blanks at rear. In 1988 Will Carling at 22,became the youngest ever captain of the England rugby team.In this revealing book Will charts the downs and ups of two years in English rugby,including the high hopes and disappointments of the 1990 championship,and culminating in last season's (1991) victorious Grand Slam campaign.It offers a rare insight into life on and off the pitch and vivid accounts of international matches are interspersed with Carling's own thoughts on his fellow players,the business of captaincy, professionalism and the pressures and rewards of rugby at the highest level. A unique record of a turbulent,but ultimately triumphant,period in English rugby history. 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: rja561515. ISBN: 0701136529.
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Imprint: LONDON.BLACKIE,1972. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork,by Quentin Blake,illustrated dw/dj,with red+ black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - a small closed tear to head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj with minimal chipping and miniscule loss.A tiny,tiny snick to foot of same at front gutter's edge; both panels with inevitable but light, superficial scoring/indentations - but without affecting the bds beneath.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - text body pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp- cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt outlined pigeon design centrally to front bd and bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,and clean plain white eps. Residue of traces of removal of a small circular adhesive label to top,right-hand corner of ffe.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-76pp [paginated] includes 5 chapters,9 full-page and profuse remaining part-page b/w line illus by Quentin Blake throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title + title pages,author's other published titles advert verso of b/w illustrated frntis. 'There are too many pigeons in Paris,' decreed the Chief of Police, and so - in due course - he ordered them to be deported in large numbers far,far away to the forests of the Landes and of the Dordogne.Poor Evangeline! She had just settled down in a nest under a grgoyle on Notre Dame Cathedral with Gabriel,a handsome pigeon from the Arc de Triomphe,when their happness was cut short.In no time at all Gabriel was on his way to the Landes and Evangeline to the Dordogne. Life in the forest was frightening for a city pigeon,but Evangeline managed to survive - first with a flock of friendly pigeons that took her to live with them in their cave-home,later in the dovecote of a farmer who raised pigeons as a hobby and showed them in Paris.And all the while,in true pigeon fashion,she mourned for Gabriel.How Evangeline finally returned to Paris where she found Gabriel waiting,somewhat impatiently,by their abandoned nest, and how the young farmer found his true love in Paris,too,are told with the warmth and humour that mark Mrs Carlson's writing. In 1957,the pigeons of Paris were deported just as Miss Carlson describes here,and in time many of them were able to find their way back.Mrs Carlson sympathetic imagination was caught,and out of this true happening 'Pigeon of Paris' came into being. 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: rja635816. ISBN: 0216893046.
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Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,WHITE CIRCLE POCKET NOVEL.nd.[- circa 1940s?] UK,12mo wraps,p/back,1st edn (nd - c1940s?).[This edn,a COLLINS MYSTERY novel,No. 294c in WHITE CIRCLE POCKET NOVEL series.Pseudonym Leopold Horace Ognall,a.k.a Howard Hartley.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and no printed price removal to cover.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,green background with 2 hooded silhouettes one b/w holding a gun,one b/w holding a dagger; black lettering to white circle and the b/w Crime Club logo with 2/- to front cover,rear cover with jewellery company's b/w+green advert,further b/w adverts to insides of each cover - British Institute of Engineering Technology and Cadburys to front+rear respectively.With negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - small diagonal corners creases to both front+rear tops+ bottoms - no nicks,tears or splits present,no noticeable reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges aged/toned with some minimal foxing/spotting; contents bright with minimal page-edge toning,tight,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,12mo wraps,p/back 1st edn,5- 191pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,XXV (25) chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title with story precis to recto,b/w illustrated Gillette razor blades advert to recto,title page with b/w hooded gunman with gun trademark and blank to recto,a dedication with ICS (correspondece course) advert to its recto. The death of Joseph Pulleyn,partner in Pulleyn,Leigh and McLaren,Chemical Engineers,was apparently due o "natural causes".As Pulleyn had been buried without fuss or comment,there didn't seem much sense in the threatening and anonymous letters which began to reach his colleagues and relatives.Why should a murderer draw attention to a killing which had gone off so smoothly? Quinn,a down-at- heel reporter,met Joseph's son,Johnny Pulleyn,when the latter got drunk in a pub through celebrating his father's death. Johnny told Quinn some disturbing facts. Quinn contacted Piper,but by the time the two of them had begun investigating in earnest,other crimes had been committed: the fact that a murderer was at large was by then beyond doubt.This really gripping story,in which the murderer acts with such speed and initiative that even Piper is hard pressed to keep pace,ends in a dramatic and astonishing climax. An very uncommon title from the author,of the contemporary period. 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 shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja879520. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1979. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED+inscribed,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.Neat ink,dated gift presentation inscrptn to ffe - pointing out author's signature+inscrptn to the title-page: 'With all good wishes Ian Carmichael',and price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated subject portrait,b/w+ colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Some minimal rubbing and subsequent light chipping with miniscule loss to head of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,unblemished, publisher's original blue cloth bds with bright,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip with aforementioned inscribed feps and immaculate plain green rear eps.8vo,8-400pp [paginated] includes list of illustrations,Pts 1-3 comprising 34 chapters/sections, profuse contemporary b/w photographs(87+) throughout the text and the book,and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,b/w portrait photographic frntis, dedication and contents list/table. Ian Carmichael - who will always be associated with Bertie Wooster and Lord Peter Wimsey - is one of the most British of British actors.His engaging autobiography,full of good stories,shows us the man behind the actor. He was born in Hull where his father was a successful businessman and,after prep school at Scarborough,was sent away to Bromsgrove School where he was more interested in the latest records of Nat Gonella and Harry Roy - and,in the holidays,running his own dance band - than in his academic studies.It was towards the end of his time there that he decided to become an actor and he joined RADA in January 1939.His time at RADA was briefly interrupted by the outbreak of war,but he completed his training and even landed one or two professional engagements - including touring the provinces in Herbert Farjeon's revue Nine Sharp - before the Army claimed him in the autumn of 1940.Commissioned into a tank regiment,the 22nd Dragoons,he was stationed at first at Whitby - where he began a lasting love affair with the girl he was to marry,and the north Yorkshire countryside where they now live (then 1979).In the army his thespian activities were at first somewhat limited,but he did do a play, 'Springtime for Henry',with Nigel Patrick and produced a successful revue which eventually pleased even his demanding commanding officer,'Craigie'.Come the invasion of Normandy he was in the thick of the fighting round Caen and then the advance to the Rhine.At the end of hostilities he finished up organising army entertainment in Germany. By now the 'pernicious,habit-forming drug called showbusiness' had re-established itself,and there was no question about 'whither Carmichael?' His early post-war career was mainly in revue - an important step in the right direction was working with the incomparable Leo Franklyn in 'The Lilac Domino' and the climax the successful 'The Lyric and Globe Revues',in which his sketch 'Undressing on the Beach' was a case of once seen never forgotten.Then his name in lights in a highly successful West End play,'Simon and Laura',with Coral Browne and Roland Culver - until one day in the mid-50's his agent called him: 'Ian,I've just had the Boulting brothers on the telephone.They want to turn you into a film star'.There followed that succession of brilliant comedy films - 'Privates Progress', 'Brothers in Law','Lucky Jim','I'm All Right Jack' - which established him as a household name. Writing in a relaxed,entertaining style,he carries his story on to the days of Wooster and Wimsey.There is a whole gallery of marvellous characters - besides those already mentioned they include Kay Kendall,Peter Finch, Robert Morley and Moira Lister - and fascinating accounts of everything from 'corpsing' (if you don't know what that is read the book) to the 'chemistry' that makes good comedy and the problems of adapting the Wodehouse stories for television.Above all,Ian Carmichael emerges as a dedicated artist and an extremely agreeable companion whose interests go well beyond showbusiness.Though a common title and autobiography,very uncommon to find SIGNED copies. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja28057. ISBN: 0333254767.
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Imprint: LONDON.BANTAM PRESS,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj; loosely laid in is a publisher issued card bookmark with dw/dj design repeated to it - book almost as new - wrapped from day of issue and purchase. Bright,crisp,clean,black+red photographic illustrated dw/dj with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy.Bright,clean, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bottom two corners minimally bumped with reciprocal miniscule creasing; rear corner sustaining a tiny,tiny nick,black+red headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xvpp+7- 297pp [paginated] includes a note on provenance by Alan Hicken,an intro by Paul Begg (a crime historian),explanatory remarks (H.B - Hulme Beaman),a preface,Pts 1-3,8pp contemporary b/w photographs+illustrations in one block,between pp144/5,appendices (3),picture acknowledgements an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,double-page b/w Whitechapel 1888 map,separator page,a dedication,Pts separator pages,notes on Hicken+Begg,and 4pp blanks at rear. In Whitechapel in 1888 at least five women were horribly murdered and mutilated.Their killer quickly became known as Jack the Ripper. Though there were many suspects,no one was ever caught,and over a hundred years later the world is still fascinated by the mystery. This book introduces a new suspect. It is a recently discovered memoir written in the 1920's by James Willoughby Carnac,a man who claims to have been Jack the Ripper.It covers his life from childhood to death,including his account of those few terrible months in 1888. There is information in this memoir that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or other publications,and the events of the time and the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are described with pinpoint accuracy. James gives a credible motive for becoming the murderer Jack,as well as for ending the murders.These all point to this account being genuine. This is a fascinating and intriguing piece of writing. Ultimately it is for you,the reader,to decide whether you believe the mystery has been solved at last,or whether this is one of the very earliest imaginings of the Ripper case.If so,as it was written in the 1920s,it is a fascinating piece of period writing and a worthy addition to the Ripper canon. 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,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: rja435912. ISBN: 9780593068205.
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Imprint: LONDON.BANTAM PRESS, 2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,black+red photographic illustrated dw/dj with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy. Bright,clean,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a black+red striped headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xvpp+7-297pp [paginated] includes a note on provenance by Alan Hicken,an introduction by Paul Begg (a crime historian), explanatory remarks (H.B - Hulme Beaman),a preface,Pts 1-3,8pp contemporary b/w photographs +illustrations in one block,between pp144/5, appendices(3),picture acknowledgements,an index; plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages, contents list/table,double-page b/w Whitechapel 1888 map,separator page,a dedication,Pts separator pages,notes on Hicken+Begg,and 4pp blanks at rear. In Whitechapel in 1888 at least five women were horribly murdered and mutilated.Their killer quickly became known as Jack the Ripper.Though there were many suspects,no one was ever caught, and over a hundred years later the world is still fascinated by the mystery. This book introduces a new suspect.It is a recently discovered memoir written in the 1920's by James Willoughby Carnac,a man who claims to have been Jack the Ripper.It covers his life from childhood to death, including his account of those few terrible months in 1888. There is information in this memoir that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or other publications,and the events of the time and the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are described with pinpoint accuracy.James gives a credible motive for becoming the murderer Jack,as well as for ending the murders.These all point to this account being genuine. This is a fascinating and intriguing piece of writing.Ultimately it is for you, the reader,to decide whether you believe the mystery has been solved at last,or whether this is one of the very earliest imaginings of the Ripper case.If so,as it was written in the 1920's,it is a fascinating piece of period writing and a worthy addition to the Ripper canon. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,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 or FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of 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: rja696717. ISBN: 9780593068205.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2013. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.MINT/NMINT.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - as new - wrapped and protected from day of issue and purchase.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial illustrated upper panel of dw/dj with gilt and black lettering; 3 contemporary sepia, familial portrait photographs to rear panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and pristine; contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread example.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain pale cream cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xiipp+1-350pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,a prologue and 20 chapters (each with a b/w photograph/illus headpiece) and an epilogue,32pp of contemporary biographical familial and portrait sepia photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp52/3,pp116/7,pp228/9 and pp292/3 respectively,acknowledgements, picture acknowledgements,a bibliography and an index. Plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,a dedication,b/w extract of Lady Catherine's family tree and a b/w Highclere estate map extract illustrated frntis,blank at rear followed by publisher advert and another 2pp blanks. This book tells the story of Lady Catherine,a beautiful American girl who became the chatelaine of Highclere Castle,the setting for Julian Fellowes' award-winning drama 'Downton Abbey'. Charming and charismatic,Catherine caught the eye of Lord Porchester (or 'Porchy',as he was known) when she was just 20 years old,and wearing a pale yellow dress at a ball.She had already turned down fourteen proposals before she eventually married Porchey in 1922. Less than a year later Porchey's father died suddenly,and he became the 6th Earl of Carnarvon,inheriting a title and a Castle that changed both their lives forever. Catherine found herself suddenly in charge of a small army of household staff,and hosting lavish banquets and weekend house parties.Although the couple were very much in love,considerable challenges lay ahead for Catherine.They were immediately faced with the task of saving Highclere when debts threatened to destroy the estate.As the 1920's moved to a close, Catherine's adored brother died and she began to lose her husband to the distractions London had to offer.When the Second World War broke out, life at the Castle would never be the same again. Drawing on rich material from the private archives at Highclere,including beautiful period photographs,the current Countess of Carnarvon (Lady Fiona) transports us back to the thrilling and alluring world of the real 'Downton Abbey' and its inhabitants. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,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: rja482114. ISBN: 9781444762105.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2013. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.MINT/NFINE.No previous owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial illustrated upper panel of dw/dj with gilt and black lettering; 3 contemporary sepia,familial portrait photographs to rear panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.The majority of any creasing is to top edges of dw/dj,head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing. Rear,top corner of dw/djs' inner flap minimally creased also.Rear panel of dw/dj has slight, superficial scoring and indents,without affecting the boards below.Internally to dw/dj, there is also a couple of water-stain marks at top edge of front inner flap and head of spine/ backstrip too,but again,boards beneath unaffected.Top+fore-edges bright and near pristine; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound and pristine - unread? Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain pale cream cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, ix-xiipp+1-350pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, prologue and 20 chapters (each with a b/w photograph/illus headpiece) and an epilogue,32pp of contemporary,biographical familial and portrait sepia photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp52/3, pp116/7, pp228/9 and pp292/3 respectively, acknowledgements,picture acknowledgements,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginted] half-title+title pages,a dedication,b/w extract of Lady Catherine's family tree and a b/w Highclere estate map extract illustrated frntis, blank at rear followed by publisher advert and another 2pp blanks. This book tells the story of Lady Catherine,a beautiful American girl who became the chatelaine of Highclere Castle,the setting for Julian Fellowes' award-winning drama 'Downton Abbey'. Charming and charismatic,Catherine caught the eye of Lord Porchester (or 'Porchy',as he was known) when she was just 20 years old,and wearing a pale yellow dress at a ball.She had already turned down fourteen proposals before she eventually married Porchey in 1922. Less than a year later Porchey's father died suddenly,and he became the 6th Earl of Carnarvon,inheriting a title and a Castle that changed both their lives forever. Catherine found herself suddenly in charge of a small army of household staff, and hosting lavish banquets and weekend house parties. Although the couple were very much in love, considerable challenges lay ahead for Catherine.They were immediately faced with the task of saving Highclere when debts threatened to destroy the estate.As the 1920's moved to a close, Catherine's adored brother died and she began to lose her husband to the distractions London had to offer.When the Second World War broke out,life at the Castle would never be the same again. Drawing on rich material from the private archives at Highclere,including beautiful period photographs,the current Countess of Carnarvon (Lady Fiona) transports us back to the thrilling and alluring world of the real 'Downton Abbey' and its inhabitants. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,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: rja506114. ISBN: 9781444762105.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,MAY 1952. UK,slim 8vo magazine,1st edn.[Large Digest size(8vo) from issue 5 - 20,then a smaller digest size until issue 141,April 1964, reverting to p/back format until April, 1967. British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae',adopting the NEW WORLD title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.Originally and first published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] GOOD.No owner inscrptn. Vibrant colour pictorial artwork illustrated cover by CLOTHIER,b/w line illustrations internally by CLOTHIER,QUINN & HUNTER; with ubiquitous and inevitable shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Some light chipping with a couple of small nicks,tears and some light rubbing.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents tight and sound - some dog-ear creases to bottom corners. UK,slim 8vo (large digest) magazine,1st edn,3-96pp [paginated] includes a novelette 'THE FLAME GODS by Sydney J. Bounds,short stories by A. E. van Vogt,E. C. Tubb,J. T. M'Intosh and E. R. James,an article by Francis Arnold and 3 features. Other titles available - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja668617. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,MAY 1952. UK,slim 8vo magazine,1st edn.[Large Digest size (8vo) from issue 5-20,then a smaller digest size until issue 141,April 1964, reverting to p/back format until April, 1967.British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae', adopting the NEW WORLD title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.Originally and first published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] GOOD.No owner inscrptn.Vibrant colour pictorial artwork illustrated cover by GERARD QUINN,b/w line illustrations internally by CLOTHIER,QUINN & HUNTER; with ubiquitous and inevitable shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Some light chipping with a couple of small nicks+tears and some light rubbing and fraying.Top edges with sporadic spotting/ foxing and ageing/toning,fore-edges aged/ toned too - as usual/normal; contents tight and sound - some dog-ear creases to bottom corners.UK,slim 8vo (large digest) magazine,1st edn,3-96pp [paginated] includes a novelette 'PERFORMANCE TEST' John K. Aitken,short stories by Charles Gray,John Christopher,Peter Hawkins and E. C. Tubb,an article by Leslie Flood and 3 features.Other titles available - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja668717. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,MAY 1952. UK,slim 8vo magazine,1st edn.[Large Digest size (8vo) from issue 5 - 20,then a smaller digest size until issue 141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae',adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] GOOD.No owner inscrptn.Colour pictorial cover art by Bull; Top+fore- edges age/tanned - as usual/normal,b/w line illustrations by Bull,Clothier, Hunter and Quinn; contents bright,tight and clean.This issue contains: 'Unwanted Heritage' - a novelette by Charles Gray; Short Stories: 'Of Those Who Came' by George London,'Where No Man Walks' by E. R. James,'Weapons for Yesterday' by Stewart Winsor,and 'Serial: The ESP Worlds' (conclusion) by J. T. McIntosh,and Inquest by Request - an article by Leslie Flood; along with the usual features, including a profile of J. M. Walsh.9 other titles available - please search my SCI-FI catalogue. A group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949.'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20, published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954, when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. 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 lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja668817. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1956. UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn.[From issue No.21 onwards,a smaller digest size (12mo) until issue No. 141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.Also from 1957 Carnell decided to drop internal artwork in the new digest size.British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae',adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] GOOD.No owner inscrptn. Colour pictorial cover artwork by GERARD QUINN,who also did the b/w line illustrations internally; with ubiquitous and inevitable shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,priced 2/-.Some light chipping with a couple of small nicks+ tears and some light rubbing.Spine/ backstrip's gutter edges of front+back covers have a vertical fluid stain and internally discolouring - but without affecting internal pages - both covers slightly grubbed.Top+fore-edges aged/ toned - as usual/normal; contents tight and sound - some accidental dog-ear creases to top corners of prelims (to pp10) and page-edge toning.UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes a novelette 'WHO SPEAKS OF CONQUEST?' (Pt1 of 4 Pts) by Lan Wright,5 short stories by assorted authors,amongst them Theodore Sturgeaon with 'THE CLINIC', an article and other features.Other titles available - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja668917. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1956. UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn.[From issue No.21 onwards,a smaller digest size (12mo) until issue No.141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.Also from 1957 Carnell decided to drop internal artwork in the new digest size. British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae',adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] VG.No owner inscrptn. Bright,crisp,clean colour pictorial cover artwork by BRIAN LEWIS; with ubiquitous and inevitable but negligible and light shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,priced 2/-.Slight discolouring spots to top edge of rear cover but no major nicks or tears present,spine/ backstrip with reading creases.Top+fore- edges aged/tanned - as usual/normal; contents clean,tight and sound - staples not rusted - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes serial: 'Threshold of Eternity (Pt 1 of 3 Pts) by John Brunner,a novelette 'Critical Threshold' by Robert Silverberg,4 short stories by assorted authors,amongst them Lan Wright and Brian W. Aldiss (The Ice Mass Cometh),3 articles and 3 other features.9 other titles available - please search my childrens/illustrated catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953, following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. 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 lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja669017. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1956. UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn.[From issue No.21 onwards,a smaller digest size (12mo) until issue No.141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.Also from 1957 Carnell decided to drop internal artwork in the new smaller digest size. British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae', adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] VG.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean colour pictorial cover artwork by BRIAN LEWIS; with ubiquitous and inevitable but negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,priced 2/-,but no major nicks or tears present,spine/backstrip and it's gutter edges of both covers with reading creases.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents clean,tight and sound with accidental dog-ear reading creases to several pages' corners.UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes serial: 'Wasp' (Pt 1 of 3 Pts) by Eric Frank Russell,5 short stories by assorted authors,amongst them John Boland,Harry Harrison ('Captain Bedlam') and Robert Silverberg ('The Lonely One'), an article and 3 other features.Other titles available - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja669117. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1958. UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn.[From issue No.21 onwards,a smaller digest size (12mo) until issue No.141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.Also from 1957 Carnell decided to drop internal artwork in the new smaller digest size. British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae' adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] VG-.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean colour pictorial cover artwork by BRIAN LEWIS; with ubiquitous and inevitable but negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,priced 2/-,a small horizontal 1/2" tear to front cover's vertical edge and a smaller nick just below to same edge,an approx 1" split/tear to bottom of spine/backstrip towards the front gutter's edge - no loss - and a 2/5ths" split/tear at top of spine/ backstrip's rear gutter's edge but no other major nicks or tears present.Spine/ backstrip and it's gutter edges of both covers with reading creases.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents clean,tight and sound - staples not rusted with some occasional dog-ear creases to some pages' corners.UK,slim 12mo Digest, 1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes novelette 'Tableau' by James White,3 short stories by assorted authors,amongst them John W. Ashton,Bertram Chandler and E. R. James,serial 'Wasp' by Eric Frank Russell (it's conclusion - see rja6691 for Pt 1 of 3 parts) an article and 3 other features. Other titles available - please search my SCHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja669217. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1958. UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn.[From issue No.21 onwards,a smaller digest size (12mo) until issue No.141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.Also from 1957 Carnell decided to drop internal artwork in the new smaller digest size. British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae', adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] VG-.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean colour pictorial cover artwork by BRIAN LEWIS; with ubiquitous and inevitable but negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,priced 2/-,a small horizontal 1/2" tear to front cover's vertical edge and a smaller nick just below to same edge,an approx 1" split/tear to bottom of spine/backstrip towards the front gutter's edge - no loss - and a 2/5ths" split/tear at top of spine/ backstrip's rear gutter's edge but no other major nicks or tears present.Spine/ backstrip and it's gutter edges of both covers with reading creases.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents clean,tight and sound - staples not rusted with some occasional dog-ear creases to some pages' corners.UK,slim 12mo Digest, 1st edn,2- 128pp [paginated] includes novelette 'Tableau' by James White,3 short stories by assorted authors,amongst them John W. Ashton,Bertram Chandler and E. R. James,serial 'Wasp' by Eric Frank Russell (it's conclusion - see rja6691 for Pt 1 of 3 parts) an article and 3 other features. Other titles available - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja669317. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1958. UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn.[From issue No.21 onwards,a smaller digest size (12mo) until issue No.141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.Also from 1957 Carnell decided to drop internal artwork in the new smaller digest size. British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae', adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] GOOD.No owner inscrptn per se - but an inked number and name(?) to rear cover's bottom edge. Bright,colour pictorial cover artwork by BRIAN LEWIS; with ubiquitous and inevitable but negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,priced 2/-,a small horizontal 1/2" tear to front cover's vertical edge and an approx 1" split/tear to bottom of spine/backstrip towards the front gutter's edge - no loss - and a 1/2" split/tear at top of spine/ backstrip's front gutter's edge and a tear with reciprocal creasing - but with miniscule loss - to rear cover towards it's lower corner - no other major nicks or tears present.Spine/backstrip and it's gutter edges of both covers with reading creases and both covers minimally grubbed and marked.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents clean,tight and sound - staples not rusted with no intentonal dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes novelette 'Tableau' by James White,3 short stories by assorted authors,amongst them John W. Ashton,Bertram Chandler and E. R. James, serial 'Wasp' by Eric Frank Russell (it's conclusion - see rja6693 for another example of same title,an article and 3 other features.Other titles available - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953, following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja669417. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1961. UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn.[From issue No.21 onwards,a smaller digest size (12mo) until issue No.141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.Also from 1957 Carnell decided to drop internal artwork in the new smaller digest size. British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae', adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,colour pictorial cover artwork by GERARD QUINN; with ubiquitous and inevitable but negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,priced 2/6,no major nicks or tears present.Spine/ backstrip and it's gutter edges of both covers with creasing and 2 stains/splashes and slight grubbing to rear cover.Top+fore -edges aged/ tanned - as usual/normal; contents clean,tight and sound - staples not rusted with no intentonal dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK, slim 12mo Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes Guest editorial - John Rackham,serial 'The Golden Age' (Pt 1 of 2 Pts) by Rupert Clinton (see rja669417 for Pt 1),novelette 'Echo' by Lee Harding, 3 short stories by assorted authors, amongst them J. G. Ballard ('Billenium'), Philip E. High and George Whitley,and 3 other features.Other titles available - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja669517. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NOVA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1961. UK,slim 12mo Digest,1st edn.[From issue No.21 onwards,a smaller digest size (12mo) until issue No.141,April 1964,reverting to p/back format until April,1967.Also from 1957 Carnell decided to drop internal artwork in the new smaller digest size. British sci-fi magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called 'Novae Terrae', adopting this current title in 1939,after John Carnell became it's editor.First published professionally in 1946,it soon became the leading publication of its type; the period to 1960 being described as it's "Golden Age".] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,colour pictorial cover artwork by BRIAN LEWIS; with ubiquitous and inevitable but negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,priced 2/6,no other major nicks or tears present. Spine/backstrip and it's gutter edges of both covers with reading creases.Top+fore- edges aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents clean,tight and sound - staples not rusted with no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK, slim 12mo Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes Guest editor - Brian W. Aldiss,novelette 'Black Knowledge' by Peter Hawkins,3 short stories by assorted authors,amongst them J. G. Ballard ('The Gentle Assassin'),Philip E. High and David Rome,serial 'The Golden Age' (conclusion) by Rupert Clinton,an article and 3 other features.Other titles available - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. After the bankruptcy of the original company Pendulum Publications in 1947 a group of sci-fi fans got together forming a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. 'New Worlds' continued to appear on a regular basis until issue No.20,published in early 1953,following which a change of printers led to a hiatus in publication.It was not until early 1954,when Maclaren & Sons acquired control of Nova Publications,that the magazine returned to a stable monthly schedule. 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 ,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: rja669617. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1988. UK,slim Demy 8vo HB+slipcase,1st edn thus. [The text was first published pseudonymously (or pseudo-eponymously?) (London,Heinemann) in May, 1924 and later that year in USA by Houghton Mifflin.Then the illustrations were by "Robin"', real name Marjorie Blood,who often drew for Punch,who after about a year later joined the Order of the Sacred Heart,and became Mother Catherine at Roehampton Convent.Title was also first published in BOOKMASTERS 1985,by The Boydell Press - an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd.There was an English reprint in the 1930s and the book was then neglected for decades, until 1966.Anthony Burgess had then prevailed upon the original publishers,Heinemann,to reprint it,with his new introduction.] FINE+/FINE.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, plain undecorated dark blue paper-covered cardboard slipcase; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,no tears and no rubbing present.[Slipcases were generally,and very often,where records survive,manufactured by the London Fancy Box Company.] Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original maroon cloth boards with black ink printed design with a gilt border-edged and gilt decorated black ink printed oval vignette (portrait of Mr Chrysostom Lorton) to upper board,bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering (title+publisher) to spine/backstrip,a maroon+white striped headband and immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.Top edges maroon,fore-edges white,all bright and clean and 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.UK,slim Demy 8vo HB+slipcase, 1st edn thus,ix-xviiipp+1-199pp includes an introduction by John Letts,19 (XIX) chapters, full-page b/w line illustrated frntis and 12 other part-page b/w line illustrations interspersed throughout the text and the book - all by David Eccles - along with border-edged, calligraphic chapter numeration and b/w chapter tailpieces; plus [unpaginated half-title with b/w line illus frntis to reverse,title page, separate contents and illustrations lists/ tables,blank verso of last page and 4pp blanks at rear of the book.Set in Monotype Bell by Speedspools,Edinburgh.Printed and bound at The Bath Press,Avon,using Edinburgh antique laid paper.Design of text and binding by David Eccles. Author's best-known and acclaimed satirical, comic novel.True 1st edns are very scarce,so an opportunity to acquire a superb and excellent example. 'Himself' is identified as Sir Henry Howarth Bashford Kt, M.D., F.R.C.P.,a distinguished English,Edwardian physician.Born 1880,died 1961 aged 81.He was Chief Medical Officer to the Post Office,Medical Adviser to the Treasury and Honorary Physician to King George VI.He wrote other books,under his own name,though none have had the staying power of Mr. Carp. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography,illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja817018. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2003. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject portrait photographic illustrated front+ rear panels of dw/dj,with white+grey lettering to front panel and spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing and inevitable but slight sunning/fading to length of same.Top+fore-edges though very slightly aged/tanned - as usual/normal - bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain burgundy endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,x-xipp+3-435pp [paginated] includes last page of illus list/table,author's preface,Pts 1-4 comprising 22 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp116/7 and pp308/9 respectively,a bibliography,source notes, acknowledgements and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, separate contents and illustrations lists/ tables and Pts separator pages. Spike Milligan was a genius of British comedy.For five decades he was to be one of this country's most influential comics and inspire enormous affection in his many listeners,viewers and readers. In this first major biography since Milligan's death in February 2002, acclaimed biographer Humphrey Carpenter draws more fully than ever before on Spike's writings and those closest to him to chart the life of this most complex man.He uncovers a personality which could be as difficult,contradictory and misanthropic as it was passionate, sensitive and inspired. The picture which emerges is seldom straightforward,but Carpenter has created a spell-binding portrait of this tortured genius which will be required reading for anyone who cares about the history of comedy,as well as for Milligan devotees the world over. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,and possibly,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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. q52.BIOGRAPHY.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 0340856118.Spike Milligan_biography.Spike Milligan_The Goons_Michael Bentine_Harry Secombe_Peter Sellers.Peforming arts_TV_ radio_comedian_acting_writer_author.Books new,used,signed,rare. Stock number: rja608916. ISBN: 0340856118.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2003. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject portrait photographic illustrated front+ rear panels of dw/dj,with white+grey lettering to front panel and spine/ backstrip; 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 - 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 pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain burgundy endpapers. UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,x-xipp+3-435pp [paginated] includes last page of illus list/table,author's preface,Pts 1-4 comprising 22 chapters, 16pp subject's contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp116/7 and pp308/9 respectively,a bibliography,source notes, acknowledgements and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,separate contents and illustrations lists/ tables and Pts separator pages. Spike Milligan was a genius of British comedy.For five decades he was to be one of this country's most influential comics and inspire enormous affection in his many listeners,viewers and readers. In this first major biography since Milligan's death in February 2002, acclaimed biographer Humphrey Carpenter draws more fully than ever before on Spike's writings and those closest to him to chart the life of this most complex man.He uncovers a personality which could be as difficult,contradictory and misanthropic as it was passionate, sensitive and inspired. The picture which emerges is seldom straightforward,but Carpenter has created a spell-binding portrait of this tortured genius which will be required reading for anyone who cares about the history of comedy,as well as for Milligan devotees the world over. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,and possibly,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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja988522. ISBN: 0340856118.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2003. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject portrait photographic illustrated front+ rear panels of dw/dj,with white+grey lettering to front panel and spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top edges with minimal,faint blemish towards its fore-edge,fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; 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 pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain burgundy endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xipp+3-435pp [paginated] includes last page of illus list/table,author's preface,Pts 1-4 comprising 22 chapters,16pp subject's contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp116/7 and pp308/9 respectively,a bibliography, source notes, acknowledgements and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,separate contents and illustrations lists/ tables and Pts separator pages. Spike Milligan was a genius of British comedy.For five decades he was to be one of this country's most influential comics and inspire enormous affection in his many listeners,viewers and readers. In this first major biography since Milligan's death in February 2002, acclaimed biographer Humphrey Carpenter draws more fully than ever before on Spike's writings and those closest to him to chart the life of this most complex man.He uncovers a personality which could be as difficult,contradictory and misanthropic as it was passionate, sensitive and inspired. The picture which emerges is seldom straightforward,but Carpenter has created a spell-binding portrait of this tortured genius which will be required reading for anyone who cares about the history of comedy,as well as for Milligan devotees the world over. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,and possibly,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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja988622. ISBN: 0340856118.
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Imprint: LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1956. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG/VG-.No owner inscription,no price-clip to dw/dj.Yellow dw/dj with red+black letters with slight shelf-wear and some minimal creasing to edges with a small closed tear to top front edge.Dw/dj spine/backstrip slightly darkened as usual/normal and there is some chipping with minimal loss - letters unaffected though - to both head+foot of spine/backstrip which is also slightly bumped.Top edge darkened and dust-soiled, fore-edge less darkened but slightly foxed with some minimal foxing also to eps,half- title+title page edges and then the remaining page-edges throughout the book. Contents generally clean and sound with a tiny, closed crease tear to foot of pp131/34,towards the spine/backstrip and no dog-ear creasing to corners.Burgundy paper-covered bds with stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-278pp includes author's 2pp note at rear. Author's major work and collectible, debut novel from the 1950's by the Cuban author.Originally published in Mexico in 1953 and in Spanish as 'Los Pasos Perdidos',this translation by Harriet de Onis,is the first English text and publication; preceding the more common US edn and therefore the true,1st English edn. Please contact seller,because of this item's value,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja1821. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH/PENGUIN BOOKS,2016. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 001.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt, subject's colour photographic face to a cartoon body,illustrated dw/dj with red+b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore -edges though lightly toned,still bright and clean with one faint blemish on fore-edge; 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 navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent red gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, viipp+1-341pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,26 chapters - each with a b/w cartoon body part headpiece illustration, 16pp contemporary colour autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9 and pp248/9 respectively and to the rear,picture permissions and image credits; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. 'Alanatomy' is a chance for you to get beneath my skin and see the real me, because,to continue with the anatomical theme if I may,this showbiz existence can sometimes feel like an autopsy - picked at,probed and scrutinized with every inch of your body held up for analysis - but unlike an actual autopsy,you're very much alive. So I give you 'Alanatomy: The Inside Story.' I am laying myself out on the slab for your entertainment; naked,stripped bare.Grab your scalpel,peel back the skin and go deep,have a good old probe around my life so far.Yes,you are going to find guts,a fair bit of cheek,maybe even a little bit of gristle,but hopefully, you'll find a whole lot of heart. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja865720. ISBN: 9780718180751.
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Imprint: US,NY Dell Publishing Co. ,[n.d but c1954.] US,12mo p/back,1st edn.[Originally and first published US,Fantasy Press Reading,PA,1951 in 350 numbered,limited,subscribers' copies inscribed by Carr and publishers trade HB+dw/dj issue completing a believed print run of 3,000 copies only.This the first but later and early-50s US p/back appearance.Author is the brother of John Dickson Carr.] GOOD.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover (25c). Colour pictorial artwork by Richard Powers, illustrated front with black+red letters. Slightly grubbed rear white background cover with creases to corners,reading creases to spine,and light rubbing to edges but no major nicks,tears or splits present.All edges coloured sea-green; contents tight and solid with some light and minimal foxing/spotting/blemishes. US,12mo p/back,1st edn,11-223pp [paginated] - previous bookseller red ink stamp to top edge of pp11 and also to foot of last page,includes 4 short stories set on Earth in the mid-20thC but with SF content; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews with corner crease to top edge, double page title page,a dedication,a contents list/ table,individual story title separator pages and to reverse of last page,publisher's advert, 'Beyond Infinity' - An elderly couple,after spending their lives in a fruitless search for the secret of eternal youth, make the first flight into space to find it. 'Morning Star' - An intruder from another planet - a woman baffling as she is beautiful - slips into a secret weapons conference of the world's greatest atomic svientists. 'Those Men From Mars' - Martian envoys visit Earth,one landing on the White House lawn, another at the Kremlin - and the world waits for them to choose sides. 'Mutation' - The last man on Earth lives a life of fear - will the new race be composed of supermen or subhumans? 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 included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja920821. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: US.NEWTON,MASS.NEW BOOK PARTNERS,2012. US,8vo wraps,p/back Original,SIGNED,1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's red inked,long and warm personal dedication with doodles and her signature: 'Dear Francis! Hope this is as good as your favourite "Dexter" I think it is (smiley face - doodle)! (a dripping blood covered knife with another face doodle - Shelley Dickson Carr' to title page,and absence of published price to card covers.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictoial artwork, by Chris Gall, illustrated front cover,with red,green and b/w lettering; with no reading creases to spine/backstrip and negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - to sharp-cornered card covers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,though there are a few accidental top corners creases to a few pages - otherwise appears unread - apart from my own collation.US,8vo wraps,p/back Original,SIGNED,1st edn,viii-xpp+2-509pp [paginated] includes glossary of Cockney slang and 19thC expressions,Pts I-IV comprising 60 chapters in total,each chapter with a b/w vignette illustrated chapter headpiece - all by Chris Gall, notes to the curious,The London Stone,and the true identity of Jack the Ripper, acknowledgements and a page about the author to the rear,plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w London street map illustrated frntis to it's reverse,a SIGNED+dedicated title page,dedication and first page of contents list/table. Uncommon - particuarly for her SIGNED debut novel.[Author is the grand-daughter of John Dickson Carr and this is her debut novel.] 'RIPPED' received three coveted Ben Franklin Awards at the 2013 Independent Book Publisher's Association's Awards Ceremony in New York City. GOLD: The Bill Fisher Award for the Best First Book. SILVER: Best New Voice. SILVER: Best Mystery/Suspense. Shelly Dickson Carr gives us Katie Lennox,a gutsy American teen adjusting to life in London.out with friends one day, she becomes separated from them - by more thn 100 years.It's 1888.No iPhone.No Starbucks. Can Katie uses her 21st-century knowledge to stop a serial killer? Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja696217. ISBN: 9781939003003.
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