Historical Fiction from The Mortuary Korps

English (translated from Norwegian). 160 p.; 21 cm. Though from a school library, has only mild shelfwear and sticker residue on covers and some unobtrusive library markings to title page, but otherwise internally Fine. From the back cover: Reim and his sister, Tir, are slaves to a mighty earl in tenth-century Norway. Their existence is a bitter and harsh one, with… Read more about this item

xv, 71, [4] p. ; 21 cm. Vintage paperback in bright orange and deep blue pictorial cover, shows minor wear, some sunning to spine, a very faint dampstain accompanied with a slight wrinkling of textblock, but otherwise Very Good. Please see images. From the rear cover: The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in… Read more about this item

First Edition. (UK) xii, 709 p., [1] folded leaf (genealogical table). Deep red hardcover, with blindstamped cover, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, and red-coloured foredge (top edge only). The covers show some minor edgewear, the tip and heel of spine have some mild bumping, and the coloured foredge exhibits some fading, but it is otherwise Near Fine, with… Read more about this item

419 p; ill. (frontispiece). Red cloth hardcover with gold lettering to cover and spine, an ex-library book (library binding) with usual stamps etc., some sunning, slightly shaken, front hinge cracked but holding, a few light stains here and there throughout, but text remains clear and bright, with evidence of some dog-earing throughout. From Google Books: First published in 1869,"The Wild… Read more about this item

Inscribed by author, award-winning debut novel. Second printing. 385 p. Mild shelfwear and "On the Same Page" program sticker on inside of cover, otherwise Near Fine. Comes with matching bookmark in Fine condition. From the back: Lily Piper and her family live in an ephemeral world, due to collapse any moment when the Lord comes to pluck his faithful from the… Read more about this item

First Edition. Half-title is stamped in blue with "NOT FOR RESALE / REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY". 224 p. Fine. From the back: October, 1962, the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Clement Greenberg, the art critic of the 20th century, is more interested in silencing his rival Harold Rosenberg than with the threat of nuclear destruction. Greenberg is driving from New York… Read more about this item

250 p. Illustrated. Covers show significant wear with cracked hinges, and the textblock has a few minor tears, but is otherwise internally Fine and possibly even unread. From cataloguing data: A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

554 p. Blind-stamped brown cloth hardcover with some (dulled) gilt. Covers are worn, ffep is missing, frontispiece detached but present with some edge tears, shaken, starting at first folio, but the majority of the textblock (pg. 9-554) is in remarkably fine condition for its age, well-bound, clean and bright. This classic by… Read more about this item