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Imprint: UK.BODMIN,CORNWALL.BOSSINEY BOOKS & CORNISH LIFE MAGAZINE,1977. UK,slim 8vo wraps,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 near indentical in content and pagination as the 1st edn.BBC TV drama series,which was adapted and dramatised from the first 7 Winston Graham 'POLDARK' books/novels,and which aired from 1975-77.] VG+.No owner inscrptn,and though no price-clip - price originally printed to inside,bottom corner of front card wrap - it has been rubbed over or out - so still complete otherwise. 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.A shallow corner crease to front, lower right-hand corner and some light, superficial indentations to front cover but without penetration or affecting the pages beneath.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,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". Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja631516. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.VICTOR GOLLANCZ,1996. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price. These edns are generally believed to be export issues and distributed before the trade release in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy,dark colour background with red and yellow photographic illustrated title both based on Landsat image of central California, illustrated front panel of dw/dj with glossy, capitalised gold lettered authors' names, spine/backstrip with similarly authors' colour lettered names,capitalised pale blue lettered title and b/w illustrated publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear panel with critics' white-lettered reviews; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with minimal,minor blemish,fore-edges bright and clean; 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,sharp-cornered,original navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,5-341pp [paginated] includes an Arthur C. Clarke Foreword,2 epigrams,a Prologue,Thirty Years later separator page,Books One - Two comprising 9 and 13 chapters and an Epilogue,and as last pages,an Appendix (Original Movie Outline) by Clarke; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It really is an acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. From the New York Times bestselling author of 'Rama Revealed' comes a thrilling new collaborative novel of the race to avert a massive earthquake: the apocalyptic "big one" that threatens to send California sliding off into the Pacific Ocean. Arthur C. Clarke is the greatest living writer of science fiction, the mind that produced a string of blockbuster New York Times bestsellers: '2001: A Space Odyssey' and its sequels, as well as 'Rama II', 'The Garden of Rama' and 'Rama Rescaled'. Now, he turns his remarkable imaginative powers to a near-future novel of the struggle to avoid catastrophe in the formof a colossal earthquake more destructive than any in human history. Written with Mike McQuay, this is a thrilling novel of man's will to survive against unstoppable forces of nature. Thirty years after the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake killed his family, Lewis Crane has become the world's top seismologist, determined to protect people from his parent's fate. But in a world controlled by Chinese corporations and split by racist and religious strife, many don't want him to succeed. Lewis Crane lived through the devastating Los Angeles earthquake of 1994. He survived,but his family didn't - and at ten years old,his life was ripped apart. At the age of thirty-five,Lewis has devoted himself to the study of the most powerful force on Earth: earthquakes. He is the foremost expert in the field of seismology; and when he predicts a gigantic quake, everyone prepares for disaster.But to his relief and dismay,the quake never occurs,and suddenly Crane is the subject of ridicule from scientists around the world. Then he discovers a mistake in his calculations, and realizes that the "Big One" is just around the corner.The clock is ticking as he attempts to convince the world that this time, catastrophe is certain. 'Richter 10' is vintage Arthur C. Clarke - a fast-paced novel of ideas and near-future imagination,realized by McQuay's talent for characterization and ingenious plotting - and is the major science fiction event of the season (then 1996). Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja1052823. ISBN: 0575061162.
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Imprint: LONDON.SIDGWICK & JACKSON,February,1980. UK,slim 12mo p/back reprint.[First UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn was by Sidgwick and Jackson,(London),1972 and that was preceded by the US,p/b 1st edn,from Ballantine Books,New York (1957).First UK,p/b 1st edn,also by Sidgwick & Jackson(London),1973.No prior publication's history indication within this issue of 1980,of that 1st p/b edn nor of any subsequent reprints.] Near MINT. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase.No owner inscrptn,no price removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by David Conner with white lettering,black spine with white letters and pale blue ISBN,rear cover with full- length colour photograph of author and blue lettered preamble blurb.Only noticeable fault: a couple (2) minor abrasion rubs with miniscule colour loss to front-facing edge of spine.Minimal ageing/toning to edges; contents pristine,internally,firmly bound - unread, apart from my collation.UK,slim 12mo p/b reprint,6-156pp [paginated] includes author preface,15 short stories; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,and to the rear a note about author by author and blank rear free endpaper. 'Tales from the White Hart' is a collection of 15 short stories by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke,in the "club tales" style.Thirteen of the fifteen stories originally appeared across a number of different publications. 'Moving Spirit' and 'The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch' were first published in this book and hence presumably were written specifically for it. 'Defenestration' rounds off the cycle of stories and explicitly mentions their book publication. Contents: Silence Please; Big Game Hunt; Patent Pending; Armaments Race; Critical Mass; The Ultimate Melody; The Pacifist; The Next Tenants; Moving Spirit; The Man Who Ploughed the Sea; The Reluctant Orchid; Cold War; What Goes Up; Sleeping Beauty; The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch. WELCOME TO THE "WHITE HART" You come upon the White Hart quite unexpectedly in one of these anonymous little lanes leading down from Fleet Street to the Embankment. It's no use telling you where it is.for the first dozen visits a guide is essential.From the outside it looks like any other pub.And so the reader embarks on 15 hilarious and wholly delightful adventures in 'Tales from the White Hart' - and ingenious,hilarious,and wholly delightful stories such as these could come only from a man who has mastered both science and fiction - in short,from Arthur C. Clarke himself. In the smoky and comfortable gloom of the White Hart pub - the fraternity of British scientists,SF writers and fans,gather nightly to listen to the magnificent stories of raconteur Harry Purvis.Whether you believe all that Harry Purvis says or not (Mr. Clarke doesn't commit himself), you will be astonished,amused and amazed by his hilarious tales of a home-brew whisky of explosive power,a meat-eating orchid with a vicious disposition,and the curious fate of Ermintrude Inch. For Mr. Clarke,who has established a reputation for impeccable science - both in his non-fiction and his novels - he appears here in a new role: the Baron Munchausen of science fiction. 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,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 in 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: rja925821. ISBN: 0283986247.
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Imprint: LONDON.MULLER,1957. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG.Owner inscrptn (name),price-clipped dw/dj.Slight creasing front bottom edge dw/dj and other edges less affected.Minimal rubbing/ chipping to head+foot of spine/ backstrip.Corners of dw/dj rubbed with minimal loss.Fore-edges slightly foxed. 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,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja1195. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED/PELICAN BOOKS,1958. UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn thus. [Originally published as 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns by The Temple Press,(London),1951 and Harper and Brothers,New York (1951).This first Penguin/Pelican issued is a revised edn of those.At the time of production and it's issue,this edn was NOT FOR SALE in the U.S.A.] VG+. No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt,3-colour block (b/w+blue) artist's impression,by Alan Lindsay,illustrated front cover with black lettering,blue+white spine with black lettering and a small production wrinkle but NO reading creases,rear panel with minimal, sporadic foxing/spotting and b/w thumbnail author's portrait photograph and his potted biography All edges lightly aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn thus (revised),5-192pp [paginated] includes separate contents and b/w plates lists/tables,an author preface explaining the reason for the revision,18 chapters, 16pp of b/w plates in 1 block,between pp96/7,b/w diagrams interspersed within the text,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. This title being the author's third non-fiction title.It is Clarke's follow-up to the previous,and more technical, 'Interplanetary Flight' (1950).The revision occurs as in less than a decade from when first written (1951) the size of rockets had grown from 14 tons to several hundred tons,speeds had increased four-fold and most importantly - the Earth no longer has a single moon.Basic astronautic theory, calculations and predictions have been proven, whereas before,they were received with scepticism and if any else were conservative.As the author himself says in a further ten years, it will interesting to see if these further predictions too were conservative. 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,that p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered either 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: rja925621. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1979. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn but a neat,blue ink birthday gift presentation inscrptn to ffe and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around vibrant, strong colour pictorial artwork by Terry Oakes,illustrated dw/dj with green+bue lettering to front panel and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of light, negligible creasing restricted to top edges of dw/dj,some inevitable but minor, superficial scoring/indentations to both panels - but without penetration or affecting the bds beneath.Both head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean - very faint and barely discernible minimal,sporadic foxing to fore-edges; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound,text body foxing-free - 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 blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps - aforementioned inscrptn excepted.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9- 255pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,a foreword,I-V parts comprising 58 chapters in total,an afterword comprising sources and acknowledgements,plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,a dedication,and an epigram. Described in detail - fairly and honestly - but no way in as a detracting condition/ state as described. 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. It is the year 2142 A.D.,and the brilliant visionary engineer Vannevar Morgan has evolved a method of building a gigantic 'Space Elevator' for transporting men and materials to a point outside the earth's atmosphere,thus marking the true beginning of Man's interplanetary civilization.But before this awe-inspiring conception can become reality a major obstacle has to be faced.For there is only one point on earth suitable for the launching site - the peak of a sacred mountain which is jealously guarded by the monks who have inhabited it since time immemorial. How their resistance is overcome,and what happens when Morgan's Elevator begins to tower into the sky,forms the basis of a dramatic tale in which scientific knowledge and soaring imagination both play their part. Taprobane,the setting of the novel,is a thin disguise for Arthur Clarke's beloved Sri Lanka,and the background is sketched in with vivid life and colour. Clarke himself regards this as his best novel - a judgement in which we heartily concur.He has never written anything finer.Winner of the 1979 Nebula and 1980 Hugo awards for best sci-fi novel. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja650316. ISBN: 0575025204.
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Imprint: LONDON.PANTHER BOOKS/GRANADA PUBLISHING LTD.,1985. UK,8vo p/back original,1st edn thus. [Originally published USA,1983 by Byron Preiss Visual Publications Inc.,as a trade p/back with different artwork design for it's covers and this the first UK appearance,1985.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.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover. Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered, glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Chris Foss,illustrated front cover with white lettering; 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 - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,p/back original,1st edn thus,9-299pp [paginated] includes an author introduction,9 short stories anthology,10 single,full-page and 1 double-page b/w illustrations by Lebbeus Woods,interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] ffe with author's potted biography to recto and a table/list of his other published works/ titles to verso,title page with copyright/ publication details to its verso,contents list/table,individual story title separator pages,missing printed pagination for pp300-302 inclusive and also missing contributors index (as listed in contents page),and rear free endpapers. 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. 'THE SENTINEL' is a magnificent collection of Arthur C. Clarke's finest shorter fiction spanning four decades. Included here,along with new introductions,are 'The Sentinel' (the story that inspired 2001),'Guardian Angel (the rarely-glimpsed work that gave birth to 'CHILDHOOD'S END'),'The Songs of Distant Earth',a brilliant,haunting story of first contact with an alien world,and other outstanding stories of vaulting imagination. Stunningly illustrated with 10 plates by internationally acclaimed artist Lebbeus Woods,'THE SENTINEL' will grace the collection of every Arthur C. Clarke reader and lover of fine science fiction. An important and welcome addition to the Clarke canon. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja744517. ISBN: 0586063439.
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Imprint: LONDON.GRAFTON,1986. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. THE VOYAGERS AWOKE IN PARADISE When Earth's sun went nova,the MAGELLAN barely escaped in time,with its precious cargo of one million sleepers and gene banks of plants and animals. Five hundred years into the voyage they stopped for repairs on the idyllic planet of Thalassa. But whilst the awwkened Earth people envied them their stable,harmonious world,the hospitable Thalassians were drawn by the long quest of the interstellar voyagers. 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 weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja812. ISBN: 0517656477.
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Imprint: LONDON.GRAFTON BOOKS,1987. UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.[First UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn by GRAFTON,1986.This edn published by arrangement with (US) Ballantine Books/Random House Inc., simultaneous issue.] VG+.No owner inscrptn,but previous bookseller's inked price to top edge of free endpaper of note about author.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy colour pictorial artwork by Michael Whelan,illustrated front cover with white,yellow and raised silver gilt lettering,white+yellow letters to black spine with partial reading creases,rear cover with white+yellow lettering too; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Book has a slight lean.All edges lightly aged/ toned and with minimal,sporadic foxing/ spotting - as usual/ normal - some of which has bled through to some page edges; contents bright,tight,clean,solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,12mo p/back,1st edn,viii-xivpp+ 4-238pp [paginated] includes contents list,author's note,9 sections,a chronology,a bibliographical note, acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] front free endpaper with potted author biography with author's other works listed to rear of same,title page,a dedication, epigrams(2),individual section separator pages,and to rear,3pp publisher's advert and order form. THE VOYAGERS AWOKE IN PARADISE When Earth's sun went nova,the MAGELLAN barely escaped in time, with its precious cargo of one million sleepers and gene banks of plants and animals. Five hundred years into the voyage they stopped for repairs on the idyllic planet of Thalassa. But whilst the awakened Earth people envied them their stable, harmonious world,the hospitable Thalassians were drawn by the long quest of the interstellar voyagers. And when Lieutenant Commander Loren Lorenson met beautiful Thalassian Mirissa, their alien destinies became inextricably - and tragically - entwined. 'The Songs of Distant Earth' is the novel that Arthur C. Clarke has wanted to write for the past 20 years,a brilliant blend of sound scientific speculation with a moving story of life and love on an alien and beautiful world. 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 because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,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 in 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: rja925921. ISBN: 0586066233.
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Imprint: LONDON.KINGFISHER/LAROUSSE PLC.,1996. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy, wrap-around,colour pictorial artwork by Justin Todd,illustrated dw/dj with white letters to front and spine/backstrip,rear panel without text other than barcode+ISBN. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Rear facing spine/ backstrip's gutter fold/crease with some minor indents concomitantly affecting the board beneath.Top+fore-edges clean without any blemish; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine, would unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,glazed boards with repeated dw/dj illustration+lettering and immaculate/clean lilac+pale green fauna repeated illustrated sets of endpapers - facing free endpapers with reversed colour scheme illustration of pastedown,i.e pastedown with lilac background to pale green fauna illustration,opposing free endpaper with pale green background with lilac fauna illustration,to front+rear respectively.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4-72pp [part-paginated] includes Gillian Clarke colour vignetted introduction,includes single,part-single, double,part-double page,full colour illustrations to accompany poems throughout the book; plus [unpaginated] colour vignetted title page with dedication+ copyright details to its verso,and to the rear,separate Indexes of poets and titles and first lines respectively - the last page of latter with acknowledgements to its verso. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable for a book of it's nature, i.e. a child's book,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 Whispering Room' is filled with mystery and wonder; with words and images to make you shiver.There are ghosts and skeletons, witches and wizards, traditional figures like Mama Wata and Anancy,a bogeyman - and even a giant teddy bear.But sometimes the most ordinary things can seem frightening: streetlamps,the flash of headlights against a wall,or an empty school. The poems in this magical collection range from traditional rhymes to new works by contemporary poets,and from a child's bedroom to a sunken ship and out to the Milky Way,Justin Todd's eerily atmospheric illustrations enrich every page,reflecting the changing moods of the poems and giving dramatic glimpses of unknown worlds.More than fifty poems about ghosts,goblins, spirits,and bogeymen - from such poets such as Carl Sandburg, Emily Bronte, Alfred Tennyson, William Shakespeare, and other poets as varied as Walter de la Mare, Grace Nichols, Ted Hughes, Theodore Roethke, Jack Prelutsky, Stevie Smith and Kit Wright, this bewitching book will haunt the imagination of all who open it. Gillian Calrke is a poet,editor and occasional broadcaster who also lectures on creative writing,and runs regular workshops with children in schools.Her passion for words is infectious.She has published several volumes of her own poetry,including 'Letting in the Rumour' and 'The King of Britain's Daughter',both of which were Poetry Society recommendations.'The Whispering Room' is her first anthology for children. Michael Justin Todd(b.1932),works a Justin Todd.Born in New Malden,Surrey,son of a Post Office engineer.Studied painting at Wimbledon College of Art (1949-53) and, after Army service,illustration at the Royal College of Art (1955-58.)He assisted Edward Bawden on murals for Morley College, London (1958-59).Part-time lecturer in graphics at Tunbridge Wells School of Art (1963-64),and in illustration at Brighton Polytechnic (from 1964).He has worked as a freelance illustrator and designer since 1960. Since 1972 he has concentrated on cover illustrations for paperback books specialising in mysticism and horror (including the Fontana Tales of Terror series from 1974).Among these have been many striking images of dream and fantasy, often symbolist or surrealist in feeling and sometimes incorporating allusions from art history.He avoids direct references to nature whenever possible,and instead manipulates his component images into tightly structured yet freely imaginative designs.He works in black and white and full-colour. In 1978,a selection of his paintings was published,called 'The Magical Paintings of Justin Todd'.In 1982 he was runner-up for the Francis Williams Memorial Prize for children's book illustration,presented every five years by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja1002422. ISBN: 1856973638.
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Imprint: US.WASHINGTON.SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS,1999. US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj,with blue, black and pink lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. A tiny closed tear to head of spine/ backstrip's front gutter's edge and imperceptible,superficial,minimal scoring to dw/dj.Top edge lightly dust-soiled with slight thumbing/smudge(?) towards the b/w striped headband,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original, speckled pink paper-covered boards with black cloth blind spine with bright,crisp, pink ink printed letters to spine/ backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xpp+1- 241pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,an introduction,8 chapters,profuse b/w contemporary illus and photographs throughout the text and the book,a conclusion,notes and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table and 2pp blanks at rear. From Wonder Bowls to Ice-Tup moulds to Party Susans,Tupperware has become an icon of surburban living.Invented by Earl Tupper in the 1940's to promote thrift and cleanliness,the pastel plasticwares were touted as essential to a postwar lifestyle that emphasized casual entertaining and celebrated America's material abundance.By the mid-1950's the Tupperware party,which gathered women in a hostess's home for lively product demonstrations and sales, was the foundation of a multi-million dollar business that proved as innovative as the containers themselves. Alison J. Clarke shows how the "party plan" direct sales system,by creating a corporate culture based on women's domestic lives,played a greater role than patented seals and streamlined design in the success of Tupperware.Drawing from newly available records and interviews,Clarke describes how Tupperware Home Parties,Inc.,reinforced a conservative ideal while undercutting thst ideal by offering women economic independence through a flexible,home-based form of employment.The enterprise was led by Brownie Wise,a struggling single mother who became a celebrated businesswoman by using self-help philosophies and lavish prizes to motivate her sales force. Tracing the fortunes of Earl Tupper's polythene containers from early design to global distribution,the author explains how Tupperware tapped into potent commercial and social forces,becomimng a prevailing symbol of late twentieth-century consumer culture. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,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: rja549815. ISBN: 1560988274.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1986. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork by George Sharp, illustrated dw/dj panels,with black+red lettering to front panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth boards - with blind-tooled centrally-placed rectangle with Japanese lettering within - to front board,and bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate green background with red Japanese calligraphic letters illustrated endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-89pp [paginated] includes profuse mixture (96 pages of illustrations in full colour) of double,single,full+part page colour pictorial artwork by George Sharp,interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] colour pictorial vignetted half-title page,colour pictorial illustrated double-page title page,a dedication,and double-page colour pictorial illustrated frntis. James Clavell,master story-teller,breaks new ground with the superb 'THRUMP-O-MOTO' a fantasy written to be illustrated.A story for adults and for children,and for adults to read to children,it ranges through continents,countries,time and dreamtime; weaves together hope,power, magic,danger,dreams and nightmares into a classic tale to warm - and chill - the blood. A 2nd and an unusual item/ephemera in George Sharp's bold style,and will be an important and welcome addition to the artist's canon following on from his first book 'The High Kings' which won a Special Award at the 1984 World Fantasy Convention. 'THRUMP-O-MOTO' explores a world we can only find in dreams - a world where fantastic folds in time and space,the fragile stuff of hope,high aspiration, enchantment,danger and courage are the real - the here-and-now. This is THRUMP-O-MOTO's world; the everyday world of a little wizard and apprentice Hero who,though sometimes puzzled and afraid,always knows that the mightiest forces in the Universe bow before the Brave and the Good. By chance (and a bungled spell) he sets out on his Noble Quest to rescue Patricia, a child in the evil clutches of Nurk-u the Bad. His is a realm of wonder,laughter,delight and ever-lurking danger,and where magic spells are a very serious matter indeed. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US 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: rja661817. ISBN: 0340380144.
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Imprint: LONDON.EBURY PRESS,2005. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1-10.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,glossy laminated,photographic illustrated dw/dj,with brown+b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges though lightly aged/ toned,bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unead? Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards,with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain dark maroon endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ixpp-xxixpp+33-496pp [paginated] includes an editor's intro,4 sections (Beginnings,Youth,Mid-life and Old Age) sections/chapters,biographies,credits+ sources,and an index of contributors (163). Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, autobiographical prose extracts with acknowledgements to verso,and a contents list/table. 'THE BOOK OF LIFE' is an intensely captivating,diverse collection of the best memoir and autobiographical writing through the ages.Organised into four parts,this unusually enriching book begins in childhood and takes the reader on a thought -provoking journey spanning the length of an entire life. From Charlie Chaplin's dandily dressed childhood walks through Victorian London and Alan Bennett's wartime boyhood in Yorkshire to the day Muhammad Ali discovered boxing and Mahatma Gandhi experimented with cigarettes: from Primo Levi's capture by Fascist militia at 21 and Katharine Hepburn's first acting job at the same age to Vladimir Nabokov on becoming a late father,Charles Darwin on his lifelong love - his work - and Nelson Mandela on being released from prison at 71. With insights that encompass professions, generations and continents this is a uniquely enjoyable immersion in some of the world's best.and most personal,writing. Beginning at childhood and progressing through adulthood,if not necessarily maturity,'THE BOOK OF LIFE' offers the literary journey of a lifetime,in the company of the world's greatest writers, artists,poets,scientists,showmen,statesmen,saints and superstars. . . Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja548915. ISBN: 0091900336.
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Imprint: LONDON.BCA/by Arrangement with HODDER & STOUGHTON,1995. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,bookclub 1st edn thus.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - book club edns were unpriced.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,contemporary b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj with silver and yellow lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,ix-xipp+1 -211pp [paginated] includes a co-author introduction,10 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp84/5 and pp148/9 respectively,a bibliography,a glossary and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,content list/table,and an illustrations list/table. In the run-up to the Second World War,Heinrich Himmler embarked on Lebensborn,his obsessive programme to populate the Thousand Year German Reich with pure blooded Aryan men and women - while the death camps were disposing of Jews, homosexuals and other 'sub-humans' enumerated by Hitler in 'Mein Kampf.' Young women who displayed regular Aryan features,and could prove their descent over several untainted generations,were encouraged to bear the children of members of the SS security service whether or not they were married to them.The births took place in secret Lebensborn homes and between 1935 and 1945 an estimated 11,000 Aryan babies were born in Nazi occupied countries. But the dream did not stop there.When the Germans invaded Poland,Himmler's SS discovered many blonde,blue-eyed Polish children - the image of the ideal Aryan. Himmler had an estimated 200,000 of them stolen as they walked home from school or played in village squares. They were transported to camps and tested to gauge their racial quality.If they passed they were first 'Germanized' and then placed with good Nazi families; those who did not measure up were used as forced labour or sent to camps that specialised in killing children. Now,some of these 'perfect Aryans' tell their stories,recalling the shock and confusion of discovering their real backgrounds and the emotional scars they have never been able to obliterate.Catrine Clay and Michael Leapman have written a moving investigation od the tragic history of racial hygiene and Nazi eugenics,and of the innocent victims of a fanatically-pursued ideology. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja836819. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD.,2020. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear board. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt,paper-covered boards with colour pictorial artwork illustration with some gilt decoration,by Miren Asiain Lora,with capitalised, black outlined and decorated gilt-lettered part-title and capitalised,black-lettered sub-title,plus capitalised black-lettered author+illustrator names to front board; spine/backstrip with capitalised gilt-lettered part-title,author and illustrator names and publisher's gilt illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear board with colour pictorial illustration and capitalised,black-lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – miniscule abrasion with miniscule paper loss at front board's lower edge near vicinity of foot of spine - else no other major 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,and immaculate repeated colour pictorial world map illustrated endpapers UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj, as issued,illustrated,1st edn,48pp [unpaginated] includes double-page colour illustrated continent maps,colour illustrated half-title+ title pages,and a double-page colour illustrated Contents list/table and to the rear. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its nature, i.e. a child's book.It is only the minimal exterior fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite the described that it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other major detracting faults. 'The Mermaid Atlas' will be your ultimate companion in discovering all your merfolk facts! All over the world, wherever there's water,there are stories,legends and eyewitness accounts of mermaids.These magical, mesmerizing people of the deep have been well known for thousands of years,and almost every country and culture has a tale to tell about them.People have written, sung and passed on rumours about mermaids since ancient times,and often reported their own mermaid encounters,too. Do you know the facts and stories surrounding the magical and, often elusive, world of mermaids? This gorgeously illustrated new book includes everything you wanted to know about these mysterious and captivating creatures. Discover their secrets in this beautiful compendium,written by children's author Anna Claybourne and illustrated throughout by award-winning Spanish illustrator Miren Asiain Lora. The colourful spreads will take you on an-around-the-world journey,starting in Europe and the warm Mediterranean to the icy Baltic, as well as through countless isles,lakes and waterfalls,continuing to Africa with its immense lakes,cave pools and swampy deltas.Asia is the next stop with its thousands of islands, beaches,rivers and lakes while Oceania, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean with its scattered islands, seems to be the perfect environment for these mysterious creatures.The journey ends with North and South America,where there are sightings of water spirits and fish-tailed ocean goddesses throughout the whole continent, home to the freezing Arctic, the tropical Caribbean as well as the world's largest jungle. 'The Mermaid Atlas' will introduce you to the merfolk of the world,whether it's the beautiful Selkies of the Scottish seas,the wily Iara of Brazil who love to outwit travellers or the fearful Ningyo of Japan who can give you eternal life. 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: rja1116724. ISBN: 9781786275844.
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Imprint: LONDON.BOBCAT BOOKS LIMITED/MUSIC SALES LIMITED,2007. UK,12mo p/back original,p/b 1st edn.MINT. No owner inscrptn,no reading creases to spine/backstrip - virtually as new. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/ purchase.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated covers; with negligible shelf- wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - unread.UK,12mo wraps,p/back Original,1st edn,1-264pp [paginated] includes an introduction,7 chapters,a biblio,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and contents list/ table. A celebration of the life and influence of The Beatles most abrasive member with a rich mix of inspirational quotes, biographical anecdotes,facts and memorabilia drawn from his life and work. Covering every period from his first skiffle performance at the Woolton summer fete in 1957 to the lethal encounter with a gunman outside the Dakota apartments in Manhattan in 1980,here is a wealth of revealing glimpses into John Winston Ono Lennon's extraordinary life and times. The book is organised into sections on Life,Love,Success,Family,Work and Friendship,making 'The Gospel According To John Lennon' an indispensable addition to the bookshelf of any true fan of Liverpool's Rock 'n' Roll Sage. 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: rja436412. ISBN: 9781860746567.
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Imprint: UK.DIDSBURY,MANCHESTER,nd,.c.1969. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - no publsher's price.Bright,clean,b/w illustrated upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Publisher's sharp cornered,bright,clean,original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8voHB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 98pp [paginated] includes 8 chapters,b/w facsimile illustrations in text,b/w maps(2),16pp contemporary b/w photographs/illustrations in one block,between pp44/5,appendices (2),an index; plus [unpaginated] 4pp blanks,half-title+ title pages,a contents list/table,a Mayoral foreword,acknowledgements,and an introduction. The period from 1790 to 1840 has been called the "Golden Age of Coaching," for in Britain during that time the stage coaches and mail coaches reached a peak of efficiency unequalled anywhere else in the world.It was an era that has been immortalised and romanticised in countless coaching prints,on Christmas cards and in the pages of Dickens. The city of Lichfield stands at the crossroads of two important trunk routes,and as a consequence it was a key point in the coaching era,its inns filled by day and night with travellers,its streets echoing to the sound of stage coach wheels,horses hooves and coaching horns. It was also a place of resort for the wealthy;a place where society gathered for country balls and race meetings; where Anna Seward the "Swan of Lichfield" reigned over her circle of literary friends and queened it over the audiences of the Lichfield Theatre (her own creation) where Sarah Siddons,the Kembles, Edmund Kean,Charles Dibdin and other great ones of the stage trod the boards,and where no one dared to laugh or applaud until Miss Seward had given the cue. The Napoleonic Wars made their impact on Lichfield and French prisoners added something to the town's history,while Volunteers marched through the streets to drum and fife.Meanwhile Lichfield boomed and the centre of of the city was rebuilt in the Georgian red brick which we now see,illustrated in this book by photographs of today and drawings from the past.In this setting we see reflected all the usual happenings of Georgian England -the meetings of turnpike trusts and canal promoters; bull-baiting and bear-baiting; cock-fighting and public hangings,and,peculiar to Lichfield its centuries old carnival,the Lichfield Bower. The great days ended suddenly in 1837,when a railway link opened between London and Manchester.Almost overnight the coaching trade collapsed; the streets of Lichfield grew silent; society drifted away,and an era in the city's history was over. In this book the author has tried to recreate something of the feeling of this vanished period in the life of a town;a time when Lichfield was a "Coaching City". Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** q52.GENERAL.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 0859720292.Georgian_stage_mail coaches_inns. Transport_communications_roads_turnpikes_toll-gates.Lichfield Coaching inns.Turnpike Trusts. Anna Seward.Sarah Siddons.Edmund Kean.Charles Dibdin.Books new,used,signed,rare. Stock number: rja396711. ISBN: 0859720292.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2002. 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 - virtually as new.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels+spine/backstrip,with silver gilt, orange and brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate monochrome facsimile reproduction of contemporary newspaper+ adverts illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xpp+5-438pp[paginated] includes illustrations list/table,23 chapters and an epilogue,32pp contemporary b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp86/7,pp150/1,pp278/9 and pp342/3 respectively,acknowledgements,notes on sources,a biblio and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,2 b/w war theatre maps (The Western Desert). 'In 1940,the first full year of the Second World War,Britain was on the verge of being occupied.The Germans forces had swept west,pushing the British and French to Dunkirk,and invasion by Germany seemed inevitable.The Battle of Britain turned the tide.This book . . . tells the story of that year in the words of the ordinary people caught up in the war - pilots, soldiers,sailors,drivers,secretaries,nurses and civilians.Using interviews,diaries, letters and memoirs,the story is told with an immediacy that fiction could not achieve.' - The Guardian. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja667617. ISBN: 0340766808.
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Imprint: UK,SWINDON.GREEN UMBRELLA PUBLISHING,2007. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but subject's handwritten black ink dedication+signature to ffe: "To Lee,Keep it Green my friend! Green Army Ian Holloway "Ollie".",and no price-clip to dw/dj.Subject's colour, portrait photographic upper wrap and colour photographs(3) to rear wrap.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour photographic dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps with Signed+dedicated ffe. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,vi-xiipp+1- 210pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,acknowledgements,foreword by Gerry Francis,26 chapters,16pp of contemporary b/w+colour subject photographs/illus, between pp116/7,plus [unpaginated] b/w sponsors advert to rear. Ian Holloway was born on March 12,1963 in the Bristol suburb of Cadbury Heath,where his mum Jean still lives to this day (then 2007).After showing ability at an early age,his father,Bill Holloway,allowed eight -year-old Ian the choice of playing for Bristol Rovers or Bristol City.He chose Rovers,and so began a love affair with the club he also supported,that would include two spells as a player and one as manager. He also played for Wimbledon,Brentford and Torquay,and for several years enjoyed Premiership football with QPR. In 2001,"Ollie",as he is known throughout football,returned to Loftus Road to manage the 'Rs' before becoming Plymouth Argyle boss in 2006. Since April 2013,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja365110. ISBN: 9781906229177.
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Imprint: UK.SWINDON,GREEN UMBRELLA PUBLISHING,2007. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but subject/co-author's neatly handwritten blue ink dedication and signature: 'To Barry Or should I call you Paul Stapleton Green Army! Ian Holloway "Ollie" to verso of front free endpaper and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers with dedication+signature to ffe.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,vi-xiipp+1-210pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, acknowledgements,foreword by Gerry Francis,26 chapters,16pp of contemporary b/w+colour photographs and illus between pp116/7; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,dedication and the then (2007) team's (Plymouth Argyle) sponsor's 1pp b/w advert to rear. Ian Holloway was born on March 12,1963 in the Bristol suburb of Cadbury Heath,where his mum Jean still lives to this day.After showing ability at an early age,his father,Bill Holloway,allowed eight-year- old Ian the choice of playing for Bristol Rovers or Bristol City.He chose Rovers,and so began a love affair with the club he also supported,that would include two spells as a player and one as manager.He also played for Wimbledon,Brentford and Torquay,and for several years enjoyed Premiership football with QPR. In 2001 "Ollie",as he is known throughout football,returned to Loftus Road (QPR) to manage the 'Rs' before becoming Plymouth Argyle boss in 2006. Ollie and his wife Kim have four children, William,Chloe,Eve and Harriet - the girls all being born profoundly deaf.The Holloways live in Plymouth with their family dog,Nathan. Honest,passionate,loyal - three words that have often been attributed to Ian Holloway throughout his football career as he made his way in the game.A Bristol Rovers legend and idol to the QPR and Plymouth Argyle fans,Holloway moved effortlessly from playing into management, gaining a cult following in the game for his unique observations on life,players and football in general. But there is much more to 'Ollie',than just amusing after-match quotes and it's doubtful any other leading manager in this country has had to overcome so many hurdles as he has in his personal life,but he's tackled each setback with the type of gusto and enthusiasm that made him such an asset and crowd favourite wherever he played. "Ollie" is one of the most inspirational, surprising and interesting football books you'll ever read - it is the story of a man committed to the game,his family and getting the most out of life - would you expect anything less from Ian Holloway? Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,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: rja820518. ISBN: 9781906229177.
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Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1988. UK,Landscape 12mo s/back,1st edn thus. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustrated wraps/card covers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip either.A superb,unread copy - almost as new.Landscape 12mo,7- 160pp [paginated] includes author(s)intro, 7 chapters including further reading list, b/w line illustrated vignetted chapter head-pieces,profuse part+ full-page colour illus/paintings throughout the text and the book,index,illustrations acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] colour lozenge-vignette illustrated half-title page,double-page,full-colour illustrated title-page,and colour-vignette illustrated contents list/table page. Picturesque tumbledown cottages,their gardens ablaze with roses,delphiniums and hollyhocks,were the inspiration for a whole generation of Victorian artists. Their delightful works,accompanied here by notes on the artist,and on the plants depicted,constitute a fascinating and intimate record of the flowers and the features that characterized the English country garden. Andrew Clayton-Payne,formerly Hed of the Drawings and Watercolour Department at Phillips Auctioneers,now runs his own company which specializes in this field. Brent Elliott is Librarian and Archivist at the Royal Horticultural Society and an expert on Victorian gardens. 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: rja30548. ISBN: 0297830171.
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Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1970. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but a small,tiny,faint discernible number/month,ink stamp (1134 JUN) to top corner of ffe and same repeated to top corner of title-page - printer/publisher mark? - and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour illustrated upper panel and spine/backstrip, by Kenneth Farnhill (black, spider's web on grey background) with white, grey and yellow letters, with b/w critics reviews to rear panel.Dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no tears present - but miniscule rubbing/chipping of laminate to some edges but nothing major and minimal fading of the yellow letters to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges very, very minimally aged and generally clean and unmarked - unusual for a book of this age (1970) - contents bright, tight and virtually pristine, apart from aforementioned ink stamps, no dog-ear creases - book appears unread.Immaculate, unblemished grey speckled paper-covered bds with bright, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate, plain white eps with no off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps to paste-downs.8vo,5-287pp includes half-title+title pages, and 16 chapters. Detective-Sergeant Scobie Malone of the Sydney C.I.B.showed in 'The High Commissioner' that he could hold his own in the sophisticated European world of diplomacy and political intrigue.Back home in the sweltering heat and humidity of early summer he is called out to investigate a murder in the damp, deserted concrete labyrinth that lies under the still uncompleted Opera House.The naked body is that of a woman:a highly attractive woman.Who is she? Who killed her? Why? Cleary tells the story both of the crime and of its unravelling in two interlocking narratives, so that the reader sees the action alternatively through the eyes of Malone, as he sweats round the hard, sunbaked city following up clues left by various undesirable characters, and through the eyes of the characters themselves as the personality of Helga and the ramifying of her web is gradually disclosed.As from each angle the tension bites deeper so it is counterpointed on the other.Simply as a crime story the book is absorbing.But like so many of the best crime stories it is much more.The intensity and sharpness with which the characters and the background are described puts the book in the front rank of contemporary Australian novels;and the observation of Australian values and habits of life has the vigour and forthrightness of the national character. Cleary has joined that small group of writers that includes Chandler and Simenon who succeed without apparent effort in conveying the light, the climate, the smells of a particular city and the environment of a small vividly realised group.In Scobie Malone he has created an Australian counterpart of Maigret or Philip Marlowe, a detective who belongs body and soul to the background of which crime is a part, as moss or lichen is part of the trees or buildings on which one sees them.Of his many good books this is his best. Stock number: rja1679. ISBN: 0002213192.
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Imprint: LONDON.CONTACT/FUTURA,1977. UK,Qrto wraps,s/back large format,1st edn thus.NFINE.Vol 1.Pictorial laminated bds, b/w photographs from sketches.TV tie-in scripts.Vol 1,scripts include: The BUILDERS,HOTEL INSPECTORS,and The GOURMET.The f1rst of two vols.UK,Qrto wraps,222 pp. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured (optional) insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja285. ISBN: 0860075982.
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Imprint: LONDON.CONTACT/FUTURA,1979. UK,Qrto wraps,softback original,1st edn. VG.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip.Colour photographic wraps with slight creases to upper wrap.There ia also a black ink stain,approx 2" to top front corner of wrap with light bleeding through to ffe - text unaffected.Qrto,455pp includes the scripts and b/w photographs from THE WEDDING,TOUCH OF CLASS,and THE GERMANS. Book 2 is the more uncommon title of the two published titles. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured (optional) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja1493. ISBN: 0708815472.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1989. UK,8vo HBs,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edns. Vols 1+2,set.FINE.Pictorial laminated bds, b/w photographs from sketches.TV tie-in scripts.Vol 1,23 scripts and Vol 2,22 scripts.Classic comedy. Please contact seller, because of the weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja286. ISBN: 0413625400.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN/an imprint of Pan Macmillan,2016. UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] NMINT/NMINT. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink felt-tip pen signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,scenic landscape colour photographic illustrated dw/dj front,spine and rear panels with author's capitalised,embossed,matt white-lettered name and capitalised,embossed,gilt-lettered title to front of dw/dj,a gilt-bordered roundel with blocked,capitalised,black-lettered credit for major BBC Drama 'Shetland' with actor's name and the actor's colour portrait photograph to it's centre towards the front's lower corner.Spine/backstrip with thumbnail detail of front's photograph and similarly coloured+lettered as the front's,but flat printed,author name+title, and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear panel of dw/dj with a white-lettered strapline,4 critics' green+ white-lettered reviews to similar front's colour photograph. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - dw/dj in a protective sleeve.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean with no ageing/toning,no foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,1-386pp [paginated] includes 48 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,a dedication, Acknowledgements,and to the rear as last pages, publisher's 2pp b/w advertisements for author's two series' titles of 'SHETLAND' and 'VERA' with b/w photographs of books' covers - 6 for Shetland excluding this listing,and 7 for VERA. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. The 3rd book/title in the 'Four Elements Quartet' of 'Dead Water' (2013),'Thin Air' (20140),and 'Wild Fire' (2018) and the 7th chronologically in the 'Shetland' series. The tide of earth had deposited debris,thrown it up on its way through the croft.Perez saw a bed head,a couple of plastic garden chairs that must have been stored in the lean-to.And something else,bright against the grey wall and the black soil.A splash of red.Brighter than blood. In the dark days of a Shetland winter, torrential rain triggers a landslide that crosses the road and sweeps down to the sea. At the burial of his old friend Magnus Tait, DI Jimmy Perez watches the flood of mud and peaty water smash through a croft house in its path. Everyone thinks the croft is uninhabited,but in the wreckage he finds the body of a dark-haired woman wearing a red silk dress.In his mind,she shares his Mediterranean ancestry and soon he becomes obsessed with traing her identity. Then it emerges that she was already dead before the landslide hit the house.Perez feels bound by duty - and something more powerful - to find out who she was,and how she died.Within the house,the only clue is a wooden box that contains two photos,one of two small children and one of an elderly couple.And a handwritten letter,which begins: My dearest Alis . . . 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: rja1150024. ISBN: 9781447278194.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN/an imprint of PAN MACMILLAN,2021. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn but author's neat,handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to a special extra bound title separator page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour montage'd tidal shoreland photogaph to repeated to both front+rear panels of dw/dj, author's embossed pale green-lettered name and other green lettering,capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title with some minimal,partial oxidisation(?) or rubbing and its reciprocal colour loss to some letters of title on front panel,and a gilt-bordered,colour illustrated, circular advertisement for the preceding title 'The Long Call'; spine/backstrip with pale green background and author embossed,black-lettered name,capitalised black-lettered title and publisher's black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with repeated montage'd colour photograph as front panel and with critics' overlaid green+white lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creaing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Majority of light creasing to top edges and head of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,and immaculate plain pale green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-381pp [paginated] includes 50 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,author SIGNED title separator page,a dedication with blank verso,Acknowledgements,and double-page b/w map of NorthDevon with Lundy Island inset,and to the rear 6pp blanks. 'The Heron's Cry' is the second novel in Ann Cleeves's Two Rivers crime series,following her Sunday Times bestseller,'The Long Call'. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable, and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional,copy for its cleanliness and brightness. North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder - Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter Eve is a glassblower,and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases. Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He's a good man,a public servant,beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved,though,to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan,his husband.Then another body is found - killed in a similar way.Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home . . . Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja1068523. ISBN: 9781509889686.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN/an imprint of PAN MACMILLAN,2021. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,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,matt,colour montage'd tidal shoreland photogaph to repeated to both front+ rear panels of dw/dj,embossed pale green lettered author's name and other green lettering,capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title,and a gilt-bordered colour illustrated circular advertisement for the preceding title 'The Long Call'; spine/backstrip with pale green background and embossed,black-lettered author name,capitalised black-lettered title and publisher's black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with repeated montage'd colour photograph as front panel and with critics' overlaid green+white lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creaing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Majority of light creasing to top edges and head of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but clean without foxing/spotting a tiny dot towards foot of fore-edge; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,and immaculate plain pale green endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-381pp [paginated] includes 50 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with blank verso,Acknowledgements,and double-page b/w map of NorthDevon with Lundy Island inset,and to the rear 6pp blanks. See my book ID rja1068523 in my SIGNED catalogue for a UK,8vo HB+dw/dj author SIGNED, 1st edn of this same title.'The Heron's Cry' is the second novel in Ann Cleeves's Two Rivers crime series, following her Sunday Times bestseller, 'The Long Call'. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable, and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional,copy for its cleanliness and brightness. North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder - Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter Eve is a glassblower,and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases. Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim.He's a good man,a public servant,beloved by his daughter.Matthew is unnerved,though,to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan,his husband.Then another body is found - killed in a similar way.Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home . . . 'The Heron's Cry' is the second novel in Ann Cleeves' Two Rivers crime series,following her Sunday Times bestseller,'The Long Call'. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja1105023. ISBN: 9781509889686.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN/an imprint of PAN MACMILLAN,2019. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat handwritten black felt-tip ink inscrptn: 'To Yasmine with thanks and very best wishes Ann Cleeves' to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,montage'd background scenic photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with author's embossed pale blue-lettered name and flat printed pale-blue-lettered THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST SELLER credit underneath; capitalised,embossed,bright,crisp gilt-lettered title,along with an embossed gilt roundel with colour photographic centre with capitalised, white-lettered SHETLAND AND VERA credit and capitalised,blocked black-lettered THE AWARD WINNING AUTHOR AND CREATOR to embossed,gold circle; a pale blue spine/backstrip with author's capitalised,embossed,black-lettered name and capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title,publisher's capitalised,black-lettered and black illustrated name and colophon respectively to foot of same,rear panel with monochrome photographic background with 5 critics' white+ pale blue-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp and clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt capitalised lettering to spine/backstrip,and repeated, immaculate colour illustrated regional map [North Devon] with a colour illustrated Lundy Island map inset,illustrated endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-374pp [paginated] includes 43 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED+dedicated title page,a dedication with Acknowledgements to its verso, author's introduction and explanation of a new character and a new series. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional ,exemplary example for its brightness, cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. The introduction and debut of a new character of a new 'Two Rivers' series,Detecive Matthew Venn. In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too. Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose. A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. Finding the killer is Venn's only focus, and his team's investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there. 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: rja1136924. ISBN: 9781509889563.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN/An imprint of PAN MACMILLAN,2023. 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, matt,montage'd colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,a similar but not exact photograph repeated to rear panel; front panel with embossed circular ring with TV credit for series and previous novel of series,embossed yellow-lettered author name and bright,crisp, capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title and capitalised,white-lettered best seller credit and critic's other white-lettered review; a yellow spine/backstrip with capitalised,embossed black-lettered author name+title and publisher's capitalised black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour photographic image with multiple critics' white-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp, clean without foxing/spotting; 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,unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-382pp [paginated] includes 52 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication to the RNLI,Acknowledgements, Author's Note,a double-page b/w map of North Devon,Barnstaple+Bideford Bay,an inset map of Lundy lighthouses to same,and to the rear,an About the Author page followed by 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. Detective Matthew Venn returns in 'The Raging Storm',the next captivating novel in the Two Rivers series from Ann Cleeves,the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera and Shetland. When Jem Rosco - sailor,adventurer and local legend - blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. The residents think nothing of it when Rosco disappears again; that's the sort of man he is.Until the lifeboat is launched to a hoax call-out during a raging storm and his body is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own. This is an uncomfortable case for DI Matthew Venn.He came to the remote village as a child, its community populated by the Barum Brethren that he parted ways with,so when superstition and rumour mix and another body is found in the cove,Matthew soon finds his judgement clouded. As the stormy winds howl and the village is cut off, Venn and his team start their investigation,little realizing their own lives might be in danger . . . 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: rja1101723. ISBN: 9781529077689.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN/an imprint of PAN MACMILLAN,2022. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 5 7 9 8 6 4 so 1st edn,4th imp.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with embossed orange-lettered author name and other capitalised,embossed orange-lettered THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title and a critic's flat printed orange-lettered review; plus an embossed gilt circle with colour portrait photograph of VERA with capitalised,black-lettered text within the border of the circle; orange spine/backstrip with embossed,sea-green lettered author name, and capitalised,embossed,sea-green lettered title and publisher's sea-green capitalised lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear panel with colour photographic illustrated panel with 9 critics' orange+white-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-373pp [paginated] includes 48 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with blank reverse,author's Acknowledgements,and Author's notes with a blank reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of any major detractive faults. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates a murder on Holy Island in her tenth mystery novel. Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . . But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . . Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja1084023. ISBN: 9781509889617.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN/an imprint of Pan Macmillan,2018. 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, matt,scenic landscape colour photographic illustrated dw/dj front,spine and rear panels with author's capitalised,embossed,matt white-lettered name and capitalised,blocked,silver gilt-lettered title to front of dw/dj,a silver gilt-bordered roundel with blocked,capitalised, black-lettered credit for major BBC Drama 'Shetland' with actor's name and the actor's colour portrait photograph to it's centre towards the front's lower corner.Spine/backstrip with thumbnail detail of front's photograph and similarly coloured+lettered as the front's,but flat printed author name+title,and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name and white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with 7 critics' white+orange lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges minimally aged/toned with a single tiny blemish,fore-edges brighter and clean with no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked red gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,a black+red striped headband,immaculate plain red front+rear pastedowns and repeated colour map of the Shetlands illustrated front+rear free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-viiipp+1- 398pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements,55 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and to the rear as last pages,10pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. The 4th book/title in the 'Four Elements Quartet' of 'Dead Water' (2013),'Thin Air' (2014),and 'Cold Earth' (2016) and the 8th chronologically in the 'Shetland' series.See also my book ID rja1150024 for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn of 'COLD EARTH',the 3rd title in the above quartet,and the 7th title chronologically, in the Shetland' series. Shetland. Welcoming. Wild. Remote. Drawn in by the reputation of the islands,an English family move to the area,eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny's body is found hanging in the barn of their home,rumours of her affair with the husband begin to spread like wild fire. With suspicion raining down on the family,DI Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate,knowing that it will mean the return to the islands of his on-off lover and boss Willow Reeves,who will run the case. Perez is facing the most disturbing investigation of his career.Is he ready for what is to come? Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct,[insured or uninsured at own risk,] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja1155424. ISBN: 9781447278245.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1970. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,though a small diagonal clip to top corner of ffe,but no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour illustrated upper wrap, publisher review for another author's recently published crime novel to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and lightly aged, fore-edge brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean.Bright,clean,blue cloth boards with black ink,stamped letters to spine/backstrip and clean,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11 -221pp [paginated] includes half-title+ title pages,contents list/table,author's note,42 chapters,and 2pp blanks to rear. The painting and marketing of a fake Salvador Dali lead to double murder.But the extraordinary twists and turns of Philip Cleife's very gay and ingenious first novel give his story a special place in fiction about contemporary art faking. On an illicit holiday in Spain with his mistress Katey,Martyn Finch is kidnapped by bizarre and complicated means.The gang that markets the forgeries needs his services:he is a competent painter of aeroplanes and cloudscapes,and they have in mind that his gift for putting precise photographic detail in oils will be useful in 'creating' an early Salvador Dali.Finch is 'persuaded' to paint the picture. This is a story of such complexity and ingenuity,with so many forces and interests cunningly balanced against each other,that we can say nothing more about the plot without giving away secrets.There are surprises in every chapter and splendid confrontations such as that between Finch and the American millionaire and picture collector,Hudson D. Friedlander II. Throughout his adventure Martyn is accompanied (mostly) by Katey,one of the most delightful girls to grace the pages of a contemporary thriller.With its knowledge of painting (and forgery) and flying,its settings in Spain,Ibiza and New York,and its marvellous spinning plot, this is an exciting and outstandingly readable first novel. 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: rja25457. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: USA.NEW YORK.BALLANTINE BOOKS,1957. US,12mo p/back,1st edn.[Pseud. Harry C. Stubbs. Simultaneous p/back issue as a small print run of US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,both preceding both the UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,Gollancz,London (1964) and Corgi,London,1966 p/back respectively.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no previous bookseller's inked price,other than a British price (2/6) by way of a small,b/w adhesive label affixed towards the top left-hand corner's edges on front cover.Removable label possibly obscuring cover price and part of Ballantine logo stating An Original,but price 35c present on rear cover.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictrial cover art by Richard Powers,illustrated front cover with white+yellow lettering,similarly coloured lettered spine which has NO reading creases,b/w lettering to red background and colour illustrated rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.All edges coloured with minimal blemishes; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,apart from my own collation.US,12mo p/back 1st edn,1-185pp [paginated] includes XV(15) chapters; plus [unpaginated] story blurb, title page and at rear,2pp publisher's advert. After his ship crashed,Nils Kurger had spent weeks wandering across the face of the planet . . . suffering from the blistering heat, the searing cold of an alien climate.Now he had found a fellow wanderer.And it was not human.Nils had no way of knowing how helpless or how dangerous the alien might be.It looked helpless,in fact it looked just as out of place on this planet as Nils was himself,but it also looked like nothing Nils had ever seen before. Whatever it was,there was just a chance that together they might stay alive. Through months Nils and the creature marched together,shared adventure and escape - and grew to know each other.Then Nils made a disturbing discovery.This creature,this thing called Dar,possessed a mind more powerful than his own . . . a mind totally retentive of facts, interpretation,analysis . . . a mind capable of feelings and desires fully as keen as Nils's own.And to this mind,Nils Kruger was the alien. 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,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and BEFORE the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered either P/p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja1179. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: UK.BATH,SOMERSET.SIENA/PARRAGON,1999. UK,24mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white lettering,white spine/backstrip with thumbnail repeated detail from front photograph at head of spine with red+black lettering,rear panel with red+black lettered proverb examples and a short synopsis; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – virtually pristine,appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and repeated lettering and immaculate/clean plain white sets of endpapers.UK,24mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 7-255pp [paginated] includes an introduction,a table of Chinese dynasties, 4 sections: War & Politics,Honor & Friendship,Work & Wisdom,and Love & Other Emotions,random b/w Chinese style vignettes interspersed to several,but not all pages' lower edges; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,and a contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation. Please contact seller,for correct shipping /P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! **N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to hese 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: rja993322. ISBN: 9780752527697
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Imprint: LONDON.BITEBACK PUBLISHING LTD.,2017. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NMINT/NMINT.Only the minimal bumping with reciprocal creases at head of spine/backstrip detracting from MINT/MINT.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,sepia montage'd images and colour design illustrated dw/dj with blue+btown lettering to front and spine,rear panel with brown-lettered prose extract; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - minimally bumped at head of spine with reciprocal creases.Top+ fore-edges bright,clean and unblemished; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original,plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-361pp [paginated] includes an introduction,a Prologue,9 chapters+ Epilogue,some contemporary b/w illustration reproductions throughout the text and the book, acknowledgements,abbreviations and selected bibliography,notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a contents list/table. When it was announced that Jane Austen would appear on the new GBP10 note in 2017,few were aware that a GBP10 Austen banknote already existed - issued by her favourite brother.Handsome,clever and enterprising,Henry Austen founded a bank business and charmed his way into the top rank of aristocratic society before going spectacularly bust in the financial crash of 1816.He left an enduring legacy, however,for it was Henry who supported Jane's dream of becoming a published author. Literary critic and cultural historian E. J. Clery presents a radically new vision of the much-loved novelist,revealing how her works were shaped by an acute awareness of the economic scandals,crises and speculations that marked the Regency era. 'Jane Austen: The Banker's Sister' provides a fascinating reappraisal of the political connections and economic interests of the Austen family,and an engaging exploration of the bond between brother and sister.It will change the way Jane Austen's life and novels are understood. 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: rja961321. ISBN: 9781785901768.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1997. UK,slim Qrto HB minus s/case,1st thus. [Oiginally published in 1972 by the Folio Society with subsequent impressions and editions.This copy,published 1997,with variant binding.] FINE.No owner inscrptn, minus slipcase(?).Bright,clean,unmarked, publisher's original mauve,leaf-lithographed,grey cloth illustrated upper board,rear board plain mauve,and bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,mauve+white headband with immaculate plain grey endpapers; bound by Hunter & Foulis,Edinburgh.Top+fore-edges crisp,bright and clean,contents bright, tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued(?),3-93pp [paginated] includes introduction,9 full-page mauve+white lithographs by Ceri Richards (frntis included),illus+Voices lists/tables and an appendix of discarded passages.The text of this edition,set in 11 point Ehrhardt type leaded 2 points,and printed on Ibis Wove paper,prepared by Douglas Cleverdon,is no longer authorised for publication by the Trustees for the Copyrights of Dylan Thomas. The Folio Society’s success is due to publishing books with exceptional typography,illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts,using skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books in both fiction and non-fiction fields.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. 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 compensation rates too! So,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! Stock number: rja28388. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: UK.COOKHAM,BERKSHIRE.BCS,1996. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around monochrome village scene and colour ornithological illustrations, illustrated dw/dj with green lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain sandy cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-119pp [paginated] includes profuse sections interspersed throughout with thumbnail contemporary b/w photographs and thumbnail b/w line illustrations,a conclusion,appendices (3) - shops+businesses of the '90s,a bibliography and a glossary & list of illustrations,4pp list of subscrribers,2pp thumbnail contemporary village scenic b/w photographs; plus [unpaginated] half-title withmontage's thumbnail b/w portrait photographs of contributors to its recto,title page,foreword with further contributors' thumbnail,portrait b/w photographs to recto, acknowledgements,and an introduction. This new book about Cookham looks at the changing fortunes of village birds over a century of history and development.It reviews the experience of Victorian bird watchers as recorded a hundred years ago by a well-known naturalist of his time,and the recollections of villagers of our own time as to how they have noticed the comings and goings of our favourite species of birds. Fashioned in the form of a series of walks around the Cookhams,villagers and visitors alike are encouraged to seek out some of the sights and sounds that are all too easily overlooked in our often hurried and focused lifestyles. Inside its pages,the author endeavours to seek out the charm and beauty of this historic corner of England,aided by illustrations from local artists.Cookham's Elizabeth House Day Centre will enjoy the benefit from some of the proceeds.May the reader enjoy the experience! Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja817518. ISBN: 0952924803.
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Imprint: LONDON.HOWARD BAKER PRESS LTD.,(GREYFRIARS PRESS) 1972. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,3 colour-block (red,white+blue) facsimile illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - tiny,tiny nick to top,rear edge no other tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright, crisp,clean,unblemished,publisher's original plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate plain white eps. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,comprising The GEM issues 824-831 (originally published by The Amalgamated Press,1923 and 1924.) inclusive,includes b/w+3 colour-block facsimile reproduction illustrations,b/w facsimile contemporary advertisements and the 8 school stories. Another complete collection of stories in the saga of St. Jim's.Culled from THE GEM and representing the great halcyon pre-war days of boys' papers.Featuring Ralph Reckless Cardew,Ernest Levison,Tom Merry & Co.,of The Shell,the unforgettable Arthur Augustus D'Arcy,the Swell of St. Jim's,and a host of other well-loved characters from the pen of the most popular - and prolific - school-story writer of all time.The 2nd of 2 volumes (then 1972) published from 'THE GEM'. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja30558. ISBN: 070300008X.
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Imprint: LONDON.HOWARD BAKER PRESS LTD.,(GREYFRIARS PRESS) 1981. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,3 colour-block (red,white+blue) facsimile 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 clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright, clean,unblemished,publisher's original, plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,comprising 7 school stories published by The Amalgamated Press,from The GEM,1922 and 1923 respectively and includes b/w+3 colour- block facsimile reproduction illustrations,b/w facsimile contemporary advertisements and stories. The writing phenomenon known to the world as Martin Clifford,but who was also well known and much loved by generations of readers as Frank Richards and Owen Conquest,died at his home at Kingsgate in Kent on Christmas Eve,1961,at the age of eighty-six. His real name was Charles Hamilton,and by the time that he died it is conservatively estimated that he had written - under one name or another - the equivalent of one thousand full-length novels. His work appeared continuously for over thirty years in those famous Fleetway House magazines 'The Gem' and 'The Magnet'.Undoubtedly the most famous of all his immortal creations was Billy Bunter, the Fat Owl of the Greyfriars Remove,whose exploits together with those of Harry Wharton and Co.,appeared in the latter paper from 1908 to 1940.Almost equally well-known was his uniquely memorable character,the Hon. Arthur Augustus D'Arcy, the Swell of St. Jim's,ably supported in GEM stories by Tom Merry, Jack Blake, Talbot (the Toff), Dr. Holmes and many others.Altogether,the brilliant character studies of boys,masters,and local citizens of which he was capable ensured Charles Hamilton's place in the hall of literary fame. This great story-teller loved writing for the young and affirmed that no writer could do any better work in life. Certainly,no-one did it better than he. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja30588. ISBN: 0703002074.
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Imprint: LONDON.HOWARD BAKER PRESS LTD.,(GREYFRIARS PRESS) 1972. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,3 colour-block (red,white+blue),facsimile 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 clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,unblemished,publisher's original,plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate plain white eps. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,comprising 6 school stories originally published by The Amalgamated Press,from The GEM,1925 and 1928,includes b/w+3 colour-block facsimile reproduction illustrations,b/w facsimile contemporary advertisements and stories. HOWARD BAKER proudly present herewith another collection of stories in the saga of St. Jim's,culled from 'The Gem' and representing the halcyon pre-war days of Boys' Papers. All the old favourites are here: Tom Merry & Co., Ralph Reckless Cardew, the unforgettable Arthur Augustus D'Arcy (Gussy) - the Swell of St. Jim's and a host of other well-loved characters from the pen of the most popular and prolific school-story writer of all time.Two stories are included in this volume,'THE REBEL OF ST.JIM'S',otherwise known as the Victor Cleeve series,and a seasonal offering,'CHRISTMAS AT HOLLY LODGE'. Writing in the Collectors' Digest,its EDitor,Eric Fayne,commented: 'The Victor Cleeve series was as good as anything that Charles Hamilton (Martin Clifford) ever wrote,which is saying a lot.There is no doubt that he put everything he had into this series - and that meant plenty.The appeal of the Victor Cleeve series was, chiefly,to older readers,the most discriminating and intelligent.It is so good that,between hard covers,it might well become a school story classic.The series contains fascinating cricket sequences,good dialogue,superb characters, tense situations,working up to a great climax.A satisfying dish of fare for the most jaded palate.What a treat for the GEM reader today!' Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja30568. ISBN: 0703000160.
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Imprint: LONDON.HOWARD BAKER PRESS LTD.,(GREYFRIARS PRESS) 1979. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,3 colour-block facsimile illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - one tiny,tiny nick to rear lower edge - no other tears present. Dw/dj's rear inner flap has a vertical diagonal crease to 3/4s of it's length.Top +fore-edges slightly aged/toned but generally bright and clean,contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,unblemished, publisher's original,plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn, comprising 7 school stories published by The Amalgamated Press,from The GEM 1937, includes b/w+3 colour-block facsimile reproduction illustrations,b/w facsimile contemporary advertisements and stories. The last red,white+blue GEM was the Christmas number of 1937.It was a sad day for the many thousands of devotees of that famous boys' paper to read within its pages that their favourite weekly was to become a 'pocket-sized',buff-coloured edition - in appearance at least a mere ghost of its former self.Of course the announcement told of all the advantages and improvements heralded by the change, but it is doubtful whether many readers appreciated these when the new 'pocket' edition appeared the following Wednesday. The Gem had first adopted its famous red, white and blue cover back in 1922,and it is doubtful if any but the oldest readers in 1937 remembered it being anything else. The last years of the coloured Gem had been the era of the reprints: stories of St. Jim's from the earliest days,some rather sadly and badly pruned,but a golden era nonetheless,with many memorable stories.The distinctive and much-loved cover would be sorely missed on the bookstalls.In this latest (then 1979) volume is a selection from the last months of the familiar coloured cover,all by Charles Hamilton,under his pen-name Martin Clifford.In addition to a number of entertaining singles featuring most of the St. Jim's characters,the volume ends with a famous trio which sees our heroes off on a winter holiday in Paris,culminating in breath-taking adventures at the haunted Chateau Cernay.This issue was the very last red,white and blue GEM ever to appear,and this in itself makes it a copy to be treasured.Besides the main St Jim's adventures,the Gem at this time was also running stories of the early days at Greyfriars.Thus,from all points of view, this latest volume is a very special and attractive one,and should appeal strongly to both collectors and to new readers alike. The writing phenomenon known to the world as Martin Clifford,but who was also well known and much loved by generations of readers as Frank Richards and Owen Conquest,died at his home at Kingsgate in Kent on Christmas Eve,1961,at the age of eighty-six.His real name was Charles Hamilton,and by the time that he died it is conservatively estimated that he had written - under one name or another - the equivalent of one thousand full-length novels.His work appeared continuously for over thirty years in those famous Fleetway House magazines 'The Gem' and 'The Magnet'.Undoubtedly the most famous of all his immortal creations was Billy Bunter, the Fat Owl of the Greyfriars Remove, whose exploits together with those of Harry Wharton and Co.,appeared in the latter paper from 1908 to 1940. Almost equally well-known was his uniquely memorable character,the Hon. Arthur Augustus D'Arcy,the Swell of St. Jim's,ably supported in GEM stories by Tom Merry, Jack Blake, Talbot (the Toff), Dr. Holmes and many others.Altogether,the brilliant character studies of boys, masters,and local citizens of which he was capable ensured Charles Hamilton's place in the hall of literary fame.This great story-teller loved writing for the young and affirmed that no writer could do any better work in life.Certainly,no-one did it better than he. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja30578. ISBN: 0703001744.
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Imprint: LONDON.HOWARD BAKER PRESS LTD.,(GREYFRIARS PRESS) 1983. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,3 colour-block (red,white+blue) facsimile 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 clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright, clean,unblemished,publisher's original, plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,comprising 7 school stories published by The Amalgamated Press,from The GEM 1931 and 1932 respectively,and includes b/w+3 colour- block facsimile reproduction illustrations,b/w facsimile contemporary advertisements and stories. The writing phenomenon known to the world as Martin Clifford,but who was also well known and much loved by generations of readers as Frank Richards and Owen Conquest,died at his home at Kingsgate in Kent on Christmas Eve,1961,at the age of eighty-six.His real name was Charles Hamilton,and by the time that he died it is conservatively estimated that he had written - under one name or another - the equivalent of one thousand full-length novels. His work appeared continuously for over thirty years in those famous Fleetway House magazines 'The Gem' and 'The Magnet'.Undoubtedly the most famous of all his immortal creations was Billy Bunter, the Fat Owl of the Greyfriars Remove,whose exploits together with those of Harry Wharton and Co.,appeared in the latter paper from 1908 to 1940.Almost equally well-known was his uniquely memorable character,the Hon. Arthur Augustus D'Arcy, the Swell of St. Jim's,ably supported in GEM stories by Tom Merry, Jack Blake, Talbot (the Toff), Dr. Holmes and many others. Altogether,the brilliant character studies of boys,masters,and local citizens of which he was capable ensured Charles Hamilton's place in the hall of literary fame.This great story-teller loved writing for the young and affirmed that no writer could do any better work in life. Certainly,no-one did it better than he. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja30598. ISBN: 070300252X.
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Imprint: CHINA.SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LIMITED,1980. Hongkong,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Though published in China/Hong Kong,the text is in English throughout.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip - absence of publisher's price. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Minimal bumping with reciprocal creasing to head of spine/backstrip and to both top corners too. Top edge lightly aged/dust-soiled, fore-edge brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Top, yellow+red headband partially unglued,but still in situ,but loose.Sharp-cornered,bright,clean, brown,leather-textured (rexine?) hardcover binding,with immaculate,similar textured dark brown endpapers.CHINA,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-xiiipp+3-266pp [paginated] includes contents+ illus lists/tables,a foreword,acknowledgements, Pts I-IX comprising 49 chapters+conclusion, profuse b/w (majority)+colour illus/photographs throughout the text and the book,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,and 3 b/w maps at front. The dw/dj illustration,by an unknown Chinese artist,done in 1845,apparently commissioned,to record the visit to Whampoa of the Lady Mary Wood,the P.& O.'s first iron-hulled steamship to come to China.Painted black,she is seen getting up steam in the central roads at Whampoa.Her voyage marked the start of a fortnightly mail service between Britain and Hongkong which had great influence on the development of trade in the Far East. The painting records the moment from which the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company traditionally dates its antecedents. The British acquired their possessions "in a fit of absence of mind".Few things demonstrate this better than the story of Hongkong's docks, told here for the first time. For twenty years Hongkong was an international port,and there were no docks.Ships coming to Hongkong docked at Whampoa,the port of Canton, until,at last,a solitary individual built the first dock in Hongkong.Then - but very gradually - a company came into being,the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company. Its existence revolutionized Hongkong. Hitherto an adjunct and poor relation of India - as the author puts it,"tail end of almost everything and head of very little" - it suddenly became a place of its own.This is an account of how it happened. But,this is more than just the story of the docks and the company that built them. It is an account of HongKong itself,and why it exists today as the seventh largest port in the world.It is portrayal of East and West and how they came together and work together.It is a tale of struggles,successes and disappointments, in-fighting for power,political machinations, company intrigues,and life in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Above all,it is a story of the people of many races who had faith in that "barren rock",and who made the Dock Company what it is today. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja400011a. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE,1996. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap,b/w author portrait photograph to rear wrap with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges.Foot of spine/backstrip slightly bumped with reciprocal creasing and a miniscule closed tear with no loss. Top+fore-edges clean,contents pristine. Black paper-covered bds with bright, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip, and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-313pp includes 5pp glossary to rear. With its sleek outline and smooth, uncluttered hull hiding its awesome capabilities,the USS Cunningham is no ordinary warship.The world's first stealth missile destroyer,her offensive power is matched only by her baffling ability to evade her enemies.And she has no ordinary captain.Like the Cunningham herself, Commander Amanda Lee Garrett's elegant exterior is deceptive.Behind the arresting hazel eyes is a lightning-sharp intelligence,an instinctive feel for the latest high-tech naval weaponry - and a will of steel.Ship and commander are the best the navy has to offer.But neither has yet been tested in the full heat of combat.Until now.In an audacious move, Argentina has launched a military takeover of the Antarctic peninsular,seeking to annexe the last untapped resource pool on the planet.With the world community taken by surprise,only the Cunningham stands between the Argentines and their mineral-rich prize.As the full force of the Argentine navy and airforce is deployed against her in the freezing, fog- shrouded waters off the Antarctic Circle, the Cunningham and her commander are about to find out just how good they really are. 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: rja1880. ISBN: 0747217491.
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Imprint: LONDON.ORION BOOKS/an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd.,2014. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated+ doodled,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink felt-tip pen dedication,inscrptn,his signature and a doodle thus: 'Happy Easter Rish! [doodle] and signature' to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,b/w photographic illustrated front of dw/dj with author's capitalised,glossy,blocked white lettered name, capitalised,glossy red-lettered title with capitalised,glossy red-lettered THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER credit and a matt,white-lettered strap line Gone but not forgotten ... all to front of dw/dj; a red spine/backstrip with capitalised,matt,white-lettered author name, capitalised,black-lettered title and publisher's black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with front's photograph repeated as background with a superimposed glossy red background panel over it,with black-lettered prose extract,and critics' white+black lettered reviews.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 plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,dedicated+doodled,1st edn,1-399pp [paginated] includes 44 chapters; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews,author SIGNED title page,a dedication,and to the rear, Acknowledgements,an About the Author page and 6pp 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 10-year-old age. It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.An uncommon,author SIGNED UK HB,1st edn. It’s a profile, like all the others on the online dating site.But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she’s ignored for decades come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé Jeff, the man who shattered her heart 18 years ago. Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which monsters prey upon the most vulnerable. As the body count mounts and Kat’s hope for a second chance with Jeff grows more and more elusive, she is consumed by an investigation that challenges her feelings about everyone she ever loved - her former fiancé, her mother, and even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before, and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there. 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: rja1130924. ISBN: 9781409144601.
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Imprint: UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.SPELLMOUNT LIMITED.2007. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published 1977,CHATTO & WINDUS Ltd (London).This edn the first re-issue of that previous edition.] NMINT/NMINT. Wrapped+ protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj with khaki and b/w lettering to front panel,khaki+white lettered spine/ backstrip,rear panel with khaki background and a superimposed thumbnail b/w author's portrait photograph and a critic's black-lettered review; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edes bright and clean without blemish or ageing/toning; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - 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 thus,vi-xiipp+ 1-178pp [paginated] includes foreword by Professor Gary Sheffield,list of b/w maps (5), author's note,author's introduction,IX(9) chapters,8pp b/w contemporary photographs in 1 block, between pp84/5 and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Most books about WW2 usually offer the general's view of an entire battlefield,others have been individual experiences or divisional histories.'CHARLIE COMPANY' is something original. This is the story of a rifle company of the Cameron Highlanders whose record of service in the Western Desert,Eritrea,and throughout the Italian campaign fully deserves this tribute to their courage and endurance. The author joined the company as a young platoon commander in 1940.He won an MC in their first action in Libya,and followed this with a DSO for his part in the assault on Keren.Badly wounded there,he missed the disaster at Tobruk, but was back as company commander at Monte Cassino and afterwards for the long haul up Italy. From his own experience he has told the remarkable story of a small group of soldiers of whom any country would be proud.The stresses and horrors of war are there,but so is the humour and the wonderful spirit of men whose morale was somehow sustained to the very end.It is a deeply moving book. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or postage FREE. ** 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: rja955621. ISBN: 9781862273658.
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Imprint: LONDON.VERSO/NEW LEFT BOOKS,2006. UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp. [Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (US$24.95/ £15.99/$33CAN) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white+blue lettering; 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 - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain beige cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked blue fluorescent gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4- 229pp [paginated] includes 16 chapters,notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,and double-page b/w Middle East map with Baghdad city map in top right-hand corner. In February 2003,Patrick Cockburn secretly crossed the Tigris river from Syria into Iraq just before the US/British invasion,and has covered the war ever since.In 'The Occupation', he provides a vivid and disturbing picture of a country in turmoil,and the dangers and privations endured by its people. 'The Occupation' explores the mosaic of communities in Iraq,the US and Britain's failure to understand the country they were invading and how this led to fatal mistakes. Cockburn,who has been visiting Iraq since 1978,describes the disintegration of the country under the occupation.Travelling throughout Iraq, from the Kurdish north,to Baghdad,Falluja and Basra,he records the response of the country's population - Shia and Sunni,Arab and Kurd - to the invasion,the growth of the resistance and its transformation into a full-scale uprising. He explains why deepening religious and ethnic divisions drove the country towards civil war. Cockburn traces how the occupation's failure led to the collapse of the country,and the high price paid by Iraquis.He charts the impact of savage sectarian killings,rampant corruption and economic chaos on everyday life: from the near destruction of Baghdad's al-Mutanabi book market to the failure to supply electricity,water and, ironically,fuel to Iraq'a population. 'The Occupation' is a compelling portrait of a ravaged country,and the apalling consequences of imperial arrogance. 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: rja580515. ISBN: 9781844671007.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1995. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's neat,blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page,just below his printed name - and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around scenic,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with b/w+colour photographic montage'd rear panel with white+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj+boards minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing; the majority of the other creasing is to lower edges of the dw/dj.Top+fore-edges very lightly aged/ toned but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn, vii-xpp+1-198pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/tables,a prologue,29 chapters,16pp of contemporary b/w+colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7 (colour) and pp150/1 (b/w) respectively, and an index.Plus [unpaginated],half-title page,author SIGNED title page,a dedication and acknowledgements.An uncommon SIGNED edition. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824,lifeboat stations around the British Isles have been on constant alert to answer the call of the running tide. Barry Cockcroft has travelled thousands of miles talking to lifeboatmen and fishermen and has produced a stirring testament to the strength and resolve of the men of the sea. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja493814. ISBN: 034063524X.
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Imprint: LONDON.CENTURY,1989. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Miniscule closed nick to top rear edge.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 166pp includes b/w+colour photographs, family tree. Hannah Hauxwell is unquestionably the First Lady of the Yorkshire Dales,a curious ragged figure who is much admired to the point of reverence by many thousands of people.It is more than sixteen years since she first appeared before the British public,bent against a howling blizzard and dragging a cow behind her in a now legendary documentary made for Yorkshire TV and the ITV network by Cockcroft called Too Long a Winter.That film which told of Hannah's lone struggle to survive on a pitifully small income in a desolate and near deserted corner of the high Pennines with no electricity and no running water,went on to win many awards around the world and make Hannah an international celebrity. Her nun-like tranquility,and patient acceptance of a way of life so harsh and deprived,proved an inspiration to others which,although impossible to analyse, deeply affected many people.She has left her Yorkshire isolation only twice in her 62 years - once to be a guest of honour at the Woman of the Year lunch in the Savoy Hotel, London, and once to Buckingham Palace for a garden party.Now for the first time,she tells the full story of her life at Low Birk Hatt Farm in the remote community of Baldersdale.And she builds a fascinating and detailed picture not just of her own family and neighbours but of a way of life now vanished in a dale which, in Hannah's youth,supported a school,a chapel and a public-house - none of which survives today.It is,as one might expect, a very moving and colourful story which illuminates all the corners of Hannah Hauxwell's existence,revealing her private thoughts and recording the milestones - the very seasons, in fact - of her life. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes. Stock number: rja52. ISBN: 0712624805.
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