COOKSON**, CATHERINE:
My Land of the North: MEMORIES OF A NORTHERN CHILDHOOD.

Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE,1999.
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 10 - 1 descending.Originally and first published as 'Catherine Cookson Country' in 1986 by William Heinemann Ltd.,(LONDON).This revised edition first publishd in 1999 by HEADLINE PUBLISHING (LONDON).] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip(£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated, mixture of colour,b/w and sepia montage'd photographs illustrated front panel of dw/dj with fluorescent bronze gilt,dark blue and black lettering,similar to spine and sepia+b/w photographic illustrated rear panel with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Rear panel of dw/dj with some scoring and indentation,but without penetration and without affecting the board beneath.Further to rear board's foot of spine's gutter's edge - a small dent causing a tiny tear/split to concomitant spot on dw/dj with minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing.Bright,near pristine top+fore-edges; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered publisher's original plain pale blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine,a pale blue headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-224pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Tom Cookson (her husband),author/subject's introduction,4 chapters and an epilogue,profuse contemporary black+white+colour scenic and autobiographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index,acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half- title with contemporary,b/w riverside scenic photographic frntis to verso, title page and contents list/table. Catherine Cookson was born in 1906 into the bleak industrial heartland of Tyneside,and rose to become one of the most successful novelists of all time.Life on the south bank of the Tyne was hard, often cruel,vicious and rough,and for Catherine and her unmarried mother,doubly so. 'My Land of the North' - previously published as 'Catherine Cookson Country' is Catherine Cookson's own account of her harsh upbringing in the industrial North East,and the effect that its poverty,exploitation and bigotry had on her life and her writing.Grim though her early life was,it aroused such deep emotions in her that she fed off them for her ideas and characters for the rest of her life.And in the company of her best-loved fictional creations who meant so much to her she writes passionately about Tyneside and its people. Richly illustrated throughout with many evocative photographs,here is Catherine's playground as a child - the back streets of East Jarrow,the wharves and dockyards, the Jarrow Slake and Tyne Dock arches. Here,too,are Catherine's people,the bootless children,the black-shawled women, the sturdy men.This is the land of 'The Fifteen Streets',of battered, battling Fanny McBride and instinctual Kate Hannigan. Here,too,in glorious colour,is the other face of Catherine's land - 'an expanse of sheer mystery . . .My land of mountain shadows,of hidden valleys,of barren fells, of skies stretching to infinity'. This is the land of 'Feathers in the Fire',of 'The Mallen Streak' and of characters like Kate Makepeace, mysterious,unyielding,a personification of the Northumberland countryside in which she dwells. A heartfelt and inspiring tribute by Catherine Cookson to the land and people that she loved. She died in 1998 and this is a fully illustrated commemorative edition of 'Catherine Cookson Country'. Cookson's first book,'Kate Hannigan',was published in 1950,when she was forty-four.It had been accepted by the first publisher to whom it had been submitted and established its author as a powerful creator of character and storyteller of rare talent.Since then,books have followed at an incredible rate and all of them have become huge bestsellers. What readers of Kate Hannigan didn't realise was that more was being hatched in its initial pages than Kate's bastard daughter,Annie,and a vibrant new writer. The novel represents the first step of the author's triumph over unhappiness,which had led her from nervous breakdown,and a period of voluntary confinement in hospital as a psychiatric patient,to the brink of suicide,and thoughts of murdering her own mother. Kate Hannigan's world,a place of darkness, imprisonment and suffocation was the same nightmare world into which her creator had herself been born on Tyneside.The faithful autobiographical content of this first novel revealed the author's private purpose.She was exorcising her own demons.Tyneside had taken on the shape of her fears and,still in the throes of breakdown,she was transforming them out of necessity through her art. Piers Dudgeon,who worked with the author on Catherine Cookson Country in the 1980's,unlocks her complex character using her many books as a key and explores with Catherine herself the tortured drama of her personal life and its resolution.It is a unique collaboration,the first time she has participated in a personal memoir since her autobiography in 1969. 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: rja790118. ISBN: 0747219419.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

COOKSON, GILLIAN:
THE CABLE: The Wire That Changed The World.

Imprint: UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.TEMPUS PUBLISHING LTD.,2003.
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Robert Dudley,illustrated front of dw/dj with capitalised,red+grey lettered part-title, with other red+black lettered sub-title to a glossy yellow banner and capitalised,white-lettered author's name to dw/dj front; grey spine/ backstrip with publisher's white illustrated colophon to an orange band at head of spine, glossy white banner with red+grey lettered part-title,red+black lettered sub-title and capitalised,white-lettered authoir name towards foot of spine,rear panel with monchrome illustration and black-lettered synopsis. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges with light toning and minimal flecking to top edges; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/ unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-160pp [paginated] includes 6 chapters with b/w illustrated chapter head+tail pieces,32pp contemporary colour+monochrome archive illustrations,contemporary b/w photographs and b/w charts all in 1 block,between pp96/97,an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w vignette illustration to its reverse,title page with dedication to reverse,and a Contents list/table with Acknowledgements to its reverse.  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 20 year-old age. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. The compelling story of how the first transatlantic cable was laid - the people who dared,the people who lost,and the people who profited. 'The Cable' tells of the dramatic efforts to lay the Atlantic telegraph during the 1860s,from the first failed attempts to the expedition that finally succeeded.An inconceivably audacious endeavour to overcome the forces of nature in the name of human progress and technology,the laying of the cable was to change forever our means of communication. 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: rja1113223. ISBN: 0752423665.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

COOKSON**, CATHERINE:
The Tinker's Girl.

Imprint: LONDON.BANTAM,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/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj,fore- edges slightly aged.Very light creasing to top edge dw/dj. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1096. ISBN: 0593028511.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

COOLIDGE, SUSAN:
What Katy Did.

Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,2011.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - slipcase - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+slipcase,1st edn thus. [Originally published in Boston,USA in 1872 by Roberts Brothers.This Folio Society edn is based on the 1881 edn,also published by Roberts Brothers,with minor emendations.]FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn, no dw/dj - slipcased - as issued.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain black paper-covered card slipcase; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,rubbing nor any chipping. Bright,crisp,clean and pristine,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,pale pink background buckram bds with printed,black ink silhouetted scenic illustrated front bd; of a gilt silhouetted figure of a girl on a swing,with trees in background.Rear bd plain pale pink without decoration or design.Black ink silhouetted tall figure of girl with bright,crisp,printed gilt- lettered title to it's body and black ink lettering for author and publisher to spine/backstrip,a white headband,and immaculate plain maroon eps.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.UK,8vo HB+slipcase,1st edn thus,x-xvipp+6-153pp [paginated] includes an intro by Amanda Craig,13 chapters,and including the frntis,8 full-page,full colour illustrations by Deanna Staffo throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,separate contents+ illustrations lists/tables,title separator page,an 8 verse poem,and 6pp blanks at rear.Typeset in Goudy with Goudy Ornate display at the Folio Society.Printed on Abbey Wove paper at Martins the Printers Ltd.,Berwick-upon-Tweed,bound by Hunter & Foulis,Edinburgh,in buckram,blocked with a design by the artist Deanna Staffo. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography,illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non- fiction titles are published. The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. I was sitting in the meadows one day,not long ago,at a place where there was a small brook. [First lines . . . .] Set in the small American town of Burnet, this is the story of Katy Carr,a naughty young girl who dreams of being famous.One day she falls off the swing her aunt has forbidden her to use.She damages her back and loses the use of her legs and has to learn how to be as patient and loving as her beautiful,invalided cousin Helen. But although she said she didn't deserve it,I think Katy did. [. . . last words.] Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and again 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 light 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: rja573910. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

COOPER**, JILLY:
ARAMINTA'S WEDDING or A Fortune Secured: A COUNTRY HOUSE EXTRAVAGANZA.

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN,1993.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour,pictorial wrap-around artwork illustrated dw/dj,by Sue Macartney-Snape; 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 and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Sharp-cornered,bright,clean, publisher's original red cloth boards with bright,crisp,white ink blocked letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-183pp [paginated] includes 45 chapters,profuse full-colour part+full-page caricatures,colour illustrated chapter head-pieces by Sue Macartney-Snape throughout the text and book; plus [unpaginated] colour vignetted half-title+ title pages,artist's dedication and author's note. Illustrator's first book,and her paintings/ caricatures of English social life are widely collected,as are her other illustrated books,in conjunction with Victoria Mathers.See rja28338, rja29718, rja388911, rja392611, and rja392711. Flatgrove,the most beautiful house in Lincolnshire,and home of Rufus,fifth Earl of Atherstone,is seriously cold in winter,the sort of place Eskimos send their children to as punishment. It is also a prize inheritance.Though married four times,Rufus has no son and gloomily contemplates his estate passing into the hands of his large,plain,good-natured daughter, Araminta,and her greedy and boring cousin,Piggy Atherstone,who is determined to marry her. Quite early in the season,however,Piggy acquires a serious rival in Bounder Cartwright,a debonair money-market gambler,whose sexual conquests are as prolific as his investments are suddenly catastrophic.Bounder finds Araminta's prospects devastatingly attractive.By Ascot he has won the day and the wedding is fixed for September. Then at the last minute the events of the previous Boxing Night catch up with the Atherstones in a surprising way.Will the wedding take place or not? The combination of Jilly Cooper's leisurely and irreverent tale of country house life with the colourful and sharply observed paintings of Sue Macartney-Snape which inspired it, presents a wickedly funny portrait of the English upper classes at play. 'Araminta's Wedding' is irresistible fireside reading for even the coldest of stately homes. 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: rja402711. ISBN: 0413668401.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

COOPER, LEE & SYNGE, ALLEN - Compiled by::
BEYOND THE FAR PAVILIONS.

Imprint: LONDON.PAVILION BOOKS LIMITED/in association with MICHAEL JOSEPH LIMITED,1986.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of published price - these believed to be export edns,issued before trade release/issue in country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork paintng by Ukf Greder,illustrated  dw/dj,with capitalised,custard yellow lettering within a red circle to front panel,and blacklettered autor names; spine/backstrip with capitalised red-lettered title and black-lettered author's names as front,and publisher's capitalised black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with black-lettered contributor names.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp, clean without foxing/spotting or other blemish; 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 black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and clean plain white endpapers.UK, slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xpp1-158pp [paginated] includes authors' Preface, Acknowledgements,16 sections with varying number of contributors/contributions and an Envoi; plus [unpaginated] half-title with full-page b/w line illustrated Fougasse cartton,title page,and a Contents list/table with blank 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 40+ year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults. The authors have assembled a yet more remarkable collection of strange and delightful taes of cricket played at exotic and unlikely venues,from Finland to the Falklands,from Tipperary to Korea.                              They have discovered games played under some unusual conditions - one with whalebones for stumps,another with the ball on a string - and subject to every conceivable interruption and hazard,natural and man-made,from lions to fighter planes,from hurricanes to Fiji grog. Amongst the contribuors are: Henry Blofeld in Corfu, Richard Gordon in Brazil, David Gower in asadena, David Rayvern Allen in Tibet, E.W. Swanton in Uganda, A. A. Thomson in Philadelphia and Alec Waugh in Iraq. 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: rja1089723. ISBN: 1851450173.

£ 12.50 (approx. $US 16.27 )

COOPER**, CHRISTOPHER:
DOCTOR WHO: The Krillitane Storm.**

Imprint: LONDON.BBC BOOKS,2010.
Edition: UK,12mo wraps,p/back 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback/wraps., No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo wraps,p/back 1st edn.[Title originally published by same publisher,in HB in 2009.This the first p/back edn, appearance,2010.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to rear cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial and superimposed colour photographic illustrated card covers with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,no nicks or tears present.Minimal,light,minor indentations to both covers and head of spine/backstrip - but without penetration.Rear cover has a vertical slight crease alongside the rear vertical edge - approx 1/2" in.Top edges bright and clean,fore-edge slightly toned but still clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, and no reading creases to spine/backstrip either - would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo wraps,p/back 1st edn,7-242pp [paginated] includes a prologue/intro,17 chapters and acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w medieval style illustration to its reverse,title page, dedication,and 13pp publisher's advert for other Doctor Who titles,to the rear. When the TARDIS materialises in medieval Worcester,the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted.He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror,afraid to leave their homes after dark,for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman. For months,people have been disappearing, and the Sheriff has imposed a strict curfew across the city,his militia maintaining control over the superstitious poplace with a firm hand, closing the city to outsiders.Is it fear of attack from beyond the city walls that drives him or the threat closer to home? Or does the Sheriff have something to hide? After a terrifying encounter with a deadly Krillitane,the Doctor realises the city has good reason to be scared. Featuring the Doctor as played by David Tennant in the hit series from BBC Television. 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: rja636316. ISBN: 9781849901208.

£ 6.99 (approx. $US 9.10 )

COOPER, DAISY MAY:
DON'T LAUGH, IT'LL ONLY ENCOURAGE HER.

Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,2021.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 001.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Author's bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour portrait photographic illustrated panels,with author's capitalised,embossed,glossy red-lettered name with capitalised,embossed,glossy white-lettered title to front of dw/dj,a red spine/backstrip with author's capitalised,flat-printed,glossy white-lettered title and capitalised,flat-printed,glossy pink-lettered title and publisher's b/w initialled lettered+b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's different portrait colour photograph with single critic's matt white+red lettered review.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - one tiny (approx. 1cm.) closed at front's lower edge but no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and lean without foxing; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound -virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked metallic red gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,a grey speckled headband and immaculate montage'd multiple colour portrait and figure photographs of author,repeat illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,1-401pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters,b/w facsimile assorted documents reproductions,16pp of b/w+colour biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp184/85 and pp232/33 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and a Contents list/table,chapter separator pages,16pp facsimile typewritten scripts and its separator page and 4pp blanks as last pages.                               Visually,the external appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary example for it’s brightnesss, cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults. When I'm up on stage,I don't want to be anywhere else in the world'. Since I was little, I've had a cast of characters living inside my head, an over-active imagination and the urge to be a massive f**king show-off. Not only was my family completely insane,but we grew up battling rural poverty, and together with my brother Charlie,I staggered my way through adolescence like a p**sed-up butterfly.                                        In 'Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her', I'll take you on a rollercoaster ride so extreme it'll make you laugh, then cry, then barf your guts up.From my misspent childhood skulking around car boot sales to reimagining WWE Smackdowns for a Cirencester audience; from my one-armed internet boyfriend to a lover who doubled as a coat-stand; from snogging a pole at a lap-dancing audition to imitating a warthog at RADA to finally having This Country commissioned by the BBC.                                     And,I answer all of life's great mysteries. . . Can wall plaster be part of your five-a-day? Can the afterlife be found in the back of a sh**ty pub? How do you give your tits added drama? Who dropped the monster turd at the fake audition? How much of a humiliating,ridiculous,screw-up of a sh**-storm life do you need to have led before you finally achieve your dream. . . ? Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.                   N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                      ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Stock number: rja1159424. ISBN: 9780241503584.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

COOPER**, JILLY:
Men and Super Men.

Imprint: EYRE METHUEN,1972.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued, 1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE.No owner inscrptn.Pictorial+b/w photographic laminated bds,plain white eps.UK,12mo HB,1st edn,96pp includes b/w line illus by Timothy Jaques. Her 4th book,where she turns her attention to men and their habits,their love lives,their manners, their clothes: men at work,men in the office,men in bed, men only,mental defectives,soldiers, sailors,airmen,men as cooks,acumen,men in road,gentlemen - few escape her beady eye. Much of what she has to say is based on sound common sense laced with a delicious sense of humour. Please contact seller,for correct, shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1482. ISBN: 0413293505.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

COOPER, JOHN:
PRIDE VERSUS PREJUDICE: Jewish Doctors and Lawyers in England 1890-1990.

Imprint: UK.OXFORD/PORTLAND,OREGON.The Littman Library of Jewish Civiization.,2003.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Although American Library of Congress cataloging-in- publication data,the edn states Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by Biddles Ltd.and typeset by Footnote Graphics, Warminster,Wilts.A PO Box address (Oxford, UK) listed first and then a US geographic address (Portland, Oregon).The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization is a registered UK charity.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean, glossy laminated,montage'd brown monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with light+dark brown and white lettering; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Inevitable but minor bumping to bothhead+foot of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj with reciprocal creasing.A couple of small bumps/indents and one abrasion,to rear panel causing laminate to blister but not to break,and also lightly affecting concomitant spot to rear bd.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp 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,cri sp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain maroon cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viiipp+2 -451pp [paginated] includes a preface and acknowledgements,an author's introduction,15 chapters and a conclusion, an 18pp comprehensive bibliography,an index of personal names and an index of subjects,plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,donation dedication,contents list/table with abbreviations list to its reverse and 2pp blanks at the rear. This pioneering study is a treasure trove of new information,illustrating the lives and professional experiences of the people involved in such a way as to demonstrate clearly both the obstacles they faced and the status they achieved.Its wealth of detail,in many cases fleshing out the careers of leading Jewish professional figures for the first time,makes engaging reading. The narrative proceeds chronologically with careful attention to social context, starting with the Victorian and Edwardian eras.For the medical profession,the account of subsequent changes begins with the influx of Jews into medical schools after 1914.John Cooper goes on to describe the problems these Jewish medical students,most of them from immigrant families,encountered.Finding employment even as general practitioners was problematic,and almost insurmountable barriers confronted aspirants to consultant status.Afraid of antisemitic claims that Jews were flooding the market, the leaders of Anglo-Jewry even tried in the 1930s to dissuade young Jews from becoming doctors and lawyers.In this context,Cooper also considers the position of refugee doctors before and during the Second World War.The establishment of the National Health Service in 1948 resulted in fundamental changes,particularly in the way in which consultants were selected,and Cooper shows how this permitted Jewish doctors to enter specialties from which they had previously been excluded and to climb to the highest rungs within the medical hierarchy.He summarizes the careers of many prominent Jewish doctors. The experience of Jews in the legal profession,both as solicitors and barristers,is examined in similar detail. Cooper sets the context with a discussion of the treatment of Jewish litigants in the early years of the twentieth century in the Whitechapel County Court and the criminal courts.He shows how the persistence of an anti-Jewish bias in the inter-war period limited opportunities for Jews and dissuaded them from entering the law; he also considers the position of Jewish refugee lawyers who came to England during the 1930s and 1940s.After the war,major changes in the economy and legal system allowed Jewish law firms to expand rapidly, challenging the dominance of the City law firms in the commercial world. Many of these firms consequently began to admit Jewish partners for the first time, and Jewish barristers,hitherto confined to the less remunerative areas of civil and criminal law,were likewise able to enter the more lucrative pastures of company and tax law. From the late 1960s,Jews were also promoted in increasing numbers to position on the High Court Bench.As well as giving a detailed picture of these mainstream developments the book also looks at the careers of Jewish communist,socialist,and maverick lawyers. The story John Cooper tells will appeal not only to readers with a general interest in the subject but also to social historians.It is based on a wide range of sources,including newspapers and professional journals,archival material, law reports,and interviews conducted by the author,and there are detailed indexes of names and subjects.As well as providing an illuminating account of recent Jewish social history,the book makes a valuable contribution to the history of the medical and legal professions and to the scholarly debate as to whether or not antisemitism was of peripheral or central importance in Anglo-Jewish history. 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 - just in excess of 1Kg unpackaged - and the value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja712717. ISBN: 1874774870.

£ 60.00 (approx. $US 78.08 )

COOPER, ALAN W.:
The Men Who Breached the Dams: 617 Squadron 'The Dambusters'.

Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM KIMBER & CO. LIMITED,1982.
Edition: UK,slim 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 detail (from Robert Taylor's 'The Dambusters' - at RAF Museum,Hendon) illustrated dw/dj front+spine,with white and blue lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. One small snick with reciprocal but miniscule loss at head of spine on rear, top edge - and some minimal laminate wrinkling/shrinkage at rear,lower bd's corner.Spine/backstrip inevitably sunned/ faded.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; 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 bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10- 223pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin,,XIII(13) chapters,profuse contemporary b/w photographs and a few b/w maps/diagrams - all interspersed throughout the text and the book,appendices (I-III),sources, glossary and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/ table,illustrations list/table with acknowledgements to recto of its last page. The author has carried out painstaking research into every aspect of an operation which at the time and ever since has captured the imagination of the world - the attack on the German dams in May 1943. This forms a deeply researched history of one of the most successful operations carried out by the famous 617 Squadron led by Guy Gibson. This account includes the whole lead up to the final mission; the development of the bouncing bomb,with detailed information only recently made available (then 1982),the forming of 617 Squadron and the intense course of training carried out to make the operation a success.The raid itself is viewed from both British and German camps; many of the aircrew who took part in 617 operations give their accounts,as do several Germans,including Albert Speer,the Armaments Minister.There is a remarkable eyewitness account of the raid from a man who was a gunner on the Mohne dam itself,telling of the damage after the raid and how he and his companions shot down one of the attacking aircraft.The investigation is completed by an in depth study into the effects of the operation,how far it proved successful and the extent of the destruction it caused. All in all,the book recreates the excitement and aura of danger and uncertainty which surrounded the dam buster's mission,giving the reader the full story of one of the greatest episodes of the war. This edition is now out-of-print as the publisher ceased trading in the late 1980's. 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,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: rja781318. ISBN: 0718303083.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

COOPER**, JILLY:
TURN RIGHT AT THE SPOTTED DOG - AND OTHER DIVERSIONS.

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN,1987.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint(same year as 1st edn).FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Colour photographic dw/dj with minimal creasing to edges.Brown paper-covered bds with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain yellow eps.Fore- edges slightly aged but contents bright, tight and clean.8vo,176pp. This is a collection of the best of her pieces from The Mail on Sunday.Whether describing her childhood memories of VE Day or an interview with the extraordinarily complex Princess Michael of Kent:whether evoking the bizarreness of Brighton's nudist beach or the backstage tedium of doing jury service,Jilly Cooper's writing always feels authentic. Funny,severe,entertaining or challenging, her pieces always add to the readers experience - always provokes a response. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja778. ISBN: 0713168506.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

COOPER, ARTEMIS:
Writing at the Kitchen Table: THE AUTHORIZED BOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH DAVID.

Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1999.
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 and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,sepia subject portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top edges lightly dust- soiled but still bright,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine /backstrip,coloured headband,and immaculate speckled grey eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vi-xixpp+1-363pp [paginated] includes illus list/table,intro+ acknowledgements,21 chapters,epilogue,16pp in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp108/9 and pp236/7 respectively,of subject, contemporary biographical b/w photographs, notes and sources,a select biblio and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,double-page genealogical family tree showing the Gwynnes,Ridleys,Majoribanks,Hoggs and Palmers. While still a girl,Elizabeth Gwynne longed to escape from the horsey,country- house world in which she was brought up. After being 'finished' in Paris and Munich,she went on the stage,but she was restless and unsettled. In August 1939 she and her lover,Charles Gibson-Cowan,set off in a boat for Greece. Trapped in Antibes by the war,Elizabeth came under the spell of Norman Douglas,one of the most important influences in her life.She and Charles set sail again just as Italy entered the war,only to find themselves interned. Eventually they reached Athens.They spent the winter of 1940-41 on a Greek island, where Elizabeth first started to cook Mediterranean food. The German invasion of the Balkans forced them to join the refugees fleeing to Egypt.In the raffish 'Fortunes of War' world of Alexandria and Cairo,Elizabeth flourished and came to know writers such as Lawrence Durrell and Patrick Leigh Fermor.She also met Tony David,an officer in the Indian army. He proposed to her by letter from Italy and,to the astonishment of her friends,she accepted.After the war and a few months in India,Elizabeth returned to grey and rationed England. Exasperated by the bleakness of English food,she put pen to paper and began to work out 'an agonized craving for the sun'.The result was 'Mediterranean Food',a book which caught the imagination of a generation.In the course of the next decade,the happiest of her life,her books and articles inspired a cookery revolution. Elizabeth never spoke of her failed marriage,and few people knew about the other man,the great love of her life.When he left her for another woman,she thought she would never write again.Instead she opened her kitchen shop,but disagreements between the partners forced Elizabeth out. She returned to writing,but the tone of her last books was more scholarly than lyrical. Working from an extensive archive of personal papers,Artemis Cooper reveals the powerful tensions between Elizabeth David's private world and the image of the successful woman she presented to her public.It is a story that even some of her closest friends never knew. 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 weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its 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: rja453513. ISBN: 0718142241.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

COPPER, FRANK RAYMOND:
THE BRAUNTON BOYS WHO WENT TO WAR: In Remembrance of the Men of Braunton Who Fought and Died in the Great War 1914 to 1918.

Imprint: UK.COMBE MARTIN,DEVON.LEN GOODARD DESIGN & PRINTING CO.,1998.
Edition: UK,slim,small 8vo wraps/softback,1st edn.
Binding: No dw/dj,softback original,1st edn.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,small 8vo wraps/softback original, 1st edn. [Written,edited,typeset and privately published by the author in Braunton,Devon.Laid in loose,Book's titled card bookmark and also a named and addressed couple's civic invitation for a Civic Service Remembrance Service at St Brannock's Church,Braunton on Sunday,9th August,2015 ] UK,slim,small 8vo wraps, p/back original,1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/ title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover - absence of publisher's printed price.Bright,crisp, clean and generally sharp-cornered - front,lower corner excepted - which has an accidental diagonal crease,matt,monochrome +colour photographic illustrated front cover with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - a small closed split/tear (approx 9/10ths") at foot of front spine/ backstrip's gutter's edge - no other nicks or tears present - partially read creasing to spine/backstrip too.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK, slim,small 8vo wraps,p/back original,1st edn,i-vpp+1-206pp [paginated] includes copyright page,contents list/table with acknowledgements,illus list/table,author's introduction,6 chapters/sections and a postscript,71 named village men's potted biographies with accomapanying contemporary b/w photographs or b/w maps throughout the text,plus [unpaginated] dedication and epigram and title page, The author was born in Tidworth Military Hospital in October 1926 and spent his entire childhood in army barracks where his role models were the regular soldiers amongst whom he lived at home and abroad. During this period of his life he developed an affinity with,and a respect for,such men and his interest in all things military continued throughout his life.He was educated in twelve army garrison schools before completing his education at Durban High School,South Africa,in 1944.After three years service in the RAF he joined the Civil Service spending over forty years with the Department of Education and the University Grants Committee. Walking regularly through St Brannock's Churchyard,he began to notice the names of a significant number of men commemorated on the gravestones who had died whilst serving in the Great War.The names conjured up visions of the men in uniform he had known in his childhood and he felt that he needed to know more about who they were and how and where they died.In seeking out this information he discovered that a considerable number of other men from Braunton had also given their lives for their country.So many,in fact that he decided that their sacrifice should go on record and so the idea of writing this book was born. 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: rja764118. ISBN: 1902310047.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

CORBETT, RONNIE with NOBBS**, DAVID:
And It's Goodnight from Him. . . The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies.

Imprint: LONDON.PENGUIN/MICHAEL JOSEPH,2006.
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.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with reddish/ brown and siver+gilt lettering to front and brown lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top edges slightly aged with some faint, sporadic dust-soiling spotting/foxing,fore -edges less toned so,generaly bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a red headband and and immaculate b/w facsimile typewritten script pages illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-321pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w+colour autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp120/1 and pp200/1 respectively,other b/w biographical photographs and b/w illustration reproductions interspersed throughout the text and the book,sources - pictorial+ text,and an index,plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,dedication,Ronnie Corbett thanks to co-author and 6pp blanks to the rear of the book. 'And It's Goodnight From Him . . . .' is Ronnie Corbett'e story of a partnership and friendship so close that throughout all the years that The Two Ronnies worked together,there was rarely a cross word between them.Their chemistry both on and off screen allowed them to become one of our best loved comedy double acts. On 1 April 1971,'The Two Ronnies' aired for the first time on the BBC.It quickly became one of the most successful and long-running TV comedy shows ever on British television,and its stars - Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett - became national treasures.For millions of people, during the 70s and 80s,'The Two Ronnies' WERE Saturday night. Now,for the first time,Ronnie Corbett takes us beyond the screen image of the much-loved show.He lets us amble with him along the continuous round corridor of the BBC,aka the 'Acton Hilton',and plunges us into the nostalgic world of the legendary duo that brought us 'Charley Farley and Piggy Malone','But First the News','Ronnie in the Chair',memorable serials such as 'The Worm that Turned' and 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower of London Town',the elaborate musical finales and not forgetting some of the most beloved sketches of all time - 'Mastermind' and 'Fork Handles'. But this isn't just a book about the adored characters of 'The Two Ronnies'. It's an intricate journey back to the beginning of Barker's and Corbett's early careers - when their paths first crossed at the Buckstone Club and how the two came together to star regularly on 'The Frost Report'.It's also about two exceptionally unique men - one a quiet,private person who found it hard to speak directly to an audience as himself unless he was in character,and the other outgoing and confident,with an acute sense of comic timing and ease with the public. Ronnie Corbett's account of a very special relationship is at once honest, funny and incredibly touching. 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 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: rja747917. ISBN: 0718149645.

£ 12.50 (approx. $US 16.27 )

CORBETT-SMITH,[R.F.A.], Major A[rthur]:
The Retreat from Mons - BY ONE WHO SHARED IN IT.

Imprint: LONDON.CASSELL AND COMPANY LIMITED,1917.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,7th reprint.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,7th reprint.[A companion volume,also by same author,to 'The Marne - And After.'] VG.Owner inscrptn+later date to ffe which also has a tiny diagonal dog-ear type corner clip to ffe's top,right-hand corner.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,maroon cloth boards/covers with blind-tooled title+author lettering to front,stamped,crisp but slightly dulled or partially/oxidised gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,rear board/cover plain and undecorated; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears,splits or fraying present; clean plain white eps,hinges solid and sound without any cracking.Top edges lightly toned without foxing,fore-edges slightly brighter but with minimal sporadic foxing; contents bright,tight,clean - prelims at front up to start of Chapter 1 are the most affected by foxing/spotting - decreasing in amount throughout the text body - else solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,7th reprint, vii-xvipp+2-255pp [paginated] includes 6pp Role of Honour of First Expeditionary Force,15 chapters,foxed/spotted appendices (I+II),3 contemporary b/w portrait photographs:- General Sir H. Smith-Dorrien,Field Marshal Viscount French and General Sir Douglas Haig (includes frntis) respectively,along with 3 b/w diagrams also interspersed within the text,a tipped-in gate-fold b/w map (Mons to Paris environs) to the rear,plus [unpaginated] foxed half-title,contemporary b/w portrait photographic frntis (Smith-Dorrien),title page with foxed recto,verso+recto foxed dedication,similarly foxed author's acknowledgement,and foxed contents list/ table with plates list/table to its reverse. This was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in WW1. Initially a subsidiary action of the Battle of the Frontiers,in which the Allies clashed with the Germans on the French borders.Here at Mons the British Army attempted to hold the line of the Mons–Condé Canal against the advancing German 1st Army.Even though the British fought well and inflicted disproportionate casualties on the numerically superior Germans (3 to 1),they were eventually forced to retreat due both to the greater strength of the Germans and the sudden retreat of the French 5th Army,which in turn,exposed the British right flank. Though initially planned as a simple tactical withdrawal and executed in good order,the British retreat from Mons lasted for two weeks and took the BEF to the outskirts of Paris before it was able and ready to counter-attack in concert with the French,at the Battle of the Marne. Please contact seller,because of for correct,insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja889520. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CORDER, ZIZOU:
LIONBOY: THE TRUTH.

Imprint: LONDON.PENGUIN BOOKS LTD.,2006.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour pictorial dw/dj,by Blacksheep; with negligible shelf -wear to edges and corners,with only one tiny closed nick to top,rear corner.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - one tiny dog-ear crease to pp7.Clean,unblemished, publisher's original blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain yellow endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-273pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters+postscript,3 double-page b/w maps (front & rear,the first and the last maps unpaginated),1 single-page and 2 double- page b/w illus by Fred van Deelen,and 5 musical notation extracts by Paul Hodgson, plus unpaginated half-title+title pages, dedication,acknowledgements,2pp blanks at rear.Third book/novel of the Lionboy trilogy,started with Lionboy and followed by Lionboy: The Chase. Charlie Ashanti - lion-rescuer, shipwreck-survivor and Catspeaker - is safe with his parents.Or is he? Old enemies are closing in: Maccomo,the Liontrainer,longs for revenge,and the evil corporacy is still hunting Charlie and his mum and dad. They could hide.But the time to hide is over. Now is the time to fight back . . . . . 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: rja373610. ISBN: 0141380543.

£ 7.99 (approx. $US 10.40 )

CORDINGLY, DAVID:
COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS: The Life and Adventures of Admiral Thomas Cochrane,1775 - 1860.

Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1989.
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 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt, wrap-around colour painting detail (the capture of the Spanish frigate 'El Gamo' by HMS Speedy, Captain Lord Cochrane - oli painting by Clarkson Stanfield) illustrated dw/dj with brown,black and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with merest hint of dust-soiling with minimal reciprocal but very faint spotting,and along with fore-edges still 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,within a panel,to spine/backstrip,a brown head+tailband and immaculate b/w illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, xii-xvipp+2-420pp [paginated] includes recto of acknowledgements,illustrations list/table,recto of prologue,21 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w+ colour illustration reproductions in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp70/1 and pp326/27 respectively,8pp b/w contemporary other b/w reproduction illustrations in 1 block,between pp198/9,and further other contemporary b/w reproduction illustrations throughout the text and the book, an appendix,a glossary,a bibliography,notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigrams,contents list/table, verso of acknowledgements,verso of illustrations list/table,maps list/table with single page b/w map to its recto,another single page b/w map,2 double-page b/w maps and a further 2 single page b/w map,a subject's b/w portrait illustrated frntis to recto of last map,verso of prologue, and to the rear,separate note on the author and note on type to verso and recto of last page respectively. Patrick O'brian,C. S. Forester and Captain Marryat all based their literary heroes on Thomas Cochrane,but as David Cordingly shows, Cochrane's own exploits were far more daring and exciting than those of his fictional counterparts. Thomas Cochrane was the epitome of the Romantic hero - a man of action,whose bold and impulsive nature meant that he was often his own worst enemy.This impestuousness lay behind his early success,but also caused him to upset admirals and politicians and culminated in the 1814 Stock Exchange scandal,which saw him blackballed by the British Establishment.Undaunted he took his very young and pretty wife Kate and his undiminished naval abilities to South America, where he helped to liberate Chile,Peru and Brazil from their colonial masters.The year after Byron died at Missolohnghi,Cochrane was back in Europe, putting his energies at the service of Greek independence before returning home to restless retirement. Drawing on his own travels and the kind of original research that distinguished 'Billy Ruffian',David Cordingly brings a fresh approach to a deeply controversial figure.From unpublished letters he unravels the lifelong friendship between Cochrane and his surgeon (the real-life Stephen Maturin),and also reveals the secret love between Kate and his friend, Lord Auckland.Written with scholarship and great narrative skill,'Cochrane the Dauntless' is a vivid portrayal of a flawed hero who helped define his age. David Cordingly was Keeper of Pictures and Head of Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum for twelve years,where he organised such exhibitions as 'Captain James Cook,Navigator', 'The Mutiny on the Bounty' and 'Pirates: Fact and Fiction'.His other books include 'Life among the Pirates','Heroines and Harlots' and the highly praised 'Billy Ruffian'. 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: rja818418. ISBN: 9780747580881.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

COREN**, ALAN - ed by:
THE PUNCH BOOK OF KIDS.

Imprint: LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1974.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial cartoon illustrated art-work by Norman Thelwell,upper wrap and two b/w cartoons to rear wrap with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Minimal bumping with reciprocal creases to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore- edges clean and unsoiled,contents bright, tight and pristine.Bright,clean,plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain white eps.UK,Qrto HB+ d/dj,1st edn,5-192pp includes half-title+ title pages, contents list,editor foreword,profuse b/w cartoon illustrations by assorted cartoonists and numerous contributions from various writers. Only the most unprincipled cynic would accuse us of stepping into the yawning gap left when,a short while back,Dr Spock changed his mind and left half the world holding,in a word,the baby.Still,who would deny that the best alternative to a book explaining children is a book laughing about them? After all,one of Spock's main objects was to stop parents going mad,and what better antidote could there be, waiting at the end of that tether to which kids bring us,than a bookful of hilarity about the whole business? Whether your problem is nappies in the small hours or guerillas in the classroom,teenage tearaways or lovesick weeny-boppers,kids in the car or kids on the beach, why not sit back and let the world's foremost humorous paediatricians take the strain? Writers like Robert Morley, Alan Brien, Keith Waterhouse, John Wells, Miles Kington, Harry Secombe, Eamonn Andrews, William Davis, Ann Leslie, P.G. Wodehouse, Gillian Reynolds, Basil Boothroyd, John Betjeman, Geoffrey Willans, E.S. Turner, Clement Freud; cartoonists like Tidy, Graham, Heath, Mahood, Thelwell, ffolkes, Roth, Handelsman, Larry, Dickinson, Langdon. Alan Coren,who edited it,has thoughtfully provided this additional note for publisher's kids: This beautifully produced book can,with the aid of an ordinary pair of stolen scissors,also be turned into almost two hundred paper darts,three paper-mache glove puppets,any amount of attractive litter,and,without any alterations whatever,makes a wonderful thing for throwing at the cat. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja2194. ISBN: 0091212006.

£ 11.99 (approx. $US 15.60 )

CORMACK**, A. J. R:
SMALL ARMS - A Concise History of their Development.**

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Slight yellowing dw/dj edges and fore-edge.Small closed tear,front bottom corner.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,152pp profusely illustrated with b/w+colour photographs,b/w line diagrams and appendices. This is a guide to the history and development of the small arm - a portable weapon.In Pt 1,the history of the military small arm is traced from the hand cannon to the modern gas operated rifle and machine gun.From the simple muzzle loading pistol to the efficient automatics which equip the soldier of today.In Pt 2 the technical development and types of actions and systems of operation are described. These developments are traced showing how each had their effect on the weapons. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1150. ISBN: 0853830851.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

CORNELL**, PAUL:
DOCTOR WHO: NA - NO FUTURE.

Imprint: LONDON.VIRGIN,1994.
Edition: UK,12mo wraps,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo wraps,paperback 1st edn.NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and just discernible reading creases to spine/backstrip.Colour pictorial art-work by Pete Wallbank,illustrated wraps; with negligible shelf-wear to edges - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal - contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. Original novel featuring the 7th Doctor [Sylvester McCoy and his companion Ace and Bernice] from the series.Author has written two previous books/titles in the NA series, 'Timewyrm: Revelation' and 'Love and War',in the latter of which,he created the character of Professor Bernice Summerfield. The NA (NEW ADVENTURES) take the TARDIS into previously unexplored realms of time and space, and 'NO FUTURE' completes the cycle of stories that began with 'BLOOD HEAT' (see rja399311). Initially a low print run,but one of the early titles in this series to be reprinted,and now out-of-print,and a scarce copy in it's first state/edn,and in this grade too. In 1989,editor Peter Darvill-Evans finally gained permission from the BBC to develop a range of original novels featuring the 7th Doctor and his companion ACE.These were launched in 1991 to much acclaim,and carried on until the BBC opted not to renew their licence in 1996.The initial editor was Peter Darvill-Evans and he was joined by Rebecca Levene who eventually took over editing the range (around the release of 'Tragedy Day'), while assistant Simon Winstone joined towards the end of the range's life. 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: rja399611. ISBN: 0426204093.

£ 9.95 (approx. $US 12.95 )

CORNISH, PAUL:
The FIRST WORLD WAR Galleries.

Imprint: LONDON.IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM [IWM],2014.
Edition: UK,8vo wraps,s/back Original,1st edn.
Binding: No dw/dj,wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo wraps,s/back original,1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean and sharp-cornered,matt,brown background card covers,with colour photographic illustrated front cover with white lettering,rear cover with white lettered precis; 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 - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,s/back original,1st edn,9-256pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Sir Hew Strachan,13 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w+colour illustration reproductions and b/w+colour photographs throughout the text and the book,further reading,acknowledgements, picture credits and an index,plus [unpaginted] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table,a foreword by HRH THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE with b/w photograph to its reverse. The First World War was the founding event of the modern world,claiming the lives of over 16 million people across the globe and reshaping both countries and continents.Based on years of research for IWM's [Imperial War Museum] ground-breaking new galleries to mark the centenary of the war,this book explains why the war started,why it continued for so long,how it was won and lost,and what happened afterwards. Fully illustrated with objects from IWN's unparalleled collections - from uniforms to posters,from photographs to works of art - the book presents events as they happened,through quotations from diaries, letters or reported conversations written or spoken within hours,days or weeks of the events they describe. Through these voices and objects - emotive,immediate,and sometimes surprising - the story of the war is told from a compelling new perspective,allowing us to both understand and reflect upon the landmark conflict that still shapes our lives today. Richly and profusely illustrated,it draws on the museum's collection of imagery and artefacts to chart the social,political and military history of the war and its devastating impact,whilst evoking the experiences of both soldiers and civilians,providing a poignant and compelling narrative of the conflict. 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: rja845519. ISBN: 9781904897866.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

CORNWELL**, BERNARD:
AZINCOURT.**

Imprint: LONDON.HARPER COLLINSPUBLISHERS,2008.
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,colour pictorial 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 near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright, clean,publisher's original blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,and immaculate blue+white illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-453pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4,epilogue and historical note; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,b/w vignetted title-page,a dedication,b/w map frntis,contents list/table,b/w vignetted prologue separator page,and 2pp publisher advert for author's other,previously written works. Agincourt is one of the epic battles of history.It was fought by two badly matched armies that met in atrocious conditions on St Crispin's Day 1415,and resulted in an extraordinary victory that was celebrated in England long before Shakespeare immortalised it in Henry V.It has always been held to be he triumph of the longbow against the armoured knight,and of the common man against the feudal aristocrat, but those are history's myths. Bernard Cornwell,who has long wanted to write this story,depicts the reality behind the myths. 'Azincourt' culminates in the battle.Seen from several points of view on the English side,but also from the French ranks,the scene is vivid,convincing and compelling. Bernard Cornwell has a great understanding of men at war and battlefields and this is his masterpiece. This is what it must have been like to fight at Agincourt. Want more Bernard CORNWELL titles? For similar and other titles,please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. 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! ** 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: rja388611. ISBN: 9780007271214.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

CORNWELL**, BERNARD:
AZINCOURT.**

Imprint: LONDON.HARPERCOLLINSPUBLISHERS,2008.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with some minimal,sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore-edges faintly thumbed (?) otherwise bright; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean, publisher's original blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,and immaculate blue+white illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-453pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4,epilogue and historical note; plus [unpaginated],half-title page,b/w vignetted title-page,dedication,b/w map frntis,contents list/table,b/w vignetted prologue separator page,and 2pp publisher advert for author's other,previously written works.A standalone novel. Azincourt is the tale of Nicholas Hook,an archer,who begins the novel by joining the garrison of Soissons,a city whose patron saints were Crispin and Crispinian.What happened at Soissons shocked all Christendom,but in the following year,on the feast day of Crispin and Crispinian,Hook finds himself in that small army trapped at Azincourt.The novel is the story of the archers who helped win a battle that has entered legend,but in truth is a tale of slaughter-yard behaviour and outright atrocity. Agincourt is one of the epic battles of history.It was fought by two badly matched armies that met in atrocious conditions on St Crispin's Day 1415,and resulted in an extraordinary victory that was celebrated in England long before Shakespeare immortalised it in Henry V.It has always been held to be the triumph of the longbow against the armoured knight,and of the common man against the feudal aristocrat, but those are history's myths. Bernard Cornwell,who has long wanted to write this story,depicts the reality behind the myths. 'Azincourt' culminates in the battle.Seen from several points of view on the English side,but also from the French ranks,the scene is vivid, convincing and compelling. Bernard Cornwell has a great understanding of men at war and battlefields and this is his masterpiece.This is what it must have been like to fight at Agincourt. Want more Bernard CORNWELL titles? For similar and other titles,please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Please contact seller,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: rja828619. ISBN: 9780007271214.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

CORNWELL**, PATRICIA D:
BODY OF EVIDENCE.

Imprint: LONDON.MACDONALD,1991.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Her subsequent UK titles published by Little Brown & Co Ltd.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - the absence of a publisher's price - generally believed to be an export copy,which usually precedes that country's trade edn issues and distribution.The first UK,trade edn,other than this edn,had a price of £13.95 when issued - this edn had a blank white rectangular panel to rear panel of dw/dj - for re-pricing at exported country's destination possibly.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,monchrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white and silver gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges very lightly aged/toned and without foxing/spotting but still bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no foxing/spotting and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-387pp[paginated] includes a prologue,17 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 6pp blanks at the rear of the book.The verso of the 5th page is partially adhered/glued to recto of rear free endpaper and hidden behind the rear,inner dw/dj flap is a black ink stamp stating - 'This book was warehouse damaged and is being sold at a special price.' on the rear pastedown.Scrutiny however,only notes that alleged damage(?). Author's 2nd novel and 2nd Chief M Examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta,following on from the first of 'POST MORTEM' (1990) which was highly acclaimed and was the John Creasey Award Winner for Best First Novel for that year. Someone is stalking Beryl Madison.Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phonecalls to the reclusive writer.Terrified, Bryl flees to Key West. But,eventually,she must return to her Richmond home.And the very night she arrives,Beryl inexplicably invites her killer in . . . Thus begins for Chief Medical Examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta the investigation of a crime as convoluted as it is bizarre.Why would Beryl open the door to someone who brutally slashed and then nearly decapitated her? Did she know her killer? Adding to the intrigue id Beryl's enigmatic relationship with a prize-winning auhtor and the disappearance of Beryl's own manuscript. lncreasing pressure from Beryl's agent and the attorney general,as well as the mysterious reappearance of Scarpetta's former lover,Lawyer Mark James,forces her beyond the boundaries of forensic medicine.For she must retrace Beryl's footsteps.An investigation that begins in the laboratory with microscopes and lasers now leads Scarpetta deep into a nightmare that soon becomes her own. Finely crafted,rich in character and suspense, 'Body of Evidence' is a stunning achievement from a superbly talented author. 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: rja722217. ISBN: 035620099X.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )