TALLEMANT.

LOVE-TALES FROM TALLEMANT. Rendered From the French.

London. Grafton & Co., 1925., 'Printed for subscribers, edition limited to 1,000 copies of which this is No. 412.' Printed at the Golden Cockerell Press. 247 pages. Some pages are uncut, and many pages have deckled edges. Contents are clean, with no inscription or marks, but endpages are foxed. Cover is marked & worn in places. 26.5cm. x 20cm. 1925

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Book number: 8153

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Tallemant Golden Cockerell Press

TAYLOR, WINIFRED.

VIOLET RIVERS, OR, LOYAL TO DUTY. A Tale For Girls.

Edinburgh. William Nimmo, 1880., 293 pages plus 4 pages Nimmo book advertisments. Attractive School prize book plate in colour, with butterflies, dated 1881 (Rufford Sunday School, to Elizabeth Alty.) Dark green cloth with gilt lettering & pattern on spine, front cover is embossed with title printed on gilt background. Near fine cover but corners slightly bumped. 18cm. x 12cm 1880

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Book number: 6882

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: juvenile Winifred Taylor Elizabeth Alty

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE.

THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND & THE MEMOIRS OF BARRY LYNDON. Vol. IV of the Works.

London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899., Volume 4 of "The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray." published in 13 volumes, it contains 2 novels. The first novel "Henry Esmond" has 402 pages, the second "Barry Lyndon" 262 pages. Near fine dark green cloth with gilt lettering, but top of spine has 2 tiny tears, & school prize label on inside of front cover, to "John J. Clarke for examination success in "Bookkeeping", dated 1903. Contents clean. 20.5cm. x 13.5cm. 1899

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Book number: 7592

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: William Makepeace Thackeray

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE.

The Newcomes. From The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray in 13 volumes.

London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899., Volume III. Reprint. "Memoirs Of A Most Respectable Family." 776 pages. Contents clean & near fine except school prize label inside front cover ( in Liverpool 1902, to John J. Clarke.) Dark green cloth cover is slightly marked, top & bottom of spine bumped, otherwise very good. 1899

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Book number: 7596

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Thackeray Newcome

THE BRONTE SISTERS.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS; THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL; JANE EYRE.

London. Octopus Books, 1984., Reprint. One of the "Treasury of World Masterpieces." Three books in one volume. 815 pages, all 3 are complete, unabridged, and illustrated with line drawings by Ian Beck. 24 cm. x 15.5 cm. Near fine, no inscription. Near fine dark green simulated leather cover. ISBN 070641800X 1984

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Book number: 7023

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Bronte Charlotte Bronte Emily Bronte Ann Bronte

THIRKELL, ANGELA.

COUNTY CHRONICLE.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1950., First edition. 348 pages. Endpages illustrated with a map of "Barsetshire", the paper has split over the hinge but the cotton lining underneath is still intact, the previous owner's name in the front, otherwise contents very good. No d./w. Red cloth cover is very good but spine is faded. 1950

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Book number: 7568

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Angela Thirkell Barsetshire Mrs. Marling

THIRKELL, ANGELA.

A DOUBLE AFFAIR.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1957., First edition. 303 pages. Near fine, no inscription, but a very faint 4cm line on front end page, probably from a thin crayon? Near fine d./w. but price clipped. 19cm. x 12.5cm. 1957

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Book number: 7731

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Angela Thirkell

THIRKELL, ANGELA.

LOVE AMONG THE RUINS.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1948, First edition. A novel about life in "Barsetshire". 382 pages. 7½" x 5".Front endpaper illustrated with a "map of Barsetshire" Very good but top & bottom of spine bumped, & slightly faded where d./w. was torn. D./w. worn on edges, small piece missing top right corner, top of spine missing, bottom of spine torn with small piece missing. Some tears have been repaired neatly with small patches of white paper. 1948

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Book number: 3593

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Thirkell Barsetshire

THIRKELL, ANGELA.

NORTHBRIDGE RECTORY.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1947., Reprint. One of Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire novels.352 pages. No inscription or marks but on top edge of closed book is a slight stain which hasn't affected pages. Cover is very good but front top corner of cover slightly creased. D./w. is slightly torn and worn on edges & corners, & foxed inside & outside. 7½" x 5". 1947

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Book number: 4196

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Thirkell Northbridge Barsetshire

THIRKELL, ANGELA.

THE OLD BANK HOUSE.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1949., First edition. 396 pages.20.25cm. x 13.5cm. Contents near fine except endpages are foxed, and the previous owner's name, with date 17/12/49 on flyleaf. Paper over back hinge has split but lining underneath is intact. No d./w. 1949

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Book number: 7578

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Angela Thirkell

THIRKELL, ANGELA.

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1947., 381 pages. Cover worn on corners & edges otherwise very good. Previous owner's name on half-title, otherwise contents clean & very good. No d./w. 1947

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Book number: 7567

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Barsetshire Thirkell

THOMAS, KATHLEEN.

THE GLEANIE BIRD.

London. Frederick Warne, 1956., Childrens story. Illustrated in black & white by Leslie Atkinson. 117 pages. Near fine but inscribed on front endpage and faintly foxed on endpages. Near fine cloth cover. D./w. is slightly worn on edges and corners, not price clipped (8/6) but top corner of flap is clipped. 21.5cm. x 16.5cm. 1956

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Book number: 8072

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: juvenile children Gleanie bird farm animals

THOMAS, LESLIE

Midnight Clear. A Christmas Story.

London. Arlington Books, 1978., First edition, thus. 26 pages, with 6 illustrations by Shirley Felts. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £2.50. 22.5cm. x 14.5cm. 1978

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Book number: 8634

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Leslie Thomas Christmas Nativity

THOMPSON, FLORA.

The Illustrated STILL GLIDES THE STREAM.

London. Cresset Press, 1992., Reprint. Near fine except top corners are slightly bumped. D./w. is very faded on top 2 " and on spine, though cover underneath is only faded on the very top most edge. Based on life in an imaginary Oxfordshire village in 1887, Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee year, and seen through the eyes of a retired schoolmistress who returns to the village she knew as a child. Attractive illustrated edition, with Victorian artists water colours of villages & countryside, & photos of pressed flowers & leaves. 224 pages with source of illustrations & list of artists. ISBN 0091772249. 1992

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Book number: 2278

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Oxfordshire Flora Thompson Lark Rise Candleford

TOKSVIG, SANDI.

WHISTLING FOR THE ELEPHANTS. Signed copy.

London. Bantam Press, 1999., Signed by Sandi Toksvig on title page. An unusual story, both funny & sad in places. 300 pages. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Top edge of d./w. is slightly bumped o./w. near fine & not price clipped (£12.99). ISBN 0593044800. 1999

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Book number: 5620

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Toksvig zoo animals