Letteratura

A Feast of Poetry.

SMITH, JOHN. (COMPILER). · 1988 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Burke Publishing Co, 1988. 0222010630. 1st ed. An Anthology of poems and verses. "Masterpieces by such geniuses as Keats or Marvell, Hopkins or Yeats are..'complemented by children's poems, entertainments and minor delights which surround them' within the anthology." P...

The Rise of the Gothic Novel.

KILGOUR, MAGGIE. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Routledge, 1995. 0415081823. 1st ed. "In this cogent analysis of the rise and fall of the gothic as a popular form. Kilgour juxtaposes the writings of William Godwin with Mary Wollstonecraft, and Ann Radcliffe with Matthew Lewis. She concludes with a close reading of t...

Snatchers.

CRESSWELL, HELEN. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Hodder Childrens Books, 1998. 0340682868. 1st edition. Hardback. "Ellie Horner has gone missing, and there's snow in September: The whole world has turned upside down. The whole world is holding its breath." Pp.176, inscribed by theauthor ( "For Sybil and Ewart with lo...

The Ballad and the Source.

LEHMANN, ROSAMOND. · 1944 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Collins, 1944. 1st ed. Only novel by Rosamond Lehmann that doesn't have a contemporary setting, taking place between the Mid-Victorian era and the First World War. Pp.318. Yellow cloth, slightly rubbed. VG.

Sight Unseen.

GODDARD, ROBERT. · 2005 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Bantam Press, 2005. 059305363X. 1st ed. "..another classic mystery from Robert Goddard, full of his trademark twists and turns, and deeply satisfiying to the very last page." Pp.329, blue mark to top corner of fep. Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

Dying to Tell.

GODDARD, ROBERT. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Bantam Press, 2001. 0593047583. 1st ed. Signed. "Dying to Tell is a classic Robert Goddard mystery: intricate, compelling, and this time with a denouement that is, quite literally, sensational." Pp.345, signed by author to title page. Green cloth, d/w has clear protect...

The Little Gentleman.

PEARCE, PHILIPPA. · 2004 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Puffin, 2004. 014138090X. 1st ed. By the author of Tom's Midnight Garden. Children's story about the friendship between a little girl and a 300 year old talking mole. Pp.147, occasional line illustrations by Patrick Benson, gift message to fep. Purple cloth, illustrate...

Wycliffe and the House of Fear.

BURLEY, W.J. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Victor Gollancz, 1995. 0575059958. 1st ed. "The Kemps, a Cornish Catholic family, have hung on to Kellycoryk, their ancestral home, for almost five hunrded years, but it is beginning to look as though the present century will be their last.." Pp.192. Brown cloth, d/w p...

The Respected Lady.

CONSTANDUROS, MABEL AND AGG, HOWARD. · 1946 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Lawson & Dunn, 1946. 1st ed. Pp.190, owners details to fep, browning to pages. Blue cloth, rubbed. Scarce. G.

Christian Theatre. A Handbook for Church Groups.

READ, SYLVIA AND FRY, WILLIAM. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1986. 0413802604. 1st ed. "The aim of this book..is to inspire those who would like to make more use of drama in churches - whether in the form of complete plays and musicals, or simply as short interludes in the service - and to provide a handbo...

Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers.

PARK, NICK. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: BBC Children's Books, 1994. 0563403853. 1st ed. "This stunning picture book, which retells the hilarious, nail-biting story of 'The Wrong Trousers', uses stills from the Oscar-winning film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations." 30cms x 20.5cms. Pp.32, colour illustration...

Nebula Winners Thirteen.

DELANY, SAMUEL R.(EDITOR). · 1980 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

New York: Harper & Row, 1980. 006013786X. 1st ed. Stories include: Harlan Ellison - Jeffty is Five; John Varley - Air Raid; Racoona Sheldon - The Screwfly Solution; Edward Bryant - Particle Theory; Spider and Jeanne Robinson - Stardance; Vonda N. McIntyre - Aztecs. There is a ...

A Child's Guide to Looking at Theatre.

MAY, ROBIN. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Marshall Cavendish/Woodpecker Books, 1979. 0856856851. 1st ed. Introduces children to the magic world of theatre: plays, musicals, mime, opera, ballet, puppetry. Gives an outline of the history of theatre and a view of what happens backstage. 27cms x 21.5cms. Pp.44, co...

Python Dance.

SILVER, NORMAN. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Faber and Faber, 1992. 0571165885. 1st ed. "Growing up in a Johannesburg suburb, Ruth is Jewish, a teenager - and white. But this is the South Africa of the '60's: Prime Minister Verwoerd is assassinated, there is a spate of detentions without trial, and the severest d...

Steinbeck: A Collection of Critical Essays.

DAVIS, ROBERT MURRAY. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1972. 1st ed. Twentieth Century Views series. Ex college library. Pp.8/183, inkstamps to front endpapers and title page, scuffs to fep. Black cloth, d/w designed by Stanley Wyatt. VG/VG.

Rescue. A Novel.

RICHARDS, ELIZABETH. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York: Pocket Books, 1999. 0671023977. 1st ed. By the author of 'Every Day'. "Rescue is the engrossing story of a childless woman in a crumbling marriage whose effort to save a troubled stepson risks destroying them both." (Shelby Hearon). Pp.276. Brown cloth spine over tan...

Black Summer.

HALE, JULIAN. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982. 0241107679. 1st ed. "When the Germans invaded southern Russia in the summer of 1942, their superbly trained troops encountered little opposition - until they reached the Caucasus mountains, where the last, desperate units of the Red Army and Russ...

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.

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+.

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...