AMIS, KINGSLEY

Green Man, the

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0224617400. First Edition. A Very Good+ blue Hardcover with gilt titles to the spine. Blue top edges. A sound binding with clean & unmarked pages. Light spine end bumping with a bump to the bottom front cover corner. The DJ is clipped, glossy with cover rubbing and edgewear. "A ghost story for adults. Like all good coaching inns, the Green Man is said to boast a resident ghost: Dr Thomas Underhill, a notorious seventeenth-century practitioner of black arts and sexual deviancy, rumoured to have killed his wife. However, the landlord, Maurice Allington, is the sole witness to the renaissance of the malevolent Underhill. Led by an anxious desire to vindicate his sanity, Allington strives to uncover the key to Underhill's satanic powers. "; 7.75"; 253 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27243

Catalogue: Fiction, Horror, Classics, Fantasy, British Literature

Keywords: 0224617400 Fiction > Horror Classics British Literature Fantasy Fiction Horror Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature

BRONTE CHARLOTTE

Search After Happiness: Written at the Age of 13

London, England: Harvill Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 000272765X. Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan. First Edition. Brown Hardcovers in Near Fine condition, a solid binding with bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is clipped and in Very Good+ condition. Watercolor illustrations by Carolyn Dinan. "Charlotte Brontë wrote this little tale in 1829, when she was thirteen years old. Written in small, cramped, childish hand--often very hard to decipher--the style already shows Charlotte Brontë's remarkable talent for handling words, and her feeling for nature at its most terrifying and elemental. The enchanting story will provide readers with plenty of just what was in the child's mind when she wrote this rather frightening tale. "; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27339

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Young Adult, Literature

Keywords: 000272765x Fiction > Classics Young Adult > Teen

BUCK PEARL S.

The Angry Wife

Pocket Books, # 550238, 1967. Mass Market Paperback. A Very Good Mass Market. Tightly bound, a name on front free end paper, otherwise a clean & unmarked copy. There is cover edgewear and rubbing. "Lucinda Delaney is a southern belle ruled by a vision of life that no longer exists. The Civil War has come and gone and her side has lost, yet she is determined to proceed as if nothing has changed—a denial that stokes the flames of her irrational angers. Despite her returned husband’s devotion, Lucinda is sure he is having an affair with one of their slaves." ; 6.9 X 4.1 X 0.7 inches; 250 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26368

Catalogue: Historical Fiction, Classics, CIVIL War, Literature

Keywords: Historical Fiction Classics CIVIL War Literature Historical Fiction Classics War Literature

CAMOENS

Les Lusiades - Traduction Nouvelle Avec Notes Et Commentaires & D'Une Etude Sur la Vie Et Les Moeurs E Camoens par Edmond Hippeau

Garnier Freres, Libraires - Editeurs, 1890. Hardcover. Good+. Tan spine, with paper covered boards. Five raised bands, gilt titles panelled in red and brown to the spine. Designed foreedges and endpapers. No published date, circa 1890's. A name written on the title page, otherwise the pages are unmarked and tightly bound. Heavy cover edgewear. "Un parallele trop peu ? Atteur le chantre du Vert, Galant. En presence de ses illustres predecesseurs. Avant de discuter les griefs ou les assertions des commentateurs ou des adversaires, nous devons chercher a definir le caractere du poeme des Lusiades en etudiant de pres la vie de l'auteur, l'epoque ou il a vecu et le theme qui s'est otl'ert a son genie. L'oeuvre sera par la mome tout expli quee': avant de la critiquer il importe de la bien comprendre et de marquer sa veritable place dans l'histoire litteraire." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 303 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26514

Catalogue: French, Classics, Portugal, Literature, Historical Fiction

Keywords: French Books Portuguese Literature Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Classics Literature French Books

DICKENS, CHARLES. INTRODUCTION: DAME SYBIL THORNDIKE

Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996. Hardcover. ISBN: 0192545086. Burgundy Hardcovers, white titles to the spine. A sound binding, other than an inscription on the front end paper, the balance of the book is bright & unmarked. The DJ is in Near Fine condition, glossy, light rubbing. Thirty-nine illustrations byPhiz. ; 5.5 X 1.75 X 7.75 inches; 864 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 27441

Catalogue: Classics, Fiction,19th Century, British Literature

Keywords: 0192545086 Fiction > Classics 19th Centruy British Literature Victorian Fiction Classics Literature

DU MAURIER, DAPHNE (1907-1989)

Rendezvous and Other Stories

London : Gollancz, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0575028459. Bright red Hardcovers, gilt title to the spine. A sound binding, bright, unarked pages. In Fine condition. The DJ is clipped and in Very Good+ condition. "The fourteen tales included in the present volume were written over a period of many years some of them before her first novels were published, others in her thirties and forties; they reflect many human romance, disenchantment, fantasy, nostalgia, ambition, irony, the longing for adventure. Each story is based on something du Maurier observed or overheard and will provide pleasure for every mood." ; 142 X 22 X 219 millimeters. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27002

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Short Stories, Mystery, British Literature

Keywords: 0575028459 Fiction > Classics Short Stories British Literature Mystery Fiction Mystery & Detective Classics Short Stories

DURRELL LAWRENCE

Tunc

London, Eng: Faber and Faber, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Red cloth covers, gilt titles to the spine. In Very Good+ condition, some light marking to the front end paper top corner. The binding is tight, pages are bright & unmarked. The DJ is clipped and in Very Good condition. "The story is told by an inventor inhabited by a big dream: to create a machine capable of predicting the destiny of individuals. He ends up entering the powerful Merlin society, marries the founder's daughter and tastes for a while the power that fortune gives. But he will soon try to escape the grip of society and its Machiavellian directors." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 26697

Catalogue: Fiction, Literature, Classics

Keywords: Fiction Literature > Classics Sci-Fi Fiction Classics Literature

FAULKNER WILLIAM

Mosquitoes

Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1927. Hardcover. Blue Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine and cover. A sound binding, the pages are clean & unmarked. A 1 inch by 1half inch stain to the botom of the front cover. Spine end bumping. The DJ is in Good condition only with spine end chipping and a small piece missing of off the front cover bottom corner with a water stain on the inside of the cover. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 349 pages. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27403

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, American, Literature

Keywords: Fiction Classics United States

GROVE, FREDERICK PHILIP

Fruits of the Earth

New Canadian Library / McClelland, 1965. Mass_Market. ISBN: 0771091494. In Very Good+ condition. Tightly bound, a name plate to the inside of the front cover, a name on the half title page. The text is clean & unmarked with age tanning to the pages. Moderate cover edgewear. "An unparalleled depiction of the ordeals endured by the early pioneers of the western prairies. Grove captures the essence of the pioneering its single-minded strength, its nobility, and ultimately, its tragedy. "; Vol. 49; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 267 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26838

Catalogue: Canada, Fiction, Literature, Classics

Keywords: 0771091494 Canada > Fiction Literature Classics Frontier & Pioneer Life Canada Classics Literature Frontier & Pioneer Life

HEMON, LOUIS

Maria Chapdelaine. Recit Du Canada Francais. 29 Bois Originaux de Jean Lebedeff

Garden City , New York: Le Livre De Demain, Artheme Fayard & Cie, Editeurs, 1939. Paperback. Light orange covers with black titles to the cover & spine. The pages are tightly bound & unmarked. 20 Woodcuttings thorugh the book. One name, in pencil, to the front end paper. Spine end and corner bumping. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 126 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27343

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, French Canada, Literature

Keywords: Historical Fiction Fiction > Classics French Canada Literature Canada Culture Historical Fiction Classics Literature French Books

KIRBY WILLIAM

Golden Dog: A Romance of Old Quebec

The Montreal News Co, 1897. Hardcover. Blue Hardcovers with gilt titles to the cover and spine. Gilt/red illustration to the cover. A sound binding, former owner's inscription and time book store stamp to the front end paper. Otherwise a clean, unmarked interior. Frontispiece with tissue paper, a few illustrations through the book. Wear to the cover and spine corners. "This novel is based upon three works by James MacPherson Le Moine: The Golden Dog, Château Bigot and La Corriveau. It draws upon the historical background of the city of Quebec for its characters, and tells its story through two intertwining plot lines. The first is of the lady Angélique de Méloizes, Madame De Péan, while the second is of Colonel Pierre Philibert, the son of a prosperous merchant." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 624 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26686

Catalogue: Classics, Fiction, Canadian Literature, Quebec

Keywords: Canadian Literature Classics Fiction > Quebe Fiction Culture Anthologies Short Stories

KIRBY, W.

Golden Dog . A Romance of Old Quebec.

Musson Book, 1950. Hardcover. Red Hardcovers, gilt/green titles to the cover and spine. Very Good with a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages. Previous owner's name written on the front end paper and some water markings to the back cover bottom edge. The DJ is Good with traces of water damage on the inside & outside of the cover and spine end chipping. "The novel's action takes place just before the fall of New France, when the supporters of the popular Chien d'Or trading house, headed by the bourgeois Philibert, struggle against the decadent and corrupt Grand Company of the Intendant Bigot. Two ill-fated romances are interwoven: that of Amélie de Repentigny with Philibert's son, Pierre; and that of Le Gardeur (Amélie's brother) with the self-seeking Angélique des Meloises, who eventually persuades him to kill Philibert. "; Le Chien D'or; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 528 pages. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 26731

Catalogue: Classics, Fiction, Canadian Literature, Quebec

Keywords: Canada > Quebec Canadian Literature Classics Fiction Canada Classics Literature

MARTEL ALPERN

Adventuras de Don Quijote

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1963. Hardcover. Green Hardcovers, yellow titles to the cover and spine. Very Good+ one name and a high school stamp to the front end paper & 2 pages with marks, otherwise an unmarked text. Tightly bound pages. Frontispiece and black & white illustrations. "Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray – he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants – Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 244 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26676

Catalogue: Classics, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction

Keywords: Fiction > Classics Literature Historical Fiction Adventure Classics Literature Authors Action & Adventure

MILLER HENRY

A Devil in Paradise

A Signet Book No. D1898, 1961. Mass Market Paperback. A Very Good+ Mass Market. Tightly bound, the pages are unmarked with some age tanning. An uncreased spine. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 128 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27027

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Literature

Keywords: Fiction Classics Literature

MITFORD, NANCY (1904-1973)

Don't Tell Alfred: No. 3 of the Radlett and Montdore Series

Hamish Hamilton, 1960. Hardcover. Green Hardcovers with gilt titles the spine. Near Fine with a tight binding, bright, unmarked pages, sharp corners. The DJ is clipped with a small tear to the bottom spine end hinge and front cover edge. Edgewear and cover rubbing. Jacket design by Cecil Beaton. Small date inked on the front end paper. "Fanny is content with her role as a housewife, married to Oxford don, Alfred. Her life changes overnight when Alfred is appointed Ambassador to Paris. Suddenly she is mixing with Royalty, Rothschilds and Dior-clad wives. On top of this, she has to keep track of her four maverick sons." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 248 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 26683

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, British Literature

Keywords: Fiction British Literature Classics Fiction Classics Literature England