Narrativa e romanzi

Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry.

HALE, JOHN. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Collins, 1963. 0. Action takes place over a day in which George revisits a seaside town where he grew up, and events of his life (brief & stormy marriage to a rich girl and estrangement from his parents) start to come into focus. Pp.191, signed by author to title page,...

Short Stories: Taken from Barcelona Plates and The Dog Catcher.

SAYLE, ALEXEI. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Sceptre, 2001. 0340821728. Short stories by Alexei Sayle, comedian, actor, presenter, writer and car columnist. Exclusive edition which came free with the August 2001 Edition of Car Magazine. Pp92, a few creased top corners. Pbk. VG.

The Broad Stone of Honour : Or, The True Sense And Practice Of Chivalry. - Morus. - By Kenelm Henry Digby Esq..

DIGBY, KENELM HENRY . · 1848 · Chilton Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London : Edward Lumley, Chancery Lane [William Stevens, printer, Bell Yard, Temple Bar], M.DCCC.XLVIII. [ 1848 ] . 0. A very good original cloth binding. 8vo. [4pp.]/pp.329/[1p.]/[2pp. - Adverts] . 8.5" x 4.75" x 1" [19.4cm x 12cm x 2.5cm]. Crimson cloth with a gilt image of a...

The Strong and the Cherished.

VERNON, MARJORIE. · 1958 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1958. 0. Romantic fiction - scarce in hardcover. Ex-Library. Pp.192, library inkstamp and notation to inside front cover and sellotape stains to endpapers, occasion light spotting, binding a little loose. Blue cloth, spine slightly sunned. G.

Gunhild's Cabin.

JOHANNESSEN, OLGA. · 1950 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Swansea: Jones & Son(printers), nd.(c.1950). 0. Norwegian story written in English and privately published by the author, edited by Borghild Johannessen. Pp.184, owner's details to front free endpaper. Green cloth. VG.

Byron 1824 -1924. A Lecture.

GARROD, H.W. · 1924 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924. 0. A lecture delivered before the University of Oxford on May 14, 1924. Pp.22, chipping to margins. Pbk rubbed with edge tears. G.

The Children Of The Bible .

J. M. KRONHEIM ( ILLUSTRATOR) . · 1852 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London: The Religious Tract Society: Depositories, 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard; and 164, Piccadilly: and sold by the booksellers. [ 1852 ] . 0. A well preserved original binding. 7.25" x 5.5" . Blue ripple-grain cloth over boards, gold title and illustration...

The Children Of The Bible .

J. M. KRONHEIM ( ILLUSTRATOR) . · 1852 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London: The Religious Tract Society: Depositories, 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard; and 164, Piccadilly: and sold by the booksellers. [ 1852 ] . 0. A well preserved original binding. 7.25" x 5.5" . Blue ripple-grain cloth over boards, gold title and illustration...

Sacred Allegories. First Series: The Dark River. The Vast Army. The Combatants.

MONRO, REV. EDWARD. · 1867 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London: Joseph Masters, 1867. 0. Posthumously published edition. 3 volumes bound together(First series). Pp.84/88/91/vi, 42(ads), b/w frontispiece, owners ink stamp (W.Eyre) to front free endpaper, occasional spotting throughout. Blue blind-stamped decorated boards, gilt title...

Baroque Tales of Chile. (Signed).

YOUNG, HENRY LYON. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Ilfracombe, Devon: Arthur H. Stockwell, 1963. 0. 1st edition. "a conglomeration of folklore, anecdotes, gossip, and fantasy. Stories include the 'Virgin of Andacollo', the legend of the miracle-working Virgin to whom the Indians dance for three days and three nights without ce...

The Story of Patsy. (Illustrated by Cecil W. Quinnell).

WIGGIN, KATE DOUGLAS. · 1920 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Gay and Hancock, Ltd, 1920. 0. 14cms x 11cms. Reprint. First story written by the later author of "Rebecca of Sunnybrooke Farm" to finance her training kindergarten in San Francisco. Pp.68/3, colour frontispiece by Cecil W.Quinnell + 3 further colour illustrations, gif...

Long Way Down.

WILCOX, COLLIN. · 1974 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York: Random House, 1974. 1st ed. Crime fiction. A book in the Frank Hastings series. Pp.184, owners name to front free endpaper. Black boards, white title to spine, minor bumps to lower corners. VG.

Woman of Property.

SEELEY, MABEL. · 1948 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Michael Joseph,1948. 2nd impression before publication. Novel. Pp.382, slight toning to pages. Red cloth library binding, edges rubbed. G+.

Arrested Fugitives.

RUSSELL, SIR EDWARD. · 1912 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: James Nisbet & Co Ltd, 1912. 0. Contents: The right use of sacred literature by persons of average intelligence and education.--Matthew Arnold.--Public eloquence.--Irving as Hamlet.--Socrates and his Boswell.--Politics at Bethlehem.--Spy Wednesday.--A Roman gentleman o...

If I May.

MILNE, A. A. · 1924 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. Essex Street W.C, 1924. Fifth Edition. 0. 8vo. pp.8/183. A very good original leather binding. Bound in brown leather with Art Nouveau designs. The spine and 4 inset panels on the front show acorns and oak-leaves and an embossed monogram of A. A. Mil...

The Madonna of the Clutching Hands.

JOPE-SLADE, CHRISTINE. · 1927 · Chilton Books

£78.00 (€93.50 | $103.05 | ¥16,456)

London: Nisbet & Co, 1927. 0. 1st edition. "To Carolne Curtis the well-being of her husband, her mother and her children was a constant preoccupation. To secure their happiness she did not count the cost of any sacrifice, but their lives had to be lived in and through her.." P...

The Hundred Epigrams.

OSBORN, E.B. · 1928 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1928. 0. Chosen and Introduced by E.B.Osborn(Literary Editor of the Morning Post). 14cms x 11cms. Pp.xl/70, gift message to front free endpaper, small notation to last page of introduction. Orange squared patterned paper covered boards with original pa...

The Scapegrace of St Jims.

CLIFFORD, MARTIN. · 1951 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Spring Books,1951. 0. More adventures of Tom Merry & Co. "A very undesirable character threatens to bring disgrace to one of the members of St Jim's, and a vital cricket match hangs in the balance." Pp.188, pages darkened. Blue cloth, illustrated dustwrapper (a schoolb...

Her Little Kingdom.

BARTER SNOW, LAURA A. · 1932 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Pickering & Inglis, nd.(c.1932). 0. By the author of 'Twixt Altar and Plough' and 'Eldwyth's Choice'. Golden Crown Library series. Pp.330/3(ads), prize bookplate to front free endpaper (Sth. Chingford Congregational Church Sunday School.), minor spotting to endpapers a...

My Lady's Bargain.

HOPE, ELIZABETH. · 1922 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London: Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1922. 0. 1st edition. Historical novel. "How Peter Williams, one of Cromwell's self-made generals, took great risks to win the affections of his high-born lady love..a vivid picture of the Commonwealth." Pp.302, darkened strip to endpapers. Grey cloth,...