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8vo., Sixth Impression, neat inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in darker blue, a very good, bright copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned at backstrip. Bright copy of the first volume of the Eliot trilogy. First published in 1940. ALL EARLY PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER.
8vo., Tenth Impression; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, top a little dusty else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Final volume of the author's outstanding Regeneration trilogy, following Regeneration (1991) and The Eye in the Door (1993). Published a month after the first edition.
8vo., First Edition; with 2 maps (one double-page; one full-page) in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Lovely copy of the final volume of the 'Viking' trilogy.
4 Vol. In-8 rileg.in 1 m. tela muta, piatti marm pag. 70-XI+80-LVI+76-LXXXIV+89-XCI (*)Versione ritmica di A. Zanardini con guida tematica compilata da G. Bassi PROG 42337 CATT_ATT 56
191 pages including index. The concluding volume of Canada's Military Heritage trilogy compiled by Arthur Bishop. This work brings to life Canada's war heroes at sea through two World Wars as well as the Royal Canadian Navy's role in Korea. Includes black and white illustrations. Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked but for small faint pencil erasure upon front endpaper. Excellent copy. Book
115 pages. Completes author's trilogy of books recalling her own childhood. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Remains a decent copy. Book
379 pages. Tells some of the stories of the people of post war Limerick who were happy to stay at home and help build a city. An honest account of just some of the people who stayed home. Unmarked. Very light wear. Illustrated glossy covers. Book
143 pages. To ensure the future of the line, Owen must marry the only surviving female, the Princess of the Sun, Aneira, Fairest of the Fair. From "The Lightbringer Trilogy". Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Closed tears to attractively illustrated dust jacket. Solid copy. Book
161 pages. Author's signature upon title page. The compelling sequel to the immensely popular "Weet"! Eric, his sister Rose and their faithful dog Sally find themselves thrown back into a familiar, albeit frightening, world - a world of 65 million years ago when dinosaurs ruled. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
147 pages. Third book in the Weet trilogy. Follows the adventures of Eric, Rose and their dog Sally in the Cretaceous, where they again meet their old friend Weet, an evolved, humanoid dinosaur. In his world, mysterious meteor showers have been increasing in frequency and violence. Book
128 pages. "The absolute biggest hits of modern folk music. Complete original sheet music editions including many rare photos" - from front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Songs include: Ace in the Hole; An American Folk Trilogy; At Seventeen; Ballin' The Jack; Break it to Me Gently; Brown Eyed Girl; Call it Stormy Monday; (The) Cat Came Back; Cook With Honey; Danny Boy; (At the) End of a Rainbow; Everybody's Talkin'; (The) First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; Five Hundred Miles; Gotta Travel On; Green, Green; Here Comes the Sun; Hey Lolly, Lolly; (The) House of the Rising Sun; I Can See Clearly Now; I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing; I'd Really Love to See You Tonight; Just a Little Bit of Rain; La Bamba; Lemon Tree; Michael; Midnight Special; On and On; Red Wing; Saturday Night; Scarborough Fair; Seventh Son; Sloop John B; Suzanne; (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree; There But for Fortune; Turn Around; Until It's Time For You To Go; (A) Worried Man; Where Have All the Flowers Gone?; We'll Sing in the Sunshine; You Better Move On. Book
126 pages includingindex and black and white illustrations. This work completes the author's School Certificate trilogy, Heat, Light, and Sound. Chapters include: Sound Waves; Sound Velocity and Signalling; Reflection, Refraction and Interference; Vibrations of Strings; Resonance, Vibrations of Air in Columns; Analysis and Recording of Sound; The Ear - Musical Scales - Scales of Loudness. Emphasis is on text rather than mathematics. Includes interesting black and white photographs and illustrations. Above-average wear. Spine leaning. Binding intact. Writing upon endpapers. Ocassional light pencil markings to contents. A worthy working copy of this wonderful text. Book
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, backstrip lettered in red, black endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Barker's Great War classic comprises Regeneration (1991), The Eye in the Door (1993) and The Ghost Road (1995). The final volume was awarded the Booker Prize.
8vo., First Edition, endpapers faintly spotted; decorative laid paper boards, blue buckram back lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, backstrip lightly scuffed at headband and lightly age-marked else a very good, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 160 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO. 99). Third novel of the 'Dormer' trilogy, following 'Our Mr. Dormer' (1927) and 'The Boroughmonger' (1929). Fabes, p.67.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text and endpaper maps; cloth (blue/green/red respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
in-12, 206 pp., broché.- RARE Excellent état. [BU-1]
92 pages. Includes these songs: Affair on Eighth Avenue; Beautiful; Bitter Green; Canadian Railroad Trilogy; Carefree Highway; Circle of Steel; Cold on the Shoulder; Cotton Jenny; Did She Mention My Name; Don Quiote; early Mornin' Rain; (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me; If You Could Read My Mind; I'm Not Sayin'; Minstrel of the Dawn; Old Dan's Records; Rainy Day People; Ribbon of Darkness; Softly; Song for a Winter's Night; Steel Rail Blues; Summer Side of Life; Sundown; Wherefore and Why. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful Lightfoot compilation. Book
3 vols., 8vo., original red tweed cloth, backstrips blocked in black and lettered in silver, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper, the wrappers lightly browned at backstrips. Dustwrapper artwork by Michael Harvey. The set comprises 'Portrait of Elmbury' (1966), 'Brensham Village' (1966) and 'The Blue Field' (1971). Bright, crisp set of one of the most elegaic and best-loved accounts of the English countryside of the twentieth century. Based loosely on Tewkesbury and Bredon (Gloucestershire and Wiltshire respectively), the three novels together paint an unforgettable image of a rural England long passed. Writing only twenty years or so after Hardy's death, Moore rekindles the spirit: 'the finest countryside writer of his generation' (Compton Mackenzie). COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 10 maps (double-page and full-page) in the text; original black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Lovely set of Severin's acclaimed Viking trilogy.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and pedigrees in the text; burgundy cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Philip Gough. The set comprises The Bastard King (1974), The Lion of Justice (1975), The Passionate Enemies (1976). A bright set of one of Plaidy's most elusive series. COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, backstrip lettered in red, black endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. First omnibus edition of Barker's acclaimed WWI sequence. The trilogy comprises 'Regeneration' (1991), 'The Eye in the Door' (1993) and 'The Ghost Road' (1995). The first volume is based on the real-life encounter at Craiglockhart of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. A lovely copy. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps; blue cloth, backstrips lettered in silver/gilt/red respectively, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The trilogy comprises: The Winter King (1995); Enemy of God (1996); Excalibur (1997). 'I have to confess that of all the books I have written these three are my favourites' (Bernard Cornwell).
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; cloth (maroon/orange/maroon respectively), gilt backs, tops very lightly spotted else a near fine set in dustwrapper. With striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Felts. The trilogy comprises (in reading order): The Sword and the Circle. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1981), The Light Beyond the Forest. The Quest for the Holy Grail (1979), The Road to Camlann. The Death of King Arthur (1981).
8vo., First Edition, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; green cloth, gilt back, top lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Rod Josey. Bright copy of the second novel in Farrell's acclaimed 'Empire' trilogy, and the Booker Prize winner for 1973.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, second volume with frontispiece by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper of first and third volumes; cloth (brown/brown/terracotta respectively), gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper, the wrappers chafed (just affecting lettering) at head and tails of backstrips The set comprises 'Portrait of Elmbury' (1945), 'Brensham Village' (1946) and 'The Blue Field' (1948). First volume in First State dustwrapper. Bright set of one of the most elegaic and best-loved accounts of the English countryside of the twentieth century. Based loosely on Tewkesbury and Bredon (Gloucestershire and Wiltshire respectively), the three novels together paint an unforgettable image of a rural England long passed away. Writing only twenty years or so after Hardy's death, Moore rekindles the spirit: 'the finest countryside writer of his generation' (Compton Mackenzie). COMPLETE SETS OF THE ORIGINAL EDITIONS ARE SCARCE.