JORDAN, NEIL.

A Neil Jordan Reader. Night in Tunisia and Other Stories; The Dream of a Beast; The Crying Game.

New York: Vintage Books. 1993 (rep). "Include the complete screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film The Crying Game, as well as Night in Tunisia, a collection of stories that won Jordan the Guardian Fiction Prize, and the novella The Dream of a Beast; in which Jordan locates the terrible ecstasy that accompanies losing one's humanity". Pp 267, slight toning to page edges. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 24984

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JOYEUX, ODETTE.

Open Arms. (Translated from the French by Elspeth Grant & Peter de Polnay.)

London: Allan Wingate, 1954. 1st ed. Fiction. "The unmistakeable quality of this novel is its Frenchness; its story could not happen, nor could its three characters exist outside France." Pp. 162, faint spotting to endpapers. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w rubbed with loss to lower edge. G+/P.

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Book number: 29510

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KAZANTZAKIS, NIKOS.

Zorba the Greek. (Translated by Carl Wildman.)

London: Faber & Faber, 1981. Rep. Fiction. "The novel reflects Greek exhilaration at its best." Pp. 315, inscrip. to fep, toning to pages. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 29869

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KEYES, FRANCES PARKINSON.

Steamboat Gothic.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1952. 1st ed. Fiction. A story of the plantations of Louisiana and of the river which contributed so largely to their prosperity, their prestige and their splendour. Pp. 320, inscrip. to fep, toning to endpapers. Grey cloth, illustrated d/w edges rubbed. G+/G+.

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Book number: 17735

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KING-HALL, STEPHEN.

Men of Destiny. or The Moment of No Return.

London: K-H Services Ltd, 1960. 1st edition. "A sudden crisis over West Berlin triggered off by the East German Communists. With Russian foreknowledge and support? The West took this for granted; they were wrong..We observe the frantic efforts of the men of "the Establishments" (on both sides of the Iron Curtain) becoming more and more ludicrous and pathetically comic as they strive to catch up with events and extricated themselves from a series of genuine misunderstandings." Pp.203, signed by the author to front free endpaper, spotting to closed page edges very occasionally touching into margins. Orange cloth, dustwraper slightly rubbed. G+/G+.

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Keywords: Stephen King Hall Signed Men Destiny Moment No Return Politics Iron Curtain East West Berlin Russia Communist Novel Fiction Humour Satire 42255 Fiction: : General

KNOX, CLEONE. [KING-HALL, MAGDALEN].

The Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion in the Year 1764-1765. Edited by her Kinsman Alexander Blacker Kerr.

New York: D.Appleton and Company, 1926. 1st US edition Pp.249, errata slip tipped-in to foreword page, gift message to front free endpaper, toning to endpapers. Green cloth spine with patterned paper-covered boards rather rubbed, oritinal paper label to spine darkened. Good. "The book covers the Grand Tour of a genteel Irish lady, Cleone, her father and her brother. From Ireland to England to France and then on to Switzerland and Italy; a Grand Tour was considered a necessity for the young and the wealthy. In this case, the father takes his children on a long trip around Europe, hoping that his spirited daughter will forget her attachment to the charming and roguish Mr. Ancaster. Of course, she doesn’t. But her wonderful descriptions of her travels help make life without ‘Mr. A’ (as she calls him) tolerable and diverting..Published in London in the year 1925, the book was thought to be a recent discovery by a man who claimed to be Cleone Knox’s descendant. It was great success in England and the US, becoming a bestseller, and everyone was intrigued with the eighteenth century girl’s private diary and her detailed descriptions of famous places and people and events. Alexander Blacker Kerr was the editor and self-proclaimed descendant. He makes a lot of interesting footnotes to the diary and even writes a forward where he details the history of the family and his discovery of the diary. One year later, the truth came out. The book was a hoax, written by a nineteen year old girl named Magdalen King-Hall. Both Alexander Blacker Kerr and Cleone Knox were pure invention. The public was outraged and the secret made headlines".(TalkingBookshop).** In 1994, BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour found itself in an embarrasing position when it broadcast an adaptation of the book under the misapprehension it was based on an authentic 18th century diary.

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Book number: 44198

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KOTELIANSKY, S.S.

Russian Short Stories.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1941. 1st.ed. "Chosen from work of recent years..Includes Dorothy Parker, Faulkner, Damon Runyan, O'Hara and Stephen Vincent Benet." Pp, 156, page edges toned. P/b. G.

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Book number: 11906

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Keywords: Koteliansky Russian Short Stories Fiction Parker Faulkner Runyan A4522 Fiction: : General

LAGERLOF, SELMA.

The Story of Gösta Berling. Translated from the Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1907. 0. The author's first novel. "The tales are founded on actual occurrences and depict the life in the province of Värmland at the beginning of this century". Pp.viii/473, gift message to front free endpaper. Olive green cloth, gilt title to spine, edges rubbed particularly to base of spine. G+. ** Made into a silent film in 1924 with Greta Garbo in her first screen role.

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Book number: 37272

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Keywords: Selma Lagerlof Gosta Gösta Berling Translated Swedish Pauline Bancroft Flach Novel Fiction 37866 Fiction: : General

LAWRENCE, D.H.

The Man Who Died. The Ladybird. The Captain's Doll.

Leipzig: The Albatross, 1938. The Albatross Collected edition. Three short stories by D.H.Lawrence. Pp.286, publisher's advertising postcard loosely inserted. Pbk, toning to inside covers. G+.

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Book number: 30384

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Keywords: Lawrence Man Who Died Ladybird Captains Doll Short Stories Albatross Fiction Literature 29641 Fiction: : General

LEHMANN, ROSAMOND.

The Ballad and the Source.

London: Collins, 1944. 1st ed. Only novel by Rosamond Lehmann that doesn't have a contemporary setting, taking place between the Mid-Victorian era and the First World War. Pp.318. Yellow cloth, slightly rubbed. VG.

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LESSING, DORIS.

The Four-Gated City. Volume Five of Children of Violence.

London: Macgibbon & Kee Ltd, 1969. 1st ed. Fiction. "No one can read this visionary, troubling, thoughtful book and remain unchanged by it." 22cms. x 14.5cms. Pp. 712. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. VG/G+.

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Keywords: Lessing Four Gated City Volume Five Children Violence Fiction Noamzcouk 25691 Fiction: : General

LEWIS, BEVERLY.

The Shunning.

Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers, 1997. 1st ed. Novel. "She only knew the Amish ways, but with one visit to the attic, her world began to crumble". Pp. 283/1(ad). P/b. Illustd. cover. VG.

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Book number: 7063

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Keywords: Lewis Shunning Amish Life Novel 19621 Fiction: : General

LOGAN, AGNES.

There is a Tide.

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1930. 1st ed. Fiction. "Miss Logan has taken a great northern industrial town for her background." Pp. 280, uneven toning to endpapers. Orange cloth, illustrated d/w has clear protective wrap. G+/G+.

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Book number: 29871

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LONGSTREET, STEPHEN & ETHEL.

The Politician.

New York: Macfadden Books. 1968. "As powerful as Advise and Consent! As intimate as Washington D.C! A big, brawling book about the big, dirty business of politics". Pp 320, red page edges. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 23891

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LOVELL, ANN.

Sun-Trap.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1990. 1st ed. "Set against the fiery landscapes of southern France, Sun-Trap is a memorable love story of greed and passion." Pp.286. Orange cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 21139

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