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The Young Ardizzone: An Autobiographical Fragment Ardizzone, Edward Studio Vista Limited London 1970 0289797721 / 9780289797723 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Ardizzone, Edward Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. A number written in tiny, neat writing (in ink) at the top edge of the front endpaper. The binding is firm and pages are clean. Original green boards. The boards are lightly bruised at the edges. The dust jacket is also lightly bruised at the edges, and has a short tear to the bottom edge of the back cover. Front flap not price clipped. Some light foxing to top outer closed textblock page edge; no other foxing to page edges or pages. pp. 144. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. (Books photographed without the protective cover, to avoid reflections). 308997
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30.00 GBP
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The Author's Craft Bennett, Arnold Hodder and Stoughton 1914 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Hardback, without dust jacket. Original blue cloth binding, with orange titles to the spine and front board. Light bruising to spine ends and a small pale patch to the spine. The binding is firm. Previous owner's name and date (1917) in pencil on the front endpaper. A 1978 date stamp at the bottom edge of the front endpaper. Just a handful of light foxing spots to pages. Some light foxing to outer closed textblock page edges. pp. 132. 307283
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12.00 GBP
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An Alphabet for Gourmets Fisher, M. F. K. The Folio Society 2005 Hardcover Fine Slipcase Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall An excellent fine copy in a VG dark green slipcase. The slipcase has a dent to one side of the bottom edge; otherwise very tidy. Unmarked. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. 239pp. 302588
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12.00 GBP
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Stars in a Dark Night: The Letters of Ivor Gurney to the Chapman Family Boden, Anthony Sutton Publishing Stroud, Glos 2004 0750934670 / 9780750934671 Soft cover New Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall New paperback. RRP. £7.99. 224pp. Stars in a Dark Night restores to print the first published collection of letters which Gurney wrote from the Western Front. 304885
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7.99 GBP
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Dominique Fromentin, Eugene ; translated from the French by Edward Marsh The Cresset Press London 1948 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Hardback, without dust jacket. Original blue boards. The boards are slightly faded at the spine and edges (very slightly). No previous owner's name or inscriptions. The binding is firm and pages clean. Autobiographical novel. pp. vii, 249. Top edge blue. A few very light foxing spots to the outer closed textblock edges. 307429
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5.00 GBP
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Stars in a Dark Night: The Letters of Ivor Gurney to the Chapman Family Boden, Anthony Sutton Publishing Stroud, Glos 2004 0750934670 / 9780750934671 Soft cover New Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall New paperback. RRP. £7.99. 224pp. Stars in a Dark Night restores to print the first published collection of letters which Gurney wrote from the Western Front. 304886
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7.99 GBP
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Her Own Life: Autobiographical Writings by Seventeenth-century Englishwomen Graham, Elspeth ; Hinds, Hilary ; Hobby, Elaine ; Wilcox, Helen (edited by) Routledge London and New York 1996 0415017009 / 9780415017008 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Soft back. Reprint. In very good, clean condition. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Light rubs only to the corners of the covers. Clean and tight. pp. v. 250. 308076
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10.00 GBP
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Stories, Political Writings, and Autobiographical Works Boll, Heinrich ; edited by Martin Black Continuum Publishing New York and London 2006 0826417981 / 9780826417985 Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Excellent fine as new condition. The DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve to prolong the life of the jacket. (This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and is fully removable if preferred). pp. xxii, 306. 303136
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15.00 GBP
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The Golden Age Grahame, Kenneth Stone & Kimball Chicago 1895 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Binding is the original dark mustard yellow cloth. Darkened / dulled at the spine and a very slight forwards lean to the spine. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckled / untrimmed. Second American edition, August 1895; the first edition was May of the same year. Occasional foxing spots. Previous owner's signature in ink to the very top edge of the front endpaper. The binding is firm and strong. A nice sturdily-bound copy in good, clean condition. pp. vii, 241. 17.5cm. 105050
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32.00 GBP
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The Richard Burton Diaries Burton, Richard ; edited by Chris Williams Yale University Press 2012 0300180101 / 9780300180107 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Hardback, with dust jacket. Both the book and dust jacket are in excellent near fine condition. Original black boards. There are a few tiny speckles to the top outer closed textblock page edge. First impression. The dust jacket has a few tiny rubs to corners. The binding is firm and square. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. pp. x, 693. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 307302
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13.00 GBP
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The Wind in the Bus-Tops: Variations on London Airs from East and West Hawkes, C. P. Methuen & Co Ltd Essex Street, London 1931 First Edition Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Inscribed by Author(s) Hardback without dust jacket. Original orange / red boards. The boards are faded at the spine and top edge of the rear board, with a small mark to the top edge of the rear board, some light small marks to the spine and a small tear in the cloth at the head of the spine. From the collection of the archaeologist Christopher Hawkes and given to him by his father, the author. Inscription on the front endpaper reads C F C H from CPH, July 24 1931. The pages have slightly tanned with age and have the occasional light foxing spot. Binding is firm. pp. xi, 194, 8. 105847
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35.00 GBP
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Notebooks 1935-1942 AND Notebooks 1942-1951 [2 Volumes] Camus, Albert ; translated from the French and annotated by Philip Thody [1935-42] and Justin O'Brien [1942-51] Alfred A. Knopf | Borzoi Books New York 1963 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Both volumes are second printings; the second volume was first published in 1965 and this is the 2nd printing of 1966. Untrimmed / deckled edges. Black cloth and red cloth respectively. Both volumes are in very good, clean condition; no previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. The dust jacket of the earlier volume has some stains to the front cover and a few tears to the edges. The dust jacket of the later volume has just a couple of short nicks to the edges. pp. xii, 224; 274. The dust jackets are supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. HEAVY books - a postage surcharge will apply to orders with a delivery address outside the UK, as this set costs more to send than our standard postage rate will allow. NO extra charges for delivery within the UK. 102552
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42.00 GBP
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Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading Hill, Susan Profile Books Ltd London 2017 1781250804 / 9781781250808 First Edition Hardcover New New Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Brand new. Hardback with dust jacket. RRP £12.99. First impression. A new copy, in excellent fine condition. When we spend so much of our time immersed in books, who's to say where reading ends and living begins? The two are impossibly and gloriously wedded, as Hill shows in Jacob's Room Is Full of Books. Considering everything from Edith Wharton's novels through to Alan Bennett's diaries, Virginia Woolf and the writings of twelfth century monk Aelred of Rievaulx, Susan Hill charts a year of her life through the books she has read, reread or returned to the shelf. From beneath a shady tree in a hot French summer, or the warmth of a kitchen during an English winter, Hill reflects on what her reading throws up, from writing and writers to politics and religion, as well as the joy of dandies or the pleasure of watching a line of geese cross a meadow. pp. 266. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. 307872
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12.99 GBP
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The Love Letters of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh - Complete in 2 Volumes Carlyle, Thomas ; Welsh, Jane ; edited by Alexander Carlyle John Lane, The Bodley Head London 1909 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Original purple cloth with gilt lettering and gilt stamped motif on the front boards. Two uniform volumes. Spines a little dulled. Some bumps to the spine ends and corners. Deckled / untrimmed page edges. Some quite heavy foxing to endpapers / prelims and foxing to the outer closed textblock edges. Lighter occasional foxing spots throughout. Colour frontis. illustrations + further plates. Light partial crack to the inner hinge of Volume I. Bindings are firm and sound. pp. xliv, 400; xxxvii, 448 [16]. A HEAVY set - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK mainland as this set costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. Small surcharge may apply to UK highlands and islands and N. Ireland; larger surcharge for overseas destinations. NO additional charges for sending within the UK mainland. 103467
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42.00 GBP
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The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover. 3 Vols: Years of Adventure 1874 - 1920, The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920 - 1933, The Great Depression 1929 - 1941. Hoover, Herbert Hollis and Carter London 1952 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Blue cloth. Matching volumes. No dust jackets. The first two volumes were published in 1952. The third volume was published in 1953. Old pencilled prices on the f.e.p. of each volume. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. pp. ix, 496; vii, 405; xv, 503. A VERY HEAVY set - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK mainland as this set costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. Small surcharge may apply to UK highlands and islands and N. Ireland; larger surcharge for overseas destinations. NO additional charges for sending within the UK mainland. 302580
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37.00 GBP
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We Mustn't Upset The Staff Christon, Caroline The Falcon Press London 1951 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Red boards. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. In VG clean condition. The dust jacket is a little darkened overall with a few minor nicks to the edges. Not price clipped, the DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective clear film sleeve (which does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way). 283pp. A frank and amusing record of the Thriston family experiences as they set out to run a hotel in Stratford-on-Avon, in 1945. 302535
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Total Fears: Letters to Dubenka Hrabal, Bohumil (translated from the Czech into English by James Naughton) Twisted Spoon Press Prague 1998 8090217192 / 9788090217195 Soft cover Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Soft back, in clean and tight, near fine condition. The pages have very slightly tanned / darkened. No names, inscriptions or other marks. pp. 203. 308711
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6.00 GBP
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The Voyage Home [Signed Copy] Church, Richard Heinemann London 1964 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Hardback with dust jacket. Original red boards - just a little faded at the edges. Signed by the author on the title page. There is a previous owner's gift inscription written in biro on the front endpaper and dated 1964. The binding is nice and firm and pages themselves are clean, though there are a few foxing spots to the outer closed textblock edges and some small speckles to the front endpaper. The dust jacket is faded at the spine and edges, has some rubs, chips, minor creasing and a couple of short tears to the edges. Front flap price clipped. 223pp. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 105653
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25.00 GBP
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Project Octavio Irving, Clifford ; Suskind, Richard Allison & Busby London 1977 0850311225 / 9780850311228 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Black cloth. In VG clean condition throughout. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Dust jacket faded at the spine. The DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve to prolong the life of the jacket. (This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and is fully removable if preferred). 378pp. 302786
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6.00 GBP
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The Letters of Noel Coward Coward, Noel ; edited by Barry Day Methuen Drama 2007 0713685786 / 9780713685787 Hardcover Very Good Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Binding is nice and tight and square. Little / lightly read. VG condition. There is a small bump to the top of the closed textblock edge, affecting just the top edge of a few pages in the middle of the book. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Dust jacket not price clipped [£25.00]. The DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve to prolong the life of the jacket. (This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and is fully removable if preferred). 780pp. A VERY HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to orders outside of the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for delivery within the UK. 303485
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19.50 GBP
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Painting Round the World Johnson, Percy Leslie Frewin London 1968 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Green cloth boards. Some pale spotting to the top closed textblock edge. Otherwise in very good clean condition throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Not price clipped. The DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve to prolong the life of the jacket. (This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and is fully removable if preferred). 224pp. 303082
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6.00 GBP
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The Letters of Noel Coward Coward, Noel ; edited by Barry Day Methuen Drama 2007 0713685786 / 9780713685787 Hardcover Near Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Binding is nice and tight and square. Little / lightly read. VG condition. There is a small bump to the top of the closed textblock edge, affecting just the top edge of a few pages in the middle of the book. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Dust jacket not price clipped [£25.00]. The DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve to prolong the life of the jacket. (This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and is fully removable if preferred). 780pp. A VERY HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK mainland as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. Small surcharge may apply to UK highlands and islands and N. Ireland; larger surcharge for overseas destinations. NO additional charges for sending within the UK mainland. 303617
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16.00 GBP
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Armed Love Katz, Elia Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1971 0030867096 / 9780030867095 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Beige cloth. In very good clean condition throughout. No previous owner's names, inscriptions other marks. A short nick to the top edge of the dust jacket. Tiny rubs to corners. The DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve to prolong the life of the jacket. (This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and is fully removable if preferred). 216pp. 302637
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12.00 GBP
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Doctor in The Asian Beyond: The Edge of Tomorrow Dooley, Thomas A. Victor Gollancz Ltd London 1959 Hardback Very Good No Jacket 8vo - 8.75" Tall / 22cm First edition. Blue cloth boards are faded to the spine and edges. Otherwise VG clean condition. No names or inscriptions. 208 pages. 052224
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8.00 GBP
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The Life and Letters of John Locke, with extracts from his Journals and Common-place Books. King, Lord Bell and Daldy London 1864 Hardcover Fair No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Dark green cloth - there are some splits in the cloth at the spine. From the Bohn's Standard Library series. Inner hinges cracked. Binding holds firm. Pages browned. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. pp. viii, 503 + Bohn's catalogue pages [Feb 1879]. 102227
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15.00 GBP
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Impressions and Comments [July 1914-] Ellis, Havelock Constable and Company Ltd Orange Street, London 1926 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Original blue boards. New edition of 1926; first published in 1920. Previous owner's name, place and date written in neat, small writing on the front pastedown. Spine and board edges slightly faded and minor bruising to spine ends. Clean condition. pp. vii, 262. 104570
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6.00 GBP
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From The Ozarks and The Rockies : Autobiographical Notes Laporte, Cloyd Cloyd Laporte New York 1970 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book Signed by Author(s) Inscribed by the author on the second front free endpaper. Beige cloth binding. No publisher stated - assumed to be self-published. Light foxing to the endpapers. Some pencilled notes inside the rear board. Rest of pages very clean. Binding tight and firm. 22cm. 100402
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10.00 GBP
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Impressions and Comments: Third (and Final) Series 1920-1923 Ellis, Havelock Constable and Company Ltd Orange Street, London 1930 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Original blue boards. New edition of 1930; first published in 1924. Previous owner's name, place and date written in neat, small writing on the front pastedown. Spine and board edges slightly faded and minor bruising to spine ends. Clean condition. pp. 241. 104571
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6.00 GBP
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Edward Lear: Selected Letters Lear, Edward ; selected and edited by Vivien Noakes Clarendon Press | Oxford University Press Oxford 1988 0198186010 / 9780198186014 First Thus Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Hardback with dust jacket. Publisher's original navy blue boards. Both the book and dust jacket are in very good clean condition. The binding is firm and square and pages clean. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. pp. xliii, 325. 106750
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10.00 GBP
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