1st ed. Fiction. A tense novel, it offers an authentic, vivid and above all unbiased picture of Russia. Pp. 376, spotting to fep. and closed page edges not affecting text. Dark red mottled cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w (jacket designed by P. Youngman Carter). G+/G+. View More...
Publisher:
London: Kegan Paul International, 1996. 0710305508
Seller ID: 45933
ISBN-13: 9780710305503
1st English edition. Originally published in Arabic as Shakait Al Horaia. "This novel caused a sensation when first published in Arabic. With extraordinary frankness, it relates the experiences of four young men who have come to study at university in Cairo in the late 1950s before returning to their home countries in the Gulf....The young men are fictional but symbolize the process of development of a generation of young men, who before the great oil boom, were sent abroad from their highly traditional home countries to face the new world of revolutionary Egypt." Pp.x/241. Turquoise... View More...
1st edition. Tales of Action. No.VI. Pp.256, colour frontispiece + 8 black & white plates by H.R.Millar, some minor spotting mainly affecting closed page edges. Purple cloth, rubbed with slight fading to spine. G+.** Adrian Alington (1895-1958) was a crime writer, and author of The Amazing Test Match Crime, which was inspired by his years playing County Cricket for Oxfordshire during the 1920s. He also wrote and adapted his own novels for screen and television during the 1950s View More...
12th edition. Spanish edition. A sequel to Allende's 'Daughter of Fortune' as it follows Eliza Sommers' grand-daughter - Aurora del Valle...War and history are important in this novel; Allende has confided she always does thorough historical research for her novels for accuracy. Also, she describes the ultra conservative characteristics of Chilean society at that time".(Wiki). Pp.345, inscribed by the author to half-title page. Black cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. Dustwrapper has removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG. View More...
1st Penguin edition. Albert Campion rescues Val Gyrth from the streets of London, to help him save a family heirloom, the Gyrth Chalice, from a band of devious criminals. In Suffolk, he reunites the son with his family, but soon one of them is found dead, and preventing the theft of the chalice must be combined with solving the mysterious death. Pp.279/6 (publisher's catalogue),, pages toned. Paperback, toning to spine and edges, small tear to base of spine. Scarce. Good. View More...
1st ed. Fiction. Captures the dramatic conflict of a break with tradition in this story of a young Renaissance artist. Pp. 306/1Biography. Scarlet cloth, illustrated d/w, slight rubbing to edges and cover. VG/G. View More...
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. View More...
1st ed. "Kingsley Amis's 'Collected Short Stories' contains almost everything that he has published in that genre." Pp. 303, owner's name to fep. Yellow cloth, d/w has sunning to spine and lower front wrap. G+/G+. View More...
Anti-Mormon novel. Probably a later version of "Mormonism Unveiled" by Orvilla S.Belisle. 18cms x -11cms. Pp.151/2(ads for other publications), front endpaper absent(?), owner's embossed address to half-title page, toning to endpapers, front hinge cracked to expose webbing but holding. Red cloth, edges of spine and boards rubbed. Scarce. Good. View More...
Short story aimed at young people, of the life and work of Denmark's great educationist Bishop Grundtvig (1783-1872). Pp.158, pencil notation to half-title page. Paperback, spine worn with small losses. Scarce (Copac lists only 2 copies). Good.** "Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783 –1872), most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. He was one of the most influential people in Danish history, as his philosophy gave rise to a new form of nationalism in the last half of the 19th century. It was steepe... View More...
Victorian children's short stories written anonomously by Lady Augusta Noel ,wife of Ernest Noel and daughter of General George Thomas Keppel. Stories include: The Swallow's Story; The Peacock's Story; The Sparrow's Story; and The Seagull's Story. Pp.192, head and tailpiece illustrations by W.Harry Rogers, some spotting to closed page edges not affecting pages internally. Maroon bevelled cloth with gilt decorated title to front and spine, slightly rubbed. VG. View More...
By the author of "Laddie", "Tip-Cat", "Our Little Ann", "Pen", "Dear". Pp.92, line drawing frontispiece by Edith Ellison, browning to endpapers and spotting to closed page edges. Dark blue/green cloth with 'art nouveau' blind-stamped and gilt decorated title to front and spine, edges rubbed. G+. ** Evelyn Whitaker (1844 - 1929) was an English novelist. Whitaker was born in Herne Bay, Kent and died in Hammersmith, London at the age of 84. She remained a spinster all her life often living with one or more of her sisters. All her works were published anonymously and the identity of the author o... View More...
First edition. "There is something very piquant about Hassan's account of the English in India and of their quaint ideas of order and practice, the absurdity and extravagance of which are a continued surprise to him when contrasted with the eminently sane and reasonable native practices in such matters as bribery, perjury and the proper chastisement of a wife. This entertaining autobiography is interspersed with characteristic anecdotes told by an Indian story-teller." Pp.279. Green cloth, dustwrapper (illustrated by H.E.Watson) is slightly rubbed with small tear to lower rear edge and now in... View More...
Set in Imperial Russia, in 1825. "Vasily, a pleasure loving, privileged young man, returns home from abroad expecting to embark on a glittering career. Having become entangled in an impossible love affair, he joins a conspiracy to overthrow the government. Threatened by exile to Siberia or death, he is forced to flee the Tsar's vengeance..." Pp.415, signed by the author to half-title page. Paperback. VG. View More...
1st English ed. "Rich in hallucination, myth, and fantasy, 'Farewell to the Sea' is a brilliant apocalyptic vision of today's Cuba, by a writer whom Octavio Paz calls 'remarkable'." Pp. 413. Pale green boards with black cloth spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+. View More...
Publisher:
London: Darton and Clark, nd. (c.1890).
Seller ID: 48489
Small children's Victorian fiction book. 14.5cms x 9.5cms. All edges gilt. Pp.213, engraved frontispiece + engraved vignettes to chapter headings, old dampstain to frontispiece, toning to pages. Red blind-stamped cloth with gilt title to spine and worn gilt illustration to front board. G+. View More...
6th impresssion. American historical novel, set in the old Southwest in Frontier days, 1856-72. Tells the story of two men: one Thomas Jeffords, a white man and government scout; the other the Chiricahua Apache leader, Cochise, and how these two men brought peace to the region after armies failed through the growth of their friendship. The book was adapted into the 1950 film "Broken Arrow" starring James Stewart, Jeff Chandler and Debra Paget. Pp.xii/558, owner's details to front free endpaper. Brown cloth. G+. View More...
3rd Printing. Fiction. "Wisdom Hunter is a uniquely compelling novel of captivating characters, fast-paced action - and a life-changing message." Pp. 318. P/b. VG. View More...
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