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Hallowed Ground. Religions and the Poetry of Place.

BOWKER, JOHN. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: SPCK, 1993. 0281046697. 1st ed. "Takes the reader on a compelling journey through many places, times and traditions - African, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Japanese, Jewish, Muslim and Taoist." Pp.107. Pbk. VG.

The Andersons.

CLARKE, DIANA. · 1953 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Pickering & Inglis Ltd, 1953. 1st ed. Juvenile Fiction. A holiday in Cornwall. Pp. 64, colour frontis, Sunday School bookplate to fep, toning to pages. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w has small edge tears and price-clipped. G/G.

Fresh Voices. An Anthology of Poetry and Prose by children and young people and offering resource material for Christian Education and Worship.

HILTON, DONALD. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Redhill: NCEC. 1979. 1st ed. "The contributors range in age from five to twenty years". Pp.unpaginated. P/b. Slight crease to cover. Illustrated cover. G+.

A Bunch of Blue Ribbons. A Collection of writings on Tresses.

JOHNSON,M.M. · 1951 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Skeffington,1951. 1st ed. With an introduction by Frank Kendon and decorations by Philip Gough. "This charming anthology of poetry and prose selected from English literature is woven romantically round the subject of hair. The result is an astonishing revelation of its...

The Howards of Caxley. Drawings by Harry Grimley.

READ, MISS. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

London: Country Book Club, 1968. 1st Country Book Club ed. Novel. Pp. 224, 2 line drawings. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w edge tears to spine. VG/G.

Latin America. The Writer's Journey.

PRICE, GREG. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990. 1st ed. "Here is a provocative insight into the culture and climate of one of today's most volatile continents." Pp. 13/281, scuff to verso front cover. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, map illustrated d/w has small tear to base of spine. G+/G+.

Fortunately in England...

COWAN, ALAN. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Hutchinson, 1968. 1st ed. Fiction. A novel about a schoolmaster. Pp. 256. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w edges rubbed and chipped. G+/G.

How's Business.

PRINCE, ALISON. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Pan Books (Piper 1987. 1st ed. "For Howard Grainger, life in the country in Lincolnshire as an evacuee has its moments, like the local auction sale, which provides How with a chance to use his special talent - making money out of nothing!" Pp 191, with b/w illustration...

Through the Garden Wall. A Play.

HOWARD, PETER. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Blandford Press. 1963. 1st ed. "First produced in London at the Westminster Theatre, 20th March 1963". Pp 97. 2 b/w illustrations. Stiff card covers. G+.

Blindsight. A Play.

GORDON, ANNE WOLRIGE. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Westminster Productions. 1970. 1st ed. "The tension in this play is between extremities of good and evil. The blind people, except for Stella, become part of evil. They chose blindness. They do not want to see, or they are blind to others. This is no reflection of blin...

Steamboat Gothic.

KEYES, FRANCES PARKINSON. · 1952 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1952. 1st ed. Fiction. A story of the plantations of Louisiana and of the river which contributed so largely to their prosperity, their prestige and their splendour. Pp. 320, inscrip. to fep, toning to endpapers. Grey cloth, illustrated d/w edges r...

Punch at the Theatre.

MORLEY, SHERIDAN. (EDITOR). · 1980 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Robson Books, 1980. 1st ed. A comical history of the theatre, Punch's first-ever theatre anthology. 29cms. x 21cms. Pp. 192, b/w illustrations throughout, illustrated endpapers. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Shanghaied!

CATHERALL, ARTHUR. · 1966 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: The Children's Press, 1966. 1st Children's Press ed. "This is a sea story which will appeal to all boys: salted with humour, breezy with the authentic character of men who wrest their living from the sea, it tells of adventure and high courage." Pp. 156. Blue cloth, il...

A Book of Verse for Girls.

BURGESS, HELEN (ED). · 1964 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: University of London Press. 1964. 1st ed. "Here is poetry that is of the stuff of life itself: birth, childhood, marriage, parenthood and death, but above all - love. Every girl, and every woman, will find in these verses the universal, undying truths of life". Pp 94. ...

An Oakham Overture to Poetry.

BUCHANAN, JOHN. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Wymondham: Sycamore Press,1985. 1st ed. Pp.10/226, photo frontis. + photos and line illustrations throughout. Photo illustrated laminated boards. VG.

A Closer Look at Science Fiction.

THACKER, ANTHONY. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Eastbourne, England: Kingsway, 2001. 0854768882. 1st ed. "The author looks at the popular face of science fiction, and addresses the key spiritual and moral themes raised, especially by some of TV's best-known series including 'Star Trek', 'Babylon 5', 'Doctor Who', 'The X-Fil...

The Green Beetle.

FORD, ELIZABETH. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1972. 1st ed. Fiction. Pp. 184, toning to pages. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

Table For Five. (Based on the Screenplay by David Seltzer).

RENAULD, RON. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

New York: Pinnacle Books. 1983. 1st ed. "A playboy golf pro, a wandering husband, and an absentee father, until his wife divorced him..tragedy occurs during a holiday with his children, and he discovers the real meaning of the word father". Pp 212. Page edges slightly toned. P...

Jill Graham and the Adventure of the Man who Vanished.

CHASE, LESLEY. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Folkestone: Bailey Brothers & Swinfen Ltd, 1975. 1st ed. The Jill Graham Mystery Series. ".. a mystery thriller specially written for the young adult." Pp. 110, line drawing frontis, inked 'x' to fep. Yellow cloth, illustrated d/w has a few edge chips. G+/G+.

The English Reader. An Anthology.

SMITH, GODFREY. (EDITOR). · 1988 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Pavilion Books Ltd, 1988. 1st ed. ".. the ideal bedside book, both for the English themselves and for anyone wishing to understand them." Pp. 300. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.