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The Perfumed Acres.

JONES, DAVID. · 0 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Newcastle Emlyn: Mr. David Jones, nd. nd. Welsh tales. Pp. 110, 1 b/w illustration (by John H. Rees), inscrip. to fep. Brown cloth, illustrated d/w. G+/vG.

The Interceptor Pilot.

GANGEMI, KENNETH. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1980. 1st ed. "In relating the tragic story of James Wilson, who was an American fighter pilot during the Korean War, Gangemi tells the larger story of the decline of a civilization and the rending of the conscience of a people who realize...

The Trick of the Tale. Stories chosen by Julia Eccleshare.

ECCLESHARE, JULIA. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Viking, Penguin Books, 1991. 1st ed. "The strange, the mysterious and the unexpected - they are all here in this collection of tales with a special twist." 22cms. x 14cms. Pp. 111. Illustrated laminated boards.VG.

Second-Class Taxi.

STEIN, SYLVESTER. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Cape Town: Africasouth Paperbacks, 1983. Rep. "This is the story of Staffnurse Phofolo, a 'Non-European from Non-Europe'. In this novel of the 1950's, young Staffnurse is an 'illegal' black man. He inhabits a concrete drainpipe (a quite illicit dwelling), he frequents shebeens...

The Animals' Christmas and Other Stories.

ROWLANDS, AVRIL. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Oxford: Lion Publishing, 1997. 1st ed. "Share the fun, joy and wonder of Christmas in this original collection of animal stories". Pp.127, some b/w illustrations by Rosslyn Moran. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

Dove on Fire. Poems on Peace, Justice and Ecology.

REJENDRA, CECIL. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Geneva: WCC, 1987. 1st.ed. A collection of Cecil Rajendra's poems begins with a Sanskrit prayer." Pp.82, b/w illustrations by Jose Venturelli. P/b. VG.

The Vicar of Finchingfield.

JORDAN, HARRY S. (EDITED BY TOM ROSE AND BRUCE BLYTH). · 1986 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Salter Point: P & B Press, 1986. Rep."Scribbled on scraps of paper, old envelopes and tea packets, the Reverend Harry Jordan's verse was only unearthed after his death in 1968". Pp, 43, many b/w illustrations by Beth Meacock. P/b. VG.

A Fistful of Sketches.

HOPWOOD, DAVE. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

London: National Society/Church House, 1996. 1st.ed. "The twenty-seven sketches, raps, mimes, poems and prayers provide plenty of material for your group to perform in church, school, or in a youth group." Pp.89. Paperback. VG.

The Rural Spirit. Language of the Earth and Sky.

WILSON, MERVYN. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Collins,1990. 1st ed. "..an anthology of prose and poetry which illustrates the spiritual dimension of life in, through and beyond the natural world." Pp.278. Green cloth,illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

The New Oxford Book of Christian Verse.

DAVIE, DONALD. · 1988 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Rep. "In a choice of poems that will delight, and maybe surprise, Australian and American poetry appears alongside English, Anglo-Irish, Scottish, and Anglo-Welsh". Pp.319. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

A Forest World. (Illustrated by Bob Kuhn.)

SALTEN, FELIX. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

London: Noel Carrington, 1947. 5th ed. "A Forest World is a full-length story of entirely new main characters, related to earlier Saltens by its forest setting again wonderfully presented and by the sheer breath-taking tenderness which renders the appeal of 'Bambi' imperishabl...

Hussein: An Entertainment.

O'BRIAN, PATRICK. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: HarperCollins, 1999. 1st ed. Historical fiction. "Hussein tells the story of a young mahout - or elephant handler - his childhood and life in India and his relationship and adventures with his elephants." 22.3cms. x 14.5cms. Pp. 2/293, line drawings to chapter headings...

The Story of the Other Wise Man. (Retold by Michael Lynberg.)

DYKE, HENRY VAN. · 2000 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Azure, 2000. 1st ed. "This is the story of Artaban the Magi, who discerns from ancient prophecies and the appearance of a new star that the Saviour is to be born among the people of Israel" 13.5cms. x 13.5cms. Pp. 12/83. Cream cloth with gilt title to beige cloth spine...

A Beginning and Other Stories.

DE LA MARE, WALTER. · 1955 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Faber & Faber, 1955. 1st ed. ".. this volume of original and imaginative stories, published in the author's eighty-third year .." Pp. 256, fep absent. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w price-clipped. G+/G+.

A Priest's Nightmare. (Illustrations by C. Raymonde and G. Waller.)

TRUTH, JOHN. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Regency Press, 1972. 1st ed. Poetry "This work expounds in an amusing way a new philosophy showing how the human animal can be happy and find peace within himself." Pp. 67, frontis, b/w illustrations throughout, gift inscription to fep. Illustrated laminated boards. G+.

Project Pope.

SIMAK, CLIFFORD D. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1981. 1st British ed. Science Fiction. Pp. 313/1 Biography. Dark blue cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Here I Lie. (With illustrations by Maurice Arthur.)

HUNT, CECIL. · 1932 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. 1st ed. "Here is a collection of quaint epitaphs culled from several countries." Pp. 111, frontis, 5 illustrations, uneven toning to endpapers. Blue patterned boards with blue cloth spine, illustrated d/w has small edge tears and some rubbing. G+/G.

The Daughter of Jairus.

FOX, PAUL. · 0 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd, nd. nd. Novel. "Perhaps never before has the complex character of Judas and his relationship with Jesus been so subtly portrayed." Pp. 200, slight spotting to page edges not affecting text. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has clear...

Dead Men's Boots and Other Tales from the Foreigh Legion.

WREN, PERCIVAL CHRISTOPHER. · 1949 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London: Gryphon Books,1949. 1st 1 volume edition. "These Tales were originally published in book form in Stepsons of France (1917); Good Gestes (1929); Flawed Blades (1933) and Port O' Missing Men (1934)". Pp.446, owners name to fep. Red cloth, crease to spine. G+.

Prisoners of Peace. (Star Trek. Deep Space Nine).

PEEL, JOHN. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

New York: Pocket Books, 1994. "When Jake, Nog and their friends Ashley and T'Ara are investigating some mysterious incidents on the station they discover a stowaway - a Cardassian stowaway named Kam". Pp 112,owners inkstamp to verso front cover, some b/w illustrations. P/b, il...