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The Children Of The Bible .

J. M. KRONHEIM ( ILLUSTRATOR) . · 1852 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London: The Religious Tract Society: Depositories, 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard; and 164, Piccadilly: and sold by the booksellers. [ 1852 ] . 0. A well preserved original binding. 7.25" x 5.5" . Blue ripple-grain cloth over boards, gold title and illustration...

Sacred Allegories. First Series: The Dark River. The Vast Army. The Combatants.

MONRO, REV. EDWARD. · 1867 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: Joseph Masters, 1867. 0. Posthumously published edition. 3 volumes bound together(First series). Pp.84/88/91/vi, 42(ads), b/w frontispiece, owners ink stamp (W.Eyre) to front free endpaper, occasional spotting throughout. Blue blind-stamped decorated boards, gilt title...

Haileybury Verses.

VARIOUS. · 1882 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Hertford: Stephen Austin and Sons, 1882. 0. Verses from Haileybury College written under a variety of 'noms de plume'. Pp.64, owner's name to front free endpaper, foxing to rear endpaper and title page. Purple cloth, gilt college crest to front board, spine dulled. G+.

Four Miles From Any Town and other Verses.

GOW, DAVID. · 1929 · Chilton Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London: Cecil Palmer,1929. 0. 1st edition. "Mr David Gow is the editor of 'Light', the psychic journal, and is well-known in psychical research circles. As a poet he has been represented in such anthologies as 'Modern Scottish Poet' and the 'Book of Highland Verse'. But the pr...

Baroque Tales of Chile. (Signed).

YOUNG, HENRY LYON. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Ilfracombe, Devon: Arthur H. Stockwell, 1963. 0. 1st edition. "a conglomeration of folklore, anecdotes, gossip, and fantasy. Stories include the 'Virgin of Andacollo', the legend of the miracle-working Virgin to whom the Indians dance for three days and three nights without ce...

The Story of Patsy. (Illustrated by Cecil W. Quinnell).

WIGGIN, KATE DOUGLAS. · 1920 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Gay and Hancock, Ltd, 1920. 0. 14cms x 11cms. Reprint. First story written by the later author of "Rebecca of Sunnybrooke Farm" to finance her training kindergarten in San Francisco. Pp.68/3, colour frontispiece by Cecil W.Quinnell + 3 further colour illustrations, gif...

Long Way Down.

WILCOX, COLLIN. · 1974 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York: Random House, 1974. 1st ed. Crime fiction. A book in the Frank Hastings series. Pp.184, owners name to front free endpaper. Black boards, white title to spine, minor bumps to lower corners. VG.

Magnificat Now! Carols for Christmas today and other occasional verse.

VIGEON, OWEN. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Privately published, 1993. Religious poetry and verse. Pp.39, signed by the author to first page. Red card covers. VG.

Woman of Property.

SEELEY, MABEL. · 1948 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Michael Joseph,1948. 2nd impression before publication. Novel. Pp.382, slight toning to pages. Red cloth library binding, edges rubbed. G+.

Arrested Fugitives.

RUSSELL, SIR EDWARD. · 1912 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: James Nisbet & Co Ltd, 1912. 0. Contents: The right use of sacred literature by persons of average intelligence and education.--Matthew Arnold.--Public eloquence.--Irving as Hamlet.--Socrates and his Boswell.--Politics at Bethlehem.--Spy Wednesday.--A Roman gentleman o...

Carols Of An Old Codger.

SERVICE, ROBERT. · 1954 · Chilton Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1954. 0. 1st British edition. "Readers of 'Carols of an Old Codger' will find the same infectious virility, humour and pathos that have made the poems of this 'balladeer of the Yukon' beloved throughout the English-speaking world." Pp.199, occasional l...

Having an Osprey About the House.

SYKES, CHRIS. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Leamington Spa: Magpie Press, 2001. 0952344955. 1st ed. Poetry. Pp.55, inscribed by the author to title page. Pbk. VG.

If I May.

MILNE, A. A. · 1924 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. Essex Street W.C, 1924. Fifth Edition. 0. 8vo. pp.8/183. A very good original leather binding. Bound in brown leather with Art Nouveau designs. The spine and 4 inset panels on the front show acorns and oak-leaves and an embossed monogram of A. A. Mil...

Songs Of England By Alfred Austin. Poet Laureate .

AUSTIN, ALFRED . · 1898 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: Macmillan And Co, Limited, 1898 . 0. 8vo. [11pp.]/p.12-p.66/[2pp.] . A very good full leather binding. Red morocco over card covers. Gilt title to front board and spine. Light rubbing to edges and spine. All page edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Clean English text thro...

The Madonna of the Clutching Hands.

JOPE-SLADE, CHRISTINE. · 1927 · Chilton Books

£78.00 (€93.51 | $103.07 | ¥16,460)

London: Nisbet & Co, 1927. 0. 1st edition. "To Carolne Curtis the well-being of her husband, her mother and her children was a constant preoccupation. To secure their happiness she did not count the cost of any sacrifice, but their lives had to be lived in and through her.." P...

The Hundred Epigrams.

OSBORN, E.B. · 1928 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1928. 0. Chosen and Introduced by E.B.Osborn(Literary Editor of the Morning Post). 14cms x 11cms. Pp.xl/70, gift message to front free endpaper, small notation to last page of introduction. Orange squared patterned paper covered boards with original pa...

The World before the Flood, a poem, in Ten Cantos: With Other Occasional Pieces. By James Montgomery. Seventh Edition.

MONTGOMERY, JAMES . · 1826 · Chilton Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster-Row. 1826 . 0. 12mo. pp.18/pp.294 . 16.8cm x 10.5cm x 2.5cm. A very good full leather binding. Polished dark brown calf, bords with a few chips and scuffs. Spine carefully repaired, preserving original black l...

Poems by William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq. In Two Volumes. A New Edition. [ With Preface by John Newton ] .

COWPER, WILLIAM . · 1806 · Chilton Books

£84.00 (€100.70 | $110.99 | ¥17,726)

London: Printed For J. Johnson, In St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1806 . 0. 2 volumes. 8vo. 16.5cm x 10.5cm x 2.9cm. Very good original full leather bindings. Polished speckled calf. Smooth spines with gilt banding, black leather title labels: "Cowper's Poems." and small red leather ...

The Scapegrace of St Jims.

CLIFFORD, MARTIN. · 1951 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Spring Books,1951. 0. More adventures of Tom Merry & Co. "A very undesirable character threatens to bring disgrace to one of the members of St Jim's, and a vital cricket match hangs in the balance." Pp.188, pages darkened. Blue cloth, illustrated dustwrapper (a schoolb...

Dangerous Play: Poems 1974-1984.

MOTION, ANDREW. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1985. 0140073523. A King Penguin. "contains selections from Andrew Motion's three volumes to date, some new poems, and his autobiographical prose piece, Skating." Winner of the John Llewelyn Rhys Memorial Prize for 1984. Pp.112, signed by the author to ...