HOMER, AND RIEU, E.V. (TRANSLATED BY)

THE ODYSSEY.

London. Folio Society, 1974., 285 pages. Illustrated in colour by Elizabeth Frink with 12 lithographs. Book is near fine, no inscription or marks, but slip case has been re-enforced with sellotape on corners & edges. 1974

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Book number: 7434

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Homer Elizabeth Frink Greek lithographs Folio Society

HOPE, CHRISTOPHER.

KRUGER'S ALP.

London. Heinemann, 1985., Reprint, first published 1984. A novel, about Theodore Blanchaille's search for Paul Kruger's city of gold. " ..a satirical fantasy of extraordinary invention and power built around the legends, the people & the political realities of South Africa." 279 pages. Near fine, no inscriptions or marks, near fine cover. Near fine d./w. priced £8.95. 22cm. x 14cm. SBN 434346608. 1985

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Book number: 7391

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Keywords: Paul Kruger South Africa Kruger's Alp

HORA, MAX.

THE PRISONER OF PORTMEIRION.

U.K. Number Six, 1989., Softback. Reprint, revised edition, first published 1985. Subtitled " Where Am I ? In The Village." Originally produced for 'Six of One - The Prisoner Appreciation Society.' 57 pages, 30 colour and 4 b./ w. photographs. 8.25" x 5.75". Faint spot mark top front corner, o./w. near fine. 1989

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Book number: 2350

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: The Prisoner Portmeirion Penrhyndeudraeth Patrick McGoohan George Markstein

HORGAN, PAUL.

OF AMERICA EAST AND WEST, Selections From The Writings of Paul Horgan.

New York. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1984., First U.S. edition thus. "Published in celebration of Paul Horgan's 80th birthday, . .a selection from author's 40 books... selected by the author." Introduction by Henry Steele Commager. 393 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is slightly grubby, a bit wrinkled, & small faint damp stain on top of spine. Priced $25.50 with Faber price label added £18.95. 24 cm. x 16.5 cm. 1984

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Book number: 7042

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Keywords: Paul Horgan Henry Steele Commager author

HOROWITZ, ANTHONY

The House of Silk.

Orion Books, 2011., Hardback. 337 pages, includes an extra 7 page article exclusive to Waterstones, "Some Thoughts on Sherlock Holmes.". Near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine d./ w., priced £18.99. 24cm. x 15.5cm. ISBN 9781409133827 2011

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Book number: 9695

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Sherlock Holmes Dr. Watson Boston

HOWARD, ELIZABETH JANE

GETTING IT RIGHT.

London. Pan Books, 1996, Paperback. 362 pages. Introduction by Peter Vansittart. Near fine, no inscription or marks, priced on back £6.99. ISBN 0330347705 1996

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Book number: 6022

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Elizabeth Jane Howard

HUGHES, RICHARD

THE FOX IN THE ATTIC.

London. Chatto & Windus, 1961, First edition. Opening volume of the novel "The Human Predicament." 352 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (18s.) 8" x 5.25". 1961

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Book number: 6068

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Keywords: Richard Hughes Human Predicament

HULL, E. M.

THE SONS OF THE SHEIK.

London. Eveleigh Nash and Grayson, c. 1930., Not dated but appears to be a first edition. 315 pages followed by 5 pages of Nash's book advertisements. Red cloth cover near fine but ends of spine & corners are slightly bumped. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks, but endpages are brown where flap of d./w. left impressions. Very good d./w. but edges worn & torn, and top of spine is missing, priced on spine 3/6. 1930

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Book number: 6898

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Sheik romance Rudolph Valentino

HULME, KERI.

THE BONE PEOPLE.

London. Picador, 1986., Paperback. First published 1985 by Hodder & Stoughton, this won the 1985 Booker McConnell prize. It is set in New Zealand, about an autistic child & the Maori people. 450 pages, including a list of Maori words & phrases with translation into English. 7.75" x 5". Near fine. ISBN 0330293877. 1986

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Book number: 3505

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Keywords: New Zealand Maori Booker McConnell autism

HUMPHREYS, JOHN

MORE TALES OF THE OLD POACHERS.

Newton Abbot. David & Charles, 1995., 184 pages. Illustrated in colour with paintings by John Paley. and black & white drawings. 27 cm. x 20 cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks in near fine cover. D./w. is near fine, not price clipped, but not priced. ISBN 0715301853 1995

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Book number: 7117

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: poachers poaching pheasants trapping shooting ferret gamekeeper

HUNT, STEPHEN.

The Court Of The Air.

London. Harper / Voyager, 2007., Paperback. A mystery novel "... Two orphans on the run ... each with the power to save the world..... one of them had witnessed a murder, then other orphans were killed..." 582 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover slightly bumped on corners, priced on back £ 7.99. ISBN 9780007232185. 2007

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Book number: 6868

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: murder mystery crime

HURD, DOUGLAS

THE SHAPE OF ICE.

London Little, Brown & Company, 1998, Reprint. Novel about a Conservative Prime Minister, with all the fears and problems he encounters, by Lord Hurd, former M.P. and Foreign Secretary. 277 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. near fine, priced £15.99 9½" x 6". ISBN 0316640328 1998

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Book number: 1603

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Keywords: Douglas Hurd

HUXLEY, ALDOUS.

POINT COUNTER POINT.

London. Flamingo, 1994., Paperback. 438 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Priced on back £7.99. ISBN 0006547281. 1994 ISBN: 0006547281

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Book number: 8802

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Aldous Huxley

HUYSMANS, J.- K , AND BALDICK, ROBERT (TRANSLATER).

Against Nature. A New Translation.

Harmondsworth. Penguin, 1959., A Penguin Classic paperback. First published in France as "A Rebours" in 1887, it was first translated into English & published in 1926. 220 pages. A first Penguin Classic edition, number L86. 18cm. x 11.25cm. Very good, no inscription, but '114' written top of title page, & back top corner faintly creased, otherwise would be near fine. 1959

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Book number: 9865

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Keywords: A Rebours Huysmans

ISHERWOOD, CHRISTOPHER.

A Single Man.

London. Penguin Books, 1969., Paperback. First Penguin edition. 143 pages. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine card cover., priced on back 20p. 1969

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Book number: 8536

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Christopher Isherwood