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The Consul's File.
THEROUX, PAUL. · 1977 · Chilton Books
£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)
London:Hamish Hamilton,1977. 1st ed. "..a sequence of twenty stories, set in a small town in Malaysia and narrated by the resident American Consul." Pp.192, black & white frontispiece by Michael Foreman. Green cloth, illustrated dustwrapper by Michael Foreman slightly darkened...
Paper Trail.
TIMPSON, JOHN. · 1989 · Chilton Books
£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)
London: Frederick Muller, 1989. 1st ed. "Norfolk in the 50's is the setting for John Timpson's first novel, where Timpson reveals himself as a storyteller with all the appeal, style and good humour of James Herriot." Pp. 236. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated ...
Dr. DeMarr. (Illustrations by Marshall Arisman).
THEROUX, PAUL. · 1990 · Chilton Books
£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)
London: Hutchinson, 1990. 1st ed. Fiction. ".. an eerie, disconcerting and thought-provoking novella such as only Paul Theroux could produce." Pp. 94/1(ad), 8 b/w illustrations. Red and black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.
Picture Palace.
THEROUX, PAUL. · 1978 · Chilton Books
£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. 1st ed. Fiction. "He has portrayed a character larger than life, coarse, sensitive, unforgiving, strangely admirable, a genius of the photograph." Pp. 359. Orange cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w price-clipped. VG/VG.
Angels and Beasts. New short stories from France, selected and introduced by Denis Saurat.
SAURAT, DENIS. · 1947 · Chilton Books
£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)
London: Westhouse, 1947. 1st ed. "These eleven short or long-short stories are among the best that have been produced in France." Pp. 285/1 acknowledgements, inscrip. to fep, uneven toning to endpapers. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has minor edge chips. G+/G+.
The Selected Letters of Mark Twain. (Introduction and Commentary by Charles Neider).
NEIDER, CHARLES. (EDITOR). · 1982 · Chilton Books
£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)
New York: Harper & Row, 1982. 1st ed. "The letters not only provide an intimate insight into one of the great figures in American history and literature but they are a pure joy to read." Pp. 21/328. Maroon cloth, portrait illustrated d/w edges rubbed. VG/G+.
The Crock of Gold.
STEPHENS, JAMES. · 1913 · Chilton Books
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
London: Macmillan and Co,1913. Rep. Pp.6/312/3(ads), owners name to fep,spotting to endpapers and occasional light spotting throughout. Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, rubbed. G.
Stress Family Robinson 2. The Birthday Party.
PLASS, ADRIAN. · 1999 · Chilton Books
£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)
London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. 1st ed. Fiction. "Living, as ever on a rich diet of love, commotion and stress, they are about to learn that they may have more to celebrate than they thought." Pp. 174/5(ads). Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated dustwrappe...
Sermons and Soda-Water.
O'HARA, JOHN. · 1961 · Chilton Books
£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)
London: The Cresset Press, 1961. 1st ed. Fiction. Three linked stories of American life during the troubled interim from the end of one world war to the end of another. Pp.265. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, dustwrapper edges rubbed with small losses. G+/G.
Reflections at Fifty and other Essays.
FARRELL, JAMES T. · 1954 · Chilton Books
£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1954. 1st ed. "It is a book reflecting Mr. Farrell's dedication to a way of life and literature that, in his own words, encompasses, 'the great moral values of the liberal ideals of truth, freedom, fair play.' " Pp. 223. Beige cloth, d/w slightly ...
Melville. A Collection of Critical Essays.
CHASE, RICHARD. · 1962 · Chilton Books
£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)
Englewood: Prentice-Hall, 1962. Rep. "In this collection, the author has gathered the leading critical essays which stimulated and established the Melville revival". Pp 168. Pbk, creasing to cover. G+.
Profiles in Literature: Herman Melville.
MAXWELL. D E S. · 1968 · Chilton Books
£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1968. 1st copy. " Professor Maxwell describes in this volume the development of Melville's art as a novelist, with particular reference to his depiction of character and his use of symbolism." Pp.101. P/b, slightly marked covers. G+.
Profiles in Literature. Herman Melville.
MAXWELL, D. E. S. · 1968 · Chilton Books
£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)
London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1968. 2nd copy. Pp 101, pages slightly toned, loss to top corner of fep. P/b, minor toning to covers. G+.
The Eagle of Gwernabwy. Tales from Wales.
LLEWELLYN, MEGAN. · 1971 · Chilton Books
£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)
London: Pergamon Press, 1971. 1st ed. "The Eagle of Gwernabwy is a selection of Welsh tales which will appeal to children's love of excitement and their delight in magic and romance." Pp. 48. P/b, stiff card covers, covers slightly creased. G+.
The Fiction of John O'hara.
CARSON, RUSSELL. · 1961 · Chilton Books
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
USA: Pittsburgh Press, 1961. 1st ed. Literary criticism. Pp. 73. P/b. G+.
The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot.
WILSON, ANGUS. · 1958 · Chilton Books
£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)
London: Secker & Warburg, 1958. 0. 1st ed. Fiction. "Sombre, but shot through with Mr. Wilson's ironic humour, 'The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot' is a study of the sources of the human will". Pp. 430. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w edges chipped. G+/G.
The Beast.
MACDONALD, SHARMAN. · 1986 · Chilton Books
£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)
London: Collins, 1986. 1st ed. Fiction. "A deliciously funny fairy tale of modern life, 'The Beast' is a novel of real originality by a writer of rare gifts". Pp. 128. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w price-clipped with scuff to front cover. VG/G.
Ellis Island & Other Stories.
HELPRIN, MARK. · 1981 · Chilton Books
£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1981. 1st UK ed. A four-part novella about the adventures of a turn-of-the-century immigrant, and ten stories (many of which first appeared in 'The New Yorker'. Pp. 196. Red and cream cloth, d/w has minor sunning to spine. VG/G+.
The Old Gringo. (Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden and the author).
FUENTES, CARLOS. · 1986 · Chilton Books
£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)
London: Andre Deutsch, 1986. 1st British ed. Basis of a film starring Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda. Pp. 199. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.
Thomas Wolfe. Three Decades of Criticism.
FIELD, LESLIE A. (EDITOR). · 1969 · Chilton Books
£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)
London: University of London Press Ltd, 1969. 1st British ed. Collection of 23 essays by major critics, writers and scholars. Pp. 25/304. Red cloth, illustrated d/w price-clipped. VG/G.