Fiction

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head., 1926. Hardcover. Poor. About 10 x 6 inches. 59pp. The spine is badly worn and the edges of the boards are a little rubbed though not as badly as would be expected by the general condition. There is also a white stain to the front. The text block which is detached from the boards is still intact and very clean. Would make an easy restoration project resulting in a very nice copy. more information

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Toby Pr, 2007. Paperback. Near Fine. 221 pp. more information

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London: Dent, 1986. . London: Dent, 1986. An Every Man's Paperback. Very Good/----. About 7.5 x 5 inches. 239pp inc index of poets and translators and glossary. For this anthology of Persian poems the late Professor Arberry has taken a selection of passages translated from Omar Khayyam (in Edward FitzGerald's famous version) and the more mystical Rumi among practitioners of the quatrain, and lyrics by Sana'i, Sa'di, Iraqi, Hafiz and seven others. The odes include those of Farrukhi and Bahar, and the selection concludes with extended passages from the epic Shah - nama, or Book of Kings, of Firdausi. Altogether twenty-five Persian poets of this classical period (which corresponds to our Middle Ages) are represented, and there is poetry of more recent times. In shaping his selection the editor bore in mind the importance of the readability of the English version as poetry; all the examples collected in this volume are in metre; most are also rhymed. ISBN: 0460119966. more information

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York: Sessions, 2000. Cards. Near Fine. John Dillistone. About 6 x 8.5 inches. 29pp. Cover lightly creased but text uncreased, tight and bright. An ancient legend retold. more information

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London: Samuel French, 1975. . London: Samuel French, 1975. Paper back. Very Good/----. About 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 50pp. Cover faded. Part of the 'Norman Conquests' trilogy. ISBN: 0573015740. more information

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London: Penguin Books, 1994. First edition thus. Paperback. Near Fine. Edited with notes by Andrew Motion. 171pp. Very slightly tanned but tight and uncreased. more information

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Huddersfield: The Advertiser, 1970. Cards. Very Good. About 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 84pp. No Date but signed by the author 1970. Crd covers, front slightly creased with feint cup ring. Text clean and tight. more information

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 7.5 x 5 inches. 365pp. Originally published in three parts in 1853, 1854 and 1857. ISBN: 0192813315. more information

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1991. Paperback. Good +. Heavy crease to front cover and some spotting to text. more information

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2002. Paperback. Near Fine. more information

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London: Penguin Books, 1994. . London: Penguin Books, 1994. Paperback. Near Fine/----. About 8 x 5 inches. 247pp. ISBN: 014018726X. more information

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London: Penguin Books, 1994. . London: Penguin Books, 1994. Paperback. Near Fine/----. About 8 x 5 inches. 280pp. ISBN: 0140187243. more information

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Manchester: Crocus Books, 1991. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Minor crease and rubbing to front cover otherwise clean and tight. more information

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Sunderland: G.D.B. Heretic Press, 1992. First edition thus. Paperback. Near Fine. Translated from the Russian by Alan C. Brown. About 8.5 x 6 inches. 66pp. more information

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London: John Murray, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. About 7.5 x 5 inches. 96pp. Dust wrapper price clipped. Boards rubbed along bottom edge. Text block edges a little soiled and foxed, text clean and tight. more information

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London: Wildwood House, 1973. . London: Wildwood House, 1973. Soft cover. Very Good/----. About 8 x 5 inches. 217pp. A little wear to cover andslight tanning. ISBN: 0704500299. more information

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London: John Westhouse, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. About 8 x 5 inches. 96 pp. Red cloth boards a little bumper around the edges and a little grubby but with no wear. Hinges sound all round. Text block clean tight and bright with just a tinge of foxing to the end papers. more information

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Manchester: Abel Heywood., 1884. Hardcover. Very Good +. About 8 x 5.5 inches. 280pp. Dark green boards and gilt titles showing a little wear at points otherwise fine. Hinges weak. Text clean and fairly tight. more information

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London: Everybody's Books., 1946.. Cards. Very Good. About 7 x 5 inches. 191pp. Card cover faded with crease to front corners but uncreased spine. Stapled text block is tanned but otherwise clean and tight. In remarkable condition for what was published as an 'economy' title. more information

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2000. Paperback. Good +. more information

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London: Dent, 1958. . London: Dent, 1958. Hardback. No. 352 in Everman's Library. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 378pp. Inscription to prelim. Dustwrapper with several small tears. more information

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Self Published. . Self Published. Paperback. Near Fine/----. About 8 x 6 inches. 80pp. Well written fiction. more information

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Oxford: Heinemann, 1992. Pictorial Cover. As New. more information

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2007. Near Fine. more information

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Cambridge: : Cambridge University Press, 1985. Paperback. Very Good +. About 7.5 x 5 inches. 241pp in index. Unissued school stock, stamp to inside front cover otherwise fine. I more information

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Seix Barral, 1987. Paperback. Ex-Library. 284 pp. Ex library, clean and tight, appears unissued and unread. more information

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Paris: Éditions J' ai lu, 1993. Paperback. Ex-Library. Ex library book with ffep removed and several stamps.Text block tight but tanned. Not pretty but a good reading copy. more information

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London: Hodder & Stoughton. Hardcover. Very Good +. About 8 x 6 inches. Unpaginated. Slim volume. Cover a little grubby with heavily rubbed spine. Titles, decorations and laid on portrait of Whitman with no discerable damage. End papers a little tanned. Illustrated with unattributed water colours. Text block cleand tight apart from one or two spots. more information

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1970. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. Tanned but tight and uncreased apart from light crease to spine. . more information

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Womens Pr Ltd, 1993. Paperback. Good +. more information

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Llandybie, Carmarthenshire: Christopher Davies, 1965. . Llandybie, Carmarthenshire: Christopher Davies, 1965. 1st edition, Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 56pp. Dust wrapper sunned ends of spine frayed. ffep bears a signature 'Anthony Conran' I have not authenticated this. more information

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Llandybie, Carmarthenshire: Christopher Davies, 1960. . Llandybie, Carmarthenshire: Christopher Davies, 1960. 1st edition, Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 51pp. End sheets browned. Dust wrapper sunned ends of spine frayed. more information

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London: Andre Deutsch, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. About 8 x 5.5 inches. 239pp. Slighly over size dustwrapper frayed along top edge and very slight rubbing to fore edge. Red cloth boards and gilt titles without fault. Small neat name on ffep. Text block clean tight and bright with slight bump to top and bottom edge and light soiling to top edge. more information

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Flinders Park: Era Publications, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. About 10.5 x 7.5 inches. Graphic story. A couple of small chips to cover. more information

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Hatch End:: Poet and Printer, , 1993.. Paperback. Near Fine. About 8 x 5 inches. 27pp. more information

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London: Leopard Books, 1996. . London: Leopard Books, 1996. Hard cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. About 9 x 6 inches. 473pp. The gripping tales within are told by stellar authors including: Ursula Le Guin, known in the world of fantasy writing as a master fantasist; Jane Yolen, hailed as the Hans Christian Andersen of our time; and John Skipp and Craig Spector, collaborators on subversive horror for many years. Also featured is the writing of T.M.Wright, Joe Haldeman, Jonathan Carroll, Gwyneth Jones, Susan Palwick, William F. Nolan, Edward Bryant, John Robert Bensink, Steven Brust, Ramsey Camp bell, David Schow, Elizabeth S. Helfman, and many more. ISBN: 0752903179. more information

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. About 8 x 5 inches. 215 pp. Bottom edge of front cover has small bump and the dust wrapper is a little toned around the edges but the text block is clean and tight and bright. more information

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Barcelona: Destino, 1988. Paperback. Good. Ex library Book with ffep removed but still bearing some library marks. The cover laminated, the text clean and tight but tanned. more information

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New York: Delacorte, 1988. . New York: Delacorte, 1988. Illustrated by Alan Lee. Very Good/----. About 11 x 8 inches. 166pp. Corners slightly bumped and small stain to the back cover. Nine stories of blood, magic and fabulous creatures, set in the framing device of dreams coming to the enchanted wizard Merlin as he lies imprisoned under a great stone. ISBN: 0440500672 more information

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Bury: Printwise Publications, 1992. Paperback. Near Fine. About 8.5 x 6 inches. 90pp plus some Lancashire sayings, glossary of dialect words and catalogue. Slight stain to final page, otherwise as new. An attractive book of new Lancashire dialect poetry from one of the most authentic modern dialectwriters. more information

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Todmorden: Littlewood Arc, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. About 8 x 6 inches. 133pp. A tight and clean copy free from major creases but yellowed. A collection of short stories by writers from the north of England. more information

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London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1961. . London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1961. England and the English. A book for Foreign Students. C. E. Eckersley. Longmans 1961. Originally published in 1932.Though primarily a guide book introducing foreign students to England and the English language, the book is a rather nice collection of short pieces, prose and poetry, from a wide selection of authors from the past few centuries, many still well known names.The binding is a little strained but the book is clean and appears to have had little use. There is a name to the front end sheet.283 pages including indexes and keys. more information

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Melbourne: Medal Poets, 1988. . Melbourne: Medal Poets, 1988. Paper back. Near Fine/----. About 8 x 5.5 inches. 33pp. ISBN: 0867468416. more information

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Virago Pr, 1986. Paperback. Very Good +. more information

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Random House Mondadori, 2005. Paperback. Near Fine. 267 pp. more information

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CSA Telltapes, 1997. Audio Cassette. Ex-Library. Kerry Shale reads twelve humourous short stories written by Fitzgerald for Esquire between 1939 and 1940. Two cassettes in a library case in very good condition more information

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Gourock: Itinerant., 1989. Paperback. Very Good +. About 8 x 6 inches. About 20 unpaginated pages. lean and tight. Cover a little tanned. more information

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London: Bell, 1908. . London: Bell, 1908. Eight colour plates by M.V. Wheelhouse. Decorative hardback. Very Good/----. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 157pp. Ends of spine very slightly frayed. Edges of spine and fore edges lightly rubbed. Boards grubby with faded lettering to spine. Top edge of text block gilt. Paper lightly tanned. more information

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New York: Collier Books, 1993. . New York: Collier Books, 1993. Paper back. Very Good/----. About 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 288pp. A. R. Ammons, John Ashbery, Michael Atkinson, Stephen Berg, Sophie Cabot Black, Stephanie Brown, Charles Bubowski, Hayden Carruth, Tom Clark, Killarney Clary, Marc Cohen, Billy Collins, Peter Cooley, Carolyn Creedon, Barbara Cully, Carl Dennis, Tim Dlugos, Stephen Dobyns, Denise Duhamel, Stephen Dunn, Roger Fanning, Alice B. Fogel, Tess Gallagher, Albert Goldbarth, Jorie Graham, Allen Grossman, Thorn Gunn, Donald Hall, Mark Halliday, Daniel Halpern, Paul Hoover, David Ignatow, Josephine Jacobsen, Mark Jarman, Rodney Jones, Donald Justice, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Robert Kelly, Jane Kenyan, Pamela Kircher, Kenneth Koch, Phyllis Koestenbaum, Stanley Kunitz, Denise Levertov, Lisa Lewis, Thomas Lux, Elizabeth Macklin, Tom Mandel, James McMichael, Sandra Mcpherson, W. S. Merwin, Susan Mitchell, A. F. Moritz, Mary Oliver, Ron Padgett, Michael Palmer, Lucia Maria Perillo, Wang Ping, Lawrence Raab, Adrienne Rich, Laura Riding, Gjertrud Schnackenberg, Hugh Seidman, Charles Simic, Louis Simpson, Gary Snyder, Gerald Stern, Ruth Stone, Mark Strand, James Tate, John Updike, Ellen Bryan Voigt, Susan Wheeler, C. K. Williams, Dean Young. ISBN: 0020698461. more information

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Moscow: : Foreign Languages Publishing House, , 1952. . Very Good +/good +. D. Sharinov. Translated by Helen Altschuler. Hard Cover. About 6.5 x 4.5 inches. 613pp. The book has a lean which could be corrected. The text block is slightly grubby to the bottom edge but is otherwise very clean and tight with no foxing. All illustrations appear to be present, the frontis being a tipped in photograph of the author. There is a stamp to the title page which declares "Russia today Book Club" Not for sale to the public. The maroon boards are lightly bumped. The gilt titles fine. The dust wrapper has a splitting fold to the front and the head and foot of the spine is chipped. more information

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