Paul, Elliot.

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A SPANISH TOWN.

Random House, New York, 1937. 1st Ed. xii + 427pp. + [i]. Red ruling to title page. E.p. maps, light marginal browing, sm. ink ownership signature, sm. waterstain at top-edge of lower pastedown, original gilt lettered red cloth, gilt sl. dulled to upper board, very minor fading at head and tail of spine, in lightly browned and chipped d/w. with sm. closed tear at tail of spine and lower leading corner.

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Book number: 283039

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Pizer, Laurette.

VOYAGE. A Novel.

Hogarth Press, 1966. 1st Ed. 223pp. + [i]. E.ps. lightly browned, good in lightly browned sl. soiled and chipped Eric Thomas d/w.
¶ Author’s Presentation Copy, inscribed - ‘To Francis Bravo cheers & Thank you for being so kind - Laurette.’

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Book number: 289101

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(Powell). Powell, Violet. (Editor).

THE ALBUM OF ANTHONY POWELL’S DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME. Preface by Anthony Powell. Introduction by John Bayley.

Thames and Hudson, 1987. 1st Ed. 4to. 152pp. 224 b/w. ills. Some pencil annotations and underlining, marbled e.ps., good in d/w.

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Book number: 286293

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Powell, Anthony.

TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING. Infants of the Spring; Messengers of Day; Faces in My Time; Infants of the Spring.

Heinemann, 1976-82. 1st Ed. 4 vols. 112 plates. Sl. rubbed d/ws.

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Book number: 276266

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Powell, Anthony.

TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING. The Memoirs of Anthony Powell. I. Infants of the Spring. II. Messengers of Day. III. Faces in my Time. Iv. The Strangers all are Gone.

Heinemann, 1976-82. 1st Ed. 4 vols. 112 b/w. ills. from photos. Ownership inscription to front f.e.p. of vol. 3, some fading to top edge of boards to vol. 1, otherwise good in d/ws. lightly faded to spines.

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Book number: 288201

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Powell, Anthony.

UNDER REVIEW. Further Writings on Writers 1946-1989.

Heinemann, 1991. 1st Ed. x + 467pp. Marginal browning, very good in sl. rubbed d/w.

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Book number: 275996

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Powell, Anthony.

VENUSBERG.

Duckworth, 1932. 1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. 253pp. + [ii]. Marbled e.p., rebound by Bayntun-Riviere in scarlet crushed morocco, blind ruling with date and title in gilt to spine, a.e.g.
¶ The Authors second novel.

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Book number: 276219

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Le Queux, William.

HER MAJESTY’S MINISTER.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1901. 1st Ed. viii + 402pp. + [vi] publishers adverts. 12 b/w. plates by James Craig. F.e.ps. browned, unobtrusive blind embossed ownership stamp, some sporadic light browning and spotting, upper hinge sl. tender, original gilt lettered publishers 1st issue grey cloth with light green lettering and design of Marble arch blocked in blue green and mustard to upper board, pale green ruled border to spine, some minor soiling and rubbing, corners bumped, spine sl. marked and bumped, t.e.g.

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Book number: 282942

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Rendell, Ruth.

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.

Hutchinson, 2014. 1st UK Ed. Large 8vo. [vi] + 282pp. Light mark to boards, otherwise very good in d/w.
¶ Signed ‘Ruth Rendell’ to the title page.

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Book number: 286612

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Rendell, Ruth.

NO MORE DYING THEN.

Hutchinson of London, 1971. 1st Ed. 192pp. Selotape marks to e.ps., some sporadic browning, sl. selotape marks to head and tail of boards, in sl. chipped d/w. faded to spine.

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Book number: 260784

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Rickman, Phil.

THE SMILE OF A GHOST. A Merrily Watkins Mystery.

Macmillan, 2005. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. [iv] + 474pp. Good in d/w. very lightly browned to spine.
¶ Author’s Presentation Copy, inscribed to title page - ‘To Frank & Pauline Beware of castles in the air Phil Rickman.’

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Book number: 286920

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Roberts, Gregory David.

SHANTARAM.

Little, Brown, 2003. 1st UK Ed. Large 8vo. [vi] + 936pp. Very good in d/w.

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Book number: 282475

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Robinson, Peter.

GALLOWS VIEW. An Inspector Banks Mystery.

Viking, 1987. 1st Ed. [xii] + 225pp. + [iii]. F.e.ps. very lightly browned, sm. chip to top edge of front pastedown, head and tail of spine sl. rubbed, in very sl. chipped d/w.
¶ Author’s first novel.

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Book number: 286665

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Rochelle, Pierre Drieu la.

WILL O’ THE WISP. A Novel. Translated by Martin Robinson.

Calder and Boyars, 1966. 1st UK Ed. Slim 8vo. 144pp. Margins of first and last few leaves (inbclouding title page) lightly spotted, 2 sm slits to paper of lower hinge but firm, in lightly soiled and very sl. chipped Gerald Cinamon d/w.

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Book number: 289179

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Rohmer, Sax.

THE ROMANCE OF SORCERY.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. 3rd Ed. Crown 8vo. 223pp. + [i]. F.e.ps. browned, some very light marginal browning, edges of leaves lightly spotted, original black lettered orange cloth sl. soiled, corners and head and tail of spine sl. rubbed.
¶ Methuen 3/6 Novels.

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Book number: 283631

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