Letteratura

Discovery, Being the Second Book of an Autobiograpny, 1897-1913

JOHN DRINKWATER · 1932 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Ernest Benn. 1932, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Green cloth marked and discoloured, corners and spine ends worn; decorated endpapers bit browned. Illustrated. Good/No Jacket.

The Marriage of Margaret

E. MARIA ALBANESI · 1924 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, C. Arthur Pearson. 1924, New Edition. Hardcover. Book, Both free endpapers missing, hinges weak, few bits of foxing, few thumb marks, name on half title; spine faded and dull, worn on ends. Dark blue cloth with gilt decoration. Fairly Good/No Jacket.

Crisis in Heaven - an Elysian Comedy

ERIC LINKLATER · 1944 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Macmillan. 1944, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Boards bit stained, dustwrapper bit torn and stained. With cast of first performance, directed by John Gielgud. Good/Fairly Good.

The Sea Lady, a tissue of Moonshine

H. G. WELLS · 1934 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Methuen. 1934, Sixth Edition (cheap form). Hardcover. Book, Corners and spine ends bit worn; some marks on covers; slight foxing to page edges. Blue boards, black titles, 179 pages + catalogue, small format. Novel concerning a mermaid. Good/No Jacket.

The Police Released

NO AUTHOR GIVEN · 1980 · Marion Pitman Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

London, Big O Publishing. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0905664272) Soft cover. Book, Top edge of biding very slightly faded; front cover has creased corner, and dents as if it has been used for leaning on while writing or drawing; back cover remains of sticky label. Contents ve...

Storm

P. FITZGERALD O'CONNOR · 1955 · Marion Pitman Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

London, Collins. 1955, Uncorrected Prool. Soft cover. Ill.: David Chalmers. Book, Corners bit creased, front edge front cover bit ragged, spine a little faded and frayed at ends. Small stain front edge. Illustrated with drawings. Good/No Jacket.

The Hallowe'en Hero and other stories

EONA MACNICOL · 1969 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood. 1969, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Grey boards rather damp stained and discoloured, some discolouration to page edges, contents very good. Short stories "set in the Highlands of some decades ago". 202 pages. Good/No Jacket.

All Write!, Effective Writing for Professional People

ALAN BAILEY · 2002 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Reading, UK, College of Estate Management. 2002, Reprint. (ISBN: 1899769684) Soft cover. Book, Slight corner curl. 79 pages, illustrated. Excellent little book on expressing oneself clearly. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Gideon and the Mummy Professor

KATHLEEN KARR · 1993 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0374325634) Hardcover. Book, Boy in old New Orleans receives the secret of ancient treasure from an Egyptian mummy. Near Fine/Near Fine.

The Quaker Girl, a musical play in three acts

JAMES T. TANNER & EMILE LITTLER, ADRIAN ROSS, PERCY GREENBANK · 1949 · Marion Pitman Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London, Associated Play Rights / British Amalgamated Theatres. 1949, Edition not Stated. Soft cover. Book, Name on front; covers bit creased; staples slightly rusty and have torn margin of frontispiece; spine has come unglued so back cover attached but loose. Book by James T T...

The Century's Poetry, 1837-1937, Vol 2, Bridges to the Present Day

DENYS KILHAM ROBERTS (COMPILED BY) · 1938 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

Harmondsworth, Penguin (Pelican). 1938, First Edition. Soft cover. Book, Covers bit worn, spine and top edge darkened. Initials on front; writing on half-title. Volume 2 only. Good/No Jacket.

The Miracle of Love

COSMO HAMILTON ( HENRY CHARLES HAMILTON GIBBS ) · 1915 · Marion Pitman Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London, Hurst & Blackett. 1915, Edition not known. Hardcover. Book, Spine faded, top edge front board discoloured; edges and endpapers somewhat brown; clean and tight. Red cloth, black lettering, 284 pages + 1 page advert. No date or edition given, this title seems to have bee...

Tread Softly, for You Tread on My Jokes

MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE · 1968 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,161)

London, Collins. 1968, Sixth Impression. Hardcover. Book, Dustwrapper worn and slightly stained, badly scratched on front, frayed at edges; clipped, but price sticker next to the clip. Very Good/Fair.

The Vultures

HENRY SETON MERRIMAN · 1902 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

London, Smith, Elder. 1902, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Spine dull, binding marked, bit waterstained; flyleaf missing; hinges bit weak, endpapers damp stained; first few pages have a little foxing; text block clean and tight. Pseudonym of Hugh Stowell Scott. Novel about Po...

The Sowers

HENRY SETON MERRIMAN · 1903 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

London, Smith, Elder. 1903, Twenty Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Book, Spine dull and a bit scuffed, slight marks front cover; hinges a little weak, endpapers have a bit of foxing and waterstain to edges, name on endpaper; first few pages have a little foxing; text block clean an...

The Teetotalitarian State

SOMERSET DE CHAIR · 1947 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Falcon Press. 1947, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Spine dull, dustwrapper, fore-edge and flyleaf foxed. Political satire, fantasy. Very Good/Good.

Trial

DON M. MANKIEWICZ · 1955 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Andre Deutsch. 1955, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Spine dull, boards and endpapers bit water stained lower edge, otherwise good. Good/No Jacket.

A Ring of Rubies

MRS. L. T. MEADE · 1910 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

London, Ward, Lock. 9999, Edition not known. Hardcover. Book, Cloth bit worn, faded on spine and edges; some foxing; flyleaf removed. Dark purple embossed cloth with gilt titles and spine decoration; 320 pages; one b/w illustration. No date, looks c. 1910. Fairly Good/No Jacket.

The Prospector, a Tale of the Crow's Nest Pass

RALPH CONNOR (PEN NAME OF CHARLES W. GORDON) · 1905 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1905, Second Edition. Hardcover. Book, Spine worn, frayed and split; corners worn; bit missing from top of back cover; flyleaf missing, hinges cracked; some thumbmarking to a few pages. Red cloth with gilt decoration, 472 pages. Fair/No Jacket.

Photo-Finish

NGAIO MARSH · 1980 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London, Collins (Crime Club). 1980, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Top edge darkened; dustwrapper has tear to back top and slight discolouration of edges. Roderick Alleyn mystery set in New Zealand and involving opera. Good/Good.