Search Results: Authors starting with A from Sad Paradise Books

London: Macdonald and Janes, 1977. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. Near fine - a bright, tight copy of the first U.K edition. Octavo in publisher's original blue boards with silver title and credit to spine, 246 pages. Edges slightly spotty. A young English governess becomes engulfed in a world of terror when she travels to Andelucia to teach the young daughters of the enigmatic Don Isidro.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Near fine - a neat, bright copy. Octavo in publisher's original dark ochre boards with gilt title and credits to spine, 223 pages. A couple of tiny chips to dustjacket, top edge very slightly spotted. The third in Alldritt's sequence of novels about the English Midlands, this time with Edward Elgar as protagonist.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 160pp, Colour photography by John Tristam. The myths and folktales told by the people of the Pacific Islands, illustrated with stunning colour photographs. A clean, sharp copy.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Bright and unmarked - it's hard to imagine there's a better copy available anywhere. First impression. Octavo in publisher's original navy cloth with gilt title and credit to spine, 231 pages. 'Denton's Death' was first published in 1975, but the other eight stories appear for the first time in this volume.

London: Flamingo, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. A very neat, tight copy. First impression. Octavo in publisher's original black cloth with gilt title and credits to spine, 494 pages. Richard Tull, failed novelist decides to hire a hitman to knock out his agonisingly successful friend. Comedy is the only genre with any future says Amis - it's all that's left.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Bright and unmarked - it's hard to imagine there's a better copy available anywhere. First impression. Octavo in publisher's original navy cloth with gilt title and credit to spine, dark blue endpapers, 149 pages. Amis' protagonist is an American female detective - Mike Hooliham. She's seen it all - until she is confronted by the body of Jennifer Rockwell.

New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2002. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine,. A very neat, square copy. First printing. Octavo in illustrated wrapper, 309 pages including black and white plates, index. Small dog-ear on front panel. Amram recounts his enduring friendship and artistic collaborations with Kerouac including the now classic film 'Pull my Daisy'. An important memoir of Kerouac, told by 'an ever-enthusiastic and energetic travel guide, taking you along in this extraordinary account of their adventures from 1956 until Kerouac's death in 1969.'

Melbourne: Marsh Walsh Publishing, 1975. Very Good. And a List of the Civil and Military Establishment. To Which is Added an Historical Narrative of the Discovery of New Holland, or, New South Wales. A very neat bright copy of the numbered limited edition of 350 copies. Facsimile of edition published in London 1789. Octavo bound in full calf, raised bands, gilt embossed ship device to front and rear panels, leather title label to spine (with spare in pocket at rear board) 54 pages including folding chart. An important book; the earliest authentic eyewitness account of the first settlement of Australia. Attractive copy, perfect gift.

Eltham: Indra, 1992. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. A neat, bright copy. Octavo in illustrated wrappers, 265 pages. Previous owner's name stamp on flyleaf, very slight crease to spine. Three novellas exploring relationships; between men and women, between cultures, between fact and fiction.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A tight, Bright copy. Original grey cloth with black lettering to spine 277 pages including list of works cited, index, black & white photographic illustrations. A fascinating collection of essays exploring the life of the man who became a cult hero of literary circles on both sides of the Atlantic. It includes memoirs of people Lowry knew at critical junctures of his life, and offers critical insights into his writings. Of particular interest are the reminiscences of his wife, Jan, of their time in Mexico on 1936. Listing with Biblio since 2005, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.

Canberra: Australian National Gallery, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine,. A very neat, bright set. Two volumes oblong octavo, plum cloth with gilt lettering to spine in marbled slipcase. Some slight abrasions, and a sticker removal scar to the marbled slipcase. Volume 1: 'Essay on the Artist' by Dinah Dysart, 55 pages including 27 black & white photographic illustrations and footnotes, marbled endpapers. Volume 2: facsimile from Julian Ashton's student years in London and Paris in the 1870s' unpaginated; mostly figure studies in charcoal, pencil, pen and wash. Marbled endpapers. A very nice box-set celebrating the work of the turn of the century Australian artist. Listing with Biblio since 2005, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.

Port Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Near fine - a clean, tight copy. First impression. Octavo in publisher's original aqua boards with white title and credits to spine, 223 pages. Previous owner's inscription on flyleaf. A sad yet funny novel about an ironic search for self-fulfilment; Belle's mother was a drummer in an all-women's group before she turned vegetarian and went to live in a shack in the hills..

London: Oxford University Press, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good,. Collection chosen and introduced by W H Auden. Second printing in navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front panel, index of titles, index of first lines, 553 pages. Some offsetting to endpapers, all else sound and clean.

New York: Owl Books, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. First impression. Illustrated wrapper, 219 pages; shooting script, interviews and black & white stills from the film written and directed by Paul Auster. 'Lulu on the Bridge' combines myth, magic, and reality to uncover truths about the human experience. A bright, tight copy.

London: Faber and Faber, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good,/Very Good,. A sound, quite neat copy. First impression. Octavo in black boards, silver lettering to spine, 278 pages. Dustjacket edges have creases and chips, paper stock tanning. By the author of 'The New York Trilogy.' 'When the Master takes little Walt to his mysterious house on the great plains, he initiates the tutorial process that will culminate in Walt learning to fly.

London: HarperCollins, 1995. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. A clean, tight square copy. First softcover edition, first impression. Octavo in illustrated wrappers, 238 pages. Neat remainder mark to lower edge. After the death of his wife Andrew Macleod finds solace in his research into the ancient practices of magic, then unwittingly becomes the apprentice of Duncan Mylne, who has a strange hold over him.