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London: Hermes House, 2005. Third printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Clear and precise information enabling the successful completion of any of the projects feature in this colourful creative craft book. very clean,tight, slight bump to cover bottom corner AB30

London: Mitchell Beazley, 2003. First edition. Very Good/good. Sour, Salt, Savoury, Bitter, Sweet. Why do taste combinations work? Once we understand why then we can begin to create delicious meals. In this lovely book are chapters devoted to all different kinds of tastes, a new way to cook. purple boards with white writing to spine. Bumping to edges and corners. Dustjacket a little rubbed and bumped along top edge. First Edition AB16

Orion, 2007. First edition. Fine/fine. Another bestseller, if you enjoyed Labyrinth you will love this.It is an action packed adventure of modern conspiracy and medieval passion. Maroon boards, dustjacket ornately decorated. First Edition AB12

London: Faber and Faber, 1996. First Published. Hardback. Fine/near fine. A biography of britains greatest choreographer Black boards with writing to spine.Tight binding and clean pages although some foxing to the fore edge.Minor shelf wear.Dj mylar covered,not price clipped.Owner bookplate but with no name.Heavy book so post and packing to be adjusted accordingly. First published First published AB78

London: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1976. First printing. Fine/fine. Rarely has there been, in one place, such a concentration of young genius as was gathered in Paris in 1830 - Hug, Dumas, de Vigny, de Musset, Sainte-Beuve, George Sand, Balzac, Merimee, Gautier, to name only some. Linda Kelly's first scene shows Sainte-Beuve, as a shy young reviewer, knocking at the door of Victor Hugo, whose fervent champion - and cuckolder - he was to be. On the last page the two men, sharing the same carriage at the funeral of Marie Dorval's daughter, remain silent in implacable enmity. What happens in between, to both men and their dazzling and difficult comrades-in-arms, is the subject of this fascinating book. hardback, clothbound; dust jacket First Edition AB54

London: Secker and Warburg, 1992. Very Good/very good. This is an intimate and moving biographical portrait following the life journey of this man from his days as an altar boy to his rise as film director and a look at his creative world. Black boards with writing to spine. Dj mylar covered, very minor shelf wear, not price clipped. Nice tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB57

London: Bodley head, 1923. First edition. Very Good. A wonderful book for those who love art and religious buildings. Cloth boards with some bumping and rubbing.Inside page is foxed and owner inscribed in ink.Handcut pages which are foxed but the colour plates are very nice, and not at all foxed.There are 17 plates most in colour. AB74

Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. An anthology of womens letters from the twelfth century until today. A foreword by P.D. James Nice tight binding some shelf wear and bumping to corners. AB10

Oxford: Oxford university press, 1995. Very Good/very good. This book contains more than 300 letters spanning 5 centuries chronicling the affairs such as those of Elizabeth I to people like Grouch Marx. Black boards with writing to spine. Minor shelf wear. Dj price clipped shelf wear particularly the back top and spine are creased. Nice tight binding and clean pages.This is a heavy book so the post and packing will be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB57

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1932. Third edition. Very Good +/good +. The publication in 1925 of 'The Writings of William Blake' was an attempt to provide for the first time a complete collection of his work. The text was intended both to be accurate and to furnish the textual minutiae necessary for the full understanding of his methods, intentions and development. The text of this book, the Centenary Edition, has been founded on that of the 'Writings', but has ben modified in some importantant particulars. The Third Edition has enabled the editor to incorporate several improvements in the text. Mylar cover ;blue boards faded on the spine. bumped and rubbed. dj plain paper mylar covered.tight binding and clean pages.top edge dark blue. heavy so post and packing may be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB71

Cambridge: university Press, 1963. Very Good. A text which comprises of the lectures of the author delivered at Cambridge during michaelmas term 1961. he talks about the transmission and location of manuscripts and rare or unique printed items. Maroon boards with writing to spine. Some fading, bumping and shelf wear.Clean pages and tight binding. Some black and white plates. Heavy book so p&p to be adjusted accordingly. AB62

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. First printing. Fine/near fine. Lisey's Story is a beautifully textured suspense narrative about the wellsprings of creativity, the temptations of madness and the secret language of love. To the public eye, the spouses of well known writers are all but invisible, and no one knows it better than Lisy Landon. That is until the day her husband, an award winning author, inaugurated the site of a new library in Nashville. The day that started with a broken toothglass. clipped;user mark;with limited edition bookmark.tight First Edition AB36

London: Thomas Nelson, undated. Very Good. The classic story told in a simplified version for children to understand. Brown boards with writing to cover and spine. Bumped and a stain to front cover.School stamped. Some foxing. Nice tight binding and clean pages. Two nice colour plates. A very nice little book. AB29

London: Thomas Nelson, undated. Very Good. A simplified version of this lovely story in an understandable language for children. Brown boards with black writing to cover and spine. School stamped, nice tight binding and clean pages. Two very nice colour plates. Bumped and a crease on the front right corner of the cover. Some marks. AB29

London: macmillan, 1910. Very Good. a collection edited by charles kingsleys wife of his letters and outlining events in his life. this is two volumes. Brown boards with writing to spine. bumped and rubbed.handcut pages that are foxed.owner inscription in both volumes in ink.there are portaits and illustrations.this is two volumes. AB73

London: Papermac, 1990. Paperback. Good. Which political commentator sabotaged the blue peter train set? The awnser to this and many more questions are among the facinating tales contained in this wonderfully entertaining and comprehensive look at one of Britains favorite pastimes. Shelf wear & bump to rear AB20

T. Nelson and Sons, 1903. Very Good. A New Century Library little book. Red binding with gold lettering to spine. Foxing to pages and bumping to boards. AB2

Young Corgi, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Will this poor little guard dog be doomed to a lonely life in the dogs home? Slight bumping to corners but tight and clean. AB12

London: Faber and Faber, 2007. Very Good/very good. This is the story of how her family for one year tried to feed themselves animals and vegetables whose provenance they really knew, and how it changed their life. Brown boards with gold writing to the spine. Dj slight shelf wear and bumping to the top. Nice tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB22

Britain: Folio Society, 2005. fifth. Very Good. a selection of Punch stories and cartoons A folio book without its slipcase,gold boards with black illustrations,tight binding AB4