Hessay Books

Jane Austen and Her World

Laski, Marghanita · 1975

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

BCA 143pp. Complete illustrated dustjacket, a little rubbed to the edges.Many b + w illustrations. Family tree. Chronology. Notes on the Pictures. Internally very clean. Jane Austen's life and her family and the places and people she knew. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Very Good Fine

London and the Life of Literature in Late Victorian England The Diary of George Gissing Novelist

Coustillas, Pierre and Gissing, George · 1978

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Harvester Press A heavy book of 617pp. Complete dustjacket, faded to the spine. Internally very clean. The diaries of the novelist George Gissing from 1887 to 1902., recording his work, his personal and domestic life, his journeys, and his relationships with Meredith, Thomas H...

In Search of the Trojan War

Wood, Michael · 1985

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

BBC First edition. 272pp. Complete illustrated dustjacket with one very small closed tear to the edge. Many colour and b + w illustrations. A very clean copy. A readable and knowledgeable account of the history of the city of Troy, how Schliemann found and excavated it, and it...

The Case of the Gilded Fly

Crispin, Edmund · 2018

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

Collins 246pp. Softback covers illustrated by Claire Ward with a couple of light creases. Internally clean and tight. Gervase Fen and the murder of an unpopular actress in Oxford. Very Good

The Listening Eye

Wentworth, Patricia · 1111

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Thriller Book Club Probably 1950s. 255pp. Blue boards. Dustjacket of two men and a horrified lady listener illustrated by Taylor has a little loss to the ends of the spine. Internally clean. A lip reader in an art gallery 'listens' to a murder plot - another case for Miss Silv...

The Secret of Chimneys Facsimile First Edition

Christie, Agatha · 2014

£28.50 (€34.16 | $37.65 | ¥6,012)

Harpercollins A facsimile of the first edition by Bodley Head of 1925. 258pp. Red boards. Complete facsimile dustjacket by Percy Graves. A very clean copy. The heir to the Herzoslovakian throne is murdered - a case for Sergeant Batttle. Fine Fine

Bogg, Edmund

Wheater, W · 1998

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

The Old Hall Press A facsimile reprint of the 1902 edition of The Old Kingdom of Elmet which was republished in 1904 under the title Round About Leeds and the Old Villages in Elmete. 262pp, plus period advertisements. Illustrated cream boards. 160 b + w illustrations. A very ...

The Convenient Marriage

Heyer, Georgette · 1968

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

Pan 236pp, the paper browning a little with age. Illustrated oftback covers. Internally clean and tight. Miss Lizzie Winwood does not want to marry the Earl of Rule - and her sister has a plan to help her - one of the 'Regency' romances Very Good

Arabella

Heyer, Georgette · 1968

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥527)

Pan 250pp,the paper browning a little with age. Softback covers, with a little wear to the edge of the spine, with an illustration of Arabella and a child chimney sweep. Previous owner's name to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean and tight. Arabella poses as a rich heires...

Mere Chrtistianity A Revised and Amplified Edition

Lewis, C S · 2016

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

William Collins A revised and amplified edition with a new introduction of the three books Broadcast Talks, Christian Behaviour and Beyond Personality, 227pp. Softback covers with a couple of small light marks to the back. Internally very clean and tight. Very Good

Fscinating Walking Sticks

Boothroyd, A E · 2006

£22.50 (€26.97 | $29.72 | ¥4,747)

JP & A Boothroyd Reprinted with a frontispiece photograph of the author. Foreword by Sir Gerald Nabarro. 206pp. Colour illustrated soft card covers. Many b + w illustrations, including 280 walking sticks from the author's collection. A very clean copy. Details of the differen...

A Flame in Your Heart

Jamie, Kathleen and Greig, Andrew · 1986

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Bloodaxe 74pp. Soft card covers, colour illustrated by Irene Reddish. A very clean, tight copy. Poems by two poets telling the story of the all too brief love affair of a spitfire pilot and his girl in the Second World War, it was broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 First Edition Fine

Period House Fixtures and Fittings 1300 - 1900

Hall, Linda · 2007

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Countryside 224pp. Colour illustrated card covers. Many b + w photographs and drawings. A very clean, tight copy. Doors, windows, fireplaces, staircases, panelling, ceilings, etc through the ages. Part of the England's Living History Series. Fine

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur · 1993

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

Magpie Parragon A big book of 1122pp, the paper tanning a little with age. Illustrated softback covers with light creases to the spine and a little wear to the corners. A few light spots of foxing to the foredge, otherwise intrnally clean and tight. 9 complete Sherlock Holme...

A Visit to DOn Ottavio A Traveller's Tale from Mexico

Bedford, Sybille · 1997

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Picador With an Introduction by Bruce Chatwin. 368pp. Complete illustrated dustjacket. Ribbon bookmark.Map. A few tiny spots of foxing to the top edge, otherwise a very clean copy. A lively account of the people and places of Mexico. Comes with a book review of a biography o...

The Story of the Other Wise Man

Van Dyke, Henry · 1111

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

Harper States copyright 1895, but probably a later reissue of circa 1920. 75pp. Red cloth covered boards with an inset colour picture of the Wise Man and his followers. Gilt title. B + w frontispiece illustration. Hand cut edges. A couple of very light spots of foxing otherwi...

Royal Pageantry Customs and Festivals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Where and When to See Them

Purnell · 1967

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Purnell 128pp, including the Index. Laminated colour illustrated soft covers with a light crease. 18 full colour photographs and ten pages of b + w photographs. Previous owner's name to the title pge, otherwie internally clean and tight. The numerous old traditional festivals ...

English Glass Bottles for the Collector

Wills, Geoffrey · 1974

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

John Bartholomew 82pp. Colour illustrated dustkacket is priceclipped, but otherwise complete. Colour and b + w illustrations. Biro crosses to the margin of two items, otherwise internally clean. The history of English - made glass bottles between circa 1650 to 1950, with their...

Dinner With Persephone Travels in Greece

Storace, Patricia · 1996

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

Granta 398pp, th epaper tanning a little with age. Illustrated softback covers. B + w illustrations.A few light spots of foxing to the foredge, otherwise a clean, tight copy. A classsic account of encounters with the people and traditions of Greece. Very Good

Baines's Yorkshire A New Printing of The Volumes of History Directory and Gazatteer of The County of York Volume 1 West Riding

Baines, Edward · 1969

£18.50 (€22.17 | $24.44 | ¥3,903)

David & Charles A reprint of the original history, directory and gazetteer of 1822, with an new Introduction by Owen Ashmore. A heavy book of 654pp. Dustjacket now in three parts, with some loss. Internally clean. Volume one of two - this volume includes Leeds, Sheffield, Har...