Letteratura

Poetry Introduction 5.

COPE, WENDY. ET AL. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Faber and Faber. 1982. 1st ed. "The aim of the Poetry Introduction series is to introduce to a wider reading public than they may have reached before a number of young poets whose work has hitherto been available only in magazines or booklets with a limited circulation...

Duel in the Sun.

BUSCH, NIVEN. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London:W.H.Allen,1947. 1st British ed. Made into a film in 1946 starring Gregory Peck. Pp.256,rear endpaper absent. Black cloth, yellow oblong with title in red and black to front and spine. G+.

Murdock and Other Poems.

BERRY, FRANCIS. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London:Andrew Dakers,1947. 1st ed. Pp.55,slight toning to endpapers, owners name to fep. Blue cloth, gilt title to front. VG.

A Million Tears.

HENKE, PAUL. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Glasgow: Good Reading. 1998. 1st ed. "The tale of love and hate, murder and suicide, poverty and wealth - the story of a family whose devotion for each other helps them to succeed where others fail". 23cms x 15cms. Pp 523, inscribed by author to title page. P/b. Illustrated co...

A Dealer in Sunshine. With illustrations by L.Pern Bird.

THOMPSON, DORA OLIVE. · 0 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: The Girl's Own Paper Office,nd. Pp.224, b/w frontis. + 6 other plates, fep absent, occasional minor spotting, edges spotted. Blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to front and spine. G.

Stories from the Caribbean. An Anthology.

SALKEY, ANDREW. (EDITOR.) · 1965 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Elek Books, 1965. 1st ed. "Andrew Salkey, a young West Indian novelist, has collected together a diverse and representative anthology of short stories from a number of West Indian writers .." Pp. 256. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w slightly rubbed. VG/G+.

Play Production. (Practical Stage Handbooks Series.)

CARTER, CONRAD. · 1959 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1959. 2nd imp. "This eminently clear and sensible book." 17.5cms. x 11cms. Pp. 94, 5 figures, owner's name to fep. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w price-clipped and edges chipped. G+/G+.

Collected Short Stories.

AMIS, KINGSLEY. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Hutchinson, 1980. 1st ed. "Kingsley Amis's 'Collected Short Stories' contains almost everything that he has published in that genre." Pp. 303, owner's name to fep. Yellow cloth, d/w has sunning to spine and lower front wrap. G+/G+.

Poetry and Personal Responsibility. An Interim Report on Contemporary Literature.

EVERY, GEORGE. · 1949 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: SCM, 1949. 1st ed. Viewpoints Series. "An illuminating and original handling of significant modern writing." 16.5cms. x 10.5cms. Pp. 96. Green and white stiff card boards, matching d/w has small edge tears. G+/G+.

The Christie Saga. A Religion through Drama Course.

SIMS-WILLIAMS, MICHAEL. · 1951 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: The Society For the Propagation of the Gospel. 1951. "The play covers a long period. Two hundred and fifty years have brought great changes of life and manners of thought. There is a great contrast between the men who saw the need of British Colonists in South Carolina...

July, July.

O'BRIEN, TIM. · 2003 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Hammersmith: Flamingo. 2003. "What happened to all those hopes and ideals? After thirty years, a group of college friends are reunited for a weekend of dancing and drinking, reminiscence and revelation. A mop manufacturer and a bigamist, a war veteran and a trophy wife, a glam...

Cry Freedom. (Based on his original screenplay).

BRILEY, JOHN. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1987. 0140108912. "Based on the true story of the friendship between Steve Biko and Donald Woods". Pp.271, 8 black & white illustrations, slight toning to page edges. Paperback. G+.

The Jew in Drama.

LANDA, M.J. · 1926 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

London:P.S.King & Son,1926. 1st ed. Pp.340,portrait frontis. of Richard Cumberland, errata slip to contents page. Grey boards with fawn cloth spine, edges and boards rubbed. G+.

Herman Melville: Research Opportunities and Dissertation Abstracts.

HAYASHI, TETSUMARO.(ED). · 1987 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Jefferson:McFarland & Co,1987. 1st ed. "The purpose of this reference book is to anthologize the available English-language dissertation abstracts on Herman Melville, to index them properly for the benefit of future doctoral candidates planning to write a dissertation,book, or...

Lazarus Laughed. (1925-26) A Play For An Imaginative Theatre.

O'NEILL, EUGENE. · 1927 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

New York:Boni & Liveright,1927. 1st ed. Pp.179,illustrated endpapers,owners illustrated bookplate (Hortense & William Hough)and name to inner endpaper, a few minor marginal spots. Blue/green cloth, gilt name to front, gilt title to spine slightly dulled. VG.

Breathing Spaces. Early Poems.

KENNELLY, BRENDAN. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 1992. 2nd imp. "In these poems, Kennelly opens up his imagination, making a space through his poetry for constrained voices to speak, live and breathe." Pp. 160, inscribed and signed by author to title page. Blue cloth, gilt title to sp...

Sound the Deep Waters. Women's Romantic Poetry in the Victorian Age.

NORRIS, PAMELA. (EDITOR). · 1993 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Little, Brown & Co, 1993. Rep. "The images that illustrate this impressive selection of poems are all by Victorian artists." 19.6cms. x 19.6cms. Pp. 120, frontis, colour illustrations throughout, inscrip. to fep. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

The Serpent-Wreathed staff.

HOBART, ALICE TISDALE. · 1953 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Cassell,1953. 1st UK ed. Ex libris.Pp.403,owners details to fep. Brown cloth, Boots Booklovers Library embossed to front, tag-ring to top of spine, edges rubbed. G+.

A Reader's Guide to African Literature.

ZELL, HANS AND SILVER, HELENE (EDITORS). · 1972 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Heinemann Educational, 1972. "An annotated Bibliography of writing in French and English from Black Africa with descriptions of individual books and extracts from key reviews." Pp.21/218 with b/w illustrations; owner's name to fep. P/b. G+.

The Christmas Pageant.

DE PAOLA, TOMIE (ILLUSTRATOR). · 1981 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Collins (Picture Lions), 1981. "The Christmas story re-told through the acting of a children's pageant. Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Tomie de Paola." P/b with illustrated cover. 15.5cms x 21cms. VG.