KERSH, GERALD (WITH RAVEN, SIMON)

The Best of Gerald Kersh

Heinemann, London, 1960. First British Compilation, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Fratini -- dust Jacket. Very Good Condition/Very Good. VIII, 344 pages, colour illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket has a short tear at the top of the spine measuring less than 5 mm. Price clipping of the dustjacket. No other damage to describe. Simon Raven, who has selected the 18 items herein, introduces them with apt words: "Gerald Kersh tells stories, good and bad, long and short, neat, dramatic, bizarre, perverse, scientific, supernatural, historical, they have been flowing out almost without pause for the last 20 years." -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Fratini -- dust Jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.

-- Syber's Books

Book number: 0240944

Catalogue: humour

Keywords: compilation, humour, humour; Literature & Literary. Literature & Literary

RAVEN SIMON

Before the Cock Crow a Novel the First-Born of Egypt Volume III

London, Muller Blond & White. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 058431177X). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

-- Webbooks, Wigtown

Book number: 312708

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Fiction 058431177X

RAVEN, SIMON.

Before the Cock Crow. The First Born of Egypt. Vol 3.

Muller, Blond & White, London, 1986 1st edn. Hardcover in clipped dw. 8vo 274pp. Very good/very good. Edges lightly foxed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

-- The Bowral Bookmen (formerly Antiquariat Fine Books)

Book number: 121418

Keywords: Fiction

RAVEN, SIMON (1927-2001)

Before the Cock Crow. The First Born of Egypt: Volume III.

Muller, Blond & White (1986), 12 mo., 274 pp.; FIRST EDITION; F/NF; ISBN: 058431177X

-- Aurelius Books

Book number: LR05826

RAVEN, SIMON

Before the Cock Crow

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 058431177x. Light edge wear to dustjacket and book; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; The First-born of Egypt #3; 1.02 x 8.43 x 5.51 Inches; 274 pages; This is the third volume in Simon Raven’s First Born of Egypt saga, following Morning Star and The Face of the Waters. The story opens with Lord Canteloupe’s strange toast to ‘absent friends’. His wife Baby has recently died and Canteloupe has been left her retarded son, Lord Sarum of Old Sarum. This child is not his, but has been conceived by Major Fielding Gray. In Italy there is an illegitimate child with a legitimate claim to the estate, whom Canteloupe wants silenced. The plot also sees young Marius Stern and his school friend, Tessa Malcolm, drawn into Milo Hedley’s schemes and into a dramatic finale orchestrated by Raisley Conyngham, Milo’s teacher.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

-- Ainsworth Books

Book number: 15248

Catalogue: Fiction::UK

Keywords: 058431177x Egypt British Fiction

RAVEN, SIMON.

Before The Cock Crow. The First-Born of Egypt Volume III.

London: Muller, Blond & White, 1986. 058431177X. 1st edition. Third volume in 'The First Born of Egypt' saga, following on from 'Morning Star' and 'Face of the Waters'. Pp.274. Black cloth, dustjacket (painting by Lawrence Toynbee) has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

-- Beckham Books

Book number: 35258

Catalogue: Fiction: : Simon Raven

Keywords: Simon Raven Before the Cock Crow First Born Egypt Fiction Novel 35569 Fiction: : Simon Raven

RAVEN,SIMON

Before The Cock Crow

London, Blond & Briggs. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 058431177X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Fine hardcover Copy of this book in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Not price clipped with this copy having NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and with No leaning to spine.Clean copy internally with crisp white page edges.Lovely copy for the collector.8vo 274pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine/Fine.

-- Richard Thornton Books

Book number: 60032

Catalogue: Modern Firsts

Keywords: 058431177x

RAVEN, SIMON

Before the Cock Crow

London, Muller, Blond & White, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. The First-born of Egypt: Volume III. Black cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and bright, unclipped dust-jacket. Very Good +/very good +.

-- The Glass Key

Book number: 85497

Catalogue: Fiction

RAVEN, SIMON.

Bird of Ill Omen.

Hamilton, London, 1989. 1st edn. Hardcover in clipped dw. 8vo 220pp. B&W illus. by Tim Jaques. Very good/very good. Edges browned. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

-- The Bowral Bookmen (formerly Antiquariat Fine Books)

Book number: 121417

Keywords: Biographies

SIMON RAVEN

Bird of ILL Omen

Hamish Hamilton Publishing. 1989. Hard Cover. Hardcover/pub. 1989/Gd. condition/220 pages - A text of journey and mishap... (HA14093z). Good.

-- Mike Long Books

Book number: 4093z

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: adventure, mystery, literature, novel, suspense, humor, spirituality,

RAVEN, SIMON

Bird of III Omen

Published by House of Stratus, London, 2001. 1842321749. iii, 185 pages, publisher's catalogue at rear, new edition, in very good condition, laminated pictorial card covers, Octavo, Paperback.

-- Keogh's Books, Secondhand & Antiquarian

Book number: 36804

Keywords: Raven, Simon, Bird of III Omen

RAVEN, SIMON.

Blood of my Bone. The First Born of Egypt. Vol 5.

Muller, London, 1989 1st edn. Hardcover in clipped dw. 8vo 197pp. Very good/very good. Edges lightly foxed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

-- The Bowral Bookmen (formerly Antiquariat Fine Books)

Book number: 121420

Keywords: Fiction

RAVEN, SIMON

Blood of My Bone

London, Frederick Muller. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0091738393) Hard, 8vo. The First Born of Egypt: volume V. Slight discolouration and wear to edges of DJ. Slightly bumped bottom corners, else book very tidy. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

-- Bookcase

Book number: 47447

Keywords: 0091738393

RAVEN, SIMON,

Blood of My Bone

Muller, 1989. F 1st Edition. Hardcover, Hardcover, with dustjacket, ISBN: 0091738393. Very Good. Very Good The jacket is a bit rubbed and marked.One stamp.Excellent binding.[R.K]

-- Chapter 1

Book number: iv11

Keywords: 0091738393

RAVEN, SIMON,

Blood of My Bone Volume 5 The First Born of Egypt.

Frederick Muller Ltd, 1989. 252pp, Hardcover, Very Good/ In Very Good Dustwrapper. small tear on rear dustwrapper.

-- O'Donoghue Books

Book number: 474329

Keywords: Modern 1st Edition 0091738396

RAVEN SIMON

Blood of My Bone a Novel the First Born of Egypt Volume V

London, Frederick Muller. 1989, First Edition. Hard Cover. Lovely copy but page edges just starting to tan. Near Fine/Near Fine.

-- Webbooks, Wigtown

Book number: 312714

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Fiction

RAVEN, SIMON

Blood of My Bone

London, Muller. 1989, First Edition. 0091738393 197 pages, jacket design by Patrick Mortemore, (The First Born of Egypt Vol. 5). Fine/Very Good (closed tear).

-- Philip Emery

Book number: 97919

Catalogue: Fiction/Humour

Keywords: Simon Raven Fiction Humour 0091738393

RAVEN, SIMON.

Bring Forth the Body. Alms for Oblivion Series.

Panther, 1977 re. Pb 8vo 237pp. Good. Edges browned. Soft cover. Good.

-- The Bowral Bookmen (formerly Antiquariat Fine Books)

Book number: 121473

Keywords: Fiction

SIMON RAVEN

Bring Forth the Body

Blond & Briggs Publishing. 1988. Hard Cover. Hardcover/pub. 1988/Gd. condition/230 pages - The Nineth novel in the Alms Oblivion Sequence... (HA14091z). Good.

-- Mike Long Books

Book number: 4091z

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: adventure, mystery, literature, novel, suspense, humor, spirituality,

RAVEN, SIMON

Bring Forth the Body.

Granada, 1985. Mass Market Paperback, 237pp, illustrated softback covers. Damp mark to margin of first and last three pages, otherwise internally clean and tight. No. 9 in the Arms for Oblivion series - has the Secretary of State committed suicide?.. Very Good.

-- Hessay Books

Book number: 13956

Catalogue: Literature Q - Z

RAVEN, SIMON

Bring Forth the Body

London, Blond Briggs. 1974. hardcover. Used, binding is well preserved. pages are clean and crisp. printing is tight clean and bright throughout. Very Good/No Jacket.

-- PsychoBabel Books

Book number: 173481

Catalogue: Literature

RAVEN, SIMON

Bring Forth the Body: The Ninth Novel in the Alms for Oblivion Sequence

Blond & Briggs, 1974. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 232 pp. Light shelfwear, with light toning to page edges. Jacket with light edgewear, including a small scuff to rear panel, and some light sunning to spine. Very good in a very good jacket. . Very Good

-- Commonwealth Books

Book number: 423309

RAVEN, SIMON

Bring Forth the Body.

London: Panther 1974. . 237p black paperback with pictorial cover, some use, pages clean, VG.

-- Plurabelle Books

Book number: PAQ83715

Catalogue: United Kingdom

SIMON RAVEN.

Brother Cain.

"Anthony Blond Ltd, London", 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. "First Edition, first printing. 247pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Several very minor scuffs to front endpaper, else a very good copy in like dust wrapper featuring a striking design by Oliver Carson and exhibiting just a single short closed tear to head of spine panel accompanied by a little minor chafing. Former order name and date neatly inked to front endpaper. Raven's third book, but the second to be published (An Inch of Fortune, written in 1951, was not published until 1980).". Very Good/Very Good.

-- Clearwater Books

Book number: ARC90108

RAVEN, SIMON.

Brother Cain.

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1960. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth spine and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 244pp. Very good/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn and rubbed; text pages rather age toned about the edges, as usual. First edition of this "melodrama of international intrigue," a tight and attractive copy. .

-- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts

Book number: 11364

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: Modern Fiction