MACLEAN ALISTAIR

When Eight Bells Toll

London, Collins. 1966, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. unclipped dust jacket lightly sunned, foxing to closed top edge, 255pp, name to fep. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 007501

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Modern First Edition Espionage Thriller Action

RAMSAY ALLAN

The Gentle Shepherd, A Pastoral Comedy

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black. 1871, Fifth. C16, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. Ill.: David Allan. Ex-Library, (500 gram rate) green cloth with gilt titling to cover and spine, lightly rubbed to joints, library plate to paste down,Victorian bookseller ticket to paste down, library stamps to closed edges, verso of frontis and verso of title, also at foot of two pages, xvi 175pp, illustrated in line. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008371

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Scotland Scots Scottish Literature Victorian Nineteenth Century Play David Allan

KUIPER & ALLAN

An Introduction to English Language: Sound, Word and Sentence

New York, Palgrave. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 0333624955) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Introduction - Properties of Human Language - Glossary - PART I: SOUNDS - The Phonetics of English - The Phonology of English - Syllables and Suprasegmental Features/Prosodic Structure - name stamp covered with blank label to fep, light wear to covers, 341pp, Further Exercises - Glossary - PART II: WORDS - The Form and Function of English Words - Further Exercises - Vocabularies and Word Meaning - Further Exercises - Glossary - PART III: SENTENCES - The Structure of Simple Sentences - Further Exercises - Complex Syntax - Further Exercises - Glossary - Further Reading and Reference - Answers to Exercises - Index. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 013323

Catalogue: Education & Reference

Keywords: Linguistics Language Teaching & Learning Material & Coursework English Language 0333624955

POE EDGAR ALLAN (RACKHAM)

Poes tales of mystery and imagination illustrated by Arthur Rackham

London, Book Club Associates. 1979, reprint. Quarter cloth, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Ill.: Arthur Rackham. reprint facsimile of the Harrap 1935 edition. light grey boards with black skeleton, black quarter cloth. dec endpapers. VG dustwrapper very minor spine fade. 318pp + plates. 12 colour + 17 b&w illustrations. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000614

Catalogue: Antiquarian & Deluxe Editions

Keywords: Arthur Rackham Edgar Allan Poe Illustrated Goth Gothic Horror Deluxe Arthur Rackham

POE EDGAR ALLAN (HARRY CLARKE)

Tales of Mystery and Imagination

London, Harrap. 1928, reprint. Cloth, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Ill.: Harry Clarke. blue green pebbled grain leatherette cloth with gilt panel to upper and blind panel to lower board, gilt titled and decorated spine, joints rubbed and showing cloth along the edges, name and date to fep dated 1932, light foxing to prelims and closed edges, half title has a small tear along the hinge fold at the top part, final illustration page after last page of text is almost detached but neatly along the hinge, as is final free end paper, book size 11 x 8 inches, 382pp + 32 b&w and colour plates by Harry Clarke and with decorations in the text, beautiful and eerie art deco style gothic illustrations to complement the dark masters poetry and prose, (overweight, probably double standard shipping cost). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012876

Catalogue: Antiquarian & Deluxe Editions

Keywords: Poe Illustrated Gothic Horror Ghost Fiction Poetry Plates Art Deco Book Illustration Harry Clarke Harry Clarke

CUNNINGHAM ALLAN

Traditional Tales of the English and Scottish Peasantry

London, George Routledge. 1887, First Thus. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) plain olive cloth lightly rubbed or handling soiled, remains of title label at head of spine, white ink number '56' to spine ( this being part 56 of Morleys Universal Library ), uncut edges, copy shows some age, 288pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007880

Catalogue: Anthropology Mythology, Sociology

Keywords: Morleys Universal Library British Folk Lore Customs Heritage Ancestral Heritage Aryan White European Culture

EDWARDES ALLEN & R E L MASTERS

The Cradle of Erotica; a Study of Afro-Asian Sexual Expression and an Analysis of Erotic Freedom in Social Relationships

London, The Odyssey Press. 1970, First Edition. (ISBN: 0850950007) Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. very tidy copy, unclipped DW, focuses mainly on Arab and muslim sexuality, but also Far Eastern, Jewish etc, 188pp, top corner of fep clipped. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 004860

Catalogue: Erotica & Sexology

Keywords: Sex Sexuality Sexology Anthropology Sociology Cultural African Asian Near Eastern Middle East Asia 0850950007

EDWARDES ALLEN & R E L MASTERS

The Cradle of Erotica; a Study of Afro-Asian Sexual Expression and an Analysis of Erotic Freedom in Social Relationships

London, The Odyssey Press. 1970, First Edition. (ISBN: 0850950007) Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. near fine in same unclipped dust jacket, name at head of half title, very tidy copy, focuses mainly on Arab and muslim sexuality, but also Far Eastern, Jewish etc, 188pp. Very Good/Fine.

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Book number: 008394

Catalogue: Erotica & Sexology

Keywords: Sex Sexuality Sexology Anthropology Sociology Cultural African Asian Near Eastern Middle East Asia 0850950007

CURNOW ALLEN

Four Plays

Wellington, Reed. 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0589006878) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. near fine copy, in same DW, The Axe; The Overseas Expert; The Duke's Miracle; Resident of Nowhere, 245pp. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 010117

Catalogue: New Zealand Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand Fiction Literature Theatre Script Playscript Plays Modern First Edition 0589006878

CURNOW ALLEN

An Incorrigible Music: A Sequence of Poems

Auckland, Auckland University Press. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0196479797) Original Wraps, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (200 gram rate) near fine copy, plain card boards with DW drawn over, sewn binding, 52pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009024

Catalogue: New Zealand Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand Fiction Literature Poetry Verse Modern First Edition 0196479797

PATON ALLEN

Too Late the Phalarope

London, Jonathan Cape. 1953, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) green cloth, gilt titling to cover and spine a little dulled, fep corner creased, a little foxing to prelims, DW price clipped to front flap but not the rear which also carries the publishers rrp, minimal rubbing to spine ends, rear DW panel has a small brown mark, a Book Society Choice and considered by some to be better than Cry the beloved Country. authors second work in first Uk edition. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000777

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: South Africa Zulu Fiction Cry Beloved Country First Edition

PEERS E ALLISON

The Mystics of Spain

London, Allen & Unwin. 1951, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) dustwrapper a few short edge tears, chipped to top of spine. 130pp introduction, booklist plus extracts from Lull,de Cisneros,de Laredo, Loyola,de Osuna,St Peter of Alcantara,Juan de Avila, de Orozco,de Granada, Teresa of Jesus,de Estella,de Leon, de Chaide, de Los Angeles, St John of the Cross. In the Ethical and Religious Classics of East and West series. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000554

Catalogue: Philosophy & Religion Modern, Mysticism

Keywords: Mysticism Religion Metaphysics Biography

DAUDET ALPHONSE

Lettres de Mon Moulin. Impressions et Souvenirs.

Paris, Hetzel. reprint. Half-Leather, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Vingtième Edition, half leather with morocco title label, blue cloth boards, front hinge split ( detached), minor foxing, edges rubbed, 302pp, need srepair. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010229

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: French Literature Full Leather Francais

MACGREGOR ALASDAIR ALPIN

The Peat-Fire Flame: folk-tales and traditions of the Highlands & Islands

Edinburgh, Ettrick Press. 1947, revised. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. lacks dust jacket, head of lower board and back few pages have damp stain, still a good reading copy of the revised and corrected second edition, xx 339pp + plates, Scottish history and legend, folk lore, owner details to paste down. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007245

Catalogue: History & Archaeology

Keywords: Scotland Highlands Scottish Scots Gaelic Celtic Myth Folklore Culture Anthropology Sociology

PRANTERA AMANDA

The Side of the Moon

London, Bloomsbury. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0747508615) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped dust jacket, book near fine includes marker ribbon, crime novel where Galen of Pergamos seeks the truth behind the death of Commodus, son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, 180pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011521

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Modern First Edition Fiction Literature Ancient Rome Historical Fiction Crime Thriller Murder Mystery Commodus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius Galen 0747508615