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THE MAN UPSTAIRS and other stories.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1954

£10.80 (€12.95 | $14.27 | ¥2,278)

Methuen, London, 1954, reprint, 279pp, green cloth lettered in black at spine, 'reprinted 1954' on copyright page, McIlvaine A17a.17, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., spine sl. sunned and cloth a little soiled, edges dusty, light foxing to prelims., no dust...

THE GIRL IN BLUE.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1979

£8.40 (€10.07 | $11.10 | ¥1,772)

Barrie and Jenkins, London, 1979, reprint, 192pp, black cloth gilt at spine, the second issue McIlvaine A93a.2, a little bumped at lower crnrs., dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at extrems., two short repaired tears lower edge upper panel, very good in a very good d...

THE ADVENTURES OF SALLY.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1935

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Herbert Jenkins, London, ND (c1935), reprint, 312pp, viii ads., orange cloth lettered in red at spine, lettering and pictorial decoration upper bd., publisher's device lower bd., 'Fourth printing completing 40,220 copies' on copyright page, 2 leaves of ads. partially unopened...

SUMMER MOONSHINE.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1939

£13.20 (€15.82 | $17.44 | ¥2,785)

Herbert Jenkins, ND (c1939), reprint, 312pp [viii] ads., orange cloth lettered in black at spine and upper bd., publisher's device lower bd., 'Second printing' on copyright page, McIlvaine A59b.2, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., very faint ring mark lower bd. and some...

PICCADILLY JIM.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1940

£8.40 (€10.07 | $11.10 | ¥1,772)

Herbert Jenkins, London, ND (c1940), reprint, 316pp, orange cloth lettered in black at spine and upper bd., publisher's device lower bd., 'Twenty-fourth printing completing 261,000 copies' on copyright page, latest in title list Quick Service (1940), McIlvaine A20b.13, sl. co...

MEET MR. MULLINER.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1929

£13.20 (€15.82 | $17.44 | ¥2,785)

Herbert Jenkins, London, ND [1929], reprint, 312pp [vi] ads, orange cloth lettered in black, lettering and border in bvlack upper bd., publisher's device lower bd., 'Second printing completing 30,000 copies' on copyright page, McIlvaine A38a.2, rubbed and a little bumped at e...

INDISCRETIONS OF ARCHIE.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1924

£10.80 (€12.95 | $14.27 | ¥2,278)

Herbert Jenkins, London, ND (c1924), reprint, 320pp, deep cream cloth lettered in maroon, lettering in maroon double border upper bd., publisher's device lower bd., 'Popular Edition' on copyright page, Mcilvaine A26a.3, latest in title list 'Ukridge', lightly rubbed and a lit...

HOT WATER.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1978

£10.80 (€12.95 | $14.27 | ¥2,278)

Barrie and Jenkins, London, 1978, reprint, 223pp, black cloth gilt at spine, plain coloured lettered dw, McIlvaine A47a.5, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, sl. discoloured at edges, faint stain at tail of spine on reverse, crease at front flap, fine in a very good plus du...

BIG MONEY.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1953

£8.40 (€10.07 | $11.10 | ¥1,772)

Herbert Jenkins, London, ND (c1953), reprint, 314pp, [ii] ads., orange cloth lettered in black spine and upper bd., publisher's device lower bd., 'Eighth printing, completing 63,000 copies' on copyright page, McIlvaine A43b.5 but reverse order of stated title list, lightly ru...

TEN THOUSAND EYES.

Collier, Richard, · 1958

£8.90 (€10.67 | $11.76 | ¥1,878)

Collins, London, 1958, 1st edn., 320pp, 8pp half tone photo ills, plan in text, map at front eps., diagram at rear eps., red cloth gilt, dustwrapper by Kenneth Farnhill, the account of the gathering of intelligence about the defences along the French coast between Cherbourg a...

STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL - The History of the Second World War.

Parker, R. A. C., · 1989

£8.20 (€9.83 | $10.83 | ¥1,730)

Oxford University Press, Oxford - England, 1989, 1st edn., 328pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, black cloth gilt, pictorial dustwrapper, a thoughtful and wide-ranging study of WW2 by a Fellow, Tutor and Praelector at Queen's College, Oxford, it traces the key even...

JERSEY UNDER THE JACKBOOT.

Maugham, R. C. F., · 1954

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

W. H. Allen, London, 1954, 5th edn., 167pp, blue cloth gilt, an account of the German occupation of Jersey from July 1940 until their surrender in May, 1945, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., free eps. browned, no dustwrapper, good plus,

ESCAPE TO FREEDOM (original title South to Freedom).

Prittie, The Hon. T. C. F., MBE and Edwards, Captain E. Earle, MBE, TD, · 1954

£18.30 (€21.94 | $24.18 | ¥3,861)

Hutchinson, London, 1954, 2nd imp. of title, 400pp, frontis and 6pp half tone photo ills., 6pp half tone and line drawings, 3 maps and 1 drawing in colour, 8 in text plans/diagrams, maps at eps (paste downs), drawings by Major W. Clough-Taylor, dark green cloth gilt, col'd pi...

GALLIPOLI.

Moorehead, Alan, · 1968

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

New English Library, London, 1968, Mentor edn., paperback, 351pp, 8pp photo ills., maps in text, wraparound pictorial wrappers, the taking of Gallipoli was pivotal to the plan to open up the Black Sea and so be able to supply Russia against the Germans. In his account Alan Mo...

FESTIVAL AT FARBRIDGE.

Priestley, J. B., · 1951

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

William Heinemenn Ltd., London, 1951, 1st edn., 593pp, dark brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, top edge coloured, yellow silk marker, a novel of the Festival of Britain, light spot fore-edge, recased in new binding, near fine, no dustwrappe...

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS' BADGES.

Smith, Peter C., · 1974

£11.30 (€13.54 | $14.93 | ¥2,384)

Balfour, St. Ives - Huntingdon, 1974, 1st edn., 96pp, col'd ills. in text, dark blue cloth grain paper covered bds. gilt, large format (9.5 x 7"), includes a history of ships' names and naval heraldry, with historical details and a col'd illustration of the badge of each of H...

WORLD WAR ONE.

Gibbons, S. R. and Morican, P., · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Longman, London, 1985, 16th imp., large format paperback, [vii], 144pp, many half tone photo ills. and maps in line, paper wrappers, in the Modern Times series, a history of WW1 from the causes through the events and theatres, an attempt to help young people understand the ye...

EAST OF MALTA WEST OF SUEZ.

[Ritchie, Capt. Lewis, RN (Bartimeus)], · 1943

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

HMSO, London, 1943, paperback, 63pp, many half tone photos, drawings and maps, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the admiralty account of the naval war in the Eastern Mediterranean from September 1939 to March 1941, covering Taranto, Matapan and a number of smaller en...

WHITE FACE.

Wallace, Edgar, · 1967

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Ulverscroft, Leicester, 1967, large print edition, library binding, laminated bds., ex public library, well used, usual faults, dustwrapper: laminated to bds., reading copy only,

EL ALAMEIN - Desert Victory.

Strawson, John, · 1984

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Sphere Books, London, 1984, paperback, 216pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, analysis of the battle at political and strategic levels down to the personal diaries of private soldiers, a complete account of the decisive British victory, lightly rubbed at tips, crease...