Narrativa e romanzi

Fairway Island.

HUTCHINSON, HORACE GORDON. · 1916 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, nd. (c.1916). Adventure story. Pp.viii/264, black & white frontispiece + 3 further full-page illustrations by W.S.Stacey, prize plate to front free endpaper dated 1916, light spotting to endpapers. Blue illustrated boards rubbed, title to spine...

Msasa.

WILKINSON, PETER. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Warkworth: C.E.Wilkinson, 1992. 0473013770. Posthumously published, semi-autobiographical novel by the Leader of the New Zealand Observer Mission that supervised the independence elections in Zimbabwe in 1980, and inspired by that visit and a subsequent visit in 1984. Pp.494, ...

Lamia's Winter-Quarters By Alfred Austin .

AUSTIN, ALFRED / ELGOOD, GEORGE S. (ILLUSTRATOR) . · 1907 · Chilton Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

London: Adam And Charles Black, 1907 . 0. Limited Edition. Signed by Alfred Austin the poet laureate, limited deluxe edition of 250 copies - number 182. Soiled cream cloth hardcover with gilt titles on decoratively framed front and on dulled spine. Edges and corners rubbed and...

One Commando. The Rhodesian Light Infantry.

GLEDHILL, DICK. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Weltevredenpark: Covos Day, 2001. 1919874356. A novel, based on actual events, about One Commando: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. "In the distance Ray could see columns of dust and black smoke where the Canberras' bombs had hit the camp. G-cars were deplloying Stops and he coul...

Billy Liar.

WATERHOUSE, KEITH. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1963. "The dimmer his surroundings, the keener is the edge on Billy's sardonic wit and the more fantastic ar his compensatory daydreams. Not surprisingly he ends up in trouble.." Pp.187, slight toning to pages. Paperback, cover incorporates stills of To...

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

SOLZHENITSYN, ALEXANDER. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1963. 1st Penguin edition. Solzhenitsyn's spare description of life in a Siberian labour camp under Stalin. Pp.143, pages toned. Paperback, crease to lower front. G.

Bel-Ami. (Penguin Classics).

MAUPASSANT, GUY DE. · 1961 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1961. Translated with an Introduction by H.N.P.Sloman. Pp.302, slight toning to pages. Paprback, chipped wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

The First Men in the Moon.

WELLS, H.G. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Transworld / Corgi, 1960. "The prophetic triumph of man over Nature's ultimate frontier." 16cms x 10.5cms. Pp. 188, pages toned. Paperback, edges rubbed, crease to top front corner. G+.

The Lighter Side Of School Life By ian Hay. Author Of "Saftey Match" With Illustrations Reproduced from Pastel drawings By Lewis Baumer .

HAY, IAN . · 1920 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Edinburgh, & Boston: T. N. Foulis, Publisher, 1920 . 0. Original blue cloth boards. Black titles to front board. Edges rubbed and bumped. Spine sunned with faded titles. Black & white bookplate to the verso of the front board: "Ex Libris J A G B " . Small signature to ...

Catch 22.

HELLER, JOSEPH. · 1962 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. 5th impression. "Nothing is more calculated to prolong a bombing-leader's life than a decent fear of death. Anti-war novels are legion: this is a war novel that is anti-death, a brilliant, comic, savage tribute to those who aren't interested in dyi...

Les Fleurs, Ou Les Artistes; Par Madame De Genlis. Auteur de la Botanique Historique Et litteraire; Sainclair, Ou la Victime des Sciences Et des Arts, &c. &c.

GENLIS, STEPHANIE FELICITE COMTESSE DE 1746-1830. · 1811 · Chilton Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

A Londres: Chez Colburn, Libraire, No. 50, Conduit-Street, New-Bond-Street, 1811 . 0. A very good original half calf booklet. 12mo. 7.0" x 4.5" x 0.25". pp.96 . Black morocco spine and corners over marbled boards. Corners and hinges carefully strengthened. Edges rubbed. Smooth...

Lone Wolf. (Signed).

PICOULT, JODI. · 2012 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2012. 9781444728989. 1st British edition. "You want to save your father's life. Your brother wants to let him die. What would you do?" Pp.x/369, inscribed by the author to title page "Susie. Enjoy", speckled greying to some page edges (printing faul...

Tales from Herodotus. As Featured in The English Patient.

HERODOTUS / SELINCOURT, AUBREY DE. (TRANSLATOR). · 1997 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Penguin, 1997. 0146003608. 1st in this edition. "Herodotus, who lived in the fifth century BC, is thought to have travelled widely throughout Egypt, Africa, and many Greek city states". 13.5cms x 10.5cms. Pp.114, toning to pages. Paperback, creasing to spine and minor ...

ODTAA. A Novel of the Ultimate Blasphemy.

MASEFELD, JOHN. · 1966 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966. ODTAA = "One Damn Thing After Another". Where an insane dictator set himself up in the place of God. Portrays the pain of a revolution-torn Caribbean state, and a hero who is not afraid to be heroic. Pp.288, slight toning to pages. Paperback, (cov...

The Architects.

HEYM, STEFAN. · 2012 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Daunt Books, 2012. 9781907970092. "A novel of political intrigue and personal betrayal. The Architects tells a story of love and friendship in a world governed by surveillance and mistrust." Pp.320. Paperback. VG.

Free Fall.

GOLDING, WILLIAM. · 1961 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. First in this edition. Written in the first person, "Free Fall" is a self-examination by an English painter, Samuel Mountjoy, held in a German POW camp during World War II. Pp.253. Paperback, minor edge wear. VG.

The Owl Service.

GARNER, ALAN. · 2002 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: HarperCollins, 2002. 0007127898. "It all begins with the scratching in the ceiling. From the moment Alison discovers the dinner service in the attic, with its curious pattern of floral owls, a chain of events is set in progress that is to affect everybody's lives." Pp....

Henry Masterton; Or, The Adventures Of A Young Cavalier. By G. P. R. James, Esq. .

JAMES, G. P. R, [GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFORD JAMES 1801-1860 ] . · 1853 · Chilton Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London: Simms And M'Intyre, Paternoster Row; And Donegall Street, Belfast, 1853 . 0. A very good half leather binding. 6.75" x 4.0" x 1.0". 8vo. pp.464. Tan calf spine and corners over marbled boards. Smooth spine with gilt banding and original brown leather title label: "Henr...

Cover Stories. Narrative and Ideology in the British Spy Thriller.

DENNING, MICHAEL. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987. 0710096429. "Michael Denning tracks the spy thriller from John Buchan to Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and John Le Carre, and shows how these tales of spies, moles, and the secret service tell a story of our times, translating the political and...

The Secret Sharer.

CONRAD, JOSEPH. · 2017 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Raja's, nd. (c.2017). 9781976314230. "The Secret Sharer" is a short story by Polish-British author Joseph Conrad, originally written in 1909 and first published in two parts in Harper's Magazine in 1910. It was later included in the short story collection 'Twixt Land and Sea (...