DUDGEON**, PIERS:
The Girl from Leam Lane: THE LIFE AND WRITING OF CATHERINE COOKSON.**

Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE,1997.
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.Believed to be an export copy - as there is no publisher's price to dw/dj,and its generally believed,export copies precede the trade edn.Minimal shelf-wear dw/dj extrems.Bright,near pristine top+fore-edges,even with light toning/ageing and contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread? Black/ grey paper-covered boards,gilt letters to spine/ backstrip.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,248pp includes 31pp b/w photographs,author's bibliography and an index. 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 pyschiatric 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 and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp.[Complete number line 3.]FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt 2/3rds wrap-around colour pictorial artwork 'Green Summer',by Edward Burne-Jones, illustrated dw/dj,with gilt and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A tiny snick/closed tear - without loss,to front, top corner of dw/dj,both head +foot of spine/ backstrip of both dw/dj+boards minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges though lightly aged/toned are bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine,with very light page edge toning - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,could appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xxiiipp {paginated] includes contents list/table,illus list/table, acknowledgements,double-page Macdonald Family tree chart,a note on names,and an author introduction,Pts I-IV comprising 16 chapters+ afterword in total,16pp contemporary,b/w facsimile illus+photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp104/5 and pp264/5 respectively, 6 b/w illustrations throughout the text,notes,a select bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,title page,and dedication.Author's debut book. They were four women of little fortune.In early Victorian England,what opportunities were there for the daughters of a poor Methodist minister? The Macdonald sisters - Alice,Georgiana,Agnes and Louisa - started life precariously stationed in the teeming ranks of the lower-middle class. They were denied the advantage of a traditional education,or the expectation of social advancement.Yet,as wives and mothers,they were to connect a famous painter,a president of the Royal Academy,a prime minister and a poet. Georgiana and Agnes married,respectively,Edward Burne-Jones and Edward Poynter; Louisa gave birth to Stanley Baldwin,whilst Alice was the mother of Rudyard Kipling. 'A Circle of Sisters' brings to life four women who lived at an exceptional and privileged moment in history.Their journey,in a single generation,from provincial obscurity to metropolitan and imperial grandeur symbolized the energy and vitality of 19thC Britain.This was a society open to talent and abundant with possibility,where four lowly born sisters could rise to become the intimates of politicians, princes and viceroys. Offering a rare glimpse of daily life in the nineteenth century - of how people lived and died,of how houses were run and children were raised - Judith Flanders prises open the secrets of a Victorian family. From their homes in India,America,London and the English countryside,the Macdonald sisters formed a network that - as their husbands and children triumphed and faltered,and the dramas of the outside world unfolded - uniquely endured.Judith Flanders tells their remarkable story with wit,authority and flair. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja570315. ISBN: 0747219419.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

DUDLEY**, TERENCE:
DOCTOR WHO: THE KING'S DEMONS.**

Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/W.H. ALLEN,1986.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo paperback 1st edn.NFINE copy of this second rarest PETER DAVISON novelisation.It has a crease to front cover's gutter's edge - from the acct of opening the book and a small, faint, accidental,corner tip crease to top,front corner too - but no reading creases to spine/backstrip. Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned with some minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting to same; contents bright with minimal page-edge toning, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to an pages's corners - unread,other than my own collation. No.108 in the Doctor Who Library series - this book had a print run of 40,000 copies and is scarce in high grade.This copy has clean white pages and appears unread. Cover by David McAllister.Green/blue neon logo,light blue spine/backstrip with outline decal. It is 4 March,1215,and the TARDIS materialises in England during a jousting match held in the presence of King John. But it soon becomes apparent to the Doctor that something is very seriously wrong.WHy does John express no fear or surprise at the time-travellers' sudden appearance,and indeed welcome them as the King's Demons? And what is the true identity of Sir Gilles,the King's Champion? Very soon the Doctor finds himself involved in a fiendish plan to alter the course of world history by one of his oldest and deadliest enemies. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight,and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order'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: rja584ba. ISBN: 0426202279.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

DUDLEY**, TERENCE:
DOCTOR WHO: THE KING'S DEMONS.**

Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/W.H.ALLEN,1986.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo paperback,1st edn.NFINE.No owner inscrptn,appears an unread copy - no spine/ backstrip creases,but there is a light crease to upper wrap's spine/backstrip edge.Minimal, negligible shelf-wear to edges,no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges,very slightly aged as usual/normal; contents bright,tight and clean.Pictorial colour artwork by David McAllister.Green/blue neon logo,with a light blue spine/backstrip with black outline decal and No.108 in the Doctor Who Library series.A superb copy. It is 4 March,1215,and the TARDIS materialises in England during a jousting match held in the presence of King John. But it soon becomes apparent to the Doctor that something is very seriously wrong.WHy does John express no fear or surprise at the time-travellers' sudden appearance,and indeed welcome them as the King's Demons? And what is the true identity of Sir Gilles,the King's Champion? Very soon the Doctor finds himself involved in a fiendish plan to alter the course of world history by one of his oldest and deadliest enemies.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: rjaz1614. ISBN: 0426202279.

£ 11.99 (approx. $US 15.60 )

DUDLEY**, TERENCE:
THE COMPANIONS OF DOCTOR WHO: K9 AND COMPANY.

Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/W.H. ALLEN,1987.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback original,p/b 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback Original,1st edn., No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo paperback original,p/back 1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are either the only format,or published prior to any other format.] FINE.No owner inscrptn.Appears an unread copy as there are no spine/backstrip creases.Pictorial colour artwork by Andrew Skilleter; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges with no nicks or tears present.Top edge lightly aged and minimally spotted; fore-edge lightly aged also,as usual/ normal.Contents tight and clean. Novelisation of the one-off 1981 TV special 'The Companions of Doctor Who'.A nice copy of a scarce and now out-of-print and low print run of 20,000 copies,edition. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja170ro. ISBN: 0426203097.

£ 40.00 (approx. $US 52.06 )

DUFFY**, CAROL ANN:
MRS SCROOGE - A Christmas Tale.

Imprint: LONDON.PICADOR,2009.
Edition: UK,24mo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,24mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp.[Complete number line 3 5 7 9 8 6 4.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp and generally clean - some minimal, inevitable grubbing,matt,wrap-around white background with colour vignette artwork by Posy Simmonds,illustrated front+rear panels of dw/dj, with black+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Slight indentation to spine/backstrip's front board's gutter's edge minimally affecting the boards beneath - not obtrusive or excessive though.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain maroon paper-covered boards with no lettering to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,24mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp,3-41pp [paginated],includes full-page,full colour pictorial artwork by Posy Simmonds throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,oval colour vignetted title page, title separator page with full page,full colour illustration by Simmonds to it's verso and a last page illustration. With her husband,Ebenezer,now 'doornail dead', the coldest Christmas Eve on record finds Mrs Scrooge outside the supermarket,protesting against consumerism and waste.'Spoilsport!' shout the passersby as they load up their shopping carts with Christmas goodies.Just as Ebenezer did,Mrs Scrooge keeps to her frugal ways . . . but with the current state of the world,perhaps Mrs Scrooge has the right idea. That night,alone in her bed with Catchit the cat beside her,Mrs Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past,Present,and Yet to Come.As each in succession takes her by the hand and sweeps through the scenes of her life,Mrs Scrooge learns not only what the 'Christmas Spirit' really means,but the nature of the real gifts we give and receive. 'Mrs Scrooge' is a very modern Christmas tale. Living alone with her cat,Catchit,Mrs Scrooge worries about the state of the planet.She recycles,buys secondhand,eats leftovers and switches off lights.One night,as midnight sounds,a cheerful ghost takes her by the hand . . . Brimming with Carol Ann Duffy's exceptional warmth,humour and imagination, and delightfully illustrated by Posy Simmonds,this is the perfect Christmas gift. Rosemary Elizabeth "Posy" Simmonds (b.9/8/1945) is a British newspaper cartoonist and writer and illustrator of children's books.Born in Berkshire and educated at a boarding school,the Sorbonne and studied at the Central School of Art & Design,London.She is best known for her long association with The Guardian,for which she now draws a cartoon titled Tamara Drewe.She started her newspaper career drawing a strip for The Sun in 1969 before joining The Guardian as an illustrator in 1972.In 1979 she started drawing a weekly comic strip for The Guardian, initially titled 'The Silent Three of St. Botolph's' as a tribute to the 1950's strip,'The Silent Three' by Evelyn Flinders.The strip focused on three 1950's schoolfriends in their later,middle-class and nearly middle-aged lives: Wendy Weber,a former nurse married to polytechnic sociology lecturer George with a large brood of children; Jo Heep,married to whisky salesman Edmund with two rebellious teenagers; and Trish Wright,married to philandering advertising executive Stanhope with a young baby.The strip,which was latterly untitled and usually known just as "Posy",ran until the late 1980's.It was collected into a number of books: 'Mrs Weber's Diary', 'Pick of Posy', 'Very Posy' and 'Pure Posy',and one original cartoon book featuring the same characters,'True Love'.Her later cartoons for The Guardian and The Spectator were collected as 'Mustn't Grumble',in 1992. Posy Simmonds' most recent graphic novel,'Gemma Bovery' (1999) - see rja32018 - was acclaimed by the critics for its wit and wickedly sharp observation.A.N. Wilson called it 'a work of genius' and more than one reviewer suggested that it should be entered for the Booker Prize. She is also the author of many books for adults and children - see also my book ID's rja24337 and rja27787 respectively - including 'Literary Life','Lulu and the Flying Babies' and 'Fred', the film of which was nominated for an Oscar.She has contributed a series of weekly cartoon strips to the 'Guardian' newspaper since 1977, and has won international awards for her work. 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: rja585415. ISBN: 9780330515115.

£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 )

DUGAN, SALLY:
MEN of IRON: BRUNEL,STEPHENSON and the inventions that shaped the modern world.

Imprint: LONDON.CHANNEL FOUR BOOKS/PAN MACMILLAN,2003.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 9 - 2 descending.] FINE/FINE-. Owner's name/inscrptn to front pastedown and partially hidden by dw/dj's front inner flap,has been blacked out with felt- tip pen and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,montage'd b/w photographic and colour thumbnail sketches illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some inevitable but minor,superficial scoring/ indentations to both panels of dw/dj - but without affecting the bds beneath.Top+fore -edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp- cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers - front pastedown excepted.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,vii-ixpp+1-206pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, acknowledgements with b/w railway scenic photographic frntis to verso,an introduction,9 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w+colour reproduction illustrations and b/w+colour photographs throughout the text and the book,places to visit,a further reading list,an index and picture credits,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a dedication. 'Men of Iron' is the story of two men who were bitter commercial rivals but maintained an astonishing lifelong friendship. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the great showman of Victorian engineering.Cigar in hand and stovepipe hat on his head,he conducted operations like a circus ringmaster.He built the Thames Tunnel with his father,Marc - and held a banquet in it.Aged only twenty-six,he was made engineer to the most ambitious railway of all time - the Great Western Railway.Ever restless,he moved on to a series of shipbuilding 'greats' - the 'Great Western',the 'Great Britain',and the 'Great Eastern'. Robert Stephenson,son of the bluff,semi-literate northerner George Stephenson,was less flamboyant.However,as creator of the 'Rocket',and designer of thousands of miles of bridges and railways,he too left his iron signature on the face of Britain. Both men had their share of disasters. Stephenson narrowly escaped a manslaughter charge after the collapse of his bridge over the River Dee.Brunel's experiment with atmospheric railways was the most expensive engineering failure of his time. His massive iron ship,the 'Great Eastern', embarrassingly became stuck on her launch site by the Thames.Experts from all over the country offered advice,Stephenson paddled in the mud and gave moral support. Using letters,diaries and notebooks,this beautifully illustrated book examines the legacy of Brunel,Stephenson and their contemporaries - and it counts the human cost of their great feats of engineering. 'MEN of IRON' accompanies the Channel Four series made by Windfall Films. 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja760718. ISBN: 1405034262.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

DUNCAN, FIONA; GLASS, LEONIE; and SHARPE,CAROLINE:
3-D LONDON: THE ULTIMATE PICTORIAL STREET ATLAS AND GUIDE.

Imprint: LONDON.GUILD PUBLISHING [BOOK CLUB],1990.
Edition: UK,portrait small 8vo HB,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,portrait small 8vo HB,1st edn thus. FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no published price - book club issue on subscription only.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,wrap-around,red paper-covered boards/background with b/w,grey+ green 3-D map of Westmnster Abbey and Hall environs illustrated front board with capitalised,black-outlined white-lettered part-title and capitalised,yellow-lettered sub-title,similarly coloured+ lettered part-title to a lightly sunned spine/backstrip,rear board with yellow+white lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and immaculate plain white endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish,foxing or spotting; contents pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,portrait small 8vo HB, 1st edn,5-176pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements,with 3-D coloured map (South Bank) to its reverse,a Contents list/table,About this Book page,Master location maps,Essential Information for Visitors to London,sepatate London Underground and London bus routes maps, ISOMETRIC MAPS (pp40-155),an Index of points of interest described in text,an Index of People of interest described in text and an Index of street names.                                     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 age and purpose/nature, i.e. a street guide book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness,brightness and apparent lack of use. The ultimate street atlas,giving a whole new perspetive on London.Every street,every building,and often every window in every building is shown in fascinating detail.        Easier to use than conventional street mapping,it enables you to check your location and find your way around simply by glancing at your surroundings.                               Linked to each map is masses of information on historic buildings,famous sights,curiosities, museums,shops,pubs and restaurants,so it's a guide for discovering and understadning London, too.                                              Covers the West End and City, Victoria, Knigtsbridge, Kensington and Chelsea plus Portobello, Greenwich, Little Venice, Regent's Park and the Zoo ,the South Bank and The Tower of London.                                        Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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: rja1071223. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 7.50 (approx. $US 9.76 )

DUNCAN, ISABELLE:
SKIRTING THE BOUNDARY: A HISTORY OF WOMEN'S CRICKET. [Author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.The Robson Press,/Biteback Publishing Ltd.,2013.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED, 1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'To Thea, Looking forward to meeting you in the pavilion in 2041! Isabelle Duncan'

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,bold,black felt-tip pen inked inscrptn: 'To Thea, Looking forward to meeting you in the pavilion in 2041! Isabelle Duncan' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with white+dark green lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - one accidental/ production fault(?) top corner crease with a couple of folds within the crease to ppxv-vi (last page of the introduction - else appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,xi-xixpp+1-290pp [paginated] includes an introduction,a preface,8 chapters,contemporary b/w illusrations/ photograph reproductions randomly interspersed throughout the text and book,8pp contemporary and historical b/w+colour illustrations,and similar monochrome and colour photographs in 1 block,between pp140/1; plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w historical reproduction illustration blank,expansively SIGNED+ dedicated title page,a dedication,contents list/table,and to the rear; acknowledgements,permissions and picture credits, 4 publisher's b/w illustrated other sport-related titles/books adverts and 4pp blanks. Cricket is a sport noted for the richness of its literature,yet despite all that has been written on the great game there remains a yawning gap - where are all the women? This omission may have been understandable in the early and middle part of the last century,when women's cricket existed in a twilight world, regarded as a sport for ladies who could perhaps be most tactfully described as 'unconventional'. But times have changed, and Izzy Duncan's groundbreaking book comes on the scene not a moment too soon. We begin in the late 18thC,when ladies made their first mark on cricket amid frantic betting and rowdy crowds.Then on to the highs and lows of the 19th and 20th centuries,culminating in the contemporary superstars dominating world cricket and on the cusp of going professional. Tracing the history of the ladies game, delving into its sometimes murky past and revealing its recent explosion in popularity,'Skirting the Boundary.' is a humorous,affectionate and charming portrayal of one of the fastest-growing global sports. In the late 1990s,she was involved in the debate to admit women to MCC,shocking some by appearing on the front cover of Wisden Cricketer magazine wearing an MCC sweater,at the time when no woman was permitted to join the club - photograph included in the book.Times have changed there too,as Izzy is soon to join the main Committee. As a leading woman cricketer and qualified coach,running her own cricket coaching organisation for boys and girls aged 4-13.She captains an all-male (apart from her) side at Albury CC in a Surrey League and has played for numerous men's and women's teams over the past twenty years. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja835019. ISBN: 9781849545464.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

DUNLEAVY, STEPHEN & BRENNAN, PETER:
Those Wild,Wild Kennedy Boys!

Imprint: USA,NY.PINNACLE BOOKS,May 1976.
Edition: US,12mo paperback original,p/b 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback/wraps., Np dw/dj -p/bacj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,12mo paperback original,p/back 1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are either the only format,or published prior to any other format.]VG+.Owner's name/address ink stamp to both inner front+rear wrap and the half-title page.Red wraps with white+ black lettering and b/w subject portrait photographs to upper wrap, white lettering to rear wrap with minimal shelf-wear to edges.Light creasing to upper hinge but not the spine/backstrip and front upper corner.All edges uniformly coloured, contents bright,tight and clean.US,12mo (approx 7" tall x 4.25" wide)p/b,1st edn, 1-211pp includes intro+afterword,16 chapters,16pp b/w photographs and 3pp publisher's advert to rear. There have been many words used to describe the Kennedy boys.Handsome, aggressive, charismatic, charming, volatile, red-blooded, and sexy.This book investigates the latter descriptions, an in-depth probe into the more sensual aspects of the Kennedy mystique.Here are Jack and Bob and Ted and all the girls you've ever heard whispered or gossiped about, a few you never heard of, and, too, those gals who somehow fell onto the front pages.Judy and Marilyn and Lee and Angie and Kim and Rita and Page and Jayne and Mary and Candy and Mariella and Rhonda and Amanda and Joan and Maria and more girls than anyone would have thought possible. Jack & Bob & Ted, the sons of a multimillionaire and heirs to a powerful political dynasty, they still had to work and fight their way to positions of leadership.This was their heritage, their way of life.And for two of them, it cost them their lives.But, as red-blooded young men with tremendous energies and enthusiasms, they embraced work and play with equal vigour and talent.The opponents they faced on the political fronts will attest to that, and the ladies discussed on the following pages will certainly agree that the Kennedy charm and virility was nothing short of extraordinary.An uncommon title.See also rja213. Please contact seller,because of the light weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1148. ISBN: 0523009682.

£ 7.99 (approx. $US 10.40 )

DUNMORE**, HELEN:
THE ISLANDERS.** [Author**+Illustrator SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: UK.PLYMOUTH,DEVON.MABECRON BOOKS,2011.
Edition: UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued), co-SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Author+illustrator SIGNED - both without dedication.

UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued),co-SIGNED,1st edn.FINE++.No owner inscrptn but both author+illustrator SIGNED in black ink - without dedication - to colour illustrated double-paged title page,no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork by Rebecca Cobb, illustrated bds with b/w lettering to spine and red+black lettering to sharp-cornered boards and double-paged colour illustrated endpapers; all with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Two tiny indents to front board - otherwise virtually MINT.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,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued), co-SIGNED,1st edn,36pp [unpaginated] includes endpapers - all with full colour part,single and double- page illustrations by Rebecca Cobb, throughout with accompanying text. Want more or similar Helen DUNMORE titles? Please search my SIGNED catalogues for examples. The 2nd of Helen's 4 picture books following 'The Ferry Birds' (2010). Helen Dunmore (1952-2017) wrote her first novel 'Zennor in Darkness' (1993).She won the inaugural Orange Prize for Fiction for her second novel 'A Spell of Winter' and her other bestselling fiction included the novels 'The Siege.','The Betrayal.' (Booker Prize nominee) and 'Exposure.'. 'Birdcage Walk' was her last novel.Dunmore also wrote books for children and YA readers (1992- 2002 - excluding her picture books which followed 2010-2017,including the novels that form the Ingo Chronicles.Also an award-winning poet,her final collection,'Inside the Wave',written in the months leading up to her death,is both a meditation on mortality and a celebration of life in all its quirkiness and outcomes. Rebecca Cobb,a British children's book illustrator.She grew up in Buckinghamshire and Somerset and lived in Falmouth.Along with writing and illustrating her own books,and after graduating from Falmouth Arts College in 2004, she has also collaborated with other authors including Julia Donaldson,Richard Curtis and Helen Dunmore amongst others.After graduating, she has worked with The Child Bereavement Charity,Continuum Publishing Group,The Guardian, The Independent,Mabecron Books - this item's publisher,Marion Boyars Publishers,Waitrose Food Illustrated and You Magazine. Her first solo project,'Missing Mummy' was published in 2011 by Macmillan Publishers and centres around the theme of child bereavement. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order'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: rja812218. ISBN: 9780956435026.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

DUNMORE**, HELEN:
THE LITTLE SEA DRAGON'S WILD ADVENTURE. [Illus by Michael Foreman.**]

Imprint: UK.St. MELLION,SALTASH,CORNWALL.MABERCON BOOKS LTD.,2017.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated, 1st edn. FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear board.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,paper-covered, glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated boards,front board with capitalised black+mauve lettered title,white lettered author+illustrator names,spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered title as front baord and capitalised black lettered author+illustrator surnames and publisher,rear board with similarly coloured+ lettered repeated title and mauve capital letter and lower case black lettered prose extract. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and almost scoring/indent-free - any is minimal and superficial.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,and immaculate double-page colour illustrated endpapers.UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued, illustrated,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated and includes both free endpapers],12 double-page colour illustrations includes double-page colour illustrated title page,6 single-page colour illustrations and black lettered text - all by Michael Foreman. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. a child's book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness and lack of detracting faults. "I want to go on a wild adventure," said the little Sea Dragon. "I'll come with you," said Ailla,his friend,the Mer girl."We can ride the current so fast and so far that no-one will ever catch us." Helen Dunmore (1952-2017) wrote her first novel 'Zennor in Darkness' (1993).She won the inaugural Orange Prize for Fiction for her second novel 'A Spell of Winter' and her other bestselling fiction included the novels 'The Siege.','The Betrayal.' (Booker Prize nominee) and 'Exposure.'.'Birdcage Walk' was her last novel. Dunmore also wrote books for children and YA readers (1992- 2002 - excluding her picture books which followed 2010-2017,including the novels that form the Ingo Chronicles.Also an award-winning poet,her final collection,'Inside the Wave',written in the months leading up to her death,is both a meditation on mortality and a celebration of life in all its quirkiness and outcomes. Michael Foreman is one of the foremost children's illustrators in Britain.Born in Pakefield,Suffolk 1938.Studied at Lowestoft School of Art and at the Royal College of Art. Lecturer at St Martin's School of Art (1963-65), the London College of Printing (1967-68),the Royal College of Art (1968-70) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1972).Art Director of Playboy Magazine,Chicago (1965) and King Magazine,London (1966). Painter,etcher,illustrator and writer of children's books.His illustrative work is distinctive: he often works in colour or half-tone,creating luminous effects with veils of thinly diluted pigment over delicate pencil outlines; in his etched illustrations,he uses soft ground techniques to achieve subtle tonal gradations.His imagery,ostensibly decorative, humorous or with a sometimes child-like appearance,often has menacing or bizarre overtones.He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Francis Williams Memorial Prize (twice,1972+ 1977),the Silver Eagle Prize,at the Festival International du Livre,Nice (1972),the Kurt Maschler 'Emil' Award (1982),the Children's Book Award (1982),and the Bologna Graphic Prize for Youth (1982). 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 US 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: rja1061023. ISBN: 9780995502819.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

DUNN,WILLIAM. R:
Fighter Pilot: The First American Ace of World War II.

Imprint: USA,LEXINGTON,KENTUCKY.UNIVERSITY PRESS KENTUCKY,1982.
Edition: US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn,unclipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,laminated,colour pictorial illustrated (WWII aerial dog-fight,British vs German - Dunn's painting,"Fifth Victory," is reproduced on the front of the dw/dj, showing the air battle of 27th August,1941 in which he became the first American ace of WWII.) dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - small closed tear to bottom edge of upper wrap - and top corners minimally rubbed with miniscule loss.Top+fore-edges lightly aged and minimally grubbed/thumbed;contents bright,tight,crisp and clean.Publisher's bright,clean,unblemished publisher's original air-force blue cloth boards with bright,blocked blue silvered gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, xpp+2-234pp [paginated] includes half-title+ title pages,poem,a contents list/table,author preface,a prologue,11 chapters,24pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp150/51, epilogue, appendix,an index and 4pp blanks to rear. Within a week after Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 a young American named William R. Dunn crossed the Canadian border with the intention of volunteering for the Royal Canadian Air Force.Dunn decided in 1928,at the age of twelve,to become a fighter pilot; nevertheless,when thwarted in his effort to join the RCAF,he volunteered for the Canadian Army and was sent to England.There,after the Royal Air Force suffered heavy pilot losses in the Battle of Britain,Dunn was transferred from the infantry to the RAF.He was the first pilot in the famous Eagle Squadron of American volunteers to shoot down an enemy aircraft,and later became the first American ace of the war.After transferring to the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943, he saw action in the Normandy invasion and in the tactical air support of Patton's sweep across France.He completed his WWII service in the Burma and China campaigns,then served in the Chinese Civil War: twenty years later,he fought again in Vietnam. Dunn vividly conveys the fighter pilot's experience of war - the tension of combat,the harsh grip of fear,the love of aircraft,the elation of victory,the boisterous comradeship and competition of the pilot brotherhood and their scorn for the non-combatant military adminstrators.'Fighter Pilot' is both a gripping adventure story and a unique historical document. 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: rja25627. ISBN: 0813114659.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

DUNN, SUZANNAH:
The Queen of Subtleties.

Imprint: LONDON.FLAMINGO,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 (£17.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,colour photographic montage'd illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean,contents bright,tight, clean and solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread example? Small,accidental(?) diagonal,dog-ear crease to top corner of dw/djs' front inner flap.Bright,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,gold+white headband,and immaculate plain,dark green eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-314pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters+epilogue, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,dedication,notes,title separator page,and to rear,2pp blanks,a select biblio,acknowledgements and 4pp blanks. Lucy Cornwallis is King Henry' VIII's confectioner,the only woman in a kitchen staffed by two hundred men.She sculpts valuable sugar into 'subtleties',the centrepieces for royal celebrations,and keeps her head down in a court riven by intrigue.One day,she has an unusual visitor,someone curious to meet the creator of the famed sculptures: gorgeous Mark Smeaton,singer and musician.Like Lucy,he's a talented commoner who has found royal favour. During a frenetic,troubled year at court - the final year of Anne Boleyn's brief reign - they become close.Secretly,and oblivious to the sinister machinations within Henry's circle,Lucy begins to build hopes of a future together,a life away from the kitchens. Anne Boleyn's rise has changed the history of England and she has made enemies of all but her favoured few,'her boys'.Politically astute,intensely ambitious and uncompromosing,she had easily caught the youthful King Henry's heart,but powerful forces are now gathering to make her pay for her prize - and Lucy Cornwallis is unwittingly in danger of giving them the means to do so. Lucy and Anne are the complicated and compelling women who command this surprisingly modern novel,casting unexpected,intimate new light on an extraordinary era.'The Queen of Subtleties' is shiningly vivid,vigorously written and deliciously readable. Author's 8th novel. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja461013. ISBN: 0007139373.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

DUNNE, NIGEL:
THE HISTORY OF FARNHAM GOLF CLUB - 1896-1996.

Imprint: UK.FARNHAM,HANTS.FARNHAM GOLF CLUB LTD.,1996.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued?
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.FINE+.No owner inscrptn. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,dark green rexine(?) type boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt trophy figure and lettering to front bd,bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w contemporary photographic illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases toany pages' corners - possibly unread? UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn,i-viiipp+1-96pp [paginated] includes title page with golf course's aerial colour photographic frntis to it's verso,colour photographic (club trophy) vignetted title page,separate contents+ illustrations lists/tables,an appreciation,a preface,a prologue,10 chapters and appendices (5),b/w+colour photographs,b/w facsimile reproductions of golf ephemera etc., acknowledgements,a bibliography and 'about the author' and sponsors list. A celebration of the Club's centenary Year and it's history,extracted from ancient minutes and records. 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,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: rja581315. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

DUNWOODY**, RICHARD with Magee, Sean:
DUEL - THE CHAMPION'S DEFENCE.[Co-author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: DUEL - THE CHAMPION'S DEFENCE.[Co-author SIGNED copy.]
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author's signature - without dedication.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but co-author SIGNED, signature without dedication,in blue ink,to title page.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge lightly dust-soiled with reciprocal,light,sporadic foxing/spotting towards front edges,fore- edges bright,clean and unaffected; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear creases to any page's corners - an unread copy? Unblemished,clean,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth bds with crisp,bright,stamped gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate unmarked,plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn, vii-viiipp+1-150pp [paginated] includes co-author (Sean Magee)preface,11 chapters, 16pp of contemporary colour photographs,in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp56/7 and pp88/9 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,contents list/table and 2 b/w charts to rear. The battle between Richard Dunwoody and Adrian Maguire for the jockey's championship made the 1993-94 National Hunt season one of the most enthralling of recent years.Dunwoody was the previous season's champion,with Martin Pipe's all- conquering stable looking certain to provide him with a never-flagging supply of winners.Maguire was the young pretender,with the reputation of being the most talented young jockey since - Richard Dunwoody. Maguire set the early pace and soon built up a substantial lead but,once the Pipe machine overcame a faltering start, Dunwoody closed the gap relentlessly.For month upon month their rivalry lit up the jumping scene.Then,a sensational barging match between the two in a minor race at Nottingham left the champion with a fourteen-day suspension which ruled him out of the Cheltenham Festival and seemed to present the jockeys' title to his rival. On his return from suspension Dunwoody immediately reduced the deficit,then dazzled the racing world with a masterful ride on Miinnehoma to win the Grand National.Three weeks before the end of the season he finally overtook his opponent, only for Maguire to fight back and force the issue to the very last day. 'Duel',Richard Dunwoody's own chronicle of a memorable season,is the tale of a famous battle between two great jockeys, and an insight into the dedication,courage and skill which have made Dunwoody a master of his craft. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers -BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja29148. ISBN: 1852252367.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

DUNWOODY**, RICHARD:
OBSESSED: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING,2000.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: 'To Sheila Happy Birthday & keep backing the winners! Best Wishes Richard Dunwoody'

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 -1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink warm dedication and signature: 'To Sheila Happy Birthday & keep backing the winners! Best Wishes Richard Dunwoody' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with gilt+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of creasing is restricted to top edges of dw/dj and both the head+foot of spine/backstrip of same. Light,superficial scoring/indentations to both panels of dw/dj,but without penetration and without affecting the bds beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean - without ageing or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear 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 immaculate plain grey eps. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xpp+1-294pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements, author foreword,19 chapters+epilogue,24pp contemporary b/w+colour autobiographical photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp54/5 (b/w),pp150/1 (colour) and pp230/1 (colour) respectively,a career record and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and contents list/table. 'Obsessed' is the story of a jump jockey and his compulsion to be the best.To be that,he put himself through hell.The rewards came.At 22,he was the youngest jockey in the 1986 Grand National,cooly guiding West Tip to victory.There were other great horses,like Desert Orchid,as the stream of winners kept on flowing.But greater than titles and victories was the recognition from those he rode against. Inside the weighing room,no one was more respected.See also,my book ID rja29148 (DUEL - THE CHAMPION'S DEFENCE] for another Dunwoody related book. 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: rja745417. ISBN: 0747272182.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

DURRELL, JACQUIE:
BEASTS IN MY BED.

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1967.
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 (21s. net) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,apple green background with subject/author's portrait monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with blue-green and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - one tiny nick at head of spine/backstrip's front gutter's/ fold edge and another one to rear,lower edge of dw/dj - no other nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned otherwise generally bright and clean,fore-edges with minor,faint,sporadic foxing/spotting; 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 blue+gold speckled cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip, and plain white endpapers with foxing/spotting to both sets of pastedowns and free endpapers. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-192pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters,12pp contemporary b/w auto+ biographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,a dedication,and contents list/table.An uncommon title. Jacquie Durrell is married to Gerald Durrell - the Durrell of 'The Overloaded Ark.' and 'The Bafut Beagles.' - and Mrs Gerald Durrell is sick and tired of being told how lucky she is to have such a famous husband and lead such a glamorous life.Very much a personality in her own right, she decided to describe her own experiences of living with the Durrells and their animals. So she wrote this book about her entry into the Durrell menagerie and her subsequent encounters with beasts both human and animal.Her astringent and very personal observations on the situations in which she found herself will appeal to anyone who has read her husband's books,visited the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust Zoo,which they started together,or seen their various successful television series on animal collecting in remote parts of the world.Those who read and relished Gerald Durrell's 'My Family and Other Animals.' can also renew their acquaintance with the rest of that intriguing and now famous family. Jacquie Durrell's may not be a glamorous life,but it undoubtedly contains more than a common share of animals,adventure,discomfort, excitement and romance,and it makes very lively reading. 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: rja837419. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

DURRELL,LAWRENCE:
STIFF UPPER LIP - illus by Nicolas Bentley.

Imprint: LONDON.FABER & FABER,1958.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.(Precedes US,1st edn.)VG+/VG.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Blue,black+white cartoon illustrated upper wrap with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges with a small closed tear to rear,top edge;some very light bumping+rubbing to head+foot of spine/backstrip;the foot with miniscule loss.Spine/backstrip lightly darkened,rear panel slightly aged and foxed.Top edge slightly aged and darkened but fore-edge noticeably cleaner with contents bright, tight and very clean;no foxing.Blue-green publisher's original cloth bds with stamped yellow ink letters to spine/ backstrip and lightly foxed,plain white eps.8vo,9-94pp includes title+half-title pages,contents list,b/w cartoon illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. A selection of further Antrobus stories. Connoisseurs could do no worse than turn to 'Something a la Carte?',the story of a Colonel of the Blues who by mistake Ate Horse,and of his tragic degradation,and they might then ask themselves if Antrobus was ever in mellower form.But who are we to discriminate between this story and 'Stiff Upper Lip' itself,or 'The Unspeakable Attache',or 'The Game's the Thing',or 'Where the Bee Sucks' or 'Cry Wolf' or 'La Valise' or 'The Iron Hand' or,indeed,'The Swami's Secret'?

Stock number: rja354.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

DURRELL**, GERALD:
The OVERLOADED ARK.**

Imprint: LONDON.BOOK SOCIETY LTD/in Association with Faber and Faber Ltd.,July 1953.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG.A Book Society's (co-publisher) monochrome Rex Whistler illustrated Ex-Libris bookplate,pasted to ffe with owner's inked name,but no price-clip (15s.net) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial artwork by Ley Kenyon, illustrated front panel+spine/backstrip of dw/dj with white+yellow lettering; with some minimal shelf-wear,creasing,closed tears and chipping with miniscule loss mainly to top edges and corners - no other major nicks or tears present. Dw/dj basically 99.8% present.Closed tears with minimal loss to top,front+rear corners and front spine/backstrip's gutter's edge/fold,a couple of further nicks/tears to either front+rear edges; some minimal loss to head of spine/backstrip, lettering unaffected though.Foot of spine/ backstrip with minimal bumping and creasing and a small tear.Top edge coloured grey with some light,partial fading towards headband area,fore-edges speckled with sporadic foxing/spotting - a usual and ubiquitous fault this title is very prone to; 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 green cloth bOARds with some rubbing/fraying to top edges,and with bright,crisp,blocked blue ink letters to spine/backstrip,and plain white endpapers with ubiquitous off-set foxing from dw/dj inner flaps to free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,9-238pp [paginated] includes separate contents and illustrations lists/ tables,author's acknowledgements with artist's acknowledgements to its reverse,a Word in advance,a prelude,Pts 1+2 comprising 7 chapters each; and a finale to Pt 2,a b/w regional map (British Cameroons),profuse b/w thumbnail/ vignette sketches by Sabine Baur,interspersed throughout the text and the book and an index; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blank,half-title,b/w Mandrill/baboon vignette illustrated title page, and further 2pp blanks at the rear. His first,and the only book written as Gerald M. Durrell,and for publisher Faber and Faber,and the only Sabine Baur illustrated title.The book's success brought about a change of publisher (to his friend Rupert Hart-Davis) and the start of a memorable collaboration with illustrator Ralph Thompson. Ralph Thompson (b. 3 June 1913, d. 3 May 2009) was a British artist and book illustrator,who specialized in pen and ink sketches of animal subjects.His most noteworthy works are his series of book illustrations for the famous naturalist and author Gerald Durrell in the period 1954 to 1964 when Durrell was associated with the publishing firm of Rupert Hart-Davis.In that decade,between themselves,produced a delightful and highly popular series of titles based on Durrell's idiosyncratic combination of travel,animal-collecting and natural history - some of the funniest and most charming titles of their kind ever written. Mr Gerald Durrell has made animal collecting his career,and has given some diverting broadcasts from the B.B.C. on the subject.This, his first book,is an account of an expedition he made to the little- known territory of the British Cameroons,West Africa,to capture and bring alive to this country specimens of the unique fauna.He tells with charm and humour of his experiences in the great rain forests,and of his struggles in capturing such extraordinary and rare creatures as the Angwantibo,the Black-legged Mongoose,and that 'living fossil' the Potogamale. Whether he describes hunting with a torch at night in the forest; the trials of hand-rearing baby animals; or the strange customs and beliefs of his native hunters,Mr. Durrell writes vividly and amusingly. To the vast majority of readers who have never been in the jungle and whose experiences of animals is limited to visits to the Zoo,'THE OVERLOADED ARK.' will prove a refreshingly different kind of travel book and will give an unrivalled picture of West Africa with its unusual and entertaining inhabitants,human and animal. 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: rja837219. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

DURRELL**, GERALD M[alcolm]:
The Talking Parcel.

Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO LTD.,1974.
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.(Precedes the (US) Philaelphia,J. B. Lippincott Company, 1975,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn - which was an illustrated edn, illus by Pamela Johnson.] FINE-/VG.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork,by Liz James,illustrated dw/dj with white lettering to front and spine/ backstrip; with some negligible shelf-wear, rubbing and creasing to edges and corners.All four corners with miniscule rubbing and reciprocal miniscule loss,but spine/backstrip bright and not sunned, faded nor darkened.Rear panel of dw/dj with a repaired semi-circular tear from top gutter's edge and almost but not quite,across to rear vertical edge of the rear inner flap of dw/dj - no other major nicks or tears present.As a result of the now repaired tear,the body of the tear has received several slanted creases stretching from the top edges of the dw/dj down towards the actual tear and then stops.Creasing obviously ocurred post and not prior to tear.Paper used in the dw/dj is known for and to be prone to ubiquitously tearing easily.Top edges very lightly toned with minimal,sporadic dust- soiling flecks or foxing spots,fore-edges bright and clean with less affecting foxing/spotting; 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,generally and overall clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain pale blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate, unblemished,plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,9-190pp [paginated] includes 8 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table and a dedication by Durrell to his God-daughter,Deidre Alexandra Platt. A very scarce and elusive sought after title; his 2nd of his children's fiction,following on from his first 'The Donkey Rustlers' published (UK) by Collins in 1968. Want more Gerald DURRELL titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my GENERAL,and BIOGRAPHY catalogues. While sunbathing on the shores of Greece, Penelope,Simon and Peter find a strange parcel which talks! Further investigation uncovers a parrot and a spider who have been expelled from Mythologia,a land of mythical animals.Parrot explains that the land has been taken over by the Cockatrices,and unless something is done quickly many of the animals will be destroyed. The children readily agree to accompany Parrot back to Mythologia.And once there,they rally the other animals to the cause of overthrowing the Cockatrices.Soon the Unicorns,the Mermaids,the Sea- Serpent,the Firedrakes and Mandrakes,as well as Ethelbert,the turn-coat spying Toad,are involved in a bold plan to capture Cockatrice Castle,seize the three Great Books of Government and restore Mythologia to its rightful ruler,the famous magician Hengist Hannibal Junketberry. This delightful,fast-moving fantasy is a delicious blend of adventure and lovely Durrell humour. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja864920. ISBN: 0001848283.

£ 112.00 (approx. $US 145.76 )

DURRELL**, GERALD:
A Zoo in my Luggage.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/VG.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (16s. net) to dw/dj. Bright,fairly clean if not lightly grubbed, clean,matt colour pictorial artwork by Ralph Thompson,illustrated front panel+spine of dw/dj with black lettering to both; with minimal shelf-wear,bumping and creasing; some closed tears with some minor loss to edges and some corners - no other major nicks or tears present - 99% of dw/dj present.Both head+foot of spine/ backstrip with some minimal loss - letters unaffected.Top+fore-edges though slightly aged/toned,generally bright,clean and without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and clean plain white endpapers with ubiquitous but unusually,faint,off-set foxing from dw/dj inner flaps,to both free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-205pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,A Word in Advance,Mail by Hand,Pts 1-3 comprising 2, 4 and 3 chapters respectively,41 b/w line illustrations throughout the text and book,by Ralph Thompson,acknowledgements (Britain and the Cameroons); plus [unpaginated] half-title with full-page b/w illustration to its reverse,b/w vignette illustrated title page,a dedication, individual Pts separator pages,and 2pp blanks to rear. How do you start a zoo? To his own cost,but to our delight,Gerald Durrell has found the awkward,complicated and fantastically funny answers to this unusual question,and he offers them in these pages with his usual warm delight in the antics of animals and the oddities of men. Putting (as it were) the cart before the horse, Mr Durrell travelled to West Africa to assemble his stock of rare creatures,ranging from bushbabies and chimpanzees to tree-frogs and green mambas.The Fon of Bafut,his old friend (and ours too),proved once again a resourceful and convivial host,as Mr. Durrell caught and packed his curious luggage and came back to England.So far,so good. But a zoo cannot be kept in your luggage indefinitely,as Mr. Durrell found when he became involved in a protracted battle with the local council over possible sites.Meanwhile,maddening the neighbours,bringing the police,the zoo took up residence in a marquee in Mr Durrell's back garden,to be rescued at last by a happier ending than anyone,least of all Mr Durrell himself, could have imagined. 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: rja837319. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 16.00 (approx. $US 20.82 )

DWYER,K.R:**
CHASE.**

Imprint: LONDON.ARTHUR BARKER LTD,1974.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback., With Dust Jacket

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright clean pristine contents.One small closed tear top edge dw/dj, front. 'At seven o'clock, seated on the platform as the guest of honour, Ben Chase was served a bad roast beef dinner while various dignitaries talked at him from both sides, breathing over his salad and his half-eaten fruit cup'. This is a key novel in the author's oeuvre.With CHASE, he moved into the suspense genre.This is one of the earliest of what was to become a torrent of novels about Vietnam veterans by a host of writers.Pseud DEAN.R. KOONTZ.Scarce UK H/B title, due to publisher's low print run, and particularly in as good a grade as this.Scarcer even than the US, HB edn. 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: rja451. ISBN: 0213164698.

£ 185.00 (approx. $US 240.76 )

DYER,HEATHER:
The Fish in Room 11.

Imprint: UK.FROME.SOMERSET.THE CHICKEN HOUSE,2004.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,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 purchase/issue - so no owner inscrptn and nor a price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,black+red pictorial artwork by Peter Bailey,illustrated dw/dj with a central cut-away revealing a colour pictorial illustrated bd,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original colour pictorial glazed bds with white printed letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate illustrated eps.UK, slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4-160pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters each with a b/w line illustration chapter head+tail pieces,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Toby can't remember a time when he didn't live at the seaside hotel. Left there as a baby,he's grown up without many friends. One windy day,he's sent down to the beach to look for Cook's lost laundry.It's the noise that attracts him first,like teeth cracking on seashells.Then he sees her,a pale,thin girl,lying at the water's edge with her long green tail swaying gently in the shallows. Eliza Flot is a stranded mermaid and Toby takes to her like a fish to water.When he meets her extraordinary parents,he practically becomes part of the family! But Toby's new friendship arouses suspicion back at the hotel.Can Toby and the Flots come up with a plan that will change their lives forever? Author's first children's novel. Since April 2013,and again in March 2015,and again in this year too,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template, altering its weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the light weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja609716. ISBN: 1904442331.

£ 8.99 (approx. $US 11.70 )

DYKE, DAVID HART:
FOUR WEEKS IN MAY: THE LOSS OF HMS COVENTRY - A CAPTAIN'S STORY.

Imprint: LONDON.ATLANTIC BOOK,2007.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj along with a small closed tear at head of same's front gutter's edge/fold.Top+fore-edges pristine, bright and clean - no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - also pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain navy blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xxvpp+1- 272pp [paginated] includes reverse of contents list/table,separate illustrations and maps+ diagrams lists/tables,5 b/w battle maps - one double-paged,a Task Force Command and Control chart,acknowledgements,a preface,HMS Coventry Battle Honours,a prologue,15 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 4pp apiece,between pp36/7 and pp212/13 respectively, HMS Coventry Roll of Honour,Ships Company 1982, an epilogue,b/w diagrams(3),a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a dedication,verso contents list/table, title separator page and 4pp blanks at the rear of the book. On 25 May 1982,at a critical juncture in the Falklands War,the destroyer HMS Coventry was attacked by Argentinian aircraft.In a devastating strike,she was hit by three bombs, two of which exploded inside her hull,killing nineteen of her crew and leaving many others badly injured.Within minutes,Coventry had capsized,and would finally sink off Pebble Island the following day.The loss of HMS Coventry was deeply traumatic: it was the first occasion since the Second World War that a British captain and his crew had to abandon a stricken ship and take to life rafts in the cold and unforgiving waters of the South Atlantic. 'Four Weeks in May' is the highly personal, often harrowing story of Coventry's war told by her captain,David Hart Dyke.It is the tale of a proud fighting ship of the Royal Navy and of the complex ties that bind a commander and his crew, especially in times of mortal danger.It is also the record of one man's private anxieties about his responsibilities as captain,the welfare of his men,and his wife and two young daughters back at home. 'Four Weeks in May' is a riveting account of how men prepare for a war they never expected to fight and how they endure its privations and,finally,its horrors. 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: rja774518. ISBN: 9781843545903.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

DYLAN**, BOB - Text by:
HOLLYWOOD FOTO-RHETORIC: THE LOST MANUSCRIPT.**

Imprint: LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK Ltd.,2008.
Edition: UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[UK,1st edn,with UK price,but manufactured in the US.]FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,glossy laminated,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj (taken by Barry Feinstein) with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - virtually as new - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.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 pale grey endpapers.UK, slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,ix-xviipp+2-141pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Luc Sante,an introduction by Billy Collins,92 contemporary b/w photographs taken by Barry Feinstein,interspersed throughout the book with accompanying text and prose poetry by Bob Dylan,and photograph index to rear.Plus [unpaginated] title page and separate 1pp conversations with Barry Feinstein and Bob Dylan respectively. Surfacing for the first time after more than forty years,'Hollywood Foto-Rhetoric' is a remarkable,long-lost manuscript written by Bob Dylan in the 1960's, inspired by renowned photographer Barry Feinstein's portraits of Tinseltown.These twenty-three prose poems are thought-provoking,witty,and thoroughly unexpected observations of a bygone era,and through the lens of Feinstein's camera they speak volumes about the faces and places that have graced the City of Angels. Images like those of Judy Garland,Marlene Dietrich,and Steve McQueen resonate with our collective memory,while photographs of hopeful starlets,movie studio backlots,and sunny,palm tree'd boulevards evoke the timeless allure of all things Hollywood. 'Hollywood Foto-Rhetoric' marks a unique collaboration: With his unerring eye,Barry Feinstein captured unforgettable moments in stunning black-and-white,such as Marilyn Monroe's swimming pool on the day she died,and Frank Sinatra celebrating at John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Ball.In the provocative accompanying text,Bob Dylan's quixotic,expressive lyricism redefines silver screen nostalgia. Bob Dylan is one of the most influential figures in the history of popular music, having released forty-four albums including his most recent number one release,'Modern Times' (then 2008).Author of the critically acclaimed 'Chronicles', Dylan continues to tour extensively and is the host of XM Satellite Radio's Theme Time Radio Hour. Barry Feinstein's photography has appeared in 'Life','Look','Time', 'Esquire','Newsweek',and scores of other magazines and album covers.His photographs of Bob Dylan,George Harrison,Janis Joplin, and others are considered classics of the genre. 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 heavier weight (just over 1Kg unpackaged) of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja503514. ISBN: 9781847374677.

£ 24.99 (approx. $US 32.52 )