2nd-Hand Books
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Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine
- £15.00
- Full title: Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light by Honor de Balzac. Short stories collected under the first, second and third decade. Dedicated by the translator to 'all who understand the spirit of humane laughter'.
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Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man tells the story of the rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk. Dunkirk was not just about what happened at sea and on the beaches. The evacuation would never have succeeded had it…
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Dwell (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- This gorgeously illustrated collection of poems illuminates and reimagines the ingenious, fragile dwellings of the living creatures around us. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was inspired to write these poems by the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, an ambitious restoration project where history and mystery coexist. The reawakened landscape with…
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Early Chinese Pottery and Porcelain (Faber monographs on pottery & porcelain)
- £25.00
- Describes the wares of that interesting Chinese period which extends from about the ninth to the fourteenth century (front jacket flap). A volume in the Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain series. 4 colour plates, 96 b/w. Basil Gray was the former Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum
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Early Christianity and Society
- £10.00
- An original and scholarly book that challenged and countered cherished assumptions about the early Christian Church and its adherents.
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Earth Hour (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- A breathtaking new volume of poetry from an Australian literary icon In his first full volume of poetry since Typewriter Music in 2007, David Malouf once again shows us why he is one of Australia's most enduring and respected writers. David Malouf's new collection comes to rest at the perfect,…
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Earth’s Enigmas: a volume of stories
- £35.00
- This early work by Charles G. D. Roberts was originally published in 1896, a collection of short stories that include 'The Perdu', 'In the Accident Ward', 'The Stone Dog', and many more. Charles G. D. Roberts was born on 10th January 1860, in Douglas, New Brunswick, Canada. Roberts's most successful…
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East Coker
- £35.00
- The first part of what would be published a few years later as Eliot's wartime masterpiece, 'Four Quartets'.
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East Coker
- £30.00
- The first part of what would be published a few years later as Eliot's wartime masterpiece, 'Four Quartets'.
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East of the Wardrobe: The Unexpected Worlds of C S Lewis
- £25.00
- A fascinating look at the rich but under-appreciated Eastern sources behind the Narnia book. C. S. Lewis was no great traveller but he was a prodigious bibliophile who absorbed the world's traditions of myth, religion, and cosmology. The Chronicles of Narnia are steeped in allusions to the Bible, Greek mythology,…
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Effective Intercultural Evangelism: Good News in a Diverse World
- £15.00
- We live in a multicultural society. But Christians often do not know how to engage those of other faiths. As a result, many Christians hesitate to talk about Christianity with others in any kind of evangelistic way. Jay Moon and Bud Simon unpack the intercultural dynamics that Christians need to…
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Eighteen Poems (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- A late collection of poems by the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010). Porter was made a Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 2007, an honour only given to a maximum of ten living writers.
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Eighteenth Century Vignettes (vol I & II)
- £25.00
- The first two series of Dobson's very popular vignettes (from 1894).
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El Infierno
- £16.00
- Moreno's tenth and last work of fiction was published originally in Mexico in 1981, with this edition being the first of his novels to appear in English. When this was published earlier in Uruguay it won the Ministry of Culture prize from the democratic government. EL INFIERNO chronicles the rise…
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Eleven Minutes: a novel (SIGNED)
- £120.00
- A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In Geneva, Maria drifts further and further away from love while at the same time developing a fascination with sex. Eventually, Maria's despairing view…
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Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine
- £15.00
- Full title: Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light by Honor de Balzac. Short stories collected under the first, second and third decade. Dedicated by the translator to 'all who understand the spirit of humane laughter'.
- Add to basket
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Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man tells the story of the rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk. Dunkirk was not just about what happened at sea and on the beaches. The evacuation would never have succeeded had it…
- Add to basket
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Dwell (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- This gorgeously illustrated collection of poems illuminates and reimagines the ingenious, fragile dwellings of the living creatures around us. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was inspired to write these poems by the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, an ambitious restoration project where history and mystery coexist. The reawakened landscape with…
- Add to basket
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Early Chinese Pottery and Porcelain (Faber monographs on pottery & porcelain)
- £25.00
- Describes the wares of that interesting Chinese period which extends from about the ninth to the fourteenth century (front jacket flap). A volume in the Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain series. 4 colour plates, 96 b/w. Basil Gray was the former Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum
- Add to basket
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Early Christianity and Society
- £10.00
- An original and scholarly book that challenged and countered cherished assumptions about the early Christian Church and its adherents.
- Add to basket
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Earth Hour (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- A breathtaking new volume of poetry from an Australian literary icon In his first full volume of poetry since Typewriter Music in 2007, David Malouf once again shows us why he is one of Australia's most enduring and respected writers. David Malouf's new collection comes to rest at the perfect,…
- Add to basket
-
Earth’s Enigmas: a volume of stories
- £35.00
- This early work by Charles G. D. Roberts was originally published in 1896, a collection of short stories that include 'The Perdu', 'In the Accident Ward', 'The Stone Dog', and many more. Charles G. D. Roberts was born on 10th January 1860, in Douglas, New Brunswick, Canada. Roberts's most successful…
- Add to basket
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East Coker
- £35.00
- The first part of what would be published a few years later as Eliot's wartime masterpiece, 'Four Quartets'.
- Add to basket
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East Coker
- £30.00
- The first part of what would be published a few years later as Eliot's wartime masterpiece, 'Four Quartets'.
- Add to basket
-
East of the Wardrobe: The Unexpected Worlds of C S Lewis
- £25.00
- A fascinating look at the rich but under-appreciated Eastern sources behind the Narnia book. C. S. Lewis was no great traveller but he was a prodigious bibliophile who absorbed the world's traditions of myth, religion, and cosmology. The Chronicles of Narnia are steeped in allusions to the Bible, Greek mythology,…
- Add to basket
-
Effective Intercultural Evangelism: Good News in a Diverse World
- £15.00
- We live in a multicultural society. But Christians often do not know how to engage those of other faiths. As a result, many Christians hesitate to talk about Christianity with others in any kind of evangelistic way. Jay Moon and Bud Simon unpack the intercultural dynamics that Christians need to…
- Add to basket
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Eighteen Poems (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- A late collection of poems by the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010). Porter was made a Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 2007, an honour only given to a maximum of ten living writers.
- Add to basket
-
Eighteenth Century Vignettes (vol I & II)
- £25.00
- The first two series of Dobson's very popular vignettes (from 1894).
- Add to basket
-
El Infierno
- £16.00
- Moreno's tenth and last work of fiction was published originally in Mexico in 1981, with this edition being the first of his novels to appear in English. When this was published earlier in Uruguay it won the Ministry of Culture prize from the democratic government. EL INFIERNO chronicles the rise…
- Add to basket
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Eleven Minutes: a novel (SIGNED)
- £120.00
- A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In Geneva, Maria drifts further and further away from love while at the same time developing a fascination with sex. Eventually, Maria's despairing view…
- Add to basket