All Old Books

An anthology of poems for children, compiled by Pamela Whitlock. Divided in to four sections to represent times of the day, from the early morning to bedtime. Although most of the poems were not specifically written for children, they are selected for their wide appeal, such as Macavity: The Mystery Cat by T. S. Elliot, and Night-song in the Jungle by Kipling. Includes biographical notes on the poets. Illustrated with woodcuts by Joan Hassall, some in colour.

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Iona and Peter Opie

£28.00

The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book

Children

800 traditional rhymes and songs collected by Iona and Peter Opie.

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Andrew Lang

£30.00

Tales of a Fairy Court

Children

Original tales about the royal fairy court of Pantouflia, following the inhabitants adventures and encounters with giant humans

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James Baldwin

£150.00

Giovanni's Room

The story of an intense relationship between two young men, one an engaged American, the other an Italian barman, in 1950's Paris

Ernest Hemingway

£100.00

For Whom the Bell Tolls

"A novel of wartime Spain, in which a young American and a Spanish girl live a lifetime of love and courage in four momentous days, it speaks with final and unforgettable power for the truth - the truth of war and life in our time."

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Truman Capote

£180.00

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Introducing Miss Holiday Golightly, Traveller. Mixing fact with fabulous fiction in 1940's New York

P.G. Wodehouse

£40.00

Heavy Weather

When the Honourable Galahad Threepwood threatens to publish his reminiscences of youthful escapades, "A deputation of victims, headed by his sister, Lady Constance Keeble, did its utmost to suppress this book..."

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Christopher Isherwood

£90.00

Goodbye To Berlin

Isherwood's partly fictionalised account of his life as an English teacher in pre-war Berlin, the freedom of the cabarets set against the brutal rise of Nazism. Introducing the unforgettable Sally Bowles and landlady Frl. Schroeder.

Anna Letitia Barbauld

£40.00

The Poems of Anna Letitia Barbauld

Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743-1825) was a once highly regarded poet, much admired by contemporaries such as Wordsworth. Now long neglected, this volume collects all her known 171 poems from a long career which spanned the Age of Sensibility to the Romantic era.

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Vita Sackville-West

£35.00

The Land

Vita Sackville-West's meditations on the Kent countryside throughout the four seasons.

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Vita Sackville-West

£40.00

Solitude

Vita Sackville-Wests long poem takes the reader on a journey through the night in search of what it means to be alone.

William Blake

£85.00

Songs of Innocence

William Blakes complete Songs of Innocence, including The Shepherd, The Chimney- Sweeper and Nurses Song. Volume also includes nine poems from the Songs of Experience, with The Tiger, and The Fly.

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Alfred Lord Tennyson

£45.00

Idylls Of The King

Tennyson's retelling of the Legend of King Arthur in twelve narrative poems

Christina Rossetti

£75.00

Goblin Market

Christina Rossetti's charming narrative poem. Telling the story of how Laura and Lizzie are tempted by fruit from Goblin market stalls. This edition contains a beautiful painting and small drawings throughout by Arthur Rackham.

£8.00

Homing

This final volume continues the stories of the Day and Sprague families and their links through marriage and other surprising connections. Set against the fear and drama of wartime London.

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£8.00

This Was Tomorrow

Set against the ominous backdrop of the rise of Hitler and British agonising over appeasement before WWII. Following the lives of Jeff, a war correspondent, his wife Sylvia, a music Hall performer; and fellow entertainer Stephen and his crusading wife Evadine.

£10.00

Kissing Kin

Set between Williamsberg, London and Europe during WW1, and in the confused and heady years afterwards. Following the lives and loves of characters from earlier novels and their descendants, including Richmond twins Calvert and Camilla, against a vivid historical backdrop

£8.00

The Light Heart