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Duel in the Sun.

BUSCH, NIVEN. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London:W.H.Allen,1947. 1st British ed. Made into a film in 1946 starring Gregory Peck. Pp.256,rear endpaper absent. Black cloth, yellow oblong with title in red and black to front and spine. G+.

Murdock and Other Poems.

BERRY, FRANCIS. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London:Andrew Dakers,1947. 1st ed. Pp.55,slight toning to endpapers, owners name to fep. Blue cloth, gilt title to front. VG.

A Million Tears.

HENKE, PAUL. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Glasgow: Good Reading. 1998. 1st ed. "The tale of love and hate, murder and suicide, poverty and wealth - the story of a family whose devotion for each other helps them to succeed where others fail". 23cms x 15cms. Pp 523, inscribed by author to title page. P/b. Illustrated co...

Stories from the Caribbean. An Anthology.

SALKEY, ANDREW. (EDITOR.) · 1965 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Elek Books, 1965. 1st ed. "Andrew Salkey, a young West Indian novelist, has collected together a diverse and representative anthology of short stories from a number of West Indian writers .." Pp. 256. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w slightly rubbed. VG/G+.

Collected Short Stories.

AMIS, KINGSLEY. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Hutchinson, 1980. 1st ed. "Kingsley Amis's 'Collected Short Stories' contains almost everything that he has published in that genre." Pp. 303, owner's name to fep. Yellow cloth, d/w has sunning to spine and lower front wrap. G+/G+.

Poetry and Personal Responsibility. An Interim Report on Contemporary Literature.

EVERY, GEORGE. · 1949 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: SCM, 1949. 1st ed. Viewpoints Series. "An illuminating and original handling of significant modern writing." 16.5cms. x 10.5cms. Pp. 96. Green and white stiff card boards, matching d/w has small edge tears. G+/G+.

The Jew in Drama.

LANDA, M.J. · 1926 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

London:P.S.King & Son,1926. 1st ed. Pp.340,portrait frontis. of Richard Cumberland, errata slip to contents page. Grey boards with fawn cloth spine, edges and boards rubbed. G+.

Herman Melville: Research Opportunities and Dissertation Abstracts.

HAYASHI, TETSUMARO.(ED). · 1987 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Jefferson:McFarland & Co,1987. 1st ed. "The purpose of this reference book is to anthologize the available English-language dissertation abstracts on Herman Melville, to index them properly for the benefit of future doctoral candidates planning to write a dissertation,book, or...

Lazarus Laughed. (1925-26) A Play For An Imaginative Theatre.

O'NEILL, EUGENE. · 1927 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

New York:Boni & Liveright,1927. 1st ed. Pp.179,illustrated endpapers,owners illustrated bookplate (Hortense & William Hough)and name to inner endpaper, a few minor marginal spots. Blue/green cloth, gilt name to front, gilt title to spine slightly dulled. VG.

The Serpent-Wreathed staff.

HOBART, ALICE TISDALE. · 1953 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Cassell,1953. 1st UK ed. Ex libris.Pp.403,owners details to fep. Brown cloth, Boots Booklovers Library embossed to front, tag-ring to top of spine, edges rubbed. G+.

A Treasury of Narnia. The Story of C.S. Lewis and his Chronicles of Narnia. (Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.)

SIBLEY, BRIAN, & SAGE, ALISON. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

London: Collins, 1999. 1st ed. ".. a vital new addition to the Chronicles of Narnia which lovers of this world and its inhabitants should not be without." 28.5cms. x 22.5cms. Pp. 128, colour illustrations throughout. Illustrated laminated boards with matching illustrated d/w w...

Farewell to the Sea. A Novel of Cuba. (Translated by Andrew Hurley).

ARENAS, REINALDO. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

New York: Viking Penguin Inc, 1986. 1st English ed. "Rich in hallucination, myth, and fantasy, 'Farewell to the Sea' is a brilliant apocalyptic vision of today's Cuba, by a writer whom Octavio Paz calls 'remarkable'." Pp. 413. Pale green boards with black cloth spine, illustra...

Act Justly or 15 Drama Sketches to solve the Worlds Problems.

CAFOD/CHRISTIAN AID. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Collins, 1987. 0005999588. 1st ed. "Explores topics such as food, dept, water, slavery, the Christians involvement in issues of social justice and the allocation of the rich resources entrusted to humankind by God". Pp.128, slight toning to pages, owners name to inside...

Sun-Trap.

LOVELL, ANN. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1990. 1st ed. "Set against the fiery landscapes of southern France, Sun-Trap is a memorable love story of greed and passion." Pp.286. Orange cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

The Hopeful Travellers (Les Gueux Au Paradis). A Flemish Comedy in Three Acts.

MARTENS, G - M. · 1953 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

London: J. Garnet Miller. 1953. 1st ed. "Two rascals, dressed up as saints to celebrate St.Nicholas's day in Flanders, are run over by a car and killed. To their surprise and horror they find themselves in Hell, and only after terrifying experiences do they escape, and reach t...

Die Romane: Amerika, Der Prozess, Schloss.

KAFKA, FRANZ. · 1965 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Germany: S. Fischer Verlag, 1965. 1st ed. German text. A Trilogy. Pp. 814/2 Index. Mottled grey cloth, d/w has edge tears with loss to lower edge rear cover. VG/G.

King and Emperor. (The Hammer and the Cross - Book 3).

HARRISON, HARRY, & HOLM, JOHN. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Legend Books, 1996. 1st ed. Science fiction. "Now, in the powerful conclusion to Harry Harrison's acclaimed trilogy, Shef must face the reborn power of the Holy Roman Emperor." Pp. 452, creased and torn rear endpaper. Dark red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/...

The Ghost from the Grand Banks.

CLARKE, ARTHUR C. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

New York: Bantam Books, 1990. 1st ed. Science fiction. "A novel of the race to raise the Titanic." Pp. 10/274, occasional b/w illustrations. Pink cloth with black spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Legacy.

BEAR, GREG. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Legend Books, 1995. 1st ed. Science fiction. "A magnificent return to the Universe of Eon." Pp. 409. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

I Wake Up Screaming.

FISHER, STEVE. · 1943 · Chilton Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London:Robert Hale,1943. 1st British ed. The classic film noir, based on this book, was made in 1941 starring Victor Mature, Betty Grable and Carol Landis. Pp.216,slight toning to pages. Black cloth, red title and silver gun to spine, edges slightly rubbed. Scarce. VG.