Search Results: Titles starting with M from Interesting Tomes

London: Victor Gollancz, 1995. Second impression. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 285 pp. 1995; Victor Gollanz; London. Second impression. Very good in very good unclipped dustjacket. No inscriptions. Slight bump to top and bottom of spine. Some creasing to top of dj. From the DJ blurb: " The Opera House, Ankh-Morpork... a huge rambling building, where masked figures and hooded shadows do wicked deeds in the wings... where dying the death on stage is a little bit more than a metaphor... where innocent young sopranos are lured to their destiny by an evil mastermind in a hideously deformed evening dress... Where... there's a couple of old ladies in pointy hats eating peanuts in the gods and looking up at the big chandelier and saying things like 'There's an accident waiting to happen if ever I saw one.' Yes... Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, the Discworld's greatest witches, are back for an innocent night out at the opera. So there's going to be trouble (but nevertheless a… Read More

London: Doubleday, 2003. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Paul Kidby. Some creasing to top of DJ, otherwise fine. DJ is unclipped. No markings or inscriptions. From the DJ blurb: "It began as a sudden strange fancy... Polly Perks had to become a boy in a hurry. Cutting off her hair and wearing trousers was easy. Learning to fart and belch in public and walk like an ape took more time... And now she's enlisted in the army, and is searching for her lost brother. But there's a war on. There's always a war on. And Polly and her fellow recruits are suddenly in the thick of it, without any training, and the enemy is hunting them. All they have on their side is the most artful sergeant in the army and a vampire with a lust for coffee. Well... they have the Secret. And as they take the war to the heart of the enemy, they have to use all the resources of... the Monstrous Regiment.

London: Gollancz SF, 1990. First UK edition. Book. Very Good/very good. 279 pp.Very good in very good dustjacket with slight creasing to top of spine. Very tight pages, slightly age yellowed. Not price clipped, no inscriptions. From the DJ blurb: "Cameras roll - which means the imps inside have to paint really fast - on the fantastic Discworld when the alchemists discover the magic of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood hill? As the alien cliches of Tinsel Town pour into the world, it's up to the Disc's first film stars to find out... THRILL as Victor Tugelbend ("Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little") and Theda Withel "I come from a little town you've probably never even heard of") battle the forces of evil and cinema advertising... SCREAM as Gaspode the Wonder Dog nearly saves the day... EAT POPCORN as you watch the filming of 'Blown Away', the oddest Civil War picture ever made... A Passionate Saga Set… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997. 1st Edition 9th printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Tight white pages. Fine in near fine but price-clipped dust jacket. Photographs throughout.From the DJ blurb - “I remember Merv Hughes swearing at [Graeme] Hick in a Test at Headingley and I went up to him and I said ‘Mervyn, Mervyn, goodness me. Why are you swearing at the man? What harm has Mr Hick ever done to you? Mervyn your language is terrible. Terrible.’ And Mervyn looked at me and said, ‘Dickie, you’re a legend.’Dickie Bird’s retirement was an international event shown on millions of TV screens and covered in newspapers throughout the world. He is a household name, an eccentric, and one of the most loved and respected characters in world cricket. Here at last is his autobiography.For all those who love cricket, but more importantly for all those who love Dickie Bird, this is one of the most refreshing and enjoyable books to have been written… Read More