Search Results: Thirkell, Angela from Anglophile Books

Duckworth Press. Very Good. c1977,1996. Second Printing. Softcover; Trade PB. Signed by Author; Light edgewear and rubbing, closed horizontal tear at spine does not damage binding; no spine or cover creases; a nice copy. ; <B>This reprint was published by the Angela Thirkell Society, North American Branch. It does not have the photographic illustrations found in the hardback. This copy is inscribed by the author "E--- Chicago 1996" on the title page. An interesting, and at times controversial, telling of this British author's life. She wrote many wonderful novels mainly set in Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire and was related to Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling, and Stanley Baldwin.</B>; Image is actual copy on offer. .

Duckworth Press. Very Good. c1977,1998. Third Printing. Softcover; Trade PB. Light edgewear and rubbing, a few spine and cover creases; pages clean and bright. ; <B>This reprint was published by the Angela Thirkell Society, North American Branch. It does not have the photographic illustrations found in the hardback. An interesting, and at times controversial, telling of this British author's life. She wrote many wonderful novels mainly set in Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire and was related to Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling, and Stanley Baldwin.</B>; Image is actual copy on offer; in our attempt to show the spine this image appears curved, the book is not curved or warped. .

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. .

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. .

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> .

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. 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. .

Wakefield, RI: Moyer Bell. As New. c1952, 1998. Softcover; Trade PB. A lovely unread copy.; <B>Earlier US editions of this book were published as 'Happy Return'.</b>; This Barsetshire novel 'welcomes us back to a county still shadowed by the war and its aftermath. Old friends and new faces join the community conversation, as Sir Cecil Waring has plans for a home for boys of naval men killed in the war, while the Priory Preparatory School prepares for its move to Harefield.' In between a hesitant courtship and a headlong marriage, 'we find much discussion of gardens, dogs, and other country matters'. This edition now out of print. Image is one of actual copies on offer. .

New York: Carroll & Graf. Very Good. c1933,1992. Reprint. Softcover; Mass Market PB. <B>Our introduction to Laura Morland, the writer of 'rather good bad novels', her son Tony, and many other beloved Barsetshire characters. Recommended.</B>; Spine creased, covers lightly edgeworn, page edges yellowed (see often in this edition); interior pages clean, none loose.; Image is actual copy on offer. .

NY: Knopf. Fair. 1953. First US Edition. Hardcover. Spine ends and corners bumped and fraying, cloth worn to boards on all corners, spine sunned (seen frequently in this edition), orange cloth boards have a few soil marks. Pages age yellowed with a few soil spots in margins and edges; endpapers decorated with map of Barsetshire. A reading copy with no loose pages. ; <B>'Helping the county's denizens move past their grieving for the death of King George VI, the whispered inklings of a romance between a new rector and "the incredibly beautiful and even more incredibly silly" Rose Fairweather lighten the mood in this 22nd Barsetshire novel, originally published in 1953. But at the center of this tale is Admiral Phelps's daughter Margot, a 40-ish ugly duckling who is taken in hand by the ladies of Barsetshire and transformed into a swan.'</B>; Image is actual copy on offer. .

Wakefield, RI: Moyer Bell. As New. c1945, 2001. Reprint; Second Printing. Softcover; Trade PB. A lovely unread copy.; <b>One of the World War II Barsetshire novels.</b>; 'While "the war had mingled all races and creeds, it had not as yet mingled Old Town and New," winks the author in this Barsetshire chronicle from 1945. Under the tutelage of Miss Bunting—the governess who has molded most of the country's upper class—Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Fielding, renews an old school acquaintance with the daughter of Hogglestock's successful, albeit not genteel, iron master. "We must move with the times," says the unflappable governess when Lady Fielding questions the suitability of this association.' This edition now out of print. Image is one of actual copies on offer. .

Wakefield, RI: Moyer Bell. Very Good+. c1935, 1996. Softcover; Trade PB. 210 pages. Faint edgewear, spine ends lightly bumped, a few smudges on page edges. A nice copy.; <b>A non-Barsetshire novel, this semi-autobiographical book is one of AT's earliest efforts.</b> .

NY: Carroll & Graf. Good+. c1938,1989. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Strong spine and cover creases, edgewear, previous owner ink initials on front free endpaper. Pages age browned, page edges show light dampstain (does not extend into book), tan rear cover faintly soiled; interior pages clean. ; <b>One of the more scarce Barsetshire series titles, this enjoyable novel features the Bartons, Pomfrets, and Rivers families. Shy Alice Barton must attend her first country house party. Highly recommended.</b>; Image is actual copy offered. .

NY: St Martins Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1985. First US Edition. Hardcover. Spine ends bumped, purple marker gift inscription front free endpaper, top textblock edge faintly soiled, pages pale yellow but clean; no binding problems. Clipped dust wrapper edgeworn with several small tears and scratch marks.; <b>The lives of the lovers, wives, colleagues (Jane Morris, Georgina Burne-Jones, Elizabeth Siddal, Emma Brown, Annnie Miller, and Fannie Cornforth) associated with the Pre-Rapaelite brotherhood. Sections include Youth, Marriage, and Maturity. 'A fascinating tribute to their spirit of independence in circumstances which conspired to suppress it. It includes an intriguing set of photographs as well as reproductions of the paintings and studies they inspired.' Author was a lecturer at the National Portrait Gallery in London at the time of publication; she is now a researcher there. She has written extensively on the Pre-Raphaelites and is a fellow of the… Read More

NY: Watson- Guptill Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2001. First US Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages. A new book with faint edgewear to dust wrapper. ; <b>The semi-secret Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a fiery group of young artists, designers and thinkers, led by the charismatic figure of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This book 'explores their personalities and work through the places and haunts they made their own, presenting an intimate view of an important section of the avant-garde artistic community and placing it firmly in its Victorian context. "Pre-Raphaelites at Home" is a book about personality and place. Biographies of each of the extensive cast of characters open the book, followed by a chronology of the significant events affecting the group over more than 60 years. In the succeeding chapters Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt and Thomas Woolner are joined by William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and… Read More

London: Hogarth Press. Very Good. c1937, 1988. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. Covers lightly creased, light edgewear, small skinned area on front cover (from old price sticker?) Pages yellowed (seen frequently in this edition), red remainder mark bottom edge; pages clean, none loose. A nice copy.; <b>Colin Keith teaches at Southbridge during a break from his law studies; another delightful early Barsetshire novel. Great cover illustration by Clair Minter-Kemp. Recommended.</b>; Image is actual book on offer. .

Boston: Moyer Bell. As New. c1961, 2005. Softcover; Trade PB. A lovely unread copy. ; <b>The final Barsetshire Chronicle. Left unfinished upon Mrs. Thirkell's death, it was completed by Lejeune. All of Barchester gathers together to celebrate Laura Morland's 70th birthday.The cover illustration is from a painting by Burne-Jones, AT's grandfather. This edition now out of print.</b>; Image is one of actual copies on offer. .

MD: Adler & Adler. Very Good. 1987. Softcover; Trade PB. 218 pages. Spine sunned and faintly creased, very light edgewear. Pages edges pale yellow (seen before in this edition) and lightly soiled; interior pages clean, none loose.; <B>This is the engaging biography of Angela Thirkell's grandmother and great-aunts. Georgiana Burne-Jones, her grandmother, wife of painter Edward Burne-Jones, Agnes was the wife of artist Edward Poynter, Alice was wife to an artist and mother of Rudyard Kipling and Louisa was mother to British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.</B>Image is actual copy on offer. .

London: Folio Society. Very Good+. 2002. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 172,476,524 pages. Quarter cloth bindings with decorated paper covered boards and decorated endpapers. Two of the lovely volumes are near fine.The very good 'Barchester Towers' volume has circular dampstains on front and a few white spots on back. No dust wrappers as issued, blue slipcase, faintly dusty, has bumped corners.; <B>The first three volumes of "The Barsetshire Novels", the first serial fiction in English literature. The six novel series tells the story of the professional and landed classes in the Victorian cathedral town of Barchester and the surrounding county. Angela Thirkell readers will recognize many of the family names and place names as she 'borrowed' Trollope's Barsetshire for her own novels of 20th century English life. 'The Warden' introduction by Owen Chadwick, 'Barchester Towers' introduction by Ruth Rendell, 'Doctor Thorne' introduction… Read More

New York: Carroll & Graf. Very Good. c1934,1989. Reprint. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 265 pages. Spine creased, covers lightly edgeworn, pages pale yellow, edges a bit darker with a smudge mark; interior pages clean, none loose. ; <b>In this chronicle of Barsetshire we are introduced to the endearing and maddening Lady Emily Leslie of Rushwater House and the rest of her charming family. Rushwater is believed to be based on Stanway House in Gloucestershire.</b> .