COLFER**, EOIN:
HIGH FIRE. [Author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.JO FLETCHER BOOKS/an imprint of QUERCUS EDITIONS LTD.,2020.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's recognisable, distinctive handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to special tipped-in title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,wrap-around,coloured dark blue+grey matt background+coloured glossy overlay of reptilian-scaled skin design,with a white illustration to front of dw/dj,with capitalised,white-lettered author name and capitalised,gold colour lettered title and a b/w circular adhesive 'SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR' label; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front,a thumbnail repeat of front's white illustration with publisher's capitalised,white-lettered initials overlaid on it,at foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with orange lettered strap line. 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,unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-373pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED tipped-in title page,half-title+title pages,a dedication and to the rear as last page,Acknowledgements,an About the Author page with his thumbnail,b/w portrait photograph and 2pp blanks.              Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even 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.                                          Squib Moreau  may be a swamp-wild,street smart,dark-eyed,Cajun-blood tearaway,but his intentions are (generally) good: he really wants to be a supportive son to his hardworking momma Elodie.But sometimes life gets in the way - like when Fake Daddy walked out on them leaving a ton of debt,or when crooked Constable Regence Hooke got to thinking that pretty Elodie Moreau was just the gal for him . . .                        So when Squib is offered an apprenticeship by the local moonshine runner,a summer on the bayou looks like the only way to pay off the family debts and maybe get him and his momma a place in town,far away from Constable Hooke's unwanted courtship and Fake Daddy's reputation.   Unfortunately for Squib,the crooked constable has his own eye on that very same stretch of bayou - and neither of them have taken into account the dragon hiding out in the Louisiana swamp . . .                                      Change is coming for Squib Moreau - and for Vern,aka Lord Highfire - and life in the bayou is never going to be the same again.              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: rja1100023. ISBN: ISBN 9781529408485.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

COLFER**, EOIN:
THE ARTEMIS FOWL FILES.

Imprint: LONDON.PUFFIN BOOKS/PENGUIN GROUP,2004.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE.Red ink,previous owner's name (Hazel Bishop) but in the book's Gnome alphabet symbols,to the bookplate.No dw/dj - as issued,sharp-cornered publisher's original black background with colour decorated padded boards with magnetic flap closure; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+bottom edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound.UK,12mo HB,1st edn, 2-194pp [paginated] includes 2 stories comprising 5 and 5 chapters+epilogue respectively,a Fairy Code,A Gnommish alphabet,7 Interviews (Artemis Fowl II, Captain Holly Short,Butler,Mulch Diggums, Foaly,Commander Julius Root and Eoin Colfer),AF's school report,a Fairy Quiz, Fairy transport Locations,Foaly's Inventions,a crossword and Fairy wordsearch; both untouched and unused. Artemis Fowl's confidential files have been discovered in his safe at Fowl Manor.Ever since his first contact with the fairy People he has kept a locked dossier.Now you too can share the secrets . . . Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and 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 smaller size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja651316. ISBN: 0141381272.

£ 4.99 (approx. $US 6.49 )

COLFER**, EOIN:
THE SUPERNATURALIST.**

Imprint: LONDON.PUFFIN/PENGUIN BOOKS,2004.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,laminated,colour pictorial artwork to silvered background by Tony Fleetwood; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine. Bright,clean,unblemished,publisher's blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate plain yellow endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-290pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages,critics' reviews for previous published author titles; contents list/table,10 chapters. Fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill longs to escape from the Clarissa Fayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys.When a rare chance to get away comes,he grabs it,but the attempt goes fatally wrong.He can feel his life force ebbing away,sucked out of him by a strange blue Parasite ..until a wisecracking gang of kids burst in,blast the creature and save him.They are the Supernaturalists,dedicated to ridding the world of these life-sucking blue parasites.When they realise that Cosmo also has the ability to see these blue creatures,they enlist him as one of them too,and Cosmo's new life with this unlikely 'family' is about to begin. . . 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: rja25787. ISBN: 0141380403.

£ 12.99 (approx. $US 16.91 )

COLGAN, JENNY:
Christmas at the Island Hotel.

Imprint: LONDON.SPHERE/LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP,2020.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,repeated colour pictorial artwork with gilt decoration,by Kate Forrester, illustrated dw/dj panels with with embossed gilt author name and critic's printed gilt-lettered review and other printed white lettering including title and critic's name,gilt coloured spine/backstrip white printed lettering rear panel with critics' reviews - quote in gilt letters,critic's name in white lettering. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Very gentle,miniscule pushing and reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip. Top+fore-edges bright and clean and without blemish or foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – pristine, possibly unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered original dw/dj illustration repeated to boards with gold+white lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-353pp [paginated] includes 74 chapters and acknowledgements at rear as last paginated page with a blank verso; plus [unpaginated] half-title with critics' reviews to its reverse,a further 2pp critics' reviews, potted biography of author, a title page,a dedication with b/w map to its reverse,Dramatis Personnae with family tree to its recto,verso of same with continuing list of persons,another single page of persons with a blank verso,and at the rear 10pp publisher's b/w illustrated advertisements for author's other published p/back +H/back titles and a further 4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the very minor exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that, it really is still an exceptional example for its cleanliness and brightness. On the tiny Scottish island of Mure,Christmas preparations are even more hectic than usual . . . Flora Mackenzie is worried about her brother. Fintan hasn't got over the death of his partner, Coltan, and Flora thinks he needs a project. The Rock - the rambling, disused hotel on the tip of the island - was Coltan's passion project before he died. With Flora's help, Fintan is going to get the hotel up and running in time for Christmas,transforming it into a festive haven of crackling log fires and delicious food. But running a hotel,they are about to discover,is not that easy. Especially when their motley staff includes a temperamental French chef,a spoilt Norwegian kitchen boy who can't peel a potato without mutilating his own hand and a painfully shy kitchen assistant who blushes when anyone speaks to her. Can they pull it together in time for the big opening? And can Flora help her family find happiness this Christmas? 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: rja1032522. ISBN: 9780751580303.

£ 14.99 (approx. $US 19.51 )

COLLENETTE, ERIC. J:
The Gemini Plot: A Sea Novel of WWII.

Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM KIMBER,1985.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Colour pictorial art-work illustrated upper wrap by Ian Robertson; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges and one tiny,tiny nick/rub to upper right-hand corner - no other nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/ backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creases.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and minimally marked,fore-edge slightly aged and also lightly marked; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Clean,plain blue weave-patterned paper-covered boards,with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate, plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8- 189pp includes half-title+title pages,14 chapters. This edition is now out-of-print as the publisher ceased trading in the late 1980's.  William Kimber himself,worked for Hutchinson for about 17 years before founding "William Kimber & Co" in 1950.It specialized in aviation, war memoirs,autobiographies and motor-racing titles until 1973 when "Haunted Cornwall" took off and the Ghost Stories became another specialty.The company was bought by Thorsons in 1988,and therefore ceased publishing under that name. William Kimber was purchased by Thorsons in 1988 and therefore ceased publishing under that name. Thorsons was purchased by William Collins in 1989.William Collins became wholly owned by News Corporation in 1990,and was then incorporated into HarperCollins Publishers.The name of William Kimber has not been used for publishing since that,making all previously published titles by them,out-of-print,under that name.  Submarine coxswain Ben Grant has a medal for his exploits in Norwegian waters earlier in the war,but this does not help him face operations in a far different theatre - the Mediterranean - or endear him to his colleagues.Strained and nerve-racked,he joins the submarine Avon en route to Torbruk in the summer of 1942.But at Malta events come to a head and he is asked to volunteer for Special Submarine Operations,a secret subversive unit.The target is occupied Greece,the mission dangerous - and the only flaw in the plan is his former skipper,Half-Shackle. In this new Ben Grant saga,Eric Collenette gives another story from the war at sea and in his taut,straightforward prose he vividly recreates those tense days of submarine warfare.This is the 2nd Ben Grant novel,the 1st being 'Ninety Feet to the Sun'. The author is an ex-submariner himself. 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: rja333. ISBN: 0718305485.

£ 12.99 (approx. $US 16.91 )

COLLINGRIDGE, RICHARD:
WHEN IT SNOWS.

Imprint: UK.OXFORD.DAVID FICKLING BOOKS,2012.
Edition: UK,slim,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.Wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase - virtually as new.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Richard Collingridge, illustrated dw/dj with black+brown lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major 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,unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original black cloth boards with blocked,white ink,silhouette of a small boy holding a teddy bear to middle of front board and bright,crisp,blocked white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,slim,rectangular 8vo HB+ dw/dj, 1st edn,unpaginated 32pp comprising full- colour,full page illustrated half-title,full-colour,double-page illustrated title page,14 double-page colour illstrations and 2 single page colour illustrations - the half-title and the last page.Author's debut picture book. Magic really can happen . . . . When it snows everything stops.But one small boy and his teddy bear will not let it stop them.Join them on their magical snowy adventure . . . They embark on an amazing journey in which they ride a polar bear and meet huge snowmen,an ice queen,fairies,elves,a giant reindeer and even Father Christmas. 'When it Snows' is the stunning debut from a major new talent in picture books and a wonderful celebration of imagination and reading. Richard Collingridge born Hammersmith,London studied illustration at the University of the West of England,graduating in 2008,lived in Paris for several years and is now living in London (then 2012.) A freelance illustrator and author,he has illustrated his own 'Tiny Little Rocket.'(2018),'Blackberry Blue.', and 'The Telemark Mission.' His debut picture book 'When it Snows' was shortlisted for the V&A Best Illustrated Book Award and nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal.His follow up picture book 'Lionheart' (2016) and his illustrations for Jamila Gavin's 'Blackberry Blue: And Other Fairy Tales' (2013) were shortlisted for the UKLA Book Award and also nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal.All in all,nominated for the Kate Greenaway award on 3 occasions,shortlisted for the UKLA award 2014 and shortlisted for the V&A best illustrated book award 2013. Towards the end of 2018,'When its Snows' was read by Game of Thrones' Natalie Dormer on CBEEBIES - a British children's TV channel. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note, stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja829419. ISBN: 9780857560490.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

COLLINS [F.G.S.], J. H:
A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON.

Imprint: UK.TRURO,CORNWALL.D. BRADFORD BARTON LIMITED,1969.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,2nd edn reprint.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,2nd edn,facsimile reprint. [The true 1st ed,1871 by publishers Heard and Sons,Truro: and Longmans,Green,Reader and Dyer,London.A 2nd edition,with addenda,was published in 1892.This edn, 1969,is a facsimile reprint of that later edn,so 1st thus.] VG+/VG.An ex-public library example,so no owner inscrptn,but the usual alpha-numerical library notation to recto of title page,a Plymouth Public Library black ink stamp to bottom edges of pages and ink numerical notation to foot of spine/backstrip of protected dw/dj. Residue of removed library's card docket and the tipped-in withdrawn+returned history page,to front pastedown and ffe.Part of the dw/dj's precis has been pasted to recto of ffe and the remainder of the dw/dj has had it's front+rear inner flaps trimmed and removed and discarded and the dw/dj has then been sealed to the bds,beneath the eps,in clear plastic/ polythene.Bright,clean,silver background with blue ink illustrations of 2 crystals to upper panel of dw/dj,with blue ink lettering,a publisher's advertisement of other works/titles to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Top edge darkened, grubbed and spotted,fore-edge brighter and cleaner,but still aged/toned and slightly grubbed/marked; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,2nd edn facsimile reprint,2-108pp [paginated] includes Pts I+II comprising 5 chapters and an A-Z dictionary and description of minerals respectively.Plus [unpaginated] title page,dedication,preface to 2nd edn (1892),separate abbreviations and contents lists/tables,errata page,and to rear - addenda,2pp list of subscribers followed by another addenda,10 plates of b/w line illustrations of all the listed,mineral crystals (246 in total],each plate with facing text and finally,2pp blanks. Through the centuries Cornwall and Devon have yielded untold treasures to the mineralogist.Indeed it is doubtful whether any other area of comparable size in the Old World has afforded them in such number and variety.In 1871,this book was the first book to be devoted to the subject. Despite the passage of years,Collins' Handbook is still not out-moded and is regarded as the 'vade mecum' of amateur mineralogists and prospectors in the South-West. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja497514. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

COLLINS, JOAN:
Love & Desire & Hate. [Author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.CENTURY,1990.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED without dedication.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn, but author's neat, handwritten,bold black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,author b/w portrait photographic illustrated upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/ backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges aged+ toned - as usual/normal; contents bright, tight and clean - apart from page-edge toning.Bright,clean,publisher's original, plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean,plain white endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,1-437pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising prologue,48 chapters,and an epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title-page,SIGNED title page,a dedication and 2pp blanks to rear. A saga of passion,revenge and murder which begins in wartime Paris and London and moves via the Riviera and Hollywood to a stunning denouement in Acapulco.A thrilling and glamorous novel - her 2nd - set this time against the backdrop of the film industry which Joan Collins knows better than anyone. Please contact seller,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: rja31358. ISBN: 0712625364.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

COLLINS, Max Allan and HAGENAUER, George; HELLER, Steven:
f MEN'S ADVENTURE MAGAZINES In Postwar America.The Rich Oberg Collection.

Imprint: GERMANY.KOLN,TASCHEN,2008.
Edition: GERMANY,heavy,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

GERMANY,heavy,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Text in English, German and French.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and absence of published price - so no clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, facsimile colour pictorial illustrated artwork illustrated dw/dj panels: both by Will Hulsey, cover for 'True Men Stories',9/1962 and cover for Man's Life,9/1965 respectively.Front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,glossy yellow-lettered part-title,and red-lettered sub-title,other capitalised black lettering and capitalised, white-lettered publisher name; black background to spine/backstrip with yellow+red lettered part-title and other capitalised white lettered credit for the RICH OBERG COLLECTION to foot of same and publisher's white-lettered & colour illustrated colophon to head of same,rear panel with aforementioned facsimile colour pictorial illustrated artwork.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 red paper-covered boards with black ink lettering to front and spine/backstrip,a white headband,and immaculate repeated  publisher's name illustrated endpapers.Germany,thick,heavy 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-382pp [paginated] includes full colour,full page illustrated frntis,History narrative of Men's Adventure Magazines in 3 languages as are all following 5 chapters - When Animals Attack, From the High Seas to High Noon, The Natives Were Getting Nervous, Life and Death on the Front Lines, The Red Menace and the Yellow Peril themes respectively,and profuse b/w+colour facsimile reproduction illustrations throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] full colour, full page illustrated frntis,title page,a b/w thumbnail b/w facsimile credtied illustrated double-paged Contents list/table,and to the rear,a dedication and contributors   Acknowledgements,plus a note about the Rich Oberg Collection.                                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 15-year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness.                                      A hefty and heavy comprehensive guide to postwar American men's adventure magazines - weighs 1.25Kg unpackaged - which includes descriptions of history,culture and artistry of these men's adventure magazines of the US of and from the1950's-1970's.An extensively-illustrated history of American men's adventure magazines. Supplementing the narrative history (texts in English,German and French) are b/w+colour facsimile reproduction illustrations of hundreds of lurid magazine covers and artwork from scores of magazines,with titles like "Man to Man," "Man's Action," and "Real Men."              Collector Rich Oberg  began collecting the magazines and the original art that graced their covers in 1982 and now maintains the largest known collection in the United States. Max Allan Collins is a novelist and filmmaker.His novel 'Road to Purgatory' is the sequel to his famed 'Road to Perdition', the basis of the motion picture starring Tom Hanks. He is also the author of the Nathan Heller novels,which have won him a Life Achievement Award from the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society. George Hagenauer has been Collins’s research associate for 20+ years, assisting on over two-dozen historical novels and collaborating with him on the Edgar Award-nominated 'The History of Mystery'.His own freelance writing has been in the true crime field.                            Steven Heller is the author of 'The Swastika: A Symbol Beyond Redemption' and 'Merz to Emigre and Beyond: Avant Garde Magazines of the Twentieth Century',among over 80 other titles.    Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** 

Stock number: rja1078423. ISBN: 9783836503129.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

COLLINS, TIMOTHY:
THE PIRANHA CLUB - Power and Influence in Formula One.

Imprint: LONDON.VIRGIN BOOKS LTD.,2001.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt monochrome superimposed biographical portraits photographic illustrated dw/dj,with blue, orange and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A very tiny,tiny snick to rear,lower corner of dw/dj - no loss.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-328pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 1 block, between pp160/1,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,and acknowledgements. 'Welcome to the Piranha Club' Ron Dennis to Eddie Jordan. When Eddie Jordan attended his first meeting as a member of the elite organisation of Formula One team owners,he was greeted by the words 'Welcome to the Piranha Club' and a broad and ironic grin. If Jordan thought the message was a joke, he was soon to learn otherwise. In Grand Prix motor racing,life is lived in the fast lane in every sense.Only the fittest survive.It may be the most technologically advanced,most compelling, extravagant and glamorous sport on earth, but it also remains fairly Darwinian. This is the story of how this exclusive club - beset by arguments and intrigues, chicanery and controversy - continues to stay beyond the reach of the lawyers and command a television audience that leaves other sports green with envy. In 'The Piranha Club',Timothy Collins goes behind the scenes in the Formula One paddock and talks to the men at the heart of the business within the sport.He analyses the development of a unique television sports show which straddles news,gossip,industry and high finance,and profiles the characters who haunt its corridors of power.He strips away the glitz and greasepaint of the pit lane and paddock to introduce the reality of men like Bernie Ecclestone,Max Mosley,Frank Williams,Ron Dennis,Eddie Jordan and Flavio Briatore. It is a tale of danger and risk-taking,of plots and arguments and,above all,of a resounding level of ambition and energy that reveals how colourful and thrilling are the lives of Formula One's major movers and shakers.The dictionary tells us a piranha is a predatory South American fresh-water fish,noted for its voracity. 'The Piranha Club' explains why Jordan was met with such an alarming greeting. Timothy Collins,sporadic author and prolific sports journalist,is motor racing correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and Formula One reporter for Reuters news agency. 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,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja599816. ISBN: 1852279079.

£ 14.99 (approx. $US 19.51 )

COLLINS, RONALD K.L & SKOVER, DAVID M:
THE TRIALS OF LENNY BRUCE: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon.

Imprint: USA.NAPERVILLE,ILLINOIS.SOURCEBOOKS,INC.,2002.
Edition: US,8vo HB+dw/dj+CD,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj+CD,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj, CD unopened.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj,b/w+silver lettering; with neligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - as new.Bright,unblemished,black paper-covered boards,grey paper blind spine with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters and immaculate plain,black endpapers.Unopened,cardboard case with CD,glued to front pastedown.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy? US,8vo HB+dw/dj+ CD,1st edn,viii-xpp+4-562pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,note about the audio (CD),CD track listing,prologue,11 chapters,epilogue,16pp b/w contemporary photographs between pp244/45,appendices (A+B),notes,a bibliography,an index, credits,acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 1pp notes about the author to rear. LENNY BRUCE's words had the power to provoke laughter and debate - as well as shock and outrage. It was the force of his voice that would place him on the wrong side of the law in San Francisco, Los Angeles,Chicago and New York.Lenny committed his life to telling the truth.But the truth he told infuriated those in power,and authorities in the largest,most progressive cities in the country worked relentlessly to put him in jail.To them,Lenny's words were filthy, depraved.But to his fans - the hip,the discontented,the fringe - his words were not only sharp and hilarious,they were a light in the dark to the repressed society of the early 1960's. Lenny's battles were fought on stage and in the courtroom - against cops in San Francisco and L.A. who took notes at his performances,against judges in Chicago and against a prosecutor in New York with a zeal to bring the comedian down.Lenny also fought his addiction to heroin and,at times,his own lawyers.And there were those who never stopped fighting for Lenny - people like Steve Allen,Phil Spector and William Kunstler. To better understand the power of Lenny's performances,the authors have compiled an audio CD of the routines that got him in trouble,as well as interviews with his defenders and prosecutors,and his friends and followers, including George Carlin, Hugh Hefner and Margaret Cho. The first carefully documented account of Lenny Bruce's career and free speech struggles,'The Trials of Lenny Bruce' paints a vivid,shocking,hilarious and tragic portrait of a man too honest for his time.The one-hour CD,narrated by NAT HENTOFF (a friend,and witness for Lenny,in the New York trial) features Lenny Bruce performances (including ones for which he was busted),notorious routines,including "Religions,Inc.", "Blah Blah Blah", "Thank You Mask Man" and " Las Vegas Tits and Ass"; interviews with George Carlin,Hugh Hefner,Margaret Cho and others,excerpts from Lenny's never-before-released secret tapes of his New York obscenity trial. 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! ** 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: rja34609. ISBN: 1570719861.

£ 24.00 (approx. $US 31.23 )

COLLODI**, CHARLES:
THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. [Illus by A[lice] H[elena] Watson.]

Imprint: LONDON.Wm COLLINS, SONS & CO.,LTD,1939.
Edition: UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus. [Stated 'First published in this edition in 1939.' A handwritten donor's birthday gift presentation inscrptn dated December 1942.] NFINE. Handwritten ink gift presentation inscrptn+date to top edge of recto of colour illustrated frntis.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered original dusky cerise cloth boards with a pale blue theatre stage and its participants ilustration decoration to front board,and bright,blocked,similar pale blue lettered spine/backstrip,rear board undecorated and plain; immaculate repeated red,b/w and pink colour illustrated endpapers by A.H. Watson with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Head+foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with gentle pushing/ creasing.Top edges coloured with some minimal fade towards head of spine's vicinity,fore-edges bright but with minimal, faint and sporadic foxing spots; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,8vo HB, minus dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus,v-xiipp+1- 232pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Compton Mackenzie,b/w head+tailpiece illustration to contents list/table,b/w headpiece illustrated Illustrations list/table,XXXVI (36) chapters,a colour illustrated frntis,23 b/w line illustrations,13 of which are full-page, remainder with a majority as chapter tailpieces, though some are interspersed within the text - all called for and present and all by Alice Helena Watson.Plus [unpaginated] b/w vignetted half-title page,colour illustrated frntis,and a thumbnail b/w line illustrated title page with dedication to its reverse.  Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a children's book. It is only the minor exterior faults and missing dw/dj described, that prevents a slightly higher grading. Despite them,it really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Alice Helena Watson 1896 - 1984. Children's book illustrator,active 1924-58.Born in Cockermouth,Cumbria.Worked in a decorative and sometimes sketchy graphic style that at times showed the influence of Arthur Rackham and E. H. Shepard. She received her first commission in 1923 - to illustrate "Santa Claus in Summer" by Compton MacKenzie.Following it's successful publication in 1924 and her friendship with Mackenzie,by 1931 she had illustrated several more books for him. 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: rja1037822. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

COLQUHOUN,KATE:
Mr BRIGGS' HAT: A SENSATIONAL ACCOUNT OF BRITAIN'S FIRST RAILWAY MURDER.

Imprint: LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN,2011.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£16.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean b/w illustrated dw/dj with red,white and grey letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine/ backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread,apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain maroon eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-339pp [paginated] includes prologue,Books 1-3 comprising 11 chapters each respectively, an afterword,16pp contemporary,period b/w illus+photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp150/1 and pp182/3 respectively,list of people involved,a select bibliography,acknowledgements,notes and an index.Plus [unpaginated],half-title +title pages,dedication page with b/w map frntis to recto of same,contents list/ table,synopsis and 2pp blanks at rear. On 9 July 1864,after an evening with relatives,Thomas Briggs walked through Fenchurch Station and entered carriage 69 on the 9.45 Hackney-bound train.Little did he know that he was travelling into history . . . A few minutes later,two bank clerks entered the compartment.As they sat down, one of them noticed blood pooled in the buttoned indentations of the cushions.Then he saw blood smeared all over the floor and windows of the carriage,and a bloody handprint on the door.Ladies in the adjacent carriage complained that their dresses had been stained by spurts of blood entering their window while the train was in motion. But there was no sign of Thomas Briggs. The only things left in the carriage were his ivory-knobbed walking stick,his empty leather bag - and a hat that,strangely,did not belong to Mr Briggs . . . So begins a breakneck-paced,fascinating Victorian true crime story - a story that obsessed the nation and changed rail travel for ever.With formidable narrative skill,Kate Colquhoun evokes the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian rail travel,and uncovers long-buried secrets from one of the most gripping murder investigations of that age. Kate Colquhoun's previous non-fiction titles were shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2004 and longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2003.As well as writing for several newspapers and magazines,she appears regularly on national radio and television. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja495014. ISBN: 9781847443694.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

COLTMAN, PAUL:
TOG THE RIBBER or Granny's Tale.

Imprint: LONDON.ANDRE DEUTSCH,1985.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Gillian McClure,illustrated dw/dj with grey+black lettering to front and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and near immaculate plain white endpapers - some minimal,faint,sporadic spotting to front pastedown+front free endpaper.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] includes colour vignetted half-title,colour vignetted title page,colour illuminated capital first letter of verse/text opposite a full-colour,full page illustration - 14 in number - all illustrations by Gillian McClure. Long ago a little girl,now a granny,passed the spot in the woods where Tog the Ribber hung.His skeleton,dangling eerily among the branches, seemed to reach out after her and,even when she turned tail and hurtled,terrified through the undergrowth,she could feel the presence of Tog's ghost in hot pursuit. The author of this remarkable poem,Paul Coltman,is Gillian McClure's father.For over two years she worked on a series of illustrations to create visual images as powerful as the words. Each picture shows a new stage in the child's panic,only partly relieved when she crosses the water and frees herself from her pursuer.Each imaginatively detailed picture has a border that interprets the fear in terms of images.The whole book has a haunting quality that stays in the mind long after the last page has been turned. After six years in the Army during WW2 Paul Coltman taught in Yorkshire and Sussex until he retired in 1977.He has published three volumes of poetry.'Tog the Ribber' was one of four final choices of the Arvon Poetry Foundation Award judges,Charles Causley,Seamus Heaney,Ted Hughes and Philip Larkin. Gillian McClure,one of the author's four daughters,has written and illustrated a number of picture books. 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: rja824118. ISBN: 0233977112.

£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 )

COLVIN, JOHN:
NOT ORDINARY MEN: The Story of the Battle of Kohima.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xivpp+1-248pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,acknowledgements,3 b/w maps,a preface,31 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 4pp apiece,between pp50/1,pp82/3, pp114/15 and pp146/47 respectively,an envoi,appendices(A-E),a bibliography,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. Why it should be that some events are engraved upon the tablet of our island's history while others are virtually forgotten is not an easy question to answer.Certainly such names as Dunkirk and Arnhem will be recalled for as long as those of Blenheim and Waterloo,albeit for rather different reasons.But Kohima? Ask anyone what happened at Kohima,even someone with a reasonably high standard of education,and you are most unlikely to get a very exact answer.Yet it was this crucial battle,fought against the Japanese,in North Burma in April,May and June,1944 that Earl Mountbatten described as 'probably one of the greatest battles in history. . . in effect the Battle of Burma,naked unparalleled heroism,the British/Indian Thermopylae.' Even allowing for the fact that Mountbatten was at the time Supreme Commander in South-East Asia and was never slow to inflate his own ego,that is high praise indeed. Kohima,sadly,never became the byword for heroism which it might well have done had it been fought a few thousand miles to the west and,as John Colvin shows in this book,certainly deserved to become. Though the story of this epic battle has been told before,it is one that unquestionably merits re-examination,and Colvin's dramatic style,supported by a wealth of hitherto untapped sources, vividly recreates the horror and the drama of this crucial battle which was to prove the turning point of the Burma Campaign. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja610816. ISBN: 0850523737.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

COMPTON-BURNETT, IVY:
DAUGHTERS AND SONS.

Imprint: LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1937.
Edition: UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's plain,RAF-blue cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp printed dark blue lettering to a slightly darkened spine/backstrip,and clean plain white eps, hinges solid without any cracking.Top edges toned from light dust-soiling but without any foxing/spotting,fore-edges though slightly brighter,also toned and with very minimal foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean other than indeterminate blemishes to some page edges/margins of preliminary pages up to pp16 and occasional foxing elsewhere to text body,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn,6- 320pp [paginated] includes XII (12) chapters,plus [unpaginated] lightly foxed/ spotted verso+recto half-title,title page with 3 blemish spots to verso+recto and aforementioned concomitant blemishes to page-edges upto pp16. Author's 6th title in her X and Y series of novels. A very acceptable example for a book of it's age with a few imperfections commensurate with age. 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: rja887720. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

CONEFREY, MICK:
A TEACUP IN A STORM: an explorer's guide to life.

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

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj - virtually as new.Bright, crisp,clean,monochrome photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/dj,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy,apart from collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark maroon cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain dark maroon eps.Small,slim 8vo HB,11-240pp [paginated] includes intro,5 chapters/ sections,profuse b/w line illus by Adam Burton,but a few by E Whymper (2),Elisha Kent Kane (3),Richard Burton (3) and E.Shackleton (1),interspersed throughout the text and the book,a biblio and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication,contents list/table,and acknowledgements. A witty,entertaining and utterly unique look at the great explorers and the life-lessons we can draw from them. Exploration and explorers hold a constant fascination,with tales of heroism and the overcoming of great odds in the most inhospitable environments.With inspirational stories we can apply to our everyday life,as well as more bizarre and quirky lessons,such as how to escape an anaconda or find water in a desert,this is a uniquely entertaining and inspirational book. Taking as its structure the stages of a typical expedition,from planning to setting out,finding your goal and surviving safely to get home,the book is packed with fascinating anecdotes about explorers such as Shackleton,Scott, Livingstone and Stanley.It teaches us instructive lessons about fund-raising, team-building,dealing with confrontations, whilst also considering less everyday problems,such as rationing underwear and facing down elephants.With its combination of the serious and the bizarre,the inspirational and the hilarious,'A Teacup in a Storm' is an engagingly irresistible proposition. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So, please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja448113. ISBN: 0007203985.

£ 9.99 (approx. $US 13.00 )

CONKLIN**, GROFF - Edited by:
12 GREAT CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION. [FAWCETT GOLD MEDAL BOOK - d1669 9.]

Imprint: US,FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS,INC.,GREENWICH,CT.1963.
Edition: US,12mo p/back,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,p/back as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,12mo p/back,1st edn.[Fawcett Gold Medal Book edn.]No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover - and an unread example.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy colour pictorial artwork illustrated front cover with white lettering; white lettered spine which has no reading creases,rear cover with colour cover design detail to lightly grubbed white background; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top,fore and bottom edges all aged/toned with black ink remainder(?) marks; contents bright,tight,clean with ubiquitous but minimal page-edge toning, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread, apart from my own collation.US,12mo p/b, 1st edn,5-192pp [paginated] includes Editor's introduction,12 novels by assorted sci-fi authors; plus [unpaginated] contents list/table and title page. Includes: Algis Budrys: 'Due Process', Frederic Brown: 'Earthmen Bearing Gifts', Zenna Henderson: 'Things', George Sumner Albee: 'The Top', Poul Anderson: 'My Object All Sublime', Robert Sheckley 'Human Man's Burden', F. J. Bone: 'On the Fourth Planet', Cordwainer Smith: 'The Ballot of Lost C'Mell', Robert F. Young: 'Thirty Days Had September', Bertram Chandler: 'The Cage', William W Stuart: 'Star-Crossed Lover', and lastly J. T. McIntosh: 'Immortality . For Some'. A dreamer's dozen of undiscovered gems. . . . Groff Conklin presents 12 masterful tales of science fiction that have - incredibly - been lost or overlooked since their original,individual publication. Perceptive,witty,exciting and skilfully written,every story is a fascinating voyage of the creative imagination. Conklin was a significant and prolific editor of many sci-fi anthologies: at times,for several sci-fi publishers.Whilst never definitive,they were always considered and capable,and he edited over 40 sf and fantasy anthologies in all.See my book ID rja920621 for another,but different publisher,edited anthology by him. Please contact seller because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** 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. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja920721. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 6.99 (approx. $US 9.10 )

CONN, DAVID:
The Football Business: Fair game in the '90s?

Imprint: SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.MAINSTREAM PUBLISHING PROJECTS,1995.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - a small closed nick/tear to front,lower edge of dw/dj.Top edges lightly aged/toned with dust-soiling sporadic spotting/foxing, fore-edges brighter and cleaner but with some minimal foxing/spotting too; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and clean plain cream endpapers - rear free endpaper with some minimal spotting.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-302pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,19 chapters,a bibliography; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table and 2pp blanks at the rear. In eight short years,English football has been completely transformed.In 1989,with clubs already banned from Europe,the Hillsborough disaster tragically exposed football's crumbling grounds,self-serving administration and callous neglect of its followers.Millions still loved the game, playing it or loyally supporting clubs,but they were treated as pariahs.Football was in disgrace. Who could imagine that now (1995)? Today, cleaned up and sitting down,football is the sport of the '90s,loudly hyped by a newly adoring media.Crowds sit down in slick new grounds,watching an exciting generation of millionaire players - Giggses,Fowlers,smilinh Alan Shearers - in the satellite-television-fuelled FA Carling Premiership. But football's change goes deeper than this.It has become big business.Since the Taylor report forced English clubs to spend £600 million rebuilding their grounds,and since SKY and the BBC put £1 billion into the game,a new breed of serious business men have taken over top football clubs,many making huge personal fortunes.Below,smaller clubs and the grass-roots are still struggling to survive. In 'The Football Business',David Conn xamines the changed game of football changed in the '90s and analyses the transformations of clubs such as Manchester United,Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and others into stock market moneymaking machines.Who are these new owners of clubs and why are they in football? What have the changes meant to supporters? Why,with football enjoying new phenomenal wealth,are some Nationwide League clubs facing financial ruin? How healthy are football's grass-roots? This book searches behind English football's hype to ask what has really happened,what has been gained and what has been lost,as football has ceased to be a game and become a business. 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: rja626816. ISBN: 1851589163.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

CONNELL, G. G:
MEDITERRANEAN MAELSTROM: HMS Jervis and the 14th Flotilla.

Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM KIMBER & CO. LIMITED,1987.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy colour pictorial illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,red-lettered part-title and other black-lettered sub-title and author's name; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered part-title,white lettered author name and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel with author's portrait b/w photograph with a potted biography. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present and appears scoring/indent free.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 blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and clean,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-272pp [paginated] includes a list of illustrations,Acknowledgements,a Preface,VII (7) chapters,profuse contemporary b/w photographs, b/w map,charts,illustrations throughout the text and the book,Appendices (1-5),Sources,a Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and a Contents list/table with first page of illustrations list/table to its reverse.          Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 35+ year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults,plus its scarcity as an original title out-of- print from this publisher.                                        From the outbreak of WW2 until the conclusion of conflict in Europe HMS Jervis was involved in almost continuous action,first in home waters and then for three years in the Mediterranean. She returned to the UK for the Normandy landings before returning to the Mediterranean to continue her active career.The destroyer flotilla leader,commanded by a succession of outstanding Captain D's,led the 14th Flotilla on numerous day and night actions - classic gun and torpedo attacks on the Italian battle fleet, ship to shore bombardments,submarine hunts,and as escorts of siege supply and invasion convoys. In spite of inadequate and rudimentary anti-aircraft armament,she defended both herself and units under her protection from very many air assaults.HMS Jervis was awarded thirteen battle honours,a position shared by just two other ships of the fleet,the cruiser Orion and Tribal class destroyer Nubian. This is the story of the ship as leader of the 7th and then the 14th Flotilla. G. G Connell, having interviewed many of her officers and men, records the achievements of the Jervis,where possible through first-person accounts.Her fighting career though second to none is surprisingly little known considering the fact that she delivered so many powerful blows to the Axis naval forces in the Mediterranean.This book concentrates on her years at the head of the 14th Flotilla and gives a vivid picture both of vital episodes in the war at sea and what it was like to live aboard a destroyer in wartime. HMS Jervis was a J-Class Destroyer ordered from Hawthorn Leslie at Newcastle on 25th March 1937 under the 1936 Build Programme and laid down on 26th June 1937. The ship was launched by The Hon. Hilda Maud St. Leger Jervis on 9th September 1938 as the first Royal Navy ship to carry the name which commemorates the name of Admiral Sir John Jervis,Earl St Vincent,victor of the Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797.            Fitted for use as a Flotilla Leader she had more cabin and office accommodation for use of the Flotilla staff. Her build was completed on 12th May 1939 when she became Leader of the 7th Destroyer Flotilla in the Home Fleet.Following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in November 19411 this ship was adopted by the civic community of Bath Somerset. Her magnificent record includes the fact that she suffered no casualties from enemy action despite being continuously in hazardous deployments. Only one other ship of the eight in this Class survived WW2.                                    Book is out of print as the publisher ceased trading in the late 1980's.  William Kimber himself,worked for Hutchinson for about 17 years before founding "William Kimber & Co" in 1950.It specialized in aviation, war memoirs,autobiographies and motor-racing titles until 1973 when "Haunted Cornwall" took off and the Ghost Stories became another specialty.The company was bought by Thorsons in 1988,and therefore ceased publishing under that name.   William Kimber was purchased by Thorsons in 1988 and therefore ceased publishing under that name.Thorsons was purchased by William Collins in 1989.William Collins became wholly owned by News Corporation in 1990, and was then incorporated into HarperCollins Publishers. The name of William Kimber has not been used for publishing since that,making all previously published titles by them,out-of-print,under that name.                                            Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,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: rja1097323. ISBN: 0718306430.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

CONNELLY**, MICHAEL:
THE DARK HOURS. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.ORION FICTION/an imprint of the ORION PUBLISHING GROUP LTD.,2021.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. Virtually as new - wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication - to a b/w cityscape photographic illustrated special bound-in 'Signed First Edition' title page - illustration repeated from dw/dj front panel - and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic cityscape illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,embossed,gilt lettered author name,capitalised,glossy white-lettered title,capitalised white-lettered strap line at top edge,and other capitalised white+gold lettering of another 'new Ballard & Bosch thriller' to its lower edge,spine/backstrip with thumbnail repeated,colour photograph as front panel to its head,and capitalised,blocked gilt-lettered author name and capitalised,glossy, white-lettered title and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered+illustrated colophon, to foot of same; rear panel with repeated colour photographic cityscape as front but to its top edge and critics' capitalised red+white lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – head of spine/backstrip with miniscule bumping and reciprocal creases - and no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,unblemished,no foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean and without blemish,sharp-cornered,original plain white cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain dark purple endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-391pp [paginated] includesPts 1-3 comprising 28,7 and 11 chapters and an Epilogue respectively; a half-title page,an author SIGNED,illustrated title 'Signed First Edition' separator page,title page,a dedication, individual separator pages,and to the rear,2pp blanks between pp388/91,Acknowledgements,and as last page an About The Author page,last two named with blank verso each.                      Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness and especially as a SIGNED example of Connelly's canon.             On New Year's Eve at the end of one of the hardest years in history,hundreds of revellers shoot their guns into the air in time-honoured LA tradition. But as the rain of lead comes down,a man is shot dead in the middle of a crowded street party.                            Detective Renée Ballard soon connects the bullet to an unsolved cold case last worked by legendary ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch. As they investigate where the old and new cases connect,a new crime shatters the night shift.    The Midnight Men are a pair of violent predators who stalk the city during the dark hours,and will kill to keep their identities secret.                                          In a police department shaken to the core by pandemic and protests,both cases have the power to save Ballard's belief in the job - or take everything from her.THE DARK HOURS is the third book in the Renee Ballard & HArry Bosch series, following 'Dark Sacred Night', 'The Night Fire' respectively and preceding 'Desert Star'.        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: rja1068923. ISBN: 9781409186168.

£ 28.00 (approx. $US 36.44 )

CONNELLY**, MICHAEL:
THE LAW OF INNOCENCE.

Imprint: LONDON.ORION FICTION/An imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd.,2020..
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around,matt. colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with capitalised,embossed silver gilt-lettered author name; capitalised,glossy red-lettered title and other flat printed, capitalised,red-lettered strp-line to front panel; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered but flat printed, glossy,author name+title as front,and publisher's capitalised,white lettered+ illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with white-lettered synopsis and 5 critic's red+ 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 red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering,and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-421pp [paginated] includes preamble,Pts 1-4 comprising 14,9,13,17 chapters respectively,an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a title separator page,individual Pts separator pages,and tothe rear,separate Acknowldegemnts and About the Author pages. 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. Heading home after winning his latest case,defense attorney Micky Haller - the Lincoln lawyer - is pulled over by the police.They open the trunk of his car to find the body of a former client. Haller knows th law inside out.He will be charged with murder.He will have to build his case from behind bars.And the trial will be the trial of his life. Because Micky Haller will defend himself in court. With watertight evidence stacked against him,Haller will need every trick in the book to prove he was framed. But a Not-Guilty verdict isn't enough.In order to truly walk free,Haller knows he must find the real killer - because that is the law of innocence . . . 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: rja1104923 . ISBN: 9781409186106.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

CONNELLY**, MICHAEL:
THE WRONG SIDE OF GOODBYE. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.ORION BOOKS,October,2016.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication+publisher's printed date.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn+ publisher's printed date.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.With printed ISBN 9781409145530 to copyright page,but ISBN 9781785173325 to adhesive barcoded label to foot of rear panel of dw/dj.] NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten,black felt-tip pen signature - without dedication - but publisher's printed date below signature of 'Published by Orion October 2016' to the title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,aerial night-time cityscape,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white+orange lettering,continuation of front's photograph to spine/backstrip and also with white+orange lettering,rear panel with dark blue+black photograph taken from behind a standing male figure,with white+ orange lettered prose extracts; with some negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Front's lower corner with creasing at fore-edge and front lower edge.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without toning or foxing,but light thumbing(?) to fore-edges; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corners – otherwise text body pristine, appears unread,apart from 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/clean plain white sets of endpapers.Book has a slight lean.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,author SIGNED 1st edn,3-390pp [paginated] includes a preamble,44 chapters,an endpiece in italics,acknowledgements at rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title,authjor SIGNED title page,a title separator page,a dedication,another title separator page and 4pp blanks at rear of book. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable, and even internally,the book is particularly in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading. Can Harry Bosch find someone who might never have existed? Harry Bosch is working as a part-time detective in San Fernando,outside of Los Angeles,when he gets an invitation to meet with ageing aviation billionaire Whitney Vance.At eighteen,Vance had a relationship with a girl called Vibiana Duarte,but soon after becoming pregnant,she disappeared. Now,as he reaches the end of his life, Vance wants to know what happened to Vibiana,and whether there is an heir to his vast fortune. Bosch is the only person he trusts to undertake the assignment. Harry's aware that with the sums of money involved,this could be dangerous - not just for himself,but for the person he's hunting.But as he begins to uncover the secrets behind Vibiana's tragic story,and discovers uncanny links to his own past,he knows he cannot rest until he finds the truth. 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: rja980821. ISBN: 9781785173325.

£ 39.95 (approx. $US 51.99 )

CONNOLLY**, BILLY:
BILLY CONNOLLY: WINDSWEPT & INTERESTING - MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY. [Exclusive Edition with facsimile signature.]

Imprint: LONDON.TWO ROADS/an imprint of John Murray Press,2021.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj+facsimile signature,[Exclusive Edition],1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Subject's facsimile signature.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj+facsimile signature,[Exclusive Edition], 1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn but author/ subject's black ink facsimile signature to fore-edge and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt subject's b/wportrait photographic illustrated panels of dw/dj,with a mixture of glossy,capitalised shocking pink and glossy, capitalised b/w lettered title to front panel along with a circular b/w adhesive 'Exclusive Edition' label,a shocking pink background to spine/backstrip with glossy,capitalised b/w lettered part-title (subject's name and first part of title - Windswept & Interesting) and publisher's b/w colophon to foot of same,rear panel with subject's different b/w portrait photograph and glossy,capitalised shockin pink lettered text extract. Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Both head+foot with inevitable but minimal bumping with reciprocal creasing and no scoring/indents to dw/dj.Top+lower edges coloured black,fore-edge with subject's black ink facsimile signature : contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - but for a single dog-ear reading crease to top corner of pp69/70 and a pair of accidental(?),uniform tiny top corner tips' creases to pp220/32 inclusive - but all other pages unaffected.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent rose/pink silhouetted male figure to front board and similar coloured blocked lettering to spine/backstrip,a pink+silver striped headband,and immaculate 3-colour (b/w+pink) silhouette illustration from front board's design,miniaturised and repeated to white background,illustrated endpapers. UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,[facsimile SIGNED,Exclusive Edition] 1st edn,1-389pp [paginated] includes Author's Introduction,27  chapters,24ppof a mix of sepia, b/w+colour,subject's contemporary autobiographical photographs,in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9,pp200/01 and pp296/7 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,Contents list/table,title separator page,individual chapter separator pages each with a Connolly epigram,and to the rear,as last pages,Acknowledgements with picture acknowledgements to its reverse.                  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in a more than acceptable condition/state of presentation. It is only the minor faults that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them, it  really is still an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness.          The funny,frank and full autobiography of the nation's favourite comedian. 'It's the first time I've done this. Other people have written about me - or for me - but this time it's just my own life in my own words'                     In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life.                              Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of 4, and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds. Billy found his escape first as an apprentice welder in the shipyards of the River Clyde. Later he became a folk musician - a 'rambling man' - with a genuine talent for playing the banjo.But it was his ability to spin stories, tell jokes and hold an audience in the palm of his hand that truly set him apart. As a young comedian Billy broke all the rules. He was fearless and outspoken - willing to call out hypocrisy wherever he saw it. But his stand-up was full of warmth, humility and silliness too. His startling, hairy 'glam-rock' stage appearance - wearing leotards, scissor suits and banana boots - only added to his appeal.         It was an appearance on Michael Parkinson's chat show in 1975 - and one outrageous story in particular - that catapulted Billy from cult hero to national star. TV shows, documentaries, international fame and award-winning Hollywood movies followed. Billy's pitch-perfect stand-up comedy kept coming too - for over 50 years, in fact - until a double diagnosis of cancer and Parkinson's Disease brought his remarkable live performances to an end.Since then he has continued making TV shows,creating extraordinary drawings. and writing. 'Windswept and Interesting' is Billy's story in his own words.It is joyfully funny - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing,farting and the joys of dancing naked.It is an unforgettable,life-affirming story of a true comedy legend. 'I didn't know I was Windswept and Interesting until somebody told me.It was a friend who was startlingly exotic himself.He'd just come back from Kashmir and was all billowy shirt and Indian beads.I had long hair and a beard and was swishing around in electric blue flairs.He said: "Look at you - all windswept and interesting!" I just said: "Exactly!" After that,I simply had to maintain my reputation.'    Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!         ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,THE stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.                               ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. **  ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of a less expensive 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: rja1964823. ISBN: 9781529389814.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

CONNOLLY**, JOHN:
A Book of Bones.** [A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER.** - An author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2019.
Edition: UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.  [Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+. Wrapped+ protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn but author's recognisable,handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj - virually as new.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour photographic church's medieval stained-glass window detail illustrated dw/dj panels with gilt-lettered title,author's glossy white-lettered name and critic's review and capitalised,glossy white lettered 'A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER' strap line to top edge of front panel; a matt,black spine/backstrip with similarly glossy,coloured+lettered author+title as front's and publisher's capitalised,white lettered+illustratrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with similar colour photograph as front with 6 critics' white +red-lettered reviews for 'THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS' title and other bright,crisp,blocked gilt publisher's strap lines.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - miniscule bumping with reciprocal crease to head of spine, but 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,unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain scarlet cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked,glossy black ink lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate church's medieval stained-glass window detail illustrated endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-707pp [paginated] includes 13 Pts/Sections comprising 138 chapters,Acknowledgements and a section about Every Dead Thing: 20 Years After with 13 footnotes; plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,a dedication,individual Pts/Sections separator pages with an epigram,and to the rear,2pp blanks with publisher's advertisement to verso of last blank.            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. The new thrilling instalment of John Connolly's popular CHARLIE PARKER series.                    He is our best hope.He is our last hope. On a lonely moor in the northeast of England, the body of a young woman is discovered near the site of a vanished church.In the south,a girl lies buried beneath a Saxon mound.To the southeast,the ruins of a priory hide a human skull.   Each is a sacrifice,a summons.                  And something in the shadows has heard the call. But another is coming: Parker the hunter,the avenger. Parker's mission takes him from Maine to the deserts of the Mexican border; from the canals of Amsterdam to the streets of London - he will track those who would cast this world into darkness. Parker fears no evil.But evil fears him . . .    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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                           

Stock number: rja1127924. ISBN: 9781473642010.

£ 60.00 (approx. $US 78.08 )