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Avenue of Mysteries
- £20.00
- John Irving returns to the themes that established him as one of our most admired and beloved authors in this absorbing novel of fate and memory. In Avenue of Mysteries, Juan DiegoÑa fourteen-year-old boy, who was born and grew up in MexicoÑhas a thirteen-year-old sister. Her name is Lupe, and…
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Avignon Quintet: 4. Sebastian, or Ruling Passions
- £30.00
- The fourth in Durrell's acclaimed Avignon Quintet. An Egyptian banker and member of a gnostic brotherhood learns that a letter prescribing his death has been innocently intercepted by the woman he loves
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Backcloth (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- 4th Volume of his autobiography Filling in the gaps left between his previous memoirs, as well as highlighting new episodes, Backcloth explores the patterns of pleasure and pain that have made up Bogarde's extraordinary life. It is based on personal letters, notebooks and diaries, covering many aspects of a celebrated…
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Backhand (Anna Lee Mystery 6/6 (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- 6th and final volume of the Anna Lee series; When her boss at Brierly Security assigns her a case--involving pilfered designer sweaters--that will take her to the States, Lee soon finds herself embroiled in a depressing and dangerous family drama. Is the designer's missing teenage daughter involved with a paedophile,…
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Backing into the Limelight: The Biography of Alan Bennett
- £15.00
- Alan Bennett is one of Britain's most successful and popular living writers. He is also one of the last survivors of a generation of rule-breakers and radicals that first found its voice with "Beyond the Fringe" in 1961. Since then, he has gone on to huge success with his plays…
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Ballades (French and English)
- £20.00
- François Villon (c. 1431 – c. 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these experiences in his poems. A limited edition (5000 on ordinary paper) of…
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Ballads and Poems
- £30.00
- Masefield's third collection of poems to be published, including some of his Salt-Water ballads like Sea Fever
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Balzac
- £30.00
- Graham Robb has produced a masterpiece literary biography in which Balzac bursts into life on every page. The living manifestation of the colourful and varied world he described, yet at the same time its most astonishing exception, Balzac is the perfect subject for biography. Robb skilfully interweaves the life with…
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Banksy: Wall and Piece
- £15.00
- Banksy. His work. Photographed. With comments by Banksy. In a book. This is that book.
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Banksy: Wall and Piece
- £15.00
- Banksy. His work. Photographed. With comments by Banksy. In a book. This is that book.
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Barchester Towers (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 2) – Folio
- £30.00
- Beautiful Folio edition of Book 2 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the…
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Barchester Towers (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 2) – Folio
- £18.00
- Beautiful Folio edition of Book 2 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the…
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Barley Barley
- £25.00
- A collection of original poems by the author of "Conkers", which deals with the lives and experiences of young children and teenagers.
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Bath
- £30.00
- In eighteenth century Bath, where Beau Nash ruled as uncrowned king for so many years, the fashionable members of English society found a splendid justification for improving their health and enjoying themselves at the same time. They took the waters assiduously, gambled excessively, danced away the evenings at cotillion balls,…
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Beauchamp’s Career
- £10.00
- Beauchamp's Career (1875) is a novel by George Meredith which portrays life and love in upper-class Radical circles and satirises the Conservative establishment. Meredith himself thought it his best novel, and the character Rene de Croisnel was his favourite of his creations. The Penguin Companion to Literature calls it "One…
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Avenue of Mysteries
- £20.00
- John Irving returns to the themes that established him as one of our most admired and beloved authors in this absorbing novel of fate and memory. In Avenue of Mysteries, Juan DiegoÑa fourteen-year-old boy, who was born and grew up in MexicoÑhas a thirteen-year-old sister. Her name is Lupe, and…
- Add to basket
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Avignon Quintet: 4. Sebastian, or Ruling Passions
- £30.00
- The fourth in Durrell's acclaimed Avignon Quintet. An Egyptian banker and member of a gnostic brotherhood learns that a letter prescribing his death has been innocently intercepted by the woman he loves
- Add to basket
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Backcloth (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- 4th Volume of his autobiography Filling in the gaps left between his previous memoirs, as well as highlighting new episodes, Backcloth explores the patterns of pleasure and pain that have made up Bogarde's extraordinary life. It is based on personal letters, notebooks and diaries, covering many aspects of a celebrated…
- Add to basket
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Backhand (Anna Lee Mystery 6/6 (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- 6th and final volume of the Anna Lee series; When her boss at Brierly Security assigns her a case--involving pilfered designer sweaters--that will take her to the States, Lee soon finds herself embroiled in a depressing and dangerous family drama. Is the designer's missing teenage daughter involved with a paedophile,…
- Add to basket
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Backing into the Limelight: The Biography of Alan Bennett
- £15.00
- Alan Bennett is one of Britain's most successful and popular living writers. He is also one of the last survivors of a generation of rule-breakers and radicals that first found its voice with "Beyond the Fringe" in 1961. Since then, he has gone on to huge success with his plays…
- Add to basket
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Ballades (French and English)
- £20.00
- François Villon (c. 1431 – c. 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these experiences in his poems. A limited edition (5000 on ordinary paper) of…
- Add to basket
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Ballads and Poems
- £30.00
- Masefield's third collection of poems to be published, including some of his Salt-Water ballads like Sea Fever
- Add to basket
-
Balzac
- £30.00
- Graham Robb has produced a masterpiece literary biography in which Balzac bursts into life on every page. The living manifestation of the colourful and varied world he described, yet at the same time its most astonishing exception, Balzac is the perfect subject for biography. Robb skilfully interweaves the life with…
- Add to basket
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Banksy: Wall and Piece
- £15.00
- Banksy. His work. Photographed. With comments by Banksy. In a book. This is that book.
- Add to basket
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Banksy: Wall and Piece
- £15.00
- Banksy. His work. Photographed. With comments by Banksy. In a book. This is that book.
- Add to basket
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Barchester Towers (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 2) – Folio
- £30.00
- Beautiful Folio edition of Book 2 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the…
- Add to basket
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Barchester Towers (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 2) – Folio
- £18.00
- Beautiful Folio edition of Book 2 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the…
- Add to basket
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Barley Barley
- £25.00
- A collection of original poems by the author of "Conkers", which deals with the lives and experiences of young children and teenagers.
- Add to basket
-
Bath
- £30.00
- In eighteenth century Bath, where Beau Nash ruled as uncrowned king for so many years, the fashionable members of English society found a splendid justification for improving their health and enjoying themselves at the same time. They took the waters assiduously, gambled excessively, danced away the evenings at cotillion balls,…
- Add to basket
-
Beauchamp’s Career
- £10.00
- Beauchamp's Career (1875) is a novel by George Meredith which portrays life and love in upper-class Radical circles and satirises the Conservative establishment. Meredith himself thought it his best novel, and the character Rene de Croisnel was his favourite of his creations. The Penguin Companion to Literature calls it "One…
- Add to basket