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JABBERWOCKY.

Hoover, Ralph, · 1977

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan Books, London, 1977, 1st edn., paperback original, 159pp, [i] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), the book of the film by Terry Gilliam, faint creasing at spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned and light stain fore-edge, very good,

THE HARDY BOYS MYSTERY STORIES : THE MYSTERY OF CABIN ISLAND.

Dixon, Franklin W., · 1982

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Armada, London, 1982, reprint, paperback, 160pp, in text line drawings, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), No. 26 in The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series, sl. slant to spine light vertical creasing at spine and upper hinge, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wr...

KEYHOLE FOR KATE.

Davey, Dan, · 1986

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Alda, Tadworth - Surrey, ND (copyright 1986), paperback, [vi], 294pp, [ii] ads., pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), the sequel to Caravanserai for Kate, sl. slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., light diag. crease lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, good plus,

JENNY'S WAR.

Stoneley, Jack, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Panther, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, [vi], 344pp, tv tie-in, photo pictorial upper wrapper shows Dyan Cannon in the HTV production, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

H.M.S. UNSEEN.

Robinson, Patrick, · 0

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Arrow, London, ND, reprint, paperback, [viii], 501pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Martin Macrae, fine,

THE DESTROYERS.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1985, 6th imp., paperback, 318pp, [i] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art by Chris Mayger, June 1943 and Lt. Cdr. Keith Drummond i/c HMS Warlock joins a flotilla of old VandW destroyers take on various raiding missions on the coast of occupied Europe, very lig...

A DAWN LIKE THUNDER.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1943

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND, reprint, paperback, 338pp, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art by Geoffrey Huband, 1943 and Special Operations off the Burmese coast for two-man torpedos - 'chariots', faint vertical creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, tiny diag. crease low...

THE LAST CARPATHIAN WOLF.

Konsalik, Heinz, · 1978

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Tattoo, London, 1978, 1st in imprint, paperback, [viii], 177pp, [vi] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), a novel of the German/Russian front, small horizontal crease in spine, a little rubbed at extrems., light diag. creasing lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges tann...

THE INSHORE SQUADRON.

Kent, Alexander (Douglas Reeman), · 1986

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1986, reprint, paperback, 256pp, pictorial upper wrapper [unattrib. but by Chris Mayger - a different part of same artwork from earlier issues], 1800 and Rear Admiral Richard Bolitho, i/c his first squadron in the 74 gun Benbow, in the Baltic at the Battle of C...

HORROCKS - The General Who Led From The Front.

Warner, Philip, · 1984

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1984, 1st edn., xi, 195pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 2 in text maps, light green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, biography of General Sir Brian Horrocks, covering his army career from 2nd Lietenant in the Middlesex Regi...

WOMEN BEYOND THE WIRE - A Story of Prisoners of the Japanese 1942-45.

Warner, Lavinia and Sandilands, John, · 1982

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Michael Joseph, London, 1982, 1st edn., xii inc. single page map, 289pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., facsimiles in text, black cloth lettered in silver at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the experiences of the women internees of the Japanese in Sumatra, most...

ORDINARY SEAMAN.

Gordon, John, · 1992

£13.00 (€15.58 | $17.17 | ¥2,743)

Walker Books, London, 1992, 1st edn., 112pp, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Carolyn Piggford, the experiences of a teenager, a refugee from the 1930's depression in Jarrow he moved (with his family) to Wisbech in 1937. He relates his schooling...

CHRONICLE OF YOUTH - War Diary 1913-1917.

Brittain, Vera (edited by Alan Bishop with Terry Smart), · 1981

£17.00 (€20.38 | $22.46 | ¥3,586)

Victor Gollancz, London, 1981, 1st edn., 382pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., map in text, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the author's 'Testament of Youth', a best seller since first published in 1933, an account of the years 1900-1925 was b...

VON RICHTHOFEN - The Legend Evaluated.

Bickers, Richard Townshend, · 1996

£13.50 (€16.18 | $17.84 | ¥2,848)

Airlife, Shrewsbury, 1996, 1st edn., [iv], 172pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the author, an ex-WW2 RAF Operations Controller with Fighter and Coastal Commands re-evaluates the legend of Von Richthofen as a fi...

LIFE AT THE TOP.

Braine, John, · 1962

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1962, 1st edn., 288pp, dark blue cloth lettered at spine in gilt and in blue on red panel, photo pictorial dustwrapper, edges foxed, partial tanning and faint foxing to free endpapers, dustwrapper: price clipped, a little rubbed at extrems., fla...

INNOCENT MEN.

Howard, Peter, · 1941

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Heinemann, London, 1941, 1st edn., [vi], 161pp, dark green cloth lettered in white at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, a political journalist's benign investigation of 'The Oxford Group', Frank Buchman's UK evangelical campaign for 'Moral Re-armament', controversial beca...

A COUNTRY AFFAIR.

Shaw, Rebecca, · 2001

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Orion, London, 2001, trade paperback, [viii inc. double page map], 276pp, [ii] ads., pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), sl. roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing in spine, a little rubbed at tips, edges tanned, ink name top cnr. half title, good plus,

SUDDENLY SINGLE and ISOBEL'S WEDDING.

O'Flanagan, Sheila, · 2004

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Headline, London, 2004, omnibus edn., paperback, [viii], 600pp, [vi], 599pp, [iii] ads., pictorial wrappers, separately paginated, a very thick mass market paperback, very sl. roll to spine with faint vertical crease, lightly rubbed at tips, fainbt crease upper wrapper, very ...

LIZZIE JORDAN'S SECRET LIFE.

Manby, Chris, · 2000

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Coronet, London, 2000, paperback, [viii], 470pp, [i] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Debbie Boon, light vertical creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, faint creasing upper wrapper, very good,

HIDDEN TALENTS.

James, Erica, · 2003

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Orion, London, 2003, paperback, [vi], 488pp, [ii] ads., pictorial wrappers by Gary Blythe, sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,