AKUNIN, BORIS

The Winter Queen

New York, Random House. 2003, First. (ISBN: 1400060494). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. 245 pages. First US Edition. Boris Akunin is the pseudonym of Grigory Chkhartishvili and his Erast Fandorin novels have achieved great success in Russia and this is his first American publication. Translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield. Second impression. In Moscow in 1876 a 23 year old law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Alexander Gardens, and Erast Fandorin, the brilliant, young and gifted detective is put on the case - a case that deepens as he discovers that the young man was the son of an influential industrialist and has left considerable assets. Fandorin's fearless investigation takes him from Moscow to Berlin and London, via St. Petersburg, as the suicide reveals a worldwide conspiracy. 22. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 011108

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Keywords: Russian Authors, Erast Fandorin, 19th Century Russia 1400060494

ALANNE, ANJA

Letters from Moscow

Moscow, Progress Publishers. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 5010004747). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Avetisyan, Aramais. First English language edition. Black and red embossed titles on brown leatherette boards, a Fine unmarked copy with complete dustjacket. The book is the result of the Finnish author's two year stay in Moscow as a trainee of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the USSR and consists of short reports about the daily life of the Soviet capital. These include everyday problems, acquaintance with Moscow sights and meetings with Muscovites also public education and the Soviet people's leisure. First published in Finland in 1985 where it was awarded the prize of the Finland-USSR Society. Delightful drawings by Aramais Avetisyan. A SCARCE TITLE C3D. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 003769

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Keywords: Finnish Author, Moscow Culture, Russian Education 5010004747 Avetisyan, Aramais

ALDANOV, MARK

Before the Deluge

London, Jonathan Cape/The Book Society. 1948, First. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Very Good + copy unmarked.The author is the pseudonym of Mark Alexandrovich Landau (1889-1957) a Russian emigre noted for his historical novels, who lived in France, Germany and the USA. In this work, originally entitled 'Istoki', he presents a picture of Europe in the 1870's. Translated by Catherine Routsky.First published in 1948. A1C. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011219

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ALLENDE, ISABEL

The Infinite Plan

London, Harper Collins. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002241919). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy which has age toning to page edges with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. 382 pages. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. The Chilean author's magnificent novel tells the story of Gregory Reeves, the son of Charles, an itinerant preacher. As a boy, Gregory accepts the endless journeying and poverty, never questioning the validity of his father's homespun philosophy of life - the infinite plan. But, as manhood approaches, Gregory finds himself increasingly possessed by a yearning to escape. Hankering after worldly wealth, he longs to breal away from the barrio, the teeming Hispanic ghetto of downtown Los Angeles where his family has finally settled. His quest takes him first to the killing fields of Vietnam, then to law school at Berkeley, and in the course of his life, he is influenced by a host of unforgettable characters: Olga, a fortune-teller from whom he first learns about love; Carmen, his beautiful, lifelong friend; Martinez, a ferocious Latino gang-leader; Susan and Joan, two inspirational feminist free-thinkers; Cyrus, a wise old communist intellectual; and the nameless narrator herself, who helps Gregory come full circle and discover his soul by turning back to his roots. 13. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 008485

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Keywords: Chilean Author, Los Angeles, Gregory Reeves 0002241919

D'ANNUNZIO, GABRIELE

I Malatesti Francesca Da Rimini

Milan, Fratelli Treves. 1904. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ottime condizioni. Mezzo cuoio e coperture marmorizzate. età al bordo della pagina. timbri a inchiostro alle prime tre pagine. Alcuni segni di sfregamento sulle coperture anteriori e posteriori. 280 pagine. Francesca da Rimini è una tragedia in versi e in cinque atti di Gabriele D'Annunzio scritta nel 1901. Racconta la storia di come Francesca da Rimini si innamora del fratello di suo marito nel 13 ° secolo. IN LINGUA ITALIANA It contains Francesca Da Rimini tragedia in cinque atti rappresentata per la prima volta a Roma dalla Compagnia di Eeonor Duse il di IX di Decembre nell'anno MCML. It does not contain part II - Parisina nor part III - Sigismondo Malatesta of the trilogy. D4E. Molto Bene/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010817

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Keywords: Malatesta, Francesca Da Rimini

BOOYSEN, C. MURRAY (COMPILED BY)

Tales of South Africa - an Anthology of South African Short Stories

Cape Town, Howard Timmins. 1963, First Thus. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dark blue title on grey cloth boards which have a few specks to front. Internally very clean and unmarked. SIGNED BY CONSTANCE YOUNG with the dedication 'J.I.H. - Thought you might be interested in this book - and pleased about the last stay - ears back, eyes forward - just made it! Best wishes. 1963 '. Constance Young is the author of the last story in this anthology ' Dark Moment' Other authors are Francis Brett Young, Francis Cary Slater, Pauline Smith, Uys Krige, Stuart Cloete, Herman C. Bosman, Nadine Gordimer, Jack Cope, Rodney Gedye, Daphne Rooke, Joy Packer, P.J. Schoeman, Alan Paton. With a preface by Prof. F.E.J. Malherbe. B2A. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 001711

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Keywords: South African Authors

CELLINI, BENVENUTO

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini

Geneva, Edito-Service. First Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title and decoration to spine on dark green leatherette and mustard coloured leatherette boards. A Fine unmarked copy. Yellow page marker bound in. Uniform with Books That Have Changed Man's Thinking Series. Translated from the Italian by John Addington Symons. With an introduction and appreciation by Arthur Calder-Marshall. Portrait frontispiece and 29 illustrations. Not dated but circa late 1960's / early 1970's. 11. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002685

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CHIROVICI, E.O.

The Book of Mirrors

London, Century. 2017, First. (ISBN: 9781780895673). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in an As New Dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 328 pages. Princeton, 1987: renowned psychologist Professor Joseph Wieder is brutally murdered. New York, twenty-five years later: literary agent Peter Katz receives a manuscript. Or is it a confession? Today; unearth the secrets of The Book of Mirrors and discover why memories are the most dangerous weapon of all. 15. As New/As New.

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Book number: 011005

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Keywords: Literary Thriller 9781780895673

CROSS, IAN

After Anzac Day

London, Andre Deutsch. 1961, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gold title on brown cloth boards. A small name to front endpaper and some age darkening to endpapers else very clean and unmarked.Dustjacket is price clipped and with a small tear to tail of spine. A novel, by the New Zealand author, of a civil servant who takes a young pregnant girl into his house which is told from within the characters' minds which is set in New Zealand. B2E. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 001318

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Keywords: New Zealand Fiction

FERRARIS, ZOE

The Night of the MI'Raj

London, Little Brown. 2008. (ISBN: 9780316027496). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Among the well-to-do families of Jeddah, Palestinian-born desert guide Nayir is an outsider, but when Nouf ash-Shrawi, the 16 year old daughter of a wealthy Saudi dynasty, disappears just before her arranged marriage, Nayir is the man the Shrawis trust to bring her home. Days later Nouf's battered body is found in a desert wadi, but Nouf's task is not over: he feels compelled to uncover the disturbing circumstances surrounding her death. D4C. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 007887

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Keywords: Fiction, Jeddah, Saudi Dynasty, Nayir, Nouf Ash-Shrawi, Katya Hijazi 9780316027496

FORD, PETER SHANN

The Keeper of Dreams

New York, Simon and Schuster Books. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0684872196). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which has a little creasing to inner front flap and is not price clipped. The Australian author's FIRST NOVEL. Dr. Robert Erhard was raised in Australia by a white couple who adopted him when he was a baby, he is a full blooded Aborigine, now working in Houston, Texas as a scientist. Deep in the central desert of the Australian Outback, a sacred stone containing codes and carvings of an Aboriginal group is stolen and if not recovered the elders believe that their people will die. Dr. Erhard is visited by an entity from his past who summons him home on a mission to avenge and save his people by recovering the artefact, an ancient call he has heard before as a child, a call in which he must abandon everything and honour his true identity, as Tjilkamata, his people's keeper of dreams. NOT EX LIB C3D. Fine/Very Good.

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Keywords: Australian Author, Australian Outback, Aborigines, Tjilkamata 0684872196

FOREMAN, RUSSELL

Long Pig

London, Heinemann. 1959. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good copy with a small contemporary name to reverse of front cover. Internally there is foxing to closed edges and sporadically to margin edges.else a clean, tight copy. Dustjacket has age toning and chipping and is not price clipped. 294 pages. Map endpapers. 1959 reprint of the first edition which was also in 1959. A dramatic novel of the South Seas Fiji Islands with an awesome account of cannibal practices. NOT A BOOK CLUB COPY. C3D. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011191

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Keywords: Fiji Islands, Cannibalism

FUENTES, CARLOS

Christopher Unborn

London, Andre Deutsch. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0233980164). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy with dustjacket which is not price clipped. xi + 531 pages. Translated from the Spanish by Alfred Macadam and the author. Mexico is where the story takes place - the framework : attempting to appease a desperate populace by keeping it amused, the Mexican government of 1992 forcefeeds it with 'media events', one of them a huge prize offered for the first baby to be born on the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landfall in the New World. Christopher's father Angel begets him on his mother Angeles exactly nine months before the anniversary. It is the foetus who then tells us what happens during those months. The tenth novel by one of the best known authors in the Spanish speaking world. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.01 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 13. Near Fine/Very Good.

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FUENTES, CARLOS

This I Believe - an a - Z of a Writer's Life

London, Bloomsbury. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 0747573158). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine copy with a Fine dustjacket. Translated by Kristina Cordero. The author is Mexico's leading author and has been his country's ambassador to France and has received many awards including the Legion D'Honneur in 1992. The book is an eclectic collection of his writings on numerous subjects grouped under headings and cover Personal, Literary Figures, Love, Death, Christ, Sex and much more. C3D. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 002090

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GAARDER, JOSTEIN

The Solitaire Mystery

London, Phoenix House. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 1897580096). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Kramer, Hilda. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Translated from the Norwegian by Sarah Jane Hails. The Norwegian author's second work to be published in English, is of a boy and his father on a journey from Norway to Greece, in search of the boy's mother. Of a dwarf who gives the boy a magnifying glass, a baker who gives him a bun, a miniature book that tells the story of a sailor shipwrecked on a desert island in 1790, a pack of playing cards with a life of their own and a joker who looks too deeply and too much. These are the ingredients in this story within a story, in which fantasy and reality, the present and the past, are brilliantly mixed. Structured in 52 chapters like a pack of cards. D4D. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 004103

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Keywords: Norwegian Author, Dwarf, Journey from Norway to Greece 1897580096 Kramer, Hilda