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OVER THE GATE.

Miss Read (Dora Saint), (ill. J. S. Goodall), · 1970

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND (c1970's), 10th imp., paperback, 202pp, in text ills. by J. S. Goodall, [vi] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Jannat Messenger, very faint crease at upper hinge, very good plus,

FRESH FROM THE COUNTRY.

Miss Read (Dora Saint), (ill. J. S. Goodall), · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1988, 9th imp., paperback, 219pp, in text ills. by J. S. Goodall, [iv] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Jannat Messenger, faint creasing to spine, edges tanned, very good plus,

DOCTOR ON THE BOIL.

Gordon, Richard, · 1973

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1973, 1st in imprint, paperback, 175pp, [i] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Michael Trevithick, the ninth title in the Doctor series, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, ink name inside upper wrapper, good,

ANNAPURNA SOUTH FACE.

Bonington, Chris, · 1976

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1976, paperback, 410pp, 12pp col'd photo ills., half tone photo ill. inside lower wrapper, 2 maps in text, [v] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper by Michael Dempsey, an account of the 1970 successful Bonington led expedition to the South Face of Annap...

COUNTRY SEASONS.

Drabble, Phil (foreword by Johnny Morris), · 1978

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Sphere, London, 1978, 1st in imprint, paperback, 190pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., [ii] ads., photo pictorial montage upper wrapper, the author '.. takes us through a full year's cycle of country seasons, and introduces us to some of the creatures, wild and tame, that share ...

BADGERS AT MY WINDOW.

Drabble, Phil, · 1976

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback, 160pp, 8pp half tone photo ills. by Stanley Porter, photo pictorial montage upper wrapper, by the naturalist and broadcaster, the author's study of badgers, both hand-reared and wild, and their relationships with him and his o...

THE MAN WHO LOVED WAR.

Watson, John, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Grafton, London, 1988, 1st edn., paperback original, 288pp, wraparound pictorial cover art by Brian Knight, WW2 novel of Allied pilot POW's formed into a Luftwaffe squadron to fight for the Germans, light vertical crease at upper hinge, a little rubbed at tips, faint remainde...

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMBLE.

Sherlock, John and Westheimer, David, · 1983

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Granada, London, 1983, 1st in imprint, paperback, 352pp, wraparound pictorial cover art by Paul Wright, espionage, treachery and intrigue aboard an Atlantic liner in 1940, taking Britains gold reserves and child evacuees to Canada, sl. slant to spine with light vertical creas...

WITH BLOOD AND IRON.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1977

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1977, reprint, paperback, 288pp, wraparound design by Chris Mayger, 1944 and the 'happy time' is over for the U-Boats as the commander of Group Meteor (a flotilla of eight U-boats), Cdr. Rudolf Steiger of U-991, comes under pressure in the Battle of the Atlanti...

WINGED ESCORT.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1977

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1977, 2nd imp., paperback, 286pp, [ii] ads., unattrib. wraparound pictorial design [Chris Mayger], July 1943 and Lt. Tim Rowan, RNVR, a Seafire pilot joins escort carrier Growler which sees action in the Arctic and Indian Ocean, sl. roll and slant to spine with...

THE DESTROYERS.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1976

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback, 318pp, [i] ads., unattrib. wraparound pictorial cover art [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 E...

H.M.S. SARACEN.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1974

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1974, 2nd imp. of 1972 edn., paperback, 320pp, wraparound pictorial cover art by Chris Mayger, a two part story of the monitor, HMS Saracen, with Midshipman Richard Chesnaye at Gallipoli 1915 and Captain Richard Chesnaye at Malta, 1941, slant and sl. roll to sp...

H.M.S. SARACEN.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1977

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1977, 5th imp., paperback, 320pp, unattrib. wraparound pictorial cover art [Chris Mayger], a two part story of the monitor, HMS Saracen, with Midshipman Richard Chesnaye at Gallipoli 1915 and Captain Richard Chesnaye at Malta, 1941, slant and sl. roll to spine ...

NORTH FROM SINGAPORE.

Nabarro, Derrick, · 1958

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

World Distributors, London, 1958, 1st in imprint, paperback, 223pp, sl. shorter than standard mass market paperback (6.5 x 4.5 inches), pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), novel of the liberation of the small Kingdom of Thaijon, on the China, Siam and Indo-China borders, fir...

HMS MARLBOROUGH WILL ENTER HARBOUR with 'Leave Cancelled' and 'Heavy Rescue'.

Monsarrat, Nicholas, · 1962

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Panther, London, 1962, reprint, paperback, 158pp, [ii] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), three stories, all set in WW2, 'Marlborough' a naval story, 'Leave...' a love story and 'Heavy Rescue', about the only story written about the Civil Defence's rescue squa...

SEA WOLF - Steel Shark.

Krauss, Bruno, · 1978

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Sphere Books, London, 1978, 1st edn., paperback original, 175pp, pictorial cover art (unattrib.), a novel of the U-boat war, sl. roll and slant to spine with faint vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, good plus,

TO GLORY WE STEER.

Kent, Alexander (Douglas Reeman), · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1975, 4th imp., paperback, 384pp, wraparound pictorial cover art by Chris Mayger, 1792 and Captain Richard Bolitho is appointed commander of the 32 gun frigate Phalarope, to assist in the Caribbean, sl. roll and slant to spine with faint vertical creasing, ligh...

RICHARD BOLITHO - MIDSHIPMAN.

Kent, Alexander (Douglas Reeman), · 1977

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1977, 1st in imprint, paperback, 159pp, wraparound pictorial wrappers [Chris Mayger], 1772 and Midshipman Richard Bolitho is appointed to the 74 gun Gorgon to protect the African coast from pirates threatening British trade, very sl. slant to spine, a little ru...

SS GENERAL.

Hassel, Sven, · 1987

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Corgi Books, London, 1987, reprint, paperback, 286pp, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at tips, faint crease to wrappers, very good plus,

THE GREAT HUNGER - Ireland 1845-9.

Woodham-Smith, Cecil, · 1964

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Readers Union, London, 1964, club edn., xii, 432pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., map and 2 ills. in text, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, top edge col'd, pictorial dustwrapper, the meticulously researched account of the Irish potato famine, when over 1,000,000 died and 80...