[SURTEES, R.S].

"Ask Mamma" or The Richest Commoner in England. (Illustrated by John Leech). Jorrocks Edition.

Bath: George Bayntun, 1926. Jorrocks Edition. Pp.x/425, coloured frontispiece + 19 full page wood engravings and many further wood engravings in the text, a couple of spots to endpapers. Blue illustrated cloth with gilt title to spine, slightly rubbed with small bumps to corners. G+.

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ALMEDINGEN, E.M.

The Scarlet Goose.

USA: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970. 1st ed. Fiction. Captures the dramatic conflict of a break with tradition in this story of a young Renaissance artist. Pp. 306/1Biography. Scarlet cloth, illustrated d/w, slight rubbing to edges and cover. VG/G.

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AMES, M.E.

Abra of Poictiers: A Story of the Days of S.Hilary.

London: James Nisbet & Co, 1900. 0. 1st edition. Historical fiction account of the life of the fourth century bishop and Early Church Father, St.Hilary. Pp.x/189, endpapers browned. Green cloth, publishers 'file copy' label to front, spine slightly rubbed. VG.

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AMIS, KINGSLEY.

Collected Short Stories.

London: Hutchinson, 1980. 1st ed. "Kingsley Amis's 'Collected Short Stories' contains almost everything that he has published in that genre." Pp. 303, owner's name to fep. Yellow cloth, d/w has sunning to spine and lower front wrap. G+/G+.

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ANTHONY, JOHN. (ENGLISHED BY).

The Story of Hassan (Hassan Ali Shah): A Novel of India written by Himself and Englished by John Anthony.

London: Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1928. 0. First edition. "There is something very piquant about Hassan's account of the English in India and of their quaint ideas of order and practice, the absurdity and extravagance of which are a continued surprise to him when contrasted with the eminently sane and reasonable native practices in such matters as bribery, perjury and the proper chastisement of a wife. This entertaining autobiography is interspersed with characteristic anecdotes told by an Indian story-teller." Pp.279. Green cloth, dustwrapper (illustrated by H.E.Watson) is slightly rubbed with small tear to lower rear edge and now in a clear protective wrap. VG/G+.

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ARENAS, REINALDO.

Farewell to the Sea. A Novel of Cuba. (Translated by Andrew Hurley).

New York: Viking Penguin Inc, 1986. 1st English ed. "Rich in hallucination, myth, and fantasy, 'Farewell to the Sea' is a brilliant apocalyptic vision of today's Cuba, by a writer whom Octavio Paz calls 'remarkable'." Pp. 413. Pale green boards with black cloth spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

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ARMSTRONG, DAVE.

Hezekiah and Hell's Belle.

London: Robert Hale, 1992. 1st ed. A Black Horse Western. Fiction. Cattle rustling. Pp. 156. Illustd. laminated boards. VG.

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ARTHUR, RANDALL.

Wisdom Hunter.

Oregon: Questar Publishers, Inc, 1991. 3rd Printing. Fiction. "Wisdom Hunter is a uniquely compelling novel of captivating characters, fast-paced action - and a life-changing message." Pp. 318. P/b. VG.

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ATKINS, PETER.

Morning Star. Or The Vampires of Summer.

London: HarperCollins, 1992. 1st ed. Fiction. "Witty, gruesome, swift, unpredictable and ultimately awe-inspiring". Pp. 238. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. F/F.

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ATWOOD, MARGARET.

Alias Grace.

Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc, 1996. 1st ed. "In her astonishing new novel, Margaret Atwood has reclaimed a mysterious and disturbing story of the past century in Canada and has woven it into an intricate narrative that brilliantly evokes time and place." Pp. 470. Beige cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. F/VG.

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AVERY, HAROLD.

Thumbs Up.

London: Nisbet & Co Ltd, 1925. 1st edition. "An elderly gentleman of unimpeachable respectability, is suddenly seized with the conviction that, for their moral and intellectual well-being, his neighbours need "livening up." The complications in which his crusade invloves not only himself but his sober-minded relatives, are endless, and, though exasperating to them, highly amusing to others." Pp.284, toning to endpapers. Blue cloth, illustrated dustwrapper a bit grubby with edge wear and small closed tear to top edge but now in a removable clear protective wrap. G+/Good.

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BAPTIST, R.HERNEKIN.

Four Handsome Negresses. The Record of a Voyage.

London:Jonathan Cape,1931. 1st ed. "Four negresses were taken aboard off the Guinea Coast on one of the pioneer voyages of the Portuguese..They were, it is recorded, to be well tended, richly dressed and left ashore at different points of the African coast as emissaries of trade and, presumably of Christian missionary enterprise: women, it was reasonably argued, being less likely than men to be slain by savage tribes." Pp.256,map of Africa, small red stain to rear endpaper. Brown cloth,gilt title to spine, slightly rubbed. G+.

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BARTER SNOW, LAURA A.

Her Little Kingdom.

London: Pickering & Inglis, nd.(c.1932). 0. By the author of 'Twixt Altar and Plough' and 'Eldwyth's Choice'. Golden Crown Library series. Pp.330/3(ads), prize bookplate to front free endpaper (Sth. Chingford Congregational Church Sunday School.), minor spotting to endpapers and closed page edges. Bright blue cloth with blind-stamped 'Golden Crown Series' crest and black title to front, black title to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper reproduces colour frontispiece plate to front, small edge tears to rear with small loss to top of spine. Clear protective wrap. VG/G+.

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BEITH, JANET.

The Corbies.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1955. 1st edition. "Like the "twa corbies" of the old ballad, Alexander and John McGregor dwelt together in the little town of Kilbracken, whence they planned the lives of all their relatives. They were respected members of the kirk in their sanctimonious Victorian society, but the power with which they controlled the lives of others had far-reaching effects which were certainly not what the brothers had expected and were not always good". Pp.286. Green cloth, dustwrapper has small edge chips and is darkened to spine. VG/G+. ** Janet Beith, a niece of Ian Hay, was a Scot. In 1933 she won the World Prize Novel Competition (£4000) organized conjointly by Hodder and Stoughton and Frederick A.Stokes of New York, with her novel "No Second Spring". The book was the unanimous choice on both sides of the Atlantic and went into six editions in the first year. Her second book, Sandcastle, was the Daily Mail book of the month. In 1935 she married Roger Melland, a Manchester solicitor and had two children. Twenty year later this, her third novel, was published.

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BELL, ADRIAN.

The Budding Morrow.

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head,1946. 1st edition. "Mr Bell takes the family as pivot for his theme of husbandry and home. It is on human nature that he pins his faith - his faith in the land and the continuity of English values." Pp.170. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has small edge chips and creases and has a clear protective wrap affixed. G+/G+.

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Keywords: Adrian Bell Budding Morrow Countryside Farming Agriculture Suffolk Husbandry Home Family 40313 Fiction: : General