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Bill Porter. A Drama of O. Henry in Prison.

SINCLAIR, UPTON. · 1925 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Pasadena: Published by the author, 1925. 1st edition. "The central figure of this play is the writer of short stories known to all the world as O.henry. His name was William Sydney Porter; "Bill" Porter to his intimates in the Ohio State Penitentiary, where, beginning at the a...

Heirs of Fame. Milton and Writers of the English Renaissance.

SWISS, MARGO AND KENT, DAVID A, (EDITORS). · 1995 · Chilton Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1995. 0838752764. 1st edition. "Brings together a dozen essays by recognized scholars of the English Renaissance. Because each essay juxtaposesMilton with another major writer from the period, the volume should contribute to place Milton i...

The Stranger's Grave.

DE QUINCEY, THOMAS / BAXTER, EDMUND (EDITOR). · 1988 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Aporia Press, 1988. 0948518014. "The Stranger's Grave was first published as an anonymous pot-boiler in 1823. A wild, strangely humorous and absurd romance, it centres upon an incestuous affair which has disastrous consequences. Peppered with autobiographical details, ...

The Hound of Heaven. A Commemorative Volume.

KRISHNAMURTI, G. (EDITOR). · 1967 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London: The Francis Thompson Society, 1967. Limited edition. One of 500 copies printed by Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd, at Hertford in the month of October 1967 for the publishers, The Francis Thompson Society, London. This copy is number 200. 23.5cms x 17cms. Pp.xii/67, owner's ...

The Works Of James Thomson. With his last corrections and improvements. In four volumes.

THOMSON, JAMES 1700-1748. · 1773 · Chilton Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London: Printed for W. Bowyer, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, B. Law, W. Owen, R. Horsfield, T. Longman, T. Caslon, S. Crowder, G. Kearsley, D. Wilson & Co. T. Cadell, T. Lowndes, T. Davies, Richardson & Richardson, and H. Baldwin MDCCLXXIII. [1773] . 0. A very good 4 volume set in...

Sidelights on Charles Lamb.

DOBELL, BERTRAM. · 1903 · Chilton Books

£28.00 (€33.57 | $37.00 | ¥5,909)

London: Published by the Author, 1903. 1st edition. Contents: I. Lamb and the "London Magazine"; II. Horace Smith's Imitation of Lamb; III. Some Newly Discovered Contributions by Lamb to the "London Magazine"; IV. Some Poetical Tributes to Lamb from the "London Magazine"; V. S...

Hours With Men and Books.

MATHEWS, WILLIAM. · 1877 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Chicago: S.C.Griggs and Company, 1877. 1st edition. Collection of twenty-one essays on a variety of biographical and literary topics. Pp.384/8(publisher's catalogue), cracking to inner hinges but holding. Green cloth, gilt title to spine and front board, wear to top and tail o...

Pre-Raphaelite and Other Poets.

HEARN, LAFCADIO. · 1923 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1923. Lectures by Lafcadio Hearn, selected and edited with an introduction by John Erskine. Contents: I. Studies in Rossetti; II. Note upon Rossetti's Prose; III. Studies in Swinburne; IV. Studies in Browning; V. William Morris; VI. The Poetry of...

Tales From Shakespeare. (Two Volume set).

LAMB, CHARLES AND MARY / AINGER, ALFRED (EDITOR). · 1910 · Chilton Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York: Brentanos, nd (c.1910). Shakespeare's plays re-told as stories for children. Two Volumes with continuous pagination. Pp.xxvi/395, 2 frontispiece portraits + 20 black & white illustrated plates, gift message to front free endpaper of volume one, foxing to tissue guard...

The Passion Play of Oberammergau 1960. Music by Rochus Dedler.

DAISENBERGER J.A. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Germany: Community of Oberammergau, 1960. 1st ed. Religious festival play, written in 1860, music written in 1815. Pp. 137, frontis,owners name to fep. P/b. G.

Ta-Mera. (signed).

PRICE, NANCY. · 1950 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: Hutchinson, 1950. 1st edition. "The central figure is the daughter of an Egyptologist and a princess of the ancient Egyptian royal blood. Ta-Mera is young and beautiful and possessed of the power to govern the will of others. After the death of her parents she comes to...

A Whip for the Woman Being (perhaps a little unexpectedly) an Impartial Account of the Present State of the novel Market, and Intended to be a Guide for all LIterary Aspirants. By Ralph Straus.

STRAUS, RALPH (1882-1950) . · 1931 · Chilton Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London: Chapman and Hall Limited, MCMXXXI [1931] . 0. Signed first edition. Original blue cloth with dulled edges. Original printed dust jacket with price "7/6 NET". Some darkening of jacket with chipping along edges, back cover with some staining. Inscription to front endpape...

My Favourite Books. (signed).

BLATCHFORD, ROBERT. · 1901 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London: The Clarion Office, 1901. 2nd impression. Contents: Good Books and Bad Books; Of Bed Books; A Seraphic Book; A Book of Gay Wisdom; William Morris, Song-smith; "A Dream of John Ball"; Of Graphic Writing; White's "Selborne"; Sir Thomas Browne; The "Pilgrim's Progress"; O...

On Murder (Considered as one of the fine arts) & On War.

DE QUINCY, THOMAS. [DE QUINCEY, THOMAS]. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London: The Doppler Press, 1980. Two Essays. Pp.131, cracking to inner hinges but holding. Red cloth, gilt title to front and spine. G+.** ""On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts" is an essay by Thomas De Quincey first published in 1827 in Blackwood's Magazine. The essa...

Poetry Now. Eastern England 2002.

KILLINGRAY, HEATHER. (EDITOR). · 2002 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Peterborough: Poetry Now, 2002. 0754327248. 1st edition. "A compilation of poetry which has been assembled using the work of poets who reside in this area. The poems collected within this anthology vary in style and content. Both traditional verse and modern poetry broach a wi...

Sketches In Prose. By The Author Of Zone .

DENDY, WALTER COOPER (1794-1871) . · 1827 · Chilton Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

London: C. Tilt, Fleet Street, MDCCCXXVII. [1827 ] . 0. Scarce first edition. A very good original half leather binding. 12mo. 16.5cm x 10.0cm x 1.0cm. [8pp.]/pp.132. Dull green calf spine and corners over marbled boards. Smooth spine with gilt decoration and original brown le...

The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall, at Tintagel in Lyonnesse.

HARDY, THOMAS. · 1923 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Macmillan and Co.Limited, 1923. 3rd impression. A New Version of an Old Story, Arranged as a Play for Mummers. In One Act, Requiring No Theatre or Scenery. 21cms x 16cms. Pp.78, 2 line drawing illustrated plates by the author, date notation to front free endpaper. Gree...

Nora; or, A Doll's House. (Translated from the Norwegian by Henrietta Frances Lord).

IBSEN, HENRIK. · 1891 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

London: Griffith Farran Okeden and Welsh, 1891. New edition, revised. A Play. 18cms x 12.5cms. Pp.xxxii/116,minor toning to endpapers,cracking to inner hinge at pages .xxxii/1 but holding. Green cloth slightly rubbed, red titles to front and spine. Good.

A Candle in the Sea. or Winter at Seal's Head.

RAND, REV. EDWARD A. · 1892 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London: James Nisbet & Co Limited, nd. (c.1892). Victorian stories of a lighthouse and sea rescue. Pp.377/2 publisher's listing of The Pilgrim series of books, black & white frontispiece illustration + 2 further illustrations by C.A.Bobbett, toning to pages. Red blind-stamped ...

The Collection of New Zealand Poetry & Prose.

KONINGS, NICKY. (COMPILER). · 2001 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Auckland: Media Publishers Ltd, 2001. 0958231400. 1st edition. "Covers a broad spectrum of topics - some typical of our Kiwi lifestyle - reflecting our connection to the land, the people and the richness of our country. There are some heart warming and humorous poetry and pros...