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SHORT SORTIES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1328405
Published by Latimer House Limited.
1st
1950.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth, black title to spine. A variety of stories for the older reader by Johns. 202 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine and cover edges slightly faded. Light scratch marks to the cloth on the front cover. Foxing to contents. Tiny piece torn from top corner of foreword page (no loss of text). Some page corner creases and some light marks to page margins. Lacking rear free-endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- LITERATURE
- ADVENTURE
CHARLES KINGSLEY: HIS LETTERS AND MEMORIES OF HIS LIFE
Written by F.E. Kingsley; Charles Kingsley.
Stock no. 1828489
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co..
1st thus
1883.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Cheaper Edition. Edited by his wife. Full leather binding, 5 raised bands to spine, gilt title and vignettes to spine. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w portrait as frontis. 364 pages including index. Minor rubbing to lower edge of rear board. Contemporary gift inscription dated December 20 1883 to fly leaf. Very few age related marks. Overall a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- LITERATURE
- CHILDRENS
- LETTERS
- LEATHER BINDING
YOUNG RENNY
Written by Mazo De La Roche.
Stock no. 1828265
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1947.
Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Chronicles of the Whiteoak Family series. Adeline Whiteoak is at the height of her sway as a vigorous and domineering matriarch of eighty. Adeline's grandson, Renny, is in a feud between him and his grandmother and his Cousin from Ireland. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Boards mottled by damp (mainly rear board). Text block browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and grubby.
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- LITERATURE
A GAME OF THRONES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 1
Written by George R.R. Martin; Daniel Abraham.
Illustrated by Tommy Patterson; et al..
Stock no. 1327912
Published by Bantam Books.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
White boards, metallic red title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout, comic book style. ISBN: 9780440423218. 7th printing. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing to spine and corners of dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- GRAPHIC NOVEL
A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME: SPRING
Written by Anthony Powell; William Trevor.
Stock no. 1827959
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Spring: A Question of Upbringing; A Buyer's Market; The Acceptance World. Three novels in one volume. Introduction by William Trevor. Burgundy cloth spine and rear cover with gilt title to spine, pictorial paper front board. Blue endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly shelf-scuffed and has some very faint marks (VG+).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB
Written by Charles Dickens; A.N. Wilson.
Illustrated by R. Seymour; R.W. Buss; Phiz.
Stock no. 1827919
Published by Folio Society.
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Re-issued. Introduction by A.N. Wilson. With the original b/w illustrations by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss and "Phiz!. Brown cloth spine, light brown paper boards, gilt titles. Third printing. A lovley copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing, a faint mark to one sidae, and one short edge is a little crushed with slightly torn paper covering (sounds a lot worse that it is!).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
Written by James M. Cain; Steve Erickson.
Illustrated by Patrick Leger.
Stock no. 1827890
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by Steve Erickson. Grey pictorial cloth boards. 7 full page colour illustrations including frontis. Front joint pulled between front endpaper and half-title page (relatively minor) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed (VG).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE GORMENGHAST TRILOGY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Mervyn Peake; Michael Moorcock.
Illustrated by Peter Harding.
Stock no. 1827676
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduction by Michael Moorcock. Contains Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone. All volumes have gilt titles to spines; b/w illustrated covers. B/w illustrations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor shelf scuffing.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THEY
Written by Rudyard Kipling.
Illustrated by F.H. Townsend.
Stock no. 1326840
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1905.
Very good condition.
White covers with gilt vignette and titles. Colour plates with tissue guards to contents. 80 pages. Corners bumped. Spine browned. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers and tissue guards browned else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
THE WARDEN
Written by Anthony Trollope; Julian Symons.
Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1827293
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1976.
Almost very good condition.
Introduced by Julian Symons. Brown cloth spine, gilt titles, brown patterned boards. B/w illustrations. Light damp stain to cloth spine. Tiny scuff to rear board. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is in Good condition only, damp staining to open edges, browned and worn at top and bottom with slight loss of surface paper.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE BEST AFTER-DINNER STORIES
Written by Tim Heald.
Illustrated by Paul Cox.
Stock no. 1827286
Published by Folio Society.
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
White pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Selected and Introduced by Tim Heald. 268 pages. Fourth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with a few light scuff marks and lightly bumped at corners.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE DUKE'S CHILDREN AND COMMENTARY TO THE FIRST EDITION (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Anthony Trollope; Joanna Trollope; et al.
Stock no. 1326740
Published by Folio Society.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition.
Green leather spines and corners to 'The Duke's Children volume' - raised bands to spine and red title block with gilt title. Limited to 1980 numbered copies. The Complete text, reconstructed and edited by Steven Amarnick assisted by Robert F. Wiseman with Susan Lowell Humphreys. Introduced by Joanna Trollope. Commentary volume is green cloth with gilt titles. Books are fine, this is copy no. 896. Contained in slipcase which is very slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- LIMITED EDITION