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London: Michael Joseph, 1997.. 1st ed. Thriller. "Dick Francis seems never to lose any of his capacity to thrill his readership." Pp. 272. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

London: James Nisbet & Co., 1900.. 1st edition. Historical fiction account of the life of the fourth century bishop and Early Church Father, St.Hilary. Pp.x/189, endpapers browned. Green cloth, publishers 'file copy' label to front, spine slightly rubbed. VG.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1975.. As a poor white boy, Sutpen was turned away from a plantation owner's mansion by a Negro butler. From then on, Sutpen was determined to be a Virginia plantation owner himself". Pp 316. 2 sketch maps. Name to verso front cover. Edge stain to lower corner of first 24 pages - not affecting text. Pages toned. P/b. Spine and cover scuffed. Illustrated cover. G.

Librario Publishing Limited, 2012.. Each of the fifteen stories in The Accidental Shepherd should be read on its own merits as a stand-alone vignette in the life of Geordie Kinloch. Some were inspired by experiences and observations of the author and his friends, others are too far-fetched to be autobiographical." Pp.137, signed by the author to half-title page. Paperback. VG.

London: Grafton, 1987.. Rep. "Adult mystery story ... seaside college murders". Pp.271, slight toning to pages. P/b with illustrated cover. G+.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1994.. 1st B-format p/b ed. Novel. "No one who reads the novel to its breathtaking conclusion, both exquisite and horrible, will be able to forget it." Pp. 293/2 (author's note). P/b. VG.

Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1996.. 1st ed. "In her astonishing new novel, Margaret Atwood has reclaimed a mysterious and disturbing story of the past century in Canada and has woven it into an intricate narrative that brilliantly evokes time and place." Pp. 470. Beige cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. F/VG.

London:Fount,1992.. This is the story of Nine, the small alien, who comes to Earth and learns to speak in Prayer Book English...." Pp.212,occasional illustrations by Paul Judson. Pbk, crease to cover. G+.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1996.. 1st edition. "Altered States is a forceful exploration of the conflicting needs of men and women, and the lack of understanding which divides them. Powerfully written and rich in perception, Anita Brookner's portrait of moral vulnerability and loss of innocence is an extraordinary achievement." Pp.220. Tan cloth, minor water-staining to rear board, dustwrapper has water-damage rippling to rear. G+/G+.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, nd. (c.1912).. Attractive decorated binding. Regency romance about Barnabas Barty, the son of John Barty, the former boxing champion of England and landlord of a pub in Kent. At the start of the tale, Barnabas comes fortuitously into the possession of a vast fortune - �700,000, an astronomical amount by Regency standards - and determines to use this fortune to become a gentleman. His father objects to this plan and they quarrel. They settle their differences in a round of fisticuffs, which Barnabas wins, beating his father fair and square. Barnabas sets off for London to further his ambitions and, on the way there, contrives to make a number of influential friends and enemies. 23cms x 17cms. Top edge gilt. Pp.xiv/599, colour illustrated title page, colour frontispiece + 20 further colour plates by C.E.Brock with tissue-guards, occasional light spotting. Dark green gilt decorated cloth, colour illustrated paper roundel pasted to front board is slightly rubbed,… Leer más

London: Westhouse, 1947.. 1st ed. "These eleven short or long-short stories are among the best that have been produced in France." Pp. 285/1 acknowledgements, inscrip. to fep., uneven toning to endpapers. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has minor edge chips. G+/G+.

London: Secker and Warburg and The Book Society, 1956.. Pp.x/412. Brown cloth, illustrated dustwrapper by Ronald Searle has edge tears with slight sunning to spine. Good/Good.

London: Michael Joseph, 1951.. 1st ed. "I read it with intense interest. I think it is one of the most remarkable war novels that have yet appeared - perhaps the most outstanding of all." Pp. 104, inscrip. to fep, spotting to endpapers and closed page edges. Beige cloth, d/w illustrated by Vicky of the News Chronicle, price-clipped. G+/G+.

Bath: George Bayntun, 1926.. Jorrocks Edition. Pp.x/425, coloured frontispiece + 19 full page wood engravings and many further wood engravings in the text, a couple of spots to endpapers. Blue illustrated cloth with gilt title to spine, slightly rubbed with small bumps to corners. G+.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1991.. 1st edition. "The compelling account of one indomitable woman's path through revolution, war and exile, 'Asya' is above all an enthralling love story which encompasses some of the momentous historical events of our time." Pp.309, signed "For Angela. Michael Ignatieff. Colchester, June 1991" to title page, slight toning to pages. Black cloth, dustwrapper slightly rubbed with small scratch. G+/G+.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1957.. 1st edition. By the author of "The World is Not Enough" and "The Cornerstone". "In Paris are two uprooted families, the one from Hitler's Germany and the other from Bolshevik Russia; and between the son of one and the daughter of the other there exists a great and abiding love". Pp.448. Red cloth, yellow dustwrapper has edgewear and crease to spine. VG/G+.

London: Collins, 1944.. 1st ed. Only novel by Rosamond Lehmann that doesn't have a contemporary setting, taking place between the Mid-Victorian era and the First World War. Pp.318. Yellow cloth, slightly rubbed. VG.

Ilfracombe, Devon: Arthur H. Stockwell, 1963.. 1st edition. "a conglomeration of folklore, anecdotes, gossip, and fantasy. Stories include the 'Virgin of Andacollo', the legend of the miracle-working Virgin to whom the Indians dance for three days and three nights without ceasing...The second story is 'La Quintrala', the most dreaded and sinister figure in the history of South America, whose deeds woud have put the Marquis de Sade to shame." Pp.207, inscribed (in Spanish) by the author to front free endpaper with full name 'Henry Lyon Young'. Grey cloth, dustwrapper (not price-clipped) has 1cm loss to top of spine + further small edge losses and closed tear to spine and has a removable clear protective wrap. Scarce. VG/G+.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1986.. 1st ed. Fiction. "A cityscape of gas stations and banks, interstate freeways, rundown motels, fast-food eats, diners and downtown bars. The USA in the Eighties". Pp. 152, inscrip. to fep, slight toning to pages. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w. G+/G+.

London: Faber & Faber, 2006.. 1st edition. "In a small Scottish parish, an English priest is stalked by the fear of scandal, class hatred and lost ideals. Over the spring and summer of 2003, Father David becomes friends with two young people, Mark and Lisa: by the year's end his life is the focus of public hysteria." Pp.278. Cream boards, dustwrapper. F/F.