Search Results: Anglophile Fiction Q-Z from Anglophile Books

New York: Grove Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1986. First US Edition. Hardcover. 342 pages. Spine head and tail lightly bumped; top text block edge faintly soiled, previous owner signature on front endpaper. Dust wrapper, not price cut, is lightly edgeworn. ; <B>The first two Adrian novels issued in one volume. </B> .

Wakefield, RI: Moyer Bell. Very Good+. c1933, 1996. Softcover; Trade PB. 212 pages. No spine creases, back cover corner and several page corners creased, faint edgewear. A nice copy.; <B>First time this early AT title has been published in the US. This novel was written before the author had the inspiration to write her Barsetshire series and is rather autobiographical.</B>; Perhaps not the novel to choose to introduce others to AT but as AT admirers we found it very interesting. .

NY: Bantam Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1989. First US Edition. Hardcover. 664 pages.

New York: Carroll & Graf. Very Good. c1940,1992. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine creased, covers lightly edgeworn, inside covers and page edges pale brown (seen before in this edition); interior pages clean, none loose. ; Cover matches sample image. .

NY: Academy Chicago Publishers. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover; Ex-Library. 311 pages. Ex-library book with usual stamps and markings; in nice condition. Spine ends faintly bumped. Unclipped dust wrapper has no library markings, is faintly edgeworn. ; <b>'A keenly observed and elegant new novel about the families we're born into, and the ones we create.<br><br>We all need to know where we come from, where we belong. But for David and Natalie, this need to know is even more urgent, since they are adopted. Brought up by the same parents, but born to two different mothers, they have grown up as brother and sister, and share a fierce loyalty.<br><br>Their decision, in their late thirties, to embark upon the journey to find their birth mothers is no straightforward matter. It affects, acutely and often painfully, their spouses and children, the people they work with, and, most poignantly, the two women who gave them… Read More

New York: Posedion Press. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. 428 pages. Spine ends and bottom corners bumped, pages pale yellow but clean, cloth discoloured at rear spine gutter. No binding problems, no remainder mark. Unclipped dust wrapper is lightly edgeworn and rubbed with a half inch closed tear, repaired with archival tape at rear flap foot. A nice copy.; <b> First in Woolley's Arthurian trilogy; told from Guinevere's point of view. This first novel tells of her early life and marriage to young King Arthur. </b> .

New York: Posedion Press. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1988. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 428 pages. A few pages creased at the text block edge, vertical spine crease (does not damage binding), spine ends bumped. No binding problems, pages clean and bright. Dust wrapper, a bit edgeworn with a few short closed tears. ; <b> First in Woolley's Arthurian trilogy; told from Guinevere's point of view. This first novel tells of her early life and marriage to young King Arthur. </b> .

Leicester: F.A. Thorpe. Good+. 1993. First Edition Thus. Hardcover; Ex-Library. 369 pages. An Ulverscroft Large Print ex-library book with usual stamps and markings. Pictorial binding bumped at spine ends and corners, tiny tears at spine ends, spine creased but no binding damage, book is cocked. Skinned area on front free endpaper where library material removed. Pages yellowed, edges a bit soiled; interior pages clean. No dust wrapper, as issued.; <b> The second book in this series; set in the Welsh valleys at the close of the Second World War. Fred, a young curate, has various adventures that are often quite humourous. The author was a curate and later a vicar in various parishes in Wales so these novels of a curate's life have an authentic ring to them. This edition says 'autobiography'. Recommended.</B> .

NY: St Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1997. First US Edition. Hardcover. 287 pages. A very nice copy. Spine ends faintly bumped, unclipped dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn.; <b>The author's second novel; she also writes the 'shopaholic' novels under the name Sophie Kinsella. 'Tucked away on a Silchester side street, the house owned by teachers Liz and Jonathan Chambers has been empty for a year. Liz, Jonathan, and their moody adolescent daughter Alice live in a dreary apartment above the private college they bought on impulse, hoping to make it a great success. To pay the mortgage they simply must sell their beloved house. Now, as debts mount, their relationship and finances are crumbling. <p>Unlike Jonathan, who lets things happen, Liz's need to take action leads to Marcus Witherstone, driver of a Mercedes, husband of a difficult wife, and senior partner of the firm, handling the house sale. Marcus has two splendid ideas, to… Read More

NY: Anchor Books. Very Good+. c2011, 2012. First Printing. Softcover; Trade PB. 290 pages. One light cover crease, bottom page edges pale yellow, a few page corners creased. No spine creases; a nice copy.; <b>The second book in this prolific author's Corduroy Mansions series set in London. 'The further adventures of Freddie de la Hay, Pimlico terrier, and the wonderfully motley crew of his fellow residents.'</b>Image is actual copy on offer. .

Edinburgh: Greyladies. New. c1940, 2014. First Edition Thus. Softcover; Trade PB. A new book. All copies received from printer with very light edgewear and faint horizontal ripples on spines. ; <b>This novel was written in 1940, near the beginning of World War II. It is set in England before, and just after, the start of World War II. In 1938 Franz von Heiden, son of a Nazi official and an Englishwoman who died when he was a child, comes to England to visit his English cousins. Life in England is not what he expected, and he reports this to his father back in Germany. Completed on 29 February, 1940, before the US had entered the war, DES hoped this book would explain the British attitude to the war to her American readers.</b>This edition now out of print. Image is one of actual copies on offer. .

NY: Moyer Bell. As New. c1955. Softcover; Trade PB. An unread copy with faintest edgewear. No date on this edition, issued after publisher became an imprint of Beaufort Books. ; <B>In this Barsetshire chronicle of village society (Hatch End and Little Misfit) and family life (The Hallidays and the Grahams) the elusive Sir Robert Graham finally makes an appearance.</B>; This edition now out of print. Image is one of actual copies available. .

London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1955. First British Edition. Hardcover. 271 pages. Blue cloth binding lightly soiled at bottom edge, spine ends and corners bumped and lightly worn (not to boards). Soil mark on front free endpaper, page edges pale brown, top edge soiled; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper, sunned spine, lightly edgeworn, white rear panel soiled. ; <B>The elusive Sir Robert Graham finally makes an appearance.</B> .

Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers. Very Good. c1968,1990. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. Light edgewear and cover creases, no spine creases, page edges yellowed (seen before in this edition).; <b>The village of Fairacre has a festival to help pay for the damage done to the roof of St. Patrick's church by an October storm.</b> .

London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1953. First British Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth binding, spine ends and bottom corners lightly bumped, front hinge beginning to split at pastedown as is often seen with Collins editions from this time. Yellowed page edges have a few tiny soil marks; interior pages clean. Small bookseller label on rear pastedown. Unclipped dust wrapper, lightly edgeworn and soiled, spine head reinforced with tape on inside by previous owner. Once white rear panel now age browned. One of the nicer copies we've seen.; <B>One of the rather scarce titles by this wonderful author. Set in the Scottish Border country and London.</b> Images are actual copy available. .

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1988. First British Edition. Hardcover. 309 pages. Spine head lightly bumped, front board very slightly flared, pages yellowed, erased pencil marks on front free endpaper. Dust wrapper not price cut, spine sunned, light edgewear. ; <B>Poppy is 16 in 1911 and is attending suffragette meetings in London. Life is exciting with wonderful possibilities. The outbreak of the Great War in 1914 changes everything and adds a new kind of excitement and freedom as Poppy becomes an ambulance driver. Part two of a six part series. </B> .

Edinburgh: Greyladies. New. 2013. Softcover; Trade PB. A new book. ; <b>A selection from the unpublished papers 'found in the attic' by the author's granddaughter. They include short stories (including a gentle revenge on critics, an eccentric maid, a ventriloquist desperate for work and a very human burglar); verse (a burlesque, some war poems); two delightfully witty one-act plays, and articles and talks on books and writing. Illustrated with some wonderful family photographs. The articles on books and writing especially offer a compelling insight into this beloved author. Recommended.</b>This edition now out of print. .

NY: Warner Books. Fine. 1998. Advance Review Copy. Softcover; Trade PB. 257 pages.

London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good- in Very Good dust wrapper. 1962. First British Edition. Hardcover. Spine ends and corners bumped, vertical spine crease doesn't damage binding but book is slightly cocked (flaw found in both copies of this book we've seen). Pastedowns, endpapers and page edges foxed. Unclipped dust wrapper has sunned spine, lightly edgeworn, white rear panel soiled.Jacket design by Quentin Blake, the noted illustrator and children's book author. He was appointed the first British Children's Laureate in 1999.<br>; <b>A novel written by Angela Thirkell's youngest son, described by the publisher as comedy of manners. It is rather scarce.</b> ; Images are actual copy on offer. .

Orlando, FL: Magic Carpet Books. Very Good+. c2004,2006. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Faint edgewear, a few smudges to page edges; lovely copy, looks unread. ; <b>The delightful sequel to 'Sorcery and Cecelia' set in 1817. Cecilia and Kate are on a Grand Tour of the Continent and become entangled in a mysterious plot to create a magical Emperor of Europe.</b>; Highly recommended, especially for those that enjoy some magic with their Regency novels. :o) For ages 12 and up. .