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E.F. Benson
£75.00

Spook Stories

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PUBLISHERHutchinson & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear around edges, corners bumped. Fraying and weakening at ends of spine, which is faded. Browning and some foxing mainly affecting block edges and outer leaves, text remains largely clear...

Anthony Berkley
£150.00

The Poisoned Chocolates Case

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PUBLISHERW. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with red lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear to edges, corners bumped, spine a little faded and weakened. Binding feels secure. Some browning and foxing throughout, although mainly affecting outer leaves, a few other stains. 
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Edward Malins
£20.00

English Landscaping and Literature 1660-1840

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear to edges of boards, corners bumped. Slight foxing to block edges, but printed pages and images are clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with creasing, scuffing and some tearing at edges. Preserved in removable book...

S. Ish-Kishor
£12.00

A Boy of Old Prague

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PUBLISHERChatto and Windus, London.
BINDINGOrange cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some wear and fading at edges. A few foxing spots to block edges. Printed pages and images remain clear and largely unmarked.
DUST JACKETSome wear and creasing at edges. Slight discolouration. Preserved in removable book wrap.
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Robin McInnes
£55.00

Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of The Isle of Wight: The Journal of a Gentleman (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGHalf bound with red leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on title patch and gilt block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just some slight wear to corners. Printed pages and images have no discernable marks.
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EDITION2008. This is number 582...

Iona and Peter Opie
£15.00

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBumping to spine edges with some marks and light scratches to surfaces of boards. Few marks and discolouration to block edges. Foxing to edges of title page and end papers. 
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EDITION1959, first edition. 
DESCRIPTIONA study...

Alan Villiers
£25.00

Whalers of the Midnight Sun

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PUBLISHERCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, London.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with blue lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, corners bumped. Some discolouration, staining and fading. Slight browning to leaves throughout, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETNo.
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W.H.Auden, Christopher Isherwood
£80.00

The Ascent of F6

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PUBLISHERFaber & Faber Ltd, London. 
BINDINGBlue cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONShelf worn with scuffs to edges of boards and bumping to spine and corners. Some discolouration to boards. Light foxing to block edges and end papers. Printed pages remain clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETGenerally worn and marked....

Alan Hollinghurst
£85.00

The Line of Beauty (signed copy, first edition)

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PUBLISHERPicador.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good ,few signs of wear. Printed pages are clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETPreserved in removable book wrap, remains in very good condition.
EDITIONFirst edition 2004.
DESCRIPTIONSigned by the author. Change, obsession and tragedy in the Thatcher years. 501 pp....

Alan Hollinghurst
£150.00

The Sparsholt Affair (signed copy, limited edition)

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PUBLISHERTuskar Rock Press.
BINDINGLeather bound in card slip case.
BOOK CONDITIONSpine slightly faded. Otherwise very good, Printed pages are clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETSlip case has some general scuffing and a few marks, especially on back. A little discoloured / faded.
EDITIONA limited edition of twenty...

Timothy Mo
£60.00

Sour Sweet

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PUBLISHERAndre Deutsch.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little wear to edges of boards. Slight browning to leaves, otherwise printed pages remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to very edges. Spine faded. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITIONFirst edition 1982.
DESCRIPTIONTimothy...

Alexander M. Ross
£15.00

William Henry Bartlett: Artist, Author and Traveller

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PUBLISHERUniversity of Toronto Press.
BINDINGOrange clothe boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery Good. Slight wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little discoloured, especially around edges of spine. Some wear and creasing to edges, a few marks mainly on back...

Orhan Pamuk
£30.00

The Black Book

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PUBLISHERFaber and Faber.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, tiny signs of shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages are clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETSpine faded. Some slight creasing to edges. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITIONFirst GB edition 1995.
DESCRIPTIONPamuk's second novel...

Franz Kafka
£50.00

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

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PUBLISHERThe Folio Society, London.
BINDINGIllustrated boards, within a black card slip case.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, Little handled. No noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSlip case has just a small amount of faint scuffing and scratching.
EDITIONFolio edition 2010.
DESCRIPTIONA handsome edition, introduced by Will Self, with nine...

Kevin O'Brien
£20.00

Oscar Wilde in Canada: An Apostle for the Arts

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PUBLISHERPersonal Library, Toronto.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with pink over spine, gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a little wear to ends of spine and corners. Printed pages remain clear with very few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETWorn at edges with a few scuff marks and a tiny tears. Spine faded....

David Ellis
£50.00

D.H. Lawrence: Dying Game 1922-1930

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PUBLISHERCambridge University Press.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with green title patch on spine and gilt and green lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good. Little handled, and no noticeable marks. A little slight fading to edges of boards.
DUST JACKETSome shelf wear to very edges and corners. A Few faint scratches...

Frank Harris
£15.00

Undream'd of Shores

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PUBLISHERBrentano's.
BINDINGGreen cloth board with red stain to top block edge. 
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally shelf worn with bumping to spine and corners. Few marks to boards and spine with some scuffing. Pages show some foxing although text remains clear. Small tears to edges of some pages. Previous owner's signature...

Tom Wolfe
£40.00

The Bonfire of the Vanities

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PUBLISHERJonathan Cape, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONJust some slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Block edges a little browned. Printed pages remain clear with few discernable marks.
DUST JACKETA little creasing around edges. Some faint scratching to gloss surface. Price clipped. Preserved in removable...

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