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The Complete Poems. (Edited by James Gibson).

HARDY, THOMAS. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£11.50 (€13.79 | $15.20 | ¥2,427)

London: Papermac, 1991. 0333488733. Rep. "The Complete Poems has been edited by James Gibson for the New Wessex series and includes all of Hardy's proligic output of over 900 poems - his eight books of verse, all the uncollected poems, 'Domicilium' and the songs from 'The Dyna...

Dreaming Frankenstein and Collected Poems.

LOCHHEAD, LIZ. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Edinburgh: Polygon Books, 1993. 0748661581. Rep. Brings together all Liz Lochhead's previously published work - 'Memo for Spring'(1972), 'Islands'(1978) and 'Grimm Sisters'(1981) together with a new volume 'Dreaming Frankenstein' to provide a complete collection of her poetry ...

Selected Poems.

ABSE, DANNIE. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

London: Penguin,1994. 014058725X. Anthology of poetry selected from all Dannie Abse's published works to date. "Medicine, music, the myths of Judaism, the cities of London and Cardiff - recur in poems composed in a spare and witty style that liberates the speaking voice." Pp.1...

A Feast of Poetry.

SMITH, JOHN. (COMPILER). · 1988 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Burke Publishing Co, 1988. 0222010630. 1st ed. An Anthology of poems and verses. "Masterpieces by such geniuses as Keats or Marvell, Hopkins or Yeats are..'complemented by children's poems, entertainments and minor delights which surround them' within the anthology." P...

The Rise of the Gothic Novel.

KILGOUR, MAGGIE. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London: Routledge, 1995. 0415081823. 1st ed. "In this cogent analysis of the rise and fall of the gothic as a popular form. Kilgour juxtaposes the writings of William Godwin with Mary Wollstonecraft, and Ann Radcliffe with Matthew Lewis. She concludes with a close reading of t...

Snatchers.

CRESSWELL, HELEN. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Hodder Childrens Books, 1998. 0340682868. 1st edition. Hardback. "Ellie Horner has gone missing, and there's snow in September: The whole world has turned upside down. The whole world is holding its breath." Pp.176, inscribed by theauthor ( "For Sybil and Ewart with lo...

Steel Eye and the Lost Magic. (Illustrated by Jon Davis).

KINGSLEY, JASON. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Ladybird, nd(c.1987). 0721409962. Competition Book. Unpaginated, entry form for 1987 competition to win a Disney Holiday to last pages, fep absent. Illustrated laminated boards. G+.

Sam Pig and Sally. (Illustrated by A.E.Kennedy).

UTTLEY, ALISON. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Harmondsworth: Puffin, 1981. 0140311939. "Twelve more country adventures with Sam Pig and his friends, including Sally the mare, the Irish cook and, of course, his wily enemy the Fox." Pp.174, slight toning to pages. Pbk, cover illustration by Lyndie Wright. VG.

Aldeburgh Poetry Festival Anthology 1989-1998.

BLACKMAN, ROY AND LASKEY, MICHAEL. (EDITORS). · 1999 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Leiston: Aldeburgh Poetry Trust,1999. 0953542211. "In putting together this anthology to chronicle the Festival's first decade, our aim has been to represent our one hundred and seventy-six poets by one poem each, for preference one they actually read in Aldeburgh." (Editors I...

The Penguin Book of Women Poets.

COSMAN, CAROL; KEEFE, JOAN AND WEAVER, KATHLEEN. (EDITORS). · 1980 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

London: Penguin, 1980. 0140585338. "..approximately four hundred in number and translated from languages as diverse as Byzantine Greek, Sanskrit, Old French, Hindi, Gelic, Vietnamese, and Maori - cut across the barriers of time and culture to take their rightful place among th...

The White Devil. (With Commentary and Notes).

WEBSTER, JOHN. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

London: Methuen, 1986. 0413570304. With a commentary by Simon Trussler and notes by Jacqui Russell. Pp.46/146, 5 photos of stage productions. Pbk, photo of Rupert Everett as Flamineo and Ann Mitchell as Cornelia to front. VG.

The Ballad and the Source.

LEHMANN, ROSAMOND. · 1944 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Collins, 1944. 1st ed. Only novel by Rosamond Lehmann that doesn't have a contemporary setting, taking place between the Mid-Victorian era and the First World War. Pp.318. Yellow cloth, slightly rubbed. VG.

Sight Unseen.

GODDARD, ROBERT. · 2005 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Bantam Press, 2005. 059305363X. 1st ed. "..another classic mystery from Robert Goddard, full of his trademark twists and turns, and deeply satisfiying to the very last page." Pp.329, blue mark to top corner of fep. Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

Dying to Tell.

GODDARD, ROBERT. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Bantam Press, 2001. 0593047583. 1st ed. Signed. "Dying to Tell is a classic Robert Goddard mystery: intricate, compelling, and this time with a denouement that is, quite literally, sensational." Pp.345, signed by author to title page. Green cloth, d/w has clear protect...

Under His Wings: A Selection of Poems. (Second Selection).

KETCHEJIAN, SIRANOOSH. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Leeds: W.E. & R.G.Carswell, 1990. Siranoosh Ketchejian was born of Armenian parents in Central Turkey, but unfortunately was born blind. Her handicap more than certainly saved her life during the Turkish massacres of Armenians during World War One - she was the only one of her...

CliffsNotes: Melville's Moby Dick.

BALDWIN, STANLEY P. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Chicago: IDG Books, 2001. 0764586645. "..background information about the author, an introduction to the novel, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index." Pp.135. Pbk. VG.

The Little Gentleman.

PEARCE, PHILIPPA. · 2004 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Puffin, 2004. 014138090X. 1st ed. By the author of Tom's Midnight Garden. Children's story about the friendship between a little girl and a 300 year old talking mole. Pp.147, occasional line illustrations by Patrick Benson, gift message to fep. Purple cloth, illustrate...

Rumanian Prose and Verse.

TAPPE, E.D. · 1956 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Athlone Press, 1956. "..contains a selection of passages drawn from the work ofthirty-four Rumanian writers, who range in date from the early nineteenth century to the present day(1956)." Pp.28/195. Grey cloth, d/w has small tear to rear cover. VG/G+.

Wycliffe and the House of Fear.

BURLEY, W.J. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Victor Gollancz, 1995. 0575059958. 1st ed. "The Kemps, a Cornish Catholic family, have hung on to Kellycoryk, their ancestral home, for almost five hunrded years, but it is beginning to look as though the present century will be their last.." Pp.192. Brown cloth, d/w p...

The Respected Lady.

CONSTANDUROS, MABEL AND AGG, HOWARD. · 1946 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London: Lawson & Dunn, 1946. 1st ed. Pp.190, owners details to fep, browning to pages. Blue cloth, rubbed. Scarce. G.