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Timesnatch.

SWINDELLS, ROBERT. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Corgi Yearling,1995. 0440863228. "A miracle time machine - or a horror which could destroy them all?" Pp.172, chapter heading illustrations by Jon Riley. Paperback. VG.

Escape From Jupiter.

OGILVY, DAVID. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: BBC Children's Books, 1995. 0563404302. Originally published in Australia, where it was a Film Australia/NHK co-production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "When a volcanic eruption destroys the mining colony on Io, one of Jupiter's moons, M...

Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes. (Illustrated by Dusan Petricic).

ATWOOD, MARGARET. · 2005 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Bloomsbury, 2005. 0747572925. First British edition. "Rude Ramsay has reached the end of his rope! Sick of dining on rock-hard rice, wrinkled ravioli and raw rhinoceros, Ramsay and Ralph the red-nosed rat resolve to leave their rectangular residence on a quest for a mo...

Hey Nonny Yes. Passions and Conceits from Shakespeare.

FORDHAM, HALLAM.(COMPILER) / ARDIZZONE, EDWARD. (ILLUSTRATOR). · 1947 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: The Saturn Press, 1947. 1st edition. "Limiting his choice to examples of direct speech, the compiler has selected phrases, images and expressions of emotion, whether "charming, rude or delightfully odd", and wittily contrasted them with each other. The 'decorations' by...

S. Winifred's Troop. (A Story of Boy Scouts).

ROGERS, REV. EDGAR. · 1917 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: SPCK, nd. (c.1917). Boys adventure stories of a Boy Scout troop. 19cms x 12cms. Pp.128, tinted frontispiece, presentation plate to front free endpaper. Olive green cloth with the frontispiece illustration (a little rubbed) pasted to front board, edge wear and bumps to ...

Fairway Island.

HUTCHINSON, HORACE GORDON. · 1916 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, nd. (c.1916). Adventure story. Pp.viii/264, black & white frontispiece + 3 further full-page illustrations by W.S.Stacey, prize plate to front free endpaper dated 1916, light spotting to endpapers. Blue illustrated boards rubbed, title to spine...

Msasa.

WILKINSON, PETER. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Warkworth: C.E.Wilkinson, 1992. 0473013770. Posthumously published, semi-autobiographical novel by the Leader of the New Zealand Observer Mission that supervised the independence elections in Zimbabwe in 1980, and inspired by that visit and a subsequent visit in 1984. Pp.494, ...

Lamia's Winter-Quarters By Alfred Austin .

AUSTIN, ALFRED / ELGOOD, GEORGE S. (ILLUSTRATOR) . · 1907 · Chilton Books

£28.00 (€33.57 | $37.00 | ¥5,909)

London: Adam And Charles Black, 1907 . 0. Limited Edition. Signed by Alfred Austin the poet laureate, limited deluxe edition of 250 copies - number 182. Soiled cream cloth hardcover with gilt titles on decoratively framed front and on dulled spine. Edges and corners rubbed and...

About Fairies And Other Facts By Maud Stawell ; Illustrated By Eleanor March . [The Larger Dumpy Books For Children; IV. About Faries And Other Facts ] .

STAWELL, MAUD (1865-1949) / MARCH, ELEANOR (ILLUSTRATOR) . · 1902 · Chilton Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London : Grant Richards, 1902 . 0. A very good original binding with 4 illustrations by Eleanor March. [8pp.]/pp.144 . 6.25" x 4.5" x 0.75". Mauve boards with purple titles. Spine faded. Boards lightly soiled and corners bumped. Top page edges gilt. Light spotting to endpapers...

One Commando. The Rhodesian Light Infantry.

GLEDHILL, DICK. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Weltevredenpark: Covos Day, 2001. 1919874356. A novel, based on actual events, about One Commando: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. "In the distance Ray could see columns of dust and black smoke where the Canberras' bombs had hit the camp. G-cars were deplloying Stops and he coul...

Billy Liar.

WATERHOUSE, KEITH. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1963. "The dimmer his surroundings, the keener is the edge on Billy's sardonic wit and the more fantastic ar his compensatory daydreams. Not surprisingly he ends up in trouble.." Pp.187, slight toning to pages. Paperback, cover incorporates stills of To...

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

SOLZHENITSYN, ALEXANDER. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1963. 1st Penguin edition. Solzhenitsyn's spare description of life in a Siberian labour camp under Stalin. Pp.143, pages toned. Paperback, crease to lower front. G.

Bel-Ami. (Penguin Classics).

MAUPASSANT, GUY DE. · 1961 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1961. Translated with an Introduction by H.N.P.Sloman. Pp.302, slight toning to pages. Paprback, chipped wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

The First Men in the Moon.

WELLS, H.G. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Transworld / Corgi, 1960. "The prophetic triumph of man over Nature's ultimate frontier." 16cms x 10.5cms. Pp. 188, pages toned. Paperback, edges rubbed, crease to top front corner. G+.

The Lighter Side Of School Life By ian Hay. Author Of "Saftey Match" With Illustrations Reproduced from Pastel drawings By Lewis Baumer .

HAY, IAN . · 1920 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Edinburgh, & Boston: T. N. Foulis, Publisher, 1920 . 0. Original blue cloth boards. Black titles to front board. Edges rubbed and bumped. Spine sunned with faded titles. Black & white bookplate to the verso of the front board: "Ex Libris J A G B " . Small signature to ...

The New Pantheon; Or An Introduction To The Mythology Of The Ancients, For The Use Of Young Persons. To Which Are Added, An Accentuated Index. Questions For Excercise, And Poetical Illustrations... By W. Jillard Hort. A New edition .

HORT, W. JILLARD [ WILLIAM JILLARD HORT ABT. 1766 - ABT. 1849).] . · 1830 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London: Longmans, Green, Co. [c. 1830] . 0. A good original 19th century school book. 12mo. 5.75" x 4.0" x 0.75". pp.viii / pp.272 / pp.8 - - Adverts + folding frontis and 16 full-page engravings. Original brown cloth binding. Edges rubbed and bumped. Dulled gilt titles to spi...

Catch 22.

HELLER, JOSEPH. · 1962 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. 5th impression. "Nothing is more calculated to prolong a bombing-leader's life than a decent fear of death. Anti-war novels are legion: this is a war novel that is anti-death, a brilliant, comic, savage tribute to those who aren't interested in dyi...

Les Fleurs, Ou Les Artistes; Par Madame De Genlis. Auteur de la Botanique Historique Et litteraire; Sainclair, Ou la Victime des Sciences Et des Arts, &c. &c.

GENLIS, STEPHANIE FELICITE COMTESSE DE 1746-1830. · 1811 · Chilton Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

A Londres: Chez Colburn, Libraire, No. 50, Conduit-Street, New-Bond-Street, 1811 . 0. A very good original half calf booklet. 12mo. 7.0" x 4.5" x 0.25". pp.96 . Black morocco spine and corners over marbled boards. Corners and hinges carefully strengthened. Edges rubbed. Smooth...

The Miscellaneous Works of Dr. Goldsmith. Containing all his Essays and Poems.

GOLDSMITH, OLIVER 1730?-1774. · 1784 · Chilton Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

London: Printed for W Osborne, and T Griffin, in Holborn 1784. 0. A scarce early edition of Goldsmith's works. Very good contemporary full leather binding. 6.5" x 4.0" x 0.75". pp.230. 12mo. (Horizontal chain-lines). pp.230. Polished brown calf, with dulled gilt border. Corner...

Lone Wolf. (Signed).

PICOULT, JODI. · 2012 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2012. 9781444728989. 1st British edition. "You want to save your father's life. Your brother wants to let him die. What would you do?" Pp.x/369, inscribed by the author to title page "Susie. Enjoy", speckled greying to some page edges (printing faul...