Allende, Isabel

Aphrodite

Near fine condition. Flamingo, 1999. First paperback edition-3rd printing(3 5 7 9 8 6 4). Paperback(two small nicks and small crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour drawings. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks and small ink mark on the edges of the pages. 318pp including Art credits. Heavy book. Near Fine. ISBN: 9780006551171

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Book number: 3673

Catalogue: Food & Drink

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Allende, Isabel

Daughter of Fortune

Near fine condition. Flamingo, 1999. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Tan hardback(nick/dent on the edge of the front cover, silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small creases & nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with a b/w map. Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of small creases, nick and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. 399pp. Price un-clipped. First edition. Review: Until Isabel Allende burst onto the scene with her 1985 debut, The House of the Spirits, Latin American fiction was, for the most part, a boys' club comprised of such heavy hitters as Gabriel Garcªa M?rquez, Jorge Luis Borges, and Mario Vargas Llosa. But the Chilean Allende shouldered her way in with her magical realist multigenerational tale of the Trueba family, followed it up with four more novels and a spate of non-fiction and has remained in a place of honour ever since. Her sixth work of fiction, Daughter of Fortune, shares some characteristics with her earlier works: The canvas is wide, the characters are multigenerational and multiethnic, and the protagonist is an unconventional woman who overcomes enormous obstacles to make her way in the world. Yet one cannot accuse Allende of telling the same story twice; set in the mid-1800s, this novel follows the fortunes of Eliza Sommers, Chilean by birth but adopted by a British spinster, Rose Sommers, and her bachelor brother, Jeremy, after she is abandoned on their doorstep. n nYou have English blood, like us, Miss Rose assured Eliza when she was old enough to understand. Only someone from the British colony would have thought to leave you in a basket on the doorstep of the British Import and Export Company, Limited. I am sure they knew how good-hearted my brother Jeremy is and felt sure he would take you in. In those days I was longing to have a child and you fell into my arms, sent by God to be brought up in the solid principles of the Protestant faith and the English language. n nThe family servant, Mama Fresia, has a different point of view, however: You, English? Don't get any ideas, child. You have Indian hair, like mine. And certainly Eliza's almost mystical ability to recall all the events of her life would seem to stem more from the Indian than the Protestant side. n nAs Eliza grows up, she becomes less tractable and when she falls in love with Joachin Andieta, a clerk in Jeremy's firm, her adoptive family is horrified. They are even more so when a now-pregnant Eliza follows her lover to California where he has gone to make his fortune in the 1849 goldrush. Along the way Eliza meets Tao Chi'en, a Chinese doctor who saves her life and becomes her closest friend. What starts out as a search for a lost love becomes, over time, the discovery of self; and by the time Eliza finally catches up with the elusive Joachin, she is no longer sure she still wants what she once wished for. Allende peoples her novel with a host of colourful secondary characters. She even takes the narrative as far afield as China, providing an intimate portrait of Tao Chi'en's past before returning to 19th-century San Francisco, where he and Eliza eventually end up. Readers with a taste for the epic, the picaresque and romance that is satisfyingly complex will find them all in Daughter of Fortune. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780002259750

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Book number: 588

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Alley, Kirstie

How to Lose Your Ass and Regain Your Life

Mint condition. Rodale, 2005. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). White hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. 198pp. New/New. ISBN: 9781405087940

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Book number: 4869

Catalogue: Humour

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Allingham, Henry

Kitchener's Last Volunteer. The Life of Henry Allingham the Oldest Surviving Veteren of the Great War

Near fine condition. Mainstream Publishing, 2008. First UK edition-first impression. Yellow hardback(black lettering to the spine) with Dj(small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrtaed with colour, b/w photos, maps. Nice and clean pages with a small crease and nick on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 240pp including Foreword by HRH Prince Charles. Price un-clipped. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781845964160

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Alliott, Catherine

Not That Kind of Girl

Fine condition. Headline Book, 2005. First edition-first printing. Purple hardback(silver lettering to the spine)in fine condition with Dj(some creases, nicks and scratches on the Dj cover)in near fine condition. The book is new with a small pencil mark impression on the edge of the title page, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 438pp. Price un-clipped. Product Description: Henrietta Tate has always taken her role as a full-time mother and home-maker very seriously. She's never had time for anything else. But now she and her family have moved to an idyllic house in the countryside and her teenage children are away at boarding school most of the time, she finds herself less than fulfilled by life in the sticks. Perhaps a new job working for Laurence de Havilland, the famous military historian, could provide just the distraction she needs!. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780755323197

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Book number: 1726

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Allsop, Derick

The Game of Their Lives: Voices of the Football People

Near fine condition. Mainstream Publishing. 1995. First UK edition-first printing. Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small creases, nicks and scratch on the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages with a small nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges, light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover. Nice and clean book. 201pp. Price un-clipped. Product Description: Gives an insight into the commitment to football of those involved in it. In this book, Terry Venables talks of the challenge and frustration entailed in coaching the England team; Jurgen Klinsmann reveals the greatest satisfaction of his career; and Graham Kelly shows the man behind the mask. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781851588008

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Book number: 2511

Catalogue: Sports, Hobbies & Games

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Allsopp, E.M.

The Ewing Book Scenes From The Tales Of Juliana Horatia Ewing

Good condition plus. G. Bell and sons, 1924. First edition. Pictorial brown hardback(black lettering on the front cover and spine, small marks, dents and nicks on the cover and spine) in GC plus, no Dj cover. Illustrated with 8 colour plates. Clean pages but aged and tainted on the outer edges, small tear, some foxing marks, ink marks, creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. The book is in GC for its age with some shelf wear. 250pp including List of colour plates, biographical note, notes and exercises. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 5111

Catalogue: Rare & Collectable Books

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Allston, Aaron

Star Wars Legacy of the Force Betrayal

Fine/Near fine. Century, 2006. First UK edition-3rd printing(3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book. 389pp including List of dramatis personae. Price un-clipped. Heavy book. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781844133024

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Book number: 5622

Catalogue: Fiction

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Allwood, Montagu C.

The Third and Fourth Generation: Volume I

VGC. Montagu C. Allwood, 1940. Volume I. First UK edition-first impression. Blue hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, small dent on the edge of the cover) in VGC, no Dj. Illustrated with b/w plates, drawings. Nice and clean pages but with some foxing marks and slightly tainted on the outer edges, small nicks, foxing marks and ink marks on the edges of the pages, previous owner's name and date written on the first blank page of the book. The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear. 194pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 5651

Catalogue: Biographies & Memoirs

Almond, David

Clay

Fine/Near fine. Hodder Children's Books, 2005. First UK edition-first printing. Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of scratches, small nicks and crease on the Dj cover) in near fine condition. The book is as new with a small pencil mark impression on the edge of the front endpaper, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 296pp. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780340773840

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Book number: 3700

Catalogue: Fiction

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Altea, Rosemary

Proud Spirit: Lessons, Insights & Healing from The Voice of the Spirit World

VGC. William Morrow and co, 1997. First US edition-first printing(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10). Cream hardback with blue borders(two marks on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark on the outer edges, previous owner's name, date and inscription written inside the half-title page. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 274pp. Price un-clipped. Heavy book. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780688149987

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Book number: 8202

Catalogue: Health, Mind & Body

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Altman, Daniel

Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy

Fine condition. Macmillan, 2007. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Yellow hardback(blue lettering to the spine) with Dj(small crease and two scratches on the Dj cover), both in fine condition. The book is new with a small colour and ink mark on the outer edges of the pages, two small nicks on the edges of the pages. 292pp including Notes, index. Price un-clipped. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780230016293

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Book number: 3703

Catalogue: Business & Investing : Finance

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Alvarez, Rafael

The Wire: Truth Be Told

Fine/Near fine. Canongate Books, 2009. First UK edition-first printing of this revised edition. Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the edges. 584pp including Afterword, appendices I and II, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx 1. 1 Kg). Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781847675989

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Book number: 8365

Catalogue: Music, Stage & Screen

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Scarth. Alwyn

Savage Earth

Fine condition. Ted Smart in Association with Granada Television, 1997. First edition-first printing of this edition(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Large format pictorial hardback(small nick on the edge of the cover)in fine condition, no Dj as issued. Illustrated with many full colour, b/w photographs, drawings, maps. The book is new with two very small marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages. 192pp including Glossary, further reading, index. Heavy book. Fine/No Jacket. ISBN: 9780583334211

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Book number: 3480

Catalogue: Other

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Amano, Yoshitaka

Final Fantasy 25th Memorial Ultimania Vol. 2 Art Book

Fine/Near fine. Square Enix, 2912. Please note: Text is in Japanese language. Vol 2. Large format pictorial hardback (small nick on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj (a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover, two small ink marks on the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos, drawings, diagrams. Nice and clean pages as new. 320pp. Heavy book (approx. 1. 5 Kg). Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9784757537705

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Book number: 11144

Catalogue: Computers & Internet

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