BLAMIRES, HARRY.

The Devil's Hunting Ground. A Fantasy.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1954. 1st edition. First novel in a supernatural trilogy, much influenced by the author's friend and mentor C.S.Lewis (The Pilgrim's Regress; The Great Divorce). The main character has a dream in which he dies and goes to heaven (or perhaps purgatory) and has to decide whether to teach at the Gnostics' College or take a writing job in the Backwards Believers' Department. Pp.162, signed by the author to title page, dedicatee's name additionaly handwritten to dedication page, owner's details to front free endpaper. Yellow cloth, dustwrapper rubbed with losses to lower front and top and tail of spine and fropnt fore-edge worn. Scarce. VG/G.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Harry Blamires Signed Devils Hunting Ground Fantasy Religious Fiction Purgatory Gnostics Christianity 51853 Fiction: : Fantasy

DURIE, BRUCE.

The High History of the Holy Quail.

London: Citron Press, 1998. 0754400034. "There are only two rules in life - It's Not Fair and Don't Be Late, as Slouch finds when he is apprenticed to Vizagriz, wizard of Al Faq'Ahl. Is all Magick a consequence of a mysterious artefact known as The Holy Quail? What is the InterWeb? What exactly are heroes for? And why does there have to be some drippy woman, along on every Quest?" Pp.231. Paperback. VG.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Bruce Durie High History Holy Quail Fantast Fiction Novel Humour 40580 Fiction: : Fantasy

HESLEWOOD, JULIET.

Tales of Sea and Shore.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. 0192781057. 1st ed. "Here are twenty stories from several lands about the sea and the creatures who live in it, the people who live on its shores and those who earn a living by sailing on it." Pp.151, colour and b/w full page illustrations by Karen Berry. Blue cloth, d/w has minor chip to top of spine. VG/VG.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Heslewood Tales Sea Shore Karen Berry Illustrated Fantasy Merrows Roanes Dragons Serpents Mermaids 33089 Fiction: : Fantasy

KURTZ, KATHERINE.

High Deryni. (Volume III of the Chronicles of the Deryni).

London: Century, 1986. 0712694994. "High Deryni is the third book in the Chronicles of the Deryni: Katherine Kurtz's fantasy trilorgy set in the imaginary kingdom of Gwynedd..an addictive story of romantic fantasy - where a boy-king and a host of Holy Church priests form the opposite sides in a unique power struggle." Pp.369, double page map, a few very light spots to closed page edges and rear pastedown. Black cloth, d/w with dustjacket art by Darrell K.Sweet. VG/VG.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Katherine Kurtz High Deryni Chronicles Deryni Volume 3 Fantasy Fiction Novel 33326 Fiction: : Fantasy

SCARBOROUGH, ELIZABETH.

Song of Sorcery.

Toronto & New York: Bantam, 1982. 0553202898. Fantasy fiction. The author's first novel, which became Vol.One of the Argonia/Songs from the Seashell Archives Quintet. All page edges yellow. Pp.216/18 (publisher's preview of "Firelord" by Parke Godwin), pages tanned, owner's name to half-title page. Paperback, sunning to spine. Scarce. G.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Elizabeth Scarborough Song of Sorcery Fantasy Fiction Dragons Witchmaid Hearthwitch Colin Songsmith Argonia Seashell 50714 Fiction: : Fantasy