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THE OTHER VICTIM
Written by David Kessler.
Stock no. 1202536
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1997.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0340689021.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- DETECTIVE FICTION
P.G. WODEHOUSE A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CHECKLIST
Written by Eileen McIlvaine; Louise S. Sherby; James H. Heineman.
Illustrated by Peter Van Straaten.
Stock no. 1801922
Published by James H. Heineman.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This comprehensive bibliography and checklist opens wide the doors to the books, plays, verse, short stories and lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse. This volume is directed to the scholar, the researcher, the collector, the casual reader and, not least, to the fan of the man whom 20th century literary giants have called "The Master". Large format. Grey cloth boards with gilt plum titles. Plum, patterned endpapers. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. xlix and 489 pages. ISBN: 087008125X. Small plain white sticker to top corner of front endpaper else contents clean. Purple pictorial wrapper is edge-worn. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- REFERENCE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- LITERATURE
THE CHALLENGE A CORNISH STORY
Written by William Andrew.
Stock no. 1202069
Published by The Covenant Publishing Co. Limited.
1st
1946.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Stiff card covers with pictorial wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- LITERATURE
THE WIDOW WOMAN
Written by Charles Lee.
Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1202028
Published by James Bowden.
1899.
Very good condition.
Red cloth, gilt titles. A Cornish Tale. 2nd edition. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Spine faded.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- DIALECTS
- LITERATURE
ROMMEL & PATTON
Written by Richard Rohmer.
Stock no. 1801613
Published by Irwin Publishing.
Circa
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A novel. 'An intriguing and entirely believable theory of how World War II might have ended.'Closely based on the Battle of Normandy in 1944. Black cloth boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0772516235. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and scuffed to rear panel.
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- LITERATURE
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
WILLOUGHBY MANOR
Written by G. Norway.
Stock no. 1001011
Published by W.P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell.
1st
1902.
Very good condition.
A Story of Old Liverpool. Dark green pictorial cloth, 6 b/w plates. All edges gilt. Corners bumped and rubbed.Bookplate to front pastedown.
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- LITERATURE
- NORTH WEST UK
- LANCASHIRE
- LIVERPOOL
IN CHIMLEY CORNER
Written by Jan Stewer; A.J. Coles.
Stock no. 823911
Published by Herbert Jenkins.
1st
1927.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A Devonshire dialect book. Orange cloth and titles. Spine very slightly faded. Free endpapers browned else contents fine. A bright copy.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- DIALECTS
- LITERATURE
A MASQUE OF DAYS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 385556
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd..
1st
1901.
Very good condition.
From the last essays of Elia. Attractive pictorial boards, cream cloth spine. Blue and yellow decorated endpapers. Pretty colour illustrations on every page. Unpaginated. Pages printed one side only and unopened. 11 x 8.5". Cover edges worn. Some scuffing/rubbing to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Light fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
- VICTORIAN
SPLEEN AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Pierre-Victor Baron De Besenval; Havelock Ellis.
Stock no. 821854
Published by Chapman & Hall.
1st
1927.
Very good condition.
Translated from the French of De Besenval by H.B.V. with an introduction by Ellis. Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Pictorial boards. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Top edge gilt. Copy no. 262. A few tiny wormholes to endpapers. Corners bumped and rubbed. Spine a little marked.
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- LITERATURE
- LIMITED EDITION
ANGOLA AN EASTERN TALE
Written by Jacques-Rochette De La Morliere; Augustus John.
Stock no. 821858
Published by Chapman & Hall.
1st
1926.
Almost very good condition.
Translated by H.V.B. with an introduction by John. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. Pictorial boards. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Copy no. 96. Contents very good but rear board has large brown stain. Corners bumped and rubbed.
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- LITERATURE
- LIMITED EDITION
SALAR THE SALMON
Written by Henry Williamson.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 820486
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st thus
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Pale grey/blue silk moire covered boards. Silver title and vignette to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. First printing of the edition with 16 full page colour illustrations by country Artist CF Tunnicliffe plus b/w chapter headers and footers. Spine browned, covers unevenly browned. Name in ink to verso of half-title page. All plates present. Contents creased diagonally across top half of page. Still a reasonable copy.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
VILLAGE DIARY
Written by Miss Read.
Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 820335
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
B/w illustrations. Edges lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. One or two margin marks but contents generally clean. Green & cream pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with loss at corners and a 1" loss to top front corner.
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- LITERATURE
- COUNTRYSIDE