2nd-Hand Books
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“1914” Five Sonnets
- £120.00
- Published in his lifetime, this little anthology includes one of his best-loved poems, The Soldier
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“Now BarabbasÉ”
- £30.00
- Douglas Home's first play, its original West End run at the Vaudeville Theatre lasted for 130 performances from 7 March to 28 June 1947. It concerns a variety of inmates at a British prison, including new arrivals, old hands and a convicted murderer sentenced to hang. The original cast included…
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“Plain or Ringlets?”, in twelve parts
- £20.00
- Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured…
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“U2” Popaganda: Essential “U2” Quotations
- £18.00
- In 1976, Larry Mullen Jr decided to form a band and put a poster on his school noticeboard looking for others with an ambition to be rock stars. Little did he realise that his band, known for about a day as The Larry Mullen Band, would go on to change…
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1794: The City Between the Bridges
- £10.00
- #1 bestseller in Sweden with over 1.5 million copies sold 'Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist' Guardian The year is 1794. A young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in hospital. Some think he would be just at home…
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1914
- £35.00
- Based almost entirely on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and on new or little-known letters, diaries, official reports, and papers, the author weaves together an engrossing and moving picture of what it was like to fight in the British Army in 1914. With b/w…
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1914 & Other Poems
- £7.00
- Early collection of Rupert Brooke's war poetry including the 1914 poems, The South Seas, and Grantchester.
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1939 – a novel
- £25.00
- Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was a prolific writer of novels, poetry, childrens fiction, and translations from French. She and her third husband Baron Joseph von Franckenstein were victims of Macarthyism and HUAC, both being blacklisted from various outlets. The story of a French woman who loves an Austrian--but it is more…
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1985
- £50.00
- In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984 in one book. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, Burgess sheds new light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own…
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22 Days in May: the Birth of the Lib Dem-Conservative coalition (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- 22 Days in May is the first detailed Liberal Democrat insider account of the negotiations which led to the formation of the Lib Dem/Conservative coalition government in May 2010, along with an essential desription of the early days of the government. David Laws was one of the key Lib Dem…
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4 Greek Women: Love Poems (Greek Women Poets Series)
- £15.00
- A collection of poems by 4 Greek women: Eleni Fourtouni (who edited and translated the poems into English); Victoria Theodorou; Angeliki Pavlopoulou; Katerina Angelaki-Rooke. Dedicated to 'all the Aegean Women'
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40 Sonnets (SIGNED Faber Members Ed)
- £75.00
- Winner: 2015 COSTA POETRY AWARD: 40 Sonnets is the new collection by Don Paterson, a rich and accomplished work from one of the foremost poets writing in English today. This new collection from Don Paterson, his first since the Forward prize-winning Rain in 2009, is a series of forty sonnets.…
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45′
- £10.00
- At the age of 45, Bill Drummond is less concerned with setting the record straight as making sure it revolves at the correct speed. Whether he's recording 'Justified and Ancient' with Tammy Wynette; contemplating the dull lunacy of the Turner prize; resisting the urge to paint landscapes; or glorying in…
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73 Poems
- £55.00
- Composed between 1958 and his death in 1962, this was the last published collection by E. E. Cummings. It contains some of his surest and most characteristic work.Much has been made of his innovations in typography and punctuation, which have been often misunderstood as mere 'effects'. But it is evident…
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88 More Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- £16.00
- Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies…
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“1914” Five Sonnets
- £120.00
- Published in his lifetime, this little anthology includes one of his best-loved poems, The Soldier
- Add to basket
-
“Now BarabbasÉ”
- £30.00
- Douglas Home's first play, its original West End run at the Vaudeville Theatre lasted for 130 performances from 7 March to 28 June 1947. It concerns a variety of inmates at a British prison, including new arrivals, old hands and a convicted murderer sentenced to hang. The original cast included…
- Add to basket
-
“Plain or Ringlets?”, in twelve parts
- £20.00
- Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured…
- Add to basket
-
“U2” Popaganda: Essential “U2” Quotations
- £18.00
- In 1976, Larry Mullen Jr decided to form a band and put a poster on his school noticeboard looking for others with an ambition to be rock stars. Little did he realise that his band, known for about a day as The Larry Mullen Band, would go on to change…
- Add to basket
-
1794: The City Between the Bridges
- £10.00
- #1 bestseller in Sweden with over 1.5 million copies sold 'Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist' Guardian The year is 1794. A young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in hospital. Some think he would be just at home…
- Add to basket
-
1914
- £35.00
- Based almost entirely on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and on new or little-known letters, diaries, official reports, and papers, the author weaves together an engrossing and moving picture of what it was like to fight in the British Army in 1914. With b/w…
- Add to basket
-
1914 & Other Poems
- £7.00
- Early collection of Rupert Brooke's war poetry including the 1914 poems, The South Seas, and Grantchester.
- Add to basket
-
1939 – a novel
- £25.00
- Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was a prolific writer of novels, poetry, childrens fiction, and translations from French. She and her third husband Baron Joseph von Franckenstein were victims of Macarthyism and HUAC, both being blacklisted from various outlets. The story of a French woman who loves an Austrian--but it is more…
- Add to basket
-
1985
- £50.00
- In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984 in one book. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, Burgess sheds new light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own…
- Add to basket
-
22 Days in May: the Birth of the Lib Dem-Conservative coalition (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- 22 Days in May is the first detailed Liberal Democrat insider account of the negotiations which led to the formation of the Lib Dem/Conservative coalition government in May 2010, along with an essential desription of the early days of the government. David Laws was one of the key Lib Dem…
- Add to basket
-
4 Greek Women: Love Poems (Greek Women Poets Series)
- £15.00
- A collection of poems by 4 Greek women: Eleni Fourtouni (who edited and translated the poems into English); Victoria Theodorou; Angeliki Pavlopoulou; Katerina Angelaki-Rooke. Dedicated to 'all the Aegean Women'
- Add to basket
-
40 Sonnets (SIGNED Faber Members Ed)
- £75.00
- Winner: 2015 COSTA POETRY AWARD: 40 Sonnets is the new collection by Don Paterson, a rich and accomplished work from one of the foremost poets writing in English today. This new collection from Don Paterson, his first since the Forward prize-winning Rain in 2009, is a series of forty sonnets.…
- Add to basket
-
45′
- £10.00
- At the age of 45, Bill Drummond is less concerned with setting the record straight as making sure it revolves at the correct speed. Whether he's recording 'Justified and Ancient' with Tammy Wynette; contemplating the dull lunacy of the Turner prize; resisting the urge to paint landscapes; or glorying in…
- Add to basket
-
73 Poems
- £55.00
- Composed between 1958 and his death in 1962, this was the last published collection by E. E. Cummings. It contains some of his surest and most characteristic work.Much has been made of his innovations in typography and punctuation, which have been often misunderstood as mere 'effects'. But it is evident…
- Add to basket
-
88 More Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- £16.00
- Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies…
- Add to basket