Chapman's Magazine of Fiction Vol. I

London, Chapman And Hall, 1895. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Splendid collection from leading authors of the day, including Bret Harte and George Gissing - see photos for contents. All in good internal order with just a little light toning to stock. Small blind-embossed WH Smith Library stamp to fep and half-title, but no other library markings/evidence. Bookplate of JB Gunstone to front pastedown. Attractively decorated cloth a little dulled and lightly worn/bumped to edges. Scarce. 4to. 450pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003160

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Periodicals

Chinquapin a Journal of Arts and Literature Volume 18, Spring-Fall 1997

Santa Cruz, Chinquapin, 1997. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good edition of respected literary journal. Numerous contributors including Charles Bornheimer, Rosa Barkus, Margaret Davidson, and Andrew Maxwell. VG throughout. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (teg.1099831). 8vo. 133pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002622

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Poetry Periodicals

Furioso Winter 1950 [Volume V Number 1]

Northfield, Carleton College, 1950. Soft cover. Excellent Minnesota-based literary quarterly featuring much of interest in poetry and fiction (see photo of contents page). InVG, lightly toned, order throughout. Bookplate of poet Ann Ridler to ifc. NewMexico State University library stamp to front cover, but no other indications of library use. Scarce. 8vo. 88pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004420

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Poetry Periodicals

Kaleidoscope a Spectrum of Short Stories

Wigan, BeWrite Books, 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Scarce short story collection featuring "talented authors around the world" who "were challenged to visualise a kaleidoscope image and to craft stories around whichever colour struck them most strongly." The result is 31 contributions from 17 authors from the UK, USA and Europe. In VG condition throughout. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 308pp + publisher's ads. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006848

Catalogue: Fiction

New World Writing Eighth Mentor Selection

New York, The New American Library, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Excellent compilation, with contributions from Flannery O'Connor, E E Cummings, Dannie Abse, William Carlos Williams, Upton SInclair and many others. Stock lightly toned to page edges, otherwise all in VG internal order.Former owner's signature neatly to first page and address and price labels to ifc. Covers a little worn to edges. 12mo, 281pp + directory. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 103892

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Poetry Literary Criticism

Kobo Abé

The Face of Another

London, Weidenfeld And Nicolson, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Exceptionally scarce 1st UK edition of Abé's novel of identity. Internally all is crisp, clean and bright, bar toning to endpapers. Pale orange cloth lightly creased to spine. VG unclipped d/j a little worn to top edge with small closed tear. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 239pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 008198

Catalogue: Fiction

James James [Arthur H Adams]

Honeymoon Dialogues

London, Hurst And Blackett, 1920. Hardcover. Entertaining and very much of its time. All in VG internal order; stock a little toned. Blue cloth boards faded to front and spine, this also worn at top. 12mo. 159pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005751

Catalogue: Fiction

Richard Adams

The Plague Dogs

London, Allen Lane, 1978. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Third printing (1978) of first edition (1977) of Adams' third novel, set in the Lake District and enhanced by Alfred Wainwright's illustrations. A little spotting to edge of block, but internally all is clean and bright. No inscriptions. Smart brown cloth with bright gilt titling. VG unclipped d/j, faded to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. xii, [2], 461pp . Ill.: A Wainwrght. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 106139

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: A Wainwrght

Agatha Christie, G K Chesterton, Will Scott, et al

The Best Detective Stories of the Year 1929

London, Faber & Faber, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Collection of 19 stories, including two from Christie: 'SOS' and 'The Third Floor Flat'. Light toning to stock, a couple of spots to edge of block, but these rarely intruding onto pages. Bar this all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Light edgewear to smart black cloth with bright gilt titling to spine. 12mo. 445pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 106058

Catalogue: Fiction

Louisa M Alcott

Little Women / Good Wives (2 Vols)

London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1925. Hardcover. ND.c.1925. The first two volumes in Ward, Lock's 'Royal Series' of titles by "old favorite authors", both being in VG condition with VG dust jackets and scarce thus. Little Women (12mo, 255pp) has offset toning to endpapers, but is in otherwise VG internal order, clean and bright, with no inscriptions. Bookseller's small label to front pastedown. Blue cloth showing some shelfwear and featuring the 'sun and clouds' pattern used for this series. All the same points apply to Good Wives (256pp) which is uniform with this volume (without bookseller's label). Both d/js unclipped, lightly worn to edges and a little dulled to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 106049

Catalogue: Fiction

Brian W Aldiss; Harry Harrison (eds)

Decade the 1950s

London, Macmillan, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very good sci-fi story collection featuring Ray Bradbury among others. Light toning and a little dust spotting to top of block, but otherwise in VG+ internal order. D/j sealed to boards, as if intended for library use, though no signs of this otherwise. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 219pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 104076

Catalogue: Fiction

David Alexander

The Death of Humpty Dumpty a Bert Hardin Mystery Novel

London, T V Boardman & Company, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. 1st UK edition and no.249 in Boardman's 'American Bloodhound' series. Ex-lib with stamps and label/tape residue to front and rear pastedowns. Priced 2/- in ink to fep. Stock toned, clearly well read and with occasional marking. Orange boards a little worn to edges and marled, moreso to rear. Dulled to spine. 12mo. 192pp . Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 106009

Catalogue: Fiction

David Alexander

Hush-a-Bye Murder

London, T V Boardman & Company, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. First UK edition, complete with Denis McLoughlin jacket. Ex-library with W H Smith label to front pastedown and fep removed. Name of hotel written to half title and title. After these intrusions all is in general good order with just toning to stock and occasional marking. Light edgewear to orange cloth. Chief joy is good unclipped d/j, toned to rear and with a couple of closed tears, but looking handsome. 12mo. 190pp + publisher's ads. Fair/Good.

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Book number: 105990

Catalogue: Fiction

Margery Allingham

Death of a Ghost

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1934. Hardcover. Hardback Tauchnitz edition of this Allingham novel and scarce thus. Moreso in such good order. In VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart red cloth, blind embossed to front and with bright gilt titling to spine. 16mo. 312pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 106018

Catalogue: Fiction

Eric Ambler

Passage of Arms

London, Heinemann, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Well regarded Ambler novel in VG order throughout. Clean and bright internally. Brief neat gift inscription to fep. Smart black boards with bright gilt tilting to spine. VG clipped d/j a little toned to rear and now in protective sleeve. 8vo. 250pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 102824

Catalogue: Fiction