CHAPLAIN**, FREDERICK - Edited by:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1974. [No. 39.]**

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1974.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.Residual impression of removal of owner's pencilled name to a white area of illustrated colour pictorial endpapers and not on the designated 'This Book Belongs To dotted line at foot of same,but no price-clip (60p).Bright, crisp,clean,glossy/glazed,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers,by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks tears or splits present.Both head+foot of spine/bacstrip gently pushed,some minor wrinkle creases to either board,inevitable but very minor and minimal, superficial scoring/indents to boards,and corner tips gently curled.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously but slightly aged/toned but without foxing/ spotting; contents though are bright,tight and clean with no foxing/spotting,no nicks or tears present - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - virtually pristine,appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn,2-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,1pp origami instructions+illus to make Rupert's paper yacht,a puzzle to the contents page,a nursery rhyme puzzle-page, and publisher's colour pictorial illustrated advert for daily Rupert stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles solutions at foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert in snow, holding a small mini snowman made from snow,with split wooden peg for its nose.Algy standing nearby making another couple of them and other Nutwood friends/characters in the background extending round to the rear board.Rupert has a brown face.First story: Rupert and the Iron Spade (1963); plus 3 others - Rupert and Jenny Frost (1963), Rupert and the Secret Path (1961) and Rupert and the Little Bells (1962-3). Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a child's annual,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading. The Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November,1920.) Bestall took over from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973.Alex CUBIE's first annual's covers and endpapers that he illustrated. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b.1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages.Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja999722. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 24.99 (approx. $US 32.52 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
Chesterfield Penguin the Butler: ALL AT SEA - The Manor House Stories.

Imprint: JANI TULLY CHAPLIN,2017.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED+dedicated.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn but author's neat,handwritten ink signature and inscrptn: 'For Maisie (tilde) Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)' and no price-clip to dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial vignetted artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin,illustrated dw/dj panels,with gilt coloured lettering to front panel,and gilt+black lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate multi shaped and multi-coloured repeated birds' feathers illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+ dw/dj, author SIGNED,and illustrated by,1st edn,1-68pp [paginated] includes profuse colour illustrations by author throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] a foreword by Julian Fellowes,a double-page synopsis about the books in the Manor House series,double page of oval colour portrait illustrated vignettes of characters in the story with author's dedication +signature to reverse of the last page of portraits,publisher's printed bookplate (untouched - unused) with illustrated environs map to its reverse,a sewn-in blue silk bookmark ribbon and to the rear,a How to make a Seaweed print diections,a blurb on the Gerald Durrell Conservation Trust - the author contributes funds from the sale of her books,reverse with author's connections to Beatrix Potter andthe National Trust,recto of rear free endpaper a dedication and a note about the author on last pagel.The 7th story in the series of 12.See also,my book ID's rja735117,rja812118 and rja827219 for the scarce 3rd title in the series - all 3,1st edn examples also author SIGNED. [This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce.] Plus rja827319  - the last title of the series - also a 1st edn and author SIGNED. These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December books have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course.   Somewhere deep in the heart of the English countryside,many years ago,stood a large Manor House.In the House lived a family of birds. Upstairs and downstairs all the birds played their part in looking after it.In the gardens, the village and on the farm,the birds and animals worked together,in harmony with nature, to preserve the traditions and idyllic way of life that have disappeared long ago.           The stories follow the adventures of the characters and their duties,from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.From time to time surprising visitors arrive at the House; from a Princess to a pirate,you never know who may appear to cast their magic and mischief over the Manor House. . .                              The Manor House family make a trip to the seaside.The twins,Arthur and Sebastian,launch their new raft.Blown out to sea they call for help.Sailor Oswald Seagull and Chesterfield Penguin are their only hope.Without a moment's delay Chesterfield plunged underwater where he could swim fastest.Little fish scattered this way and that as he burst through their shoals. "Out of my way!" he squawked in a rather bubbly voice.                     The Manor House Stories were written by Jani some 25 years ago for her children when she was living in Devon.They remained undiscovered until a chance meeting in Corfu in 2011 when she met her publisher,since which time the many wonderful illustrations have been added and the series of twelve stories finally brought back to life.Written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda,at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside.                                      Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life.                An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim.                      Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and small size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1094523. ISBN: 9781527207462.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
Cream & Sugar the Milkmaids: SNOWFALL AND SNOWBALLS - The Manor House Stories.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: UK.Mark Hendriksen Publishing,2013.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)'

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. [Laid in loose,a paper 32mo printed page explaining about awaiting a new publisher and therefore the books' direct availability from the author only, along with social media contact details of the author.On the reverse,brief details of genealogical connections of author, Beatrix Potter & The National Trust.] No owner inscrptn but author's signature and inscrptn: 'Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)' and no price-clip to dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial vignetted artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin, illustrated dw/dj panels,with gilt coloured lettering to front panel,and gilt+black lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate illustrated endpapers.UK, slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,and illustrated by,1st edn,1-68pp [paginated] includes profuse colour illustrations by author throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] illustrated environs map to recto of ffe,a blurb about the Manor House series,2pp description/precis of the 12 books in the series,a copyright page on recto of 2nd page,a foreword by Julian Fellowes,with author's signature,inscrptn and doodle to it's recto,printed blank bookplate,2pp pictorial colour oval vignettes of all the characters of the series,colour illustrated vignetted title page with a colour pictorial illustrated frntis to it's recto,a sewn-in pale blue silk bookmark ribbon and to the rear,a 2pp recipe to make an Ice Bowl.The first story in the series of 12.See also,my book ID's rja735117,rja812118 and rja827219 for the scarce 3rd title in the series - all 3,1st edn examples also author SIGNED. [This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce.] Plus rja827319 - the last title of the series - also a 1st edn and author SIGNED. These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December [the 1st,3rd and 12th books] have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course. Somewhere deep in the heart of the English countryside,many years ago,stood a large Manor House.In the House lived a family of birds. Upstairs and downstairs all the birds played their part in looking after it.In the gardens, the village and on the farm,the birds and animals worked together,in harmony with nature, to preserve the traditions and idyllic way of life that have disappeared long ago. The stories follow the adventures of the characters and their duties,from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.From time to time surprising visitors arrive at the House; from a Princess to a pirate,you never know who may appear to cast their magic and mischief over the Manor House. . . The first snow has fallen,and the youngsters have fun in the garden.A mysterious visitor arrives in a beautiful sleigh.Ermintine the Stoat makes an ice sculpture and is rewarded with a special gift. "Whee!" they shrieked,as they sped down the snowy slope,gathering speed as they went.The little sledge went faster and faster,then faster still.Cream held onto Sugar,who held onto Sebastian,who clung on tightly to Miranda who was in front. The Manor House Stories were written by Jani some 25 years ago for her children when she was living in Devon.They remained undiscovered until a chance meeting in Corfu in 2011 when she met her publisher, since which time the many wonderful illustrations have been added and the series of twelve stories finally brought back to life.Written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda,at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside. Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life. An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and small size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja648116. ISBN: 9780956544339.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
Cream & Sugar the Milkmaids: SNOWFALL AND SNOWBALLS - The Manor House Stories.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: UK.Mark Hendriksen Publishing,2013.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'For Jessica ~ from Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)' and 2014 date

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.[Laid in loose,a paper 32mo printed page explaining about awaiting a new publisher and therefore the books' direct availability from the author only, along with other social media contact details of the author etc.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's signature and inscrptn: 'For Jessica ~ from Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)' and 2014 date to bottom left-hand corner of same page,and no price-clip to dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial vignetted artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin,illustrated dw/dj panels,with gilt coloured lettering to front panel,and gilt +black lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate illustrated endpapers.UK, slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED and illustrated by,1st edn,1-68pp [paginated] includes profuse colour illustrations by author throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] illustrated environs map to reverse of ffe,a blurb about the Manor House series,2pp description/precis of the 12 books in the series,a copyright page on verso of 2nd page,a foreword by Julian Fellowes with author's signature,inscrptn and doodle to it's reverse, printed blank bookplate,2pp pictorial colour oval vignettes of all the characters of the series,colour illustrated vignetted title page with a colour pictorial illustrated frntis to it's reverse,and to rear,2pp recipe to make an Ice Bowl.The first story in the series of 12. See also,my book ID's rja827119 for another SIGNED example of this title and rja735117, rja812118 and rja827219 for the scarce 3rd title in the series - all three examples also 1st edns and also author SIGNED.[This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce.] See also,rja827319 - the last title of the series - also a 1st edn and author SIGNED. These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December [the 1st,3rd and 12th books] have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course. Somewhere deep in the heart of the English countryside,many years ago,stood a large Manor House.In the House lived a family of birds. Upstairs and downstairs all the birds played their part in looking after it.In the gardens, the village and on the farm,the birds and animals worked together,in harmony with nature, to preserve the traditions and idyllic way of life that have disappeared long ago. Foreword by Julian Fellowes: 'The Manor House Stories create a wonderful and detailed world in miniature full of truth and consequence,like all good stories should,giving us lessons about life but in the most charming way imaginable.No one can accuse the books of soft-soaping the realities of work in a great house,there is plenty of elbow grease required from all the animals and birds employed there, as I should know,but you will find kindness in these pages too,and I suppose I believe that while fate may be challenging for everyone,there is often some kindness in the mix.In my experience anyway. These lovely little tales contain comments and observations that will be very useful to young readers in the years to come,and they will be useful to older readers,too,if I am anything to go by. - Julian Fellowes.' The stories follow the adventures of the characters and their duties,from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.From time to time surprising visitors arrive at the House; from a Princess to a pirate,you never know who may appear to cast their magic and mischief over the Manor House. . . The first snow has fallen,and the youngsters have fun in the garden.A mysterious visitor arrives in a beautiful sleigh.Ermintine the Stoat makes an ice sculpture and is rewarded with a special gift. The Manor House Stories were written by Jani some 25 years ago for her children when she was living in Devon.They remained undiscovered until a chance meeting in Corfu in 2011 when she met her publisher,since which time the many wonderful illustrations have been added and the series of twelve stories finally brought back to life.Written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda,at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside. Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life. An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and small size and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja827119. ISBN: 9780956544339.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
Lady Davina Dove: A CHRISTMAS STORY - The Manor House Stories. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: UK.Mark Hendriksen Publishing,2013.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,minus dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: 'For Connie ~ from Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)'

UK,12mo HB,minus dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated, 1st edn. FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's hand written signature and dedication thus: 'For Connie ~ from Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)' to reverse of foreword,no price removal from rear board. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,pale cream wrap-around background with colour pictorial vignetted artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin,illustrated front board,with gilt coloured lettering to front panel,spine/ backstrip with brown lettered title,author name and and ovalised No.12 to foot of same; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Red,sewn-in silk bookmark ribbon and repetitive feather illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,author SIGNED,and illustrated by,1st edn,1-68pp [paginated] includes profuse colour illustrations by author throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] illustrated environs map to verso of ffe,a blurb about the Manor House series,2pp description/precis of the 12 books in the series,a copyright page on reverse of 2nd page,a foreword by Julian Fellowes,with author's signature,inscrptn and doodle to it's verso, printed blank bookplate,2pp pictorial colour oval vignettes of all the characters of the series,colour illustrated vignetted title page with a colour pictorial illustrated frntis to it's reverse,and to rear,a recipe to make Delia Duck's Starlight Biscuit Christmas Tree Decorations.The 12th and last book/title of the series.See my book ID's rja648116 and rja827119 for the first story of the series,both author SIGNED,1st edns. See also,my book ID's rja735117,rja812118 and rja827219 for 3 more SIGNED,1st edns of the scarce 3rd title - 'Sarah Sparrow the Scullery Maid: A FINE ROMANCE - The Manor House Stories.' [This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce.] These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December [the 1st,3rd and 12th books] have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course. Somewhere deep in the heart of the English countryside,many years ago,stood a large Manor House.In the House lived a family of birds. Upstairs and downstairs all the birds played their part in looking after it.In the gardens, the village and on the farm,the birds and animals worked together,in harmony with nature, to preserve the traditions and idyllic way of life that have disappeared long ago. The stories follow the adventures of the characters and their duties,from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.From time to time surprising visitors arrive at the House; from a Princess to a pirate,you never know who may appear to cast their magic and mischief over the Manor House. . . Foreword by Julian Fellowes: 'The Manor House Stories create a wonderful and detailed world in miniature full of truth and consequence,like all good stories should,giving us lessons about life but in the most charming way imaginable.No one can accuse the books of soft-soaping the realities of work in a great house,there is plenty of elbow grease required from all the animals and birds employed there,as I should know,but you will find kindness in these pages too,and I suppose I believe that while fate may be challenging for everyone,there is often some kindness in the mix.In my experience anyway. These lovely little tales contain comments and observations that will be very useful to young readers in the years to come,and they will be useful to older readers,too,if I am anything to go by. - Julian Fellowes.' In 'Lady Davina Dove: A CHRISTMAS STORY - The Manor House Stories.' Christmas has come to the Manor House.Everyone is busy preparing for the merrymaking.Stockings are hung,the Christmas tree is decorated, and Father Christmas arrives by moonlight.On Christmas Day Lady Davina's secret wish comes true. "Suddenly Lady Davina saw something in the sky.Silhouetted against its bright light,a miniature sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer flew in front of the moon,circling the Manor House." The Manor House Stories were written by Jani some 25 years ago for her children when she was living in Devon.They remained undiscovered until a chance meeting in Corfu in 2011 when she met her publisher,since which time the many wonderful illustrations have been added and the series of twelve stories finally brought back to life.Written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda,at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside. Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life.An stablished designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight,smaller size 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,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: rja1062923. ISBN: 9780956544339.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
Lady Davina Dove: A CHRISTMAS STORY - The Manor House Stories. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: UK.Mark Hendriksen Publishing,2013.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'For Jessica ~ from Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)'

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's signature and inscrptn: 'For Jessica ~ from Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)' to recto of foreword and date 2014 to bottom, left-hand corner of same page and no price-clip to dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj. Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial vignetted artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin, illustrated dw/dj panels,with gilt coloured lettering to front panel,and gilt+black lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Residue of a red,sewn-in silk bookmark ribbon which seems to have been clipped/cut at head of spine/backstrip of the book's signatures leaving a small tab. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,and illustrated by,1st edn,1-68pp [paginated] includes profuse colour illustrations by author throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] illustrated environs map to reverse of ffe,a blurb about the Manor House series,2pp description/precis of the 12 books in the series,a copyright page on recto of 2nd page,a foreword by Julian Fellowes,with author's signature,inscrptn and doodle to it's recto,printed blank bookplate,2pp pictorial colour oval vignettes of all the characters of the series,colour illustrated vignetted title page with a colour pictorial illustrated frntis to it's recto,and to rear,a recipe to make Delia Duck's Starlight Biscuit Christmas Tree Decorations.The 12th and last book/title of the series.See my book ID's rja648116 and rja827119 for the first story of the series,both author SIGNED,1st edns.See also,my book ID's rja735117, rja812118 and rja827219 for 3 more SIGNED,1st edns of the scarce 3rd title - 'Sarah Sparrow the Scullery Maid: A FINE ROMANCE - The Manor House Stories.' This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce. These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December [the 1st,3rd and 12th books] have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course. Somewhere deep in the heart of the English countryside,many years ago,stood a large Manor House.In the House lived a family of birds. Upstairs and downstairs all the birds played their part in looking after it.In the gardens, the village and on the farm,the birds and animals worked together,in harmony with nature, to preserve the traditions and idyllic way of life that have disappeared long ago.The stories follow the adventures of the characters and their duties,from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.From time to time surprising visitors arrive at the House; from a Princess to a pirate, you never know who may appear to cast their magic and mischief over the Manor House. . . Foreword by Julian Fellowes: 'The Manor House Stories create a wonderful and detailed world in miniature full of truth and consequence,like all good stories should,giving us lessons about life but in the most charming way imaginable.No one can accuse the books of soft-soaping the realities of work in a great house, there is plenty of elbow grease required from all the animals and birds employed there,as I should know,but you will find kindness in these pages too,and I suppose I believe that while fate may be challenging for everyone,there is often some kindness in the mix.In my experience anyway. These lovely little tales contain comments and observations that will be very useful to young readers in the years to come,and they will be useful to older readers,too,if I am anything to go by. - Julian Fellowes.' In 'Lady Davina Dove: A CHRISTMAS STORY - The Manor House Stories.' Christmas has come to the Manor House.Everyone is busy preparing for the merrymaking.Stockings are hung,the Christmas tree is decorated,and Father Christmas arrives by moonlight.On Christmas Day Lady Davina's secret wish comes true. "Suddenly Lady Davina saw something in the sky.Silhouetted against its bright light,a miniature sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer flew in front of the moon,circling the Manor House." The Manor House Stories were written by Jani some 25 years ago for her children when she was living in Devon.They remained undiscovered until a chance meeting in Corfu in 2011 when she met her publisher, since which time the many wonderful illustrations have been added and the series of twelve stories finally brought back to life.Written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda,at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside. Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life.An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and small size and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja827319 . ISBN: 9780956544339.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
Sarah Sparrow the Scullery Maid: A FINE ROMANCE - The Manor House Stories.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: UK.Mark Hendriksen Publishing,2013.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'For Talitha ~ Jani Tully Chaplin with love' (and a doodled heart shape beneath).

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Author double SIGNED.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's signature and inscrptn: 'For Talitha ~ Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)' to reverse of foreword and another further author's signature and date (March 2014) to recto of last page of a double- paged spread of colour, illustrated stories' characters; no price-clip to dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial vignetted artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin,illustrated dw/dj panels, with gilt coloured lettering to front panel,and gilt+black lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation.A sewn-in,bright candy pink silk bookmark ribbon. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,and illustrated by,1st edn,1-68pp [paginated] includes profuse colour illustrations by author throughout the text and the book. Plus [unpaginated] illustrated environs map to recto of ffe,a blurb about the Manor House series,2pp description/precis of the 12 books in the series,a copyright page on recto of 2nd page,a foreword by Julian Fellowes,with author's signature, inscrptn and doodle to it's recto,printed blank bookplate,2pp pictorial colour oval vignettes of all the characters of the series,colour illustrated vignetted title page with a colour pictorial illustrated frntis to it's recto,and to rear,a recipe to make Delia Duck's crystallised flowers and leaves.The third story in the series of 12 - see my book ID's rja648116 and rja827119 for the first story and rja827319 for the last title of the 12 in the series - all also author SIGNED 1st edns.See also,my book ID's rja812118 and rja827219 for 2 more SIGNED,1st edns of this title.This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly, whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce. These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December [the 1st,3rd and 12th books] have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course. Somewhere deep in the heart of the English countryside,many years ago,stood a large Manor House.In the House lived a family of birds. Upstairs and downstairs all the birds played their part in looking after it.In the gardens, the village and on the farm,the birds and animals worked together,in harmony with nature, to preserve the traditions and idyllic way of life that have disappeared long ago. The stories follow the adventures of the characters and their duties,from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.From time to time surprising visitors arrive at the House; from a Princess to a pirate,you never know who may appear to cast their magic and mischief over the Manor House. . . Foreword by Julian Fellowes: 'The Manor House Stories create a wonderful and detailed world in miniature full of truth and consequence,like all good stories should,giving us lessons about life but in the most charming way imaginable.No one can accuse the books of soft-soaping the realities of work in a great house,there is plenty of elbow grease required from all the animals and birds employed there, as I should know,but you will find kindness in these pages too,and I suppose I believe that while fate may be challenging for everyone,there is often some kindness in the mix.In my experience anyway. These lovely little tales contain comments and observations that will be very useful to young readers in the years to come,and they will be useful to older readers,too,if I am anything to go by. - Julian Fellowes.' In 'Sarah Sparrow the Scullery Maid: A FINE ROMANCE - The Manor House Stories.' Sarah meets Jeremy Jackdaw the Chimneysweep.Romance blossoms and before long the Manor House is hoping for a Spring Wedding. "Sarah was always the first to get up and come downstairs from her attic bedroom where she slept with the other housemaids in The Manor Hous,and her best friend, Delia Duck the Cook." The Manor House Stories were written by Jani some 25 years ago for her children when she was living in Devon.They remained undiscovered until a chance meeting in Corfu in 2011 when she met her publisher,since which time the many wonderful illustrations have been added and the series of twelve stories finally brought back to life.Written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda,at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside. Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life. An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and smaller size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja735117. ISBN: 9780956544339.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
Sarah Sparrow the Scullery Maid: A FINE ROMANCE - The Manor House Stories.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: UK.Mark Hendriksen Publishing,2013.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'For Jessica ~ from Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)'

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.[Author double SIGNED.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's signature and inscrptn: 'For Jessica ~ from Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath)' to reverse of foreword and date 2014 to bottom,left-hand corner of same page and no price-clip to dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial vignetted artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin,illustrated dw/dj panels,with gilt coloured lettering to front panel,and gilt+black lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore -edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation.A sewn-in, bright candy pink silk bookmark ribbon. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,and illustrated by,1st edn,1-68pp [paginated] includes profuse colour illustrations by author throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] illustrated environs map to verso of ffe,a blurb about the Manor House series,2pp description/precis of the 12 books in the series,a copyright page on reverse of 2nd page,a foreword by Julian Fellowes,with author's signature,inscrptn and doodle to it's reverse,printed blank bookplate,2pp pictorial colour oval vignettes of all the characters of the series,colour illustrated vignetted title page with a colour pictorial illustrated frntis to it's verso,and to rear,a recipe to make Delia Duck's crystallised flowers and leaves.The third story in the series of 12 - see my book ID's rja648116 and rja827119 for the first story - and rja827319 for the last title of the 12 in the series - all also author SIGNED.See also,my book ID's rja735117 and rja812118 for 2 more SIGNED,1st edns of this title.This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce. These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December [the 1st,3rd and 12th books] have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course. Somewhere deep in the heart of the English countryside,many years ago,stood a large Manor House.In the House lived a family of birds. Upstairs and downstairs all the birds played their part in looking after it.In the gardens, the village and on the farm,the birds and animals worked together,in harmony with nature, to preserve the traditions and idyllic way of life that have disappeared long ago. The stories follow the adventures of the characters and their duties,from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.From time to time surprising visitors arrive at the House; from a Princess to a pirate,you never know who may appear to cast their magic and mischief over the Manor House. . . Foreword by Julian Fellowes: 'The Manor House Stories create a wonderful and detailed world in miniature full of truth and consequence,like all good stories should,giving us lessons about life but in the most charming way imaginable.No one can accuse the books of soft-soaping the realities of work in a great house,there is plenty of elbow grease required from all the animals and birds employed there, as I should know,but you will find kindness in these pages too,and I suppose I believe that while fate may be challenging for everyone,there is often some kindness in the mix.In my experience anyway. These lovely little tales contain comments and observations that will be very useful to young readers in the years to come,and they will be useful to older readers,too,if I am anything to go by. - Julian Fellowes.' In 'Sarah Sparrow the Scullery Maid: A FINE ROMANCE - The Manor House Stories.' Sarah meets Jeremy Jackdaw the Chimneysweep.Romance blossoms and before long the Manor House is hoping for a Spring Wedding. "Sarah was always the first to get up and come downstairs from her attic bedroom where she slept with the other housemaids in The Manor Hous,and her best friend, Delia Duck the Cook." The Manor House Stories were written by Jani some 25 years ago for her children when she was living in Devon.They remained undiscovered until a chance meeting in Corfu in 2011 when she met her publisher,since which time the many wonderful illustrations have been added and the series of twelve stories finally brought back to life.Written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda,at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside. Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life. An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and small size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja827219. ISBN: 9780956544339.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
The Holiday: A Chough's Tale - The Manor House Stories. [Illus & SIGNED by Jani Tully Chaplin**.]

Imprint: Publisher not credited - Sponsors are: Specsavers (Bodmin),PROPER CORNISH FOOD COMPANY and The Cornish Tea & Cornish Coffee Co.,2016
Edition: UK,slim 12mo s/back,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Softback/wraps., No dw/dj - wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,slim 12mo s/back,SIGNED,1st edn.[No publisher credited but a local (Bodmin) Specsavers and 2 Cornish food companies are associated with it's sponsorship and publication.Printed by Cambrian Printers (UK),2016.The original,first 12 titles in this series were all (UK),12mo HB+dw/dj, 1st edns.] FINE+.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy,coloured pictorial artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin,illustrated card covers with red letters to front,black letters to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edge - no nicks,tears or splits present.No owner inscrptn,but author/illustrator's neat, handwritten, black felt-tip inked signature + doodle thus: 'Jani Tully Chaplin with love' and a small heart shape doodle but no dedication,all to reverse of colour vignetted title page.Top+ fore-edges bright,white and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading crease to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation - pristine.UK,slim 12mo s/back,SIGNED, 1st edn,1-46pp [paginated] includes part-page and 12 full-page full colour illustrations throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] colour vignetted title page printed text to both front and rear internal sides of covers; front with author note,a foreword by Julian Fellowes and author's potted family history connections with Jani,Beatrix Potter,The National Trust and Poldark.Rear inside cover printed with acknowledgements from the 3 local sponsors with company logos for 2 of them. This tale follows the adventures of some five or so of her characters; Miranda Mistlethrush, the Willow Tit twins, Arthur and Sebastian, Rory Redshank the Footman, Sailor Oswald Seagull the Coastguard and Charles Pencarrow Poldrake Treyarnon Chough.Others mentioned include Chesterfield Penguin the Butler,Marzipan Mouse, Delia Duck the Cook,and Sarah Sparrow,the Scullery Maid.Towards end of story,how to make a shell box and facts+trivia about the Chough bird. See also,my book ID's rja64811 - the 1st story of the original series (SIGNED,1st edn), rja735117,rja812118 and rja827219 for the scarce 3rd title in the series - all 3,1st edn examples also author SIGNED. [This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce.] Plus rja827319 - the last title of the series - also a 1st edn and author SIGNED. These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December [the 1st,3rd and 12th books] have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course. Originally and first written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda, at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside,some 25 years or more previous,this new title though,is a continuation of that original series. Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life. An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim. 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! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included. ** 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. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1101323. ISBN: 9781526202246.

£ 12.50 (approx. $US 16.27 )

CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY:
The Holiday: A Chough's Tale - The Manor House Stories. [Illustrated and SIGNED by Jani Tully Chaplin**.]

Imprint: Publisher not credited - Sponsors are: Specsavers (Bodmin),PROPER CORNISH FOOD COMPANY and The Cornish Tea & Cornish Coffee Co.2016.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo s/back,author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Wraps - as issued., No dw/dj - wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Author SIGNED+dedicated.

UK,slim 12mo s/back,author SIGNED,illustrated, 1st edn. [No publisher credited but a local (Bodmin) Specsavers and 2 Cornish food companies are associated with it's sponsorship and publication.Printed by Cambrian Printers (UK),2016.The original, first 12 titles in this series were all (UK),12mo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edns.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten ink inscrptn+signature thus: 'To Anoushka  Jani Tully Chaplin with love (and a small heart shape doodle' to reverse of the colour vignetted illustrated title page and no price removal from rear cover.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,coloured pictorial artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin,illustrated card covers with red letters to front,black letters to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edge - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,white and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading crease to any pages' corners - appears unread, apart from my own collation - pristine.UK,slim 12mo s/back,author SIGNED,illustrated 1st edn,1-46pp [paginated] includes part-page and 12 full-page full colour illustrations throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] colour vignetted title page printed text to both front and rear internal sides of covers; front with author note,a foreword by Julian Fellowes and author's potted family history connections with Jani,Beatrix Potter,The National Trust and Poldark.Rear inside cover printed with acknowledgements from the 3 local sponsors with company logos for 2 of them. This tale follows the adventures of some five or so of her characters; Miranda Mistlethrush, the Willow Tit twins, Arthur and Sebastian, Rory Redshank the Footman, Sailor Oswald Seagull the Coastguard and Charles Pencarrow Poldrake Treyarnon Chough.Others mentioned include Chesterfield Penguin the Butler,Marzipan Mouse, Delia Duck the Cook,and Sarah Sparrow,the Scullery Maid.Towards end of story,how to make a shell box and facts+trivia about the Chough bird.  See also,my book ID's rja64811 - the 1st story of the original series (SIGNED,1st edn), rja735117,rja812118 and rja827219 for the scarce 3rd title in the series - all 3,1st edn examples also author SIGNED. [This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce.] Plus rja827319 - the last title of the series - also a 1st edn and author SIGNED.  These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December [the 1st,3rd and 12th books] have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course. Originally and first written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda, at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside,some 25 years or more previous,this new title though,is a continuation of that original series. Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life. An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim. 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! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included/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. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1141324. ISBN: 9781526202246.

£ 12.50 (approx. $US 16.27 )

CHAPMAN, CHRIS:
The Right Side of the Hedge: Country Life Today.

Imprint: UK.NEWTON ABBOT,DEVON.DAVID & CHARLES,1977.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/VG++.Neat,ball-pointed owner name,but no clip to dw/dj,absence of a publisher's price! Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - a tiny closed tear to upper bd's bottom,right-hand corner and spine/backstrip slightly sunned/faded - as usual/normal.Top edge slightly aged/toned with minimal,sporadic spotting/foxing; fore-edges brighter and cleaner,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners. Bright,clean,publisher's original dark green cloth bds with bright stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip with clean plain white eps.UK,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,3-120pp [paginated] includes b/w photographic frntis and 97 other contemporary b/w photographs with text captions,contents list/table,author preface,and intro by Ian Niall; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages. Chris Chapman's remarkable photographs embody much that is real and relevant in rural life today.His pictures speak not of technique but of honesty.Farm hands, craftsmen,gypsies and animals gaze directly into a lens which portrays them with affection,compassion,sometimes anger, more often sheer enjoyment; always truth. Though most of the classic elements of country living are here - the village with its church and pub; the vicar,policeman and local poacher; the weekly market the WI; hunting,shooting and fishing; farming and trades - this is no chocolate-box view of rustic thatch,simple characters and noble beasts in an enchanting landscape. Rather,it is a revealing survey of a countryside which,while ageless in its beauty,is constantly evolving in the daily round.The perceptive introductory text by the well-known writer on the rural scene, Ian Niall,and the general commentary on aspects of modern country society,from fetes and festivals to farm sales and forestry,provide a stimulating background to the portraits,many of which simply speak for themselves.This is a book to be taken up time and again,for on each occasion the reader will gain something new,whether or not he thinks that life is preferable on this particular side of the hedge. 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: rja28538. ISBN: 0715373420.

£ 11.50 (approx. $US 14.97 )

CHARLTON, JACK & BRYNNE, PETER:
JACK CHARLTON - The Autobiography.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.8vo,320pp includes an index,b/w+colour photographs. As a player,he touched the pinnacle in England's legendary 1966 World Cup winning team.As a manager,he dragged the Republic of Ireland from the backwaters of international football to compete with the world's best.As a man,he is noted for his forthright personality - one whose views are as honest as they are respected. This is Jack Charlton's full story,from childhood in the mining village of Ashington, Northumberland.Joining Leeds in 1952 by the time he hung up his boots more than twenty years later he had made 629 appearences for Leeds, still a club record. When Jack himself turned to management,first with Middlesborough,then with Sheffield Wednesday,Middlesborough again and Newcastle United,and finally with Ireland. 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: rja200. ISBN: 1852252561.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CHARTERIS**, LESLIE:
ENTER THE SAINT. [PAN G-615.]

Imprint: LONDON.PAN BOOKS LTD.,1963.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,p/back as issued,
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn.[Originally first published,UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,H&S(London), 1930.Part of the PAN 'G' series ran from 1963-66 using numbers G596 to G717.This the first PAN,UK p/back,1963 (unabridged) from that series's run - reprints followed in 1965 and 1968 using the same artwork but different serial numbers.] VG. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from card cover.Bright,clean,glossy,red background with bright colour pictorial artwork by 'd.f.m', illustrated front cover with black lettering,a concave spine with NO discernible reading creases - red with white letters and yellow+b/w publisher logo at foot,rear cover with red background with trademark 'Saint' stick man and white lettered story blurb; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,rubbing,creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Miniscule rubbing to all corners,top+ bottom,of spine; several wrinkles in a small corner crease to top,front corner,consecutively and concomitantly affecting the subsequent pages.in fainter,deceasing degree upto pp16 (prelims+pp7-16),a tiny crease to front,lower corner - rear corners unaffected.All edges slightly and ubiquitously aged/toned; contents generally bright,tight and clean with little page-edge toning and no other intentional or otherwise accidental corner creases to other pages' corners - would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn, 7-190pp [paginated] includes author's foreword,3 stories comprising 14,10 and 10 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half- title+ title pages,a contents list/table,and to rear of book and reverse of last unpaginated page,a publisher's advert. Described hard,but fairly and honestly; much better than it reads or sounds and still an acceptable example for 'Saint'/ PAN collectors. The author's 3rd book featuring Simon Templar. ENTER THE SAINT. There is only one Saint - Simon Templar, buccaneer in the suits of Savile Row,amused, cool,debonair,with hell-for-leather blue eyes and a saintly smile. Chief Inspector Teal would have given ten years' salary for the privilege of leading the Saint gently by the arm into the nearest police station; a number of gentlemen in the underworld would have given ten years' liberty for the pleasure of transporting the Saint to the top of the chute of a blast-furnace and quietly back-heeling him into the stew; but somehow the Saint contrived to go his pleasantly piratical way unscathed. Simon Templar - The Saint,daring,dazzling,and just a little disreputable. On the side of the law,but standing outside it,he dispenses his own brand of justice one criminal at a time.In these three early adventures,the Saint's reputation starts to rise,as he tackles thieves,smugglers and killers. In 'The Man Who Was Clever' he outwits Edgar Hayn,a drug smuggler who thinks he's smarter than everyone. In 'The Policeman with Wings' he stays one step ahead of Inspector Teal in the hunt for diamonds on Dartmoor,and in 'The Lawless Lady' one of the Saint's gang helps him deal with sea-faring swindlers,only to fall in love. 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! N.B. ALL buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P+p free. ** N.B. US/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. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja929421. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 9.99 (approx. $US 13.00 )

CHARTERS, JANET - text by:
THE GENERAL. [50 YEARS ANNIVERSARY EDITION.]

Imprint: UK.DORKING,SURREY.TEMPLAR PUBLISHING,2010.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,rectangular,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,wrap-around white background with colour pictorial artwork by Michael Foreman,illustrated dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj lightly creased - spine beneath unaffected - without any bumping or concomitant creasing.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 paper-covered,colour illustrated design boards with bright,crisp,black ink printed lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,42pp [unpaginated] includes text by Janet Charters (Abis),full,double and part-page colour illustrations all by Michael Foreman. There was once a proud general who fell off his horse,only to discover the beauty of the flowers on the ground around him. From that day on,he vowed to change the world into a place of peace and beauty. Fifty years ago,at the height of the Cold War,a young couple produced a new kind of book for children.It confronted the folly of war and the threat to the environment. This Anniversary Edition is jst as fresh and relevant today as it was then. This is award-winning illustrator Michael Foreman's debut picture book,which was first created in the early 1960s.It is reproduced here in all its glory for a new generation. Janet Charters (Foreman's former wife, [now Abis]) was born in England in 1938,on the eve of the Second World War.Growing up in the uncertain atmosphere created by the Cold War and the nuclear arms race,Janet developed an acute awareness of the fragility of peace.She studied at St. Martin's School of Art,where she met fellow student Michael Foreman.Janet currently lives in London with two beautiful cats and a slightly wild garden. She continues to paint and exhibits her work regularly. Michael Foreman was also born in England in 1938.Having not known a world without war,he thought it was normal.One frightful night while a three-year-old Michael lay fast asleep,a bomb came crashing through his bedroom ceiling - this was his first memory.The bomb missed him by a few centimetres,bounced on the floor,hit the wall and then dropped into the fireplace, where it exploded up the chimney.When the war ended,Michal looked forward to a world of peace,but unfortunately his teenage years were lived under the threat of nuclear war. In creating their first book,'The General',Janet and Michael wanted to produce a fun and lively story that encouraged a sympathetic outlook on the world.Now,almost fifty years later,the book seems even more relevant as not only the need for peace but also the threat to the environment,hinted at in the story,are both plain for all to see. Michael Foreman,born Pakefield,Suffolk, 1938.Studied at Lowestoft School of Art and at the Royal College of Art.Lecturer at St Martin's School of Art (1963-65),the London College of Printing (1967/8),the Royal College of Art (1968-70) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1972). Art Director of Playboy magazine,Chicago (1965) and the King Magazine,London (1966).Painter,etcher,illustrator and writer of children's books.His illustrative work is distinctive: he often works in colour or halftone,creating luminous effects with veils of thinly diluted pigment over delicate pencil outlines; in his etched illustrations,he uses soft ground techniques to achieve subtle tonal graduations.His imagery, ostensibly decorative,humorous or with a sometimes child-like appearance,often has menacing or bizarre overtones.Michael Foreman is a three-time Kate Greenaway Medal winner. 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 and the value of this item for correct,insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja738217. ISBN: 9781848771536.

£ 16.00 (approx. $US 20.82 )

CHASE, JAMES HADLEY:
come easy - go easy.

Imprint: LONDON.ROBERT HALE,1960.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/G.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Colour,pictorial,non-credited artwork dw/dj to front panel and spine/backstrip with white and orange letters,a small b/w, author portrait photograph and critics' reviews,letters in black+red to white background.Dw/dj,chipped with some minimal loss,some closed tears and rubbing with 3/10ths" missing at foot of spine/ backstrip,partially affecting the bottom part of publisher's name.Top edges less creased and chipped with top corners bumped and rubbed with some minor loss, some minor loss to head of spine/backstrip - title unaffected,but rear,top edge has a 3" x 4/5ths" (at its deepest point) crescent shape tear and loss partially affecting author's name to rear panel of dw/dj.Described hard but fairly.Top edge dust-soiled,aged and spotted,fore-edge less so and slightly cleaner,but also spotted; contents tight and generally clean and seem unfoxed.Slightly faded/ dusty plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped red ink letters to spine/backstrip and a man's silhouette to foot of same with lightly off-set foxed eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-186pp includes 13 chapters and a 1pp publisher advert to rear. Chet Carson,an escaped convict,arrives at "Point of No Return",a lonely desert filling station run by a good-natured Swede and his avaricious Italian wife.The Swede has a safe full of money."Open the safe and get me the money or you go back to jail," the wife tells Carson.It is this situation that James Hadley Chase develops with all his story-telling magic - a situation that will keep you on the edge of your chair and the nightlight burning. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1968. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

CHASE**, DAVID:
"Sopranos" The Scriptbook.**

Imprint: LONDON.CHANNEL 4 BOOKS [PAN/MACMILLAN],2001.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,glossy,black+red cast photographic upper wrap with minimal shelf-wear and negligible bumping to edges,corners and spine/backstrip - no nicks or tears present.Some bubbling/wrinkling on laminate on rear panel of dw/dj at foot of same - production fault(?).Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned but generally clean, contents bright,tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.Clean,black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-254pp includes half-title+title pages,contents list/table,author introduction,6 scripts which include the pilot episode,2 each from Seasons 1+2 and 1 from Season Three.8pp b/w+colour contemporary photographs between pp128/129 and publisher's advert to rear. A selection of the finest scripts from all three series of 'The Sopranos', including the pilot episode.The Sopranos - just your average,everyday New Jersey Mafia family. Tony Soprano has a long- suffering wife,two children,a beautiful home and some major headaches. . . . His mother wants him dead,his psychiatrist can't leave him alone and the FBI are taking an unhealthy interest in his business. Featuring six crackling scripts,including scenes that never made it to transmission, colour photographs and an exclusive introduction by series creator,writer and director David Chase,'The Sopranos Scriptbook' is a compelling read. The spirit and spark of each character is right there on the page - a lesson in how to write truly gripping television.The scripts include: "College","the Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" both Season 1; "The Happy Wanderer" and "The Knight in White Satin Armour" both Season 2 and "Proshai, Livushka" from Season 3,as well as the pilot episode. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja716917. ISBN: 0752261576.

£ 15.99 (approx. $US 20.81 )

CHATWIN**, BRUCE:
ON THE BLACK HILL.

Imprint: LONDON.CAPE,1982.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,absence of publisher's price so NO clip to dw/dj - these generally believed to be an export edn,distributed before the UK trade issue.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around,colour scenic landscape dw/dj (reproducing a view of the artist's home, Penkerrig,by the late 18thC Radnorshire painter Thomas Jones) with black-outlined, capitalised white and yellow lettering - title+author respectively - to front panel,black-outlined, capitalised lettered author+title to spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners.Miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to head of spine/ backstrip,an approx. vertical 2" closed tear at top edge of front panel of dw/dh in the vicinity of the gutter's fold/crease but strengthened internally on reverse of dw/dj - no other nicks, tears or splits present.Some inevitable but minimal,superficial scoring/indents to either panel but without penetration to boards beneath. Top edges lightly aged/toned with minimal, faint,sporadic foxing,fore-edges brighter and cleaner without any foxing; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, possibly unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,pale green cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white sets of endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-248pp [paginated],last page of novel unpaginated with a blank verso, includes L (50) chapters; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,half-title+title pages,a dedication,with blank verso,prose extract with blank verso,and to the rear 4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading. Author' third book and his first novel, and winner of the Whitbread Literary Award,1982.A curious book for Chatwin to have written,given that he spent most of his short life traveling and then writing about it. It concerns eighty years in the lives of Benjamin and Lewis,identical twins from the Welsh border country,who remain for that entire period either within or near an isolated farm on which they live and subsequently work.Apart from a brief period in the Army,from which Benjamin is dishonourably discharged,they avoid the draft for the First World War,they never marry,and after the death of their parents, they sleep in the parents' bed for over forty years. A traditional rural drama: a hot-headed father who mistreats his educated wife and disrupts her attempts at schooling the twins,rural family feuds involving violence,a suicide,army brutality,the demise of a noble family due to corruption. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja417. ISBN: 022409805.

£ 100.00 (approx. $US 130.14 )

CHERADAME, ANDRE:
THE PANGERMAN PLOT UNMASKED: BERLIN'S FORMIDBLE PEACE-TRAP OF "THE DRAWN-WAR".

Imprint: LONDON.JOHN MURRAY,January,1917.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st reprint.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st reprint.[Originally and first published in France, in the original French in September,1916 and then in English translation in December,1916 and in January,1917 as the first reprint,this offered edn.Despite Roumania's entry into the war in August, 1916,their repulsion and peace treaty in December,1917,the text of the book remains unaltered.] FINE.No owner inscptn. Exceptionally bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original light khaki cloth boards/covers with a red single-line blocked border edge and title+author lettering within to front,red stamped letters to a lightly dulled spine/ backstrip,rear board/cover plain and undecorated and without stamped border, clean plain white eps,both hinges solid and sound without any cracking.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or any fraying present.Top edges very lightly toned without foxing/spotting,fore-edges similarly toned and without foxing; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually foxing-free,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st reprint, v-xxxipp+1-235pp [paginated] includes note by publisher (Oct 2nd,1916),separate contents+illus (maps) lists/tables,an introduction by Earl of Cromer,O.M., author's preface,a prologue,IX (9) chapters,31 thumbnail b/w regional maps interspersed throughout the text and the book,conclusions,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear,4pp publisher's advert. A really exceptional example particularly for it's cleanliness,given the books age and without the protection of any dw/dj. 'M. Cheradame explains - and I believe with perfect accuracy - the nature of the German objective.It is,in his opinion,to lay secure and stable foundations for the system known as Pan- Germanism.' 'Pan-Germanism or Pan-Germanicism is a pan-nationalist political idea.Pan-Germanists originally sought to unify all the German and possibly also Germanic-speaking peoples in a single nation-state known as Großdeutschland. As a political policy it was particularly and highly influential in German politics in the 19th century during the unification of Germany when the German Empire was proclaimed as a nation-state in 1871 but without Austria. One interpretation may be given to the word,which is NOT merely innocuous,but which may even reasonably appeal to the sympathies of those who approve of the new map of Europe being constituted with a view to applying that nationalistic principle,which finds almost universal favour in all democratic countries.It cannot be too distinctly understood that the political programme advocated by Germany has NO sort of affinity with a plan of this sort.The Germans contend that not only that all those who are generally denominated Germans by the rest of the world should be united,but that all who are what is termed "German origin" should be brought into the German fold. Moreover,they give to this latter phrase an expansion and signification which is condemned and derided by all who have paid serious attention to ethnological studies. The object of the German Government is to effect the whole or partial Germanization of countries inhabited by races which cannot,by any conceivable ethnological process of reasoning,be held to be of German stock. Cheradame correctly describes Pan-Germanism as its object is to disregard all questions of racial and linguistic affinity and to absorb huge tracts of country the possession of which is considered useful to advance Hohenzollern interests.In other words,what they wish to establish,under the name of Pan-Germanism,a world system whose leading and most immediate feature is the creation of an empire stretching from the Persian Gulf to the North Sea. Cheradame (1871-1948) was a French journalist and scholar from the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques,who also worked for the French newspaper Le Petit Journal.He became known for his books about the geopolitics of Europe during the first half of the 20th century,mainly the aspects of German militarism and its expansionist policies.He predicted,even before the two World Wars,that the German General Staff would have a main role in planning military aggressions with the aim of creating a Greater Germany that would first engulf Central-Eastern Europe,then all of Europe,and by 1950 the rest of the world.He predicted that only by dismantling the militarist German elites and institutions Germany itself would be at peace with the rest of Europe,which the Allies did in fact achieve after WWII, dissolving both Prussia and the German General Staff. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja889720. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

CHESTER, MARK:
Naughty.

Imprint: UK.LYTHAM,lANCASHIRE.MILO BOOKS LTD.,2003.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK.8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG++/VG++.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,colour photographic portrait mug shots with capitalised white-lettered title to a red background horizontal panel towards top edge and capitalised black-lettered author name to another similar panel at lower edge,red background panels at head+foot of spine/backstrip sunned and faded - almost invisible but b/w lettering (title+publisher) within them visible,similarly colour photographic portrait mug shots as front panel, illustrated rear panel of dw/dj,but with another 40 different colour photographic mugshots; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - minimal,superficial scoring to either panel - without penetration to boards beneath. Top+fore-edges whilst aged/toned are without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - text body pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK.8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-335pp [paginated] includes Opening Words,Sections One to Four comprising 7,4,6 and 4 chapters respectively, Closing Words,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp96/7 and pp208/09 respectively,and a poem as last page; plus [unpaginated] half-tite+title pages,and contents list/table with Stoke-on-Trent city coat of arms Vis Unita Fortior (United Strength is Stronger). Visually the exterior appearance is mkore than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s twenty-year-old age.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a higher grading. Despite them,it really is still a more than acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. In 1985,forty hooligan followers of Stoke City FC experienced a riotous trip to Portsmouth - and the Naughty Forty was born.It became one of the most notorious soccer gangs in Britain. Mark Chester was a founder member of the N40. Already a hardened fighter,he had been expelled from school after an unsettled childhood and joined the Staffordshire Regiment,only to be discharged for misconduct. Stoke City's emerging 'casual' mob became his family. 'Right or wrong,I was ready to be a committed football hooligan,' he says. He recounts tales of raucous coach trips from the Glebe pub and the pivotal clashes with the likes of Everton,Manchester United and West Ham that defined the new firm. Formidable characters came to the forefront,men like the giant Mark Bentley,Philler the Beast and the legendary Miffer,while hair-raising clashes with the likes of Millwall, Spurs,Aston Villa and Manchester City saw the gang's reputation spread. The N40 code was simple: whatever the odds,they would always make a stand. Many times they fought when heavily outnumbered yet often came out on top. They developed a closeness and cohesion rare among the football gangs. Loyalty was their watchword. Soon they were joined by the Under-Fives,a younger element determined to win acceptance from the terrace legends they admired and who carved out their own niche as well as fighting side by side with the old-school heads. Police operations,bans from the ground and the introduction of ID schemes have prevented many from attending games,but the author,long 'retired' from the scene,argues that in the new millennium the gangs are back - and as ferocious as ever. 'NAUGHTY' is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the illicit but seductive lure of terrace combat,the emotional ties of a gang and the addictive buzz of Saturday afternoons. 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. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja1041423. ISBN: 1903854172.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

CHESTER, GILBERT:
The SECRET OF THE SNOWS: A SEXTON BLAKE STORY - AS FEATURED ON TV.

Imprint: LONDON.DEAN AND SONS,LTD.,1968.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued(?),1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued(?).
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued(?),1st edn thus.No owner inscrptn. NFINE.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glazed,colour pictorial front board/cover with b/w lettering,black letters within orange panels to spine,and pale blue background with other 'Blake' titles in same series in black letters,and plain white eps,with both hinges solid and sound without any tears,splits or cracking.Top+fore-edges slightly toned but without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean with ubiquitous but minor page-edge toning, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread, apart from my own collation. UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued(?),1st edn thus,5-184pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,25 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages. See my book IDs' rja899820 - rja900120 inclusive for other titles from this series in same format. ITV (Rediffusion) aired 'SEXTON BLAKE' starring Laurence Payne as Blake and Roger Foss as Tinker from Monday 25 September 1967 to Wednesday 13 January 1971,in some 50 half-hour episodes and a Christmas Special 25th December,1967.In keeping with Sexton Blake's classic print adventures, Payne's Blake drove a white Rolls-Royce named "The Grey Panther" and owned a bloodhound named Pedro. The show was originally produced by Ronald Marriott for Rediffusion with Thames Television taking over production in 1968. 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: rja900220. ISBN: 603035019.

£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 )

CHESTERTON**, G[ilbert] K[eith]:
A GLEAMING COHORT: Being selections from the Writings of. [Association copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN,1926.
Edition: UK,16mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,16mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+. Association copy,this has W.H.Cornish's ink signature and dated Bournemouth,June, 1950 [W.H. Cornish was a contemporary literary critic/essayist - who had books published himself].Top edge slightly dust soiled as normal and slightly darkened, whilst the untrimmed fore-edges considerably less aged and marked.Contents bright,tight and clean. Publisher's original tan/brown cloth boards with blocked black ink edge border and letters to upper board,blocked black ink letters to spine/ backstrip with white/cream endpapers.UK,16mo (approx 6.75" tall x 4.50" wide) HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,viiipp+213pp includes 8pp publisher's adverts at rear. Book has been compiled with writings from Chesterton's "Charles Dickens", "All Things Considered", "Tremendous Trifles", "Alarms and Discursions", "The Ballad of the White Horse", "A Miscellany of Men", "The Flying Inn", "Wine, Water and Song", "The Uses of Diversity", and "Fancies versus Fads", all published by Methuen. The selection was made by Mr E. V. Lucas.An uncommon item and in nice condition. Want more DICKENS-related titles? For similar and other available titles use keywords q52_Charles Dickens - or please search my BIOGRAPHY,GENERAL and SIGNED catalogues. 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: rja868. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 50.00 (approx. $US 65.07 )

CHESTERTON**, G[ilbert] K[eith]:
THE RETURN OF DON QUIXOTE.

Imprint: LONDON.CHATTO & WINDUS,1927.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+partial dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Front panel and front inner flap only.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+partial dw/dj,1st edn.[Front panel and front inner flap the only remaining portion of the original dw/dj.] FINE-/G-.Neat, handwritten,owner's inked inscrptn: name+date (June 21.27) to off-set shadowed front free endpaper,and no price removal (7s. 6d.NET) to dw/dj inner flap.Bright,fairly clean,matt,colour artwork illustration to front panel with red+ white lettering.With shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - some minimal creasing, external corner tips rubbed with some minimal chipping and loss to top,lead corner,and small,partial loss to the lower corner,a single closed tear at both top+bottom edges - dw/dj detached at front gutter's fold/crease.Top edge coloured dark blue,fore-edges aged/toned and with minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound,near pristine - text body virtually foxing-free,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean - virtually unmarked,sharp-cornered publisher's original plain blue cloth boards/ covers with double-ruled blocked bordered edges of front+rear boards/covers and bright,crisp blocked gilt letters with gilt ruled borders to title+author box and publisher to foot,on the spine/backstrip,plain white endpapers; each set with verso+recto of both front+rear free endpapers with off-set shadowing from respective opposing front+rear pastedowns,both hinges solid and sound without any splits,tears or cracking. UK,12mo HB+partial dw/dj,1st edn,vii-viiipp+1- 311pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, XIX (19) chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication to W.R. TITTERTON with blank verso,recto of last page,and 4pp publisher's brief selection catalogue,with first listed title 'Rough Justice' by C. E. Montague - as in the 1st edn,1st issue of 7,500 copies. Bright,clean and presentable item,this example has survived exceptionally well,particularly without it's complete dw/dj and unusually, without the usual discolouration and other imperfections usually encountered or expected in a book of this age. A novel which,in one sense,is the sequel to 'Tales of the Long Bow' (it even has a recurring character); in another sense,it is the sequel to all his novels: softly whimsical and sharply pointed.Some consider it Chesterton's most finely crafted novel. Michael Herne,a mild librarian - erudite but a recluse - playing the role of a medieval king in play,decides at the end of the performance to keep wearing his costume and head off into the real world as the champion of trade unions to do battle against the modern industrial state. 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,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: rja896620. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 120.00 (approx. $US 156.17 )

CHETWYND-HAYES**, R:
THE PARTAKER - A NOVEL OF FANTASY.

Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM KIMBER & CO.,LIMITED,1980.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Roger Garland,illustrated dw/dj,with red lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A couple of small closed tears: front lower corner and front gutter's edge atf head of spine/ backstrip.To the spine/backstrip of dw/dj,some minor indents without penetration but leaving some minimal impressions on spine beneath and similarly to front panel and board.A tiny penetrating incision on front board's spine/ gutter's edge fold of dw/dj - very lightly impressing the concomitant spot beneath.Top+fore -edges generally bright and clean - free of foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with aforementioned indents/impress marks,with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and clean plain white front endpapers+ pastedown; the rear pastedown with residual shadow/ghost of circular label removal.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,12-224pp [paginated] includes Books One and Two comprising 8 chapters and another section and 7 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table,Vampire Fiction & Fact description page and individual Books 1+2 separator pages. Described hard but fairly and honestly - nowhere as bad as it reads or sounds.Basically the dw/dj with it's concomitant light imperfections to the book's boards/covers that are the minor detractions.The book contents exceptional and belie it's outward appearance! The author's 3rd novel,see my book ID rja638 - 'The Brats' - for his 2nd novel for this publisher,following on from the debut with 'The Cradle Demon'.This edition is no longer in print as the publisher ceased trading mid 1980's. The partaker is a little known species of vampire,only to be found now in small groups (or nests) in isolated communities. Possessed of a superhuman strength and beauty,and often immortal,they prefer to live quietly,out of the curious gaze of meat-eaters.Or they did - until Carlos Markland was born. Carlos,the first partaker cub to be born for hundreds of years,presents a problem, for as a growing child he has to be absorbed into the state educational system.And from his first day at school, disaster overtakes first the partakers,and then humankind. 'Never,never drain' was the maxim that all partakers lived by.But Carlos ignored the rule,and set in train a series of horrors that threatened the end of the civilised world. William Kimber himself,worked for Hutchinson for about 17 years before founding "William Kimber & Co" in 1950.It specialized in aviation, war memoirs,autobiographies and motor-racing titles until 1973 when "Haunted Cornwall" took off and the Ghost Stories became another specialty. This title is one of published in this year,19 ,by KIMBER. William Kimber was purchased by Thorsons in 1988 and therefore ceased publishing under that name.Thorsons was purchased by William Collins in 1989.William Collins became wholly owned by News Corporation in 1990, and was then incorporated into HarperCollins Publishers.The name of William Kimber has not been used for publishing since that,making all previously published titles by them,out-of-print,under that name. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja736217. ISBN: 0718301676.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

CHEYNEY**, PETER:
DARK BAHAMA.

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1950.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG/VG.Slightly creased+ rubbed dw/dj.A JOHNNY VALLON story. 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: rja223. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

CHEYNEY**, PETER:
LADY BEHAVE!

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1950.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG/VG.Slightly creased+ rubbed dw/dj edges.A JOHNNY VALLON story. 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: rja222. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )