Letteratura

Street Paved with Water.

WOOD, ANDREW. · 1940 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

London: Withy Grove Press, nd. (c.1940's). Cherry Tree Book No.223. Mystery. Pp.96, pages toned. Pbk, spine scuffed. G.

Lion Invincible.

WENSBY-SCOTT, CAROL. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London: Michael Joseph, 1984. 0718123387. 1st ed. "Lion Invincible, the final volume in Carol Wensby-Scott's trilogy about the Percy family of Northumberland, follows the fortunes of Harry Percy from 1469 to his death in the aftermath of the Battle of Bosworth, the bloody even...

Corporealities. Dancing, Knowledge, Culture and Power.

FOSTER, SUSAN LEIGH. (EDITOR). · 1996 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: Rutledge, 1996. 0415121396. 1st ed. "This forward-looking collection of essays breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between moving bodies and cultural meanings." (Joseph Roach. Tulane University). Pp.18263, 11 figure illustrations, owners details to fep. Pbk...

The Story and Its Writer. An Introduction to Short Fiction.

CHARTERS, ANN. (EDITOR). · 1983 · Chilton Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

New York: Bedford/St Martin's Press, 1983. 0312762518. 1st ed. "..includes a wide selection of short story masterpieces, arranged so that they help students understand the historical development of this literary form and the lively interaction between short story writers thems...

The Tail of the Dragon: New Dance, 1976 - 1982.

SIEGEL, MARCIA B. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

London: Duke, 1991. 0822311666. 1st ed. "In Tail of the Dragon, Marcia B. Siegel and Nathaniel Tileston track the evolution of new dance in New York during the rich and crucial transitional period from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s." Pp.204, 38 b/w photographs by Nathaniel ...

The Broken Stone.

REES, JENNIFER. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Basingstoke: Pickering & Inglis, 1985. 0720823528. Rep. "The Broken Stone.. a gripping real-life novel about the powers of evil in a 15 year old girl's life, and the rescuing love of God." Pp.156/1(ads). Pbk. VG.

The Kristeva Reader.

KRISTEVA, JULIA / MOI, TORIL (EDITOR). · 1995 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Oxford: Blackwell, 1995. 0631149317. Rep. "Julia Kristeva is one of Europe's most brilliant and original theorists .. The Kristeva Reader is the first fully comprehensive, easily acessible introduction to her work in English." Pp.327. Pbk. VG.

Ridiculous Relatives. (Illustrated by David Parkins).

COOKSON, PAUL. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Macmillan Childrens Books, 1999. 0330371053. Rep. Humourous poems for children chosen by Paul Cookson. Pp.56, cartoon illustrations by David Parkins throughout. Pbk. VG.

Aesop's Fables.

RACKHAM, ARTHUR(ILLUSTRATOR) JONES, V.S.VERNON (TRANSLATOR). · 1978 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Piccolo, 1978. A new translation, with an introduction by G.K.Chesterton, and illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 22cms x 17.5cms. Pp.158, 8 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout, gift inscription to contents page. Pbk, edges slightly scuffed. G+.

While The Horses Galloped To London.

WATTS, MABEL / MAYER, MERCER (ILLUSTRATOR). · 1974 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Surrey; World's Work, 1974. 43784210X. 1st ed. "A spritely tall tale, told with charm and humour by Mabel Watts, with illustrations typical of Mercer Mayer's particular talen for extending a story beyond the text." Unpaginated,colour illustrations throughout. Red cloth spine, ...

Lays of Ancient Rome.

MACAULAY, LORD. · 1864 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London; Ernest Nister, no date. Suspected reprint, first published in 1864. A book of epic poems: Horatius; The Battle of the Lage Regillus; Virginia; The Prophecy of Capys. All edges gilt. Pp.148, printed on glossy paper, colour illustrations by Paul Hardy throughout, illustr...

Compartments.

FISHER, DAVID. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London; W.H. Allen, 1972. 0491006020. 1st ed. A novel by the author of Crisis. "A novel of relationships and affections.. an essentially adult novel, not merely in its sophisticated attitude to moral freedom, but in the way it unaffectedly accepts the way real people think and...

Lola Rose. (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt).

WILSON, JACQUELINE. · 2003 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Doubleday, 2003. 0385601840. Rep. Pp.288, occasional b/w illustrations by Nick Sharratt. Black illustrated boards. VG.

The Vines of Yarrabee.

EDEN, DOROTHY. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1969. 1st ed. "Set in Australia in the early days of colonization, this is the story of Yarrabee, a vineyard, and the people whose lives it dominated..The vitality and violence of pioneer life in the first part of the nineteenth century provides a s...

The Truth about 'Pygmalion'.

HUGGETT, RICHARD. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1969. 1st ed. "Richard Huggett's reconstruction of the witticisms, temperaments, clashes and delays that attended the first production of this classic and the ensuing scandal is drawn from letters, diaries, contemporary press reports and reminisc...

Five Days Till Noon.

ROSS, SHEILA. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Collins, 1973. 0002212692. 1st ed. Novel about a plane hijack. "..it was happening - and within a few hours the Jewish and Muslim passengers had been spirited away, the children evacuated, and a little group of six crew and eleven passengers were left as hostages aboar...

The Underpainter.

URQUHART, JANE. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc, 1997. Rep. Fiction. "Jane Urquhart's new novel spans decades and tells a breathtaking story of interwoven lives in which the world of art collides with the realm of human emotion." Pp. 340. Beige cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. V...

The Boughwolfen and other stories.

PITTMAN, AL. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Canada: Breakwater, 1984. 1st ed. Short stories. The author's debut into adult prose fiction. Pp. 114. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

John Leech and Other Papers.

BROWN, JOHN. · 1882 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Edinburgh:David Douglas,1882. New edition. Third series. Pp.12/442/2(ads), 3 illustrations, owners details to verso front board. Blue cloth,edges rubbed, original label to spine. G+.

Canberra, Home.

MACGRATH, AMY. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Australia: Towerhouse Publications, 1992. 1st ed. Poetry. Pp. 96, 12 b/w illustrations. P/b. VG.