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DRUNK AS A LORD SAMURAI STORIES
Written by Ryotaro Shiba; Eileen Kato.
Stock no. 1803965
Published by Kodansha International Ltd..
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Translated by Kato. Four stories by popular Japanese author, Ryotaro Shiba. Grey paper boards with brown title to spine and title block to front. xvii and 253 pages. ISBN: 4770027370. Small imperfection to top edge of one page margin where a paperclip may have marked a page. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.
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- LITERATURE
- SAMURAI
STORIAU A SGRIFAU
Written by J.O. Williams.
Stock no. 1803790
Published by Lerpwl.
1st
1933.
Very good condition.
Text in Welsh. Red boards, gilt titles. 126 pages. Boards a little marked, spine browned. Vertical edges untrimmed. Endpapers browned.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WELSH
- WALES
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- LITERATURE
WALES A NATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PARTS OF WALES VOL II
Written by Owen M. Edwards.
Stock no. 1803709
Published by Hughes & Son.
1st
1895.
Fair condition.
Contains January 1895-December 1895 plus a supplement to rear. Three-quarters leather binding, blue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w illustrations. Leather spine and corners worn with loss. Family name 'Holmes' in gilt to front board. Front joint is broken and front board is hanging on by one last cord. A few scattered foxspots but contents generally clean and tight.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- LITERATURE
- HISTORY
- LEATHER BINDING
- VICTORIAN
WALES A NATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PARTS OF WALES VOL I
Written by Owen M. Edwards.
Stock no. 1803708
Published by Hughes & Son.
1st
1894.
Fair condition.
Contains May 1894-December 1894. Edited by Owen M. Edwards. Three-quarters navy leather, blue cloth boards, gilt title spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w illustrations. Leather spine and corners badly worn with loss, most of spine is missing except '1894' in gilt. Family name 'Holmes' in gilt to front board. Front joint broken, front cover hanging on by the binding cords. A few minor foxspots else contents are generally clean and tight.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- LITERATURE
- HISTORY
- LEATHER BINDING
- VICTORIAN
FOUR DAYS IN JUNE
Written by Iain Gale.
Stock no. 1803665
Published by Harper Collins.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
A battle lost, a battle won, June 1815. A fact based novel on the Battle of Waterloo. Pictorial cardwraps. x and 369 pages. ISBN: 9780007201051. SIGNED by the author as a gift inscription to title page. Text block slightly grubby.
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- LITERATURE
- WAR STORIES
THE WHISTLERS' ROOM
Written by Paul Alverdes.
Stock no. 1203162
Published by Martin Secker.
1929.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth with dark titles. Spine and cover edges browned. Name in ink to front endpaper. Reprint in same year as 1st.
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THE DAY OF THE DOG
Written by George Barr McCutcheon.
Illustrated by Harrison Fisher.
Stock no. 2001019
Published by A.L. Burt Company.
1st
1904.
Very good condition.
Green cloth boards, dark green titles and oval onlay of bull terrier to front. Colour plates, b/w decorative footers. Covers just a little grubby. Small previous owner address label to front endpaper. Contents clean.
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THE QUEST FOR HESTER
Written by Barbara Hooper.
Stock no. 1601191
Published by Jlf Marketing.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of an eighteenth century family's loving, living and survival. Pictorial cardwraps. 178 pages. ISBN: 0954180607. Minor rubbing to cover edges. SIGNED by author with dedication on title page.
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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1303332
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1929.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A jovial domestic portrayal of Goldsmith's classic. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 232 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped else a bright copy. Light foxing to outer page edges and light browning to first few and last few pages. White pictorial wrapper is edge chipped, slightly grubby, price-cut and has a 2" closed tear to top edge of front panel.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
SILENT TEARS
Written by Paul Henke.
Stock no. 1802251
Published by Good Read Publishing.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
A novel. The first of the four books chronicling the lives of the Griffiths family. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 1902483057. SIGNED by the author by way of a gift inscription to title page. Covers lightly creased, contents fine.
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ON THE EDGE
Written by Jenny Pitman.
Stock no. 1802250
Published by MacMillan.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A novel set in the world of horse training and racing. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0333908074. SIGNED by the author to title page. Second printing. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper.
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- LITERATURE
- HORSE RACING
A MILLION TEARS II
Written by Paul Henke.
Stock no. 1802249
Published by Good Read Publishing.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Tears of War and Peace, the second instalment of Paul Henke's epic tale. Blue cardwraps. xiv and 543 pages plus author adverts. ISBN: 1902483030. SIGNED by author using a gift inscription to title page. Corners lightly creased. Contents fine.
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- LITERATURE