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20556 Adams, Richard
SHARDIK
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1976, paperback, : very good, £3.00
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20557 Adams, Richard
SHARDIK
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1976, paperback, : very good, £3.00
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37001 Adams, Richard
SHARDIK
Allen Lane, London, 1974, 1st edn., 526pp, col'd maps at endpapers, ISBN:0713909528 : blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Martin White, lightly rubbed at extrems., faint foxing to top edge, small chip fore-edge front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., several edge tears, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £8.00
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37002 Adams, Richard
THE GIRL IN A SWING
Allen Lane, London, 1980, 1st edn., 397pp, ISBN:0713914076 : dark green cloth gilt at spine, pictorial dw by Reginald George Haggar RI, the revised issue with a change of character name, faint bump top cnr. lower bd., sl. gluing fault front paste down, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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34955 Adams, Richard
THE GIRL IN A SWING
Allen Lane, London, 1980, 1st edn., 397pp, ISBN:0713914076 : dark green cloth lettered and decorated gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Reginald George Haggar RI, the revised issue with a change of character name, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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20554 Adams, Richard
THE PLAGUE DOGS
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1978, paperback, : illustrated in line by A. Wainwright, good plus, £2.50
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20555 Adams, Richard
WATERSHIP DOWN
Puffin / Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1975, paperback, : very good, £4.00
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22305 Adler, Elizabeth
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
Coronet, London, 1991, 1st in imprint, paperback, 518pp, : slight spine roll and slant, vertical creasing to spine, rubbed at extrems., sl. surface loss lower wrapper where label removed, very good, £3.00
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36624 Albom, Mitch
THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
Time Warner, London, 2004, reprint, trade paperback, [viii], 231pp, ISBN:0751536822 : decorated upper wrapper, faint creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus, £2.00
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20559 Aldington, Richard
SOFT ANSWERS
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1949, 1st in imprint, #729, paperback, 248pp, [viii] ads., : wrappers in orange and white Penguin livery lettered in black, a little rubbed at extrems. with tiny nick upper edge, spine sl. wrinkled, edges lightly tanned, very good, £4.00
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37006 Allen, Charlotte Vale
PIECES OF DREAMS
Hutchinson, London, 1984, reprint, 314pp, ISBN:0091554608 : light grey cloth lettered in silver at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Maggie Heslop, edges sl. tanned, ink name/date front free endpaper, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £5.00
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37013 Amis, Kingsley
JAKE'S THING
Book Club Associates, London, 1979, club edn., 269pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Quentin Blake, very sl. cocked, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., spine. sl. sunned, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £4.00
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38413 Amis, Kingsley
LUCKY JIM
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1965, reprint, paperback, 251pp, [iii] ads., : Penguin orange and white livery wiith added cover art by Quentin Blake, roll and slant to spine, rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good, £2.50
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36477 Andrews, Lucilla
BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY
Corgi, London, 1977, 1st in imprint, paperback, 175pp, [i] ads., ISBN:0552105899 : pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), first book publication of the full length text, faint vertical crease at upper hinge, edges tanned, very good plus, £24.00
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34196 Anonymous
PRIMARY COLORS [COLOURS] - A Novel of Politics
Random House, New York, 1996, [x], 366pp, [ii], ISBN:0479448594 : grey paper covered boards backed with white cloth lettered in red at spine, decorative head and tail bands, coloured lettered and decorated dustwrapper, very lightly bumped at lower tips, sl. wrinkle in cover of upper board, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at spine ends and tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £5.00
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20574 Anstey, F.
THE BRASS BOTTLE
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1949, 1st in imprint, paperback, 542, : very good, £4.00
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37018 Anthony, Evelyn
THE RETURN
Hutchinson, London, 1978, 1st edn., 270pp, ISBN:0091346002 : black cloth lettered in silver at spine, col'd photo pictorial dustwrapper, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., a little sunned at spine, tiny nick and light creasing lower edge upper panel, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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37022 Archer, Jeffrey
A TWIST IN THE TALE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1988, 5th imp., 221pp, ISBN:0340405384 : pale mauve cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, col'd decorated dustwrapper, short stories, edges lightly tanned, four line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £4.00
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37023 Archer, Jeffrey
FIRST AMONG EQUALS
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1984, 1st edn., 446pp, political cartoons by Charles Griffin, ISBN:0340352663 : brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, coloured lettered dustwrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned and upper edge sl. marked, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, small abrasion near top edge upper panel internally repaired, light marks lower panel, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £5.00
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20575 Archer, Jeffrey
NOT A PENNY MORE, NOT A PENNY LESS
Coronet, London, 1987, paperback, : very good, £3.00
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21900 Archer, Jeffrey
THE FOURTH ESTATE
Harper Collins, London, 1997, paperback, : spine rolled, good plus, £2.50
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20577 Archer, Jeffrey
THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
Coronet, London, 1984, paperback, : very good, £3.00
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37025 Archer, Jeffrey
THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1982, 1st edn., 447pp, ISBN:0340276878 : dark brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, upper edge coloured, decorated dustwrapper by Julie and Steve Ridgeway, sequel to 'Kane and Abel', very sl. cocked, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, slight sunning to spine and upper panel, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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37026 Arkell, Reginald
OLD HERBACEOUS
Harcourt Brace and Co., New York, ND (copyright 1951), 1st edn. US, 160pp, chapter heads in line, : ochre paper covered bds. decorated in red and green backed with green cloth back lettered in maroon, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by 'Arno', the story of a gardener, several fox marks to green cloth, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, four line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss and short edge tears internally repaired, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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37027 Arkell, Reginald (ill. John Minton)
OLD HERBACEOUS
Michael Joseph, London, 1950, 1st edn. UK, 155pp, pictorial title and 7 other full page line ills., other in text ills and chapter heads all by John Minton, : green cloth with large pictorial design by John Minton on upper board, lettered in red at spine, upper edge coloured, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by John Minton, sl. cocked, cloth faded at spine and edges, a little rubbed at extrems., two ink names front free endpaper (one crossed through), dustwrapper: remains only, much loss but major portions of upper and lower panel present with part of spine, good plus in a poor dustwrapper, £6.00
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27552 Astley, Judy
PLEASANT VICES
Black Swan, London, ND (circa late 1990's), reprint, paperback, 287pp, [i] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper by Peter Ferris, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus, £4.00
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37029 Athas, Daphne
ENTERING EPHESUS
Chatto and Windus, London, 1971, 1st edn., 442pp, ISBN:070111911X : navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., spine sunned, several short edge nicks with adjacent creasing, very good plus in a good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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33657 Atwood, Margaret
THE BLIND ASSASSIN
Virago, London, 2001, 3rd imp., trade paperback, xi, 637pp, [iii] acknowledgements, [v] ads., ISBN:1860498809 : pictorial upper wrapper, 'ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge. Set against a panoramic backdrop of twenbtieth-century history, an epic tale of memory, intrigue and betrayal', winner of the Booker Prize 2000, faint creasing st spine, light impressed line upper wrapper, very good plus, £4.00
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16512 Baily, F. E.
KEEP ON DANCING
Odhams Press, London, ND, 251pp, : red cloth covered boards lettered in gilt at spine, a little rubbed and lightly bumped at extrems., top edge dusty, light foxing to endpapers, prelims. and final pp., no dustwrapper, good plus, £5.00
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29642 Bainbridge, Beryl
THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING
Fontana, London, 1977, paperback, 160pp, : photo pictorial upper wrapper, sl. spine slant, light creasing to spine and wrappers, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, ink name half title, good plus, £3.00
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29643 Bainbridge, Beryl
THE DRESSMAKER
Fontana, London, 1977, paperback, 160pp, : photo pictorial upper wrapper, light creasing at spine and lower cnr. upper wrapper, a little rubbed at extrems., very good, £3.00
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38513 Bainbridge, Beryl
A WEEKEND WITH CLAUD
New Authors Limited / Hutchinson, London, 1967, 1st edn., 206pp incl. two colour title page, [ii] ads., : black cloth lettered in silver at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by Jack Larkin, the author's first published novel, lightly rubbed and faintly bumped at extrems., upper edge speckled with tiny fox marks, very sl. bow to boards, dustwrapper: rubbed with sl. loss at extrems., small repaired tear upper hinge, relined at head of spine and lower flap fold, light overall soiling, very good in a good dustwrapper, £80.00
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28877 Baker, Elliott
A FINE MADNESS
Michael Joseph, London, 1964, 1st edn. UK, 314pp, [vi] blank, : blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd lettered dustwrapper by Michael Harvey, the author's first and award winning novel, very lightly rubbed at tips, edges a little tanned and foxed, ink name top cnbr. front free endpaper, small sello mark front pastedown, some sello shaped foxing to half title and final blank, dustwrapper: price clipped, rubbed at extrems. with short nicks at head of spine, small sello remains on flaps, overall light surface rubbing and soiling, very good in a good dustwrapper, £12.00
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37033 Balchin, Nigel
SUNDRY CREDITORS
The Reprint Society, London, 1954, club edn., 285pp, : yellow cloth with black title panel at spine lettered and edged in gilt, top edge coloured, decorated lettered dustwrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, faint foxing fore-edge, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips and lightly creased at spine ends, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £4.00
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37034 Balchin, Nigel
THE FALL OF THE SPARROW
Collins, London, 1955, 1st edn., 318pp, : black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, an early example of gay literature, predates the first US publication, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges sl. tanned and upper edge dusty, gilding dull, endpapers lightly partially browned, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., light soiling, several small chips and tears, internally repaired, very good in a good dustwrapper, £6.00
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33474 Baldwin, Faith
BLAZE OF SUNLIGHT
Romance Book Club, London, ND (c1961), 189pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Rosemary Hird, lightly rubbed at tips, edges foxed, replacement front endpapers, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., very good in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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37036 Ballard, J. G.
THE KINDNESS OF WOMEN
HarperCollins, London, 1991, 1st edn., 286pp, ISBN:0002237717 : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, the sequel to Empire of the Sun continuing the semi-autobiographical story, lightly rubbed at tips, sl. tanning to edges, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, spine a little sunned, sl. crease front flap, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £8.00
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37037 Banks, Lynn Reid
CHILDREN AT THE GATE
Chatto and Windus, London, 1968, 1st edn., 295pp, ISBN:0701112719 : green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by F. R. Exell, by the celebrated author of 'The L-Shaped Room' this novel is set in Israel, faintly bumped at lower tips, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., very good in a very good dustwrapper, £12.00
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37038 Bannister, Don
HARD WALLS OF EGO
Secker and Warburg, London, 1987, 1st edn., 236pp, ISBN:0436032775 : ochre cloth lettered in silver at spine, col'd lettered dustwrapper by Peter Dyer, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £4.00
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37041 Barker, Dennis
CANDIDATE OF PROMISE
Collins, London, 1969, 2nd imp., 254pp, : dichromatic blue/white cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Jawdokimov, novel of provincial politics by a Lowestoft born author, very sl. cocked, edges a little tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., nick at tail of spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £6.00
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38416 Barstow, Stan
A KIND OF LOVING
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1963, reprint, paperback, 272p, : Penguin orange and white livery wiith added cover art by John Sewell, spine slanted and slightly rolled, rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, cnrs. inclined to curl, ink name/date half title, good, £2.50
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31121 Bates, H. E.
A BREATH OF FRENCH AIR
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1966, 3rd imp., paperback, 159pp, [i] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper by Pamela Pratt, a Larkins Family story, sl. slant to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems. with short nick fore-edge upper wrapper, good plus, £2.50
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38417 Bates, H. E.
AN ASPIDISTRA IN BABYLON
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1964, 1st in imprint, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., #2130, : coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Robin Jacques, four short stories, sl. roll and slant to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, ink name half title, very good, £3.00
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32473 Bates, H. E.
THE BEST OF H. E. BATES
Michael Joseph, London, 1980, 1st thus, [vi], 634pp, ISBN:0718119436 : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Graham Rogers, the first omnibus volume from the works of H. E. Bates containing a selection of novels, novellas and short stories including 'Fair stood the Wind for France', 'The Purple Plain', 'The Darling Buds of May', 'The Triple Echo', 'The Four Beauties', 'The Wild Cherry Tree' and five short stories from other collections, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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32464 Bates, H. E.
THE CRUISE OF THE BREADWINNER and DEAR LIFE
Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers, London, 1957, 1st in imprint, 188pp, [iv] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), two long short stories, sl. slant to spine, rubbed at extrems. with light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good, £3.50
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35822 Bates, H. E.
THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1983, reprint, paperback, 158pp, [ii] ads., ISBN:0140016023 : pictorial upper wrapper by Beryl Cook, a Larkin Family story, very sl. slant to spine with faint crease, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges sl. tanned, very good, £3.00
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28396 Bates, H. E.
THE SLEEPLESS MOON
Companion Book Club, London, 1957, club edn., 320pp, : maroon cloth with blue title panel at spine lettered in gilt, upper edge coloured, very sl. bow to boards, a little bumped and lightly rubbed at tips, some page edges tanned, ink name front free endpaper, no dustwrapper, good plus, £3.00
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32449 Beare, Geraldine (selected by), intro. by Frank Delaney, ills. by David Eccles
SHORT STORIES FROM THE 'STRAND'
Folio Society, London, 1992, 1st in imprint, xviii, 318pp, in text line ills., coloured endpapers, : grey cloth with gilt title panels at spine lettered in black, decorations to upper and lower boards in gilt and black, upper edge coloured, decorative head and tail bands, a selection of 25 short stories published in the Strand Magazine between 1895 and 1948, authors include H. G. Wells (2), P. G. Wodehouse (2), A. C. Doyle, Graham Greene, Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Goudge, etc., no dustwrapper issued, slipcase rubbed at extrems., fine in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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36726 Beare, Geraldine (selected by), intro. by H. R. F. Keating,
CRIME STORIES FROM THE 'STRAND'
The Folio Society, London, 1991, 1st in imprint, xviii, 350pp, in text line ills. by David Eccles, coloured endpapers, : purple cloth with gilt title panels at spine lettered in black, decorations to upper and lower boards in gilt and black, top edge coloured, decorative head and tail bands, gold paper covered slipcase, a selection of 20 short stories published in the Strand Magazine between 1891 and 1942, authors include A. Conan Doyle (2), Agatha Christie (2), Margery Allingham, G. K. Chesterton, Carter Dickson, Dorothy Sayers, no dustwrapper issued, fine in a fine slipcase, £10.00
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29645 Beaty, David
CONE OF SILENCE
Pan Books, London, 1967, paperback, 254pp, [ii] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, very good, £3.50
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35823 Beauman, Sally
REBECCA'S TALE
Time Warner, London, 2002, reprint, trade paperback, [xii], 627pp, ISBN:0751533130 : wraparound photo pictorial cover art by Jeff Cottenden, a little rubbed at tips with faint creasing at spine and cnrs., very good, £3.00
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37046 Beckwith, Lilian
BEAUTIFUL JUST!
Hutchinson, London, 1975, 1st edn., 173pp, in text line ills. by Douglas Hall, ISBN:0091253608 : maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Douglas Hall, a further volume of life in the Hebrides, faintly bumped at lower tips, 2 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, pages sl. tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, spine sl. sunned, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £6.00
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37047 Beckwith, Lilian
LIGHTLY POACHED
Hutchinson, London, 1973, 1st edn., 192pp, in text ills. in line by Douglas Hall, ISBN:0091176409 : dark blue cloth lettered in turquoise at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Douglas Hall, a further volume of life in the Hebrides, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, ink name top of front free endpaper, dustwrapper: price clipped, sl. sunned at spine, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £7.00
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29646 Beckwith, Lillian
GREEN HAND
Arrow Books, London, 1985, paperback, [vi], 216pp, [i] ads., : wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), the author's first novel, edges tanned, very good plus, £4.00
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30057 Beckwith, Lillian
THE LOUD HALO
Arrow, London, 1970, 4th imp., paperback, 193pp, chapter heads in line by Douglas Hall, : wraparound pictorial cover art, life on a Hebridean island, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing at hinges, edges tanned, very good, £3.00
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33659 Beckwith, Lillian
THE LOUD HALO
Arrow, London, 1977, 11th imp., paperback, 192pp, chapter heads in line by Douglas Hall, ISBN:0099066300 : wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), life on a Hebridean island, sl. slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., edges sl. tanned, very good, £3.00
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37049 Bell, Neil [aka. Stephen Southwold]
ONE OF THE BEST
Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1952, 1st edn., 255pp, : buff cloth lettered in dark blue at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper by Stein, a love story, lightly rubbed at tips, upper edge sl. dusty, all edges sl. tanned with some light foxing, light partial browning to endpapers, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., sl. sunning to spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £6.00
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38695 Bellow, Saul
HENDERSON THE RAIN KING
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1959, 2nd imp., [viii], 341pp, [iii] blank, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured decorated dustwrapper by Bill Preston, slight bow to lower board, edges faintly tanned and foxed, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £8.00
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37053 Benchley, Peter
THE ISLAND
André Deutsch, London, 1979, 1st edn., 240pp, ISBN:0233970967 : blue/green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd decorative lettered dustwrapper, faintly bumped at tips, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips with tiny nick at tail of spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £3.50
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37056 Binchy, Maeve
FIREFLY SUMMER
Guild Publishing, London, 1988, club edn., 572pp, : grey cloth lettered in gilt at spine, unattributed pictorial dustwrapper, heavy, lightly rubbed at tips, edges lightly tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £3.50
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20596 Binchy, Maeve
SILVER WEDDING
Arrow, London, 1989, paperback, : very good, £3.00
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37057 Binchy, Maeve
TARA ROAD
Orion, London, 1998, 2nd imp., [vi], 488pp, ISBN:0752814478 : green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, pictorial eps., pictorial dustwrapper, lightly tanned upper edge, dustwrapper: very lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £3.50
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20595 Binchy, Maeve
THE COPPER BEECH
Dell, New York, 1993, paperback, : very good, £3.00
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10016 Bogarde, Dirk
A GENTLE OCCUPATION
Chatto and Windus, London, 1980, 1st edn., 360pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper, the author's first novel, very lightly bumped at tips, 3 line ink name/date front paste-down, dustwrapper: very sl. browned at spine, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £10.00
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37066 Bogarde, Dirk
VOICES IN THE GARDEN
Chatto and Windus, London, 1981, 1st edn., 338pp, ISBN:0701125721 : turquoise cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper, the author's second novel, sl. cocked, a little rubbed at extrems., edges sl. tanned, ink name front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with two short edge tears internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £4.00
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37067 Bogarde, Dirk
VOICES IN THE GARDEN
Chatto and Windus, London, 1981, 1st edn., 338pp, ISBN:0701125721 : turquoise cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper, the author's second novel, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £4.50
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37068 Bogarde, Dirk
WEST OF SUNSET
Allen Lane, London, 1984, 1st edn., 248pp, ISBN:071391632X : bright magenta cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper, the author's third novel, edges very sl. tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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37069 Bogner, Norman
SPANISH FEVER
Longmans, London, 1963, 1st edn., 221pp, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorated lettered dustwrapper, faint marks half title, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, spine sl. sunned, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £10.00
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20610 Bottome, Phyllis
PRIVATE WORLDS
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1937, paperback, : good, £3.00
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16523 Boyd, Neil
A FATHER BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Book Club Associates, London, 1978, reprint, 215pp, #CN2543, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, cartoon pictorial dustwrapper by Arthur Robins, lightly bumped at spine ends, edges tanned, dustwrapper: unpriced, a little rubbed at extrems., sev. short closed edge nicks, spine sunned, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £6.00
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34199 Boyd, William
ARMADILLO
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1998, 1st edn., [x], 310pp, ISBN:0241139287 : black cloth lettered in silver at spine, decorative head and tail bands, coloured endpapers, pictorial dustwrapper, signed by the author on title page, very lightly bumped at tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, short nick lower edge lower panel, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £10.00
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37072 Bradbury, Malcolm
UNSENT LETTERS
Andre Deutsch, London, 1988, 1st edn., 218pp, ISBN:0233982566 : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper, faint tiny bump lower tip lower board, dustwrapper: very lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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20666 Bradford, Barbara Taylor
ACT OF WILL
Grafton, London, 1987, paperback, : very good, £3.50
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34998 Bradford, Barbara Taylor
EMMA'S SECRET
HarperCollins, London, ND (c2004), reprint, paperback, xxi, 663pp, 3pp acknowledgements, ISBN:0006514413 : photo pictorial upper wrapper by Jean-Francois Talivez, faint creasing at spine and uppe rhinge, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus, £2.50
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20667 Bradford, Barbara Taylor
HOLD THE DREAM
Grafton, London, 1986, paperback, : good plus, £3.50
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20665 Bradford, Barbara Taylor
TO BE THE BEST
Grafton, London, 1989, paperback, : very good plus, £4.00
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29647 Bragg, Melvyn
AUTUMN MANOEUVRES
Coronet, London, 1979, 1st in imprint, paperback, 316pp, [iv] ads., : decorative upper wrapper, well rubbed at extrems., wrappers creased, edges tanned, light staining upper edges first few leaves, reading copy only, £1.50
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34731 Braine, John
LIFE AT THE TOP
Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1962, 1st edn., 288pp, : dark blue cloth lettered at spine in gilt and in blue on red panel, photo pictorial dustwrapper, edges foxed, partial tanning and faint foxing to free endpapers, dustwrapper: price clipped, a little rubbed at extrems., flaps and edges sl. foxed and small old label stain front flap, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £6.00
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20668 Braine, John
ROOM AT THE TOP
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1959, reprint, paperback, 235pp, [v] blank/ads., : Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton in film tie-in on upper wrapper, sl. slant to spine, rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good, £3.00
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38517 Braine, John
ROOM AT THE TOP
Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1957, 3rd imp., 256pp, : green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by John Minton, very faintly bumped at tips, edges sl. tanned, light partial tanning to endpapers, ink name front free endpaper, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, a little tanned at edges and folds, light foxing to spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £25.00
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34999 Brayfield, Celia
THE PRINCE
Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND (c1991), reprint, paperback, [iv]662pp, [ii] ads., : photo pictorial upper wrapper by Peter Williams, slant and numerous creases to spine, rubbed at extrems., light creasing tomwrappers, old sellerls label lower wrapper, edges a little tanned, good, £2.00
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37076 Brookner, Anita
A CLOSED EYE
Jonathan Cape, London, 1991, 1st edn., 255pp, ISBN:0224030906 : light grey cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, very slightly cocked, edges a little tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £10.00
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29648 Brown, Rita Mae
SUDDEN DEATH
Bantam Books, New York, 1984, 1st in imprint, paperback, x, 241pp, [iv] ads., : photo pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems., very good, £3.00
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20678 Bullen, Fiona
PAINTED BIRDS
Futura, London, 1991, 1st in imprint, paperback, : very good, £3.50
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27865 Burgh, Anita
ON CALL
Orion, London, 1999, 1st in imprint, paperback, [viii], 476pp, 9pp extract from of 'The Family', : pictorial wrappers, sl. roll and slant to spine, light creasing spine and upper wrapper, good plus, £3.00
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37826 Byatt, A. S.
BABEL TOWER
Chatto and Windus, London, 1996, 1st edn., [vi], 617pp, 1p acknowledgements, ISBN:0701137185 : black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured endpapers, pictorial montage dustwrapper, signed by author on title, heavy, pages sl. tanned, dustwrapper: very slight curl at edges, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £8.00
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26951 Caldwell, Erskine
GRETTA
Pan Books, London, 1959, paperback, 2nd printing, 156pp, [iv] ads., #G219, : pictorial wrappers, sl spine slant, lightly rubbed at tips, very good, £4.00
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34864 Caldwell, Erskine
PLACE CALLED ESTHERVILLE
Pan Books, London, 1958, 2nd imp., paperback, 158pp, [ii] ads., #G149, : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus, £4.00
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34865 Caldwell, Erskine
THE BASTARD and POOR FOOL
New English Library, London, 1983, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., ISBN:0450055264 : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), contains three short stories, the two of the title plus The Sacrilege of Alan Kent, lightly rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges sl. tanned and faintly foxed, old ink price half title, very good, £5.00
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32162 Candy, Edward
SCENE CHANGING
Victor Gollancz, London, 1977, 1st edn., 143pp, : black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), a novel about a novelist, very lightly rubbed at tips, upper edge very sl. dusty, 5 line ink inscr. and two faint marks front free endpaper, dustwrapper: light stain arounf tail of spine on reverse just visible in design on front panel, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £24.00
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37085 Catherall, Arthur
ORPHAN OTTER
J. M. Dent, London, 1962, 1st edn., 123pp, frontis and in text line ills. by N. Osten-Sacken, : orange cloth lettered in silver at spine, decorated in dark grey upper board, pictorial dustwrapper, faintly bumped upper tips, light foxing to edges, dustwrapper: clipped but price present, lightly rubbed at extrems., light overall soiling, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £6.00
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37086 Cecil, Henry
ALIBI FOR A JUDGE
Michael Joseph, London, 1960, 1st edn., 206pp, : black cloth lettered in gilt and dec. in white at spine, lettered and decorated dustwrapper by Riviere, edges tanned and faintly foxed, light partial browning to endpapers, dustwrapper: a little rubbed with very sl. loss at tips, tiny nick tail of spine, spine sl. sunned, light overall soiling, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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37087 Cecil, Henry
SETTLED OUT OF COURT
Michael Joseph, London, 1959, 1st edn., 190pp, : black cloth lettered in gilt and dec. in white at spine, lettered and decorated dustwrapper by Riviere, faint mark upper board, tanned and lightly foxed, endpapers and half title lightly partially browned, small tippex mark front free endpaper, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at extrems., light foxing and soiling, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £9.00
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37088 Cecil, Henry
SOBER AS A JUDGE
Michael Joseph, London, 1958, 1st edn., 205pp, : black cloth lettered in gilt and dec. in white at spine, lettered and decorated dustwrapper by Riviere, edges a little tanned and faintly foxed, 2 line ink name fpd., light foxing to endpapers and half title, dustwrapper: a little rubbed with sl. loss at tips and short tear tail of upper hinge, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £10.00
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31127 Cheek, Mavis
AUNT MARGARET'S LOVER
Faber and Faber, London, 1996, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, [x], 275pp, : pictorial upper wrapper by Peter Blake, numerous faint vertical creases in spine, lightly rubbed at tips with faint diag. creases cnrs. upper wrapper, very good, £3.00
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28621 Church, Richard
A COUNTRY WINDOW
Heinemann, London, 1958, 1st edn., 236pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorated in gilt upper board, wood-cut illustrated dustwrapper by Peter Reddick, inscription signed by author on front free endpaper, a collection of sixty-six short essays showing the rural scene through a poet's eye, lightly bumped at head of spine, sl. bloom to cloth on upper board, edges tanned, faint foxing to endpapers and prelims., dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs., lightly foxed, several marks and stains, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £16.00
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37103 Cilento, Diane
HYBRID
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1970, 1st edn., 253pp, coloured endpapers, ISBN:0340128887 : black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, upper edge coloured, decorated dustwrapper by Tony Page, a contemporary novel, lightly rubbed at extrems., small mark upper edge, dustwrapper: a little rubbed with sl. surface loss at tips, several short nicks to edges repaired to reverse, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £4.00
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16582 Clamp, H. M. E.
FIGHT FOR YOUR BELOVED
Hurst and Blackett, London, 1957, 1st edn., 192pp, : black coth lettered in gilt at spine, author initials in gilt upper board, sl. cocked, gilding part rubbed from spine, edges lightly foxed, light foxing to endpapers, pelims and final pp., front free endpaper clipped lower corner, no dustwrapper, good, £4.00
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28391 Clarke, Keith
MARGIT VISCONTI
Gollancz, London, 1976, 1st edn., 222pp, : maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper, inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper, a little bumped at upper corners, lightly rubbed at extrems., top edge very faintly foxed, dustwrapper: sl. sunned at spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., very good in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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37107 Clarkson, Ewan (ill. Richard Cuffari)
HALIC - The Story of a Gray Seal
Hutchinson, London, 1971, 1st edn., 158pp, frontis and 10 double page halftone drawings in text by Richard Cuffari, coloured endpapers, ISBN:0091061806 : dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Douglas Hall, a novel of the life of an Atlantic gray seal by the naturalist and conservationist, edges faintly foxed, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., sl. wrinkling upper panel, crease lower flap, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £6.00
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37110 Cleary, Jon
THE BEAUFORT SISTERS
Collins, London, 1979, 1st edn. UK, 417pp, ISBN:0002220377 : navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper by Colin Thomas, a novel about the four wilful and beautiful daughters of Lucas Beaufort, the richest man in Kansas City, sl. cocked, upper edge sl. tanned, dustwrapper: small repaired edge tear upper edge of rear flap fold, spine sl. sunned, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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10041 Clement, Aeron
THE COLD MOONS
Kindredson Publishing, Llandeilo - Wales, 1988, 4th imp., 322pp, in text half tone ills. by Jill Clement, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Jill Clement, signed by author on title page, the classic saga of a colony of badgers, dustwrapper: very lightly rubbed along top edge, fine in a very good plus dustwrapper, £12.00
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31130 Cobbold, Marika
A RIVAL CREATION
Black Swan Books, London, 1994, 2nd imp., trade paperback, 332pp, [iv] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper by Mark Entwisle, light vertical creases to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., diag. creasing lower cnrs., ink marks upper edge, good plus, £3.50
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34707 Cobbold, Marika
A RIVAL CREATION
Black Swan / Transworld, London, 1994, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback original, 332pp, [iv] ads., ISBN:0552995932 : pictorial upper wrapper by Mark Entwhistle, very faint vertical crease in spine, lightly rubbed at tips, faint foxing upper edge, very good plus, £4.00
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34708 Cobbold, Marika
GUPPIES FOR TEA
Black Swan, London, 1997, reprint, trade paperback, 287pp, [i] ads., ISBN:0552995371 : pictorial montage upper wrapper by Nancy Tolford, sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems.,m light creasing cnrs. wrappers, good plus, £3.50
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37115 Coleman, Vernon
THE VILLAGE CRICKET TOUR
Chilton Designs, Barnstaple, 1990, 1st edn., 173pp, ISBN:095035273X : dark green cloth grain paper covered boards lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the 'glories and disasters' of a fictional cricket team on tour in Devon and Cornwall, light bump head of spine, faint foxing upper edge, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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34709 Colgan, Jenny
AMANDA'S WEDDING
HarperCollins, London, ND, reprint, paperback, [x], 374pp, ISBN:0006531768 : pictorial upper wrapper by Tim Kahane, roll and slant to lightly creased spine, rubbed at extrems., corners inclined to curl, good, £2.00
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37116 Collins, Norman
BOND STREET STORY
Companion Book Club, London, 1960, club edn., 415pp, : red cloth with navy blue title panel at spine lettered in gilt, top edge coloured, decorative lettered dustwrapper, tiny bumps lower edges, faint foxing fore and lower edges, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, two short repaired edge tears, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £4.00
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27521 Colwin, Laurie
DANGEROUS FRENCH MISTRESS and other stories (U.S. title Passion and Affect)
Chatto and Windus, London, 1975, 1st edn. UK, 136pp, : purple cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd decorated dustwrapper by Philippa Branson, ten short stories, the author's first book, top edge a little dusty, very good plus in a fine dustwrapper, £32.00
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37119 Comfort, Alex
A GIANT'S STRENGTH
Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1952, 1st edn., 224pp, : red cloth lettered in white at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Stuart Boyle, small patch of sunning tail of upper joint, light foxing to edges and endpapers, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed with sl. loss at extrems. and small chip tail of upper joint, several nicks at edges, repaired to reverse, light overall soiling, very good in a good dustwrapper, £12.00
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29814 Cookson, Catherine
BILL BAILEY
Corgi Books, London, 1987, paperback, 300pp, [iv] ads., : pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), the first volume of the Bill Bailey trilogy, roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at extrems., bump and light creasing upper hinge and upper wrapper, good, £2.00
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29815 Cookson, Catherine
BILL BAILEY'S LOT
Corgi Books, London, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 304pp, : pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), the second volume of the Bill Bailey trilogy, sl. roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at extrems., good plus, £2.50
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29817 Cookson, Catherine
GOODBYE HAMILTON
Corgi Books, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, 300pp, [iv] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the sequel to Hamilton, lightly rubbed at tips, small area loss of glaze upper wrapper, light creasing lower wrapper, very good, £3.00
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31131 Cookson, Catherine
ROSIE OF THE RIVER
Corgi Books, London, 2001, 1st in imprint, paperback, 285pp, [iii] ads., : decorative upper wrapper, light rubbing lower wrapper, very good plus, £3.50
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29823 Cookson, Catherine
SLINKY JANE
Star Books/W. H. Allen, London, 1981, paperback, 219pp, : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), light vertical creasing to spine, a little rubbed at tips, upper edge sl. marked, edges tanned, very good, £3.00
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29824 Cookson, Catherine
THE BLIND YEARS
Corgi Books, London, 2000, 1st in imprint, paperback, 265pp, [vii] ads., : photo pictorial upper wrapper, very sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, very good, £3.00
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28349 Cookson, Catherine
THE BLIND YEARS
Bantam Press, London, 1998, 1st edn., 239pp, : maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, col'd photo pictorial dustwrapper, very sl. cocked, edges sl. tanned and single faint fox mark upper edge, dustwrapper: very lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £6.00
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29825 Cookson, Catherine
THE BONDAGE OF LOVE
Corgi Books, London, 1998, 1st in imprint, paperback, 478pp, [ii] ads., : decorative upper wrapper (unattrib.), the final volume of the Bill Bailey trilogy, sl. roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing at spine and upper hinge, lightly rubbed at extrems., good plus, £2.50
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29826 Cookson, Catherine
THE BONDAGE OF LOVE
Corgi Books, London, 1998, 1st in imprint, paperback, 478pp, [ii] ads., : decorative upper wrapper (unattrib.), the final volume of the Bill Bailey trilogy, faint vertical creasing to spine and diagonally to lower cnrs. wrappers, very good plus, £3.50
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27867 Cookson, Catherine
THE BONNY DAWN
Corgi Books, London, 1997, 1st in imprint, paperback, 251pp inc.32pp extract from 'The Desert Crop', [iv] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. roll and slant to spine, light creasing spine and upper hinge, diag. crease upper wrapper, good, £2.00
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29827 Cookson, Catherine
THE BONNY DAWN
Corgi Books, London, 1997, 1st in imprint, paperback, 252pp inc. 32pp extract from 'The Desert Crop', [iv] ads., : photo pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), very sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, bookseller's stamp half title, good plus, £2.50
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29828 Cookson, Catherine
THE BONNY DAWN
Corgi Books, London, 1997, 1st in imprint, paperback, 252pp inc. 32pp extract from 'The Desert Crop', [iv] ads., : photo pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), fine, £4.00
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29833 Cookson, Catherine
THE GARMENT
Star Books/W. H. Allen, London, 1981, 1st in imprint, paperback, 232pp, : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good, £3.00
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29840 Cookson, Catherine
THE LADY ON MY LEFT
Corgi Books, London, 1998, 1st in imprint, paperback, 251pp, [v] ads., : photo pictorial upper wrapper by John Alexander, sl. roll and slant to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, old price and remains of label upper cnr. upper wrapper, good plus, £2.50
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25665 Cookson, Catherine
THE LONG CORRIDOR
Corgi Books, London, 1985, paperback, 190pp, [ii] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at tips, very good, £3.00
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29841 Cookson, Catherine
THE LONG CORRIDOR
Corgi Books, London, 1998, paperback, 318pp, [ii] ads., : photo pictorial upper wrapper, fine, £4.00
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29845 Cookson, Catherine
THE MENAGERIE
Corgi Books, London, 1978, paperback, 222pp, [ii] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. roll and slant to sunned spine with light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned and foxed, good, £2.00
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29848 Cookson, Catherine
THE ROUND TOWER
Corgi Books, London, 1985, paperback, 318pp, [ii] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at tips, old ink price top cnr. upper wrapper, ink check mark half title, good plus, £3.00
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29849 Cookson, Catherine
THE SOLACE OF SIN
Corgi Books, London, 1999, 1st in imprint, paperback, 415pp, [i] ads., : decorative upper wrapper by Splash, slant and sl. roll to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, good plus, £2.50
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29850 Cookson, Catherine
THE SOLACE OF SIN
Corgi Books, London, 1999, 1st in imprint, paperback, 415pp, [i] ads., : decorative upper wrapper by Splash, faint vertical creasing to spine, very good plus, £3.50
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25666 Cookson, Catherine
THE UNBAITED TRAP
Corgi Books, London, 1973, paperback, 221pp, [iii] ads., : pictorial panel upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., slight flaking edges of spine, edges tanned, good plus, £2.50
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29855 Cookson, Catherine
THE UNBAITED TRAP
Corgi Books, London, 1998, paperback, 336pp, : decorative upper wrapper (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at tips, tiny surface flake from fore-edge upper wrapper, very good plus, £3.50
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29861 Cookson, Catherine
THE YEAR OF THE VIRGINS
Corgi Books, London, 1994, reprint, paperback, 349pp, [iii] ads., : decorative upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. slant with light vertical creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, faint creasing lower cnr. upper wrapper, good plus, £2.50
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29862 Cookson, Catherine
THE YEAR OF THE VIRGINS
Corgi Books, London, 1994, reprint, paperback, 349pp, [iii] ads., : decorative upper wrapper (unattrib.), very sl. slant with light vertical creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, faint creasing lower cnr. upper wrapper, very good, £3.00
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23983 Cooper, Willaim
SCENES FROM PROVINCIAL LIFE
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1961, 1st in imprint, paperback, 236pp, [iii] ads., : a novel which '..pokes fun at the hoary old English taboos of sex and class...', '...told with immense high spirits, with poetry, subtlety and humour...', rubbed at extrems. esp. tail of spine, light creasing and soiling to wrappers, edges browned and stain fore-edge, crudely repaired tears fore-edge first four leaves and upper wrapper, reading copy only, £2.00
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29650 Cooper, William
SCENES FROM PROVINCIAL LIFE
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1961, reprint, paperback, 236pp, [iii] ads., : Penguin orange and white livery wiith added cover art by Quentin Blake, spine sl. sunned and lightly creased, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing cnrs. wrappers, edges tanned, very good, £4.00
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37122 Costain, Thomas B.
THE SILVER CHALICE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1953, 2nd imp., 527pp, 2 colour maps at front endpapers, : pale blue cloth with black title panel at spine lettered and ruled in silver, decorative headband, pictorial dustwrapper, the story of the cup of the Last Supper, lightly rubbed at tips and very sl. bumped lower cnrs., upper edges of boards sunned, upper edge dusty, dustwrapper: clipped front flap but also priced at rear flap, rubbed with sl. loss at extrems., several nicks to edges, repaired to reverse, very good in a good dustwrapper, £6.00
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33674 Cox, Josephine
LIVING A LIE
Headline, London, 1996, paperback, [viii], 472pp inc. 4pp extract from The Devil You Know, ISBN:074724832X : wraparound pictorial cover art by Len Thurston, sl. roll to spine with vertical creasing at spine and upper hinge, rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, ink initials half title, good, £2.50
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33675 Cox, Josephine
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
Headline, London, 1998, paperback, [viii], 436ppinc. 6pp extract from Tomorrow The World, [iii] ads., ISBN:0747249598 : pictorial upper wrapper by Len Thurston, sl. roll and slant to spine with numerous faint vertical creases, lightly rubbed at tips, ink initials upper edge title page, good plus, £3.00
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34710 Cox, Josephine
THE BEACHCOMBER
HarperCollins, London, 2003, paperback, [viii], 574pp, [i] ad., 24pp extract from Lovers and Liars, ISBN:0007146078 : pictorial wrappers, roll and slant to lightly creased spine, a little rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, good plus, £3.50
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34711 Cox, Josephine
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Headline, London, ND, reprint, paperback, [viii], 437pp, [iii] ads., ISBN:0747249407 : pictorial upper wrapper by Ken Thurston, roll and slant to lightly creased spine, a little rubbed at extrems., ink initials half title, good, £3.00
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37126 Cronin, A. J.
THE GREEN YEARS
Victor Gollancz, London, 1945, 1st edn., 238pp, : dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, all edges a little tanned, upper and fore-edges faintly foxed and light foxing to endpapers, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with repaired nicks at head of spine, spine sunned, light foxing to lower panel and light overall soiling, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £8.00
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32156 Cronin, A. J.
THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
Victor Gollancz, London, 1942, 1st edn., 255pp, : blue cloth lettered in dark blue at spine, novel of a missionary in China, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and lightly bumped at extrems., flecks of colour loss to cloth and some darkening to upper edges boards, upper edge sl. foxed and ell edges dusty and tanned, light foxing to endpapers and prelims., no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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27558 Currie, Edwina
A WOMAN'S PLACE
Coronet, London, ND (copyright 1996), paperback, xviii, 651pp, : photo pictorial upper wrapper by David Rudkin, several light vertical creases to spine, small area surface loss upper wrapper, very good, £3.50
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22307 Dailey, Janet
RIVALS
Sphere, London, 1990, paperback, 412pp, : slight spine roll and slant, light vertical creasing to spine, very good, £3.00
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37135 Day, Clarence
THESE WERE THE DAYS (containing Life with Father, My Father's dark Hour, Life with Mother),
Reprint Society, London, 1946, club edition, 342pp, : green cloth with black title label at spine lettered and bordered in gilt, upper edge coloured, coloured lettered dustwrapper by A. E. Barlow, a few light fox marks at edges and endpapers, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £5.00
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28359 de la Mare, Walter
MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET
Collins, London, 1921, 3rd impression, xii, 365pp, [iv] ads., : dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt and ruled in blind at spine, cloth lightly marked upper board, rust stains at corners of lower board, edges a little dusty, 6 line inscr. and date front free endpaper, no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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13333 de la Mare, Walter
MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET
Collins, London, 1921, 1st edn., 365pp, iv ads., : dark blue cloth lettered in red at soine and upper bd., prizewinning novel of a woman who is like every other woman except that she is small, a little bumped at extrems., cloth rubbed at extrems. with fraying and sl. loss (8 x 2 mm) to top edge upper bd., top edge dusty, sl. browning to eps., ink name ffep, no dustwrapper, good, £8.00
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37136 de la Roche, Mazo
A BOY IN THE HOUSE
Macmillan, London, 1952, 1st edn., [iv], 124pp, : dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, upper edge coloured, pictorial dustwrapper, edges lightly tanned and very faintly foxed, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., sl. loss head of spine, spine a little foxed, light overall soiling, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £12.00
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34920 De La Roche, Mazo
RENNY'S DAUGHTER
Pan Books, London, 1967, 6th imp., paperback, 284pp, #M201, : pictorial panel upper wrapper (unattrib.), the fourteenth Whiteoak novel, light vertical creasing to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, ink numerals to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus, £4.00
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34921 De La Roche, Mazo
RETURN TO JALNA
Pan Books, London, 1965, 4th imp., paperback, 380pp inc. 1p Whiteoak pedigree, [iv] ads., #X60, : pictorial panel upper wrapper (unattrib.), the thirteenth Whiteoak novel, light vertical creasing to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, ink numerals to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus, £4.00
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34922 De La Roche, Mazo
VARIABLE WINDS AT JALNA
Pan Books, London, 1965, 6th imp., paperback, 251pp inc. 1p Whiteoak pedigree, [v] ads., abridged, #X195, : pictorial panel upper wrapper (unattrib.), the fifteenth Whiteoak novel, light vertical creasing to sunned spine, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, ink numerals to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus, £4.00
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34924 De La Roche, Mazo
WHITEOAK HARVEST
Pan Books, London, 1965, 4th imp., paperback, 255pp inc. 1p Whiteoak pedigree, [i] ads., slightly abridged, #X118, : pictorial panel upper wrapper (unattrib.), the eleventh Whiteoak novel, light vertical creasing to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, ink numerals to wrappers, edges tanned, nick fore-edge half title, good, £3.50
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37137 de Polnay, Peter
INDIFFERENCE
W. H. Allen, London, 1974, 1st edn., 184pp, ISBN:049101452X : mid blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper by Colin Andrews, tiny bump top cnr. upper bd., a little rubbed along lower edges, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., small stain on reverse, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £4.00
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20764 Deighton, Len
ONLY WHEN I LARF
Sphere, London, 1968, 1st edn., paperback original, 251pp, [v] ads., : film tie-in, photo pictorial wrappers, lower wrapper shows Len Deighton, Alexandra Stewart, David Hemmings and Richard Attenborough on the set of the Paramount picture, issued simultaneously with the Michael Joseph hardback edition, sl. roll to spine with some sunning and light vertical creasing, rubbed at extrems., light diag. creases to wrappers, edges tanneed, good, £4.00
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29651 Deverell, William
PLATINUM BLUES
Mandarin, London, 1994, paperback, [x], 261pp, [i] ads., : decorative upper wrapper, sl. roll and vertical creasing to spine and upper hinge, lightly rubbed at tips, very good, £3.00
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35333 Diamant, Anita
GOOD HARBOR
Macmillan, London, 2002, 1st edn. UK, 255pp, 1p acknowledgments, ISBN:1405001186 : maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, fine in a fine dustwrapper, £4.00
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32102 Dibdin, James C.
SCOTTISH BORDER LIFE - A Series of Original Sketches
Methuen, London, 1897, 1st edn., [viii], 201pp, 40pp Methuen Catalogue for March 1897 bound in after text, : brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine and in green at upper board, decorated in green and white at spine and upper board, edges uncut, presentation copy signed by author to his brother E. Rimbault Dibdin on half title, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., upper edge dusty, edges a little foxed and endpapers sl. browned, light foxing to prelims. and faintly throughout text, no dustwrapper, very good, £40.00
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34883 Dick, Philip K.
CONFESSIONS OF A CRAP ARTIST- Jack Isidore (of Seville, Calif.): A Chronicle of Verified Scientific Fact 1945-1959
Magnum, 1979, 1st edn. UK, paperback, xiv, 220pp, [vi] ads., ISBN:0417042906 : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good plus, £6.00
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16881 Dickens, Monica
COBBLER'S DREAM
Michael Joesph, London, 1963, 1st edn., 221pp, : no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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29652 Dickens, Monica
FLOWERS ON THE GRASS
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1969, paperback, 255pp, [i] ads., : pictorial montage upper wrapper by Michael Johnson, sl. roll and light vertical crease to spine, a little rubbed at etxrems. esp. cnrs. spine, sharksfin fore-edge one leaf, edges tanned, ownership stamp half title, , good plus, £2.50
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16882 Dickens, Monica
FLOWERS ON THE GRASS
Michael Joseph, London, 1949, 1st edn., 304pp, : no dustwrapper, reading copy only, £4.00
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37160 Dickens, Monica
FLOWERS ON THE GRASS
Michael Joseph, London, 1950, 4th imp., 304pp, : blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, col'd decorative lettered dustwrapper by 'Biro', tiny dark mark on cloth upper bd., upper edge a little dusty, all edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., relined at spine ends and cnrs., very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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37161 Dickens, Monica
FLOWERS ON THE GRASS
Michael Joseph, London, 1949, 1st edn., 304pp, : blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, col'd decorative lettered dustwrapper by 'Biro', sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges a little tanned and sl. foxed, 6 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: price clipped, rubbed with sl. loss at extrems., relined at spine ends and cnrs., very good in a good dustwrapper, £8.00
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20770 Dickens, Monica
JOY AND JOSEPHINE
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1960, paperback, : Penguin orange and white livery, upper wrapper ill. by Janina Ede, spine rolled, rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss spine ends, edges browned, sl. foxing to wrappers and half title, reading copy only, £2.00
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20776 Dickens, Monica
KATE and EMMA
Pan Books, London, 1969, paperback, : good plus, £3.00
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16617 Dickens, Monica
MAN OVERBOARD
Heinemann, London, 1976, reprint, 270pp, ii ads., : ffep clipped, no dustwrapper, good plus, £4.00
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10061 Dickens, Monica
MAN OVERBOARD
Michael Joseph, London, 1958, 1st edn., 270pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative design dustwrapper, top edge dusty, all edges sl. tanned, ink name/date front paste down, ustwrapper lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £12.00
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16618 Dickens, Monica
NO MORE MEADOWS
The Book Club, London, ND, club edn., 311pp, : maroon cloth lettered in pale blue at spine, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges browned, no dustwrapper, good, £3.00
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37164 Dickens, Monica
NO MORE MEADOWS
Michael Joseph, London, 1953, 1st edn., 333pp, [iii] blank, : maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered and decorated dustwrapper by Biro, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs., repaired to reverse, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £10.00
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37165 Dickens, Monica
THE ANGEL IN THE CORNER
Michael Joseph, London, 1956, 2nd imp., 327pp, : maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd decorative lettered dustwrapper by William McLaren, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: rubbed with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs., several short edge tears, spine a little sunned, repaired to reverse, very good in a good dustwrapper, £5.00
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37166 Dickens, Monica
THE HAPPY PRISONER
Michael Joseph, London, 1949, 288pp, : lemon yellow cloth lettered in maroon at spine and upper board, pictorial dustwrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. dusty and tanned, free endpapers partially lightly browned, 5 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed with loss to spine ends and cnrs., several closed edge tears, repaired to reverse, spine sunned, very good in a good dustwrapper, £4.50
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16614 Dickens, Monica
THE HEART OF LONDON
The Book Club, London, ND (circa 1962), club edn., 379pp, : green cloth lettered in black at spine, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges browned and dusty, deleted ink name and further 2 line ink name front free endpaper, no dustwrapper, reading copy only, £3.00
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37167 Dickens, Monica
THE HEART OF LONDON
Michael Joseph, London, 1961, 1st edn., 413pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd lettered dustwrapper by Michael Harvey, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned and foxed, faint foxing to half title, replacement endpapers, dustwrapper: rubbed with sl. loss at spine head and cnrs. and several nicks to edges, repaired to reverse, light overall soiling and foxing, very good in a good dustwrapper, £6.00
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16615 Dickens, Monica
THE LANDLORD'S DAUGHTER
The Book Club, London, ND (circa 1969), club edn., 276pp, : turquoise cloth lettered in black at spine, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumpoed at extrems. with some stains to covers, edges foxed, light foxing to prelims., no dustwrapper, reading copy only, £3.00
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37168 Dickens, Monica
THE ROOM UPSTAIRS
Heinemann, London, 1966, 1st edn., 248pp, : purple cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by David Stanfield, lightly bumped at spine ends, edges sl. tanned with a few faint fox marks, remainder mark lower edge, ink name top cnr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: price clipped, light soiling and a little rubbed at extrems., very good in a very good dustwrapper, £6.00
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20772 Dickens, Monica
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1956, paperback, : Penguin orange and white livery, upper wrapper ill. by Geoffrey Salter, spine rolled, rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss spine ends, edges browned, several ink numerals upper wrapper, reading copy only, £2.00
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29653 Doctorow, E. L.
RAGTIME
Pan Books, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback, 236pp, : decorated wrappers, sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems. esp. tail of spine, faint diag. creasing lower cnrs., good plus, £3.50
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29654 Doherty, Angela
CONSTANT FRIENDS
Orion, London, 1994, 1st in imprint, paperback, [vi], 359pp, : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. roll with light vertical creasing to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., very good, £4.00
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29655 Donleavy, J. P.
A SINGULAR MAN
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1966, 1st in imprint, paperback, 349pp, : col'd lettered wrappers, a little rubbed at extrems., light diag. creasing top cnr. final leaves and lower wrapper, edges tanned, very good, £4.00
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37170 Donnelly, Frances
SHAKE DOWN THE STARS
Bantam Press, London, 1988, 1st edn., 506pp, [vi] blank, ISBN:0593010515 : dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Anne Yvonne Gilbert, lightly rubbed at tips, pages tanned, impressed mark top cnr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, short repaired nick lower edge upper panel, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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16624 Douglas, Lloyd C.
THE ROBE
Reprint Society, London, 1947, reprint, 560pp, : cream cloth with maroon title panel lettered in gilt at spine, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges dusty and tanned, ink name front free endpaper, light foxing both endpapers, no dustwrapper, good, £4.00
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37172 Douglas, O.
THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1941, 11th imp., 319pp, endpapers coloured, #1896, : smaller format about 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, decorated in blind upper board, pictorial dustwrapper, in the HandS Yellow Jacket series, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed with sl. loss at tips, spine sl. sunned, repaired to reverse, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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35012 Douglas, O.
THE PROPER PLACE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1927, 7th imp., 316pp, : orange cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered with pictorial vignette in black upper board, rubbed at extrems. with sl. fraying at tips, edges dusty and tanned, browning to endpapers, light mainly marginal foxing throughout, no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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38428 Drabble, Margaret
JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1974, reprint, paperback, 206pp, [ii] ads., ISBN:0140029338 : coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper by Bruce Rae, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing at cnrs., edges tanned, ink name/date half title, good plus, £2.50
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38429 Drabble, Margaret
THE MILLSTONE
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1977, reprint, paperback, 172pp, [iii] ads., ISBN:0140028420 : coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper by Chris Yates, a little rubbed at extrems., creasing to upper wrapper, edges tanned