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London: Printed for the Booksellers Book. Good. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Undated, but c.1840. Brown cloth with title in gilt on front cover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Previous owners name faintly written on front endpaper. 128pp. .

New York: Peter Haring Judd, 2012. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners bookplate on rear of front cover.The image of Valentine Ackland is not included on the front cover of the book (see image), so this may be a pre-publication copy. The previous owners name is also neatly written on the half-title together with the date, 2013. The previous owner has written eight page numbers in pencil to the free blank rear endpaper, which correspond to vertical lines in panceil to the margins on those pages. The previous owner has also made very occasional notes and comments to the text in pencil. 392pp. Several b/w illustrations. In the late 1930s, in the context of war in Spainthe threat of another great European war and heated politics, this book recounts the story of the lives of three literary women who became entwined through friendship, shared interests, and love. Two were English and lived in Dorset for much of their… Read More

London: Secker & Warburg Ltd., 1995. Book. Illus. by Ralph Steadman. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This illustrated edition was published in 1995 (first published by Secker & Warburg, 1945). Red hardcover with title in black on spine. Condition: Very good, inscription to previous owner on half-title. Binding sound. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 180pp. Beautifully illustrated by Ralph Steadman. This edition celebrated the 50th anniversary of the publication of Animal Farm..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1923. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Yellow cloth with title on publishers paper label on spine. Condition: Fair to good, covers have general light shelfwear and light soiling, with sunning to spine, including title label. Binding sound. Browning to endpapers with light foxing and browning to edges of textblock. The book came by descent through the Huxley family and the front endpaper bears the name G Huxley (Gervas Huxley, cousin to Aldous Huxley). A spare title label is gently fixed by one corner to the last page of text. 328pp. .

London: Vision Press Ltd., 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pink hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and light sunning to spine. Price-clipped. 173pp. This book gathers together a selection of essays about the work of the novelist Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957), including a moving memoir by Lowry's brother, Russell Lowry, which corrects many of the myths which Lowry promulgated about himself..

London: Faber and Faber, 1950. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers and light foxing and browning to endpapers. Binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with a few repaired tears to spine and cover edges. Some sunning to spine. Not price-clipped. Has the misprint of "here" for "her" at the top of p.29. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1929. Book. Fair. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New edition. (first published in 1925, second edition also published 1925). Green cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair, covers are generally shelfworn with some fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine. Sunning to spine and cover edges. Light browning to endpapers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 305pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1956. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second impression. Rose madder pink hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Occasional vertical pencil lines to margins. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 159pp.A religious and cultural discussion of cultural rifts in Africa since colonial occupation by Europeans..

London: Martin Secker, 1926. Book. Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No dustjacket. Yellow ochre coloured buckram with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Some light browning and foxing to endpapers and foredge of textblock.128pp. One of a limited edition of 500 copies. A little-known dramatic work (first produced in London at the Regent Theatre, May 22, 1927) by the master 20th century novelist..

London: Macdonald & Co. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The publication details on the reverse of the title page state that this book was first published in 1952. This book is later, probably c.1972 (the original price on the dustjacket is decimal - £ 2.75). Maroon hardcover with titles in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with light sunning to the very edge of the tail of the spine. Binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with sunning to spine and edges of the rear of the jacket. Not price-clipped. 400pp..

London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1943. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Navy hardcover with title in silver on spine. Printed to War Economy standards. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name, address and a short inscription in blue ink on front endpaper. Very faint browning to pages throughout. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, generally shelfworn with some small chips and tears and light browning to rear of jacket. Some foxing to inner flaps of dustjacket. Not price-clipped. 182pp. B/w frontispiece and four further b/w illustrations..

London: C.Kegan Paul & Co., 1878. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Fair, covers are generally shelfworn with sunning to spine and top edge of front cover. Previous owners name and the date 1880 on reverse of the front endpaper. A further previous owners reference number to the base of this page. There is also foxing to this page, title page, first and last few pages of text. Binding sound. 92pp. and 32pp. publishers list..

London: Whittaker and Co. (et al.), 1834. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Pale green paper wrappers with title printed in black on front cover. Condition: Very good with light shelfwear and very light soiling to covers. Light foxing to title page. Dedicated to Major Shrapnel (1761-1842), the inventor of the shrapnel shell. 23pp..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1959. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers and light crease to spine. Slight lean to spine. Signed and inscribed "To Cleggy, with love and respect" by Elspeth Huxley on front endpaper. Loosely inserted is a letter about the book dated 27th August 1980 written to Elspeth Huxley by an acquaintance. Dustjacket condition: Poor to fair, generally shelfworn and soiled with two sections missing to top and base of spine. Not price-clipped. 288pp..

London and New York: John Lane the Bodley Head/Dodd, Mead and Company, 1929. Book. Illus. by John Austen. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title in gilt on sine and front cover. Condition: Good, covers are generally lightly shelfworn, with the fading to the gilt titling on the spine, but not the front cover. Endpapers are quite foxed. Text and illustrations within volume are clean and bright. Dustjacket condition: Good, with a small area of tiny paint splashes to front of the jacket, general light shelfwear, more so to head and tail of spine with some loss and chipping. 333pp. Beautifully illustrated by John Austen..

London, 1838. Book. Fair. Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Sixth edition. No publisher listed, but title page states " sold by all booksellers". Dark green textured cloth, with title in gilt on front cover. Condition: Fair, top and bottom of spine is chipped and worn, cover corners are bumped. Binding sound. Previous owners name in pencil on front pastedown. Front endpaper has been removed. Text clean, although very lightly browned. 236pp. Sixty-eight woodcuts. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire: The Windrush Press, 1999. Book. Illus. by Mary Fedden. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1999 reprint of the 1998 first edition. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Some light foxing to title page. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. Not price-clipped. 48pp. Beautifully illustrated by Mary Fedden. .

Oxford: Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Navy blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with just the faintest hint of shelfwear to covers. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 260pp. This book integrates a study of the Thomas Hardy's work on the texts of his novels from first draft to final revised edition, with a description of his dealings with magazine editors, publishers and printers, and their effect upon his writing..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Previous owners bookplate on front endpaper. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 290pp. .

London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Eleventh thousand. First edition, probably second printing. Buff colour cloth with black decoration to front and rear covers and title in black on spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear, light sunning and soiling to covers. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Crease to upper right corner of pages from pages 49 to 83 (the last page of text), and the last page after this. Light foxing to endpapers. Tissue guard to frontispiece is not present. No other tissue guards present. 83pp. 9 b/w illustrations by Henry Holiday. The word baker is written instead of butcher on p.83.