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The Short Reign of Pippin IV, a fabrication
- £30.00
- Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife…
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The Traveller
- £100.00
- Walter John de la Mare OM CH (1873Ð1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt", "The Green Room" and "All Hallows". This philosophical…
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The Two Heroines of Plumplington
- £10.00
- In the Barsetshire town of Plumplington the daughter of the town’s 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 like the respective father when at…
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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 Bassington (FOLIO)
- £20.00
- "I'm living so far beyond my means that we may almost be said to be living apart." Saki is the penname of the British writer Hector Hugh Munro. In The Unbearable Bassington, he tells the story of the whimsical Francesca Bassington, an upper middle class woman whose main concerns in…
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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 Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Narnia V)
- £105.00
- Book five in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, complete with cover and interior art by the original illustrator Pauline Baynes. A king and some unexpected companions embark on a voyage that will take them beyond all known lands. As they sail farther and farther from charted waters,…
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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 Works of Shakespere Vol III: Historical Plays, Poems & Sonnets – revised from the best authorities
- £60.00
- III of 3-vol set with a memoir and essay by Barry Cornwall. Illustrated throughout with vignette illustrations by Kenny Meadows. Also containing annotations and introductory remarks on the plays by many distinguished writers.
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The Young King and other stories
- £50.00
- Three stories, The Young King, The Star child and The Happy Prince illustarted in full-page brown toned drawings by Georg Ehrlich.
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Three Gems in One Setting: The Poet’s Song (Tennyson); Field Flowers (Thomas Campbell); Pilgrim Fathers (Mrs Hemans)
- £150.00
- Beautifully illustrated collection of 3 poems: The poet's song (Tennyson); Field flowers (Campbell); Pilgrim fathers (Mrs. Hemans). In full colour with 18 Chromolithographs printed by David Brand in full colour. Engraved title-page and three separate title-pages printed also in full colour. Original dark-red cosway-style thick bound boards (with inlaid colour…
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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 Stories: Bartleby; Benito Cereno; Billy Budd
- £18.00
- ÔStruck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!Õ It is the end of the eighteenth century, and the navy recruits the eponymous hero Ð the ÔHandsome SailorÕ Ð to its fleet. Accused of mutinous behaviour, Billy Budd is forced to defend himself, but his fearful, silent…
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Time Was Away – A Notebook in Corsica
- £500.00
- It was rugged travel; the hotels where we stayed were basic and often dirty. We lived on bread, cheese, figs, pastis and wine. The bus journeys were slow and suffocating, with long stops for no particular reason. One day we would be languishing in the humid heat of an estuary,…
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Tittivulus or The Verbiage Collector
- £30.00
- Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) was an English artist and writer, renowned as a painter, printmaker, sculptor and designer, and also as a critic, broadcaster and novelist. His varied output of sculptures, illustrations, poems and stories reveals an obsession with flight, myths, mirrors and mazes. He also wrote and illustrated Tittivulus or…
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The Short Reign of Pippin IV, a fabrication
- £30.00
- Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife…
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The Traveller
- £100.00
- Walter John de la Mare OM CH (1873Ð1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt", "The Green Room" and "All Hallows". This philosophical…
- Add to basket
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The Two Heroines of Plumplington
- £10.00
- In the Barsetshire town of Plumplington the daughter of the town’s 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 like the respective father when at…
- Add to basket
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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…
- Add to basket
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The Unbearable Bassington (FOLIO)
- £20.00
- "I'm living so far beyond my means that we may almost be said to be living apart." Saki is the penname of the British writer Hector Hugh Munro. In The Unbearable Bassington, he tells the story of the whimsical Francesca Bassington, an upper middle class woman whose main concerns in…
- 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 Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Narnia V)
- £105.00
- Book five in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, complete with cover and interior art by the original illustrator Pauline Baynes. A king and some unexpected companions embark on a voyage that will take them beyond all known lands. As they sail farther and farther from charted waters,…
- 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
-
The Works of Shakespere Vol III: Historical Plays, Poems & Sonnets – revised from the best authorities
- £60.00
- III of 3-vol set with a memoir and essay by Barry Cornwall. Illustrated throughout with vignette illustrations by Kenny Meadows. Also containing annotations and introductory remarks on the plays by many distinguished writers.
- Add to basket
-
The Young King and other stories
- £50.00
- Three stories, The Young King, The Star child and The Happy Prince illustarted in full-page brown toned drawings by Georg Ehrlich.
- Add to basket
-
Three Gems in One Setting: The Poet’s Song (Tennyson); Field Flowers (Thomas Campbell); Pilgrim Fathers (Mrs Hemans)
- £150.00
- Beautifully illustrated collection of 3 poems: The poet's song (Tennyson); Field flowers (Campbell); Pilgrim fathers (Mrs. Hemans). In full colour with 18 Chromolithographs printed by David Brand in full colour. Engraved title-page and three separate title-pages printed also in full colour. Original dark-red cosway-style thick bound boards (with inlaid colour…
- 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 Stories: Bartleby; Benito Cereno; Billy Budd
- £18.00
- ÔStruck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!Õ It is the end of the eighteenth century, and the navy recruits the eponymous hero Ð the ÔHandsome SailorÕ Ð to its fleet. Accused of mutinous behaviour, Billy Budd is forced to defend himself, but his fearful, silent…
- Add to basket
-
Time Was Away – A Notebook in Corsica
- £500.00
- It was rugged travel; the hotels where we stayed were basic and often dirty. We lived on bread, cheese, figs, pastis and wine. The bus journeys were slow and suffocating, with long stops for no particular reason. One day we would be languishing in the humid heat of an estuary,…
- Add to basket
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Tittivulus or The Verbiage Collector
- £30.00
- Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) was an English artist and writer, renowned as a painter, printmaker, sculptor and designer, and also as a critic, broadcaster and novelist. His varied output of sculptures, illustrations, poems and stories reveals an obsession with flight, myths, mirrors and mazes. He also wrote and illustrated Tittivulus or…
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