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Eighth print. Book in as new condition. Unclipped DJ in fine condition with a tiny bit of creasing to the tail of the spine. Signed by Galgut on a dedicated bookplate attached to the title page. The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for Ma's funeral. The younger generation, Anton and Amor, detest everything the family stand for - not least the failed promise to the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life. After years of service, Salome was promised her own house, her own land. yet somehow, as each decade passes, that promise remains unfulfilled.

First UK printing. Book has rubbing to corners. Unclipped DJ has creasing to the spine, rubbing and light fraying to corners and a couple of closed tears. Signed by Gallico on the title page. The second of Gallico's books for children about the young French girl Cécile and her guinea pig Jean-Pierre, who mysteriously disappears - pignapped. How he is returned home safely and who the robber was is revealed in this simple and charming story.

Faber & Faber. Near fine. First edition. Hardback. Clean, tight pages. Signed by Petina Gappah/Near fine. Not price clipped. Protected in an archival sleeve.

First UK printing. Book has slight yellowing to the pages and light age spotting to top page edges. Unclipped DJ, which is protected in an archival sleeve, has no wear to speak of.

First UK printing. Book has slight yellowing to pages. Unclipped DJ, which is protected in an archival sleeve, has no wear to speak of.

Limited first edition. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed by Boy George on a tipped in page. Numberline is 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. As candid, outrageous and wickedly funny as its author, Karma tells the fascinating story of Boy George and his iconic musical career from the heyday of Culture Club to his late-career renaissance.

Limited edition. Very nice copy. Illustrated with wood engravings by George Buday. Internally almost spotless. Rough cut front and bottom page edges. Some rubbing to corners. At least very good. Undated but possibly 1952. Number 22 of 250 copies printed. Signed by Gielgud and Buday on the limitation page. No DJ or slipcase as issued. A Latin poem of no discernible date, variously assigned to the 2nd, 4th or 5th centuries and attributed by some commentators to Tiberianus.

Appears to be a Book Club edition but there is no mention of this and the only evidence is the number CN 9871 on the copyright page. The ISBN still appears on the back of the DJ. Light general wear to both book and unclipped DJ, which is protected in an archival sleeve. Signed, dated and located by Gilbert on the title page. Patriotism revealed its highest manifestations in the First World War. In every army, deeds of glory were engraved in the annals of each nation. Yet in the midst of valour and enthusiasm, the seeds of disillusion and despair found a fertile ground. Men turned against their officers. Soldiers turned against their governments. Cabinet Ministers struggled to retain the loyalty of the masses. Enormous war debts were incurred, war-making spilled into new and destructive courses: on land, at sea and in the air. Long-distance shells fell on Paris, bombs on London. Behind the scenes, each would-be victor listed the hoped-for spoils. Empires were carved up on paper long before they were… Read More

Second printing. Paperback. Light handling and storage wear, small stain near the bottom edge of the front cover and light creasing to the spine. Signed, dated and located by Gilbert on the title page. A history of the Second World War that covers all the war fronts, the fighting on land, at sea and in the air, the activities of resistance and partisan groups, espionage, secret intelligence, strategy and tactics, war leaders, generals, admirals and air marshals, individual acts of heroism on all the war fronts and behind the lines, the fate of prisoners of war, the bombing of cities, the submarine war and the aftermath of the war.

Light general wear to DJ. Signed by Gleeson on the title page.

Faber. Very good. First edition. Hardback. Clean, tight pages. Minor bumping to the bottom spine edge/Very good DJ. Not price clipped. Slight creasing to the edges mainly around the spine.

Fairyloot exclusive edition. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed by Gong on the title page. This edition comes with pictorial sprayed fore edge, foil design on the hardcover, and a reverse dust jacket. Two captivating new novellas surrounding the events of Foul Lady Fortune and following a familiar cast of characters from the These Violent Delights Duet!

Goldsboro limited edition. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. DJ is protected in an archival sleeve. Signed by Gordon on a tipped in limitation page. Number 1722 of 2000 copies printed. Stencilled fore edge. The Witch's Heart meets The Foxglove King in this debut fantasy about a woman who can bring people back from the dead, and the princess she must protect, no matter the cost.

PS Publishing. Near fine. Limited edition (No 72 of 500 copies printed). Hardback. Clean, tight pages. Signed by Ed Gorman/None.

First edition second printing. Limited to 300 copies on acid-free paper. Signed by Egan on the title page. Book has creasing to the head of the spine. Unclipped DJ has creasing to top edges and original price sticker to back cover. A collection of vignettes, reminiscences, commentaries and reflections that quietly reveal the importance of rivers and river angling.

First print paperback. Book has no wear to speak of. Signed by Goss and the creator of the series Patrick Ness on the title page. At Coat Hill School, things have started to get public. Kids have become obsessed with a website that demands you perform risky stunts, or tell it your most painful secrets. And Seraphin, everyone's favourite vlogger, wants you to get involved. All in the name of charity. At first people just get hurt. Then their lives are ruined. Finally, they disappear.

Brand new and sealed. Signed by Gottlieb. Powell's Indiespensable #54. Includes interview booklet in as new condition. Sent to a therapeutic community for autism at the age of eleven, Todd Aaron, now in his fifties, is the Old Fox of Payton LivingCenter. A joyous man who rereads the encyclopedia compulsively, he is unnerved by the sudden arrivals of a menacing new staffer and a disruptive, brain-injured roommate.

First printing. Both book and unclipped DJ are in fine condition with no more than very light handling and storage wear. DJ is protected in an archival sleeve. Signed by Grafton in the centre of the 'O' opposite the title page. The call comes on a Monday morning from a guy who scavenges defaulted storage units at auction. Last weekend he bought a stack. They had stuff in them Kinsey stuff. For thirty bucks, he'll sell her the lot. Kinsey's curiosity wins out and she pays him twenty. What she finds amid childhood memorabilia is an old undelivered letter that will force her to re-examine her beliefs about the break-up of her first marriage, about the honour of her first husband and about an old unsolved murder. It will also put her life in the gravest peril.

Third impression. Book has light creasing to the top and bottom of the spine and a tiny dent in the open edge of the rear board. Unclipped DJ has light creasing to edges. Signed by Graham on the title page. Written with power, humour, irony and elegance, Bella Poldark makes a brilliant finale for this distinguished saga.

Electric Monkey. Near fine. First edition. Hardback. Clean, tight pages. Signed with a personal message by Michael Grant /Very good. Not price clipped. Slightly creased to the top and bottom of the front cover and to the top of the spine, back cover and front and rear inner flaps..