Narrativa e romanzi

David Copperfield. Interweaving Truth and Fiction. (Twayne's Masterwork Studies).

STOREY, GRAHAM. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991. 0805781420. 1st ed. "..considers the autobiographical elements in David Copperfield as well as Dickens's singular gifts for portraying childhood." Pp.14/111, inscribed from the author to title page, marks to fep. Pbk. VG.

An Apologie for Poetrie by Sir Philip Sidney. Edited for the syndics of the University press(From Olney's text of 1595) with notes, illustrations and glossary.

SHUCKBURGH, EVELYN S.(EDITOR). · 1896 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Cambridge: University Press,1896. Rep. Pitt Press Series. Pp.36/192/8(ads),light spotting to prelims, inscrip to fep. Blue cloth, edges rubbed,gilt title to spine. G+.

Wednesday Stories: Short Stories Broadcast by the B.B.C.

BROWN, HILTON. (EDITOR.) · 1946 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Vallancey Press Ltd, 1946. 1st ed. A series broadcast by the B.B.C. on Wednesday nights. Pp.64. Red cloth, d/w rubbed with edge chipping. VG/G+.

Street Paved with Water.

WOOD, ANDREW. · 1940 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Withy Grove Press, nd. (c.1940's). Cherry Tree Book No.223. Mystery. Pp.96, pages toned. Pbk, spine scuffed. G.

Lion Invincible.

WENSBY-SCOTT, CAROL. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London: Michael Joseph, 1984. 0718123387. 1st ed. "Lion Invincible, the final volume in Carol Wensby-Scott's trilogy about the Percy family of Northumberland, follows the fortunes of Harry Percy from 1469 to his death in the aftermath of the Battle of Bosworth, the bloody even...

The Story and Its Writer. An Introduction to Short Fiction.

CHARTERS, ANN. (EDITOR). · 1983 · Chilton Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

New York: Bedford/St Martin's Press, 1983. 0312762518. 1st ed. "..includes a wide selection of short story masterpieces, arranged so that they help students understand the historical development of this literary form and the lively interaction between short story writers thems...

The Broken Stone.

REES, JENNIFER. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Basingstoke: Pickering & Inglis, 1985. 0720823528. Rep. "The Broken Stone.. a gripping real-life novel about the powers of evil in a 15 year old girl's life, and the rescuing love of God." Pp.156/1(ads). Pbk. VG.

The Kristeva Reader.

KRISTEVA, JULIA / MOI, TORIL (EDITOR). · 1995 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Oxford: Blackwell, 1995. 0631149317. Rep. "Julia Kristeva is one of Europe's most brilliant and original theorists .. The Kristeva Reader is the first fully comprehensive, easily acessible introduction to her work in English." Pp.327. Pbk. VG.

Aesop's Fables.

RACKHAM, ARTHUR(ILLUSTRATOR) JONES, V.S.VERNON (TRANSLATOR). · 1978 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Piccolo, 1978. A new translation, with an introduction by G.K.Chesterton, and illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 22cms x 17.5cms. Pp.158, 8 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout, gift inscription to contents page. Pbk, edges slightly scuffed. G+.

While The Horses Galloped To London.

WATTS, MABEL / MAYER, MERCER (ILLUSTRATOR). · 1974 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Surrey; World's Work, 1974. 43784210X. 1st ed. "A spritely tall tale, told with charm and humour by Mabel Watts, with illustrations typical of Mercer Mayer's particular talen for extending a story beyond the text." Unpaginated,colour illustrations throughout. Red cloth spine, ...

Compartments.

FISHER, DAVID. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London; W.H. Allen, 1972. 0491006020. 1st ed. A novel by the author of Crisis. "A novel of relationships and affections.. an essentially adult novel, not merely in its sophisticated attitude to moral freedom, but in the way it unaffectedly accepts the way real people think and...

Lola Rose. (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt).

WILSON, JACQUELINE. · 2003 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Doubleday, 2003. 0385601840. Rep. Pp.288, occasional b/w illustrations by Nick Sharratt. Black illustrated boards. VG.

The Vines of Yarrabee.

EDEN, DOROTHY. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1969. 1st ed. "Set in Australia in the early days of colonization, this is the story of Yarrabee, a vineyard, and the people whose lives it dominated..The vitality and violence of pioneer life in the first part of the nineteenth century provides a s...

Five Days Till Noon.

ROSS, SHEILA. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Collins, 1973. 0002212692. 1st ed. Novel about a plane hijack. "..it was happening - and within a few hours the Jewish and Muslim passengers had been spirited away, the children evacuated, and a little group of six crew and eleven passengers were left as hostages aboar...

The Underpainter.

URQUHART, JANE. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc, 1997. Rep. Fiction. "Jane Urquhart's new novel spans decades and tells a breathtaking story of interwoven lives in which the world of art collides with the realm of human emotion." Pp. 340. Beige cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. V...

The Boughwolfen and other stories.

PITTMAN, AL. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Canada: Breakwater, 1984. 1st ed. Short stories. The author's debut into adult prose fiction. Pp. 114. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

John Leech and Other Papers.

BROWN, JOHN. · 1882 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Edinburgh:David Douglas,1882. New edition. Third series. Pp.12/442/2(ads), 3 illustrations, owners details to verso front board. Blue cloth,edges rubbed, original label to spine. G+.

There is a Tide.

LOGAN, AGNES. · 1930 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1930. 1st ed. Fiction. "Miss Logan has taken a great northern industrial town for her background." Pp. 280, uneven toning to endpapers. Orange cloth, illustrated d/w has clear protective wrap. G+/G+.

Zorba the Greek. (Translated by Carl Wildman.)

KAZANTZAKIS, NIKOS. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Faber & Faber, 1981. Rep. Fiction. "The novel reflects Greek exhilaration at its best." Pp. 315, inscrip. to fep, toning to pages. P/b. G+.

The Cunning Man.

DAVIES, ROBERTSON. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc, 1994. 1st ed. "This novel allows Robertson Davies to display his wit (school, he tells us, is 'a form of jail with educational opportunities') and his wisdom in a novel which, of course, never neglects the charms of narrative for the human he...