CHEKHOV, A. P.

POVESTI I RASSKAZY (short stories)

Moscow. Moscovskiy Rabochiy, 1985., Reprint. All in Russian / Cyrillic, nothing is in English. 334 pages. Illustrated with many b./w. drawings, some are full page. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Laminated cover is very good, almost near fine. 10.5" x 6.5". 1985

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Book number: 6528

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Checkov Russia Russian Cyrillic Chekhov Chekov

CHEVALLIER, GABRIEL.

The Affairs of Flavie, or: The Euffe Inheritance.

London. Penguin, 1958., Reprint. Paperback. First published 1945 in Paris as " Les Heritiers Euffe.".317 pages. Very good, no inscription, but paper is slightly brownish. 18cm. x 11cm. Penguin number 1056. 1958

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Book number: 9493

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: French Gabriel Chevallier

CHILD, LEE.

Nothing to Lose.

London. Bantam Books, 2009., Paperback. A Jack Reacher thriller. 555 pages. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Near fine card cover, priced on back £7.99. ISBN 9780553824414. 2009

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Book number: 8535

Catalogue: Crime fiction

Keywords: 5781 Lee Child Jack Reacher thriller

CHILDERS, ERSKINE.

THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS.

London. Folio Society, 1993., First published 1903. 2nd Folio printing. 296 pages. Introduction by Maldwin Drummond. Illustrated with 12 black & white drawings by Daniel Whistler. 2 maps. Both endpages illustrated with charts. Contents fine, no inscription or marks. Red cloth cover is near fine, illustrated with a design & the title in gilt & black. Near fine slip case. 25cm. x 17cm. 1993

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Book number: 7539

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Annamoe Glendalough Irish politics Dulcibella

CHILDERS, ERSKINE.

THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS. A Record Of Secret Service.

London. Penguin Books, 1995., Paperback. Reprint, a Penguin Classic, first published 1903. 284 pages.18cm. x 11cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks in near fine cover. ISBN 0140621431 . 1995

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Book number: 8984

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Ernest Childers Secret Service

CHRISTIE, AGATHA.

ENDLESS NIGHT.

London. The Book Club, 1967., First published by William Collins 1967. 224 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. has 1" tear bottom edge of spine, & edges are slightly worn, o./w. near fine. 8" x 5¼". 1967

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Book number: 2088

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Agatha Christie

CHRISTIE, AGATHA.

THE PALE HORSE.

London. The Crime Club (Collins) 1961., Mark Easterbrook is the detective in search of a killer. 256 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. worn on edges & corners, with tears on five corners. 7.5" x 5". 1961.

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Book number: 5479

Catalogue: Crime Fiction

Keywords: Easterbrook Agatha Christie who-done-it detective crime fiction

CHURCH, RICHARD.

A STROLL BEFORE DARK. Essays.

London. Heinemann, 1965., Collection of essays. 234 pages. Divided into 2 parts, "Moving About." and "Sitting Still." Near fine first edition. Very good d./w., not price clipped, (30s.) but edges are nicked, and on inside of back is a damp stain. This has leached through to outside, but doesn't appear to have marked back cover of book. 8.75" x 5.5". 1965

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Book number: 6075

Catalogue: Fiction

CLEMENT, AERON.

The Cold Moons.

Llandeilo, Wales. Kindredson, 1988., Hardback. 3rd edition. 322 pages, illustrated with b./w. line drawings by Jill Clement. 22cm/ x 14cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., but price clipped. 1988

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Book number: 9698

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: animals badgers foxes

COHEN, DANIEL

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GHOSTS.

London Brockhampton Press, 1999, Reprint. First pub. Michael O'Mara 1989. "A rational and lively guide to ghosts, hauntings, poltergeists & other paranormal phenomena." 307 pages including annotated bibliography. A few b./ w. illustrations & photographs. Near fine except on side edge of the front cover a tiny piece of the glossy paper is torn, exposing the board underneath, & cover is slightly rubbed. 9½" x 6". No d./w. but probably never had one. ISBN 1860191266. 1999

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Book number: 2630

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: ghosts spirits supernatural poltergeists paranormal

COLEGATE, ISABEL.

THE SHOOTING PARTY.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1980., First edition. Set in the Autumn of 1913, a country house has guests for the weekend, for a shooting party. 181 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Brown cloth cover is near fine. D./w. is very good, but spine is faded. 22.5cm. x 14cm. ISBN 0241104734. 1980

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Book number: 8339

Catalogue: Fiction

COLEMAN, VERNON.

The Village Cricket Tour.

Barnstaple, Devon. Chilton Designs Publishers, 1996., Reprint. First published 1990. "The story of a team of amateur cricketers who spend 2 weeks of their holidays on a cricket tour of the West Country." 173 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. 22.25cm. x 14.25cm. ISBN 09503527-3-X 1996

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Book number: 8099

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: cricket cricketers batsmen bowlers

COLLINS, WILKIE.

IOLANE , or Tahitii as it was, a romance.

New Jersey. Princeton University Press, 1999., Ex Library. Written 150 years ago, but never published. 205 pages. Edited & Introduced by Ira B. Nadel. 22.5 cm. x 14.5 cm. Apart from library marks, contents are near fine. Cover is near fine but 2 faint marks from tape where library sleeve taped on. D./w. near fine but slight mark on spine where label removed, & not priced. ISBN 069103446X. 1999

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Book number: 7026

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Wilkie Collins Tahiti Moonstone

COLLINS, WILKIE.

The Moonstone. A Romance.

London. Penguin Books, 1966., Paperback. Number EL14 of The Penguin English Library. Edited, and 16 page introduction by J. I. M. Stewart. A first Penguin edition thus, of the revised edition of 1871, it was first published 1868 in 3 volumes by Tinsley Brothers. 528 pages. Contents clean, no inscription or marks but edges of pages faintly brownish. Card cover near fine but top corner of back is creased. 1966

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Book number: 8514

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 5781 Wilkie Collins Penguin Library

CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR

THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES.

Secaucus, New Jersey. Castle, no date., 37 Short Stories, and a Complete Novel From the Strand Magazine". With the 356 original illustrations by Sidney Paget. Undated but c. 1975. 636 pages. 9½" x 6½". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. except top 1" of spine slightly wrinkled. ISBN 0890090572. 1975

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Book number: 3545

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Baker Street Sherlock Holmes Strand Magazine Conan Doyle detective sleuth