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London: Harrap, 1967. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. The story deals with a young German trying to come to terms with his own and his country's Nazi past, and with his father's background as a maker of anti-semitic propaganda films. 319pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Manchester: Ensign Books, 1974. Minor fading to the spine, some yellowing to the pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this paperback novel. The story, set in American-occupied Germany just after WW2, involves a Black GI whose relationship with a German girl is torn apart due to racism on the part of the military and the Germans; and who then deserts and joins a gang of criminals and fellow deserters. 286pp.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: T N Foulis, 1914. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue buckram-covered boards, a couple of small old splash-marks on front board, original owner's name on f/ep, otherwise a good clean copy. Originally published in October 1913, this is a reprint from July 1914. A collection of short pieces by the author on composers, pianists, singers, violinists & cellists, and conductors of the late-nineteenth and very early twentieth centuries. 267pp, 21 b&w illustrations (tipped in with tissue overlay) . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hutchinson, 1954. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also a couple of small tears. Some bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, smells a bit of being shut away in a cupboard or similar, though this should fade. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, the fourteenth in the "Saturday Book" series. Includes pieces on Fatty Arbuckle, Chorus Girls, "Down in the Dark" by L T C Rolt (on tunnels), and much more. 288pp, b&w illustration throughout, also some in colour.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hutchinson, 1968. Minor creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, smells a bit of being shut away in a cupboard or similar, though this should fade. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, the twenty-eighth in the "Saturday Book" series. Includes pieces on "The Scene" in the 1960s and the 1920s, along with a piece on Machu Picchu by Hammond Innes, a story "Debt of Honour" by V S Pritchett, and more. 256pp, b&w illustration throughout, also some in colour. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970. Very slight creasing to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some yellow marking (NOT from tobacco) to the white panels of same, minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards, some yellowing to the edges of the b&w plates, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Part of the publisher's ''The Canals of the British Isles'' series, this one looks at canals of the East Midlands (east of the Trent) and of London. Originally published in 1966, this is a second edition from 1970. 294pp, 16 b&w plates, 15 maps and diagrams.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hutchinson, 1958. Includes original box. Minor scuffing to corners of box lid, a tear to the back panel of unclipped dustwrapper, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Number eighteen in the "Saturday Book" series, contains twenty-five pieces by various authors. 304pp including over 100pp with b&w and colour illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hassocks, Sussex: Flare Books/The Harvester Press, 1977. A tear to the top edge of front panel of dustwrapper which has been mended with sellotape, some bumping to spine ends of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the natural history (plant and Animal) of Sussex. 192pp, 48 b&w photographic illustrations and a few drawings and a map.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1946. Some creasing to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also a small bit missing from bottom edge. Minor bumping to spine ends of yellow cloth-covered boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1934, this is a later edion from 1946. The story of a panther (or cougar) on Vancouver Island. 191pp, 4 full-page black & yellow drawings, other small b&w drawings in the text.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Lee-Elliott, Theyre. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1995. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of red boards, original owner's name on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the fifteen major battles of the Wars of the Roses fought between 1455 and 1487. 206pp, numerous b&w illustrations and diagrams of the battles.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1925. No dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, also a small (half-inch) tear to the top right-hand side of spine strip, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, wit black titles on spine still clear, of this hard-cover novel. No publication date shown, the book was originally published in 1923, but original owner's name written twice on f/ep and next page with dates of 1925 and 1928, so probaby a slighty later edition. The author was best-known in his day for his "McGlusky" series of adventure stories, but this is not one of those, being a historical-romance-adventure set in England in Regency times. Interestingly, the book is dedicated to "His Excellency (Corporal) Mussolini .... as a token that the author has not forgotten a thousand courtesies and kindnesses bestowed by the soldato of Italy during the Great War.....". One of the characters in the story is an Italian nobleman also… Read More

London: Viking, 1987. Very slight creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, oherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book in which the author looks at fishing in the river Truim on Speyside. Originally published in 1960, this is a much later edition from 1987. 125pp, some b&w drawings.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997. Very slight creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of caricatures by Beerbohm of writers, artists, and dramatists; as well as politicians, royalty and others. A heavy book, packaged weight is around 1500g, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside the UK. 240pp, 213 illustrations, many in colour.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Beerbohm, Max. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Quercus, 2022. Very slight creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Tales from the author's life in comedy. NOT a first edition, number line starts with a 2. Signed by the author on title page to original owners "To .... & .... Rich Hall". 305pp.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2005. A small scuff-mark to top end of spine, otherwise a very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. A collection of autobiographical anecdotes from the author's life as a US Marine during Vietnam and later as a reservist, serving five terms as a Republican in the Massachusetts Senate, and managing various non-profit organisations. Signed by the author on title page. 278pp.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1844. No dustwrapper, top inch of the right-hand side of spine strip is missing, also a small piece at right-hand side at bottom end. Some bumping to corners of dark green embossed boards, gilt title panel on spine is still bright. Original owner's note inside front board (Rec'd Dec 6th 1844), binding only just barely starting to split inside front and back covers, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. An early volume issued by the Camden Society, this one contains four Mediaeval metrical romances, namely "Sir Perceval of Galles" (Syr Percyvelle), "Sir Isumbras" (Syr Ysambrace), "Sir Eglamour of Artois" (Syr Egyllamowre), and "Sir Degrevant" (Sire Degrevvaunt), all given in their original Middle English. These were originally found in the mid-fifteenth century Lincoln Thornton manuscript, compiled by one Robert Thornton, a landowner in north Yorkshire. 312pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.… Read More

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1953. Some tears to the edges of the price-clipped dustwrapper, with a bit missing from the top rh corner at the back. Minor fading to the edges of the blue cloth boards, otherwise a good clean copy of this hard-cover novel, being the story of the life of the American writer J P Marquand, written in that author's style. 114pp.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Arthur H Stockwell Ltd, 1937. No dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, fading to gilt titles on spine but those on front board are still bright, some foxing to outer pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of seven short stories (and one very short one) by the author. No publication date shown, but British Library has it as 1937. Not a common book, I see no other copies anywhere online. 96pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Eugene, Oregon: Resource Publications, 2022. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A novel with quite a strong Christian emphasis, set in Shetland between 1829 and 1873 and dealing with the lives of Ann and Robert Leslie, the great-great grandparents of the author who is a Methodist minster in San Francisco. The story is largely fictional, though, and the dialogue is in English, rather than Shetland dialect. 10pp.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1947. Pelican paperback edition, published by Penguin in 1947, book number A171. Slight creasing to the spine and corners, minor scuffing to spine ends, a previous owner's name on first page, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy. Deals with English social history in the first half of the nineteenth century, particularly the miserable conditions endured by the urban working class, and the rise of the Chartists. 256pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.