Jessie Armstrong

My Friend Anne a Story of the Sixteenth Century

London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Scarce first edition. All in good internal order. Endpapers a little toned and front hinge very slightly cracked but binding still firm. Front board leads slightly. Corners a little bumped and edges slightly worn but pictorial covers still in good condition. Spine darkened 8vo. 320pp. Ill.: G Demain Hammond. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 102865

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Keywords: G Demain Hammond

Jessie Armstrong

St Mervyn's

London, The Religious Tract Society. Hardcover. ND. Stock a little toned and occasional marking, but otherwise in general good internal order. Attractive prize plate (All Saints, Stibbard. Bulb Competition, 1901) to fep. Decorated boards bumped to corners and worn, with loss of decoration to spine. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 192pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue. Fair/no d/j.

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Book number: 005073

Catalogue: Fiction

Mary Arundel

But Not for Love

London, The Valentine Romance Club, 1958. Hardcover. London: The Valentine Romance Club, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1958 book club imprint of Arundel's novel of bookshop romance, first published by Hurst & Blackett in the same year. All in VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order. Pale blue boards a little mottled. VG unclipped d/j, lightly worn to edges with one small closed tear, now in removable protective sleeve. 12mo. 208pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 104005

Catalogue: Fiction

Ruby M Ayres

Love and a Lie

London, C Arthur Pearson, 1921. Soft cover. ND. c.1921, in Pearson's 1/- Novels series, and from prolific and highly successful romantic novelist Ayres. Cheap production, with toning and some spotting to text. Paper covers worn and creased with some loss to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 122pp + ads. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007696

Catalogue: Fiction

Ruby M Ayres

The Man the Women Loved

London, Hodder And Stoughton, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. London: Hodder And Stoughton, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND. [1925 - WorldCat]. Ideal gift for anyone named Patrick Heffron, the protagonist of the title. Light foxing to edge of block occasionally intruding onto pages, moreso early and late, but in general all in good, clean internal order. Red boards lightly marked, bumped to top corners and a little sunned to spine. 12mo. 319pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 103285

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Ruby M Ayres

The Man in Her Life

London, Hodder And Stoughton, 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. London: Hodder And Stoughton, 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very light toning to stock, but otherwise all in VG, clean and bright internal order. Former owner's details neatly to fep. Smart blue boards with crisp black titling, showing light shelfwear only. VG unclipped d/j, a little worn to top edge, with minor loss, now in removable protective sleeve. 12mo 311pp + publisher's ads. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 103540

Catalogue: Fiction

Desmond Bagley

High Citadel

London, Collins, 1965. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Second printing of first edition of Bagley's second novel, this an air-crash survival tale, with a political twist. Foxing to endpapers and light spotting to block edge, but otherwise internally all is clean and bright. Smart blue boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Good clipped d/j a little worn to edges. 8vo. 319pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 105217

Catalogue: Fiction

F E Baily

Lancer's Lace

London, Macdonald & Co, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. London: Macdonald & Co, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All in VG+, crisp, clean and bright order throughout. No inscriptions. Smart dark cream boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Small rust spot (or similar) towards head of spine. VG+ unclipped d/j now in removable protective sleeve. An uncommonly smart copy of this historical novel. 12mo. 252pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 103614

Catalogue: Fiction

Beryl Bainbridge

According to Queeney

London, Little, Brown And Company, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Stock lightly toned but otherwise all in VG, crisp, clean and bright order. Yellow silk bookmark. Smart maroon boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j. 8vo. 242pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 007329

Catalogue: Fiction

Alexander Baird

The Micky-Hunters

London, HeinemanN, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. London: HeinemanN, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG clean and bright internal order with only faint toning to stock. Light shelfwear to smart blue boards with bright silver titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j a little tanned, moreso to rear. 8vo. 188pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 009303

Catalogue: Fiction

Eustace Hale Ball

The Gaucho

London, The Readers Library, 1928. Hardcover. London: The Readers Library, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. ND. 1928 - WorldCat. Novelised by Ball, from the screenplay by Elton Thomas and the short story by Lotta Woods. Illustrated with scenes from the United Artists film with Douglas Fairbanks as the Gaucho. 8pp of stills from the film. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Light shelfwear to burgundy boards. VG unclipped d/j, lightly worn to spine. 16mo. 250pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 103735

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Film & TV

Robert Michael Ballantine

Ungava: A Tale of Esquimaux-Land

London, Thomas Nelson And Sons, 0. Hardcover. ND. c.1880. Nice edition, well illustrated. One page detached, but otherwise all in general good internal order. Owner's inscription to first blank, dated 1884. Bevelled green boards decorated in black and gilt, worn to bevelled edges. Better than a reading copy. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 509pp + publisher's ads. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006586

Catalogue: Fiction

Ernest Barber

The Eagle Will Fly the Time Has Come [Signed]

Milton Keynes, AuthorHouse, 2010. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse, 2010. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. From the Battle of Britain, through a ruined Berlin and the ranches of Montana, The Eagle Will Fly is a story of vengeance, madness and a fiery life-or-death finale". For the most part in VG+ clean and bright internal order bar small crease/bump to front cover and first few pages. Signed by author to title page. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 241pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 104116

Catalogue: Fiction

Wilfred Barclay

Tracked Across the Seas

London, Modern Publishing, 1930. Hardcover. London: Modern Publishing, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND, c.1930. "An exciting and absorbing mystery detective story". In VG internal order, bar browning commensurate with age and quality of paper stock. Unpaginated. Clean blue boards just a little faded to spine. News of the World ad embossed to rear. D/J just a little worn to edges and faded to spine. Scarce. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 001122

Catalogue: Fiction

Dudley Barker

A Few of the People

London, Jarrolds, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Seaside novel centered around local newspaper. In VG internal order. Black boards a little marked. Unclipped d/j well worn to edges with closed tears. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 184pp . Good/Fair.

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Book number: 004649

Catalogue: Fiction