Narrativa e romanzi

Birds of Heaven.

OKRI, BEN. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Phoenix, 1996. 1857995937. "In these two inspirational essays, Ben Okri returns to the themes of his novel, Astonishing the Gods. He explores the meaning of language, its unique power to shape and direct our lives, and the special responsibilities that belong to those ...

Before the Crossing.

JAMESON, STORM. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1947. 1st edition. "Although this book is concerned with the search for a murderer, it is not a detective novel, and its excitements are not the same excitements of a detective novel..David Renn became a spy because of his passionate curiosity abou...

The Burns Rosary.

ROSS, JOHN D. (COMPILER). · 1923 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Dundee: T.M.Sparks, 1923. 1st edition. Undying Words of Love and Appreciation by Admirers of the Poet. Pp.64/8 pages of ads for Masonic Publications by the publisher + tipped-in revised price list to final page, owner's bookplate (John Knaggs) featuring an owl with the motto "...

A Regular Handful! or Ruthie's Charge.

CHAPPELL, JENNIE. · 1920 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: S.W.Partridge & Co Ltd, nd.(c.1920s). By the author of "Norman's Oak", "The Mystery of Marnie", "A Fair Reward", etc. Pp.96, black & white frontispiece illustration + 3 further plates, prize presentation and owner's inkstamp to front free endpaper, pages browned. Red i...

Bunkle and Belinda. (Illustrated by Julie Neild).

PARDOE, M. · 1948 · Chilton Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, 1948. 1st edition. Sixth in the 'Bunkle' book series set in the tin-mining district of Cornwall. Pp.215, line drawing frontispiece + head and tail pieces to each chapter by Julie Neild, toning to endpapers. Bright green cloth, dustwrappe...

Euripides and the Full Circle of Myth.

WHITMAN, CEDRIC H. · 1974 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Cambridge, Massachusettes: Harvard University Press, 1974. 0674269209. 1st edition. Cedric Whitman turns from the heroic poets of Greece to the world of Euripides, less than heroic but still archetypal in its adherence to myth. In a four-part essay he analyzes the three "roman...

Cold Noses. A Collection of Stories from the Dog Books of C.B.Poultney. (Illustrated by the author).

POULTNEY, C.B. · 1943 · Chilton Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London: Methuen & Co.Ltd, 1943. !st compendium edition (Book Production War Economy Standard)selected from seven of C.B.Poultney's dog books, including adventures of both Pompey and Roderick Dhu as well as of Patrick the cat. pp.134, occasional line drawings throughout. Blue s...

The High History of the Holy Quail.

DURIE, BRUCE. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Citron Press, 1998. 0754400034. "There are only two rules in life - It's Not Fair and Don't Be Late, as Slouch finds when he is apprenticed to Vizagriz, wizard of Al Faq'Ahl. Is all Magick a consequence of a mysterious artefact known as The Holy Quail? What is the Inte...

The Tiger's Wife.

OBREHT, TéA. · 2011 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2011. 9780297859017. 5th printing. Published with Reading Group notes. "Having sifted through everything I now know about the tiger's wife, I can tell you that this much is fact: in 1941, in late spring, without declaration or warning, German bom...

Mini Sagas: Swashbuckling Stories. South Eastern Adventures.

RICHARDSON, MARK. (EDITOR). · 2012 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Peterborough: Young Writers, 2012. 9780857399144. "Everyone has a story to tell; be it comical, romantic or spine-tingling. But these inspiring tales have a difference; they're all no more than fifty words long, cramming in bold beginnings, marvellous middles and exciting endi...

A Critical History of English Literature. Volume One: From the Beginnings to the Sixteenth Century.

DAICHES, DAVID. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Secker & Warburg, 1980. Revised edition. Volume One of Four. Pp.245. Paperback. VG.

Tell the Stars.

BENDINER,BURTON. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Peter Davies,1970. 1st ed. "Vivid period detail and human drama feature in this novel, based on the story of Abraham, which introduces a fine new historical writer." Pp.212. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w designed by Justin Todd. VG/VG.

Pal Joey.

O'HARA, JOHN. · 1952 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: The Cresset Press, 1952. 1st UK edition. A series of short stories originally published in The New Yorker and adapted into the musical of the same name. Pp.125, small bookseller's label (Books & Careers, Oxford St. London). Red cloth, gilt title to spine, small bump to...

A Kid From The City.

WATKINS, ELEANOR. · 1976 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Pickering & Inglis, 1976. 0720822343. 1st edition. "The Welfare lady started it all. She suggested that Pat and Donny have a holiday on a farm..Donny enjoys the petting he receives, but Pat gets into all sorts of scrapes, and, unfortunately, lies to cover up his misdee...

Miss Toosey's Mission.

ANON. [EVELYN WHITAKER]. · 1900 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd, nd.(c.1900s). 0. By the author of "Laddie", "Tip-Cat", "Our Little Ann", "Pen", "Dear". Pp.92, line drawing frontispiece by Edith Ellison, browning to endpapers and spotting to closed page edges. Dark blue/green cloth with 'art nouveau' blind-stam...

Country Affairs. (Signed).

RENNICK, JENNIFER. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Headline, 1995. 0747212287. 1st edition. "An irresistibly lively, hearbreakingly poignant novel of country life." Pp.314, signed by the author to title page, pages slightly toned. Green cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge wear. VG/VG.

The Book of Bander: A Scripture-Form Story of Past and Present Times.

[VICKERS,JOHN] (AKA MORATA, JAIDO). · 1899 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London: Williams & Norgate, 1899. 0. By the author of "The New Koran", a Utopian book. "The book of Bander Yat, the Syrian, concerning those who fled from the Judean saints and made their abode in Damascus, and concerning the wisest among their descendants who taught men the t...

Sing Nature's Song. (Illustrated by David T. Donaghy).

FRANCIS, HILARY J. · 2009 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Great Barn Publishing, 2009. 9780956173300. 1st edition. A mystical children's book. "A story of the little peoples journey to the castle that has had no music for over a hundred years. In making the journey, the little people overcome their own difficulties to help humans sin...

The Picnic.

KEIR, GERTRUDE / JACKSON, CAROLIN (ILLUSTRATOR). · 1951 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press, 1951. 0. Reprint of the 1946 (1st) edition. "One of a series of picture reading books with text carefully graded, from the first to the last volume, to follow the reading progress of the child. The series answers the needs o...

Jane Austen and the Clergy.

COLLINS, IRENE. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: The Hambledon Press, 1994. 1852851147. 2nd impression. "In this exceptionally well-written and enjoyable book, Irene Collins draws on a wide knowledge of the literature and history of the period to describe who the clergy were, both in the novels and in life: how they ...