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Christmas Thoughts.

WALTON, CHRIS. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Peterborough:Triumph House,1997. 1st ed. "Christmas Thoughts is an inspirational collection of poetry and prose featuring over 130 new and established writers..From the Virgin birth, to the festivities and celebrations, each piece of writing holds its own special element of ca...

Then and Now. A Selection of articles, stories & poems, taken from the first 50 numbers of 'Now & Then' 1921-35.

VARIOUS. · 1935 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. 1st ed. Selection of writings taken from the 'Now & Then' magazine. Pp. 224, 30 b/w illustns. Stiff card covers slightly rubbed. G+.

Beyond This Disregard. Poems.

PUDNEY, JOHN. · 1943 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1943. 1st ed. "These poems are infused with authentic pity, a touch of sub-acid protest, most of all with a positive and touching beauty". Pp. 32. Inscrip. to fep. Toning to endpapers. Pale yellow cloth, illustd. d/w has small edge chips. G+/G+.

Heroes.

HAY, HEATHER. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Wallington: Severn House Publishers Ltd, 1991. 1st hardcover ed. Fiction.Set in Britain of the 1940's it is redolent of the atmosphere of war. Pp. 331. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w has slight chipping to top edges. VG/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 & Spottiswoode Ltd. 1986. 1st ed. "The aim of this book, written by two people who have given their working lives to the presentation and teaching of Christian drama, is to inspire those who would like to make more use of drama in churches - whether in the form of...

Samuel Johnson: Writer. A Selection edited, with an introduction.

ROBERTS, S.C. (EDITOR). · 1926 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Herbert Jenkins,1926. 1st ed. The Fireside Library series. Pp.256, advertisement for Fireside Library inserted loosely. Red cloth, yellow d/w rubbed. G+/G+.

Noah and the Ark. Illustrated by Thomas Gianni.

TOAST, SARAH. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Illinois: Publications International Ltd, 1995. 1st ed. Little Rainbow Books. Story of Noah and the Ark, for children. Unpaginated, 10 col. illustrations. Illustd. laminated boards. (Cover illustn. by Michael Jaroszko). VG.

John Skelton. A Selection of his Poems.

GANT, ROLAND. (EDITOR). · 1949 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Crown Classics, Grey Walls Press, 1949. 1st ed. "Skelton was undoubtedly one of the most colourful figures in 15th century England". Pp. 64, illustd. title page. Illustd. beige cloth, illustd. d/w ( jacket design from a contemporary woodcut of the famous character, Ely...

Because I Love You. Introduction by Helen Steiner Rice.

DAVIDSON, ALICE JOYCE. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Hutchinson, 1982. 1st ed. Poetry. "You will find that 'Because I Love You' is a book which will move you, inspire you, awaken you." Pp. 96, 23 b/w line drawings. White cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w, price clipped. VG/G+.

From The Heart. Poems of Praise and Thanks. (Treasuries of Inspiration).

ANON. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Century Publishing, 1986. 1st British ed. Selection of poems offering praise and thanks - for loved ones and for friends, for the beauty of Creation and, above all, for the grace and love of God. 16cms. x 12 cms. Pp. 57, b/w line drawings to each poem. Illustd. endpape...

Peculiar Poems.

LAMB, J.C. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Bucharest: Editura Babel, 1990. 1st.ed. "Food..Animals..Philosophy..Women..Children..Death." Pp. 81. P/b. Stiff card covers. G+.

Who Came by Night. A Novel.

ROLAND, NICHOLAS. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Harvill Press, 1971. 1st ed. Fiction. Starting with the 'woman taken in adultery' and ending with the burial of Jesus, a story of one man exposed to a breaking strain, and of the strain which broke him. Pp. 223. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. VG/G+.

Picnic at Porokorro.

CHARTERIS, HUGO. · 1958 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Collins, 1958. 1st ed. Fiction. A novel about Africa, about violence, about the predicament of white men living and working in a continent of black men in the middle of the 20th century revolution. Pp. 253. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w edges rubbed. G+/G.

An Anthology of Poetry About Libraries.

YOUNG, BERNARD. & DAVIDSON, JONATHAN. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Hull: Humberside Leisure Services, 1990. 1st.ed. "This collection of poems is inspired by one subject - The Public Library." Pp. 62. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

A Choice of Clough's Verse.

THORPE, MICHAEL. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Faber & Faber, 1969. 1st.ed. "A selection of Arthur Hugh Clough's poetry." Pp. 165. P/b. Portrait cover. VG.

The Penguin New Writing. 29.

LEHMANN, JOHN. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1947. 1st.ed. "Designed for the reader who knows no Greek..New readers could hardly have a better introduction to a culture which was the basis for artistic development almost everywhere." Pp. 186. 6 b/w. and 4. col. illustrations. Page edges toned. P/b...

Poems Grave and Gay of shoes and ships and sealing wax.

LAUDERDALE, IRENE. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Privately Printed, 1982. 1st.ed. Pp. 63. 8 b/w. illustrations. Signed by author. P/b. Few marks to covers. G+.

Children of the Voice. A story for those who are kids at heart.

ISHMAEL. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Eastbourne: Kingsway Publications, 1990. 086065818X. 1st.ed. "Little Trouble wants to hear the Voice - the One everyone says they go to church for." Pp.123, pages toned. Pbk. G+.

Biography Past and Present. Selections and Critical Essays.

DAVENPORT, WILLIAM H. & SIEGEL, BEN. · 1965 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. 1st.ed. "Intended to be functional and aimes at teachers and students..Takes a broad view at biography, includes history, scripture and hagiography." Pp. 472. P/b. Some creasing to covers. G.

The Olive Grove and other Stories (a new translation by Hugo Young).

MANUPASSANT, GUYDE. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Nicholson & Watson, 1947. 1st ed. The Olive Grove, A Bit of String, Denis, Pierrot, The Batman, Fear, Father and Son, The Prisoners & Mouche. Pp. 128, pages slightly toned, occasional b/w vignettes & occasional spotting mainly to closed page edges. P/b, minor creasing ...