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The Secret Sketchbook of a Bloomsbury Lady
- £40.00
- Until Kenneth Mahood's recent discovery of his grandmother's sketchbook, little if anything was known of Maud Mahood. As it is, nobody knows why she spent so much of her life drawing the Bloomsbury Group. D. H. Lawrence said it was because she didn't know anyone else, but she was much…
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The Singing Swan: A Yachtsman’s Yarn
- £35.00
- Sir Alan Patrick Herbert CH (1890-1971), was an English humorist, novelist, playwright, law reformist, and, from 1935 to 1950, an independent Member of Parliament for Oxford University. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a seaman in the First World War, becoming an officer in the Royal Naval Division.…
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The Terror of St Trinians
- £50.00
- First printing of this illustrated story of love and drama at the Gothic Public School, based in the universe of Searle's satirical comic strip.
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The Two Heroines of Plumplington and other stories
- £15.00
- Folio edition of Trollope's short stories: In the Barsetshire town of Plumplington the daughter of the townÕs leading banker and the daughter of its brewer have each chosen their future husbands. But both young men are regarded by the fathers as unsuitable, even though each suitor is, in fact, much…
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The Unbearable Lightness of Scones (A 44 Scotland St novel) (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers and cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew and Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has…
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The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
- £20.00
- Richard Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost mythical mid-century playwright - from obscurity. The gifted filmmaker, corduroy activist and amateur dentist, Richard Ayoade, first chanced upon a copy of The Two-Hander Trilogy by Harauld Hughes in a second-hand bookshop. At first startled by his uncanny resemblance…
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The Warden (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 1)
- £10.00
- In "The Warden", a crusading young physician seeks to expose corruption in the operation of an old age home by the facility's administrator, the respected Rev. Septimus Harding. Unfortunately, the young doctor fancy's Harding's daughter. Trollope's "Chronicles of Barsetshire" has been prized by readers for its entertaining exploration of the…
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The Warden (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 1) – Folio
- £30.00
- Beautiful Folio edition of Book 1 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. In "The Warden", a crusading young physician seeks to expose corruption in the operation of an old age home by the facility's administrator, the respected Rev. Septimus Harding. Unfortunately, the young doctor fancy's Harding's daughter. Trollope's…
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The White Umbrella (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- Brian Sewell strays from the art world to tell the enchanting story of a man and his pet donkey, Pavlova. Beautifully illustrated by the celebrated cartoonist Sally Ann Lasson, The White Umbrella is an allegorical tale about taking personal responsibility for our environment and the importance of both compassion and…
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The Wilt Alternative (Wilt 2)
- £35.00
- Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. As Head of a reconstituted Liberal Studies Department he has assumed power without authority at the Fenland College of Arts & Technology and the fantasies he now confronts are those of political bigots and reactionary bureaucrats - in…
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The Wilt Alternative (Wilt 2)
- £25.00
- Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. As Head of a reconstituted Liberal Studies Department he has assumed power without authority at the Fenland College of Arts & Technology and the fantasies he now confronts are those of political bigots and reactionary bureaucrats - in…
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The Wrecker
- £15.00
- The Wrecker (1892) is an ocean adventure novel written by Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. revolves around the abandoned wreck of the Flying Scud at Midway Atoll. Clues in a stamp collection are used to track down the missing crew and solve the mystery. It is only…
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They and I
- £14.00
- While remodeling his new home, a man and his children move into a country cottage where he must adjust to the new sights and sounds. This is a detailed look at how he manages his disparate children in a foreign environment. A sudden move prompts a man to reevaluate his…
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Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog)
- £280.00
- What could be better during the golden age of boating on the Thames than a relaxing row up the river? So think J., George and Harris - not forgetting Montmorency the dog - but little do they suspect the mishaps, the scrapes and the japes that lie along the winding…
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Three Men on the Bummel
- £18.00
- Three Men on the Bummel (also known as Three Men on Wheels) is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1900, eleven years after his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). The sequel brings back the three companions…
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The Secret Sketchbook of a Bloomsbury Lady
- £40.00
- Until Kenneth Mahood's recent discovery of his grandmother's sketchbook, little if anything was known of Maud Mahood. As it is, nobody knows why she spent so much of her life drawing the Bloomsbury Group. D. H. Lawrence said it was because she didn't know anyone else, but she was much…
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The Singing Swan: A Yachtsman’s Yarn
- £35.00
- Sir Alan Patrick Herbert CH (1890-1971), was an English humorist, novelist, playwright, law reformist, and, from 1935 to 1950, an independent Member of Parliament for Oxford University. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a seaman in the First World War, becoming an officer in the Royal Naval Division.…
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The Terror of St Trinians
- £50.00
- First printing of this illustrated story of love and drama at the Gothic Public School, based in the universe of Searle's satirical comic strip.
- Add to basket
-
The Two Heroines of Plumplington and other stories
- £15.00
- Folio edition of Trollope's short stories: In the Barsetshire town of Plumplington the daughter of the townÕs leading banker and the daughter of its brewer have each chosen their future husbands. But both young men are regarded by the fathers as unsuitable, even though each suitor is, in fact, much…
- Add to basket
-
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones (A 44 Scotland St novel) (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers and cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew and Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has…
- Add to basket
-
The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
- £20.00
- Richard Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost mythical mid-century playwright - from obscurity. The gifted filmmaker, corduroy activist and amateur dentist, Richard Ayoade, first chanced upon a copy of The Two-Hander Trilogy by Harauld Hughes in a second-hand bookshop. At first startled by his uncanny resemblance…
- Add to basket
-
The Warden (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 1)
- £10.00
- In "The Warden", a crusading young physician seeks to expose corruption in the operation of an old age home by the facility's administrator, the respected Rev. Septimus Harding. Unfortunately, the young doctor fancy's Harding's daughter. Trollope's "Chronicles of Barsetshire" has been prized by readers for its entertaining exploration of the…
- Add to basket
-
The Warden (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 1) – Folio
- £30.00
- Beautiful Folio edition of Book 1 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. In "The Warden", a crusading young physician seeks to expose corruption in the operation of an old age home by the facility's administrator, the respected Rev. Septimus Harding. Unfortunately, the young doctor fancy's Harding's daughter. Trollope's…
- Add to basket
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The White Umbrella (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- Brian Sewell strays from the art world to tell the enchanting story of a man and his pet donkey, Pavlova. Beautifully illustrated by the celebrated cartoonist Sally Ann Lasson, The White Umbrella is an allegorical tale about taking personal responsibility for our environment and the importance of both compassion and…
- Add to basket
-
The Wilt Alternative (Wilt 2)
- £35.00
- Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. As Head of a reconstituted Liberal Studies Department he has assumed power without authority at the Fenland College of Arts & Technology and the fantasies he now confronts are those of political bigots and reactionary bureaucrats - in…
- Add to basket
-
The Wilt Alternative (Wilt 2)
- £25.00
- Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. As Head of a reconstituted Liberal Studies Department he has assumed power without authority at the Fenland College of Arts & Technology and the fantasies he now confronts are those of political bigots and reactionary bureaucrats - in…
- Add to basket
-
The Wrecker
- £15.00
- The Wrecker (1892) is an ocean adventure novel written by Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. revolves around the abandoned wreck of the Flying Scud at Midway Atoll. Clues in a stamp collection are used to track down the missing crew and solve the mystery. It is only…
- Add to basket
-
They and I
- £14.00
- While remodeling his new home, a man and his children move into a country cottage where he must adjust to the new sights and sounds. This is a detailed look at how he manages his disparate children in a foreign environment. A sudden move prompts a man to reevaluate his…
- Add to basket
-
Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog)
- £280.00
- What could be better during the golden age of boating on the Thames than a relaxing row up the river? So think J., George and Harris - not forgetting Montmorency the dog - but little do they suspect the mishaps, the scrapes and the japes that lie along the winding…
- Add to basket
-
Three Men on the Bummel
- £18.00
- Three Men on the Bummel (also known as Three Men on Wheels) is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1900, eleven years after his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). The sequel brings back the three companions…
- Add to basket