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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. A gripping fiction tale of a scandel which goes to the very heart of the United States of Europe-the corrupt, bureaucratic, xenophobic Euro-superstate which has , in the last 30 years since the Aachen Referendum, almost snuffed out British national identity. A Thriller and a warning to us all. Clean;tight;one clip to back cover;minor chip;minor bumping AB33

London: The Womans Press, 1980. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good. Alberta's parents have died. She has left Norway for the bohemian fringes of Paris where she isliving in poverty. Very tight clean pages;slight chipping to spine and edges AB34

London: Woman's Press Ltd, 1980. Second printing. Paperback. Fair. In Alberta and Jacob. Alberta is a adolescent ' in incipient 'revolt against the shabby gentility of her parents and the stultifying provincialism of her home in the ever-cold far north of Norway. Inrtelligent and imaginative, Alberta craves knowledge and more purposeful way of life. but is hampered by her felligs of inadequacy, inssigifcance and guilt. Loose pages 1-14 rest tight binding;some bumping and chipping to edges; AB34

London: The Womans Press, 1980. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good. Throughout the trilogy Cora Sandel movingly describes Alberta's struggles, but these are lifted by her determination to 'live', and by the tranquility and self-determination Alberta eventually wins for herself and her son. Tight;bumping to bottom front corner,slight chipping to spine. AB34

America: Random House, 1995. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. The Time of Troubles has almost passed. However, not to Those who Walk in Shadows. clean;tight; AB37

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1963. First printing. Very Good. First published in 1871, this edition first published in 1963. Beige boards with writing to spine, and gilt picture of swans to front cover. Corners slightly bumped. Nice clean pages and tight binding. AB53

USA: Penguin Books, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Moose Flanangan lives on Alcatraz with a few hundred no-name hit men, con men, mad dog murderers etc. He has never met Al Capone , but wants a favour..... Advance reading copy AB1

Edinburgh: The Salamander Press, 1983. First Published. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Four stories set in 19th century Italy and based on moments in the lives of well known figures. Green boards with writing to spine. Dj mylar covered and not price clipped.Some bumping and shelfwear to boards and dj. Nice tight binding and clean pages. First published AB81

Farnham: A J Morris and Sons, Undated. Paperback. Very Good. A small little booklet outlining the famous mythical story. 13 page pamphlet with some loose pages and the metal staples have rusted staining the paper. Aome bumping to corners and fading to edges of the pages. AB59

Macmillan, 2010 . Advanced Reading Copy. Paperback. As New. Advanced reading copy of this novel small black softcover pocket size book, with pull out leaflet inside front cover AB75

London: Michael Joseph, 1985. Near Fine/near fine. More stories from this cotswold village, charming. Green boards with writing to spine. Spine slightly different colour maybe fading.Dj price clipped. Nice clean pages and tight binding.Minor shelfwear. First Edition AB67

Harpercollins, 2008. First edition. Near Fine/near fine. Agincourt is one of the epic battles in history. This book culminates in the battle. Seen from several different viewpoints on the English side, but also from the French ranks, the scene is vivid convincing and compelling. Bernard Cornwell has a great understanding of men at war and battlefields in this his masterpiece. Blue cloth boards with gold writing to spine. Slight shelf wear to top of dustjacket. First Edition AB7

London: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1928. Later printing. Very Good. Barchester Towers concerns the leading citizens of the imaginary city of Barchester. The much loved bishop having died, all expectations are that his son, Archdeacon Grantley, also a clergyman will gain the office in his place. Instead , a newcomer, the far more Evangelical Bishop Proudie, gains the see. chipping to cover;back cover AB37

London: Methuen & Co, 1920. Thirteenth. Good. With the escape of his arch-enemy-Nikolas Rokoff from the French Military Prison to which he had been sentenced for life upon the testimony of Lord Greystoke - he who had been Tarzan of the Apes. What lengths that Rokoff had gone to to encompass his death, would be as nothing compared to what he would plot to do now he was free. user marks; loose cover at binding;aged; minor chipping;bumping water mark on back cover AB32

London: Collins School Classics, 1960. Reprint. Fair. Ben Hur is a story concieved on a tremendous scale, covering a range of thirty years or so and half the ancient world. It is packed with incident, teeming with characters, and full of inventions. staing to cover;shelf wear;bumping to spine. AB32

Hamish Hamilton, 1983. Very Good/very good. This is a novel about Britain, it concerns an issue which affects everyone.In its very topicality it frightens even while it entertains. signed copy bythe author, some shelf wear and slight bumping to top back corner First Edition AB3

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1964. Second edition. Very Good +/very good +. This charming story about a little princess and the magic ring which made her able to talk to birds was not intended for publication and remained for many years a private and treasured possession of the Wedgwood and Darwin families, loved by generation after generation of children. hardback, clothbound; mylar dust jacket; staining pp.12-13;clipped corner from frontispiece First Edition AB54

Little, Brown Book Group, 2007. First edition. Fine/fine. A Scarpetta novel of baffling and terrifying crimes. Black boards with silver writing to spine,good dustjacket,tight binding First Edition AB4

London: Secker and Warburg, 2002. First published. Fine/fine. Set in 1204, Constantinople is being sacked by the Knights of the fourth crusade. A beguiling tale of history, myth and invention. Blue boards with writing to spine. Dj painting of crusader with red and blue border. Slight bumping to corners and some shelf wear. Not price clipped. Tight binding and clean pages a very nice copy. Translated from Italian. First Edition AB24

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. Very Good/very good. A book about fantasy worlds amd wizards. Blue boards with gold writing to spine. DJ slight shelfwear. Tight binding and clean pages, nice clean copy. First Edition AB29