ANDERSON**, WAYNE:
A MOUSE'S TALE. [Author/illustrator SIGNED copy.**]

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1983.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: 'To Jenny & Richard Wayne Anderson'.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued, SIGNED, 1st edn.[Retold by Naomi Lewis from a story by Wayne Anderson and Leonard Price.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,but author/illustrator's (Wayne Anderson) handwritten,blue ink,dedication and signature in bold expansive hand to title page: 'To Jenny & Richard Wayne Anderson',no dw/dj - as issued.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated - virtually scoring and indentations free,sharp-cornered,colour pictorial illustrated boards with immaculate plain khaki endpapers, with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or bumps/dents present.Spine/backstrip appears very lightly sunned.Top edges sporadically and very lightly foxed/spotted - almost imperceptible,but along with fore-edges - still bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,author SIGNED,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] includes half-title,b/w border illustrated and SIGNED title page,14 full-page,full colour illustrations all by Wayne Anderson,with text opposite each.Uncommon title - particularly in as good a grade as this is and also particularly,a SIGNED example. See also my book ID rja31058 (THE MAGIC CIRCUS - text by Christopher Logue), rja529015 - 'The Flight of Dragons' and also rja534715 - 'The Wizard of Oz',and rja728617 - 'Moon Dog' for others of Wayne Anderson illustrated books/titles. Please contact seller,because of the lighter 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: rja665217. ISBN: 0224018574.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

ANDERSON**, GERRY:
SPACE 1999 ANNUAL: 1976.

Imprint: UK.MANCHESTER.WORLD DISTRIBUTORS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED,1976.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.NFINE.Neat,blue ink familial Christmas gift presentation inscrptn+ date to bottom left-hand corner of front b/w photographic front endpaper,and price-clip to bottom,right-hand corner of ffe.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards with blue and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.No nicks,tears,or splits.UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn,5-77pp [paginated] includes 7 picture strips and stories,8 puzzles and games,i.e spot-the-difference,quizzes,and crossword,with answers (none of which attempted),and 12 photo stories. Based on ATV's (Associated Television Limited) TV sci-fi drama series.A really exceptional copy,and one of the best I've seen and handled. 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! 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: rja575115. ISBN: 723503966.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

ANDERSON**, POUL:
STRANGERS FROM EARTH - 8 TALES. [483K.]

Imprint: USA.NEW YORK,BALLANTINE BOOKS,1961.
Edition: US,12mo paperback original,p/back 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback Original., No dw/dj,p/back Original,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,12mo paperback original,p/back 1st edn. A Ballantine original,(483K),and 1st edn thus.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other book format.]FINE.No owner inscrptn,no previous bookseller's inked price,other than a British price (2/6) by way of a small,b/w adhesive label affixed towards the top right-hand corner's edges on front cover, and no price removal to spine - stated An Original BB.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,sharp-cornered,colour pictorial cover art by Richard Powers,illustrated front with black lettering,white spine with orange+b/w lettering and NO reading creases to same,rear cover with red+white lettered publisher's b/w photographic advert; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.All edges orange with some minimal blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,apart from my own collation.US,12mo paperback original,p/b 1st edn,5-144pp [paginated] includes 8 stories by Anderson collected from period 1951 to 1957 as varied as 'Earthman, Beware','Quixote and the Windmill', 'Gypsy','For the Duration','Duel on Syrtis','The Star Beast','The Disintegrating Sky' and 'Among Thieves'. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and BEFORE the order's despatch, especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja923521. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 8.50 (approx. $US 11.06 )

ANDERSON**, ANTHONY:
THE MAN WHO WAS H.M. BATEMAN.

Imprint: UK.EXETER,DEVON.WEBB & BOWER (Publishers) LIMITED,1982.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto 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 cartoon illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges 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 brown cloth boards with dw/dj's design repeated to bds in brown and cream,and bright,crisp,stamped letters to spine/backstrip,a yelow+gold headband and immaculate plain brown eps. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-224pp [paginated] includes author's preface,17 chapters,profuse illus/cartoons in b/w (the majority) and some in colour throughout the text and the book,a select bibliography,notes,acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title with subject's b/w portrait photographic frntis to it's recto,title page and contents list/table. This is the first biography of Henry Mayo Bateman,one of England's most famous and most original humorous artists.Born in 1887,Bateman created,from traditional roots,new and vivid ways of portraying the manners and mannerisms of the his age.From Edwardian times until the Second World War his cartoons characterized the preoccupations of contemporary society and eventually,with the creation of his famous 'Man Who . . .' series,passed into the folklore of the nation. Stage by stage,rather than day by day,the book takes a fascinating look at the major areas of Bateman's life and work,relating one to the other as each evolved - with the success he knew as a cartoonist providing a moving counterpoint to the inner struggles of the man.His life was a mixture of great enthusiasm and deep depression,of huge success and bitter failure.His personality was complex; a shy and reticent man never quite at ease amongst the society he so vividly portrayed,he needed long periods of solitude and isolation.Many of his cartoons reflect his personal disquiet and have a far more particular meaning than is at first apparent: they offer not only a wonderful portrait of society in his time but also a remarkable insight into his own concerns and feelings. The book is carefully illustrated with over two hundred cartoons in colour and black and white which are closely integrated with the text: some will be familiar,others are less well known and appear here for the first time.The author pays tribute to a unique and powerful talent and holds a revealing mirror up to the awkward and complex nature of the man who was H. M. Bateman. The author's wife,Lucy,is the granddaughter of H.M. Bateman.He has worked closely over a number of years with the artist's family to research this book which contains some previously unprinted drawings,paintings and writings from the family archive. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and again in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,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!

Stock number: rja614316. ISBN: 0906671574.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

ANDERSON**, POUL:
THE WAR OF THE WING-MEN. [ACE G-634.]

Imprint: US.NEW YORL,NY.ACE BOOKS,INC.,1958.
Edition: US,small 12mo p/back,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,p/b as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,small 12mo p/back,1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn and no price removal (50c) from cover.Bright clean,colour pictorial artwork by Ed Emsh,illustrated front cover with red+yellow letters,black and black outlined yellow letters to spine which has some reading creases and slight rubbing with miniscule loss of part of ACE logo,at head of spine.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners,no nicks,tears or splits present.Sharp front two corners,rear two corners lightly creased.Top+fore-edges coloured but aged/ toned,bottom edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean and solid,one pp23/4 with top corner crease - no other pages affected.US,small 12mo p/back,1st edn,5-160pp [paginated] includes XXII (22) chapters; plus [unpaginated] story blurb, and title page. A problem adventure story,in which three Terrans - a space pilot,a planetary queen, and a hulk of a tycoon - crash on the sea- world Diomedes,in the midst of a bitter war between two winged races,one of seamen,the other of migrant cattle-raisers.Their food supply won't last,they can't eat Diomedean food,and they have to get to Earth's lone trading post on the other side of the planet before they starve. How his is done is the plot,and Poul Anderson pours in the complications and action as he know how to do,but the thing that gives the story stature is the gradually emerging portrait of Nicholas van Rijn,the 'man who counts.' Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight/value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja921021. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 7.99 (approx. $US 10.40 )

ANDERSON**, POUL:
Trader to the Stars.

Imprint: LONDON.PANTHER BOOKS LTD.,1967.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,p/b as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn.[Originally, first published US,(NY)DOUBLEDAY,1964 and first US p/b,Berkeley(NY),September 1966. First UK 8vo HB+dw/dj,GOLLANCZ (London), 1965 and first UK p/b,PANTHER (London), 1967 - this edn.Much of the content appeared in 'Astounding Science Fiction', 1956 (Street & Smith Publications) and in 'Analog Science Fact - Science Fiction' (Conde Nast,1961-4) - check my SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY catalogue for examples.] VG.No owner inscrptn,and no price removal to cover.Bright,clean,colour illustrated front with black,white - the majority - letters,white letters to spine and red+black lettered rear cover; with some shelf-wear, rubbing and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Some miniscule loss due to rubbing to rear panel's spine's edges.All edges aged/toned; contents bright,tight, clean with minimal page-edge toning but no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn,9- 144pp [paginated] includes 3 story collection; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews(2) title page,acknowledgements, prose extract - Le Matelog. A part of the 'Technic Civilization: Polesotechnic' series of books.A collection of 3 novellas in the 'Nicholas Van Rijn' series of books:- Hiding Place.','Territory.','The Master Key.' The constant cargo of the star traders is danger.Their space-yacht,pursued by angry Adderkops thirsting for their blood,has run into serious engine trouble.Picking up the trail of another alien spaceship,they decide to board it and force its crew to take them home.But once aboard,it's not so easy to find the crew: they're faced with cages of bizarre,other-worldly animals: Tiger- Apes,Elephantoids,Gorilloids, Catterpiggles,Helmet Beasts,and Tentacle Centaurs. One set of these extraordinary creatures must be the crew,in hiding.But which? Survival depends on you finding the right answer.And this is just the first of the problems facing Poul Anderson's intrepid space-merchant venturers. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja920921. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 6.50 (approx. $US 8.46 )

ANDREAE, SIMON:
ANATOMY of DESIRE.

Imprint: LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN and COMPANY,1998.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj and gilt,white+ orange 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 edge imperceptibly aged,fore-edges brighter; contents bright,tight,solid and sound,pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners -possibly unread? Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,x-xvpp+4-266pp [paginated] includes list of illustrations, author Preface,Pts 1-3 comprising 6 chapters, 24pp of mixture of b/w+colour illustrations+ photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp46/6, pp142/3 and pp206/7 respectively,A cknowledgements,a Bibliography and an Index.Plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table,Pts 1-3 separator pages and 4pp blanks at rear. Why do men and women experience sex differently? Why do we sometimes feel guilty about sex? Why are we attracted (and attractive) to some people and not others? These are the questions at the centre of Simon Andreae's highly entertaining and accessible study of human sexual desire. Arguing that our sexuality is the result of three interlocking forces - evolution, culture and psychology - Andreae combines superb storytelling with the latest science to explore the processes through which we come to desire many partners or few,men or women,and sex which is wild or tame.He also explores the furthest reaches of sexual desire,the paraphilias,and investigates why we fall in - and out - of love. Equally at home discussing the evolution of the clitoris,the flagellatory impulses of the Christian clergy, the science of the gay gene or the escapades of a mediaeval lovesick baron,Andreae digs to the root of our sex drive and comes up with some surprising answers.Eye-opening,intriguing and highly readable,'Anatomy of Desire' is a hugely compelling exploration of the human race's most deep-seated and fascinating drive. Please contact seller,because of the weight and 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,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: rja470814. ISBN: 0316642614.

£ 16.99 (approx. $US 22.11 )

ANDREW, ROB & RICHARDS, DEAN:
ENGLAND'S GRAND SLAM 1991. [co-author (R A) SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.STANLEY PAUL,1991.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Co-author SIGNED [Rob Andrew]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn. SIGNED by one of the co-authors,Rob Andrew,to title page.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj.Colour photographic wrap-around dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and light creasing to edges with lightly bumped and creased head+foot of spine/backstrip.Black paper-covered boards with blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w photographic endpapers.Slightly dust-soiled top+fore-edges; but contents bright,tight and clean,apart from pp21/22 which have a silhouette residue mark from a leather bookmark now absent.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn,123pp+2pp b/w advert to rear includes foreword (Chief Exec. of Save & Prosper - sponsors),16pp colour photographs and profuse b/w photographs. After two years of frustration,first at Cardiff in 1989 and then at Murrayfield in 1990,Will Carling's England team finally achieved the Grand Slam against France at Twickenham on 16th March 1991.Although the French out-scored England by three tries to one,including one of the most memorable tries ever seen at Twickenham,the English victory was built on the power and discipline of the forwards,supported by dogged defence in the backs - with a try from Rory Underwood,a drop-goal by Rob Andrew and 14 points from the boot of Simon Hodgkinson. From the beginning of the 1991 Five Nations Championship it was obvious that England were not to be denied again. Although there were still some occasional signs of the open flowing rugby that had brought so many tries the previous season,there was also clearly an intention to capitalise on the strength and experience of a daunting pack to overwhelm the opposition.Wales fell to England at Cardiff for the first time since 1963.The Grand Slam defeat of 1990 at Murrayfield was avenged at Twickenham and the Calcutta Cup regained.The Irish playing with a new enthusiasm under Rob Saunders were only just overcome in the final quarter of the game to secure the Triple Crown in Dublin. Finally Serge Blanco and his rampaging French team were held at bay in the rain and gloom of a glorious March afternoon,and England finally won the Five Nations Championship and the Grand Slam.This is a lavishly illustrated book by England's most-capped outside-half Rob Andrew and dean Richards a major force in the dominance of the England pack.England's Grand Slam 1991 commemorates a remarkable triumph and will be a welcome addition to the library of every rugby enthusiast. 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,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: rja1697. ISBN: 009175173X.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

ANDREWS, JULIE:
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years.

Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,2008.
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,matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj,with gilt and b/w ink lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of creasing is to the top edges of the dw/dj.One tiny nick/closed tear with reciprocal crease to rear top edge of dw/dj.Head+foot of dw/djs' spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+ fore-edges very lightly aged but still crisp and clean; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - possibly unread - book is slightly cocked.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip which is minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing. Bottom two corners minisculely bumped and a production fault of a diagonal wrinkle in the cloth to upper board's top corner.There is no reciprocal wrinkle/crease to board's interior, beneath the pastedown - so it is not a bumped crease - more likely to be cloth not stretched tight enough.Immaculate,plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn with 1-10 number line,1- 344pp [paginated] includes 49 chapters,a 1pp advert for subject/author's other written works, author Acknowledgements,and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and author poem. Since her first appearance on screen in 'Mary Poppins',Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have endeared her to generations.But she has never told the story of her life before fame.Until now. In 'Home: a Memoir of My Early Years',Julie takes her readers on a warm,moving and often humorous journey from a difficult upbringing in war-torn Britain to the brink of international stardom in America.Her memoir begins in 1935, when Julie was born to an aspiring vaudevillian mother and a teacher father,and takes readers to 1962,when Walt Disney himself saw her on Broadway,and cast her as the world's most famous nanny. Along the way,she weathered the London Blitz of WW2; her parents painful divorce; her mother's turbulent second marriage to Canadian tenor Ted Andrews and a childhood spent on radio,in music hall and giving concert performances all over England. Julie's professional career began at the age of 12,and in 1948 she became the youngest solo performer ever to participate in a Royal Command Performance before the Queen.When only 18,she left home for the United States to make her Broadway debut in 'The Boyfriend',and thus began her meteoric rise to stardom. 'Home' is filled with numerous anecdotes, including stories of performing in 'My Fair Lady' with Rex Harrison on Broadway and in the West End and in 'Camelot' on Broadway with Richard Burton; and her first marriage to famed set and costume designer Tony Walton.'Home' culminates with the birth of their daughter Emma and the call from Hollywood and what lay beyond. Featuring over fifty personal photographs,many never before seen,this is the personal memoir Julie Andrew's audiences have been waiting for. 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,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: rja489114. ISBN: 9780297643579.

£ 18.99 (approx. $US 24.71 )

ANGHELIDES, PETER:
TORCHWOOD: PACK ANIMALS.

Imprint: LONDON.BBC BOOKS,2008.
Edition: UK,8vo HB boards,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,card bds,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB boards,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued. Bright,clean,crisp,colour pictorial/photographic illustrated card bds with immaculate plain white endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned, but generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly an unread copy? UK,8vo HB boards,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,7-251pp [paginated] includes 24 chapters, acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,4pp publisher's advert for other published titles available. Shopping for wedding gifts is enjoyable, unless like Gwen you witness a Weevil massacre in the shopping centre.A trip to the zoo is a great day out,until a date goes tragically wrong and Ianto is badly injured by stolen alien tech.And Halloween is a day of fun and frights,before unspeakable monsters invade the streets of Cardiff and it's no longer a trick or a treat for the terrified population. Torchwood can control small groups of scavengers but now someone has given large numbers of predators a season ticket to Earth.Jack's investigation is hampered when he finds he's being investigated himself.Owen is convinced that it's just one guy who is toying with them.But will Torchwood find out before it's too late that the game is horribly real,and the deck is stacked against them? Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman,with Gwen Cooper,Owen Harper,Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles,Burn Gorman,Naoki Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd in the hit series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television. 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: rja451013. ISBN: 9781846075742.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

Anon:
007 James Bond In Focus.

Imprint: Danjaq S.A.,UK.Glidrose Productions Ltd,Mervyn Brodie & Associates Ltd,1964.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto wraps,b/w+colour photographs,1st edn.
Binding: Wraps/Magazine.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto wraps,b/w+colour photograph,1st edn. FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price rmoval from card cover.Bright,risp,clean,sharp-cornered,subject's glossy, colour portrait photographic illustrated front cover and rear cover with another colour photographic film still of subject with Pussy Galore. Front cover with capitalised,black-lettered+number [007 JAMES BOND] part-title and capitalised,white-lettered sub-title [IN FOCUS] with white price too,rear cover also with capitalised,white-lettering.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - one tiny snick near head of spine's front gutter,but no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges coloured from magazine's photographs making them appear either aged or toned - which thet are not; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto wraps, b/w+colour photographs,1st edn,64 pages [unpaginated - excludes covers],with b/w+colour film stills from some of the early James Bond movies starring Sean Connery.                    Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 60 year-old age and nature, i.e. a magazine. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of any other or age-acquired detracting faults usually encountered in such an item.A particularly uncommon item,especially in a grade as good as this.                 The screen life and legend of the famous British agent is documented in this original booklet,which completely captures the excitement and glamour of Dr No, From Russia with Love,and Goldfinger,this being the most prominent film covered. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.                         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: rja1157924. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 50.00 (approx. $US 65.07 )

anon:
BATTLER BRITTON - BOOK 2.

Imprint: LONDON.FLEETWAY PUBLICATIONS LTD.,1961.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: H/back,illustrated,card Covers, With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG-.No owner inscrptn but ink,gift(Christmas) presentation inscrptn to ffe and price- clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj+spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Head of spine/backstrip minimally crease,rubbed with some minor chipping and tears,but with miniscule loss.Top edges slightly creased and rubbed,some chipping with minimal loss,and some closed tears to same.Top+fore-edges aged/tanned - due in part to quality of paper used - but generally clean;contents bright with page-edge tanning,tight and clean - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners. Bright,clean,unblemished,black ink stamped,red paper-covered card boards with lightly aged/toned eps.Thick 12mo,6-253pp [paginated] +title-page,double-page contents list/table,5 b/w comic strip picture stories,5 b/w illustrated written stories,13 Special Features [quizzes+ related aeronautical info]. Robert Hereward Britton, better known as 'Battler Britton' made his debut in 'Battler Britton,War Ace' (Thriller Comics Library No.160) in 1958.Within a year,his adventures were appearing in Thriller Picture Library (as it became known from issue number 163 onwards), and also found in the weekly Almagamated Press story-paper,the 'Lion'.Many of the early picture-strip stories were reprinted in Fleetway's Air Ace Picture Library in the 1960's, as were several new adventures, and they were reprinted yet again in a series of annual Battler Britton 'holiday specials' between 1978-82,with a further issue appearing in 1988. 'Battler Britton' rarely restricted his daring exploits to the air alone.In his time he had also served as a senior officer in the Peruvian Navy and a cavalry commander in the French Foreign Legion, and such was his reputation that, following the outbreak of WWII,he was withdrawn from regular flying duties in order to undertake special tasks requiring "skill and courage beyond the call of duty". Such was the character's popularity that Fleetway issued 2 collectable annuals between 1960-61,each one containing a mixture of picture strip and text stories, plus an assortment of 'Special Features' on aviation.A second collection of some of the war-time exploits of Wing-Commander Robert Hereward Britton D.S.O.,D.F.C and Bar,Croix de Guerre.These annuals are uncommon and difficult to find with ease, particularly complete with dw/dj. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja27507.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

anon:
CAPTAIN SCARLET - COLLECTOR'S EDITION No.3.

Imprint: UK.MINTERLEY,SALOP.REDAN CO. LTD.,1997.
Edition: UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus.
Binding: Magazine,comic., No dw/dj,magazine as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto magazine/comic,1st thus.FINE/FINE. As new,no owner inscrptn,no reading creases; negligible,if any,shelf-wear to edges - no nicks or tears present.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Andrew Skilleter(he illustrated many of the UK, Doctor Who paperback novels),contents pristine.UK,Qrto comic, 24pp [unpaginated] includes 2 coloured comic strip stories,a double-page cross-section illustration [Spectrum Cloudbase.]. Captain Scarlet first made his debut in the comic world in 1968,appearing in a magazine called TV21.Then in 1993,his own magazine was launched with spectacular new artwork - these are two great stories from that time.This magazine was published monthly. Since April2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,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!

Stock number: rja354510.

£ 3.50 (approx. $US 4.55 )

Anon:
DEAN'S GIFT BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES. [Illustrated by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone.**]

Imprint: LONDON.DEAN & SON LTD.,1965.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB.minus dw/dj,1st edn.[The first appearance of this title with this collection of rhymes,as other issues followed in 1968,1974 and 1977.There was also a Frech version,'Jolis contes et belle rimes.' published by Deux Coqr D'or,1982,with identical cover illustration,but abridged with only 45pp as opposed to the 72pp in this volume - free endpapers excluded.] FINE. No owner name in the 'This Book Belongs to' panel/box to verso of colour illustration and rhyme of front free endpaper.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered.paper-covered,glossy laminated, wrap-around pale pink background with colour pictorial artwork by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone,illustrated boards with capitalised blue+black lettered title to front,black lettered title to an inevtably sunned,but lightly faded spine/backstrip,and a centrally placed single colour illustration without any text/lettering to rear board,respectively. Neligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and very minimal,superficial scoring/indents to either board.Bright,crisp,clean,immaculate repeated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers, both hinges intact without any cracking,splits or tears.Top+fore-edges with coloured page edges but clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.UK, slim Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,72pp - excluding free endpapers [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial illustrated title page with b/w,pink and grey lettering,73 nursery rhymes,64 single (includes recto and verso of both free endpapers) and 5 double-page colour pictorial illustrattions - all by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone,accompanied by its text/rhyme. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and its nature, i.e a child's book,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the missing dw/dj that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. Highly collected and prolific children's book illustrators,a scarce and unusual item/ephemera in Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the A & J Grahame Johnstone's canon. Want more Janet & Anne Grahame JOHNSTONE titles? For similar and other titles please seach my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Twins,born 1st June,1928.Janet died in a tragic accident 2 years after this title was published, on 20th January,1979,her sister surviving her until 25th May,1998.Children's book illustrators specialising in large, brightly coloured gift books (mainly published by Dean & Son,Ltd.) in which the full-page illustrations surround the passages of text.Janet specialized in animals and birds,Anne focused on the period costumes that so dominated their work. Their work represents a recent manifestation of the nursery tradition mass-marketed by Mabel Lucie Attwell and updated by Hilda Boswell, characterised by unfailing sentimentality and a palpable determination to please.Between them they published over 200 titles; with over 5,000 illustrations in total: 1,000+ in b/w and 4,000+ in colour,and 10 technical equestrian books. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja1013622. ISBN: 0603075029.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

Anon:
DIARY OF H.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH January to May 1915.

Imprint: Unattributed.Printed by George Waterston & Sons Ltd.,EDINBURGH AND LONDON,1919.
Edition: UK,slim,small 8vo HB, 1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued, 1st edn.[Unattributed publisher but listed printer: George Waterston & Sons Ltd.,EDINBURGH AND LONDON.Printed by permission of the Admiralty but only for private circulation to Officers and Men.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Publisher's sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth bds with plain white endpapers; each cover with an impressed,single-line bordered panel,the front panel containing bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters within it.Rear board with some light, sporadic flecking but nothing too detrimental or obtrusive.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously aged - as usual/normal - given the books age,100+ years old; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim,small 8vo HB,1st edn,4-50pp includes short,daily diary entries spanning from the first,21st April,1915 to the last,26th May,1915 (3.a.m. Anchored in Scapa Flow and joined the Grand Fleet.),12pp contemporary b/w photographs - includes frntis and contemporary b/w portrait photograph of the ship's Captain and 2pp b/w regional map diagrams - all interspersed throughout the text and the book,appendices I+II (Log of Trawler 448 - a damaged ship - then repaired by crew members of HMS Queen ELizabeth,before recommencing minesweeping duties,and also Honours gained by Officers and Men of the ship's crew in connection with the Dardenelles operations.); plus [unpaginated] b/w photographic frntis,b/w circular vignette illustrated title page (illustration of Queen Elizabeth I. sat on throne.) and 2pp blanks at rear of the book. Very scarce item and would be an important addition to any collection of WW1 Royal Navy ephemera. Short daily diary entries made during the first World War.This is the diary of the ship,H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth.It was the first R.N. ship to carry the name,the first entirely fuel-oil powered ship in the Royal Navy and also the first to carry 15 inch guns.Its commanding officer was Commander C.M. Forbes and Captained by G. P. W. HOPE,R.N. Launched on 16 October 1913 at Portsmouth, Hampshire,after being built in that Dockyard,and commissioned 22 December,1914.Whilst she was still undergoing testing,sea trials and workups in the Mediterranean,the ship was directed to the Dardanelles for the Allies intended attempt to knock the Ottoman Empire out of the war.She was the only dreadnought battleship to participate,though a number of battlecruisers and pre-dreadnought battleships were also involved and present.The ship became the flagship for the preliminary naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign,leading the first line of British battleships in the battle of 18 March 1915. During the attempted military invasion of the Gallipoli on 25 April,H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth was the flagship for General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.After the sinking of H.M.S. Goliath by a Turkish destroyer on 12 May,H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth immediately withdrew to a safer position. She joined Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas's 5th Battle Squadron (consisting of Queen Elizabeth-class battleships) of the Grand Fleet based at Scapa Flow,but she missed the Battle of Jutland due to being in dock for maintenance.Her other wartime service generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. On May 31st,1916 the main British and German battle fleets engaged each other in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark. Remembered as ‘Jutland’ by the British and ‘Skagerrak’ by the Germans,this enormous battle involved 279 ships and was the largest naval engagement of the First World War.Both sides suffered heavy losses of ships and men and the result was one of the most keenly felt disappointments of the war,with neither side achieving a decisive victory. In the terms of losses inflicted,the Germans had grounds for claiming a tactical victory. Fourteen British ships had been sunk and 26 damaged,compared to eleven sunk and 30 damaged on the German side.Total British casualties including captured survivors came to 6,945 compared to 3,058 German. HMS Queen Elizabeth became the Grand Fleet Flagship on Admiral Sir David Beatty’s appointment as Admiral of the Fleet 1917 and saw the German High Seas Fleet internment at Scapa Flow at the end of the First World War,when the terms of surrender were given to Admiral Von Reuter on board. Her battle honours: DARDANELLES,1915 - CRETE, 1941 - SABANG,1944 - BURMA 1944-45. H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth later served in several theatres during the Second World War,the Mediterranean Fleet,the Home Fleet,then the Eastern Fleet. Placed in reserve in August,1945,she was eventually paid off in June,and ultimately scrapped in July 1948. 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. UK and all overseas buyers please note, stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** This item offered P+p included. Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja831719. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 235.00 (approx. $US 305.83 )

anon:
mothballs and elbow grease: origins and meanings of household sayings.

Imprint: UK.WESTBURY,WILTSHIRE.THE NATIONAL TRUST (ENTERPRISES) LTD.,2003.
Edition: UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued, 1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.No owner inscrptn,virtually as new.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt paper-covered boards with white background with colour portrait photographic illustrated front board with blue+black 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 - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-142pp [paginated] includes an introduction,7 chapters/sections each with an A-Z of words,phrases,expressions etc.,dealing with the kitchen,laundry,dining room,drawing room,bedroom and beyond,the dressing room and upstairs+downstairs respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,blank separator page before first chapter/section and 2pp blanks at rear of book. Focusing on home life as it evolved through the centuries,'Mothballs and Elbow Grease' explores the impact and influence of domestic chores and household items that have become woven in the fabric of everyday life and speech. From the origins of words like 'charwoman', 'doorstep' and 'pantry',to those turns of phrase which have acquired broader meaning,such as 'eavesdropper','handle with kid gloves' and 'it will all come out in the wash','Mothballs and Elbow Grease' pieces together a fascinating A-Z of the background to many widely-used expressions which have their roots set in the domestic life of bygone days. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja831819. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 )

Anon:
PLYMOUTH BLITZ: THE STORY OF THE RAIDS.**

Imprint: UK.PLYMOUTH,DEVON.WESTERN MORNING NEWS,nd.
Edition: UK,Qrto wraps,1st edn.
Binding: Original wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto card wraps,1st edn.GOOD.No owner inscrptn.Photographic illustrated wraps, with shelf-wear to edges and corners,some minimal chipping+rubbing with reciprocal loss,spine/backstrip rubbed,and two splits - one each - head+foot of same - miniscule loss (99.9% present/complete.)UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st edn,62pp [paginated] includes contemporary b/w photographic endpapers, publisher chairman's introduction and profuse b/w contemporary photographs throughout the text and book.B/w working map of bombs dropped in the Blitz,on the city.I believe the map was originally pasted,internally to rear.The map is creased and folded,with splits and tears, some of which have been sellotape repaired and are yellowed/aged.Undated,so assumed post-war production,for morale and not wartime issue,for official censorship reasons. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight,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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja33589. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

Anon:
RUPERT'S FUN & PUZZLE BOOK. [Exclusive for WHSMITH.]

Imprint: LONDON.DEAN'S INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING,1983.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,Exclusive WHSMITH,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,Exclusive WHSMITH,1st edn.NMINT. [But for an inevitable but few minor and superficial scoring/indent impressions,would have graded as MINT.] No owner inscrptn and an absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,glossy/glazed, repeated colour pictorial illustrated boards with red+black lettering,a white background with red+black lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain dusky pink/ red endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean - without blemish; contents exceptionally bright and clean,tight,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to ant pages' corners - unread, apart from my own collation.NONE of any of the puzzles/activities attempted - ALL are completely untouched.UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj, as issued,Exclusive WHSMITH,1st edn,6- 192pp [paginated] includes: Rupert puzzles,mazes,rebuses,join dot-to-dot, colouring-in,X-words,spot-the difference, item searches,recognition puzzles and their solutions,and both colour+b/w illustrated stories throughout.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,double-page colour illustrated title page and a contents list/table. A really exceptional example - an ideal gift or ephemeral item for the collector. Another example available in a near similar state,but is not listed,as a percentage of some of the puzzles have been attempted in ink, @ £5 + P+p extra - contact seller direct please,for fuller details on this item. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Please contact seller,where necessary, because of the weight (just over 1Kg unpackaged) of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p free. This item offered P+p FREE - available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja935921. ISBN: 0603031205

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

Anon:
SILVER JACKANORY: As told on Jackanory.

Imprint: LONDON.BBC BOOKS,1991.
Edition: UK,slim 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,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Quentin Blake,illustrated dw/dj with silver,white and red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges lightly,sporadically foxed/spotted from light dust-soiling,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no foxing/spotting and 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 dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-95pp [paginated] includes 9 short stories by 9 different authors/performers and each with b/w line illustrations by a different illustrator,plus [unpaginated] title page, contents list/table with Quentin Blake b/w illustrated frntis to its verso. The contributors include Joan Aitken, Helen Cresswell,Joan Eadington,Dick King-Smith,Robert Leeson,Rory McGrath, Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson,Tony Robinson and Nick Wilton.The illustrators include the following,each with 2 illustrated stories: Quentin Blake,Gavin Rowe,Martin Ursell,Barry Wilkinson and Chris Riley with 1 illustrated story. To mark the twenty-fifth birthday of BBC tv's 'Jackanory' a group of well-known writers were asked to write a story on the theme of silver.Five stories are by established children's authors: Joan Aitken,Helen Cresswell,Joan Eadington,Dick King-Smith,and Robert Leeson; and four are by writers/performers: Rory McGrath,Tony Robinson,Trevor and Simon and Nick Wilton. The collection includes stories to be read out aloud,stories to read alone,new tales about old favourites such as Lizzie Dripping,and Arabel and Mortimer,funny stories,moving stories,extremely strange stories.Delightfully illustrated by regular 'Jackanory' artists,'Silver Jackanory' is storytelling at its very best! Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,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!

Stock number: rja722117. ISBN: 0563361719.

£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 )

anon:
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS: TALES FROM THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS - illus by E.J. Detmold.

Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,2001.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+s/case,4th print.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - slipcased - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+s/case,4th print.[First published,with this illustrator,by Hodder & Stoughton,November 1924,in their Hodder Gift Book series; in a De-Luxe,Signed,limited edn (100 copies only) and a trade edn at 63/- and 20/- respectively (then). This edn,London,Folio Society,originally 1999,and this copy is the 4th print,2001.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,near immaculate plain red paper-covered slipcase; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Immaculate,bright,clean and unblemished,UK,Qrto HB,cream-white cloth boards with gilt,pictorial decorated upper board+spine/ backstrip.Pictorial design showing elephants and camels leaving the city gates,the sun shining over distant mountains similar to the 1924 edn,this illustration however,has been redrawn by David Eccles after the original design by E. J. Detmold.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and near pristine; contents bright,tight and in similar state - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? A really superb copy in an immaculate condition and state - almost as new. Typeset in Monotype Scotch Roman,printed on Caxton Wove paper,at the St Edmundsbury Press,Bury St. Edmunds,and bound in full cloth at Hunter & Foulis,Edinburgh.UK,Qrto HB,viiipp+ 2-239pp [paginated] includes 12 full-colour, full-page illustrations - frntis included - all by E.J. Detmold and all called for (present),9 stories.Stories comprise: History of Codadad and his brothers and Princess Deryabar,Ali Baba+the forty thieves,Sinbad the Sailor,Prince Assad and the Fairy Perie Nashara,Aladdin,The Three Calendars,King of the Ebony Isles,Story of Baba Abdalla and the Story of Ganem,the slave of love.A really,exceptional copy/edn,in a like state/condition. His rarest book and widely considered as his last magnus opus,his change of style and mood away from natural history,moved him steadily into the realms of exotic fantasy and imagination.On the strength of 'The Arabian Nights' alone,Edward could have become one of the greatest illustrators of fantasy and fairy stories. He took such great care and so much time to complete a set of colour plates for Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales,with an overflowing schedule with artists,already having published Dulac,Heath Robinson and K.Nielsen in turn,for these same stories, Hodder could not use these charming illustrations,and they remain unpublished to this day. The Detmold twins,worked as Maurice and Julius Detmold,1883-1908,and 1883-1957. Born in Putney,21st November,1883,being christened Charles Frederick and Edward Barton Detmold.The two middle names were soon dropped and replaced by 'Maurice' and 'Julius' respectively.The younger twin, Edward took his first names not from his father,but from the enigmatic Dr Edward Barton Shuldham,described as occupier of the house in Upper Richmond Road where the twins were born and were privately educated.They studied animal life in the Zoological Gardens and worked in close association,painting,drawing and etching bird and animal subjects.They collaborated on several books before Charles Maurice ended his life by inhaling chloroform in 1908.[The brothers were in April,1908, about to leave for a holiday in Sussex with Dr Shuldham,who had asked Maurice to put down the household cats with chloroform.Not an unusual practice at that time: as the cats would be replaced on the return from the holiday.) Edward Julius went on to become one of the most interesting of the gift book illustrators, specialising in animals and plants,which were drawn with exactitude and sympathy, and often placed in fantastic architectural or landscape settings.In its delicacy of outline and subtle colour harmonies,his work shows the influence of of oriental miniature painting.In the early 1920's he retired to Montgomeryshire,with his widowed sister, continuing to draw,paint,hold exhibitions of etchings and drypoints,but it wasn't long before he retired completely from public life,and eventually committed suicide himself,on 1st July 1957.Both brothers were elected ARE (1905),but resigned a few months later. View my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogue for other books and suggested reading in it. 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 weight - 1.3Kg unpackaged - 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. ** 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: rja28297. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

anon:
THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR STORY BOOK.

Imprint: UK.PAULTON,SOMERSET.PURNELL AND SONS LTD., [nd].
Edition: UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.[Not dated but circa early 1950's.]VG.Neat,gift presentation inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated card boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Laminate broken down on spine's/ backstrip's lower front-facing edge to upper board - approx. 3/4 of its vertical length; smaller (approx. 4cm) similar to foot of same,on rear board's rear-facing edge too.Small tear towards head of spine/ backstrip which has been re-glued - no loss,but spine/backstrip bright and not faded nor sunned.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents generally bright,tight and clean apart from some page-edge toning - due to a combination of quality of paper used and book's age.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn,92pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial illustrated front pastedown with a neat,handwritten ink,familial gift presentation inscrptn, colour pictorial illustrated half-title, double-page colour pictorial illustrated title pages,and four stories.Cover art: repeated design of Rupert in a grocery store with Mrs Bear and Beppo the chimp throwing fruit at Mrs Greentrees.First story: Rupert and the Stolen Apples,Rupert and Algy at Hawthorn Farm,Rupert and his Pet Monkey Again,and Rupert,Margot and the Bandits. The first and last stories are in full colour - no illustrator credited,the other two in the more common,usual 3-colour block (either b/w+orange or b/w+red) strip style illustrations with rhyming verse text,The first story illustrated by Mary Tourtel? A tidy copy of an interesting and uncommon 'Rupert' item. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. 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! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja353610. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

anon:
THE VICTOR BOOK FOR BOYS - 1974.

Imprint: UK.DUNDEE & LONDON.D.C.Thomson & Co Ltd.,01/09/1973.
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 but price-clip to front free endpaper.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy,paper-covered boards with repeated colour pictorial artwork illustrated front+rear boards,front with part title/word of 'VICTOR' in capitalised red letters to a black line outlined white background which in turn has black shadowing, remainder of title+date in capitalised black lettering/numerals respectively,a bright and non-faded/sunned red spine/backstrip with capitalised white lettered title without date,rear board illustrated and lettered as the front board.Hinges intact without any cracking,splits or tears and immaculate red background with b/w+grey modern military equipment illustrated endpapers. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - boards virtually scoring/indent-free.Top+fore-edges inevitably but slightly aged/toned but without foxing/spotting; contents crisp and bright,tight,clean,soild and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-125pp [paginated] includes 13 picture stories in comic strip format beginning with 'The Wheelbarrow Hero' and the last 'The Idaho Avenger',2 illustrated text stories; Twenty Miles to Freedom! and The First Detective in the West - 6pp and 8pp respectively,8 Features which are intespersed throughout the text and annual,include the illustrated endpapers,2 'Cap'n Hand' single-page comic strips,and 2 'The Ruffies and Tuffies' single-page comic strips,double-page illustrated World of the Motor-Bike,a Quick Quiz,a Sports Quiz (both untouched),illustrated Odd Cars and lastly,a single-page illustrated feature on firefighters; plus [unpaginated] an illustrated contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral child’s Annual.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and overall appearance. The Victor comic paper was published weekly by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. and ran for 1,657 issues from 25 January 1961 until it ceased publication on 21 November 1992. Associated with it was the annually published 'The Victor Book for Boys'.That annual was first published in 1964,with the last edition published in 1994,a total of 31.Most of the comic's stories focused on the exploits of the British military in World War II. In particular,each week the front cover carried a story of how a medal had been won by British or Commonwealth forces during the Great War or the Second World War.Other comic strips' notable and favourite characters included: Alf Tupper - The Tough of the Track,a working-class runner, General Jumbo - A boy who commands his own mini-robot army, using an armband control pad, I Flew With Braddock - Into Battle With Matt Braddock - a World War II pilot, Morgyn the Mighty - the strong man and Gorgeous Gus - the rich owner/sometime football player.These five characters were the mainstay of the annual for almost the majority of the annual's lifetime. 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: rja1061723. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 16.99 (approx. $US 22.11 )

anon:
THUNDERBIRDS MAGAZINE No.18.[+ Free Gift.]

Imprint: LONDON.REDAN COMPANY LTD.,2002.
Edition: UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus.
Binding: Colour,pictorial,wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus.FINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial covers,includes sealed,free gift 'Thunderbird 4' fridge magnet,sellotaped to front cover; with negligible shelf-wear to edges - no nicks or tears present. Contents bright,tight and near pristine. UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus,28pp [unpaginated] includes colour strip stories,double-page cross-section illustration,poster + same to colour in, pull-out mission file (games,activities, puzzles etc.,to win prizes).Magazine published every 3 weeks,and this is the first issue of 2002.There are 5 variant issues,each with a different Thunderbird fridge magnet gift,to collect - see the following 4 sequential,alpha-numerical book Ids for variants.The contents of magazine identical,it's just the gifts that vary! Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the light weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja354710.

£ 3.00 (approx. $US 3.90 )

anon:
THUNDERBIRDS MAGAZINE No.18 [+ Free Gift.].

Imprint: LONDON.REDAN COMPANY LTD.,2002.
Edition: UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus.
Binding: Colour,pictorial,wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus.FINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial covers,includes sealed,free gift 'Thunderbird 1' fridge magnet,sellotaped to front cover; with negligible shelf-wear to edges - no nicks or tears present. Contents bright,tight and near pristine. UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus,28pp [unpaginated] includes colour strip stories,double-page cross-section illustration,poster + same to colour in, pull-out mission file (games,activities, puzzles etc.,to win prizes).Magazine published every 3 weeks,and this is the first issue of 2002.There are 5 variant issues,each with a different Thunderbird fridge magnet gift,to collect - see the previous 2 and following 2 sequential, alpha-numerical book Ids for variants.The contents of magazine identical,it's just the gifts that vary! 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!

Stock number: rja354910.

£ 3.00 (approx. $US 3.90 )

anon:
THUNDERBIRDS MAGAZINE No.18.[+ Free Gift.]

Imprint: LONDON.REDAN COMPANY LTD.,2002.
Edition: UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus.
Binding: Colour,pictorial,wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus.FINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial covers,includes sealed,free gift 'Thunderbird 5' fridge magnet,sellotaped to front cover; with negligible shelf-wear to edges - no nicks or tears present. Contents bright,tight and near pristine. UK,Qrto magazine,1st thus,28pp [unpaginated] includes colour strip stories,double-page cross-section illustration,poster + same to colour in, pull-out mission file (games,activities, puzzles etc.,to win prizes).Magazine published every 3 weeks,and this is the first issue of 2002.There are 5 variant issues,each with a different Thunderbird fridge magnet gift,to collect.The contents of magazine identical,it's just the gifts that vary! 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!

Stock number: rja355110.

£ 3.00 (approx. $US 3.90 )