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61 pages, signed by Oliver R.W.W. Lodge (the author's son) on the front endpaper. eng
Large octavo in orange and green illus DJ; 263 p. ; 25 cm "In Nanking, after its capture by the Japanese, a scholar's villa is turned into a brothel and his daughter forced into prostitution. The novel follows her relationship with the local commander whose ambition, until he is killed by her father, is to turn her into a perfect Japanese geisha. The girl survives the occupation and at war's end sues the Japanese government." || Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Fiction. Bildungsromans. Historical fiction. Bildungsromane. China -- History -- 1937-1945 -- Fiction. Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) -- History -- Fiction. China -- History -- 1937-1945 -- Fiction.
8vo., First Edition, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in red; a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter just a trifle dust-soiled on (predominantly white) rear panel. Collects the fifteen stories originally published in 'The Greatest People in the World' and 'How Sleep the Brave', together with three new tales appearing here for the first time. With the standard Evensford Edition dustwrapper designed by Freda Nichols. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Eads, A77.
352 pages. Top and bottom two inches of spine are taped in place. Well used, but not abused. The only reference source you'll need for complete season-by-season statistics and personal data - on every active NHL player. Every active player's entire career... beginning with his first year of amateur hockey and including his 1981-82 pro hockey stats. From games played and goals scored to place of birth and education. Every fact worth repeating is included and there's more.... complete statistics for players in the IHL, CHL, WHL, AHL, college and junior leagues; a special secion on recently retired NHL players; Complete data on drafts, trades, outstanding achievements and awards. Used professionally by coaches, players, announcers and sportswriters... a must for the can't-get-enough hockey fan. Book
60 pages. Features: The Colts come to Indianapolis; Baseball or Beanball - What is the game coming to?; John Elways attempts to come back from a tough rookie season; tons of baseball coverage; Lots of NFL coverage; Photo of Sergei Bubka breaking world pole vault record; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
68 pages. Features: Lots of footbal and baseball coverage; Bill Veeck's views on the Pittsburgh drug trials; Photo of Tony Fernandez spraying champagne on Manny Lee as Blue Jays win pennant; Photo of Buffalo Bills' Justin Cross playing golf with one arm (as the other is broken); Phil Niekro's 300th win - article with photo; Harry Neale is new Detroit Red Wings' coach - photo; Article on Glen Sather; Big Heads Biggest Foe for Edmonto Oilers - article with photo of Gretzky with Paul Coffey; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Collected Edition, with endpaper maps; handsomely bound in dark red full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 2pp. publisher's catalogue bound in at end. The endpaper maps are taken from the Wessex Edition. This is the first collected edition of Hardy's four collections of short stories: 'Wessex Tales', 'Life's Little Ironies', 'A Group of Noble Dames' and 'A Changed Man and other Tales'. It was published posthumously on 23 March 1928 at 7s. 6d. Purdy, p.288
8vo., handsomely bound in full burgundy morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
715 p. 185mm. Original full cloth binding. Reading copy only. LIT BX 1
312p. 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding. Dust jacket. The sexual ethos of the '60's explored a decade earlier. EROS4
59 pages, (Penguin 60s). eng
8vo., First Edition, endpapers lightly spotted, fore-edges moderately foxed; original black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear at lower edge of front panel, chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip, and moderately spotted on (predominantly white) rear panel. The author's fourth book and first collection of short stories, with striking dustwrapper artwork by Richard Barton. Collects ten short stories as follows: 'Chronoclasm', 'Time to Rest', 'Meteor', 'Survival', 'Pawley's Peepholes', 'Opposite Number', 'Pillar to Post', 'Dumb Martian', 'Compassion Circuit', 'Wild Flower'. Very scarce, especially in the dustwrapper.
334 pages, illustrations by Rosamund Chorley & Brian Aldiss, jacket illustration by Gary Embury. eng
Blue-cloth octavo; 375 p
32 pages. Features: The War on Religion - with an anti-religious quote by Max Epstein, Vice-Commissar for Education; Notes of the Week; New Year Notes by Lady Houston, D.B.E.; A Conservative Leader?, by Kim; The Case of Patrick O'Malley, life-long trade unionist; Satirical full-page ad for the public auction of the nations of the Commonwealth; A Hair of the Dog that Bit You!; Air Progress Abroad, by Major Oliver Stewart; The Monstrous Shadow of 1934, by Robert Machray; More Grave Changes - British Legion Affiars; Eve in Paris; Political Madness - Conservative Party Heads for Suicide, by Colonel Sir Thomas A. Polson; Lord Dalhousie - Creator of Modern India - article plus full-page portrait on glossy stock; India - the Frost Continues, by Hamish Blair; Across a Century (Charles Lamb died December 27, 1834); New book news; News snippets from the empire; The Expensive Mr. Baldwin; Music reviews; Theatre notes; The Gamekeeper's Dog, by Eric Hardy; Broadcasting notes; Lady Houston's Cold Cure; Interesting back cover reproduction of a letter dated 23 May, 1917 signed by Ramsay MacDonald (and others) in support of the Russian Revolution, plus one of his more recent quotes, plus the suggestion that it was his intent that the British people pay for goods ordered by Russia from Britain. Faint libray stamps to front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Book
Octavo in light blue-white multicolored DJ; xxxiv, 434 p ; 24 cm. Includes review copy slip. || In English; translated from the Norwegian. || Norwegians -- United States -- Fiction. || Contents: Bk. 1. Scenes from the life of a newcomer: Jonas Olsen's first years in America -- bk. 2. The home on the prairie: Jonas Olsen's first year in the settlement -- bk. 3. Jonasville.
101 pages, translated by Domnern Garden, edited and introduced by Michael Smithies. eng
Book shows light wear to covers, corners, a little edge wear; a stain to upper page ends. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 65 pages with author photos in b&w on both front and back covers, inscribed and dated on half title page. Author's third book, the words "First Edition" appears on publisher's page.
Octavo in white DJ; 175 p Short stories; Estonian.
Small number 27 on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very slight rubbing/bumping to corners and spine foot. 308pp. The story of the Washington Post and the other papers, broadcasting stations and magazines which the company own.
8vo., First Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author's first collection of short stories, with splendid dustwrapper artwork by [Val] Biro. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
308 pages. eng
247 pages. eng
544 pages. eng
Octavo in a maroon slipcase ; 358 p 24 cm Author signed limited edtion, number 42 out of100 // Suspense fiction -- War stories -- Adventure story -- Mystery