SCOTT, PAUL.

The Birds of Paradise.

London. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962., Hardback. 264 pages. 20.5cm. x 13.25cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine orange cloth cover with gilt and turquoise lettering. D./w. near fine, but bottom edge slightly bumped, priced18s. 1962

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Book number: 9799

Catalogue: Fiction

SCOTT, SIR WALTER

IVANHOE.

New York. David McKay Company, 1972., Reprint of the Felix Gluck Press at Twickenham edition. Edited, abridged & annotated by R.S. Wright. "Relates the adventures of the Saxon Knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade." 128 pages, with list of characters, glossary & bibliography. Printed on thick paper. Nicely illustrated by Christopher Bradbury, showing weapons, architecture etc., some in black & white within the text, and some in red, b.& w. on sand coloured paper. 25.25cm. x 19.5cm. ISBN 067920394X 1972

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Book number: 6271

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe Richard I Christopher Bradbury

SCOTT, GABRIEL

KILDEN.

Oslo. Forlagt Av H. Aschehoug, 1958, Reprint, first published 1918. Text is in Norwegian, this is a story about "Mark the Fisherman".196 pages, with some small drawings within text. Beige cloth cover & contents are near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. 20cm. x 13.5cm. 1958

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Book number: 5948

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Norwegian Norway fisherman

SELF, MARGARET CABELL.

A TREASURY OF HORSE STORIES.

London. Hutchinson, 1953., With drawings by Michael Lyne. Stories & poems by authors such as Rudyard Kipling, John Steinbeck, John Masefield, Charles Dickens, Robert Frost, & Shakespeare. 340 pages. Near fine but name of previous owner on f.f.e.p. No d./w. 1953

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Book number: 8163

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: horse pony foal mare stallion horses

SELIGMAN, ADRIAN.

No Stars To Guide.

Stroud. Sutton, 1997., Paperback. " In 1941 3 young British officers are sent to Istanbul to join Russean tankers and a 1500 ton ice beaker ... " 332 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine card cover priced on back. £12.99. 23.75 cm. x 15.5 cm. ISBN 0750916370. 1997

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Book number: 7076

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: W. W.2 World War II Naval Navy

SERRAILLER, IAN

THE CLASHING ROCKS.

London. Oxford University Press, 1963, Ex library. The story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. Illustrated in b./w. by William Stobbs. 96 pages. Near fine, but there are 2 or 3 library 'cancelled' stamps. Near fine d./w. but top edge was once folded under to fit inside library sleeve. 8" x 5.25". 1963

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Book number: 6409

Catalogue: Fiction / Children's

Keywords: William Stobbs Serrailler Jason Golden Fleece

SEVERIN, TIM.

VIKING. King's Man. The Heroes of the North Live On.

London. Macmillan, 2001., A novel, the sequel to "Viking: Odinn's Child." and "Viking: Sworn Brother." 320 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (£12.99) ISBN 1405041161. 2001

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Book number: 5863

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Viking Odinn Norway

SEYMOUR, GERALD

RAT RUN

London. Bantam Press, 2005, 412 pages. Cover and contents are near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w.. not price clipped (£12.99) 24.25cm. x 16cm. ISBN 059305508X 2005

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Book number: 8774

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Gerald Seymour

SEYMOUR, GERALD

THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER.

London. Bantam Press, 2004, First edition. Set in the desert of Saudi Arabia, this is a story of counter-espiionage. 400 pages. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £12.99. 24.25cm. x 15.75cm. ISBN 0593052587. 2004

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Book number: 8773

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: crime fiction Gerald Seymour

SEZNEC, JEAN

THE SURVIVAL OF THE PAGAN GODS

Princeton. Princeton University Press, 1972., Paperback. "The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism & Art." Translated from the French by Barbara F. Sessions. (first published France 1940) 372 pages. 108 illustrations. 8" x 5½". Near fine except small nick on top edge & previous owner's name & address label on f.e.p. 1972

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Book number: 225

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Mythology Paganism gods legends

SHELLEY, MARY AND KEEPING, CHARLES (ILLUSTRATOR).

FRANKENSTEIN.

New York. Bedrick/Blackie, 1988., First American edition. 222 pages, with about 25 black & white illustrations by Charles Keeping. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. near fine, not price clipped, priced $18.95. 1988

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Book number: 8371

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Mary Shelley Frankenstein Charles Keeping

SHIELDS, CAROL. (SIGNED BY AUTHOR.)

Larry's Party.

London. Fourth Estate, 1997., Signed by the author on the title page, this novel won the Orange prize. She also won the Pulitzer Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker 3 times. This story, which is spread over 20 years, is about a young man who becomes obsessed with mazes. 339 pages. Near fine, no name or marks, but back bottom corner is slightly bumped. D./w. is near fine except for a few faint scratches, but they're hardly noticable. 9½" x 6". ISBN 1857026160. 1997

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Book number: 2942

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Hampton Court's Maze Carol Shields mazes

SHUTE, NEVIL

THE FAR COUNTRY.

London. The Book Club, (Foyle's) 1953, Reprint. 239 pages. Front end page has been removed otherwise contents very good, no inscription or marks. D./w. slightly worn on corners and edges, small tear bottom of spine, o./w. very good. 1953

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Book number: 5915

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Nevil Shute

SHUTE, NEVIL

REQUIEM FOR A WREN.

London. William Heinemann, 1955., Romantic novel set in the 2nd W./W., about a Wren, around the time of D-Day in England. A first edition. 284 pages. Cover and contents very good but previous owner's name & date 1955 on f.f.e.p. D./w. is very worn on edges, torn on top of spine, & bottom 1" of spine is missing. 1955

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Book number: 6887

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: WREN Nevil Shute D-Day

SHUTE, NEVIL.

SO DISDAINED.

London. William Heinemann, 1954., Nevel Shute's 2nd novel, first published 1928 by Cassell, this is a reprint of the new 1951 edition in which Shute changed some of the out-of-date phrases. 233 pages. Contents very good, no inscription or marks but paper is brownish around edges. Very good cover. No d./w. 1954

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Book number: 6885

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Nevil Shute