Sunday, 13 January 2008

Some bargain books for you all...

These are all offered at massive discount from the eventual price they will be listed on my web site. Again, get yourself along to my site to order if there's something you fancy!


Animal:
Incredible Cats: Secret Powers of Your Pet by GREENE, David
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Bruised gently at head and tail. Price Clipped.
Methuen, 1984, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

The Modern Ark by CROKE, Vicki
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Slightest ruffling to the DJ at the head of the spine. Top edge of upper board faded. A nice copy.
Scribner, 1997, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Anthropology:
The Emergence of Man by PFEIFFER, John E.
Good - in Poor DJ. Ex-library with usual marks.
B.C.A., 1973, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

Biography:
A Silver-Plated Spoon by BEDFORD, John, Duke of
Good. Ex-library with minimal marks, sticker to pastedown, pocket to ffep. Previous owners inscription to pastedown.
Cassell, 1959, Hardback
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

Hitler: The Pictorial Documentary of His Life by TOLAND, John
Good+ - in Good DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, nicked and tape-repaired at head of spine. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners.
Doubleday & Co., 1978, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

V. Sackville-West: a Critical Biography by STEVENS, Michael
Good. Wraps faded and lightly spotted. Previous owners inscription to ½-title page. Text bright and tight.
AB Egnellska Boktryckeriet, 1972, Paperback
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Childrens:
Before Jesus Came by NICHOLL, Noel E.
Good+. Spine gently tanned. Rubbed at head and tail. Bookplate to ffep. Top edges of text block dusty.
Lutterworth, Undated, Hardback
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

Dinah The Dartmoor Pony by SEABY, Allen W.
Good+. Spine heavily sunned. Previous owners inscription to pastedown. Light spotting to start and finish.
A & C Black, 1950, Hardback
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

Flower Fairies of the Autumn by BARKER, Cicely Mary
Very Good - in Very Good DJ.
Frederick Warne, 1990, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

Flower Fairies of the Winter by BARKER, Cicely Mary
Very Good. Wraps rubbed at the edges.
Blackie, 1989, Paperback
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

Hare Goes Shopping by UTTLEY, Alison
Good - in Poor DJ. DJ edgeworn, several small nicks, and somewhat soiled. Price Clipped. Bruised heavily at tail of spine, lesser at the tips. Text bright and tight.
Collins, 1972, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £4.50 + P&P

If it Hadn't Been for Frances by WARNER, P. M.
Good - in Poor DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, plenty of small nicks and chips with a little loss at head of spine. Pages heavily age-tanned.
Collins, 1964, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Little Grey Rabbit to the Rescue by UTTLEY, Alison
Good - in Poor DJ. DJ edgeworn and faded, slight loss at head and tail. Previous owners inscription to front flap. pp29-30 poorly trimmed (extends) at top corner.
Collins, 1970, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £4.50 + P&P

Peterkin Pollensnuff by PARTRIDGE, Jenny
Good - in Poor DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, slight loss at head, tail and corners. Frayed at head and tail.
World's Work, 1980, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

Pinny's Holiday by HELPS, Racey
Good. Crayon to the reverse of the upper wrap and title page.
Medici Society, Undated, Paperback
Offered for one week at £1.00 + P&P

Secret Water by RANSOME, Arthur
Good+. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Lightly soiled at the top edges of the text block, Text bright and tight.
Jonathan Cape, 1939, Hardback 1st.
Offered for one week at £7.50 + P&P

The Little Red Hen by GALDONE, Paul
Poor. Boards heavily knocked and rubbed. Childrens crayoning to endpapers and one page.
World's Work, 1973, Hardback
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

The Ratastrophe Catastrophe by STONE, David Lee
Near Fine - in Near Fine DJ. Gently bruised at head of spine with commensurate ruffling to the DJ.
Hodder, 2003, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

Through The Looking Glass & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by CARROLL, Lewis
Good+ - in Good DJ. DJ of Wonderland is snagged and creased at head of spine. Both DJs a little loose. Both bruised at the tips. Text bright and tight. Slip case rubbed and a little faded.
Macmillan, 1977, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £6.50 + P&P

When Christmas Comes by HILL, Elizabeth Starr
Very Good. Bruised at head of spine otherwise a very well presented copy.
Bodley Head, 1990, Hardback (Laminated Boards) 1st.
Offered for one week at £6.00 + P&P

Cookery:
Wheeler's New Fish Cookery by WHEELERS,
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges. Top edges of text block dusty. Price Clipped.
Ebury Press, 1986, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

Fiction - Author: C:
Sharpe's Fortress by CORNWELL, Bernard
Very Good+.
HarperCollins, 1999, Paperback
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

Fiction - Author: D:
Montagsgeschichten by DAUDET, Alphonse
Very Good - in Very Good DJ.
Winkler Verlag, 1981, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by DICKENS, Charles
Good+. Spine a little faded. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Pages heavily age-tanned, more so toward the margins. A little shaken but more than acceptable.
Chapman & Hall, Undated, Hardback
Offered for one week at £1.00 + P&P

Fiction - Author: F:
Meine Frau Teresa by FECHNER, E.
Good+. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Boards a little faded. Text bright and tight.
Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1954, Hardback 1st.
Offered for one week at £1.00 + P&P

Schach von Wuthenow by FONTANE, Theodor
Very Good - in Good+ DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, nicked at head of spine. Top edges of text block tanned/
Aufbau-Verlag, 1972, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

The Roadmender by FAIRLESS, Michael
Good. Rubbed at head and tail, frayed at head. Bruised. Top edges of text block dusty, foredges dull. Text acceptable.
Duckworth & Co., 1914, Hardback
Offered for one week at £3.50 + P&P

Fiction - Author: G:
Wolf Dog Valley by GILBERT, Kenneth
Good. Spine heavily sunned. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Pages gently age-tanned. Top edges of text block dusty.
Collins, 1959, Hardback
Offered for one week at £6.00 + P&P

Fiction - Author: H:
Die Harzreise by HEINE, Heinrich
Good+ - in Good+ DJ. DJ a little faded, heavier so at the spine. Leans somewhat. Previous owners inscription to ffep. Text bright and tight.
Greifenverlag zu Rudolstadt, 1975, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £1.00 + P&P

Dr. Johnson and Mr. Savage by HOLMES, Richard
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Top edges of text block dusty. Small mark (coffee?) to foredge of text block. Text bright and tight.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1993, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Only One Pony by HAVERS, Elinore
Good. Spine heavily sunned. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Bookplate to ffep. Small hole in ½ title page near spine else text more than acceptable.
Lutterworth, 1965, Hardback 1st.
Offered for one week at £4.00 + P&P

Fiction - Author: K:
Prodigal Summer by KINGSOLVER, Barbara
Good+ - in Good+ DJ. Small nick to DJ mid-way up spine, heavily ruffled at head of spine. Boards a little rubbed at extremities. Leans slightly. Text bright and tight.
Faber & Faber, 2000, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £2.50 + P&P

Fiction - Author: R:
Der Kardinal by ROBINSON, Henry Morton
Good. Rubbed at head of spine and tips. A little shaken. Faint offset to endpapers.
Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1954, Hardback
Offered for one week at £1.00 + P&P

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by ROWLING, J. K.
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Pages gently age-tanned, notably at edges of text block.
Bloomsbury, 2003, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £4.00 + P&P

Fiction - Author: S:
Ekkehard by SCHEFFEL, Joseph Victor von
Very Good - in Good DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, nicked at top corners and head dof spine. Text bright and tight.
Atlas Verlag Koln, Undated, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £1.00 + P&P

Fiction - Crime - Author: C:
Passenger to Frankfurt by CHRISTIE, Agatha
Very Good - in Good+ DJ. DJ heavily faded at the spine, red titling barely visible. Price Clipped.
Collins, 1970, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £4.50 + P&P

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, and a selection of entrees by CHRISTIE, Agatha
Good - in Good DJ. DJ faded at the spine, a little loss at head and tail, ¼" tear to foot of upper panel, loss to bottom corner of the same. DJ taped to pastedowns.
Collins, 1960, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £4.50 + P&P

Fiction - Romance - Author: N:
Victory for Victoria by NEELS, Betty
Good - in Good DJ. DJ faded at the spine, somewhat ruffled. Previous owners inscription to ffep. Pages gently age-tanned.
Mills & Boon, 1972, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £4.50 + P&P

Film / TV Tie In:
Your Sound of Music Keepsake by ANON.,
Very Good+.
MM-Verlag, 1986, Paperback
Offered for one week at £6.00 + P&P

Floristry:
First Steps with Flowers by CLEMENTS, Julia
Good - in Poor DJ. DJ a little faded and edgeworn, rough at the head of the spine, 1" closed tear to foot of upper panel. Endpapers spotted. Text bright and tight.
C. Arthur Pearson, 1955, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

Here's Flowers for You by TITFORD, Freda
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Price Clipped.
Allen Lane, 1982, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies Book of Flower Arranging by NEWNES, Mary
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Top edges of text block dusty.
Ebury Press, 1986, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £4.50 + P&P

Gardening:
Beds and Borders by COX, Lallie
Near Fine. Previous owners inscription to ffep.
Parragon, 2004, Hardback (Laminated Boards)
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

Successful Bonsai Growing by ADAMS, Peter
Poor. An acceptable reading copy just due to excision of title page.
Ward Lock, Undated, Paperback
Offered for one week at £1.00 + P&P

The Gardens of Britain 2: Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by PATERSON, Allen
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Top edges of text block slightly dusty.
B. T. Batsford, 1978, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

Health:
The Complete System of Self-Healing: Internal Exercises by CHANG, Stephen T.
Very Good. pp123 corner turned as book mark otherwise a very well presented copy.
Tao, 1994, Hardback
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

Humour:
Daily Sketches: Cartoon History of Twentieth Century Britain by WALKER, Martin
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges. Price Clipped.
Frederick Muller, 1978, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

The Goodbye Book by RAMSAY, Robert; TOYE, Randall;
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges. Price Clipped.
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

Industry:
Metals Reference Book by SMITHELLS, Colin J.
Good - in Good DJ. Ex-library with usual marks.
Butterworths, 1967, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Literature:
A Shakespeare Reader: Sources and Criticism by BROWN, Richard Danson; JOHNSON, David;
Poor. An acceptable reading copy just. Occasional highlighting and pencilling throughout.
Macmillan, 2000, Paperback
Offered for one week at £3.50 + P&P

The Iliad of Homer Done Into English Prose by LANG, Andrew; LEAF, Walter; MYERS, Ernest;
Good+ - in Poor DJ. DJ heavily faded, edgeworn with loss and open tear at head of spine. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Previous owners inscription to ffep.
Macmillan & Co., 1930, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £3.50 + P&P

Literature - Criticism:
Shakespeare 1609: Cymbeline and the Sonnets by BROWN, Richard Danson
Poor. An acceptable reading copy just. Penning and highlighting throughout.
Macmillan, 2000, Paperback
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

The Nineteenth Century Novel: Identities by WALDER, Dennis
Poor. An acceptable reading copy just. Highlighting and penning throughout. Would be Very Good were it not for those faults mind.
Routledge, 2002, Paperback
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

The Nineteenth-Century Novel: A Critical Reader by REGAN, Stephan
Very Good. Wraps rubbed at the edges. First few pages lightly dog-eared at top corners. Occasional pencilling.
Routledge, 2001, Paperback
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

The Nineteenth-Century Novel: Realisms by CORREA, Delia Da Sousa
Poor. An acceptable reading copy just. Highlighting and penning throughout. Would be Very Good were it not for those faults mind.
Routledge, 2001, Paperback
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

Local History:
Petworth: The Winds of Change by JERROME, Peter; NEWDICK, Jonathan;
Good+. Wraps rubbed at the edges. Knocked at head of spine.
The Window Press, 1983, Paperback 1st.
Offered for one week at £4.50 + P&P

Military:
Immediate Action by MCNAB, Andy
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Top edge of DJ a little ruffled otherwise a very well presented copy.
Bantam, 1995, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £1.00 + P&P

Immediate Action by MCNAB, Andy
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges. Couple of pages have corners turned as book marks. Pages gently age-tanned as is the edge of the text block.
Bantam, 1995, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

Natural History:
Hong Kong Animals by HILL, Dennis S. & Phillipps, Karen
Very Good - in Good+ DJ. ½" closed tear to head of upper panel, top edge a little ruffled. Top edges of text block dusty. Text bright and tight.
Government Printer Hong Kong, 1981, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Owls by MEAD, Chris
Very Good.
Whittet, 1990, Hardback (Laminated Boards)
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Owls by SPARKS, John; SOPER, Tony;
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Top edges of text block dusty.
David & Charles, 1982, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

The Scottish Ospreys: From Extinction to Survival by BROWN, Philip
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Top edge of lower panel creased otherwise a very well presented copy.
Heinemann, 1979, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £6.00 + P&P

Poetry:
The Poetical Works of John Keats by FORMAN, Buxton H.
Good+. Bruised at head and tail. Top corner of ffep excised.
Henry Frowde, 1910, Hardback
Offered for one week at £2.50 + P&P

Psychology & Psychiatry:
Psychology, Religion and Healing by WEATHERHEAD, Leslie D.
Good+. Boards a little rubbed at extremities. Sticker remnants to corner of upper board. Previous owners inscription to pastedown. Top edges of text block dusty. Text bright and tight.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1951, Hardback 1st.
Offered for one week at £4.00 + P&P

Religion:
A Faith for Our Times by EVANS, Fred W.
Good - in Good DJ. DJ a little faded otherwise acceptable. Small sticker to ffep. Pages gently age-tanned.
Methodist Youth Department, 1965, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.50 + P&P

A Life of Jesus by PURKIS, Melva
Very Good. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Extensive previous owners inscription to ffep.
The Christadelphian, 1980, Hardback
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Christian Life and The Unconscious by WHITE, Ernest
Good - in Poor DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, loss at head and tail, lower panel soiled. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Previous owners inscription to ffep. Top edges of text block dusty, foredges spotted.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1955, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.50 + P&P

Freed to Serve by GREEN, Michael
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Small sticker to ffep. Pages gently age-tanned.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1988, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £4.50 + P&P

Songs of Praise by DOWLEY, Tim
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Price Clipped.
Marshall Morgan & Scott, 1984, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £1.50 + P&P

The Concept of Grace by WATSON, Philip S.
Very Good. Bruised at lower corners. Light spotting to start otherwise a very well presented copy.
Epworth Press, 1959, Hardback 1st.
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

The Daily Commentary Volume 3: Matthew - Acts by VARIOUS,
Very Good - in Good DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, several small nicks and chips with a little loss, faded at the spine. Text bright and tight.
Scripture Union, 1974, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

The Daily Commentary Volume I: Genesis to Job by VARIOUS,
Very Good - in Poor DJ. DJ faded and edgeworn. Previous owners inscription and small sticker to ffep. Sewn-in book mark present.
Scripture Union, 1974, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

The Pure in Heart by SANGSTER, W. E.
Good+ - in Good+ DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges, a little faded. Previous owners inscription and small sticker to ffep. Top edges of text block dusty. Leans slightly. Text bright and tight.
Epworth Press, 1955, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £4.00 + P&P

Sci-Fi:
Rama II by CLARKE, Arthur C.; LEE, Gentry;
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ.
Guild, 1989, Hardback in DJ.
Offered for one week at £2.00 + P&P

Sagittarius Whorl by MAY, Julian
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Top edges of text block dusty. Text bright and tight. A pleasant copy.
Voyager, 2001, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

Self Help & Self Improvement:
Women on Top by FRIDAY, Nancy
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Pages very gently age-tanned.
B.C.A., 1994, Hardback
Offered for one week at £6.00 + P&P

Sport - Horse Riding:
Guinness Guide to Equestrianism by WILLIAMS, Dorian
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. DJ ruffled at the head of the spine. Pages very gently age-tanned.
Guinness, 1979, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

Transport:
London and its Environs by MUIRHEAD, Findlay
Poor. Boards a heavily rubbed at extremities. Fold maps a little edgeworn. Shaken.
Macmillan & Co., 1922, Hardback
Offered for one week at £5.00 + P&P

Travel:
The Ribbon and the Ragged Square: Australian Journey by CHRISTMAS, Linda
Very Good - in Good DJ. DJ a little faded at the spine and top of upper panel. Bruised at head of spine. Top edges of text block slightly grubby.
Viking, 1986, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.00 + P&P

View of Wessex by WRIGHT, Geoffrey Norman
Very Good - in Very Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges.
Robert Hale, 1978, Hardback in DJ. 1st.
Offered for one week at £3.50 + P&P

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