Grahame Thornton, Bookseller

Double Agent

Bradby, Tom: · 2020

£9.95 (€11.93 | $13.15 | ¥2,099)

New York, Grove Atlantic: 2020 1st. ed. thus, HBK + d/w, 355pp. Fiction, not Espionage as the title suggests. F/F.

Let's Parler Franglais!

Kington, Miles: · 1982

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1982 4th. imp. thus large format PBK. No. 5625 multicoloured cartoon cover. 96pp. + b/w illustrations throughout by Merrily Harpur. Spine scuffed, slight spotting to end papers, corners bent, o/w good copy.

Swan Song

Galsworthy, John: · 1967

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1967 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 2679 multicoloured photographic TV cover. 314pp. Spine little faded, o/w good copy. The Forsyte Chronicles #6.

Claudius the God Volume 1

Graves, Robert: · 1943

£1.00 (€1.20 | $1.32 | ¥211)

London: Penguin, 1943 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 421 wartime Red for Orange. Eno's advertisement back cover. 223pp. Piece missing from back cover by lower spine, spine tape repaired, tear in front cover tape repaired inside, top corner front cover creased, covers soiled and ageing...

Morning Tide

Gunn, Neil M.: · 1936

£1.00 (€1.20 | $1.32 | ¥211)

London: Penguin, 1936 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 51 Orange. 256pp. Large chunk bitten from foot front jacket, and front end papers. Covers foxed. Split lower half spine/ rear cover. Reading copy only.

The Rival Monster

Mackenzie, Compton: · 1959

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1959 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1367 multicoloured cartoon cover. 249pp. Good copy.

The Thurber Carnival

Thurber, James: · 1953

£1.50 (€1.80 | $1.98 | ¥316)

London: Penguin, 1953 2nd. imp. thus PBK. No. 871 Black/Orange cartoon cover. 286pp. + b/w cartoons by the author. Covers lightly soiled, slight page browning, rear end paper creased, o/w good reading copy.

The Habit of Loving

Lessing, Doris: · 1960

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1960 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1473 Orange/Black cartoon cover. 248pp. Splits foot spine, scuffing. Covers soiled. Reading copy.

Conjugal Love

Moravia, Alberto: · 1964

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1964 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 2072 Orange/Black/Blue cartoon cover. Translated by Angus Davidson. 152pp. Covers lightly soiled , o/w good copy.

Christmas Holiday

Maugham, W. Somerset: · 1967

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1967 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 2646 multicoloured photographic cover. 252pp. Spine scuffed, remains of label IFC, o/w good copy.

The Foxglove Saga

Waugh, Auberon: · 1966

£1.00 (€1.20 | $1.32 | ¥211)

London: Penguin, 1966 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 2475 multicoloured pictorial cover. 232pp. Ex college library. Covers protected by laminate. College stamp IFC. Small hole in half title. O/w good reading copy.

Collected Short Stories Volume 2

Maugham, W. Somerset: · 1963

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1963 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1872 Grey/Orange/Black cover. 424pp. Top corner half title torn off. O/w good copy.

Juan in China

Linklater, Eric: · 1958

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1958 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1268 Black/Orange cartoon cover by Nicolas Bentley. 249pp. Spine scuffed, covers lightly soiled, o/w good copy.

The Brassbounder

Bone, David W.: · 1942

£1.00 (€1.20 | $1.32 | ¥211)

London: Penguin, 1942 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 373 Orange. Maltesers advertisement back cover. 144pp. Front cover detached and repaired. Spine broken and most of backstrip missing including Penguin number. Reading copy.

Spanish Gold

Birmingham, George A.: · 1940

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1940 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 262 Orange. Army Club advertisement on rear cover. 248pp. Small loss foot spine including Penguin number. Spine sunned. O/w good copy for wartime printing.

White-Maa's Saga

Linklater, Eric: · 1963

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1963 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1951 Black/Green/Orange cartoon cover. 261pp. Good copy.

The S-Man

Caine, Mark: · 1962

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1962 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1833 Black/Orange cartoon cover. 189pp. Small splits foot spine, scuffing. O/w good reading copy.

The Shorn Lamb

Stroud, John: · 1962

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1962 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1821 Orange/Black cartoon cover. 247pp. Creased and grubby, reading copy.

The Shorn Lamb

Stroud, John: · 1962

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Penguin, 1962 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1821 Orange/Black cartoon cover. 247pp. Head spine nicked, o/w good copy.

Man Overboard

Dickens, Monica: · 1965

£1.00 (€1.20 | $1.32 | ¥211)

London: Penguin, 1965 2nd. imp. thus PBK. No. 1813 multicoloured photographic cover. 268pp. Grubby reading copy.