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COLERIDGE: DARKER REFLECTIONS
Written by Richard Holmes.
Stock no. 1831323
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Biography. The long-awaited sequel to Coleridge: Early Visions, chronicles the last thirty years of his career (1804-1834), a period of domestic and professional turmoil. His marriage foundered, his opium addiction increased, he quarreled bitterly with Wordsworth, and his son, Hartley (a gifted poet himself), became an alcoholic. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 622 pages including index. ISBN: 0002555778. Ribbon page marker is frayed at bottom. Boards and contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faintly sunned/faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

NEVER SURRENDER
Written by Michael Dobbs.
Stock no. 1331186
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A novel of one man's defiance and a nation's courage. Grey boards, silver title to spine. 343 pages. ISBN: 0007107250. Spine bumped at head and tail. Book leans to one side a little. Pages lightly browned else clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn.

CHURCHILL'S HOUR
Written by Michael Dobbs.
Stock no. 1331185
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The extraordinary story of a leader's courage and a country's survival. Black boards, metallic orange title to spine. 357 pages. ISBN: 0007183046. Spine bumped. Book leans to one side a little. A few light marks to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

THE DONS: MENTORS, ECCECNTRICS AND GENIUSES
Written by Noel Annan.
Stock no. 1330813
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Why the dons mattered and their role in shaping higher education. Black boards, silver title to spine. 357 pages (including index). B/w plates. ISBN: 0002570742. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is sunned to spine and edges of front panel.

ISAIAH BERLIN
Written by John Gray.
Stock no. 1330760
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. 183 pages. ISBN: 0002555824. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Light foxing to endpapers. Grubby mark to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed and a tiny bit scuffed to rear panel.

THE GREAT PEKING TO PARIS EXPEDITION
Written by Warren Brown; Mick Matheson; Lang Kidby.
Stock no. 1330714
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fascinating story of the ultimate road trip and the people who made it in 1907. With no roads, and no maps, but eleven men in five cars farewelled Peking to drive 10,000 miles to Paris. Almost a century later, in 2005, a grand scheme was concocted to re-create the original 1907 Peking to Paris Raid in the original makes of veteran cars. An engrossing record of the remarkable modern-day expedition, comprising the authors' fascinating, often hilarious and always compelling diary entries along with breathtaking photographs. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0732282535. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

REALMS OF TOLKIEN IMAGES OF MIDDLE EARTH
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by John Howe; Alan Lee; et al..
Stock no. 1330671
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. The follow on from 'Tolkien's World', this new collection of stunning full-colour illustrations inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien promises to be as beautiful as its predecessor. ISBN: 026110344X. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just very slightly edge creased. A lovely copy.

THE TALE OF THE CHILDREN OF HURIN
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien. Illustrated by Alan Lee.
Stock no. 1330666
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Christopher Tolkien. A tale of Middle earth before 'The Lord of The Rings'. Blue boards, with gilt title to spine. Colour plates plus b/w chapter headers and footers. ISBN: 9780007246229. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

THE FALL OF GONDOLIN
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien. Illustrated by Alan Lee.
Stock no. 1330665
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2018. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Edited by Christopher Tolkien. A stand-alone, book-length version, "The Fall of Gondolin" is one of the stories which formed the basis for a section in his posthumously-published work, The Silmarillion, with a version later appearing in The Book of Lost Tales. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 302 pages, fold-out map at rear. ISBN: 9780008302757. Minimal bumping to spine and a few very light and small marks to covers. Heavy foxing to textblock affecting page margins and prelims.

TOLKIEN'S HOBBIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Alan Lee; John Howe; Pauline Baynes; et al..
Stock no. 1330472
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

A book of 20 postcards. Oblong cardwraps. ISBN: 0261183512. Unused. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers. Tiny scratch to centre of front cover. Three of the postcards have become detached from the adhesive binding (but are still present).

RUPERT ANNUAL 2023
Written by Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; John Harold.
Stock no. 1329979
Published by Farshore; Harper Collins. 2023. Fine condition.

No. 88. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front shows Rupert dressed as a magician with his friends surrounding him. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008537104.

RUPERT ANNUAL 2023
Written by Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; John Harold.
Stock no. 1329975
Published by Farshore; Harper Collins. 2023. Fine condition.

No. 88. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front shows Rupert dressed as a magician with his friends surrounding him. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008537104.