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Laurel Press, UK, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrator: Geoffrey Whittam. Hardcover. 185 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Laurel Press, UK, 1987. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Mark Twain's tale of a boy's picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous 'Duke' and 'Dauphin'. Beneath the exploits, however, are more serious undercurrents - of slavery, adult control - which threaten his deep and enduring friendship with Jim. *** Illustrator: Geoffrey Whittam.… Read More

Reader's Digest Association, 1987. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 270 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Reader's Digest Association, 1987. First Thus. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have superficial wear. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. T *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0895772779. ISBN/EAN: 9780895772770. Inventory No: 21120100.. 9780895772770

Reader's Digest Association, Australia, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 270 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Reader's Digest Association, Australia, 2000. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. T *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 23040464..

Abacus, UK, 2017. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 545 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Abacus, UK, 2017. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Around the true story of one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of the 1840s is wound this tale of sexuality, cruelty and mystery. Was Grace Marks a female fiend? A femme fatale? Or a weak and unwilling victim? The accusation of murderess follows her "like a taffeta skirt along the floor". *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; Literature & Literary. ISBN/EAN: 9780349010717. Inventory No: 24030276.. 9780349010717

Mayflower, UK, 1985. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 192 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Mayflower, UK, 1985. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Cover is protected in clear, self-adhesive laminate. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: One by one the boys begin to fall...In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the 'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN: 0583112315. ISBN/EAN: 9780583112314. Inventory No: 23030283.. 9780583112314

Vintage, USA, 2012. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Medium Trade Paperback. 210 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Vintage, USA, 2012. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this story of Oxford life, an affair unfolds between a young Spanish academic and a married flighty, English woman. In the coming together of these two very different characters, English academia, at work and at play, is portrayed. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN/EAN: 9780307950772. Inventory No: 24020040.. 9780307950772

Konemann, Germany, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 463 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Konemann, Germany, 1996. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for foxing to top edge of pages. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs. Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. Strether's mission, however, is gradually undermined as he falls under the spell of the city and finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by its influence and that of his charming companion, the comtesse de Vionnet. As the summer wears on, Mrs. Newsome comes to the conclusion that she must send another envoy to Paris to confront the errant Chad, and a Strether… Read More

Penguin, UK, 1985. Reprint. Paperback. Poor. Paperback. 120 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, UK, 1985. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in poor condition. More specifically: . Pages are considerably tanned and reasonably foxed. Previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. 'It is the history of a revolution that went wrong - and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine,' wrote Orwell for the first edition of "Animal Farm" in 1945.… Read More

Viking, Ringwood, VIC, Australia, 1998. Medium Trade Paperback. Good (ex-library). Medium Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Viking, Ringwood, VIC, Australia, 1998. *** CONDITION: This book is in good (ex-library) condition. Lightly tanned pages. Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers and/or pocket. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Plagued by nightmarish memories of the trenches where he saw his brother die, Nick's grandfather Gordie lays dying as Nick struggles to keep the peace in his increasingly fractious home. As Nick's suburban family loses control over their world, Nick begins to learn his grandfather's buried secrets and comes to understand the power of old wounds to leak into the present. As a study of the power of memory and loss, "Another World" conveys with extraordinary intensity the ways in which the violent past returns to haunt and distort the present. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN: 0670877166.… Read More

Aerie Books Ltd, UK, 1988. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 210 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Aerie Books Ltd, UK, 1988. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: For a bet Phileas Fogg sets out with his servant Passeportout to achieve an incredible journey - from London to Paris, Brindisi, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York and back to London again, all in just eighty days. There are many alarms and surprises along the way - and a last minute setback that makes all the difference between winning and losing. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN: 0938819909. ISBN/EAN: 9780938819905. Inventory No: 12120039.. 9780938819905

Penguin, London, 1994. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 245 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, London, 1994. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has moderate lean and minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: For a bet Phileas Fogg sets out with his servant Passeportout to achieve an incredible journey - from London to Paris, Brindisi, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York and back to London again, all in just eighty days. There are many alarms and surprises along the way - and a last minute setback that makes all the difference between winning and losing. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN: 014062032X. ISBN/EAN: 9780140620320. Inventory No: 16120231.. 9780140620320

Hutchinson, UK, 2007. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 372 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, UK, 2007. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. Lightly tanned pages. Corner crease on front cover. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Robbie and Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had not even imagined at its start, and will have become victims of the younger girl's imagination. Briony will have witnessed mysteries, and committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read… Read More

Hamish Hamilton, UK, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 415 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hamish Hamilton, UK, 2001. First Edition. This is the first edition in the English language. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Remainder mark on page edges. Pages are lightly creased. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Translated from the German by Anthea Bell *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN: 0241141257. ISBN/EAN: 9780241141250. Inventory No: 21080121.. 9780241141250

Jonathan Cape, London, 1958. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 380 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Jonathan Cape, London, 1958. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has mild foxing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; Inventory No: 19040281..

Popular Library, USA, 1963. Reprint. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 255 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Popular Library, USA, 1963. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Spine has severe lean and moderate reading creases. . Pages are considerably tanned. Small tear at base of spine. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his friends as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses and wily financiers and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. Written when Maupassant was at the height of his powers, Bel-Ami is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life… Read More

Hutchinson, UK, 1997. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. 275 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, UK, 1997. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: It is the mid-1800s. At Sweet Home in Kentucky, an era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halle and Paul D. are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of torment and agony. The world of Sethe, however, is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death - the death of Sethe's baby daughter Beloved, whose name is the single word on the tombstone, who died at her mother's hands, and who will return to claim retribution. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN: 0099288052. ISBN/EAN: 9780099288053. Inventory No: 22030049.. 9780099288053

Hutchinson, UK, 1997. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 275 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, UK, 1997. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: It is the mid-1800s. At Sweet Home in Kentucky, an era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halle and Paul D. are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of torment and agony. The world of Sethe, however, is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death - the death of Sethe's baby daughter Beloved, whose name is the single word on the tombstone, who died at her mother's hands, and who will return to claim retribution. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN: 0099288052. ISBN/EAN: 9780099288053. Inventory No: 24030373.. 9780099288053

Ward Lock, London, No Date. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover. 320 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Ward Lock, London, No Date. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in fair dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Dust jacket has mild foxing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear and moderate chips and/or tears. . Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. Gift inscription in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A terrific military action adventure with strong characters and authentic detail. The British Harrier Squadron in Belize is still a well-known and potent symbol of our strategic role in the world. It has been well publicized in the past, but less publicized has been the fact that the aircraft have not actually been there for years. We can't afford it. In fact, there are only a handful of British troops in Belize at any one time, doing some jungle training. But the threat that the Brits… Read More

Pan Books, London, 1990. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 323 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, London, 1990. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1930's New York, Billy Bathgate, a fifteen-year-old high-school dropout, has captured the attention of infamous gangster Dutch Schultz, who lures the boy into his world of racketeering. The product of an East Bronx upbringing by his half-crazy Irish Catholic mother, after his Jewish father left them long ago, Billy is captivated by the world of money, sex, and high society the charismatic Schultz has to offer. But it is also a world of extortion, brutality, and murder, where Billy finds himself involved in a dangerous affair with Schultz's girlfriend. Relive this story through the title character's driving narrative, a child's thoughts and feelings filtered through the sensibilities of an adult, and the result is E.L. Doctorow's most convincing and appealing portrayal of a young boy's life.… Read More

Pan Books, London, 1990. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 323 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, London, 1990. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing and moderate rubbing/wear. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1930's New York, Billy Bathgate, a fifteen-year-old high-school dropout, has captured the attention of infamous gangster Dutch Schultz, who lures the boy into his world of racketeering. The product of an East Bronx upbringing by his half-crazy Irish Catholic mother, after his Jewish father left them long ago, Billy is captivated by the world of money, sex, and high society the charismatic Schultz has to offer. But it is also a world of extortion, brutality, and murder, where Billy finds himself involved in a dangerous affair with Schultz's girlfriend. Relive this story through the title character's driving narrative, a child's… Read More