ALDRIDGE**, ALAN & PLOMER**, WILLIAM, FITTER**, RICHARD:
THE BUTTERFLY BALL AND GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST. [Plus scarce Ball's Invitation card.]

Imprint: LONDON.CAPE & TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1973.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB_Invitation card,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,and also complete as it includes the Ball's Invitation card,1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn and the uncommon Ball Invite loosely laid in - these are generally missing in the majority of other listings elsewhere.Bright,clean,glossy, laminated,colour pictorial illustrated upper board; with negligible shelf-wear and miniscule bumping,miniscule rubbing spots to edges and corners.Spine/backstrip minimally sunned/faded - as usual/normal - with miniscule rubbing with reciprocal loss to foot of same.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned, contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,apart from my own collation. UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,72pp [unpaginated and excluding endpapers], 28 full-colour full-page illustrated plates, illustrated by Alan Aldridge in collaboration with Harry Willock,b/w illustrated,illuminated capitals to verses; verses by William Plomer and Nature notes by Richard Fitter. This is the tale of the summer's day,deep in the woods of England,when the Butterflies and Grasshoppers invited all the creatures of air and land to a Ball and a Feast.From St.Michael's Mount, Windsor, Rye, Salisbury, Tintern Abbey and the far corners of Britain they came - moles, gnats, dormice, newts, shrews, caterpillars, moths, frogs, squirrels, spiders, toads, mice, bees, flies, worms, centipedes, hares, hedgehogs, otters and foxes.Setting out in Johnson's Spinner Trains, Hot-Air Balloons, stagecoaches and on foot, most arrive - some fall foul of bats, stoats, wasps and foxes and don't! Beneath the Broad Oak Tree the Butterflies and guests dance the evening away, feasting and merrymaking until the glow-worms light up and lead the weary guests back to their beds.Based on William Roscoe's book of same name, originally published 1807. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct,insured (optional at buyers own risk) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja22676. ISBN: 0224008080.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

ALDRIDGE**, ALAN:
The PEACOCK PARTY: A SEQUEL TO THE BUTTERFLY BALL and the GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST.**

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE Ltd.,1979.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,illustrated1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn. NFINE. No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and immaculate grey silhouetted illustrated endpapers.Slight sunning/fading to both front+rear boards' top and side edges - due to proximity of previously stored,smaller books.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original colour illustrated glazed boards,a price label to rear board's lower,left-hand corner.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean,some minimal random spotting to some pages but no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips other than those to the last illustration occuring on its closing/folding.UK,slim Qrto HB, no dw/dj - as issued,illustrated 1st edn,28pp [unpaginated] includes colour vignetted title page,11 full-colour,full-page illustrations by both Aldridge and Harry Willock,and last illustration is a double-page fold-out, which has corner creases to both top+bottom corners and some ubiquitous but minimal foxing spots to verso.   Based on 'The Peacock 'At Home' by A Lady (1807),and a sequel to 'The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast',verses written with George E. Ryder.Written as a sequel for those not invited to the Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast.   Alan Aldridge (active from c.1967).Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.Attended Romford Technical College but left at 15 and supported himself with an assortment of jobs including insurance clerk,repertory actor,dock hand and barrow boy.In 1963,he took a short evening course in commercial graphics.Soon,he had achieved spectacular success with designs for posters,book covers,record sleeves, car,furniture and body painting,as well as magazine and book illustration.In 1966,he was appointed art director of Penguin books,but left in 1968 to set up his own studio,Ink,which received commissions from many of the leading pop groups and glossy magazines of the day,including the Beatles' ill-fated Apple Corps.   As Aldridge's career embodied many of the aspirations of the 'swinging sixties', so his drawing epitomised the graphic idiom of the decade.His use of brilliant 'psychedelic' colours in combination with ebulliently decorative draughtsmanship gave his work the vigorous popular appeal of fairground art; but he used this apparently unsophisticated language to convey ideas of almost surrealist complexity, abounding in visual ambiguities,allusions and jokes.Stylistically his most influential innovation was his use of the airbrush for fine colour graduation and shading over much of the picture surface,giving the illusion of undulating movement within the crisp contours.As his draughtsmanship developed,he increasingly incorporated graaphic references to cultural traditions as diverse as oriental painting and pre-Columbian art,while his imagery continued to invite closer and more intense scrutiny.After disbanding Ink, Aldridge continued to work freelance,finding a regular publisher in Jonathan Cape.In 1974,he won the Children's Book of the Year Award with 'Butterfly Ball'; and latterly he has designed animated films. Died 17th February,2017.  Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!   N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.     ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja409612. ISBN: 0224015915.

£ 34.99 (approx. $US 45.54 )

ALDRIDGE**, ALAN:
The PEACOCK PARTY: A SEQUEL TO THE BUTTERFLY BALL and the GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST.** [Author SIGNED+doodled copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE Ltd.,1979.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrator SIGNED,illustrated 1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Illustrator SIGNED+doodled.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrator SIGNED, illustrated 1st edn. NFINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat,handwritten black ink signature with an additional small drawing of a spider dangling from the last letter of his signature to the title page.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards; with capitalised,coloured and capitalised,black-lettered illustrators and author credits to faux invitation card illustration to front board; a white spine/ backstrip with capitalised coloured title, illustrators coloured surnames and publisher's b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear board without illustration other than a yellow decorative border.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners with a miniscule bump+reciprocal creases at head of spine,some inevitable but minimal,superficial age-acquired scoring/indents and immaculate grey silhouetted illustrated endpapers with no hinge cracking to same.Top+ fore-edges bright,crisp and clean; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine (illustrator's  signature aside) - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.UK,slim Qrto HB, no dw/dj - as issued, illustrator SIGNED,illustrated 1st edn,28pp [unpaginated] includes colour vignetted title page with illustrator's doodled signature, 11 full-colour,full-page illustrations and the 12th illustration as a double-page fold-out by both Alan Aldridge and Harry Willock.  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 45 year-old age and nature, i.e a child's book.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                   Based on 'The Peacock 'At Home' by A Lady (1807),and a sequel to 'The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast', verses written by George E. Ryder.Written as a sequel for those not invited to the Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast,and the continuation of sequels with 'The Lion's Cavalcade'.   Alan Aldridge (active from c.1967).Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.Attended Romford Technical College but left at 15 and supported himself with an assortment of jobs including insurance clerk,repertory actor,dock hand and barrow boy.In 1963,he took a short evening course in commercial graphics.Soon,he had achieved spectacular success with designs for posters,book covers,record sleeves,car,furniture and body painting,as well as magazine and book illustration.In 1966,he was appointed art director of Penguin books,but left in 1968 to set up his own studio,Ink,which received commissions from many of the leading pop groups and glossy magazines of the day,including the Beatles' ill-fated Apple Corps.  As Aldridge's career embodied many of the aspirations of the 'swinging sixties', so his drawing epitomised the graphic idiom of the decade.His use of brilliant 'psychedelic' colours in combination with ebulliently decorative draughtsmanship gave his work the vigorous popular appeal of fairground art; but he used this apparently unsophisticated language to convey ideas of almost surrealist complexity, abounding in visual ambiguities,allusions and jokes.Stylistically his most influential innovation was his use of the airbrush for fine colour graduation and shading over much of the picture surface,giving the illusion of undulating movement within the crisp contours.As his draughtsmanship developed,he increasingly incorporated graaphic references to cultural traditions as diverse as oriental painting and pre-Columbian art,while his imagery continued to invite closer and more intense scrutiny.After disbanding Ink, Aldridge continued to work freelance,finding a regular publisher in Jonathan Cape.In 1974,he won the Children's Book of the Year Award with 'Butterfly Ball'; and latterly he has designed animated films. Died 17th February,2017. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1115724. ISBN: 0224015915.

£ 70.00 (approx. $US 91.10 )

ALEXANDER, MICHAEL:
Mrs.Fraser On The Fatal Shore.

Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1971.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour+b/w illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Sharp-cornered,bright,crisp,clean, publisher's original,plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate blue+white map illustrated eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-185pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,a copy of 'Mournful Verses (relating to the wreck of the Stirling Castle),15 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w illus/ plates comprising 16 illus between pp96/7, and appendices(13).Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, acknowledgements,illus list/table,and 4pp of title-pages (2 are b/w illustrated) of contemporary books (1837/8) relating to Mrs. Fraser at rear. In 1836 the barque Stirling Castle was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef and the crew and the captain's wife cast ashore on the coast of what is now Queensland. Captured by stone age aborigines of rude habits and cannibalistic tendencies Captain Fraser was speared to death and other members of the crew disposed of in various ways.Mrs. Fraser,a lady of genteel upbringing,was stripped naked by her captors and made to perform exacting and humiliating tasks as slave to the tribe. Having lately given birth in an open boat to a baby which was immediately drowned, she was forced to mother an aboriginal child which she described as "one of the most deformed and ugly-looking brats my eyes ever beheld." A remarkable rescue by an Irish convict, who had lived among the natives as the "ghost" of a dead warrior,may or may not have saved her from "a fate worse than death". Mrs. Fraser's subsequent misadventures and impositions in England add an intriguing finale to a fascinating tale. This is a true story,supported by documentary evidence,behind one of the great Australian legends. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja443913. ISBN: 0718108159.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

ALEXANDER OF TUNIS, Field-Marshal Earl:
The Alexander Memoirs 1940-1945.

Imprint: UK.BARNSLEY,S. YORKS.FRONTLINE BOOKS/PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD.,2010.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus.FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn per se - but its possible removal - as a diagonal top corner clip in situ,affecting both front free endpaper and concomitant corner of the frntis,but no price-clip (£19.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn thus,v-xxipp+3-210pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illustrations lists/tables, subject's preface,Shane Alexander (the subject's son) foreword,an introduction by James Holland (renowned WW2 subject author),double-page b/w map (Coast of North Africa),3 sections comprising XV (15) chapters - each section with pertinent b/w battle maps,16pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp106/7,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page with subject's b/w portrait photographic frntis to it's reverse,title page, and individual section separator pages. A comprehensive new edition of a classic wartime memoir recounting and analysing pivotal battles,including the desert war in North Africa. After his first meeting with General Alexander in August 1942,Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks wrote,'By repute he was Winston Churchill's fire brigade chief par excellance: the man who was always despatched to retrieve the most desperate situations.' Churchill was indeed in need of a fire brigade chief.Rommel had chased Allied forces back across the desert.Alexander brought a new hope to the Desert Rats: he instilled them with his own confidence and thought of victory.Under his command,Montgomery was ready to fight and win the battle of El Alamein.Even as his generals drove the enemy from North Africa, Alexander was planning far ahead for Sicily and Operation Husky - the first major seaborne invasion by either side during the war. It was said that before El Alamein the Allies never knew victory,and after El Alamein never knew defeat: much of the credit belongs to Alexander.For decades his contribution to the British efforts in both wars has been overlooked.Here,however,is a comprehensive edition of his personal and candid memoirs,which includes judgements on such men as Montgomery, Patton and Churchill.He also details his role in leading the withdrawal of the 1st Infantry Division at Dunkirk,his dealings with Stilwell in Burma and the bombing of the Monte Cassino abbey. Please contact seller,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja770018. ISBN: 9781848325678.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

ALI**. MONICA:
LOVE MARRIAGE.

Imprint: LONDON.VIRAGO PRESS,February,2022.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+.Wrapped+ protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around white background with mustard-coloured irregular shaped panels with overlaid glossy,black-lined borders designed artwork and superimposed b/w separate male+female figures posed on black borders with black embossed author name+title and other printed black lettering to front panel of dw/dj, similar author+title lettering to similarly designed spine/backstrip,artwork design extended to rear panel with critics' reviews in black+ mustard-coloured lettering.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top,lower and fore-edges all divided into 5 black line partioned segments of 4 colours pink,yellow, green and blue - starting and ending with pink,the other colours in between,and without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – pristine - unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,impressed mustard-coloured lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate/ clean blue-green paisley-esque style illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-499pp [paginated] includes story in un-numbered sections/chapters/segments; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and to the rear,credits,acknowledgements and 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. Yasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family,a fledgling career in medicine,and a charming,handsome fiancee,fellow doctor Joe Sangster.But as the wedding day draws closer and Yasmin's parents get to know Joe's firebrand feminist mother,both families must confront the unravelling of long-held secrets,lies and betrayals.As Yasmin dismantles her own assumptions about the people she holds most dear,she's also forced to ask herself what she really wants in a relationship and what a 'love marriage' actually means. Love Marriage is a story about who we are and how we love in today's Britain - with all the complications and contradictions of life,desire,marriage and family.What starts as a captivating social comedy develops into a heart-breaking and gripping story of two cultures,two families and two people trying to understand one another. This,her latest novel,became an instant Sunday Times bestseller.Her debut novel,'Brick Lane' (2003),was an epic saga about a Bangladeshi family living in the UK,and explores the British immigrant experience.It was shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction,and made into a film, released in 2007.Her second novel, 'Alentejo Blue',set in Portugal,was published in 2006,and her third,'In the Kitchen' published in 2009.Her last novel 'Untold' was published in 2011. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja105122. ISBN: 9780349015484.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

ALI, MUHAMMAD with ALI, HANA YASMEEN:
The SOUL of a BUTTERFLY: Reflections on life's journey.

Imprint: LONDON.BANTAM PRESS,2005.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with gilt+b/w lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+ foot of dw/djs' spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,xi-xxviipp+4-221pp [paginated] includes co-author note,subject's introduction,4 sections and a postscript,b/w contemporary b/w biographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,and acknowledgements.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with b/w biographical photographic frntis to it's reverse,contents list/table,an epigram,(Sufi Wisdom)and advert for the Muhammad Ali Centre,Louisville,Kentucky and 4pp blanks at rear. Ali's reflections on topics ranging from moral courage to belief in God,to respect for those who differ from us,will inspire and enlighten all who read them.Written with the assistance of his daughter Hana. 'The Soul of a Butterfly' is a compassionate and heartfelt book that will provide comfort for our troubled times. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja564415. ISBN: 0593052498.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

ALLAN, ANGUS P - Edited by:
TONY BLACKBURN POP SPECIAL 2.

Imprint: LONDON.ATLAS PUBLISHING CO. LTD.,n.d but circa 1969/70.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price removal (10/6) from front free endpaper.Exceptionally bright,crisp,clean,repeated vibrant colour pictorial artwork (Blackburn's smiling portrait,wearing yellow roll-neck jumper) and multi-cloured spiral around him with black line illustrated other pop artists within the spiral, glossy,illustrated paper-covered boards with black,orange+yellow lettering,black lettered white spine,rear cover repeated design of front cover; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - complete with no loss,front cover's corners gently pushed inwards others sharp and unaffected.Top+fore-edges inevitably but lightly aged/toned; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips would appear unread apart from my own collation. Subject's colour photographic portrait illustrated front endpapers,rear endpapers with subject's b/w portrait photographs.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,5-76pp [paginated] includes profuse monochrome+colour photographs of numerous Britsh and American 'swinging sixties' pop artists with accompanying articles, a competition to win Blackburn's monogrammed cuff-links - entries to be in by March 1970.A really exceptional example in a remarkable state of preervation notwithstanding the book's age! No publication date,but suspect published Autumn 1969 for Christmas market 1970,as competition page within the annual requires entries to be in by March 1970. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or postage FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to theses destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja956821. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 7.99 (approx. $US 10.40 )

ALLAWAY, JIM:
HERO OF THE UPHOLDER: THE STORY OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER M.D WANKLYN VC,DSO - THE ROYAL NAVY'S TOP SUBMARINE ACE.

Imprint: UK.SHREWSBURY,SHROPSHIRE (SALOP).AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,1991.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated, subject's colour portrait painting illustrated upper panel and boat's (HMS Upholder) plaque/ crest,illustrated rear panel,with white+ brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some inevitable,but light,superficial scoring/indents to dw/dj - nothing excessive.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-191pp [paginated] includes author's preface and acknowledgements,30 chapters, 16pp of contemporary b/w maps (2)+ b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp96/7, appendices(2),a bibliography,source references and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table and a foreword (by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fieldhouse of Gosport GCB,GBE - Flag Officer Submarines, 1976-78). 'His loss affected me more than any other incident I can recall during the war.' Thus Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet would write of Lieutenant Commander David Wanklyn,the Royal Navy's top submarine ace. The VC and three DSOs awarded to Wanklyn make him the most highly decorated Royal Navy hero of the Second World War - yet he remains one of the least known.Only within the Submarine Service dies his legend continue to burn bright and its latest class of submarines has been named after his most celebrated command,HMS Upholder. The original Upholder was lost with all hands off Tripoli in April 1942 after a brilliant career. The Royal Navy's submarines' efforts in starving Rommel's supply lines across the Mediterranean to North Africa was one of the most telling factors in the Allies' victory in the Western Desert.HMS Upholder was pre-eminent in this campaign and her commanding officer was by common consent the lode-star followed by the submarine skippers of the Malta-based Tenth Flotilla. Here for the first time is an attempt to explore the enigma of one of the Submarine Service's best-loved and most elusive personalities.It is also the story of his men,of the close-knit family whose confidence in him never wavered,despite the disappointments of the early patrols that actually led his superiors to wonder whether he could be kept in command; through the long series of spectacular successes that took him to the front rank of the aces; and on to the very end when they joined the sad Roll of Honour of those still on patrol. Want more Victoria Cross-related titles? Please search my SIGNED,NAVAL/MILITARY, GENERAL and BIOGRAPHY catalogues - using keywords: Victoria Cross_VC. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja524215. ISBN: 1853102180.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

ALLEN, GRANT:
An ARMY DOCTOR'S Romance: "BREEZY LIBRARY",No 3.

Imprint: LONDON.RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS,[1894].
Edition: UK,12mo,pictorial card wraps,1st edn.
Binding: Original wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo card wraps,1st edn [nd but 1894]. VG+.Neat,ink owner name to verso of upper wrap.Minimal shelf-wear,creasing or bumping due to protective,amateur,home- made,plain brown paper dw/dj.Embossed colour pictorial,chromolithographic upper wrap and a plain rear wrap which is slightly grubbed and marked,slightly darkened/aged cloth spine/backstrip.The previous owner made an amateurish brown paper dw/dj to cover the original bds; this has helped to keep the book cleaner than normal - but a grease spot has bled through to the card wraps leaving 2 small circular spots to upper wrap.Top+fore- edges aged/darkened as usual/normal, contents bright,tight and clean; apart from verso of title page and recto of pp1 which both have offset foxing,from the card,colour oleograph ? [by Fred Hines ?] inserted between them.12mo (7.20" tall x approx 4.75"),1-109pp+3pp,[unpaginated], publisher's adverts to rear includes b/w photographic author portrait,b/w lettered title page,colour oleograph and six b/w engravings by Harry Payne. The "Breezy Library" is an attempt to dissociate a shilling from a shocker, and to supply rather a series of "Shilling Soothers",especially in the matter of paper,print,and cover.The book,in fact, will be as much a work of art as the story.Very, very SCARCE due to its emphemeral nature. Romantic novelette set in Matabeleland, South Africa pre-1894.A Victorian tale of derring do and two men's love for the same woman! Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1202. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 310.00 (approx. $US 403.43 )

ALLEN**, DAVID RAYVERN:
JIM: The Life of E. W. Swanton.

Imprint: LONDON.AURUM PRESS LTD.,2004.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with white lettering to front+ spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate speckled grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-354pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters and an envoi, 16pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp118/9 and pp246/7 respectively, acknowledgements,a bibliography,E.W.S's publications,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a contents list/ table,a title separator page and 4pp blanks at the rear of the book. A fascinating book and a piece of memorabilia that would make a fine addition to any library or collection. The death of E.W. Swanton in January 2000,at the age of 92,brought to an end a remarkable life that spanned,and in many ways summed up, almost the whole of the 20th century.He was best known as the doyen of cricket correspondents, reporting for the Daily Telegraph,editing "The Cricketer" magazine,summarising the day's play for "Test Match Special" in his mellifluous baritone,and publishing over 20 books. But there was much more to him. Captured in the fall of Singapore,he spent several years as a prisoner of the Japanese on the notorious Burma-Siam railway - a savage experience during which he embraced a lifelong Christian faith.He was an outspoken critic of the cricket establishment's appeasement of apartheid South Africa.He seemed to know everyone among the great and the good,from prime ministers to governors-general,in every country he visited.He is even supposed to have watched the great W.G. Grace play - from his pram.A confirmed bachelor until the age of 50,he then enjoyed 40 years of happy marriage.Some thought him arrogant,even snobbish ("He is quite prepared",went the joke,"to travel in the same car as his chauffeur"),but countless others,from young cricketers whom he encouraged to local people in his home county of Kent whom he helped in times of trouble,testified to his limitless generosity.For all his grandness and dignity,to everyone who knew him he was simply,"Jim". Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja743417. ISBN: 1854109006.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

ALLEN**, D.F.C., MICHAEL:
PURSUIT THROUGH DARKENED SKIES - an ace night-fighter crew in World War II.[Author SIGNED copy.]**

Imprint: UK.SHREWSBURY,AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,1999.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Lengthy dedication+SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+warm dedication, illustrated,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat blue ink lengthy dedication to half-title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.The dedication reads as follows: "For Alex Kimbell - who served in the Army Air Corps as a pilot, and saw active service in Oman (?) also (?) has written a book entitled 'THINK LIKE A BIRD'.It is a book for pilots,and I think it should be on every young pilot's bookshelf.Would to God I could have been one of them. . . . But then,if things had worked out like that,I should never have met Harry White - and this book would never have been written. . . . Michael Allen.3rd OCTOBER 2000." Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top edge very lightly dust-soiled with minimal marking; fore-edge bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean.Publisher's bright,clean,original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED, illustrated,1st edn,vii-xiipp+2-347pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements,b/w Sqdn emblem,foreword,9 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w photographs throughout the text and the book,an Epilogue,Appendices (4],a Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED+ dedicated half-title page,title page,a dedication,a Contents list/table and 6pp blanks to rear. When Michael Allen 'crewed up' with Harry White in August,1941,it was the start of a four-year partnership as navigator and pilot respectively; together they formed one of the RAF's top-scoring night-fighter crews of World War II. Known in the night-fighter world as 'Mike Allen', his job was to operate the primitive airborne interception equipment (AI) and guide Harry 'through darkened skies' until his pilot could see the enemy aircraft ahead of them. Their early experiences of night fighting were in the defensive role,patrolling the coastlines of Kent and Sussex in a Douglas Havoc equipped with the little-known and cumbersome searchlight system called Turbinlite.When the Turbinlite squadrons were disbanded they were posted to No 141 Squadron flying the RAF's first purpose-designed night-fighter,the Bristol Beaufighter. At this time,June 1943,the Squadron - under its legendary CO,Wing Commander 'Bob' Braham - was pioneering a new tactic designed to support the heavy night raids being carried out by Bomber Command.The plan was to send British night-fighter out over Germany and Occupied Europe,to find and destroy German night-fighters.Carrying out the first high-level bomber support operations,the task of the Squadron was to mix with the bomber stream,patrol the target area and seek out the defending Messerschmitt Bf 110s and Junkers 88s.The operation was code-named SERRATE and the secret of its early success lay in a homing device that enabled the 141 Squadron navigators to detect the emission signals of the German airborne radar equipment used by their night-fighters.The five months of pioneering work by the crews of 141,and the ensuing months up to May 1945 are covered in fascinating detail. This book relates an absorbing account of the little-known Bomber Support operations, interwoven with the strong bonds that wartime comradeship creates; above all it reveals the bravery and resolution of Britain's World War II night-fighter crews. See also rja790518 for another SIGNED,but different dedicatee [Derek Alan Rogers], copy of same item as this.Further,see also rja425412,for another unrelated but SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn copy,but to a different dedicatee,recipient [Clifford Hands.] Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja35079. ISBN: 1840370831.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

ALLEN**, D.F.C., MICHAEL:
PURSUIT THROUGH DARKENED SKIES - an ace night-fighter crew in World War II. ** [Author SIGNED copy .**]

Imprint: UK.SHREWSBURY,AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,1999.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Warmly dedicated+SIGNED by author.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+warm dedication, illustrated,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat blue ink lengthy dedication to half-title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.The dedication reads as follows: "For Derek Alan Rogers - with all good wishes. I hope he will enjoy this story of night fighter operations during WWII,in the vivid night skies over Europe , , , , Michael Allen.12th NOVEMBER 1999." Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top edge very lightly dust-soiled with minimal marking; fore-edge similar but both are bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean.Publisher's bright,clean,original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn,vii-xiipp+2- 347pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements,b/w Sqdn emblem,a Foreword,9 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w photographs throughout the text and the book,an Epilogue,Appendices (4],a Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED+dedicated half-title page,title page,a dedication,a Contents list/table and 6pp blanks to rear. When Michael Allen 'crewed up' with Harry White in August,1941,it was the start of a four-year partnership as navigator and pilot respectively; together they formed one of the RAF's top-scoring night-fighter crews of World War II. Known in the night-fighter world as 'Mike Allen',his job was to operate the primitive airborne interception equipment (AI) and guide Harry 'through darkened skies' until his pilot could see the enemy aircraft ahead of them. Their early experiences of night fighting were in the defensive role,patrolling the coastlines of Kent and Sussex in a Douglas Havoc equipped with the little-known and cumbersome searchlight system called Turbinlite.When the Turbinlite squadrons were disbanded they were posted to No 141 Squadron flying the RAF's first purpose-designed night-fighter,the Bristol Beaufighter. At this time,June 1943,the Squadron - under its legendary CO,Wing Commander 'Bob' Braham - was pioneering a new tactic designed to support the heavy night raids being carried out by Bomber Command.The plan was to send British night-fighter out over Germany and Occupied Europe,to find and destroy German night-fighters.Carrying out the first high-level bomber support operations,the task of the Squadron was to mix with the bomber stream,patrol the target area and seek out the defending Messerschmitt Bf 110s and Junkers 88s.The operation was code-named SERRATE and the secret of its early success lay in a homing device that enabled the 141 Squadron navigators to detect the emission signals of the German airborne radar equipment used by their night-fighters.The five months of pioneering work by the crews of 141,and the ensuing months up to May 1945 are covered in fascinating detail. This book relates an absorbing account of the little-known Bomber Support operations, interwoven with the strong bonds that wartime comradeship creates; above all it reveals the bravery and resolution of Britain's World War II night-fighter crews. See also rja425412 for another SIGNED,but different dedicatee [Clifford Hands],copy of same item as this.Further,see also rja35079,for another unrelated but also SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn copy,but to a different dedicatee,recipient [Alex Kimbell]. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja790518. ISBN: 1840370831.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

ALLEN, CECIL.J - ed by:
TRAINS ANNUAL,1955.

Imprint: LONDON.IAN ALLAN,1955.
Edition: UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn.Maroon paper-covered boards, silver gilt letters to upper bd and spine/ backstrip.Boards slightly bowed,fore-edges slightly aged.Plain eps,profuse b/w line illus and b/w photographs some of which have captions underlined in ink.There are also 3 double-spread colour plates by Ward,"Royal Scot" passing "Duchess of Buccleuch" with "Patriot" class "Private E.Sykes,VC".,a "West Country" class Pacific,"Tavistock" leaving Ocean Terminal at Southampton; and "Cornish Riviera Express" coming off Saltash Bridge headed by Rougement Castle.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,112pp.Various articles by various contributors: The South Devon Main Line, the Battle of Fraser Canyon,Canada; last Main line into London(LNR),modern US passenger travel; engines that were never built,linking Somerset with Dorset,along the North Wales coast,the origin of the wide firebox and "Down Under" in New Zealand. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1117. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 17.00 (approx. $US 22.12 )

ALLENDE**, ISABEL:
Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses.

Imprint: LONDON.FLAMINGO/HARPER COLLINS,1998.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.] FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,clean,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and minimal creasing to top edges.Both head+foot of spine/backstrip are minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine. Publisher's sharp-cornered,bright,clean,original plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10-315pp [paginated] includes introduction, profuse colour illustrations by Robert Shekter throughout the text and the book; along with colour,oval vignette article headpieces and colour pictorial tailpieces also. Aphrodisiac recipes with commentaries by Panchita Llona includes: sauces (the saucy way to foreplay),hors d'oeuvres (first tickles and nibbles),soups (heating up),appetizers,(amorous games,leaf by leaf,kiss by kiss),main courses (Kama- Sutra . . . . well,more or less),desserts (the happy ending),plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,quotation,2pp art credits list and 2pp blanks to rear. 'I cannot separate eroticism from food..... hence the idea for the book,a mapless journey through the regions of sensual memory,in which the boundaries between love and appetite are so diffuse that at times they evaporate completely.' Encompassing a multicultural history of seduction through food,ancient and modern stories about sex and eating,titillating recipes (try marraqueta,a wickedly-shaped Chilean bread, a failsafe aphrodisiac Polynesian stew,and Reconciliation Soup,guaranteed to restore peace between lovers] and tantalising revelations of the author's own sensual odyssey,it is the author's fascinating guide to all things erotic - and edible. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja409112. ISBN: 0002559366.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

ALLENDE**, ISABEL:
INES OF MY SOUL.**

Imprint: LONDON.4TH ESTATE,2006.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj. Bright,clean,sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges of dw/dj show the most signs of creasing. Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Publisher's bright,clean,original plain black cloth boards with immaculate,plain red endpapers.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing, along with the two bottom corners minimally bumped/dented also.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2- 321pp [paginated] includes 6 chapters,most with a b/w line illustrated chapter tailpiece, author's note,a bibliography note; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,b/w map and b/w line illustrated frntis and 6pp blanks at rear. From Isabel Allende,one of the world's greatest storytellers,comes a magisterial work of historical fiction that chronicles the astonishing life of Ines Suarez,a daring Spanish conquistadora who toiled to build the nation of Chile - and whose vital role has too often been forgotten by history. It is the 16thC,the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas,and Ines,born into a poor family in Spain,makes ends meet as a seamstress.When her restless husband disappears to the New World,Ines uses the opportunity to search for him as an excuse to flee her stifling homeland and seek adventure.After her treacherous journey takes her to Peru,she learns that her husband has died in battle.Soon, however,she begins a fiery love affair with a man who will change the course of her life: Pedro de Valdivia,war hero and field marshal to the famed conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Valdivia's dream is to succeed where other Spaniards have failed,by becoming the conqueror of Chile.Together,Ines and her lover will wage a bloody,ruthless war against the indigenous Chileans - the fierce local indians,and even the fiercer Mapuche from the south.The horrific struggle will change them forever,pulling each of them toward their separate destinies. 'Ines of My Soul' is a work of breathtaking scope: meticulously researched,it engagingly dramatizes the known events of Ines Suarez's life, crafting them into a novel full of the narrative brilliance and passion that Allende's readers have come to love. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja403611. ISBN: 9780007241163.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

ALLENDE**, ISABEL:
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon.

Imprint: LONDON.FLAMINGO/HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS,2004.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1-10.Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with gilt,white and orange lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Spine/backstrip of dw/dj inevitably but lightly sunned/faded with orange lettering faded to white.An approx 1.5" in-production vertical wrinkle/crease to front panel of dw/dj towards the bottom right-hand corner with concomitant scoring to corresponding area of the board beneath.Top edges lightly aged and dust- soiled with some minimal,light and sporadic spotting/foxing,fore-edges brighter, cleaner and foxing-free; contents bright,tight, clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain light blue endpapers.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 437pp [paginated] includes 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,double-page contents list/table,and 2pp blanks at the rear of book. From one of the world's best-loved storytellers comes a magical novel of adventure and discovery - the sequel to Isabel Allende's bestselling 'City of the Beasts'. Sixteen-year-old Alex Cold,his friend Nadia and his eccentric grandmother Kate embark on a journey to a mysterious,hidden land high in the Himalayas.There they find that the peaceful, spiritual lifestyle of the Forbidden Kingdom, which has remained unchanged for generations,is under threat.'the Collector',a rich westerner,is plotting to steal the Golden Dragon,a valuable statue that can foretell the future. . . Full of the imagination and wonder that has made Isabel Allende one of the world's bestselling authors,'Kingdom of the Golden Dragon' is an enthralling work of fiction that will delight the thousands of readers who bought and loved 'City of the Beasts'. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja608516. ISBN: 000717747X.

£ 12.50 (approx. $US 16.27 )

ALLENDE**, ISABEL:
The INFINITE PLAN. [UK,Uncorrected Prroof copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollinsPublisher's,5 July,1993.
Edition: UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy.
Binding: Paperback Proof., No dw/dj - Proof copy - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy,1st edn; plus a publisher's Sales Rep's business card, laid in loose. [An Advance Reading copy from uncorrected proofs.Complete number line 9 - 1 descending. Often of limited availability the text of a forthcoming book,is printed and bound in softcovers for use by the author,editors, proof-readers and some favoured reviewers.For undecorated printed wraps,with minimal publication data imprinted - the produced/released number of copies would almost certainly be less than 500,and most probably would tend to be around 200 copies.For glossy pictorial illustrated wrappers,produced numbers are often higher than 200,but either have a scarcity to them.Often errors or earlier versions of text appear in these proofs.Versions where the text has changed considerably are obviously considered more desirable by their nature.] NFINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from card cover.Bright,clean with minimal,light blemish,sharp-cornered,wrap-around,matt white card covers with capitalised,black-lettered title,other black-lettered translator's credit along with the author's and the publisher's names and capitalised,black-lettered UNCORRECTED PROOF etc.,legend to lower edge of front cover. Spine/backstrip is flat and reading crease-free,but with minimal glue-drying/shrinking wrinkles; black-lettered author surname, capitalised,black-lettered title as front's and publisher's name to foot of same,rear cover with author's black-lettered potted biography and her book credits and 3 critics' reviews and publisher's bulleted promotion information and further information of publication date,format (Royal) size + pagination,ISBN and price. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing /toning or any foxing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my own collation.UK,8vo wraps, Advance reading copy from uncorrected proofs. Uncorrected Proof copy,1st edn,4-380pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 without chapter numeration; plus [unpaginated] novel's synopsis and potted biography of author,half-title+title pages,a Gregory Reeves's [novel's protagonist] preamble and individual Pts separator pages and to the rear,2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 30+ year-old age and nature, i.e an ephemeral paperback Proof copy.It is only the minimal,minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults.   Isabel Allende's powerful tale of one boy's escape from the slums of Los Angeles. [The first English printing run had 100,000 copies.] The author's 4th chronological and 4th standalone novel,tells the story of Gregory Reeves,the son of Charles,an itinerant preacher. As a boy,Gregory accepts the endless journeying and poverty which is his family's lot,never questioning the validity of his father's homespun philosophy of life – the 'Infinite Plan'. But,as manhood approaches,Gregory finds himself increasingly possessed by a yearning to escape. Hankering after worldly wealth,he longs to break away from the barrio,the teeming Hispanic ghetto of downtown Los Angeles where his family has finally settled. Gregory's quest,so different from his father's, takes him first to the killing fields of Vietnam,and thence to law school at Berkeley from where he pitches headlong into a hedonistic pursuit of the American Dream. . . Eventually,after many false turns,Gregory's search for love and for his soul brings him full circle back to his roots and ahead to a new life with the nameless storyteller who is passing along to us the tale Gregory told her. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1152124. ISBN: 0002241919.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

ALLENDE**, ISABEL:
The Sum of Our Days - A Memoir.**

Imprint: LONDON.FOURTH ESTATE,2008.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt, author's monochrome familial photographic illustrated dw/dj,with green,brown and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+ fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-301pp [paginated] includes prologue,Pts 1+2; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,acknowledgements,title separator page,Pts separator pages and 8pp blanks at the rear. Want more Isabel ALLENDE titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2, CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED and BIOGRAPHY catalogues. On a rainy day in 1992,Isabel Allende and her family went to the forest near their home in northern California to scatter her daughter Paula's ashes to the wind. 'The Sum of Our Days' recounts the intimate and heartfelt story of what happened to them in the years that followed Paula's death,as they reconstruct their lives following that tragic loss.In her luscious but exact prose,Allende weaves a narrative from the lives of the wildly eccentric,strong-minded and eclectic tribe she gathers around her.She reveals the extraordinary stories behind her books,the superstitions that guide her writing process,her adventurous travels - and her own inner world. Narrated with warmth,humour,exceptional candour and wisdom,'The Sum of Our Days' is a portrait of a contemporary family tied together by love,strong will and stubborn determination.It is a heartrending and spellbinding memoir by one of our greatest writers of our time. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item(s) offered P/p included or free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja852619. ISBN: 9780007269488.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

ALLENDE,ISABEL**:
ZORRO - THE NOVEL.

Imprint: LONDON.FOURTH ESTATE/HARPER COLLINS,2005.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean, matt,white background and red+white letters,with Zorro black photographic silhouette illustrated dw/dj panels; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no major nicks or tears present. Minisculely bumped to head of spine/ backstrip with reciprocal creasing. A few minimal indentations to upper panel of dw/dj - but without affecting the bds beneath.Top edges heavily tanned with minimal, sporadic dust-soiling spotting,the fore-edges brighter and less aged/ tanned but with some minimal thumbing/grubbing and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped white ink letters to spine/backstrip,b/w striped headband and clean plain maroon eps.Front bd's,lower right-hand corner minimally marked and discoloured (damp?) with concomitant marking to interior of dw/dj,but not visible through it.Front pastedown's same corner lightly affected with some marking too - from dw/dj's interior affected spot. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-390pp [paginated] includes half-title+ title pages,double-page b/w map,Pts 1-6 includes brief epilogue. Described hard but fairly and honestly - really not as bad as it reads! Born in Southern California in the late 18thC,Diego de la Vega is a child of two worlds.His father is an aristocratic Spanish military man turned landowner; his mother,a Shoshone warrior.Diego learns from his maternal grandmother,White Owl, the ways of her tribe while receiving from his father lessons in the art of fencing and in cattle branding.It is here,during Diego's childhood,filled with mischief and adventure,that he witnesses the brutal injustices dealt Native Americans by European settlers and first feels the inner conflict of his heritage. At the age of sixteen,Diego is sent to Barcelona for a European education.In a country chafing under the corruption of Napoleonic rule, Diego follows the example of his celebrated fencing master and joins La Justica,a secret underground resistance movement devoted to helping the powerless and the poor. With these tumultuous times as backdrop,Diego falls in love,saves the persecuted,and confronts for the first time a great rival who emerges from the world of privilege. Between California and Barcelona, the New World and the Old,the persona of Zorro is formed,a great hero is born and the legend begins. After many adventures - duels at dawn,fierce battles with pirates at sea,and impossible rescues - Diego de la Vega,a.k.a. Zorro,returns to America to reclaim the hacienda on which he was raised and to seek justice for all those who cannot fight for themselves.

Stock number: rja621616. ISBN: 0007201966.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

ALLISTON**, JOHN:
DESTROYER MAN. **

Imprint: AUSTRALIA.RICHMOND,VICTORIA.GREENHOUSE PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD.,1985.
Edition: Australia,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

AUSTRALIA,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE-/FINE-. No qwner's inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - absence of publisher's price - these generally considered export edns which usually precedes the trade edn issues/distribution in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's/author's b/w portrait photograph superimposed over a green+white photograph of HMAS Warramunga to foot of upper panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - but a small pierced slit to rear panel of dw/dj's gutter fold/crease but without penetration to the gutter beneath. Inevitable,light superficial scoring/indents to both panels,but nothing excessive or penetrative.Top edges with minimal,faint, sporadic dust-flecks,fore-edges similarly affected but still bright and generally clean; contents bright,crisp,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,possibly unread? Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,white ink blocked letters to spine/ backstrip,dark blue+white striped headband and HMAS Warramunga's b/w profile/silhouette diagram illustrated endpapers of. Australia,slim HB 8vo+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,22 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 4pp apiece between pp116/7 and pp132/3 respectively, an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,Acknowledgements,a Foreword,a Contents list/table,a 5pp Glossary,and 6 b/w war theatre maps.  See my book ID rja444013 for another example of this same uncommon title+edn.                   John Alliston's modest yet evocative account of naval warfare reveals his deep and passionate love of destroyers, their lean,elegant lines and enormous power.  The camaraderie of shipboard living,the old-fashioned virtues of duty,courage,loyalty and perseverance,and the time- honoured crafts of seamanship are here brought to life.  John Alliston's twenty-two years of distinguished service began in 1927 as a naval cadet with the Royal Navy.He took command of his first ship,H.M.S. Decoy,in June 1941 and was later awarded a D.S.O. for his work,as Commander of H.M.A.S. Warramunga,in the Philippines campaign.  During WW2 Commander Alliston saw action in and around the Red Sea,the Mediterranean and the Pacific, playing an important role in the last of the world's great naval battles.The rigours and ordeals of war are mellowed by the many moving and enthralling experiences which John Alliston's naval career offered him  and which he has captured so well in this fine autobiography -'Destroyer Man'.  In 1949 John Alliston retired from the navy to begin a new life with his wife Eleanor on Three Hummock Island in the Bass Strait,fulfilling a dream of turning his sword into a plough,and eventually a pen.  Today,thirty-three years later,the ploughshare has worn out and the island has become a wildlife reserve.John and Eleanor Alliston are the wardens and the sole human inhabitants.  Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!  N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.   ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1073923. ISBN: 0909104816.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

ALMACK,EDWARD** - General editor,CYRIL DAVENPORT:
BOOKPLATES: LITTLE BOOKS ON ART.**

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN,1904.
Edition: UK,16mo HB,no dw/dj(as issued?),1st edn.
Binding: Hardback.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK, Demy 16mo HB, no dw/dj,as issued(?), 1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn but previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown with bookseller label to bottom edge of same. Publisher's original dark blue cloth bds with decorative, bright, stamped gilt art-nouveau design to upper bd+spine/ backstrip, plain rear bd with a partial cup-ring to same;otherwise generally clean and bright.Minimal shelf-wear to edges, minisculely bumped corners with negligible rubbing, minimally bumped/creased to head of spine/backstrip.Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed and slightly aged, contents tight, bright and generally clean with some foxing throughout.Some off-set foxing from pastedowns affecting verso+ recto, respectively of both free eps.Approx 6.50" tall x 4.50" wide,vi-viii +2-180pp includes title+half-title pages, b/w+part coloured illustrated Saint Benedict bookplate, frntis (believed to be the oldest in the world, but certainly 15thC.), contents+illustrations lists, 42 b/w illustrations (of bookplates) all called for, 12 chapters, biblio and an index.2nd of 12 titles/subjects in this series. In Germany, a country where bookplates very early found a home, the word bibliothekseichen, or library label is used.Germans also use the name ex libris, and in France the Latin expression ex libris.Covering bookplates with all the different types of blocks or plates:the woodcut, wood-engraving, etchings, copper-plate line engravings, steel engraving, mezzotint engraving, aqua-tint engraving, armorial bookplates, baroque and Rococo styles, heraldic bookplates and modern bookplates (then 1904).Bookplates from Germany, France, England and America are also covered. Please contact seller, because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1792.

£ 65.00 (approx. $US 84.59 )

ALTAMIRANO, IGNACIO MANUEL:
EL ZARCO THE BANDIT. [Translated by Mary Allt,woodcut illustrations by Zelma Blakely.].

Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1957.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo+s/case,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - slipcased.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus. VG+/VG. No owner inscrptn.Plain,undecorated,black paper-covered card slipcase with some patches of rubbing/wear to front+rear sides,publisher's original orange cloth boards with black ink blocked,decorative,2.5" wide horizontal panel to upper board+spine/backstrip,with slightly oxidised,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip which is also slightly sunned/faded - as usual/normal - and some minimal spotting; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners. Light,faint,vertical,non-continuous black grubbed line,towards both board's spine/backstrip edges - probably from being removed+replaced into the slipcase - some similar grubbing to top+bottom edges of boards,headband and clean,clear plain white endpapers with inevitable,but faint,off-set foxing/colouring from both front+rear pastedowns .Top edge coloured black,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? UK,slim 8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus, 8-160pp [paginated] includes translator's intro,18 chapters,8 full-page b/w wood engravings - unpaginated,frntis included - by Zelma Blakely (this,one of her earliest works/commissions,if not the first); plus unpaginated, title page and contents list/ table.Set in 11 point Bodoni 3 point leaded type,printed by Western Printing Services Ltd.,Bristol and bound by Hunter & Foulis, Edinburgh. Described hard but fairly and honestly,the slipcase,actually having the most noticeable and most detractable faults - still an acceptable copy though. Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834-93),was born to a very poor family of pure Indian stock.Until 14,he only spoke the tribal dialect of his people.Winning a scholarship to the Instituto Literario de Toluca,he studied Spanish,Latin, French and philosophy.Later he entered a private college in Toluca and trying his hand at teaching,he wandered from place to place, finally reaching Mexico City. In 1854,he took part in the mestizo uprising and on his return to Mexico City became the leader of a group of young journalists interested in social reforms and the improvement of literature.By 1869 Altamirano had already founded or was editing several newspapers and magazines,and contributed to many others;this year saw his creation of EL Renacimiento,a weekly magazine of considerable literary influence. Altamirano,the greatest writer of his time,was also a great patriot.His novels are often used as vehicles to preach the morality he so fervently believed in,patriotism,honesty and chastity,and this sometimes results in his characters appearing unreal to the modern reader.His two principal novels,'Clemencia' and 'EL Zarco' are both short and share a preoccupation with the tragedy of human life.The setting s for both were taken from the author's own experiences of war and civil strife. 'EL Zarco',' written shortly before his death and published posthumously eleven years later,is set in another period of national unrest,the years of banditry and civil war.Both novels,as indeed all his writings,are a faithful record of the troubled times in which he lived. Zelma Blakely (1927-78),born London,wood engraver,lived near Ipswich,Suffolk.Studied at Kingston School of Art (1939-42) under Wilfred Fairclough,and at the Slade School (1945-48) under Norman James and John Buckland Wright. Tutor at Heatherley's School of Art. The Folio Society’s success is due to publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts,using skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books in both fiction and non-fiction fields.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja32438. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

ALTNER, HELMUT:
BERLIN DANCE OF DEATH. [Translated,annotated and illustrated by Tony Le Tissier.]

Imprint: UK.STAPLEHURST,KENT.SPELLMOUNT LIMITED,2002.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/FINE+. No owner inscrptn per se,but a small rectangular cut-out to top corner of front free endpaper - possibly previous owner's name removed,but no price removal to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy b/w contemporary b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj with black and grey+white lettering to front+ spine/backstrip,rear panel with b/w photograph; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread apart from my own collation. At some stage in book's life/ownership or possibly the production process,a pressure imprint to rear endpaper and back through several preceding book signatures,causing a slight buckle to them.Pages are intact and perfectly readable,with that decreasing degree of buckle/ripple in progression towards the earlier signatures.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a royal blue+ white striped headband and plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viipp+1-248pp [paginated] includes translator's introduction,XIII(13) chapters,appendices (I-IV),16pp contemporary historical and modern b/w photographs (32) and 12 b/w city's battle maps in 1 block,between pp120/21.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table with maps list and picture credits to its reverse. This is one of the most vivid accounts of destruction and hopelessness we have ever seen. It is a 17-year-old German conscript's experiences in the defense of Berlin during the spring of 1945 - the last desperate days of Berlin - annotated and illustrated to show his part in the overall picture. As a teenage conscript,Altner’s account covers in detail recruit training on the front line after only ten days in barracks,the execution of deserters and action against the Red Army and turncoat German 'Seydlitz' Troops.He tells of the retreat back to Berlin with full kit, escaping capture time after time and the annihilation of nearly all his company in just one action. He gives detailed descriptions of house to house fighting in the Spandau sector of Berlin, the battle for the Olympic Stadium,the sacrifice of Hitler Youths,fighting in the city's subway tunnels and the disastrous attempt at a breakout to the west,culminating in his final capture. This is an account of war at its most basic and brutal level, of the collapse of everything familiar and the hopelessness of imminent defeat. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or postage FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja956121. ISBN: 1862271550.

£ 17.00 (approx. $US 22.12 )

AMBURN, ELLIS:
PEARL: The Obsessions and Passions of JANIS JOPLIN.

Imprint: LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN AND COMPANY,1993.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[True 1st edn,US, Warner books,1992.This UK,HB+dw/dj,1st edn first published in 1993,so is the UK,1st edn.There was also a subsequent,later HB+dw/dj issue,again by Warner,in the UK in 2000.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's colour photographic portrait illustrated dw/dj,with b/w and mauve lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges lightly dust-soiled with some minimal spotting and similar ageing/toning, fore-edges slightly brighter and cleaner,but all are generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers with some minimal foxing/spotting.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,ix-xiipp+1-371pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,9 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w auto/ biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp116/7 and pp244/5 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,a dedication,and a contents list/table.See also,my book ID rja973 for another different biography (by Janis's sister) on the same artist. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja579715. ISBN: 0316903892.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )