Barbara Cartland

Elizabethan Lover

London, The Valentine Romance Club, 1955. Hardcover. London: The Valentine Romance Club, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book club edition for the prolific Cartland's historical novel, first published by Hutchinson in 1953. Stock toned, commensurate with paper quality, but otherwise all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Smart pale blue boards with pink decoration and titling. VG+ unclipped d/j now in removable protective sleeve. 12mo. 239pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 104776

Catalogue: Fiction

Joyce Cary

An American Visitor

London, Michael Joseph, 1950. Hardcover. London: Michael Joseph, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1950 reprint of Cary's second novel, first published in 1933. A little spotting to top of block, but internally all is generally clean and bright. Brick red boards with bright silver titling to spine showing light shelfwear only. Fair unclipped d/j, with wear to edges, fading and minor loss. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 231pp . Good/Fair.

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Book number: 103263

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Joyce Cary

The Horse's Mouth

London, Michael Joseph, 1946. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fourth printing (October 1946) of the first edition (August 1944) of Joyce's much loved novel. Stock uniformly toned but otherwise all in VG internal order bar corner creasing to one page. Red cloth with bright silver titling to spine, faded to extremities. Good unclipped d/j chipped to edges and dulled to spine and rear, with minor loss. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 291pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 008276

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Joyce Cary

A House of Children

London, Michael Joseph, 1946. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. London: Michael Joseph, 1946. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second printing (February 1946) of first edition (February 1941). Light toning to stock but otherwise all in VG, clean and bright internal order. Black boards a little marked with some wear to edges and light bumping to corners. Scarce in this early impression. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 235pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 103267

Catalogue: Fiction

Joyce Cary

Mister Johnson

London, Michael Joseph, 1967. Hardcover. London: Michael Joseph, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Reprint in the Carfax Edition of Cary's novels, with a prefatory essay by the author. All in VG+, clean and bright internal order. Light shelfwear only to dark pink boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j, faded to spine, with a little creasing top front. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 227pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 103264

Catalogue: Fiction

Joyce Cary

To Be a Pilgrim

London, Michael Joseph, 1951. Hardcover. London: Michael Joseph, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First thus, in the Carfax Edition of Cary's novels, with a prefatory essay by the author. All in VG, clean and bright internal order. Light shelfwear only to dark pink boards with dulled gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j, toned to spine, and a little dulled/worn to edges. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 342pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 103265

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Joyce Cary

To Be a Pilgrim

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 0. Soft cover. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. Early paperback edition in the Grosset's Universal Library series. Stock uniformly lightly toned, but otherwise all in good internal order. Light wear to edges pf pictorial card cover and creasing to spine. 8vo. 346pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009027

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Willa Cather

My Antonia

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1935. Soft cover. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1935. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Attractive English language Tauchnitz edition of Willa Cather classic. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Card covers a little worn and marked and dulled to spine. 16mo. 270pp + publisher's ads . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 104321

Catalogue: Fiction

Willa Cather

My Mortal Enemy

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1927. Soft cover. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1927. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Tauchnitz edition of Willa Cather classic. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Card covers well worn and marked and dulled to spine. Small split at base of cover/spine joint, but all holding well. 16mo. 176pp + publisher's ads . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 104322

Catalogue: Fiction

Patrick R Chalmers

The Little Pagan Faun & Other Fancies

London, Jonathan Cape, 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Collected stories from Chalmers originally appearing in Punch. Effectively illustrated by Hummel's "scissor cuts". All in VG clean, crisp and bright internal order. Blue cloth with bright gilt decoration to front and titling to spine a little faded to edges. Good unclipped d/j, worn to edges and dulled front and back, moreso to spine. 12mo. 196pp . Ill.: L Hummel. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 009198

Catalogue: Fiction

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Raymond Chandler

Playback

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Philip Marlowe is back. All in VG, crisp clean and bright internal order bar light toning to endpapers. Light dust spotting to top of block. Smart red boards with bright silver titling to spine. 12mo. 208pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 105141

Catalogue: Fiction

Raymond Chandler

Spanish Blood

Cleveland, The World Publishing Company, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First thus, being five Chandler short stories written between 1935 and 1939. Pages are tanned to edges commensurate with quality of stock, but otherwise all in VG order throughout. Smart black boards with dark red decoration and titling. VG unclipped d/j lightly worn with closed tear to front. 8vo. 221pp . Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 102804

Catalogue: Fiction

Sid Chaplin

The Thin Seam and Other Stories

Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce (and excellent) collection of Chaplin's stories, including The Thin Seam, first published separately in 1950. First thus, in general good order though covers are a little worn and marked. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831) . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001631

Catalogue: Fiction

Theresa Charles

Happy Now I Go

London, Longmans, Green And Co, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. London: Longmans, Green And Co, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Minor spotting to page edges early and late, but otherwise all is in crisp, clean and bright order throughout. No inscriptions. Very smart pale blue boards with crisp orange titling to front and spine. VG+ unclipped d/j, now in removable protective sleeve. An excellent first printing of this wartime drama of identity, later republished as Dark Legacy. 12mo. 328pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 103354

Catalogue: Fiction

Leslie Charteris

The Saint and Mr Teal

New York, Traingle Books, 1943. Hardcover. New York: Traingle Books, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A cheap edition. Stock toned but in otherwise good order. Red boards a little bumped with short crease to spine. D/j worn to edges with surface loss to spine. 12mo. 296pp . Good/Fair.

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Book number: 005502

Catalogue: Fiction