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First edition, first printing. 20 short stories that look at all the ways sisters are. Includes stories by Elizabeth Bowen, Jean Stafford, Alice Munro, Alice Walker, Ann Beattie and others. Cream card wraps with bluck and red titles to front and spine. Tight binding. Light creasing to corners and spine. Pages browned. LIght spotting to top edge of text block. Name and number written in ink to inside back cover. Not ex-library. 351 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

First Edition. Book I - Before Christ, Book II - Jesus Christ, Book III - After Christ. Publishers maroon cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight, boards clean, light pushing to spine ends. Text clean and bright. Slight black mark from shelf rub to bottom edge of text block. Jacket price clipped with light chipping to spine ends, small loss to top of back panel, edge creasing, repaired internally with tape. Includes original 8 page promotional leaflet with b/w photographs. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 1270pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked. NOTE: This is a heavy book (approx 1.2 kg packed) so postage outside the UK may be higher than the default price - please ask BEFORE ordering.

Undated. Title page for The Prodigal Son shows published by George Newnes, no date; The Christian published by William Heinemann 1907; A Son of Hagar published by Chatto and Windus 1907. Contains advertisements of the period. Publishers original green cloth with gilt titles and ornate decoration to front and spine. All edges bright gilt. Binding firm. Rubbing to spine ends and corners. Light marks and scuffing to boards. Boards slightly bowed. A little foxing to fore-edge. Previous owner name and address to front free endpaper. Pages browned but clean. Not ex-library. 575pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Tenth edition. Small format book 5 x 3 inches. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles to front, back and spine. Gilt rubbed. Binding a little slack. Small dint in cloth to front board. Boards lightly marked. Spotting to endpapers. Content generally clean with occasional mark with some corner creasing. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 181 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

BumbleBee books, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. Lovely childrens book with wonderful colour animal illustrations to reinforce the learning of the days of the week. Glazed pictorial boards. Binding tight and boards clean. Lower front corner bumped and rubbed. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York. 1930. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front and black lettering to spine. Binding tight with light bumping to corners. Spine faded and spotted and ends rubbed and worn. Very slight fading to front cover outer edge and very small brown mark. Content clean and bright. Fore-edge rough cut. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 295 pages. All books are individually described.

First edition. The story of three boys and a sea voyage in the years 1241 and 1242. Publishers blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight, boards clean and corners square. Content clean and bright. Reference number written in black to copyright page. Jacket not clipped 15s net with just very minor edgewear. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 171 pp. A very nice copy indeed. All books are individually described. All overseas orders sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Translated from the Czech by M. and R. Weatherall. This edition reissued in 2017 is an unabridged republication of the work published by G.P. Putnams, New York, in 1931. Tight binding. Covers clean with minor creasing to corners. Content clean and bright with no markings. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 108 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Undated but British Library give date of 1952. Original pictorial laminated boards, white titles on blue spine. Two tone green and black endpapers and illustrations. Binding firm with heavy bump to head of spine, rubbing to corners and spine ends. Browning to endpapers.Content generally clean with occasional marks. Ink 3/8 to copyright page. Jacket to match boards, unclipped 2/6 net, creasing and tears to edges, 3 cm closed tear to bottom of front panel, chipping to spine ends, water stain internally. A scarce book. Not ex-library. 36 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Scarce original set of six parts. Each part has four leaves with a lovely Celtic style colour illustration by Seaghan Mac Cathmhaoil and a musical score arranged by C. Milligan Fox. 168 x 155 mm. Publishers original sewn stiff card wrappers with red and black printing to front. Content of each part clean and bright with no markings. Part l "Mary of Carrick" Covers darkened and spotted, spine split at top and bottom, crease to front. Light corner creasing to pages. Part ll "Thinkin' Long" Covers slightly darkened and spotted, front top corner missing, spine split at top. Part lll "The Green Woods of Truagh" Covers slightly spotted, spine split at top. Part lV "Niamh" Covers slightly spotted, spine split at top. Part V "The Heathery Hill" Covers slightly spotted, spine split at top. Part Vl "A Beannacht Leat" Covers darkened and spotted, spine split at top and bottom, corners chipped, content coming apart from sewn covers. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 8pp. A very nice set… Read More

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London. 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. Book Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding coming apart at plate 24. Corners bumped, all round edge wear and spine ends bumped and creased. Moderate rubbing and wear over surfaces and cloth lifting off back board in several places. Yellow marks (possibly from sticky tape) to front pastedown and endpaper. Light occasional spotting and discolouration to closed edges. Content clean and bright. All prints very good. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions.

First Edition. Publishers original blue cloth with white titles to front and spine, white rules to front and spine. Binding tight with pushing and rubbing to spine ends. Slight fading to spine. Boards clean. Book has forward lean. Endpapers browned. Light fox spotting to prelims and fore-edge, occasional spotting in text. Top edge dust dulled. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 296pp. Overall a very good copy of Dudley Carew's scarce first book. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Lutterworth Press, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Brown cloth boards with black titles to spine. Binding tight and boards clean. Content very clean and bright with no markings. Jacket clipped with 3cm closed tear to front bottom edge and 4cm closed tear to back bottom edge, light edgewear with small nicks. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 128 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Manchester: World Distributors, 1976. Soft cover. Very Good. Milli Jancar. Pictorial covers. Light creasing to front, light rubbing to spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Price 15p printed to front top corner. This book belongs to panel filled in on inside front cover. Pages age toned. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Reprint (First published 1884). Original blue cloth with bright gilt authors initials to front and titles to spine. Binding firm with light rubbing to spine ends and small chip to back top edge. Rough cut top edge. Top edge is uncut to some sections at rear. Some spotting to endpapers and edges but content clean. Joint at title page cracked. Previous owners neat ink name and date 1908 to front endpaper. Not ex-library. 491 pages plus 32 page publishers catalogue at end. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

First edition. Numerous b/w illustrations and period adverts. Publishers blue cloth boards with gilt titles to front and spine. Boards slightly bowed and with some marks. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Paper split to front inner hinge but binding still firm. Content clean and bright. Some ink notes on 'Westminster Chime' to back endpaper. Not ex-library. No labels, names, or inscriptions. 252 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Rockliff, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight with clean, unmarked boards and corners square. Content clean and bright. Content clean and bright with no markings. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 136 pages. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Fifth Edition. B/w frontispiece of spaniel Publishers blue cloth boards with bright gilt titles and spaniels head to front, gilt titles to spine. Binding tight. Light rubbing to corners, edges and foot of spine. head of spine worn with small tear to cloth. Cloth to spine strip slightly creased. Back board scuffed. Light foxing to prelims and text block edges. Some page corners lightly creased. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 216pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Publishers reddish-brown cloth boards with black titles and decoration to front, gilt titles and black decoration to spine, black decoration to back board. Binding tight with light rubbing to corners and foot of spine, head of spine worn. Cloth rippled in a couple of places. Top edge dusty. Has never been read as some page edges not separated. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 248pp + 4 page publishers catalogue at back. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Walter Scott Ltd.. Hardcover. Good. Walter Scott Ltd., London. Undated. hardcover. Book Condition: Good +. No Dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Binding firm with corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed. Spine edges rubbed. Gilt top edge. Bottom edge unevenly cut. Content clean and bright. Previous owners neat ink signature to front pastedown. Possibly lacking half title page? Occasional minor foxing to fore-edge and endpapers. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions. 245 pages. All books are individually described.