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London: Hutchinson, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with gilt spine lettering. A near (or better) copy in like D/W with a tiny 6 mm imperceptible closed tear at the bottom right hand corner of the front panel adjacent to the front flap. The D/W is NOT price-clipped (as most copies seem to be) and is priced 15s net to the inside flap (as called for). Book Society Recommended. A lovely collector's copy and scarce in this condition. First book. The basis for the 1983 TV movie of the same name directed by Desmond Davis and starring Sam Neill, Maeve Germaine and Jill Doyle. Edna O'Brien also wrote the screenplay. Photographs/scans available upon request
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The Country Girls
by O'Brien, Edna
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It Takes Blood And Guts
by Skin (with Lucy O'Brien)
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London: Simon and Schuster, 2020. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. SIGNED COPY with a "Signed By The Author" sticker to front panel as issued. A fine (or better) copy in like dustwrapper. As new. Signed by the Author to the bottom right-hand corner of the front free end-paper. N.B: lead vocalist of chart-topping Britrock band, Skunk Anansie. ISBN: 978-1-4711-9491-7. Printing: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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The Devil in the Pulpit
by O'Donnell, Elliott
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London: Archer, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover. (Denis Archer n.d. [1932]). First UK Edition. Publisher's original light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, no top edge stain. Remainder binding. Possibly the scarcest of O'Donnell's works of fiction. An occult novel. A lovely near fine (or better) copy. No D/W.
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Rooms of Mystery
by O'Donnell, Elliott
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London: Allan, 1931. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Philip Allan & Co. Ltd. 1931). First UK Edition. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. A VG (or slightly better) copy (gold stamping on spine panel a bit dulled) in like D/W which is priced 8s 6d net to the spine (as called for). The D/W is browned to the cream spine (as usual) with a lighter patch three-quarters of the way down where a label appears to have been removed by a former owner. The D/W has minor loss at the head and tail of the spine (not affecting any printed lettering) and further slight loss to the corners. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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The Devil in the Pulpit
by O'Donnell, Elliott
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London: Archer, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Denis Archer n.d. [1932]). First UK Edition. Publisher's original light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gilt, with green top edge. First Issue Binding. Patchy fading to the boards and a previous owner's inscription to the front paste-down otherwise a VG+ copy. In the rare D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine (as called for). The D/W is in near fine condition and is mildly faded but a lot of the colouring including that on the front panel is in pastel shades so not so stark. Basically a really nice copy. Possibly the scarcest of O'Donnell's works of fiction. An occult novel. Exceedingly uncommon in D/W. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Great Thames Mysteries
by O'Donnell, Elliott
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London: Selwyn & Blount, 1928. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Selwyn and Blount (1928) Ltd., 1929). First UK Edition, 8vo., pp.288. Publisher's blue-grey cloth lettered in gilt to the spine. 8 b/w plates. Page edges foxed (as usual) which has crept into the text in places, a bookseller's ticket to the front paste-down,faint offsetting to both sets of end-papers; and a tiny nick in the cloth at the head of the spine, Boards bright and clean. No inscriptions. In the VERY RARE price-clipped first issue with VG dustwrapper with creasing/touch of loss at the spine tips and the corners. Great period atmospheric dustwrapper art. A much copy than normally seen of this collection of short stories including ghosts, hauntings, legends, and mysterious happenings along the Thames. Some of the stories included in the book are "The Ghost of the Palace of Whitehall," "The Haunted Tower of London," "The Phantom Ship of the Thames," and "The…
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SO MANY
by BATTLE OF BRITAIN
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London: Wh Smiths, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. A Folio dedicated to all who served with RAF Bomber Command 1939-1945) (W H Smiths 1995). A VG+ copy in like price-clipped D/W. Signed by seven of The Few including: Flight Lieutenant Richard Jones 64 Sqn 1940 and 19 Sqn at Duxford), Squadron Leader Ken Hawkeye Lee (501 Sqn 1940 , 112 Sqn and 123 Sqn), Wing Commander Ken Mackenzie (501 Sqn 1940), Group Captain Billy Drake (1 Sqn during the Battle of Britain and 112 Sqn in the Western Desert), Group Captain Tom Dalton-Morgan (Commanding Officer of 43 Sqn during the Battle of Britain), G R Lamb (236Sqn and 264 Sqn) and Cyril 'Bam' Bamberger of 610 and 41 Sqn in 1940. He hated the name Cyril, so often signed as Bam.
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The Informer
by O'Flaherty, Liam
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London: Cape, 1925. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Jonathan Cape 1925). First UK Edition. Publisher's dull olive-green green boards with gilt lettering to the spine blind-stamped with the Cape logo to the back board. An attractive book-plate to the front past-down otherwise a near fine copy. The D/W is priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap (as called for). The D/W is VG indeed with just the merest hint of fraying at the spine tips. At the top right hand corner of the front panel (adjacent to the front flap) a former owner has injudiciously done an un-necessary tape repair to the verso which has resulted in glue residue (which just shows through to the front side of the D/W). Still an attractive copy of a scarce first edition with NO RESTORATION whatsoever. The basis for the award-winning 1935 RKO movie of the same name directed by John Ford and starring Victor Mclaglen, Heather Angel and Preston Foster which won 4 Oscars (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best…
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Contributes: "Blood" to the Monthly Periodical Men Only July 1937
by O'Flaherty, Liam
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1937. (London: C Arthur Pearson Ltd 1937). First UK Edition. A Softcover. A risqué publication from the 1930's containing colourful and monochrome illustrations, adverts, cartoons and including the tasteful picture of a naked lady. Dusty and slight creases to overlapping edges but overall VG indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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SCREEN MOVIE MAGAZINE Vol 5 No 8 August 1967
by Ogawa, Shozo (as Editor-in-Chief) [Fleming, Ian]
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1967. (Tokyo: Kindai-Eiga Publications Inc August 1967). First Edition. 152 Pages. SCREEN MAGAZINE, a monthly Movie Magazine from Japan, published a special square-bound issue on YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE during August 1967. This issue has behind-the-scenes photos of Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi and other cast members from You Only Live Twice plus scenes from earlier James Bond films. There are are over 140 photos including four coloured photographs of Connery and forty-two tinted pages in red and green. The rest of the magazine features black and white photographs and 5 fold-out pages. There is also a section dedicated to the Bond Girls featuring Mie Hama, Karin Dor and Akiko Wakabayashi. There are over 140 photos spread over 152 pages. Text is in Japanese. This YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE SCREEN MOVIE MAGAZINE August 1967 is in VG condition. There's some light creasing and rubbing to the front cover but it remains bright. Tiny tear to the bottom left of the rear cover. No rips, stains, missing pages or…
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The Voice
by Okara, Gabriel
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's green boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Green boards mildly mottled (due to sun penetrating through the dustwrapper); pastedown side of the front end-paper has "Martin Banham* Review copy Books Abroad 1965" written in ink else VG+. The dustwrapper (priced 18s to the front flap) is rubbed (especially along the front inner flap hinge) with slight loss to both tips of spine (averaging 1-3 mm) else VG/VG+. Gabriel Okara, poet and novelist, was one of the most significant literary figures in Nigeria. He established the River State Government Paper, The Nigerian Tide. His poetry made a great impact on the people through the pages of The Black Orpheus, the most famous magazine of Africa. He was given the Commonwealth Poetry Award. He visited India in 1989 to participate in the World Poetry Festival. "A zany old west African novel, preaching pristine African values, integrity…
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Philosophy and Living Vol I and II
by STAPLEDON OLAF
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London: Penguin, 1939. (Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin/Pelican Books 1939). First UK Paperback Editions First Issue (with the price of 6d to the inside flap of each D/W). Published in 2 volumes (A53 and A54). Rear Covers With Pelican (Penguin) Offerings For July, September, And October 1939. Vol I is in near fine condition in like D/W; Vol II is a fine copy in like D/W. Uncommon in such lovely condition and both volumes appear to be un-read. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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The Saintsbury Succession
by Oldmeadow, Ernest [The Saintsbury Club] [Cookery]
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London, 1944. (London: Privately Printed for the members of the Saintsbury Club 1944). First UK Limited Edition. Words spoken at the 24th meeting of the Saintsbury Club on 20th April, 1944. A softback with French flaps. Not issued with a dustwrapper. A near fine copy. At the time of listing there are no copies of this Limited Edition for sale. Highly recommended. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Xargos
by Oliver, Frances
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London: Secker and Warburg, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. The merest hint of foxing to the fore-edge and a couple of bumps to the boards otherwise a near fine copy. The photographic-style dustwrapper is priced £6.50 to the inside flap and is in VG condition with a couple of short edge tears, a bit of laminate lifting and mild rubbing. "This is a major work that should not have been neglected. Combining EM Forster, DH Lawrence and Robert Aickman even HP Lovecraft but essentially a major discovery of originality for me: Frances Oliver. Much business with gender and racial politics and nightmarish breaching of religious and sexual protocols. The relentless scenes of sleep and waking and nearness within the claustrophobic expedition tents are absolutely incredible. The flutes of shepherds in lands of hot-steaming misbegotten…
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Priest or Pagan
by Oliver, John Rathbone
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New York: Knopf, 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First US Edition. Publisher's black decorative cloth, designed in red & silver. Borzoi patterned end papers. Red top edge. In Bleiler. A VG++ copy with boards really bright and clean. Firm hinges. No inscriptions. In the original first issue dustwrapper with price of 42.50 Net to the top righty-hand corner of the front flap (as called for). The dustwrapper has 1.3 cm shallow chipping at the head of the spine (removing most of PRIEST and a couple of other chips elsewhere not affecting any lettering. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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La Cuisine - Sa Technique ses Secrets
by Oliver, Raymond
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London, 1965. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (Bordas: 1965). First Edition. In French. This is the original 1965 FRENCH EDITION of the vintage cookbook, La Cuisine by famous French chef Raymond Oliver (1909-1990). A Mid Century classic cookbook and a reference book for every serious chef's kitchen library, this 800 page (and nearly 1500 recipe) cookbook has it all! Printed in France, this French cookery book is full of delicious recipes and useful reference charts with information on throwing a proper dinner party and what wines will pair with each recipe. A near fine copy in like price-clipped dustwrapper. This book would grace any gastronomy collection. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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The Mascot of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad: Commemorative Silver Badge Album
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(ISBN: 6 937829 700122). A near fine copy in like clamshell box. This was a Beijing 2008 Official Licensed Product. Contains 5 commemorative silver badges and one commemorative medallion. Each silver badge weighs 3 grams made of 999 pure silver and carries the images of the 5 mascots of the XXIX Beijing Olympiad. The medallion is made of bronze plated with silver and gold and carries the image of the logo of the XXIX Olympiad. An explanatory note in the album tells the background to the creation of the mascots and their significance to the Chinese people and its culture. This album was offered for sale in the Peoples Republic of China (during the Olympics) at Yuan 5,900 (approx. £600). I can find no other copies for sale on the www at this time.
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A Well-Seasoned Appetite - Recipes for Eating with the Seasons, the Senses and the Soul
by O'Neill, Molly
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Signed by Author. (New York: First US Edition). A softback. ISBN: 0 14 02 3782 8. A fine copy in stiff wrappers. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR: "May your days be joyful & light/ and may all your dinner parties/ be Bright/ Molly O'Neill/ Spt 20 '97". Photographs/scans available upon request.
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GB PULP MAGAZINES
by MEN ONLY
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London. GB. Pulp Magazine. We have the following issues in stock. Most issues are in at least VG condition. £9 each. 1936 July, September, October. November; 1937 January, March, April, July, August, October, November. 1938 July, August, September, October. November. 1939 January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August
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The Bird of Paradise
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. Publisher's dark-blue boards with blue lettering to yellow spine rectangle. The book is in VG condition (contents are complete, clean and tight; text block edges are dusty; no marks or inscriptions; black boards are clean and bright; and spine ends just a little bumped. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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