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Raymond, Ernest · 1923 · Eastleach Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

Cassell & Co 1923 2nd impression. Cloth, G+. [viii]+311pp, cloth rubbed at the edges, spine lettering dulled, occasional foxing, a fair copy. The author's third novel. In a 1945 article, titled 'Good Bad Books' George Orwell praised Raymond as a 'natural novelist" who could port…

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. In Which Are Included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality.

Tobias Smollett · 1776 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, R. Baldwin, Robinson and Roberts; T. Beckett and T. Cadell, 1776 . Leather. A lovely example of Tobias Smollett's humorous picaresque novel, offering fascinating insights into eighteenth century society. First published in 1751, and revised in 1758, this is a wonder…

Hints on the economy of feeding stock, and bettering the condition of the poor.

J C Curwen · 1808 · The Victoria Bookshop

£124.03 (€148.67 | $163.86 | ¥26,166)

London, B Crosby, 1808. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, half-title, title, xvi, 364pp, (2pp). 4 engraved plates (correct as per list) plus 3 folding tables. Recently rebound in cloth & marbled boards from the estate of Harold Whitaker the animator of George Orwell's Animal F…

Time and Tide Anthology: Uncorrected Proof Copy

Anthony Lejeune [ed.] · 1956 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce uncorrected proof copy of this versatile anthology featuring contributions from the likes of George Bernard Shaw, Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, and more. First edition. The very scarce uncorrected proof copy of…

Treatise on the Breeding and Management of Live Stock: In Which the Principals and Proceedings of the New School of Breeders Are Fully and Experimently Discussed Volume II

Richard Parkinson · 1810 · The Victoria Bookshop

£188.53 (€225.98 | $249.07 | ¥39,774)

London, Cadell, 1810. First Edition. Hardcover. rebound in original plain boards new cloth spine. Scarce. Appear to be on plates in this volume from the estate of Harold Whitaker the animator of George Orwell's Animal Farm Good.

Family Voices BBC january 22 1981

Pinter harold · 1981 · The Victoria Bookshop

£37.93 (€45.47 | $50.11 | ¥8,002)

London, BBC, 1981. hardback. An EMI tape 13cm radius (I don't know if sound or film) from 1970's Formerly in the possession of from the library of deceased exeter author & literary critic W J West eg "George Orwell : The Lost writings" & "The Quest for Graham Greene" T…

Secret Histories

Emma Larkin · 2005 · Book Haven

NZ$11.50 (€5.76 | $6.35 | £4.81 | ¥1,014)

John Murray 2005 Paperback, 240pp. Burma, where George Orwell worked as an officer in the Imperial police force, is currently ruled by one of the oldest and most brutal military dictatorships in the world. Emma Larkin presents a side to the country that the regime does not want …

Kritischer Kalender 1965. 27 Lithographien von A. Paul Weber. JAHRGANG 7.

1965 · Antiquariat Reinhold Pabel

€9.00 ($9.92 | £7.51 | ¥1,584)

(Schretstaken), Clan Presse Verlag, (1965). 31 unpag. S. (Kalendarium). Mit 27 Taf. 23cm. OPp. Schumacher IV, 15. - Mit Texten von Robert Jungk,George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arnold Gehlen, Gräfin Dönhoff, Katls Jaspers, Pabst Johannes XXIII., Karl Kraus u.a. - Gutes Exemplar.

The Tamarack Review, No. 58, 1971

Robert Weaver ((ed.); Margaret Atwood (contributor) · 1971 · Books on the Web

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Toronto: UTP, 1971. Paper bound, 87pp. Signed by James Gray on Contents page. Includes 'Polarities' by Margaret Atwood, 'Orwell' by Robert Mccormack; 'The Wheel of Exile' by George Woodcock; 'Working People' by Hugh Garner, etc. Very good. 130 grams - ships letter mail. All boo…

The Miracle Of Brean

Raymond, Ernest · 1951 · Eastleach Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥527)

Cassell & Co 1951 reprint. Printed boards, G. 246pp, boards worn at the edges, spine a little flattened & chipped, occasional foxing, a fair copy. Volume 10 of Cassell's 2'- novels series. The author's 18th novel, a romance. In a 1945 article, titled 'Good Bad Books' George Or…

The Twentieth-Century Treasury of Sports

SILVERMAN, AL · 1992 · The Wild Muse

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Pr, 1992. 1st. Hard. 8vo.. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published NY: Viking, 1992. 717pp, thick 8vo. 76 selections including, Russell Baker, Frank Deford, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Norman Mailer, George …

New Farmer's Calendar. or, Monthly Remembrancer, for all kinds of Country Business: Comprehending All the Material Improvements in the New Husbandry, with the management of Live Stock. Inscribed to the Farmers of Great Britain. 1801.

A Farmer and Breeder · 1801 · The Victoria Bookshop

£34.40 (€41.23 | $45.45 | ¥7,257)

London, H. D. Symonds, 1801. Third edition. Hardcover. new spine original leather boards. New Bookplate of Baron De Spon. Folding frontis from the estate of Harold Whitaker the animator of George Orwell's Animal Farm Good.

An interview with Ingmar Bergman 1972

Ingmar Bergman Ossia Trilling · 1972 · The Victoria Bookshop

£82.69 (€99.12 | $109.25 | ¥17,445)

London, BBC, 1972. First Edition. Audio Book (Cassette). This is an reel to reel audio tape marked C2R42H450B Formerly in the possession of deceased exeter author & literary critic W J West eg "George Orwell : The Lost writings" & "The Quest for Graham Greene". Bought as a lot w…

Aubrey beardsley centenary tributes 24.8.72 as part of BBC World in Art series

Tony Scotland Ossia Trilling · 1972 · The Victoria Bookshop

£214.99 (€257.70 | $284.03 | ¥45,356)

London, BBC, 1972. First Edition. Diskette. A reel to reel audio tape of a BBC series now forgotten. Formerly in the possession of deceased exeter author & literary critic W J West eg "George Orwell : The Lost writings" & "The Quest for Graham Greene". Bought as a lot with other…

An interview between Ossia Trilling and Ingmar Bergman 11.2.1974

Ossia Trilling and Ingmar Bergman · 1974 · The Victoria Bookshop

£268.73 (€322.12 | $355.03 | ¥56,694)

London, Ossia Trilling, 1974. First Edition. Diskette. Ossia theatre critic died in 1994. This is a reel to reel audio tape. Formerly in the possession of deceased exeter author & literary critic W J West eg "George Orwell : The Lost writings" & "The Quest for Graham Greene". Bo…

Rowton Houses, 1892-1954

MICHAEL SHERIDAN · 1956 · Marion Pitman Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, Rowton Houses. 1956, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Jillian Willett. Book, Spine discoloured. History of the chain of hostels built in London by the Victorian philanthropist Lord Rowton to provide decent accommodation for working men in place of the squalid lodging hous…

Signed Letters from Book Dealer Arnold A. Rogow to Herb Yellin of the Lord John Press, with an Order to Purchase Copies of Books

Herb Yellin · 1980 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York: Arnold A. Rogow, 1980. 2 autographed letters, three pages in total. Typed on letterhead 8.5" x 11". Very Good. References to John Updike. Iris Murdoch, William Golding, George Orwell, et al. Dated August 18, 1980 and October 8, 1980. From the estate of Herb Yellin (193…

Four Dream Poems in New York Review of Books (December 13, 1966)

Berryman, John; Thomas Merton · 0 · Clayton Fine Books

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Levine, David Near Fine 1st Edition 0 Near fine in wrappers with haloing to front cover. Also, "'Craft Igor' and the Whole Stravinsky" (review) by Virgil Thomson with carticature of Stravinsky by Levine. Also, poem "Fall, '66" by Thomas Merton . Caricatures by Levine of Winston …

Helen's Babies

John Habberton · 1908 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York, Grosset and Dunlap, 1908. Hardcover. 244p. A hardcover book bound in brilliantly decorated grey cloth. Very good condition. Touch of wear to corners of boards and tips of spine. The spine is mildly toned and there is an ink smudge on the back cover. Early owner's signa…

THE WILL TO BELIEVE Novelists Of The Nineteen-thirties

Richard Johnstone · 1982 · Dodman Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1st Edition, Good study of six novelists: Edward Upward, Rex Warner, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Christopher Isherwood, and George Orwell. All in VG crisp clean and bright order throughout. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to spine. U…