CHRISTIE**, AGATHA:
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD.

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1926.
Edition: UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.[True 1st edn in the book's ORIGINAL boards and not recased,not rebound - but as it was genuinely and originally published and is therefore unadulterated.] VG+. Owner's black ink name+address to ffe.Blue cloth boards,with bright,crisp,blocked red ink double-lined bordered edges to upper board; bright, crisp,blocked capitalised red ink lettered title+author within the bordered front cover, similarly lettered+coloured lettering to spine/ backstrip,along with publisher's capitalised, red-lettered name and red illustrated colophon, to foot of same; rear plain and undecorated. Minimally rubbed,shelf-worn edges,with some minimal fading to same.Head+foot of spine/ backstrip lightly creased and slightly darkened. Top+fore-edges unusually,are very lightly aged/ toned - but remarkably - are virtually foxing/ spotting-free with very little other blemish to them.Very little,sporadic,random spotting/foxing internally,though there are two small spots (grease?) on pp21/22 which have bled through each direction to pp17 and to pp25 respectively. To pp147/8 there is a little light crease to page edge and same to following page (pp149/50) but with a miniscule closed tear.Although described hard but fairly and honestly,otherwise it is still a solid and a sound copy. Author's seventh mystery novel and the third to feature Hercule Poirot. Regarded by many authorities to be the finest and most controversial of her works,this was her first work for Collins,June,1926.Collins, published all the British first editions of her work with the exception of four; 'The Underdog', 'The Floating Admiral','The Hound of Death' and 'The Scoop and Behind the Screen' - and well over seventy books. 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' was also the first of Agatha Christie's books to be dramatised - under the name 'Alibi' - and to have a successful run in the West End where it gave Charles Laughton,in the role of Poirot,one of his first leading parts in the London theatre.Lord Mountbatten is said to have suggested the plot. This story was narrated by the trusted Dr Sheppard,who replaces Hastings as 'Boswell' to Poirot's 'Johnson'.The New York Tribune called the solution 'startling',while on the other hand,The Daily Sketch although thought it 'the best thriller ever',called it 'unforgivable'. Christie was defended by Dorothy L.Sayers on the ethics of this novel's famous denouement pointing out that 'it's the reader's business to suspect everybody'. Regarded as Christie's 'tour de force',it breaks away from the conventions of detective story writing as they were in the 1920's and became the turning point in her career.As all the world knows,the murder was committed by . . . no,one mustn't tell, as there could be someone,somewhere who doesn't know.If you've never done so,read it and find out.And then read it again,for a second time to see how the murderer's tracks are masterfully obscured.CC.] Would make an important and welcome addition to the Christie canon for any collector. Want more AGATHA CHRISTIE titles? Please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogues.View my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogue for other classic books,literature and suggested reading in it. 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: rja1048. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 1,400.00 (approx. $US 1821.96 )

CHRISTIE**, AGATHA:
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD.** [Facsimile Edition.]**

Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,2011.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,facsimile edn,1st thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,facsimile edn,1st thus. [Originally first published in UK (London), COLLINS,1926.This facsimile reissue forms part of an issue of The Agatha Christie Book Collection partwork published by Agatha Christie Limited,London.] NMINT/NMINT.No owner inscrptn, no clip to dw/dj - absence of price on inner flap.Bright,crisp,facsimile colour pictorial artwork to white background,by Ellen Edwards, illustrated front panel with brown+green lettering,rear panel with facsimile publisher's book advertisement with red+black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean - no toning,no marks or dust-soiling; contents bright,tight and clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,immaculate,sharp-cornered,red paper-covered boards; front board with black ink printed double-line bordered edges with black ink printed lettering below top border,black ink printed horizontal double-line borders at the top+bottom of spine/backstrip and black ink printed lettering at the top,plain red rear board,a black headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,facsimile edn,1st thus,7-237pp [paginated] includes 27 chapters; plus [unpaginated] title page,a dedication,a contents list/table,and 2pp blanks at the rear. See also my book ID rja653216 for an identical but sealed example and my book ID rja1048 for an original UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn of same title. Poirot,the hero of 'The Mysterious Affair at Stiles' and other brilliant pieces of detective deduction,comes out of his temporary retirement like a giant refreshed,to undertake the investigation of a peculiarly brutal and mysterious murder.Geniuses like Sherlock Holmes often find a use for faithful mediocrities like Dr. Watson,and by a coincidence it is the local doctor who follows Poirot round,and himself tells the story.Furthermore,as seldom happens in these cases,he is instrumental in giving Poirot one of the most valuable clues to the mystery. Regarded by many authorities to be the finest and most controversial of her works,this was her first work for Collins,June,1926.Collins, published all the British first editions of her work with the exception of four; 'The Underdog', 'The Floating Admiral', 'The Hound of Death' and 'The Scoop and Behind the Screen' - and well over seventy books. 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' was also the first of Agatha Christie's books to be dramatised - under the name 'Alibi' - and to have a successful run in the West End where it gave Charles Laughton,in the role of Poirot,one of his first leading parts in the London theatre.Lord Mountbatten is said to have suggested the plot. This story was narrated by the trusted Dr Sheppard,who replaces Hastings as 'Boswell' to Poirot's 'Johnson'.The New York Tribune called the solution 'startling',while on the other hand,The Daily Sketch although thought it 'the best thriller ever',called it 'unforgivable'. Christie was defended by Dorothy L.Sayers on the ethics of this novel's famous denouement pointing out that 'it's the reader's business to suspect everybody'. Regarded as Christie's 'tour de force',it breaks away from the conventions of detective story writing as they were in the 1920's and became the turning point in her career.As all the world knows,the murder was committed by . . . no,one mustn't tell,as there could be someone, somewhere who doesn't know.If you've never done so,read it and find out.And then read it again, for a second time to see how the murderer's tracks are masterfully obscured.[CC.] Would make an important and welcome addition to the Christie canon for any collector. Want more Agatha CHRISTIE titles? Please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogues.View my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogue for other books and suggested reading in it. 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: rja643016. ISBN: 14730022.

£ 38.00 (approx. $US 49.45 )

CHRISTIE**, AGATHA:
THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN. [PAN - 284.]

Imprint: LONDON.PAN BOOKS LTD.,1954.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo p/back 1st edn thus.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,p/back as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo p/back 1st edn thus.[Originally a UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,published by W. Collins Sons & Co.,(London),1928.] VG.No owner inscprn and no price removal (2/-) to cover.Bright, glossy,vibrant colour pictorial artwork by PEFF, illustrated front cover,with white and dark grey letters,slightly dulled white letters to cherry-red concave spine with reading creases,rear cover with story precis and author's potted biography; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corner - no nicks or tears present.Front cover with indeterminate smudges(?) across it's top 1/3rd,over the titling.Rear,top corner with a crease leaving a concomitant impression of the fold to some of the later pages' top corners,but in diminishing visibility to them.All edges ubiquitously aged/toned - a small water stain to foot of fore-edge - but no foxing; contents tight,text block clear and visible but,inevitable page-edge toning - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any other pages' corner tips other than from already described corner crease.UK,slim 12mo p/back 1st edn thus,by this publisher,5-188pp [paginated] includes XXXVI(36) chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,title page with dedication to reverse,and to the rear,3pp publisher's advert. This appears to be one of his very first commission painting's cover for PAN as,dated 1954,this is the year he went freelance.It also appears to be very SCARCE in this edition as only one internet copy noted so far. One of Christie's early 'Poirot' detective-stories and possibly a thrilling tale that many 'fans' may not have come across before. A famous ruby known as 'Heart of Fire',passes into the possession of a beautiful American woman,Ruth Kettering.Jewels have often,through the course of history,been associated with death and violence,and the 'Heart of Fire' excercises its baneful amd mysterious influence on those who come into contact with it.Ruth Kettering is murdered while travelling across France to the Riviera in the Blue Train.And a quiet English girl,Katherine Grey,who has got into conversation with Mrs Kettering,finds that her conviction that nothing exciting would ever happen to her is suddenly proved false.There is another passenger on the train to whom Katherine had spoken casually - a little man with an egg-shaped head and a fierce moustache.His reply to her remarks is curious and unexpected.And when the train arrives at Nice,Hercule Poirot is called on to unravel a most complicated crime. Samuel John Peffer,known as PEFF,(b. 3rd November,1921 – d. 14th March,2014) was a British commercial artist who designed film posters,and paperback book covers.His best known work was for the covers of the paperback James Bond novels published by PAN BOOKS LTD.,in the 1950s and 1960s,for which he created a consistent and distinctive style.He went freelance around 1954.He was noticed by the Pan Books art buyer,Tony Bowen-Davies,and during the 1950s and 1960s,he painted hundreds of book covers,including from 1957,particularly the Fleming novels 'Casino Royale','Moonraker','From Russia with Love' and 'Dr. No.',all for Pan,as well as many Christie novels. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,that p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included. Offer available UK only, unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja929121. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

CHRISTIE'S. [NEW YORK.] :
THE STEVEN A. GREENBERG COLLECTION: Masterpieces of French Art Deco.

Imprint: USA.NEW YORK.CHRISTIE'S,NY 10020,2012.
Edition: US,slim Qrto s/back Auction Catalogue,1st thus.
Binding: Softback Original., No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,slim Qrto s/back Auction Catalogue,1st thus. FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price - catalogues by subscription (US,4 catalogues = US$152 ) to cover.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front+rear cover with white lettering,white lettering to silvered spine/backstrip also; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - text body with no annotations - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.US,slim Qrto wraps,s/back1st thus,159pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,specialists+ Services for this Auction with thumbnail b/w portrait photographs,colour+b/w photographs of property for sale,an index,followed by various T&Cs and several pages of additional Auction-related informationt,plus [unpaginated] b/w photographic reverse of ffe,and title page with colour photographic frntis to its reverse. Date+place+Sale reference number (2651) of sale - 12th & 13th December 2012,Christie's New York. No. of lots - 49,No. of pages - 159pp [paginated] includes illustrated in colour and black & white full page photographs of the artefacts,furniture,paintings and other pieces from the golden age of that period. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item - 805gms unpackaged - 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: rja842319. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 40.00 (approx. $US 52.06 )

CHRISTY, KIM - Foreword by:
EXOTIQUE - The first 36 issues,1951-57. [3vols HB,Boxed.]

Imprint: GERMANY.KOLN.TASCHEN,1998.
Edition: GERMANY,3 HB vols+s/case.1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardbacks, 3 Vols., No dw/dj - slipcased.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

German,3 HB vols+slipcase,1st edn thus. [English in body of book.] MINT/MINT.Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase.Glossy,pictorial colour decorated boards and spines/backstrips, with pictorial colour decorated endpapers.Though the fore-word is in German and French as well as English,the text thereafter is English.Profuse b/w photographs,b/w illus,b/w strip cartoons throughout the 3 vols. A fresh subculture of the exotic was gathering feverishly in the night. Hollywood and in particular the film noir of the late forties and fifties had re-invented the position of women and female fashion in popular culture.Femme fatales like Rita Hayworth,Barbara Stanwyck or Jane Greer deployed revealing clothes and jewellery to provoke and seduce weak-willed men into their illegal,perverse schemes.Women began to move towards a new look in fashion,introduced by Christian Dior,that made their femininity visible,and by implication gave them power over men.Underwear became more complex and interesting - garter belts,waist cinchers,silk stockings,high heels - it was all buckled,laced and strapped together,exaggerating the figure while turning up the heat when the time came to disrobe. Dressing up and stripping off were all part of the process,and the more elaborate and ritualistic it was,the more sensual and exciting.Enter Leonard Burtman,scientist and keen amateur photographer,who was instrumental in the discovery of the 'photo-strobe'.Unluckily he had been in the Californian desert during A-bomb tests in the mid 40's and his proximity to the radio-active fallout had left him sterile.Disillusioned,he signed off the Government payroll,channelling all his energy into photography and publishing. Thus his digest format photo-magazine Exotique was born out of his publishing company. Issue One appeared in 1951,and already the blueprint was in place.Exotique was a brilliant combination of science,art,eccentricity and uninhibited lust.Only a few photographers working within the field of the pin-up were really bringing the,more fetishistic elements to the foreground. Irving Klaw,his sister Paula,and Bunny Yeager were the pioneers of bondage and fantasy sequences that were often collected in book form a la Exotique. Klaws photography of Betty Page created the first official pin-up of the bondage scene,along with Betty's numerous willing collaborators in leather,rope and hand- cuffs.The consumers of these pin-up books were constantly requesting 'damsels in distress' shots,they wanted to see models posing as captives,vulnerable,bound and gagged and abandoned,blindfolded and left in painful or contorted physical positions. Fetishism was developing,and no longer hidden under the floorboards. Exotique,"the digest of of the bizarre and unusual",along with other underground magazines was distributed on a small-scale,but like a fire it spread into Times Square and from there to other outlets along the East Coast.Exotique was Burtman's labour of love.He was committed to transforming his fetishes into an art form through photographs and text.The central vision of Exotique and Burtman's desires was of the imposing dominatrix,standing tall in razor-sharp stilettos,garters,stockings,a ludicrously tight corset,and long leather gloves.The complete reprint,in full,of the first 36 issues. Vol 1,issues 1-11.Suspenders,stilettos,some famous faces like Betty Page and Brandee Kase plus strip cartoons,suspenders galore,the highest heels ever,the tightest corsets are all here in the first book. Vol 2,issues 12-24,continues in the same vein of leather with more high heels,boots,gloves, corsets and photographs,cartoons and drawings of dominatrices in their satin and rubber outfits. Vol 3,issues 25-36 completes the set of three. Each volume measures 5" x 8.50" x 2" thick.The boxed set measures 5.50" x 5.50" x 5.50".FOR ADULTS ONLY. As 3 vols make up this order and the weight is just under 3 Kg,please contact seller,for appropriate,insured shipping/P+p rates for subsequent destination,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: rja1531. ISBN: 3822874361.

£ 200.00 (approx. $US 260.28 )

CHURCH, RICHARD, CLARKE, PAULINE, CRESSWELL, HELEN, GARFIELD, LEON, HOPE-SIMPSON, JACYNTH, LIVELY, PENELOPE LIVELY, VIPONT ,ELFRIDA:
My England; Impressions for Young Readers.

Imprint: LONDON.HEINEMANN,1973.
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/VG+.Neat, small,black ink name/address stamp of previous owner,towards centre of ffe and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,b/w lino-cut design illustrated dw/dj by Anthony Colbert,with brown+grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - some (5) small closed nicks/tears with reciprocal creasing and very little loss,if any,present to it's lower edges and a small closed tear/nick to top,rear corner.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain brown cloth boards with slight sunning to its edges,but bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near (owner stamp excepted) immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, includes 154pp [paginated] includes 7 b/w lino-cuts by Anthony Colbert - as story/ chapter headpieces,7 assorted author's stories,2pp 'Suggested further reading'; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, and a contents list/table. 'My England' is a collection of first-hand impressions by seven leading children's writers in which they describe the regions of England they know and love best.Richard Church writes on Kent.Pauline Clarke on East Anglia,and Helen Cresswell on the Midlands.Leon Garfield has chosen London, the only urban area described: Jacynth Hope-Simpson,Cornwall: Penelope Lively,the Cotswolds; and Elfrida Vipont,Lancashire. Their intention has been to convey not only the feeling of the landscape,but also to catch something of the local flavour and the character of the people.Nonetheless each piece contains a wealth of factual information. Landscape,archaeology,local history, architecture are all touched on,and there are fascinating snippets about local customes,folklore,legends and dialects,as well as descriptions of people,both famous and otherwise,which portray the characteristics of the local population. Here is a variety of style as rich as the diversity of the English countryside and an approach which serves as an evocative reminder of the wealth of England's heritage. The book is illustrated with bold lino-cuts by Anthony Colbert which convey his strong feeling for the English countryside and the people who helped shaped it. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja549515. ISBN: 0434932566.

£ 5.00 (approx. $US 6.51 )

CHURCHILL,WINSTON S**:
MY EARLY LIFE - A ROVING COMMISSION.**

Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1941.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,thus.
Binding: Hardback., With Dust Jacket

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus (new publisher).VG+/G.Owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Blue cloth bds,gilt letters spine/backstrip.B/w frntis,b/w maps, b/w illus and photographs.Dw/dj slightly grubbed, darkened, spine/backstrip, closed tear to foot of same with some chipping and minimal loss.Head of spine/backstrip - some loss and chipping also and top edge dw/dj slightly creased.Corners dw/dj rubbed/torn with some minimal loss.Fore-edges aged.Contents solid and sound. My Early Life gives an account of Mr Winston Churchill's career up to the year 1901,when he first entered Parliament. Please contact seller, because of the book's value, for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1186.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

CHURCHILL**, WINSTON S.:
SAVROLA: A tale of the Revolution in Laurania.**

Imprint: LONDON.BEACON BOOKS,1957.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn thus.
Binding: P/back., No dw/dj,wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo p/back,1st edn thus.[Complete and unabridged.] VG. No owner inscrptn and no price removal (2/6) to front cover.Bright,crisp,clean and generally sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork (in the style of 'bodice-rippers'/'pulps') illustrated front cover with red,black and yellow lettering; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - an approximate 1/5" split at foot of spine/ backstrip's front vertical edge but no other major nicks,tears or loss present.Inevitable but sporadic,miniscule rubbing with reciprocal loss to vertical edges of spine/backstrip and head+ foot of same with front lower corner with a small diagonal corner crease.Top+fore-edges toned/aged but clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound with inevitable page-edge toning - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,internally text body appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo wraps,p/back,1st edn thus,12-222pp [paginated] includes XXII(22) chapters; plus [unpaginated] a critic's review, title page,a dedication,a prefatory note to the original edition,a contents list/table, and to the rear - as last page - publisher's advert for 3 other titles. A highly collected and prolific author,and an unusual item/ephemera and will be an important and welcome addition to the 'Churchilliana' canon. Although being the third of Churchill's works to be published,'Savrola' was actually the first that he started writing,in the summer of 1897, when he was a 23-year-old officer in the 4th Hussars in India,and the ONLY work of fiction he had published.A significant curiosity among his works - and is therefore unique among his other works,which are generally memoirs and histories.['Savrola' was originally and first published as a serial in Macmillan's Magazine,and Churchill later resolved to put it out in in complete form.] However,since both 'The Story of the Malakand Field Force' and 'The River War' dealt with far more topical subjects they took priority on the schedule,and 'Savrola' was not published until the end of 1899.Churchill's writing reputation was far better served by the accounts of the campaigns he had served in.[The book's dedication is in fact to: 'THE OFFICERS OF THE IVth (QUEENS OWN) HUSSARS IN WHOSE COMPANY THE AUTHOR LIVED FOR FOUR HAPPY YEARS.'] Nevertheless,there is no doubt that Churchill poured his maturing political philosophy into the character of his hero Savrola.It has been been argued that this lifts the novel from the 'Ruritanian romance' genre and makes it one of Churchill's most significant literary efforts. A fast-paced thriller of political intrigue against a background of a revolution published a few years before the end of Queen Victoria's reign,when Great Britain ruled a worldwide empire,it subtlety reveals the political awareness and personal views of a young Churchill,decades before he would become one of the most important figures of the twentieth century.'Savrola' shows that it is possible to obtain penetrating insights into an author's mind from their fiction as well as from their biography. The story concerns the events leading up to, during and after a revolution in the fictional European country of Laurania. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940- 1945 and again from 1951-1955.Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century,Churchill was also an officer in the British Army,a historian,a writer,and an artist.He is the only British Prime Minister in history to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature,and was also the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja860320. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 17.00 (approx. $US 22.12 )

CHURCHILL**, WINSTON - compiled by Charles Eade:
THE DAWN OF LIBERATION:War speeches,1944.

Imprint: LONDON.CASSELL,1945.
Edition: UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG.Owner inscrtpn to ffe.Clean,blue cloth bds with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and light bumping to corners.Fore-edges aged as usual/normal.UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,327pp includes 6 b/w photographs - frntis included.A series of 59 speeches, delivered by Churchill from February,1944 to December 31,1944 in Parliament and at other venues and addresses. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja786. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

CLAMMER, RICHARD:
PADDLE STEAMERS: 1837 to 1914.

Imprint: LONDON.B.T. BATSFORD Ltd.,1980.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE. Previous owner's ink name to top corner of ffe,and a price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,postcard's tinted colour illustrated dw/dj with b/w letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Partial, slight water stain to top+bottom internal edges of dw/dj - bds benaeth unaffected though.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/ toned - as usual/normal; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original, grey mottled cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate b/w line illustrated eps (longtitudinal section of a paddle steamer).UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8- 136pp [paginated] includes 8 chapters, profuse b/w contemporary photographs throughout the text and the book,a biblio and an index.Plus [unpaginated] b/w photographic frntis,title-page,contents list/table,acknowledgements and author introduction. Here is a complete visual guide to all the major types of paddle steamers which sailed from British and Irish ports and inland waterways in the years before the First World War.Not only is it a visual account,it is also a factual one backed by detailed introductions to each of the 8 chapters and by scholarly annotations to the 122 illustrations from Victorian and Edwardian photographs. The earliest application of steam power to ships resulted in the construction of tugs,so it is natural that the first chapter should be on this theme.In succeeding sections Richard Clammer deals with River and Lake Steamers,Ferries, Ocean-going Paddle Steamers,Warships,Royal Yachts,Cross-Channel Paddle Steamers,and Pleasure Steamers.Finally,an extended bibliography suggests the sources for further information. Two facts indicate something of the book's quality.The first is that only a tiny proportion of the photographs has previously been published: in this respect the work is a truly original one.The second is implied by a note of Acknowledgement in which the author records his thanks to the 50 and more firms,institutions and individuals who have answered his enquiries and who have given the book its undoubted authority. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja509714. ISBN: 0713423315.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CLANCY**, TOM and PIECZENIK, STEVE:
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre: GAMES OF STATE.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial design illustrated dw/dj,with white and yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges very lightly aged/ toned and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound,just page-edge toning - text block bright - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-500pp [paginated] includes 74 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,title separator page and 4pp blanks at rear. In the newly unified Germany,old horrors are reborn.It is the beginning of Chaos Days,a time when neo-Nazi groups gather to spread violence and resurrect dead dreams. But this year Germany isn't the only target. Plans are afoot to destabilize Europe and cause turmoil throughout the United States. Paul Hood and his team,already in Germany to buy technology for the new Regional Op-Centre, become entangled in the crisis.They uncover a shocking force behind the chaos - a group that uses cutting-edge technology to promote the and to influence world events. A powerful profile of America's defence, intelligence and crisis management technology, Tom Clancy's 'Op-Centre' is the collaborative creation of Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik - inspiring this and other gripping novels.An all-new,original novel. 3rd novel in the series following on from 'Tom Clancy's Op-Centre' and 'Tom Clancy's Op-Centre: Mirror Image'. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of 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: rja544115. ISBN: 0002254492.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CLARK**, STEVE - Introduction by Louis de Bernieres:
CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN: THE ILLUSTRATED FILM COMPANION.

Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING,2001.
Edition: K,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy possibly? Bright, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain blue cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and scenic,colour photographic illustrated eps.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 9-192pp [paginated] includes a specially commissioned intro by author Louis de Bernieres,a preface,8 chapters,cast+crew list,profuse b/w+colour film stills/ photographs,b/w+colour illus/diagrams/ sketches throughout the text and the book, an index,plus [unpaginated] colour photographic vignetted half-title page, colour photographic vignetted title page, contents list/table,filming locations on Cephallonia+brown+white map opposite.The official companion to the film of Louis de Bernieres modern classic. The island of Cephallonia is breathtakingly beautiful and steeped in centuries of fascinating history.It is now also familiar to millions as the setting for one of the most popular and brilliant novels of recent years,'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'. Now Louis de Bernieres wonderful novel has been made into a stunning film by the director of 'Shakespeare in Love'.This companion book tells you everything you could ever need to know about the magical island of Cephallonia and the extraordinary process of turning a novel into a film.It explores the turbulent history of the island,drawing on first- hand accounts of the years of Italian occupation during the Second World War.And in telling the fascinating behind-the- scenes story of how the film was made,we learn useful tips on how to get hold of second-hand battleships at short notice as well as finding out what life was like for cast and crew stranded for the summer of 2000 on a tiny,jewel-like Greek island. In a specially commissioned introduction, Louis de Bernieres discusses what it was like to see his novel transferred to the big screen.Beautifully illustrated with original stills from the film as well as historical photographs,this is a must for the legions of people for whom 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' - film and book - wa a life-changing experience. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja438913. ISBN: 0747237700.

£ 11.99 (approx. $US 15.60 )

CLARK**, MARY HIGGINS:
Ghost Ship: A CAPE COD STORY.

Imprint: LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK LTD.,2007.
Edition: UK,slim,square Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,square Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Wendell Minor,illustrated dw/dj with author's capitalised,embossed,glossy red-lettered name,and calligraphic,embossed, glossy grey-lettered part-title and capitalised, grey-lettered illustrator name and credit to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with capitalised,black-lettered part-title and publisher's name to head+foot respectively and capitalised,red lettered surnames of author+ illustrator in the middle of same,rear panel of dw/dj with continuation of illustration. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original paper-covered glazed boards with repeated dw/dj illustration and lettering,and immaculate repeated  panoramic beach and coast colour illustrated  endpapers.UK,slim,square Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,36pp [unpaginated and includes free endpapers] includes verso of front free endpaper with dedications,acknowledgemenst and publishing details,the story,with colour illustrated half-title page,double-page panoramic seascape colour illustrated title page,9 double-page and 6 single page colour illustrations - all by Wendell Minor - throughout. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 15+year old age and nature, i.e a children’s book.It really is an exceptional exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. Thomas loved his summer visits to his grandmother's on Cape Cod.He spent hours wondering about the sailing ships of the past nd imagining their stories.He dreamed of being on a sailing ship himself.One afternoon after a night of terrible thunderstrms,Thomas finds,deep in the sand,a weathered,old-fashioned belt buckle. When he picks it up,a boy his own age,Silas Rich,who was a cabin boy on a ship called the Monomoy that sailed almost 250 years ago, appears.Suddenly the world of sailing ships is very near as Silas tells his tale.                Beloved and bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark tells a story of mystery and adventure that will transport readers to a time and place beyond their imaginings in gher first book for children.Wendell Minor's inspired paintingd make a time long ago feel very real.                  Wendell Minor [b. 17th March,1944] in Aurora, Illinois,USA.                                    After completing his studies at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota,Florida, Minor began creating original designs for Hallmark Cards,as well as book publishers in New York City.His cover illustrations have enhanced more than 2,000 works,including almost every jacket for books by Pulitzer Prize-winning author,David McCullough,and books by Jean Craighead George, Robert Burleigh, Pat Conroy, Larry McMurtry,and many others.He is also nationally known for the artwork he has created for over fifty award-winning children’s books. His many collaborators include Buzz Aldrin, Tony Johnston, Mary Higgins Clark, and last but not least, his wife Florence. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1128424. ISBN: 9781847380869.

£ 16.00 (approx. $US 20.82 )

CLARK**, MARY HIGGINS:
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

Imprint: LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK Ltd.,2005.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj front with author's capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered name,and capitalised white-lettered title and capitalised,pale blue lettered THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER line; spine/backstrip with thumbnail colour photograph from front to head of spine,with author's capitalised,graduated shading to gold coloured lettered name and capitalised,white-lettered title and publisher’s capitalised,white-lettered +illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with critics' white+pale blue lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges with light ageing/ toning,else clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/ unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 1-368pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,80 chapters and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title,publisher's list of author's published titles,a title page,and to the rear, 10pp blanks.                                      Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its near 20 year-old age.It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that it is still an exceptional example for its cleanliness and lack of detracting faults.                                          A young woman is ensnared into returning to a place she had wanted to leave behind forever . . . her childhood home.There,at the age of ten, Liza Barton had shot her mother,trying desperately to protect her from her estranged stepfather,Ted Cartwright.Despite his claim that the shooting was a deliberate act,the Juvenile Court ruled the death an accident.Many people, however,agreed with Cartwright,and tabloids compared her to the infamous murderess Lizzie Borden,pointing even to the similarity of their names.                                            To erase Liza's past,her adoptive parents changed her name to Celia.At age twenty-eight,a successful interior designer in Manhattan,Celia marries a childless sixty-year old widower, Laurence Foster,and they have a son.Before their marriage,she reveals to him her true identity. Two years later,on his deathbed,he makes her swear to never tell to anyone so that their son, Jack,will not carry the stigma of her past.      Two years later,Celia is happily re-married.But her peace of mind is shattered when her new husband,Alex Nolan, surprises her with a gift - the house where she killed her mother.On the day they move in,they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE - BEWARE painted on the lawn, splotches of red paint all over the house,and a skull and crossbones carved into the door.                 More and more,there are signs that someone in the community knows Celia's true identity.When Georgette Grove,the real estate agent who sold the house to Alex,is brutally murdered and Celia is the first on the crime scene, she becomes a suspect.                                          As Celia fights to prove her innocence,she is not aware that she and her son,Jack,are now the targets of a killer. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!         N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1116224. ISBN: 0743268067.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

CLARK, CUMBERLAND:
THE DOGS IN DICKENS.

Imprint: LONDON.THE CHISWICK PRESS,1926.
Edition: UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn.Blue cloth bds with stamped gilt letters to upper bd and to spine/backstrip and plain white,clean eps.Minimal shelf- wear to edges with all corners and both head+foot of spine/backstrip very ligthly bumped,as usual/normal.Top edge trimmed and aged,fore-edge deckled (untrimmed) with some pages trimmed.Contents bright, tight and clean.UK,8vo,7-64pp printed on chain-laid paper,includes an intro and 10 essays about the character of the dogs in Dicken's fiction. Privately printed at The Chiswick Press, 1926. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja1747. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 40.00 (approx. $US 52.06 )

CLARK, DOUGLAS:
THE LONGEST PLEASURE - A Masters and Green Novel.

Imprint: LONDON.VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD.,1981.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,distinctive Gollancz yellow background dw/dj,with red+black lettered front panel,red+black lettered spine/backstrip and red+black lettered publisher's advert for other assorted authors' published titles to rear panel - all with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - one approx.6cm (2.5") vertical closed tear to rear panel's gutter fold/crease - no other nicks tears or splits present.Top edges lightly aged/toned with minimal sporadic dust flecking,fore-edges slightly brighter and less affected with very minimal,faint foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,and clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original red cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.One of author's 20+ Masters and Green detective series. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable 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 slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for overall brightness and cleanliness. Almost simultaneously in four widely separated parts of Britain there are outbreaks of a rare form of food poisoning called botulism.In each outbreak the source is traced to an infected tin of meat.And each tin was bought in one of the supermarkets of the same national chain. The Home Office suppresses news of the outbreaks in order to prevent widespread panic, but it calls in Scotland Yard,and once again we meet Douglas Clark's well-known and very popular team,Chief Superintendent Masters and Chief Inspector Green.But why ther Yard? Surely it's the job of local health authorities to trace and contain an outbreak of food poisoning? Normally,yes; but the facts here are very abnormal.They indicate conclusively that someone injected the tins with bacteria. Who could have done something so diabolical? And why? While victims are dying,and officials, scientists and police are working frantically on all kinds of leads,Masters plays one of his famous and fantastic hunches - his longest shot.And it comes off. This is the gravest case in Mater's career,the one with most lives at stake: innocent lives, being struck down at random.He and his team rise magnificently to the challenge,in an investigation that is technically absorbing and packed with suspense. Douglas Clark (1919-1993) was born in Lincolnshire.He served in the Royal Horse Artillery in the 7th Armoured Division.Later he served in Amphibious Warfare until,on leaving the army in 1962,he joined the staff of a pharmaceutical company.He wrote some 27 crime novels, between 1969-90,chronicling the criminal investigations of the team of Superintendent George Masters and Inspector Bill Green.The series having been out-of-print now for over a quarter-century,and copies are becoming more and more hard to find,at least in good condition. In the UK most of the Clark mysteries were published in hardback by Victor Gollancz, whilst in the US,most of the books were published in paperback in the 1980s,as part of Harper & Row's Perennial series of vintage mysteries. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1019422. ISBN: 0575030585.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

CLARK**, MARY HIGGINS:
The Shadow Of Your Smile.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.UK & US simultaneously issued.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels, with white+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-319pp [paginated] includes 81 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,acknowledgements,a dedication, another title separator page and 6pp blanks at the rear of the book. At age eighty-three and in failing health, Olivia Morrow knows she has little time left.The last of her line,she faces a momentous choice: expose a long-held family secret,or take it with her to her grave.Olivia has in her possession letters from her deceased cousin Catherine,a nun,now being considered for beatification by the Catholic Church.These letters reveal that,at the age of seventeen,Catherine gave birth to a son and gave him up for adoption and they identify the father as Alex Gannon,a world-famous doctor,scientist and inventor of medical patents.Now,two generations later,thirty-one year old paediatrician,Dr. Monica Farrell, Catherine's granddaughter,stands as the rightful heir to what remains of the Gannon family fortune.But in telling Monica who she really is and getting what is lawfully hers,Olivia would have to betray Catherine's wishes and reveal the story behind Monica's ancestry.But as the pressure of Olivia's impending choice weighs down on her,little does she realize that Alex Gannon's grand-nephews - who are currently exploiting the Gannon inheritance to fund their profligate lifestyles - will stop at nothing to silence Olivia and prevent Monica from learning the secret, even murder. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja697217. ISBN: 9781847377869.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:
1984: SPRING - A Choice of Futures.**

Imprint: LONDON.GRANADA,1984.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These are generally regarded as the export 1st edns which usually appear before the UK trade 1st edn.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,black background with white+ silver lettering designed dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Some inevitable but light, superficial scoring/indentations to both panels of dw/dj - but without affecting the bds beneath.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean also - solid and sound.Bright, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain grey rexine bds with crisp,black ink stamped letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,16-268pp [paginated] includes 5 parts (The Weapons of Peace, Apollo and After,the Literary Scene,and From the Coast of Coral) comprising collection of 31 essays,addresses etc.; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,preface,author's note and acknowledgements. Arthur C. Clarke,author of the greatest stories ever written of our destiny in outer space - '2001: A Space Odyssey' [see rja27647 in my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogue] and '2012: Odyssey Two' - presents here an immensely readable and stimulating collection of essays examining the enormous possibilities the human race now has for both creativity and destruction. Against Orwell's ominous date 1984 he has deliberately set the hopeful word 'Spring' because he feels that the worst of the world's long winter may well be over. Arthur C. Clarke's passionate interest in space exploration,his vast knowledge of current technological and scientific developments (then 1984),and his informed, optimistic humanism,are communicated in an immediately accessible style which will strike a responsive chord in the hearts and minds of all readers concerned for the future of humankind on - and off - Earth. View my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogue for other books and suggested reading in it. Want more Arthur C. CLARKE titles? For similar and other titles,please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2 and 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogues. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja596016. ISBN: 0246123060.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:
2010 ODYSSEY TWO.**

Imprint: LONDON.GRANADA,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 and no price-clip to dw/dj.Light shelf-wear to top edge dw/dj.See also my book ID's rja904 and rja608316 for similar examples of same title,and rja27647 (2001: a space odyssey) a UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj, 1st edn. 2010 - ODYSSEY TWO.The ultimate trip continues.Out among the moons of Jupiter, the empty spacecraft Discovery and the enigmatic alien monolith still float in the silent depths of space,mute witness of the mysterious disappearance of astronaut David Bowman through the 'Star Gate' nine years before.To them comes Leonov,carrying a combined American-Russian scientific team on a mission of investigation and recovery - a mission whose outcome will be beyond the wildest imaginings of any of the mere humans involved. Want more Arthur C CLARKE titles? For similar and other titles,please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogues. Please contactseller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja747. ISBN: 0345303059.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:
2061: ODYSSEY THREE.

Imprint: LONDON.GRAFTON BOOKS,1988.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated protected dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Book has a slight lean.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean - near pristine,page-edge tanning excepted,text block bright and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue eps.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,16-254pp [paginated] includes IX Pts comprising 60 chapters/ sections,plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,dedication,contents list/ table,author's note,Pts separator pages, and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book.See also book ID's rja747,rja904 for similar examples of same title and rja27647 - UK, 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn. Want more Arthur C CLARKE titles? For similar and other titles,please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2 and 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogues. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja608316. ISBN: 0246133236.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:
3001 THE FINAL ODYSSEY.

Imprint: LONDON.VOYAGER/HarperCollinsPublishers,1997.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] NMINT/NMINT. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/ purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - near pristine. Bright,crisp,clean,matt black background, glossy grey/ white lettering to front panel and spine,rear panel with critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without toning or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards (bds) with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers (eps).UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vii-viiipp+1-272pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,a prologue,I-V parts/sections comprising 40 chapters in total and each with b/w chapter headpiece illustration from dw/dj design,an epilogue,sources+ acknowledgements,author's valediction,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,title separator page,individual parts separator pages,and 4pp blanks at the rear. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja913820. ISBN: 0246126892.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

CLARKE**, KEVIN:
DOCTOR WHO: SILVER NEMESIS.**

Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/W.H.ALLEN,1989.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback original,p/b 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback original,1st edn., No dw/dj,wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo paperback original,p/back 1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] NMINT.An unread copy with minute traces of rubbing to edges of wraps.A very rare TV adaption novel of the 25th anniversary story. Printed in paperback only with a subsequent reprint (Virgin 1993).No.143 in Dr WHO Library series,an adventure featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor with Ace his assistant.Cover by Alistair Pearson.McCoy logo,blue spine/backstrip with outline decal.A low print run of only 22,000.Even rarer in as high a grade as this. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja1446. ISBN: 0426203402.

£ 50.00 (approx. $US 65.07 )

CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:
Fountains of Paradise.

Imprint: LONDON.PAN BOOKS LIMITED,1980.
Edition: UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,p/back as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.[Originally,first published,UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn by Gollancz (London),1979.When this p/back issue/edn was published it was NOT FOR SALE in Canada.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,wrap-around cover art by Chris Moore,illustrated covers with pale blue+white lettering to front,white lettered spine which has NO reading creases,rear cover with orange+white lettered story preamble and a few critics' reviews; with moderate shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge more aged/ toned that the others but some minimal spottiing to all; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread, apart from my own collation.UK,12mo p/b, 1st edn,1-252pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 of story,an afterword and sources and acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,a dedication with epigrams(2) to its reverse,contents list/ table,a foreword; last page and a half of novel also unpaginated and following them, 5pp publisher's advert. THE YEAR: 2142 A.D. THE PLACE: Taprobane, a tropical island paradise THE PROJECT: A giant space elevator to transport men and materials to a point outside the earth's atmosphere . . . THE MAN: Ace engineer vannevar Morgan THE PROBLEM: Only suitable site is a sacred mountain jealously guarded by monks. . . . 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. UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if p/back is offered P+p free. *This item offered P+p FREE - available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja925721. ISBN: 0330259849.

£ 6.99 (approx. $US 9.10 )

CLARKE, BOB:
IF YOU CAN'T TAKE A JOKE . . .

Imprint: INDIA.SIVAKASI.SRINIVAS FINE ARTS (P) Ltd.,2013.
Edition: INDIA,8vo wraps,numbered,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

INDIA,8vo wraps,numbered,1st edn.[Self-published,this book numbered (762) edn. Other examples also numbered.Text is in English.] MINT.No owner inscrptn,no reading creases to spine/backstrip and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread; wrapped and protected from day of issue.Bright,crisp,clean, colour pictorial caricature artwork by Chris Price,illustrated card covers with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.INDIA,8vo wraps, numbered,1st edn,1-294pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3,40+ colour illustrations by Sean Mark Stone,interspersed throughout the text and the book. How does a quiet,shy kid,from an unassuming background,grow up yearning for the sea and end up a submariner in some of the most perilous times the waters of the earth have ever known? How does that happen? Maybe it was the droning beat of German bombers and the blazing rattle of anti- aircraft guns that shaped a young boy's mind as he sought refuge under a table during World War II.Maybe it was an imagination fired up as a son heard tales of dad's survival after twice being sunk by U-boat and twelve days adrift in a lifeboat.Maybe it was a lust for escape from an empty purse,salt-cleaned teeth, free school dinners,shared beds and third hand clothes and the prospect of a lifetime of boredom working at the motor factory.Maybe it was the exploits and escapades of sea captains and eccentric explorers,dreamed of in books,which ignited a passion for maritime adventure. Maybe.But that 'shy kid' counted the days and hours 'til he was the regulation 15 years and 3 months that would allow him entry to the Royal Navy.That 'shy kid' waited and longed and dreamed of adventure and 'If You Can't Take a Joke . . .' is a captivating and informative telling of his life and times in the 'Silent Service'. Hear an inside and underside account of life on and beneath the waves.Hear tales of icy encounters,often with our own ships,in the depths of the Cold War.Listen as a submariner regales you with stories of his time spent in the oceans and the bars - the underbelly of the world.

Stock number: rja505614. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

CLARKE**, DAVID:
Poldark Country.** [Cast member SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: UK.BODMIN,CORNWALL.BOSSINEY BOOKS & CORNISH LIFE MAGAZINE,1977.
Edition: K,slim 8vo wraps,SIGNED,2nd edn.
Binding: Wraps., No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Inscription: SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo wraps,SIGNED,2nd edn.[Though a 2nd edn,book was also issued in 1977,the same year as the true 1st edn and in the same almost identical format.The only noticeable difference is a different b/w advert for subscription for back issues of 'Cornish Life' magazine - otherwise identical in content and pagination as the 1st edn.This example is distinctly SIGNED by actor Robin Ellis,who played the original and first ROSS Poldark in the first and second BBC TV drama series,which was adapted and dramatised from the first 7 Winston Graham 'POLDARK' books/novels, and which aired from 1975-77.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but blue ink,distinctive signature of actor Robin Ellis - without dedication - to title page and though no price-clip - price printed to inside,bottom corner of front card wrap - it has been inked over or out - so still complete.Title page also has a small red ink dot towards top,right-hand corner. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,scenic colour photograpic illustrated front card cover, with actor's (Robin Ellis - Ross POLDARK) colour portrait photograph inset to same cover,rear cover illustrated with b/w map of Poldark Country (Cornwall); with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some light indents towards top, front corner of front cover,the impressions diminishing through concomitant pages(3-25pp) noticeable visually,to first prelims only and from then on,only by touch to the remaining affected pages.Top+fore-edges clean; contents though,are bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo wraps,actor SIGNED title page,2nd edn,3-80pp includes profuse b/w scenic and location photographs plus biographical photographs of cast and crew members throughout the text and the book, acknowledgements and 6pp businesses',publisher's and tourism related b/w illustrated adverts to the rear. Describes the history and scenery for the BBC TV drama series of "Poldark". 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: rja631416. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )