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Cairn (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- This marvel of a book is a profound meditation on the precariousness of the planet ... these pieces kept bringing tears to my eyes, catching me offguard ... it is what art or, in this case, wonderful writing can do' Kate Kellaway, Observer. Cairn: A marker on open land, a…
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Captives in Space (Dig Allen Space Explorer Adventure #2)
- £25.00
- Much like Greene's earlier creation, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, the series chronicles the adventures of a group of intrepid adolescent boys, led by boy hero Digby "Dig" Allen. The setting centers on the asteroid Eros, which is discovered to be an immense alien spacecraft. In every installment, the boys embark…
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Crow: from the life and songs of the Crow
- £50.00
- Crow was Ted Hughes's fourth book of poems for adults and a pivotal moment in his writing career. In it, he found both a structure and a persona that gave his vision a new power and coherence. A deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world combine to forge…
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Doctor Zhivago (Folio)
- £30.00
- Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Yuri Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled…
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Dolphin of the Sepulchre: a tale of the times of Becket
- £30.00
- An account of the martyrdom of St Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, under Henry II. Colour frontispiece by W. S. Stacey, w tissue guard.
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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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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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Epitaphs from Oxfordshire
- £15.00
- This collection gathers verses or prosepieces that are beautiful, touching or ecceintric, telling us what people over the centuries have been moved to say about their dead.
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Eton of Old (1811-1822)
- £50.00
- A snapshot of a decade in the life of Eton College, the famous public school, during which the author attended.. Completed not long before the author died in his 100th year. With 14 illustrations.
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Framley Parsonage (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 4) – Folio
- £30.00
- Beautiful Folio edition of Book 4 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. In an attempt to make connections with high society, young vicar Mark Robarts foolishly guarantees a loan to the corrupt MP, Nate Sowerby. With Mr Sowerby not repaying the loan, MarkÕs friend Lord Lufton eventually steps…
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Guns Wanted
- £18.00
- A comic novel, in which a British World War II vet returns home and is erroneously told that he has a year to live by his doctor. So naturally, he decides to pack in as much hunting and shooting as he can.
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Handley Cross or Mr Jorrocks’s Hunt
- £40.00
- ÒThe best dialogue in Victorian fictionÕ says Raymond Carr in his excellent introduction to the SocietyÕs edition. he goes on to call this book Ôa great, if misshapen monument to (SurteesÕ) genius.Õ For Surtees himself it was much more, and he called it the best thing he had ever written.…
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Ho Ho Hoffnung
- £25.00
- Gerard Hoffnung was a German-born musician and artist who died tragically young at 34 in 1959. The Times obit said: Hoffnung was among other things an artist, a musician, a linguist, a raconteur, a Quaker, a bon viveur, a prison visitor and a mime. It is usual to say that…
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Hoffnung in Harmony
- £15.00
- Gerard Hoffnung was a German-born musician and artist who died tragically young at 34 in 1959. The Times obit said: Hoffnung was among other things an artist, a musician, a linguist, a raconteur, a Quaker, a bon viveur, a prison visitor and a mime. It is usual to say that…
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Hoffnung’s Acoustics
- £15.00
- Gerard Hoffnung was a German-born musician and artist who died tragically young at 34 in 1959. The Times obit said: Hoffnung was among other things an artist, a musician, a linguist, a raconteur, a Quaker, a bon viveur, a prison visitor and a mime. It is usual to say that…
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Cairn (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- This marvel of a book is a profound meditation on the precariousness of the planet ... these pieces kept bringing tears to my eyes, catching me offguard ... it is what art or, in this case, wonderful writing can do' Kate Kellaway, Observer. Cairn: A marker on open land, a…
- Add to basket
-
Captives in Space (Dig Allen Space Explorer Adventure #2)
- £25.00
- Much like Greene's earlier creation, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, the series chronicles the adventures of a group of intrepid adolescent boys, led by boy hero Digby "Dig" Allen. The setting centers on the asteroid Eros, which is discovered to be an immense alien spacecraft. In every installment, the boys embark…
- Add to basket
-
Crow: from the life and songs of the Crow
- £50.00
- Crow was Ted Hughes's fourth book of poems for adults and a pivotal moment in his writing career. In it, he found both a structure and a persona that gave his vision a new power and coherence. A deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world combine to forge…
- Add to basket
-
Doctor Zhivago (Folio)
- £30.00
- Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Yuri Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled…
- Add to basket
-
Dolphin of the Sepulchre: a tale of the times of Becket
- £30.00
- An account of the martyrdom of St Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, under Henry II. Colour frontispiece by W. S. Stacey, w tissue guard.
- Add to basket
-
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
-
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
-
Epitaphs from Oxfordshire
- £15.00
- This collection gathers verses or prosepieces that are beautiful, touching or ecceintric, telling us what people over the centuries have been moved to say about their dead.
- Add to basket
-
Eton of Old (1811-1822)
- £50.00
- A snapshot of a decade in the life of Eton College, the famous public school, during which the author attended.. Completed not long before the author died in his 100th year. With 14 illustrations.
- Add to basket
-
Framley Parsonage (Barsetshire Chronicles vol. 4) – Folio
- £30.00
- Beautiful Folio edition of Book 4 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. In an attempt to make connections with high society, young vicar Mark Robarts foolishly guarantees a loan to the corrupt MP, Nate Sowerby. With Mr Sowerby not repaying the loan, MarkÕs friend Lord Lufton eventually steps…
- Add to basket
-
Guns Wanted
- £18.00
- A comic novel, in which a British World War II vet returns home and is erroneously told that he has a year to live by his doctor. So naturally, he decides to pack in as much hunting and shooting as he can.
- Add to basket
-
Handley Cross or Mr Jorrocks’s Hunt
- £40.00
- ÒThe best dialogue in Victorian fictionÕ says Raymond Carr in his excellent introduction to the SocietyÕs edition. he goes on to call this book Ôa great, if misshapen monument to (SurteesÕ) genius.Õ For Surtees himself it was much more, and he called it the best thing he had ever written.…
- Add to basket
-
Ho Ho Hoffnung
- £25.00
- Gerard Hoffnung was a German-born musician and artist who died tragically young at 34 in 1959. The Times obit said: Hoffnung was among other things an artist, a musician, a linguist, a raconteur, a Quaker, a bon viveur, a prison visitor and a mime. It is usual to say that…
- Add to basket
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Hoffnung in Harmony
- £15.00
- Gerard Hoffnung was a German-born musician and artist who died tragically young at 34 in 1959. The Times obit said: Hoffnung was among other things an artist, a musician, a linguist, a raconteur, a Quaker, a bon viveur, a prison visitor and a mime. It is usual to say that…
- Add to basket
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Hoffnung’s Acoustics
- £15.00
- Gerard Hoffnung was a German-born musician and artist who died tragically young at 34 in 1959. The Times obit said: Hoffnung was among other things an artist, a musician, a linguist, a raconteur, a Quaker, a bon viveur, a prison visitor and a mime. It is usual to say that…
- Add to basket