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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.

The Delightful Adventures of Toby Ant.

UNCLE BILL (WILLIAM T KENNEDY). · 1980 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Ft.Lauderdale:Privately printed, 1980. Read-Aloud Bedtime stories. "The Toby Ant stories were invented by a father seeking a way to calm his children during that all important bed-time period." Pp.4/86, inscribed by the author to copyright page, typed re-order slip pasted to i...

Cornwall.

MOREY, PHYLLIS. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Ilfracombe: Arthur H. Stockwell. 1970. 1st ed. 19 Poems on the subject of Cornwall. Pp 27, inscribed by author to title page. P/b. G+.

Home Truths.

THWAITE, ANTHONY. · 1957 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Hessle, E. Yorkshire: Marvell Press, 1957. 1st ed. Poetry. Pp. 61/2 Subscribers' List before Publication, signed by author to fep, ex college library stamps to verso front board and fep. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

Evensong.

JERVIS, MARY ADELINE. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Stoke-on-Trent: Webberley Ltd, 1977. 1st ed. Twenty four poems. Pp. 24, signed by author to title page. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine and front board. VG.

The Owl in the Tree. Poems.

THWAITE, ANTHONY. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Oxford University Press, 1963. 1st ed. Thirty-five poems. Pp. 59, signed by author to fep, ex college library stamps to verso front board, fep and title page, minor scuff to fep. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

Where the Rainbow Ends. Sonnets.

BROWN, SID. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

1993. Pp 30, signed by author. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

The Blossoming Tree. Poems and Illustrations. (Foreword by the Countess of Longford.)

STOCKDALE, LOUISE. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Basingstoke: Printed by Bird Brothers Ltd, 1977. 1st ed. Poetry. 28cms. x 21.5cms. Pp. 92, 16 colour, 26 b/w illustrations, inscribed by author to title page. Orange cloth with gilt motif, illustrated d/w. VG/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...

Breathing Spaces. Early Poems.

KENNELLY, BRENDAN. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 1992. 2nd imp. "In these poems, Kennelly opens up his imagination, making a space through his poetry for constrained voices to speak, live and breathe." Pp. 160, inscribed and signed by author to title page. Blue cloth, gilt title to sp...

Love let me not Hunger.

GALLICO, PAUL. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Heinemann, 1963. 1st ed. Pp.313, authors inscription 'to Mrs Frank Simon sincerely Paul Gallico. Xmas,1963' to fep. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, slightly rubbed edges. VG.

Ninety Feet to the Sun. A Sea Novel of World War II.

COLLENETTE, ERIC J. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: William Kimber, 1984. 071830506X. 1st ed. A fast-moving adventure of the war at sea. Pp. 192, inscribed by author to half-title, signed. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has chipping and small loss to top edges. VG/G+.

Pigeon-Holed.

TAYLOR, HILDA BIDDELL. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£11.00 (€13.19 | $14.53 | ¥2,321)

Bury St Edmunds:F.G.Pawsey & Co, 1979. 0. Poetry. Pp.43, signed(?) "To Margaret with best wishes from Hilda" to front free endpaper. Brown/white illustrated boards by Mary Watt. VG.

Fifty Love Poems.

KARICKAM, DR. ABRAHAM. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Kerala, India: M.Y. Publishers, 1996. 1st ed. "These are poems of love .. that metamorphorise the hankering of the human soul for the eternal soul .. poems of thirst .. of the devotee for the eternal spring of the love of God."- Prof. Dr. K.M.Tharakan. unpaginated. very minor ...

My Remembrances The Melancholy Tale Of "Me" .

SOUTHERN, EDWARD H. · 1917 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London: Cassell And Company, Ltd, 1917 . "Presentation Copy" (blind-stamped mark to title page). With two autograph leters, loosely inserted, signed by Southern while at "His Majesty's Theatre" March 1922. Plus two photo-postcards of ; "Mr. Walter Hampden" and "Mr. Edward Comp...

Reflections at Fifty and other Essays.

FARRELL, JAMES T. · 1954 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1954. 1st ed. "It is a book reflecting Mr. Farrell's dedication to a way of life and literature that, in his own words, encompasses, 'the great moral values of the liberal ideals of truth, freedom, fair play.' " Pp. 223. Beige cloth, d/w slightly ...

An Inconvenient Woman.

DUNNE, DOMINICK. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

London:Sidgwick and Jackson,1990. 1st ed. "..a richly woven story of how the rich exert their power - no matter what the human price." Pp.458, inscribed by the author "To Kay and Manny my dear friends with love Dominick Dunne" to half-title. Black cloth,d/w. VG/VG.

Look Down That Winding River. An Informal Profile of the Mississippi. Illusrated by Alice Caddy.

BURMAN, BEN LUCIEN. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

U.S.A: David & Charles Holdings Ltd, 1973. 1st ed."In this volume, described by P.G. Wodehouse as "absolutely fascinating", Mr. Burman returns to the great river, with colourful recollections of the glamorous Mississippi steamboat days that are now no more." Pp.192 , some b/w ...

Curtain Calls.

MILES, BERNARD AND TREWIN, J.C. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Guildford:Lutterworth,1981. 0718824768. 1st ed. Book about the world of the theatre. "Linked by Bernard Miles's reminiscences of his own experiences as actor, manager, director and author, and by John Trewin's scholarship..Curtain Calls is alive with laughter, affection and su...

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+.