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Eggs and Baker, or the Days of Trial Masefield, John [1878-1967] (Book #ID 44576) Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1936. London 1936. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains xvi, 298 printed pages of text. Ownership marking and small colour bookplate to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tiny rubs to the upper corners, white paper to the spine slightly age darkened, not price clipped 7/6. Super fresh copy. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Voyage Morgan, Charles (Book #ID 2832) Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 4 Little Essex Street, London First edition 1940. 1940. First edition hard back. Light spotting to end papers in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Come out of the Pantry Miller, Alice Duer (Book #ID 3762) Published by Philip Allan, London First edition 1936. 1936. First edition hard back. Turquoise cloth covers with black titles. Spine faded, spot flecks to end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Toady's Handbook Murrell, William (Book #ID 4705) Published by Grant Richards & Humphrey Toulmin, London First edition 1929. 1929. First edition hard back black cloth spine with illustrated paper covered boards and paper title to spine. 152 pp. Dusty page tops. Very Good condition. Illustrated brown paper dust wrapper, spine tanned and with small chips to ends just affecting "Tou" of "Toulmin" to the foot, not price clipped 3/6. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Héloïse and Abélard Moore, George (Book #ID 7574) Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London 1930 reprinted edition. 1930. Hard back. Brown cloth spine with paper title label, marble panels, page edges untrimmed. 475 pp. Former name to front end paper, edges slightly rubbed, light foxing to end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Poets and Prophets Maurois, Andre [Translated by Hamish Miles] (Book #ID 7601) Published by Cassell & Company, Ltd., 37-38 St. Andrew's Hill, London First Edition 1936. 1936. First edition hard back. 249 pp. Dusty page edges, spine slightly tanned, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Dilemmas Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley [1865-1948] (Book #ID 8052) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First Edition 1934. 1934. First edition hard back light blue cloth covers, black titles. 315, 4 [pp]. Spine tips and corners slightly toed in, two small bumps to upper fore edge, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Crew of the Anaconda Macdonell, A. G. [Dust Wrapper Illustrated by Eric Fraser] (Book #ID 8793) Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London First Edition 1940. 1940. First edition hard back sky blue cloth covers, gilt titles. 300 pp. Couple of faint spots to fore edge. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition artwork dust wrapper illustrated by Eric Fraser with 10 mm closed nick to top of upper panel, lower panel with light shelf rubs, not price clipped, 7s. 6d., spine not faded. Complete with scarce 'The Book Society' wrap around band. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Little Dog Laughed Merrick, Leonard (Book #ID 9959) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First Edition 1930. 1930. First edition hard back publisher's original royal blue cloth covers, gilt and blind stamping to spine and upper panel, lower edge untrimmed. 8vo 7¾" x 5¼" 316, 4 [pp]. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Listen Beloved Morton, Stella (Book #ID 10006) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First edition 1945. 1945. First edition hard back publisher's original maroon cloth covers, silver stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5" 287 pp. Small indigo booksellers stamp to foot of upper paste down. Very Good in Very Good Stella Morton illustrated dust wrapper with 20 mm closed tear to top of lower gutter, 3 mm abrading to spine tips and corners, white spine not discoloured, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Once a Week Milne, A. A. [1882-1956] (Book #ID 12726) Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London Eighth edition 1926. 1926. Hard back publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel. 7" x 4½" 261 pp. In Very Good condition with corners and spine tips tuned in, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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North of Suez McFee, William (Book #ID 14478) Doubleday, Doran & Company, Ibc. Garden City, New York 1930. 1930. Hard back bound in publisher's original finely grained navy cloth covers, paper title label to spine, top edge dyed navy, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo 7¾" x 5½" 309 pp. Maps to end papers and paste downs. Former name to title page, label to spine slightly tanned. In Very Good clean and square condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Fools Like Me: A Contemporary Satire [Signed] Marche, Paul [Introduction by Cecil Palmer] (Book #ID 15493) Published by Houghton & Scott-Snell, Regent House, Regent Street, London First Edition 1935. London 1935. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, black lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 299 pp. Dedication by the author to front end paper 'With all good wishes from the author 9/2/37'. Fading and light foxing to spine, rubbing to cloth corners and spine tips, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Square Dance! McNair, Ralph J. [Illustrated by Arthur Shilstone] (Book #ID 19847) W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd., 43 Essex Street, London circa 1940 edition not stated. 1940. Hard back binding in publisher's original raspberry cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 166 pp. Monochrome illustrations. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with shallow chips to spine tips, rubbing to edges, not price clipped 7/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Contributes: Inns of Old England to the Monthly Periodical Men Only Volume 8. No. 29. Moorhouse, Sydney (Book #ID 20311) C. Arthur Pearson Ltd, Tower House, Southampton Street, Strand, London April 1938. 1938. Publisher's original colour illustrated card covers. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 168 pp. Risqué publication of the day featuring near the knuckle colour and monochrome illustrations and cartoons, advertisements to end papers and lower panel. Dusty and slight creases to overlapping edges. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Contributes: His First Trout to the Monthly Periodical Men Only Volume 1. No. 4. MacClure, Victor (Book #ID 20314) C. Arthur Pearson Ltd, Tower House, Southampton Street, Strand, London March 1936. 1936. Publisher's original colour illustrated card covers. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 152 pp. Risqué publication of the day featuring near the knuckle colour and monochrome illustrations and cartoons, advertisements to end papers and lower panel. Dusty and slight creases to overlapping edges. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Surgeon Marshall, C. Jennings (Book #ID 20763) Published by Geoffrey Bles Limited, 22 Suffolk Street, London First edition 1932. 1932. First edition in publisher's original soft linen covers, black lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7" x 5" 192 pp. Spine slightly faded and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Parade of Time: An Anthology of Historical Stories Martin, E. W. (Book #ID 24809) Published by Rich & Cowan Ltd, 37 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1938. 1938. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, black lettering to spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' x, 374 [pp]. Former small message to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with small surface tear to foot of spine, slight finger soiling to the cream paper. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Pandora's Letter Box; Being a Discourse on Fashionable Life [Signed] Moore, Doris Langley [Illustrated by Georgiana Frost] (Book #ID 51944) Published by Gerald Howe, London First Edition 1929. London 1929. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original faded aubergine parchment covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt tulip flower vase and wine glass to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [iv] 296 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. As mentioned the boards are faded, touch of foxing to the end papers, boards slightly sprung and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. No. 20 of 200 Limited Edition copies bound in parchment and SIGNED by the author. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Königsmark Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley [1865-1948] (Book #ID 27882) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London 1940 Reprinted Edition [First Edition 1938]. 1940. Hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, black lettering to the spine. 8vo 7'' x 5'' 320 pp. Cheap paper browning to page edges. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 20 mm chips across spine tips, rubs to corners, not price clipped 2/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Youth Must Choose Margetson, Elisabeth (Book #ID 28292) Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, Warwick House, Salisbury Square, London First Edition 1937. 1937. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry red cloth covers, black lettering to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 288 pp. R. A. F. Sergeant's Mess indigo stamp to the front end paper and top of first page, general edge wear and soiling to cloth covers, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Fields of Yesterday Morse-Boycott, Rev. Desmond (Book #ID 30863) Published by Skeffington and Son Ltd., Paternoster House, London First edition 1932. 1932. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original plum cloth covers, black lettering to the spine, black perimeter line to the upper panel. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' x, 288 [pp]. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Front end paper missing, light foxing to the half-title and page edges and in Very Good square and tight condition, spine sharp and not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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By Way of Introduction Milne, A. A. [1882-1956] (Book #ID 42689) Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition 1929. London 1929. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cerise cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine and the upper panel, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 208, viii, printed pages of text. Lower end paper missing, without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 11 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Today [To-Day] is Ours Muskett, Netta (Book #ID 52063) Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London 13th Thousand circa 1930. London circa 1930. Hard back binding in publisher's original steel blue cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Contains 366 printed pages of text. Small neat ownership name inside and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Figure of Eight Mackenzie, Compton (Book #ID 43928) Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London 1950 Reprinted Edition. London 1950. Hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covers, red and black lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5''. Contains 310 printed pages of text. Neat ink dedication to the front free end paper, light rubbing to the extremities, spine colours not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Black Blood Martin, Aylwin L. (Book #ID 83968) Published by Sampson Low Marston & Co. Ltd., London circa 1938. London circa 1938. Hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 314 printed pages of text. Sun fading down the spine, age tanning to the free end papers, penciled name and address dated 1938 to the front free end paper and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Flaming Gahagans Miller, Helen Topping (Book #ID 52159) Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., London circa 1930 edition not stated. 1930. Hard back binding in publisher's original menthol green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 287 printed pages of text. Rubbing to the covers, old stain to the inside rear gutter, without any ownership markings, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Flight From a Lady Macdonell, A. G. (Book #ID 52484) Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 4 Little Essex Street, London First Edition 1939. London 1939. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet orange cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [viii] 308 [ii] printed pages of text. Ink ownership name to the front free end paper, spine darkened and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Sons of Mrs. Aab | A Novel Millin, Sarah Gertrude [Sarah Gertrude Millin, née Liebson (19 March 1889 - 6 July 1968), was a South African author]. (Book #ID 93080) Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First Edition 1931. 1931. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original faded green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine, top edge dyed green. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvi] 344 (+ publisher's catalogue) printed pages of text. Light spotting to the end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Wonder-Path and Other Tales Morton, K. M. (Book #ID 54055) Published by George Roberts, 14 Cursitor Street, London First Edition 1928. London 1928. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covers with tan paper spine, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 86 printed pages of text. Slight darkening to the spine, tiny age marks to the page edges, small inked ownership markings to the front paste down and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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The Lost Explorers Macdonald, Alex [Illustrated by Arthur H. Buckland] (Book #ID 59803) Published by Blackie & Son Ltd., 66 Chandos Place, London circa 1940. London circa 1940. Hard back binding in publisher's original tangerine cloth covers, mauve title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 380 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Mottling to the spine, shallow rubs to the softened spine ends and corners, age darkening to the closed page edges and end papers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Pandora's Letter Box | Being a Discourse on Fashionable Life Moore, Doris Langley [Illustrated by Georgiana Frost] (Book #ID 106583) Published by Gerald Howe, London First Edition 1929. 1929. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour chevron designed cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the blue cloth spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [iv] 296 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Very light spotting to the closed text block edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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A Hind Let Loose Montague, C. E. (Book #ID 64474) Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, London Fifth Edition 1928. London 1928. Hard back binding in publisher's original chestnut covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 216 printed pages of text. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine, priced 3/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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Tales From Bernard Shaw Morris, Gwladys Evan [Illustrated by Phyllis A. Trery] (Book #ID 65763) Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 182 High Holborn, London First Edition 1929. London 1929. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original mustard yellow cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 216 printed pages of text with very distinctive full-page colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. 20 mm chip of the cloth to the top lower corner of the spine, small bumps to the corners, contents in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category |
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