VIALAR, PAUL.

Destination Berlin. (Translated from the French by Philip John Stead).

London:Staples Press, 1956. 0. 1st British ed. Novel giving a comprehensive picture of total war. "Its scenes range from the Panzer break-through in France and Poland, from the invasion and defence of Russia, to the Normandy beach-heads and the collapse of the Hitler legend..The Five main characters march along the dangerous roads of their separate destinies to meet at the last in the smoking ruins of devastated Berlin." Pp.317, slight toning to endpapers. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w has edge tears. VG/G+.

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Book number: 9145

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Keywords: Vialar Destination Berlin Stead Staples Germany War Fiction Novel Wartime France Poland Russia Normandy Ww2 A1945 Fiction: : General

WALKHAM, WALTER. (PSEUD).

Pollack & Carnival: Cornish Short Stories.

Padstow: Tabb House, 1980. 0907018033. 1st ed. ".a collection of stories of youth in Cornwall during the nineteen-twenties and 'thirties'." Pp.61, occassional b/w illustrations by William Hugo White. Pbk, slightly rubbed. G+.

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Book number: 32774

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WALLACE, LEW.

Ben-Hur. A Tale of the Christ.

London: Walter Scott,nd. Aeg. Pp.428/4(ads), frontis, + 4 other b/w plates, engraved headpieces, inkstamp of Newark Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Association to verso rear endpaper. Illustrated Olive green cloth rubbed, gilt title to front and spine. G+.

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Book number: 1642

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Keywords: Wallace Ben-Hur Christ Fiction Novel Film 12459 Fiction: : General

WALLACE, EDGAR .

Sandi, The King-Maker .

London: Ward, Lock & Co, [no date]. 8vo. pp.192. Bright clean text, with only light spotting to half title and endpapers. Bright red cloth, with yellow titles to spine. G++ .

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Book number: 17652

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WALLER, ROBERT JAMES.

The Bridges of Madison County.

New York: Warner Books Inc, 1992. Rep. 45th imp. "A passionate, deeply moving experience in lyrical prose". Fiction. Pp. 12/171. B/w illustns. to chapter headings. Brown and green cloth, illustd. d/w, chip to back wrap top edge. VG/G.

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Book number: 12223

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WATSON, PETER.

Crusade.

London: Hutchinson, 1987. 1st ed. Novel. "Takes us behind the scenes in the Vatican and in the art world in London and New York and into some of the greatest collections of the globe". Pp. 336. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w, slight scratching to back wrapper. F/G+.

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Book number: 10830

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WEIDMAN, JEROME.

Last Respects.

London: Bodley Head, 1972. 1st British ed. "This is Jerome Weidman at the top of his form." Pp. 372. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

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Book number: 29180

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WELDON, FAY.

Little Sisters.

London: Hodder & Stoughton (Sceptre Paperback) nd. rep. "A rich brew of sex, greed and the macabre' - The Times. "Beautifully written and constructed.. funny and humane" - Financial Times. Pp.236. P/b with illustrated cover.

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Book number: 17420

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WELLS, H.G.

A Quartette of Comedies.

London: Ernest Benn,1928. 1st ed. 4 of Well's best loved works: Kipps; The History of Mr Polly; Bealby; Love and Mr Lewisham; in one thick volume. Pp.1100, vignettes to each chapter page, single worm hole to bottom edge not affecting text. Brown speckled cloth, title to spine. G+.

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Book number: 1671

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Keywords: Wells Quartette Comedies Kipps Polly Bealby Lewisham Fiction 12200 Fiction: : General

WENSBY-SCOTT, CAROL.

Lion Invincible.

London: Michael Joseph, 1984. 0718123387. 1st ed. "Lion Invincible, the final volume in Carol Wensby-Scott's trilogy about the Percy family of Northumberland, follows the fortunes of Harry Percy from 1469 to his death in the aftermath of the Battle of Bosworth, the bloody event which marked the beginning of England's Tudor dynasty." Pp.330, family trees to endpapers, slight toning to pages. Black cloth, corners bumped, d/w (by Howard Levitt) edges slightly rubbed but has a removable clear protective wrap. G+/VG.

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Book number: 30329

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Keywords: Wensby Scott Lion Invincible Percy Family Historical Novel Fiction 29573 Fiction: : General

WEST, NATHANAEL.

Miss Lonely Hearts. (With an Introduction by Alan Ross).

London: The Grey Walls Press, 1949. 1st ed. Fiction. The story of a reporter, who, "detailed to write an agony column and answer the daily letters desperate with human misery, finds the panacea he has to offer turning sour in his hand." Pp. 116. Red cloth, d/w front illustration of skyscrapers, spine and rear cover toned with minor edge wear. G+/G.

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WHARTON, EDITH.

Madame De Treymes. (Penguin 60s series).

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1995. 0146000153. "A classic tale of thwarted love". 14cms x 10.5cms. Pp 86, slight toning to page edges. Paperback, illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 28437

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Keywords: Wharton Madame de Treymes Fiction Love 25520 Fiction: : General

WILSON, ANGUS.

Anglo-Saxon Attitudes.

London: Secker and Warburg and The Book Society, 1956. Pp.x/412. Brown cloth, illustrated dustwrapper by Ronald Searle has edge tears with slight sunning to spine. Good/Good.

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WILSON, T.(THEODORE)P.(PERCIVAL).

Frank Oldfield. Or Lost and Found.

London: T.Nelson and Sons and The United Kingdom Band of Hope Union, nd.(c.1912). 0. "The Committee of the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union having offered prizes of One Hundred Pounds, and Fifty Pounds respectively, for the two best illustrative of Temperance in its relation to the young, the present tale, "Frank Oldfield", was selected from eighty-four tales as the one entitled to the first prize. "(preface). Pp.408/6(ads for other publications), colour frontispiece + 3 further colour plates by P.B.Hickling, gift message to inside front cover and pencilled name to front free endpaper. Dark blue cloth with beautiful 'art nouveau' light blue and gilt decoration to front and spine. Very good condition. **Reverend Theodore Percival Wilson (1819- 1881) was the British author of: Frank Oldfield; or, Lost and Found (1870), Una Clevedon; or, The Missing Will (1877), True to his Colours; or, The Life That Wears Best (1879).

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Book number: 38453

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Keywords: Theodore Percival Wilson Frank Oldfield Lost Found Temperance Novel Fiction Children Moral Band of Hope 39384 Fiction: : General

WILSON, AUGUSTA J. EVANS.

Infelice.

London:James Nisbet,nd. Aeg. Pp.424/16(ads),frontis.+3 other b/w plates, toning to endpapers, some spotting throughout. Green blind-stamped cloth with gilt decorated title to front and spine. G.

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Book number: 1702

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