Search Results: Authors starting with K from Anglophile Books

NY: William Morrow. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2005. Second Printing. Hardcover. 294 pages. Spine ends bumped, black mark on front cover (perhaps from pen that made remainder mark on bottom page edges); interior pages clean and bright. Unclipped dust wrapper has very light edgewear. A nice copy. ; <b> You do not need to read the first Cece Caruso mystery in order to enjoy this second title in the series. A fun mystery, especially for those of us that grew up with Nancy Drew or are members of an author's 'fan group'.</b> .

New York: Penguin. Good+. 1994. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. ISBN: 014025448x. 446 pages; Edgewear, two strong cover creases, a few page corners curling, previous owner name on first advert page. ; We are introduced to the Episcopalian rector, Father Tim and all the other delightful residents of Mitford. A fun and humorous read, the author was inspired by Miss Read's stories and other novels of village life. Her stories are set in small town USA. . Catalogs: Fiction. Keywords: Small Town life, Humor.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Good+ in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1963. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 171 pages. Spine ends and corners bumped, some edges worn almost to boards. Burgundy covers and yellowed page edges soiled. Unclipped dust wrapper is lightly soiled and yellowed. It is edgworn with several small chips and closed tears.; <b>Both titles in this omnibus edition were made into films. Both books are 'concerned with what happens to fairly normal lives when a black obsession is thrust on them out of the blue. In one case it is murder; in the other, it is revenge of a bitter, lingering intensity.'</b> .

New York: Crown. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1986. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0517561336. 436 pages; Corners and spine head and tail bumped. Dust wrapper, not price clipped, lightly edgeworn. ; Sequel to Shield of Three Lions. Historical novel of 12 century Europe featuring Richard the Lion Heart, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and fictional character Lady Alix of Wanthwaite. . Catalogs: Fiction. Keywords: Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, Historical Fiction, Eleanor Of Aquitaine.

NY: Delacorte Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1991. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. 458 pages. Spine ends lightly bumped, small previous owner name on front free endpaper, a few small smudges on page edges. Red dust wrapper with stylized gold mask very lightly rubbed and edgeworn. No price on dust wrapper and circular indentation on back cover indicates this is a book club edition. A very nice copy.; <b>A captivating re-telling of the story of 'The Phantom of the Opera'. "This is the story of Erik, the child born disfigured, destined to become the Phantom of the Opera. It is the story of a quest for the simplest of heart's desires: to be loved. It is a story of power and darkness, of magic and murder, of sensuality, betrayal, and ultimately, the eternal quality of love." Recommended.</b> .

Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1990. First US Edition. Hardcover. 178 pages. Unclipped dust wrapper slightly rubbed. A lovely copy. ; <B>Basis for the wonderful 1993 film starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. This novel was inspired by the author's parents and their wonderful relationship. </B> .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Good+ dust wrapper. c1956,1979. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312714106. 614 pages; Cloth spine ends lightly bumped and faintly worn, corners very lightly bumped, a few smudges on page edges, glue residue on front free endpaper (bookplate removed?) Binding is in excellent condition; clean and bright interior pages with no remainder mark. Unclipped dust wrapper, is rubbed and edgeworn, with a few small chips and some closed tears. ; When this novel was originally published in 1956 it was cut 55% by the publishers. This edition contains the final draft of the novel, with all the missing material included, as prepared by M. M. Kaye. The author of The Far Pavilionsreturns to 19th century India to tell the story of the great Indian Mutiny of 1857.. Catalogs: Historical Novel. Keywords: Sepoy Rebellion, British Woman Author, Fiction, India, 19th Century India.

New York: Penguin Books. Very Good. 1990. First Paperback Edition. Paperback; Trade PB. ISBN: 0140144919. 233 pages; Top text block edge lightly yellowed, spine creases, light edgewear, no loose pages, top front corner of cover slightly curled. ; Published as Loving and Giving in 1988. From the back cover "Molly Keane has a wickedly acute sense of the tattered manners of fading Anglo-Irish aristocracy in their deteriorating, lace-curtained estates. This sharp yet poignant comedy of a bygone age is too delicious to miss. " . Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: British Woman Author, Novel, Ireland.

London: Virago Press. Very Good. c1932,1991. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. ISBN: 1853813478. 273 pages; Spine creases and light edgewear. Yellowed text block edges as is common with Virago press editions. No loose pages. ; Includes an interview between Polly Devlin and Molly Keane. 'Molly Keane the mistress of the Anglo-Irish tale, wrote ten novels as M. J. Farrell. Combining a rich portrait of zestful youth and the vagaries of age, with a colourful evocation of place, she brings a vanished world to life. ' . Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: Ireland, England.

London: Virago Modern Classics. Very Good-. c1934, 1998. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. <B>'It is 1933. Jessica and Jane have been living together for six months. They are devoted friends--or are they? Jessica loves her friend with the cruelty of total possessiveness. Jane is rich, silly, and drinks rather too many brandy-and-sodas. Watching from the sidelines, Sylvester regrets that she should be loved and bullied and perhaps even murdered by that frightful Jessica but decides it is none of his business. When the Irish gentleman George Playfair meets Jane, however, he thinks otherwise: he entices Jane to Ireland where the battle for her devotion begins... A studied satire of art deco decadence and louche behavior, "Devoted Ladies" is a sharp and glittering satire on female love.'</B>; Spine sunned and creased, covers creased and edgworn. Pages clean but age browned (especially edges) as is common with Virago editions. This edition has the Virago apple on the… Read More

New York: Virago Modern Classics. Very Good. (1937)1984. Softcover; Trade PB. ISBN: 0140161007. 320 pages; Edgewear, text block edges yellowed, remainder mark bottom edge, faint spine creases, no loose pages. ; Garonlea is the huge gothic house in Ireland, dominated by Lady Charlotte French-McGrath in 1900 but destined to change with the first world war, and the domestic event of the marriage of Cynthia to the youngest of the five children. The reader is lulled into thinking this is a gentle book about Irish country life dominated by riding and distinguished by rich descriptions and characters...unless the reader is a fan of Molly Keane's and knows her additional talent for perfectly shocking drama. This volume will not disappoint. . Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: British Woman Author, Ireland.

London: BCA. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1994. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. The only hardback version of this title ever published. Bottom corners bumped, spine ends bumped and faintly creased, page edges pale yellow with a few smudges. Interior pages clean and bright, no binding problems. Dust wrapper has edgewear and a sunned spine. A nice copy of a rather scarce edition. ; <B>When Julia Beckett first saw Greywethers, a handsome 16th century farmhouse in a small Wiltshire village she knew it was "her" house. Many years later it became her home. As she becomes acquainted with the villagers she finds herself back in time as Mariana, a young woman that lived at Greywethers during the great plague of 1665 and who must deal with the aftermath of the Civil War. Winner of the 1993 Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize. Highly recommended.</B> Image is actual copy on offer. .

London: Transworld Publishers Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1995. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. Book is slightly cocked, spine ends bumped, previous owner signature and note on front free endpaper. Book is clean and bright. Dust wrapper is lightly edgeworn and rubbed. A nice copy.; <B>Another wonderful novel by this creative writer. It is rather scarce in hardback. "Chinon-chateau of legend, steeped in the history of France and England. It is to Chinon that Emily goes on a long-awaited holiday, to meet her charming but unreliable cousin, Harry. Harry wanted to explore the old town and the castle, where Queen Isabelle, child bride of King John, had withstood the siege of Chinon many centuries ago, and where, according to legend, she hid her casket of jewels. But when Emily arrives at her hotel she finds that Harry has disappeared, and as she tries to find him she becomes involved with some of the other guests and learns of a mystery dating from the German occupation… Read More

NY: St Martins Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1995. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 326 pages. Spine ends bumped and very lightly worn, page edges have a few light smudges. Unclipped dust wrapper is very lightly edgeworn and rubbed. A very nice copy. ; <B>Mary Russell's studies at Oxford are completed and her adventures with Sherlock Holmes continue in this second mystery in the series. Highly recommended.</B> .

Perth: Perth & Kinross Libraries. Very Good+ 2001. Softcover; Trade PB. Faint cover creases, very light edgewear. A very nice copy indeed.; <b>'There was a shudder and a rasping noise throughout the Lancaster as we were raked from nose to tail by cannon fire from a night-fighter. It ivas obvious that we were in a desperate state; both port and starboard inner engines had caught fire, warm liquid flowed down my face, hydraulic fluid from the shattered front turret above my head. Within seconds Stan gave the orders no bomber crew hoped to hear. His actual words were, "We've had it boys bale out".' An enthralling memoir of an RAF evader in Occupied France during 1944.</b> .

NY: Little, Brown. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2010. First US Edition. Hardcover. 564 pages. Spine tail faintly bumped, scratch along bottom text block edge and a few faint smudges; interior pages clean and bright, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper lightly edgeworn, a few smudges on white rear flap. ; "Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver, a series of centuries old love letters, and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. THE… Read More

NY: Bantam Books. Very Good+. 1994. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover; Trade PB. 456 pages. Uncorrected page proofs in wraps. Very light edgewear; unread. ; <B>'Joelle Randall discovers that the guide who is helping her find the site of the plane crash that killed her parents is more than he seems.'</B> .

NY: Broadway Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust wrapper 2002. First US Edition. Hardcover. 291 pages; Spine tail bumped, a few smudges to page edges. Unclipped dust wrapper has faint edgewear. A very nice copy.; <b>'William Tobias Merrick, an energetic young man from the provinces, travels to the big city in a time of great optimism and ferment, hoping to make his mark on a frenzied, money-crazed society obsessed with the promise of new technologies. The city in question is London in the 1690s. It is also New York in the 1990s. The new technologies are diving bells and pneumatic winches; they are also wireless telecommunication devices and patented biotechnology processes. In this time-tripping novel of speculative fever, the author tells the same story with the same set of characters in two separate times and settings, in language appropriate to each. Unfolding simultaneously in two distant but remarkably similar periods of history "Extravagance" is a comic picaresque… Read More