SHRAKE, EDWIN.

But not for Love.

London:Michael Joseph,1964. 1st ed. "This novel about modern Texas contains some of the wildest parties and some of the saddest and funniest scenes in contemporary literature. A many-faceted struggle for power is in progress. On one side the middle-aged; on the other, the disillustioned offspring of material wealth and lost values, coming with bewilderment and excess into their heritage." Pp.371. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

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Book number: 7352

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SILVER, NORMAN.

Python Dance.

London: Faber and Faber, 1992. 0571165885. 1st ed. "Growing up in a Johannesburg suburb, Ruth is Jewish, a teenager - and white. But this is the South Africa of the '60's: Prime Minister Verwoerd is assassinated, there is a spate of detentions without trial, and the severest drought in the region's history is blamed on the arrival of the mini-skirt.." Pp.186, minor dampstaining to lower edge of pages. Black cloth, d/w illustrated by Michaela Bloomfield. G+/VG.

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Book number: 30616

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SIMMONS, DAN.

Song of Kali.

London: Gollancz, 1985. 1st ed. Fantasy Masterworks. "Harrowing and ghoulish .. Simmons makes the stuff of nightmares very real indeed." Pp. 311. P/b. VG.

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Book number: 29739

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SINCLAIR, ANDREW.

The Breaking of Bumbo.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1961. 1st Penguin ed. "The rogue's progress of an Old Etonian in the Brigade of Guards and in London Society". Fiction. Pp. 157/3(ads). Toning to pages. P/b. Illustd. cover by George W. Adamson. G.

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SINGTON, PHILIP.

Zoia's Gold.

London: Atlantic Books, 2005. 1st ed. A riveting story of obsession, betrayal and redemption. Pp. 391. P/b. F.

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Book number: 29741

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SMITH, FREDERICK E.

Waterloo.

London : Pan Books, 1970. 1st ed. "This book is about the battle of Waterloo." Pp. 190, pages toned. P/b. G.+.

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Book number: 11140

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STAINFORTH, DIANA.

Friends and other Enemies.

London: Arrow Books (Rowan Books), 1990. "This is a powerful contemporary saga of a woman who throws down a challenge - to life, to business and to the tough, unpredictable man who loves her." Pp.427. P/b with illustrated cover, punched hole to lower front cover and also to half-title page. G+.

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Book number: 17413

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Keywords: Stainforth Friends Other Enemies Fiction A11515 Fiction: : General

STEELE, ALAN AND HANCOCK, JOAN.

Modern American Short Stories.

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1941. "This collection includes the urban sophistication of Dorothy Parker, the naive enthusiasm of Saroyan, the deep-seated menace of Faulkner, the Broadway comedy of Damon Runyan, the mid-western realism of O'Hara and the adult fantasy of Stephen Vincent Benet." Pp.155/5(ads). P/b. G+.

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STEFFLER, JOHN.

The Afterlife of George Cartwright.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc, 1994. 1st B-format p/b ed. Novel. "No one who reads the novel to its breathtaking conclusion, both exquisite and horrible, will be able to forget it." Pp. 293/2 (author's note). P/b. VG.

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Book number: 29909

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STEPHENS, JAMES.

The Crock of Gold.

London: Macmillan and Co,1913. Rep. Pp.6/312/3(ads), owners name to fep,spotting to endpapers and occasional light spotting throughout. Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, rubbed. G.

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Book number: 1532

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STOCKDALE, FREDDIE.

Criminal Conversations.

London: Doubleday, 1994. 0385404034. 1st ed. Fiction. "Criminal Conversations maliciously entertains with the cut and thrust of the world of law courts, underpinned by the sexual and financial imbroglios of those who find themselves in the dock." Pp. 254. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

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STORER CLOUSTON, J.

The Lunatic at Large. A Novel.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood,1923. Popular edition. Pp.319. Blue cloth, illustrated title to front and spine. VG.

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STRIBLING, T.S.

Fombombo.

London: Nisbet & Co,1923. 1st British ed. "Thomas Strawbridge was a plain American citizen travelling in cartridges, rifles and hardware, on the borders of Venezuela and the new State of Rio Negro..Once involved in the struggles of the dictator Fombombo against his enemies, covert and declared, he carries his life in his hands.." Pp.358, minor toning to endpapers. Black cloth with orange titles, chipping to front hinge, illustrated d/w has chipped edges and is in a clear protective wrap. G+/G+.

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STUART, JESSE.

He'll Be Comin' Down the Mountain.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1946. Published in America under the title 'Taps For Private Tussie'. Pp.187, owners name to fep. Green cloth, corners bumped. G+.

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Book number: 30681

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STYLES, SHOWELL.

The Lee Shore.

London: William Kimber, 1986. 0718306074. 1st ed. "Ring was a good seaman, and an unusual one in the year of 1810 at the height of the Napoleonic Wars since his mother was French. The knowledge of this language was to lead him into an alien world, a world of espionage and adventure, as he carried out a secret mission vital to three countries: England, France and Spain." Pp.173, publisher's review request slip loosely inserted, minor spotting to closed page edges. Blue cloth, d/w design by Geoffrey Perrott. VG/VG.

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Book number: 33030

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