Letteratura

Pages of Page's.

PAGE, CANON CLIFF. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Tatura(Australia: Canon Cliff Page, 1983. 0959194002. 1st edition. "In some of the verses there is deep Christian understanding - in a form that brings spiritual truths direct to the heart of the reader. There is in these verses a simplicity that reflects their background in c...

Thumbs Up.

AVERY, HAROLD. · 1925 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

London: Nisbet & Co Ltd, 1925. 1st edition. "An elderly gentleman of unimpeachable respectability, is suddenly seized with the conviction that, for their moral and intellectual well-being, his neighbours need "livening up." The complications in which his crusade invloves not o...

Grey Rabbit's May Day. (Pictures by Margaret Tempest).

UTTLEY, ALISON. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

London: Collins,1963. 1st edition. "As May Day drew near there were great preparations in Grey Rabbit's house. Hare had seen in the village the lovely Maypole with its dangling ribbons all ready for the children to dance round. Couldn't they have a Maypole too? But Grey Rabbit...

The Moon of the Caribbees and Six Other Plays of the Sea.

O'NEILL, EUGENE G. · 1919 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. 1st editon. First issue with the called for errors to pp.30 and 108. Pp.217, with the ownership signature of the actress Lady Martin Harvey, dated 1924 to front free endpaper and her bookplate(by K.Cameron) to inside front board. Small losse...

Winsome Wins Through.

HARRIS, BETH COOMBE. · 1937 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Kilmarnock:John Ritchie Ltd, nd. (c.1937). Pp.258, colour frontispieceof a young man in shirt and smart trousers & shoes climbing round a cliff face to rescue a small dog + 3 black & white plates, prize bookplate ("Bethedsda" Sunday School Ipswich 1st prize award for obtaining...

Amateur Acting And Producing For Beginners. By D. J. Desmond .

DESMOND, D. J. [ PSEUD. SAVILLE, MALCOLM ] . · 1937 · Chilton Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd, Tower House, Southampton Street, W.C.2, 1937 . 0. First edition. A good tight binding. pp.109 . Orange cloth covered boards with black titles to both front board and spine. Light fading to front board. Light toning to endpapers, other wise clean ...

Men of Destiny. or The Moment of No Return.

KING-HALL, STEPHEN. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: K-H Services Ltd, 1960. 1st edition. "A sudden crisis over West Berlin triggered off by the East German Communists. With Russian foreknowledge and support? The West took this for granted; they were wrong..We observe the frantic efforts of the men of "the Establishments...

Altered States.

BROOKNER, ANITA. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. 0224042823. 1st edition. "Altered States is a forceful exploration of the conflicting needs of men and women, and the lack of understanding which divides them. Powerfully written and rich in perception, Anita Brookner's portrait of moral vulnerabil...

Hymns and Poems.

RAMSBOTTOM, REV.GEORGE F. · 1894 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: Spottiswoode and Co, 1894. Original 1st edition. The poems "were written when I lived in one of the most lovely dales in Derbyshire; and it will be seen that most of those which are not purely Scriptural in character are founded upon incidents occurring among a people ...

Ruggles of Red Gap. (Illustrated by F.R.Gruger).

WILSON, HARRY LEON. · 1915 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915. 1st edition. The story of a newly rich American couple from the West who win a British gentleman's gentleman in a poker game. Pp.371, black & white frontispiece + 7 further illustrations by F.R.Gruger, faint ownership details to front...

Shivers for Christmas.

DALBY, RICHARD. (EDITOR). · 1995 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 1995. 1854799193. 1st edition. Sixteen ghoulish stories. "Ghosts, wolves, journeys into other dimensions, exorcism and rats are all set to transport your from the comfort of a warm hearth to a place where your bones will be chilled." Includes:...

The River Line. A Play.

MORGAN, CHARLES. · 1952 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1952. 1st edition. The theme of the play, further discussed in a preface "On Transcending the Age of Violence", is the predicament of us all who, being men and women of peaceful mind, nurtured in a rule of law derived from Rome and tempered by Chris...

The Come-Uppance of Arthur Hearne.

HALL, ANGUS. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

London: Hammond, Hammond, 1967. 1st edition. "It was a long way - socially, at least - from the gypsy encampment to the residence of the Mayor of Eastsea: and Artaros Rossar-Mescro had made the journey the hard way. First he had abandoned his gypsy heritage to become Arhtur He...

Nic Revel. A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land. (With six illustrations by W.H.C.Groome).

MANVILLE FENN, G. · 1898 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

London: W & R Chambers Limited, 1898. 1st edition. Pp.306/32(ads for other publications), black & white frontispiece + 5 further black & white plates by W.H.C.Groome, illustrated headpieces to chapters, owner's inkstamp to half-title page, a few light spots. Blue decorated clo...

The Twisted Sabre. A Biographical Novel of Benedict Arnold.

EDWARDS, SAMUEL. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Alvin Redman, 1964. 1st edition. "What caused Benedict Arnold to become a traitor to the cause for which he had twice been wounded, to which he had given so much?..In 'The Twisted Sabre', a dramatic novel based on fact, Samuel Edwards explains the enigma that was Bened...

Grandpa and the Tiger.

HEWARD, CONSTANCE.(WORDS)/ GOVEY, LILIAN A. (PICTURES). · 1924 · Chilton Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London: George G.Harrap & Co.Ltd, 1924. 1st edition. 16cms x 11cms. An escaped tiger from a traveling zoo is discovered in Grandpa's garden. The tiger enters the house, where it is finally caught with the result of it ending up as a rug on Grandpa's living room floor. Unpagina...

Explosion! A Peter Gayleigh Story.

ROBERTSON, COLIN. · 1945 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Ward, Lock & Co.Ltd, 1945. 1st edition. A Uranium Bomb Sttory. "Peter Gayleigh's old antagonist and friend, Chief Inspector Herrington of Scotland Yard, sets Gayleigh the task of frustrating the famous Nazi spy's attempts to obtain details of the extraordinary new expl...

The Castle of Himself. (Illustrated by Constance Symonds).

ROLT, MARY F. · 1927 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

London: Humphrey Milford/ Oxford University Press, 1927. 1st edition. Children's story about a little boy who is "King" of his world which gets 'invaded' by Mr Cough, Mrs Cold, Miss Sneeze and Master Shivers. 17.5cms x 13.5cms. Pp.48, colour frontispiece + 6 black & white line...

The Silver Bullet.

HUME, FERGUS. · 1903 · Chilton Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London: John Long, nd.(c.1903). By the author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab". Presumed 1st edition due to catalogue of John Long Autumn and New Year announcements 1903-1904 to end of book. Pp.309/6(ads for other publications), endpapers browned, marginal tears to pp.303/304,...

Listen.

HEAD, KATE. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Minerva Press, 1997. 1861061005. 1st edition. "In this original collection of poetry Kate Head deals with highly topical issues sometimes in a lighthearted manner and sometimes with a profound and disturbing realism, but always with a deep understanding of human emotio...