ABBOTT, JACOB

Rollo At Play In The Woods: With a further 5 stories: The Steeple Trap; The Halo Round The Moon; Or Lucy's Visit; The Freshet; Blueberrying; Trouble On The Mountain

James S Hodson, London. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Jacob Abbott (1803 – 1879), American writer of children's books best known for his Rollo books.Undated but previous owner's inscription is dated 1839 and Copac also show this as 1839. There is no title page and the book and its stories appear to have been just bound together but we know the publisher is James S Hodson from the catalogue to the rear listing his works. Book - in Very Good purple boards with a one word gilt title 'Stories' to the spine - slight marking to the boards and sunning to the spine but the title still remains bright and distinct, slight bumping and slight rubbing to the extreme corners and slight bumping to the extreme ends of the spine. Contents, some scattered spotting/browning to the paste downs, free front and rear end paper and to the occasional page, minor loss/a small nick to page 57/8 on one word on each side [SEE SCAN where a minor piece of the orange paper shows through] and page 111 incorrectly printed as 117 otherwise clean and tightly bound. Scarce. Size: 6 inches tall by 3.75 inches. 173 pages & 3 page catalogue to rear. With 6 full page line drawing illustrations. Shipped Weight: Under 200 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8256. This book is lighter than the average upon which international charges are based and so will be sent Airmail as standard.

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Keywords: BZDB31 Abbott Hodson Fiction Rollo Juvenile Childrens Fiction; Rollo At Play In The Woods With a further 5 stories The Steeple Trap The Halo Round The Moon Or Lucys Visit The Freshet Blueberrying Trouble On The Mountain

ADAM, RUTH

I'm Not Complaining

Chapman and Hall, London, 1938. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Ruth Augusta Adam (14 December 1907 - 3 February 1977) was an English writer and feminist. Book - in Very Good blue boards with white lettering - light marking to the boards. Contents, light browning to the front and rear free end paper, light crease to the top corner to the occasional page otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. A Scarce First Edition. Size: 7.5 inches tall by 5 inches. 346 pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6423.

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Keywords: BZDB31 Adam Fiction Fiction; Im Not Complaining

ADDISCOMBE JOHN [PSEUDONYM OF JOHN HUNTER]

Drums of Death

Hurst & Blackett, U.K.. First Edition, Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. John Hunter (1891-1961) UK author with many pseudonyms John Addiscombe, L H Brenning, Francis Brent, Stanton Doyle, Anthony Drummond, Peter Meriton and others. Undated but Copac shows this as dated 1929 and there is no reason to assume this is anything other than a first edition. 288 pages, size 7.5 inches tall by 5 inches. ' The hero, an English ex-officer named Venture, is caught card-sharping by a French marquis. He is subsequently sent to France as a spy by Pitt, on behalf of the British Government....While there he again meets the marquis and his beautiful sister Valerie, with whom he falls in love. Torn between love, hate and duty, things go badly wrong with Venture, and the dangerous living of the French revolutionally era add tense thrill and excitement to the story '. Book - in Good Plus Plus red boards with black lettering - light marking to the boards and light bumping and rubbing to the extreme corners and light wear to the extreme ends of the spine, sunning to the spine but the lettering remains bright and distinct. Contents, browning to the page edges and previous owner's name otherwise clean and tightly bound. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 004207.

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Keywords: BZDB31 Hunter Addiscombe Brenning Brent Doyle Drummond Meriton Fiction Fiction; Drums of Death

ALDGATE EAST [PSEUD MRS A A EBDELL]

Darrimore

Iberis Press, UK, 1939. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine Condition/Good. Signed by person(s) connected with book. 'This novel aspires to portray a fine type of woman, whose career was influenced by an undying love kindled in her girlish heart. It also seeks to deal with the proud, hard, handsome man to whom this love was given and its ultimate influence on him. The hero of the story - if a hero be needed - is not the arrogant Englishman, but the ultra-chivalrous, unselfish Frenchman always present in the background of a tale romantically told'. Book - in Fine [much better than Very Good] cream boards with brown lettering and brown ribbon page marker. Contents, light browning to the front and rear free end paper, light spotting to the title pages and occasional page and some speckling to the extreme page edges otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. Dust Jacket - Good - some small closed tears and light rubbing to the edges repaired to verso with archival tape, some grubbiness. Signed & Dedicated 'With Compliments & in rememberance of a pleasant stay at the Bull Downton Aug 6-20, 1949' by J.W? Ebdell [Copac show Aldgate East as the pseudonym of Mrs A A Ebdell so signed by a family member presumably when they stayed at the Bull and presented owner's with a complimentary copy of Darrimore. Size: 8.25 inches tall by 5.75 inches. 376 pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Signed by person(s) connected with book. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6525.

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ALLSOPP, BRUCE

To Kill A King

Robert Hale, London, 1965. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. FIRST EDITION COMPLETE WITH DUST JACKET. Bruce Allsopp, known for his books on architecture. 'The setting for this dramatic novel is France of the Sixth Century, a country racked with civil war. The three sons of Lothar I had divided the land and it was obvious that peace would not return until there was a single King. But, who should stolid soldier Sigibert or perhaps the cunning and powerful Guntru, friend of the bishops? This was not an issue to be solved only by the means of men. The answer lay within the hands of two women: the beautiful Fredegund, one time mistress discarded Queen of King Chilperic, a pagan priestess and sorceress and probably the cleverest woman of her age; and high-born Brunhild, the wife of Sigibert. This is the powerful and graphic story of the deadly duel between these two women, a duel that would decide the destiny of a nation.’ Book - in Very Good maroon boards with silver lettering - slight bumping to the bottom right hand corner of the front board and slight bumping to the extreme ends of the spine. Contents, slight browning to the free front and rear end paper otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. Dust Jacket - Very Good - a bright colourful jacket - small closed tear to the bottom edge of the back of the jacket repaired to verso, some rubbing to the extreme edges and corners, price clipped. Size: 8 inches tall by 5 inches. 192 pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9091.

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ANDERSEN [TRANSLATED BY CAROLINE PEACHEY, AUGUSTA PLESNER, H. WARD, AND OTHERS], HANS

Fairy Tales And Sketches

Bell And Daldy, London, 1870. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED WITH NEW WEBBING AND NEW BLACK PASTE DOWNS AND BLACK BIBLE END PAPERS. Contents: ”Beware! There Are Will-O’-The Wisps In The Town”- The Toad -- The Old Gravestone -- Twelve Travellers By Post -- Ib And Little Christine -- Two Maidens -- "Good For Nothing" -- The Money Box -- Brownie And The Dame -- Five Peas In A Pod -- Hans Clodhopper -- A Leaf From Paradise -- The Bishop Of Borglumand His Kindred -- From A Window In Varton -- The Last Pearl -- In The Uttermost Parts Of The Sea -- The Porter's Son -- What The Good Man Does Is Sure To Be Right -- The Horn-Book -- The Adventures Of A Beetle -- The Silver Penny -- The Mud-King's Daughter -- The Runners -- Beautiful -- Kept Close Is Not Forgotten -- The Philosopher's Stone -- The Neck Of A Bottle -- The Snow Man -- The Windmill -- "There's A Difference" -- Soup Made From A Sausage Stick -- Life In The Duckyard -- The Summer Gowk -- The Ice Maiden -- Ole The Watchman -- A Story Form The Sand-Hills -- Pen And Inkstand -- Children's Prattle -- Golden Treasure -- The Old Bachelor's Nightcap -- The Old Oak Tree's Last Dream -- The Bell-Deep -- Godfather's Picture-Book -- "Something" -- The Wind's Tale Concerning Waldemar Daae And His Daughters -- The Girl Who Trod Upon Bread -- Annie Lisbeth -- The Storm Moves The Signboards -- Psyche -- The Snail And The Rosebush -- The Child In The Grave -- Peter, Peterkin, And Perkin -- The Cock And The Weathercock -- The Butterfly -- Auntie -- In The Nursery -- A String Of Pearls -- The Little Green Ones -- The Silent Book -- Who Was The Luckiest -- The Bronze Bear -- The Jewish Girl -- The Wicked King -- The Old Church Bell -- Bird Phoenix -- The Swine -- The Bird Of Popular Song -- The Thorny Path Of Honour -- The Covenant Of Friendship -- The Puppet Showman -- Grandmother -- The Dryad -- Nurnberg Castle -- The Comet -- Vaenoe And Glaenoe -- The Moon's Picture-Book -- A Night In The Apennines -- The Carnival -- A Couple Of Days In The Mediterranean -- Athens -- Mohammed's Birthday -- The Bosporus -- The Graveyard At Scutari Book - in Near Very Good green boards with black and gilt decoration to the front board and spine, all edges gilt - light marking to the boards and light bumping and light rubbing to the extreme corners. Contents, professionally restored and with new webbing and new black bible paste downs and end papers with some marking to the black paste downs and front and rear free end paper, some browning to the free front end paper and border of the frontispiece and protective tissue, light crease to top edge of pages 129/130, minor mark to a couple of pages and a light mark to pages 540/542 and catalogue page, faint browning to the page edges otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. A Nice Copy. Size: 7.75 inches tall by 5.25 inches. xi, [1], 542, [2] p. With eighty-one vignettes by Otto Speckter ; and other illustrations by A.W. Cooper, A.W. Bayes, etc. etc. Shipped Weight: 750gms-1kgm. Category: Fiction; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7299.

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Keywords: BZDB31 Andersen Peachey Piesner Ward Speckter Fiction Fairy Tales Childrend Juvenile Fiction; Antiquarian & Rare. Fairy Tales And Sketches Antiquarian & Rare

ANONYMOUS [BY THE AUTHOR OF "UPWARD LONGING"]

Brother And Sister

Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Undated but Copac shows it as 1867 and there is no reason to assume this is anything other than a first edition and there is a previous owner's inscription also dated 1867. Book - in Very Good green boards with blind stamped decoration and gilt lettering - slight bumping and slight wearing to the extreme corners and slight bumping to the extreme ends of the spine. Contents, Size: 5.75 inches tall by 3.5 inches. 120 pages with an 8 page catalogue to rear. With a full page line drawing frontispiece and 3 further full page illustrations in the text. Shipped Weight: Under 200 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8220. This book is lighter than the average upon which international charges are based and so will be sent Airmail as standard.

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Keywords: BZDB31 Fiction Religion Religious Children Fiction; Brother And Sister

ARNOLD, RALPH

Despair And Delight

Constable, London, 1939. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. ‘The setting of the story is the world of people who live in the country and belong to the country, the landowning class and their friends, living lives of strenuous in delightful surroundings. But behind and around them hover the shadows of a house where more than one generation of Thurstone men, ' lost in the wilderness of life,' has come to disaster. Parrock Court and its gardens- lovely though they are – are accursed ; and very deftly does Mr Arnold weave into a cheerful sunlit tale the dark strands of tragedy.’ Book - [SEE SCAN] - in Very Good green boards with blue lettering - a touch bumped to the extreme corners, extreme ends of the spine and a very small bump to the extreme bottom edge of the front board. Contents, some speckling to the extreme page edges, light spotting to the rear paste down, previous owner's inscription otherwise clean and tightly bound. Dust Jacket - [SEE SCAN] - Good - some small amounts of loss and some wear to the edges and corners, light marking to the spine, price clipped. A Scarce Title Even More With Its Dust Jacket. Size: 7.5 inches tall by 5 inches. 301 pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5694.

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AXTON [D.R.KOONTZ], DAVID

Prison Of Ice

W H Allen, UK, 1976. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine/Very Good. ‘This is the stuff of which nightmares are made ... a thriller supercharged with excitement. The crisis : a world-wide drought. The possible solution : giant chunks of Arctic ice, split from the pack by high explosives and towed to northern ports to be melted for water. An international group of eight scientists have planted sixty powerful bombs deep in Arctic ice to study the effects of the explosions. But before they can withdraw to safety, a shattering tidal wave breaks the ice on which they are working away from the main mass, setting it drift. Cut off from rescue by fierce storms, threatened by cold, by hunger, and by a homicidal maniac in their midst, the scientists count the minutes until midnight when the bombs will detonate and their prison of ice will become a frozen coffin. Help, when it does arrive, comes from a surprising quarter : the commander of a Russian spy submarine. But help is not rescue, and the outcome is in doubt until the last second ticks off the bombs' detonator in a novel that pits man against man, against time, and against the unforgiving elements.’ Book - [SEE SCAN] - in Fine [much better than Very Good] bright blue boards with gilt lettering. Contents, a very small minor mark to the rear paste down otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. Dust Jacket - [SEE SCAN] - Near Fine [better than Very Good] - light mottling to the black back cover, light creasing to the back bottom edge and light browning to the extreme edges of the flaps. Size: 8.75 inches tall by 5.5 inches. 220 pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Modern Fiction; Science Fiction & Fantasy. ISBN: 0491016387. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 99994.

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Keywords: BZDB31 Fiction Axton Koontz Fiction; Modern Fiction; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Prison Of Ice Modern Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

BARNARD, ROBERT

Death Of An Old Goat

Collins Crime Club, U.K. 1974. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. ‘All universities are subject to the hazard of being sent up in no uncertain fashion by past or present alumni, or even teachers, and it is high time Australian universities took a turn. And where better to start than with the University of Drummondale, situated somewhere between Sydney and Brisbane, and unenthusiastically preparing to welcome a Distinguished Guest? Drummondale was not one of Australia's most distinguished seats of learning, but then Professor Belville-Smith was hardly one of England's most distinguished exports. Nevertheless, he came, he saw, he lectured (on Mrs Gaskell and Jane Austen) — and within a few hours was found violently and mysteriously dead. Who could have reason to kill the new arrival? Inspector Royle reluctantly accepted that he must find out, or at least go through the motions, and that this was one case in which the palm-greasing to which he was accustomed was unlikely to occur. In a short time Belville-Smith had met an astonishing number of people, thanks to his attendance at a party where the University English Department and representatives of the local grazing community had fraternized uneasily. So far as the academics were concerned, Royle was out of his element — until Fate presented him with an aide. So far as the grazing community was concerned, he was out of his depth, though he tiptoed heavily among them; it was not for a good cop to investigate the rich and influential — unless they were up to something very odd indeed. Robert Barnard's first novel is a hilarious send-up of university life 'down under', and undoubtedly owes something to the six years he spent at an Australian university, which he says bears a passing resemblance to Drummondale though the staff are completely distinct. He evidently found it a rewarding experience — not least because it brought him an Australian wife.’ Book - [SEE SCAN] - in Fine [much better than Very Good] bright red boards with gilt lettering - light bumping to the extreme bottom of the spine. Contents, faint speckling to the extreme page edges. Dust Jacket - [SEE SCAN] - Very Good - a nice bright jacket - small closed tears and light wear to the extreme corners and extreme ends of the spine, price clipped. An Attractive Of The Author's First Book. Size: 8 inches tall by 5 inches. 190 pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Crime Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 999138.

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Keywords: BZDB31 Barnard Fiction Crime Fiction; Crime Fiction. Death Of An Old Goat Crime Fiction

BEAUMONT PSEUD. [I.E. MRS. JOHN OAKES, MARY

White Christ: And Other Stories

Dent, London, 1900. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author. Contents: Il Sodoma's Resurrection; Love's Flower; The White Christ; My Lesson; The Sound Of The Trumpet; Is it Grey Or Gold?. Book - in Good cream boards with green crucifix to the front board and gilt lettering to spine - some marking and some grubbiness to the boards with some slight bumping to the extreme corners and extreme ends of the spine, slight wear to the very extreme top of the spine. Contents, slight browning to the paste downs and end papers otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR 'To Ethel Bellis with the Author's love and her best wishes Rosaline Baker [May Beaumont] which is strange as Mary Beaumont was the author's pseudonym and her real name was Mrs John Cole so not sure where Rosaline Baker comes in. Anyway a nice copy of this Scarce title. Size: 6.25 inches tall by 4 inches. 94 pages. Full page illustrated frontispiece of The Resurrection with protective tissue. Shipped Weight: Under 200 grams. Category: Fiction; Religion & Theology. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8210. This book is lighter than the average upon which international charges are based and so will be sent Airmail as standard.

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Keywords: BZDB31 Beaumont Baker Fiction Religion Fiction; Religion & Theology. White Christ And Other Stories Religion & Theology

BELLAH, JAMES WARNER

7 Must Die

D. Appleton-Century Co, New York, 1938. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A nautical & Hawiian murder mystery written by James Warner Bellah, 1899 – 1976, popular American Western author from the 1930s to the 1950s. Bellah was the author of 19 novels. Some of his short stories were turned into movies by John Ford, including Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and Rio Grande. He wrote the screenplay for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and in 1966 he wrote a "High Noon" TV pilot called "The Clock Strikes Noon Again", about Will Kane Jr. played by Peter Fonda. Book - in Very Good blue boards with red lettering - light marking to the boards with three pin head size light surface indentations to the back board, light bumping to the extreme ends of the spine. Contents, some browning and some marking to the free front and rear end paper, scattered browning and marking to some pages [SEE SCANS showing pages 2 & 3,and 70/71 and most of the marking to the other pages are similar to this] while 26/27 seem to have been splashed at some time, though the text is still clear and distinct, otherwise clean and tightly bound. Size: 7.5 inches tall by 5.25 inches. 254 rough cut pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7734.

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BENNETT, C H

Surprising, Unheard Of And Never-To-Be-Surpassed Adventures Of Young Munchausen; Related And Illustrated By C H Bennett in Twelve "Stories"

Routledge, Warne, And Routledge, London, 1865. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: C H Bennett & Brothers Dalziel. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Contents : Of Escapes; Of Dangers Of The Deep; Of Battles; Of Sports; Of Travels; Of Wagers; Of Love; Of Inventions; Of Accidents; Of Duels; Of Balloons; Of Honours. Book -. Restored and rebound in maroon cloth with gilt lettered and decorated black leather label to spine and inlaid to front. Contents, some scattered browning most noticeably to frontispiece which is the illustration to story #1 'Escapes' otherwise clean and tightly bound with tissue guards before each illustration . An attractively bound and complete example of this scarce and unusual take on the famous Raspe character. Size: 10 inches tall by 7.5 inches. 107 pages. 12 full page illustrations by C H Bennett engraved by the Brothers Dalziel . Illustrator: C H Bennett & Brothers Dalziel. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6362.

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Keywords: BZDB31 XXX Bennett Brothers Dalziel Fiction Illustration Engravings Munchausen Fiction; Surprising Unheard Of And NeverToBeSurpassed Adventures Of Young Munchausen Related And Illustrated By C H Bennett in Twelve Stories

BERGMAN [TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH OF BY E CLASSEN], HJALMAR

God's Orchid

Gyldendal, London. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. FIRST UK EDITION. 1883-1931, Swedish writer and playwright. Undated but Copac show it as [1924] and there is no reason to assume this is anything other than a first edition. This Swedish novel unfolds to describe a single day in a Swedish town between sunrise and sunset. It tells the story of the grotesque innkeeper Markurell, It includes humour, suspense and surprise & the novel is written ironically, but a sense of tragedy runs through it. Book - in Very Good blue boards with black lettering - slight marking to the boards, slight bumping to the extreme corners and extreme ends of the spine, lettering to front board slightly sunned compared to the spine which is very bright and distinct. Contents, paper cracked to front hinge but webbing and hinge unaffected and still sound, slight yellowing to the free front and rear end paper, slight marking to the extreme bottom page edges otherwise clean and tightly bound. Size: 7.5 inches tall by 5 inches. 316 pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9120.

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BEUTTELL, V F

Killer At Large

V F Beuttell, UK, 1986. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book - in Near Very Good blue boards with gilt lettering - light marking to the boards and light bumping to the extreme corners and extreme ends of the spine. Contents, clean, bright and tightly bound. We assume [SEE SCAN] signed and dedicated by the author 'To Dear Doreen and John with fondest love Victor September 1986.' Size: 12 inches tall by 8.25 inches. 158 pages. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6134.

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