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Anecdotes of Napoleon Bonaparte his Ministers, his Soldiers and his Times with an Interesting Account of his Disinterment at St.Helena and his Second Interment in France
Imprint: Liverpool, Thomas Johnson, 1841
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A book in good + condition without dust jacket. Blind stamp design to front cover, frontispiece of Napoleon being challenged by a sentry, title page illustration of Waterloo. Front hinge weak, otherwise very good indeed.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5418.
£ 48.00 (approx. $US 62.47 ) |
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BALLADS & METRICAL TALES Selected from Percy, Kitson, Chans, Jamieson, Scott and FABLES & PARABLES from the German of Lessing, Herder, Gellert, Meissner
Imprint: London, James Burns, 1845
Edition: First Edition Thus
Binding:
Hardback
Pic. Two books bound as one. First edition thus. Each book has engraved frontispiece (first by Tenniel - the Children in the Wood) and title page. Very sporadic light foxing, otherwise fine. Half leather with marbled boards (rubbed). Four raised bands on spine, with black and gilt decoration.. Illustr.: J Tenniel, H C Selous, J Franklin, W B Scott, F R Pickersgill. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Half-Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 4237.
£ 140.00 (approx. $US 182.20 ) |
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Cornhill Magazine - Vol. XLVI - July to December 1882
Imprint: London, Smith, Elder, 1882
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A very good book. Three quarters leather over marbled boards - two small areas where leather is lost at spine, hinge exposed at inside front cover, but book is firmly bound. Heavy book 1200g. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Three-Quarter Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5834.
£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 ) |
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Cornhill Magazine - Vol. XXIII - January to June 1871
Imprint: London, Smith, Elder, 1871
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A very good book. Three quarters leather over marbled boards - top corners worn, foxing to preliminary pages. Heavy book 1350g. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Three-Quarter Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5835.
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Cornhill Magazine - Vol. XXXI - January to June 1875
Imprint: London, Smith, Elder, 1875
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A very good book. Three quarters leather over marbled boards - top corners worn, foxing to preliminary pages. Heavy book 1250g. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Three-Quarter Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5836.
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Cornhill Magazine - Vol. IX - January to June 1864
Imprint: London, Smith, Elder, 1864
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A very good book. Three quarters leather over marbled boards - leather worn at top of spine, foxing to preliminary pages. Heavy book 1200g. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Three-Quarter Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5837.
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Cornhill Magazine - Vol. XXVII - January to June 1873
Imprint: London, Smith, Elder, 1873
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A very good book. Three quarters leather over marbled boards - top corners worn. Heavy book 1400g. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Three-Quarter Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5866.
£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 ) |
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History of the War Between France and Germany 1870-1871 (2 Volumes Bound in 1)
Imprint: London, Cassell Illustrated, 1894
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A good book without dust jacket. No loose pages, but spine is partially split at both sides. Accurate history of the war with a mass of illustrations. Heavy book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Half-Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5818.
£ 48.00 (approx. $US 62.47 ) |
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The AA Road Book of Scotland with Touring Survey, Gazetteer, Itineraries, Maps, Town Plans and Ferries - Member's Copy
Imprint: London, Automobile Association
Edition: Not Stated
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Edition and publishing date not stated. A very good book in very good (wear at top edge) dust jacket. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Imitation Leather. Jacket: Very Good
Stock number: 5858.
£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 ) |
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The Bookworm - An Illustrated Treasury of Old-time Literature.
Imprint: London, Elliot Stock, 1888
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A good only book (top 3/4 inch of spine is missing) in quarter leather. Hinge exposed on inside front cover. Badly paginated, but free of foxing. Volume of the first year of issue of the periodical of the same name, dealing with all aspects of book publishing, bookselling, bookbinding, book collecting etc. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Quarter Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5956.
£ 17.00 (approx. $US 22.12 ) |
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The Form and Order of the Service that is to be performed and the Ceremonies that are to be observed in the Coronation of their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster on Wednesday, 12th day of MAY, 1937
Imprint: London, Novello & Co, 1937
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softback
First paper cover edition. A very good book without dust jacket. Red decorated wrappers, slightly faded to spine. Bottom 1/8 inch of spine has come unglued, but is intact. Contents fine. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Wrappers. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 4813.
£ 9.00 (approx. $US 11.71 ) |
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The Hebrew University Jerusalem - Its History and Development
Imprint: Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Printed Haaretz Press, Tel Aviv, Palestine, 1939
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softback
First edition. A good softcover book. Paper cover has some loss to top corner, right and bottom edges of front, and a folded tear and loss to bottom edge ar rear. Slight loss of paper at top of spine. Contents very good. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5880.
£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 ) |
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The Holy Bible Containing the Books of the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha. Carefully printed from the First Edition (compared with others) of the Present Translation. With Notes, by the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas Wilson, D.D. ...
Imprint: Bath, R Cruttwell, 1785
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
The Holy Bible, Containing the Books of the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha. Carefully printed from the First Edition (compared with others) of the Present Translation. With Notes, by the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas Wilson, D.D. Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. And Various Renderings, Collected from other Translations by the Reverend Clement Cruttwell, the Editor. Three volumes, bound in contemporary tan leather with gilt titling to spine (worn) and gilt edging. Marbled endpapers. Spines a little worn, but not dried/cracked. The Apocrypha contains three books of Maccabees. Heavy book, 13kg packed weight. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Full-Leather. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5057.
£ 745.00 (approx. $US 969.54 ) |
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Ulster for the Motorist
Imprint: Belfast, Ulster Tourist Development Association, 1936
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softback
First edition. A very good book (slight crease at edge of front cover) in decorated wrappers. Complete with folding map. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Wrappers. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5847.
£ 6.00 (approx. $US 7.81 ) |
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Abse, Dannie.
MISCELLANY ONE
Imprint: Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Poetry Wales Press, 1981
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softback
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. A very good softback book, signed by author. Small crease on rear cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Trade Paperback. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 4856. ISBN: 0907476007
£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 ) |
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ACKROYD, PETER
English Music.
Imprint: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1992
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
First Edition. A Fine Book in Near Fine Dustjacket. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine
Stock number: 0990. ISBN: 0241125014
£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 ) |
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Adams, Robert, Illustrated by David A. Hardy
Park Polar
Imprint: Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2001
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. Limited to 400 hardcover copies (this is 135), signed by author and Roger Levy. nicely produced novella. A fine book in a a fine dust jacket.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine
Stock number: 2577. ISBN: 1902880293
£ 6.00 (approx. $US 7.81 ) |
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Adams, W H Davenport
Scenes from the Drama of European History
Imprint: London, Virtue Bros, 1863
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. W H Smith library embossed mark on fep, names of two owners dated 1867 and 1869. Pages roughly cut. Otherwise a very good copy indeed, gilt decoration to front and spine. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5367.
£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 ) |
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Adams, Francis O. [Sir] and Cunningham, C. D.
The Swiss Confederation
Imprint: Macmillan London 1889
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. Publishers blue cloth, with swiss motif (white cross on red background) in a gilt frame of front cover. Frontispiece map, and erratum slip complete. Cover is a little worn to top and bottom of the spine and at corners, one small area where cloth has worn at top of front - otherwise a really nice, solid copy). Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 1502.
£ 11.00 (approx. $US 14.32 ) |
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Airth, Rennie
River of Darkness
Imprint: Macmillan London 1999
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Very Fine Copy in Near Fine Dustjacket. A limited print run makes this one of the books of the year. First edition. Wounded by the death of his wife and infant daughter from influenza, Scotland Yard Detective Inspector John Madden has physically survived two years of trench warfare during World War I, but the mental scars haunt both his waking activities and his dreams. He and young Detective Constable Billy Styles are sent to investigate the brutal murder of a family at Melling Lodge, in the English countryside, in the summer of 1921. They find a scene of such violence and cruelty that Madden immediately suspects that this is the work of a crazed individual. The era of Golden Age detective fiction combined with the chilling realism of psychological suspense. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine
Stock number: 1070. ISBN: 0333747925
£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 ) |
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Alec-Tweedie, Mrs
Tight Corners of My Adventurous Life
Imprint: London, Hutchinson, 1933
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. Four coloured illustrations and 29 half tones. A remarkable autobiography of a female explorer of the early 20th century. Book is in very good condition indeed - just light wear at base of spine. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 3452.
£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 ) |
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Alexandrov, Victor
Krushchev of the Ukraine, a Biography
Imprint: London, Victor Gollancz, 1957
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
First edition. A near fine book in very good (wear at top of spine) dust jacket.. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good
Stock number: 4942.
£ 6.00 (approx. $US 7.81 ) |
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Ali, Monica
Brick Lane
Imprint: London, Doubleday, 2003
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. A fine book in fine dust jacket. Shortlisted for Booker Prize 2003. Signed and dated (5th June 2003) by author on tile page. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine
Stock number: 3345. ISBN: 038560484X
£ 19.00 (approx. $US 24.73 ) |
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Ali, Monica
Brick Lane
Imprint: London, Doubleday, 2003
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. A fine book in fine dust jacket. Shortlisted for Booker Prize 2003. Signed by author on title page. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine
Stock number: 3349. ISBN: 038560484X
£ 19.00 (approx. $US 24.73 ) |
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Allan, D.G.C. & Gloag, John
The Houses of the Royal Society of Arts - 2 Volumes
Imprint: London, Royal Society of Arts
Edition: Second Edition
Binding:
Hardback
Volume 1: History and a Guide by D. Allan (Curator - Librarian of the Society) Red Cloth with gilt lettering in near fine blue slipcase. Volume 2: The Houses of the Royal Society of Arts - A New Guide - 1984. 15 pages. Card covers.. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 3784.
£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 ) |
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Almond, David
The Fire Eaters
Imprint: London, Hodder Childrens Books, 2003
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. A very fine book in very fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by author to title page. That summer, life had seemed perfect for Bobby Burns. But now it's autumn and the winds of change are blowing hard. Bobby's dad is mysteriously ill. His new school is a cold and cruel place. And worse: nuclear war may be about to start. But Bobby has a wonder-working friend called Ailsa Spink. And he's found the fire-eater, a devil called McNulty. What can they do together on Bobby's beach? Is it possible to work miracles? Will they be able to transform the world?.. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: As New
Stock number: 3233. ISBN: 0340773820
£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 ) |
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Almond, David
The Fire Eaters
Imprint: London, Hodder Childrens Books, 2003
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. A very fine book in near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by author to title page.That summer, life had seemed perfect for Bobby Burns. But now it's autumn and the winds of change are blowing hard. Bobby's dad is mysteriously ill. His new school is a cold and cruel place. And worse: nuclear war may be about to start. But Bobby has a wonder-working friend called Ailsa Spink. And he's found the fire-eater, a devil called McNulty. What can they do together on Bobby's beach? Is it possible to work miracles? Will they be able to transform the world?.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine
Stock number: 3587. ISBN: 0340773820
£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 ) |
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Andersen, Jorgen
The Witch on the Wall: Medieval Erotic Sculpture in the British Isles
Imprint: Copenhagen, Rosenkilde & Bagger, 1977
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First Edition. The standard work on Sheela-na-Gigs. A near fine book (slight wear on two corners, but text immaculate) without dust jacket (as issued). This is the Danish publisher version albeit with English text and is identical to the Allen and Unwin version. Now extremely scarce.. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 6168. ISBN: 8742301823
£ 49.00 (approx. $US 63.77 ) |
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Andersen, Jorgen
The Witch on the Wall - Kvindekøn På Kirkemure
Imprint: Copenhagen, Koebenhavns Univeritet, 1977
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softback
Summary of Doctoral thesis. This thesis was later expanded and published as the much-acclaimed work on Sheelanagigs, by Rosenkilde and Bagger (Copenhagen) and George Allen and Unwin (London). This is the true first, printed in Danish and English languages, and published in stapled wraps as a summary of the doctoral thesis. The booklet sun darkening to the front cover edges (left, right and top), but is otherwise near fine. Even scarcer than the published book.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Stapled Wrappers. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 6176.
£ 38.00 (approx. $US 49.45 ) |
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Andersen, Jorgen
The Witch on the Wall: Medieval Erotic Sculpture in the British Isles
Imprint: Copenhagen, Rosenkilde & Bagger, 1977
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First Edition. The standard work on Sheela-na-Gigs. A near fine book (slight wear on spine ends, but text immaculate) without dust jacket (as issued). This is the Danish publisher version albeit with English text and is identical to the Allen and Unwin version. Now extremely scarce.. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 6191. ISBN: 8742301823
£ 49.00 (approx. $US 63.77 ) |
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Andrews, Kirch P
Leapfrog: A Corporate Thriller
Imprint: First-Point-Five, 2003
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softback
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. A fine unread paperback book, Signed by author.2 off. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Trade Paperback. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 4018. ISBN: 1591964156
£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 ) |
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Appel, Benjamin
Fortress in the Rice
Imprint: Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, 1951
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
First edition. A near fine book (slight wear to spine ends) in an almost very good dust jacket (jacket is remarkably clean and bright, but has small chips and tears to top edge, and to bottom of spine). Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good
Stock number: 2861.
£ 17.00 (approx. $US 22.12 ) |
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Archer, Frederick Ernest
My First Forty Years
Imprint: Australia, Fast Books, 1997
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softback
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. A very good softbound book, crease to bottom right corner of front cover - which also affects preliminaries and pages 1-7; pages 497-511 have a dog-eared fold on bottom edge. Possibly self-printed/vanity press, this nonetheless gives an insight into life in early Australia between 1913 and 1953. Inscribed by the author on title page.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 6121. ISBN: 0646324640
£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 ) |
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Arditti, Michael
Pagan and Her Parents
Imprint: London, Sinclair Stevenson London 1992, 1996
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. Acidic paper has browned slightly, otherwise a near fine book in near fine dust jacket (slight rolling to bottom of spine). Signed (To Mark...) and dated on title page. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine
Stock number: 6180. ISBN: 1856196089
£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 ) |
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Armbrister, Trevor
Act of Vengeance. The Yablonski Murders and their Solution
Imprint: Barrie & Jenkins London 1976
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
First edition. A near fine book (small bump to rear top corner) in like dustjacket. The detection of the murder of Jock Yablonski, Mining Union Official, and his family. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine
Stock number: 1722. ISBN: 0214202712
£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 ) |
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Arthur, Max (Author) Hislop, Ian (Foreword by)
The Faces of World War I: The Great War in Words and Pictures
Imprint: London, Cassell Illustrated, 2007
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition. A near fine book in near fine dust jacket. Corners bumped, slight tear to dj at bottom front flap. Signed by Author. Heavy book, packed weight 2200g. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine
Stock number: 5617. ISBN: 1844035611
£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 ) |
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Augarde, Steve
The Various
Imprint: London, David Fickling Books, 2003
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
First edition, first impression. A very fine book in very fine dust jacket . Smarties bronze award winner 2003. Signed and dated (September 2003) by author. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: As New
Stock number: 3198. ISBN: 0385604742
£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 ) |
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Augarde, Steve
The Various
Imprint: London, David Fickling Books, 2003
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
Pic. First edition, first impression. A very fine book in very fine dust jacket . Smarties bronze award winner 2003. Signed and dated Nov 2003) by author. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: As New
Stock number: 3199. ISBN: 0385604742
£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 ) |
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D'Auvergne, Edmund
Some Left-Handed Marriages Misalliances, Irregular and Secret Unions of Royalty
Imprint: London, Hutchinson
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. Binding puckered, front cover slightly bowed, erased pencilled name on fep. Contents very good indeed. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 4132.
£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 ) |
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Bader, Clarisse
Women in Ancient India: Moral and Literary Studies (Trubner's Oriental Series)
Imprint: London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1925
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A very good book (near fine except for previous owner's name on fep and namestamp on title page).. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 4935.
£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 ) |
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Baker, Robert; Nietzel, Michael
Private Eyes, 101 Knights : A Survey of American Detective Fiction, 1922-1984
Imprint: Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A., Bowling Green University Popular Press,US, 1985
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
First edition. A near fine book in near fine dust jacket.. Illustr.: A H Buckland. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine
Stock number: 5210. ISBN: 0879723297
£ 5.00 (approx. $US 6.51 ) |
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Bargainnier, Earl F. (editor)
Twelve Englishmen of Mystery
Imprint: Bowling Green State Univ Popular Press, 1984
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
First edition. A near fine book in near fine dust jacket. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine
Stock number: 5526. ISBN: 0879722495
£ 6.00 (approx. $US 7.81 ) |
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Baring-Gould, Sabine
Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas
Imprint: London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1863
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. An almost very good book without dust jacket. Original cloth covered boards have a celtic knot and rune design in gilt. Some spotting on front board. Front board has light wear to outside gilt frame at bottom edge, and slight knocks to corners. Light wear to and slight uniform sun-fading to spine, more significant wear (slight fraying. and cloth exposed) at spine ends. Page edges in bright gilt. Webbing exposed on inside of covers, but covers are firmly held in place. Previous owners armorial bookplate (Lt Col John Hunt - militat in sylvis) on inside of front cover. Inside cover and fep in brpwn heavy paper. FEP has embossed stamp of the original bookseller. All plates present, as is the folding map. Tissue guards protecting coloured frontispiece and plates have browned, but the frontispiece and plates themselves are in excellent condition. Folding map has on small tear, and the (left) border is damaged - a few small holes casued by wear from being opened - the map itself is not adversely affected by this, just the outside border. One page (Appendix E, detailing the expenses incurred by the author) has a slight dirty mark, and generally, there is a little isolated foxing, Further digital images are available on request.. Illustr.: Baring-Gould, Sabine. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 6167.
£ 520.00 (approx. $US 676.73 ) |
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Barker, George
Two Plays. The Seraphina & In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree.
Imprint: London: Faber & Faber, 1958
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
First edition. A near fine book in good+ dustjacket. Jacket has two large closed tears to front, and significant edgewear to top edge. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good
Stock number: 2251.
£ 6.00 (approx. $US 7.81 ) |
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Barlow, Thelma
Doubts
Imprint: Colchester, Vineyard Press, 1976
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softback
Inscription: Signed by Author
Pic. First edition. A small book in wrappers, stapled. Book is in very good condition ( wear to corners, dirty marks on rear cover). Signed by the author on inner cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Wrappers. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 4343.
£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 ) |
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Baroness von Hutten
Pam
Imprint: William Heinemann London 1905
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
First edition. A good+ book with no jacket. Severe foxing to edges of pages, but with a nice pictorial purple green and gilt jacket.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 30.
£ 24.00 (approx. $US 31.23 ) |
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Barr, Art Jr, Illustrated by George Rysavy
Foibles of the Links - Whereupon Golfing Immortals Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Old Tom Morris, and Others Gain Redemption Through Three Cats
Imprint: Apple Valley: Art Barr Junior, 1999
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated
First edition. Privately Printed and Signed by Author and Artist. Number 432 of a limited edition of 500. A fine book book without dust jacket (as issued). Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 2495.
£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 ) |
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Barto, Philip Stephan
Tannhauser and the Mountain of Venus. A Study in the Legend of the Germanic Paradise
Imprint: New York, Oxford University Press, 1916
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated
First edition. A near fine book without dustjacket. Neat signature of previous owner on fep. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5918.
£ 26.00 (approx. $US 33.84 ) |
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Basile, Giambattista
THE PENTAMERONE OF GIAMBATTISTA BASILE. Translated from the Italian of Benedetto Croce Now edited with a Preface, Notes and Appendixes by N. M. Penzer, M.A. With a Portrait Frontispiece, twelve reproductions of title-pages and other illustrations,...
Imprint: London, John Lane, 1932
Edition: First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Two Volumes, cloth, both very good+ (pages uncut, scattered light foxing otherwise near fine). Jacket to volume 1 is near very good, rip to top, spine sunned, general light wear, jacket to volume 2 is very good + ( light sunning to spine). Impressive collection of european folk tales. Heavy book - packed weight 2800g. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good
Stock number: 4334.
£ 70.00 (approx. $US 91.10 ) |
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A'Beckett, Gilbert A
A Comic History of England
Imprint: London, Bradbury Agnew
Edition: Not Stated
Binding:
Hardback
Edition not stated. A nineteenth century copy with 20 coloured steel engravings and over 200 wood engravings. Publishers beige cloth with blue cloth spine, gilt illustration to front cover. A very good set of two books without dust jackets, slight mark on spine of Volume 1, otherwise very good indeed. A heavy set of books, weighing 2800g. Illustr.: John Leech. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket
Stock number: 5392.
£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 ) |
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