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	Retreat, Hell! Camp, William Martin (Book #ID 4312) Published by Constable, London First edition 1944. 1944. First edition hard back publisher's original olive green cloth covers, black stamping to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 416 pp. Maps to end papers. Small crease line to upper panel. 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	£8.00 Convert currency

	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	£48.00 Convert currency

	Unending Crusade Sherwood, Robert Emmet (Book #ID 4752) Published by William Heinemann Limited, London First edition 1932. 1932. First edition hard back scarlet cloth covers with orange titles. 516 pp. In superb Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	High Dudgeon Frost, A. C. (Book #ID 4760) Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First edition 1934. 1934. First edition hard back green cloth covers with slightly faded white titles to spine. Red page tops. 299 pp. "Nicolas Bentley Drew The Pictures". A little shelf wear to front and rear panels, slightly shaken. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Tomorrow Always Comes Bartlett, Vernon (Book #ID 5212) Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First edition 1943. 1943. First edition hard back publisher's original terracotta cloth covers, turquoise stamping to spine. 8vo 7¾" x 5" 128 pp. Former neat name to front end paper. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with small piece missing to top of upper panel with related closed tear, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The House That Berry Built Yates, Dornford (Book #ID 5283) Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. London First edition 1945. 1945. First edition hard back. Light rubs to edges, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Swan Song Galsworthy, John [1867-1933] (Book #ID 5300) Published by The London Book Co. Ltd., circa 1930. 1930. Hard back blue covers. Light tanning to closed page edges and in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with 25 mm x 8 mm [at its deepest] chip to top front panel, tiny chip to foot of front panel, no other tears or losses and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£9.50 Convert currency

	In Chancery Galsworthy, John [1867-1933] (Book #ID 5301) Published by The Literary Press Ltd., London circa 1930. 1930. Hard back gilt decorated blue covers. Book with tanning to the closed page edges. Dust wrapper with 35 mm loss to foot of spine which extends around on to the front panel by 65 mm. 10 mm chip to head of spine, Good only dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Tales from Hakluyt Elias, Frank [Edited by] Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson (Book #ID 5414) Published by Adam & Charles Black, Ltd. 4, 5 & 6 Soho Square, London First edition 1891. 1891. First edition hard back blue and beige pictorial illustrated spine and front panel. 226 pp. 4 full page colour illustrations by Norman Wilkinson. Blue background colour to spine faded, small red ink mark to rear panel. Internally clean and fresh without any wear or foxing. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£7.50 Convert currency

	A Man About the House Brett Young, Francis (Book #ID 5465) Published by William Heinemann Limited, London Second Edition 1942 [First edition 1942]. 1942. Hard back blue covers with gilt title to spine. 279 pp. Bookplate to upper paste down, light tanning to closed page edges. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with 10 mm chip to spine tip, foxing to lower panel, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£7.50 Convert currency

	Piccadilly Jim Wodehouse, P. G. [1881-1975] (Book #ID 5590) Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited, 3 Duke of York Street, London circa 1940 edition not stated. 1940. Hard back. Orange cloth. 316 pp. Salvation Army Canadian Army stamp to title and last page, large pencil scribble to front end paper, reading condition copy only with rubs and marks to covers. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius Apuleius, Lucius [From the Translation by William Adlington] Illustrated by Brian Robb (Book #ID 6029) Published by John Westhouse, London 1947. 1947. Hard back. 221 pp. Illustrated by Brian Robb. Book in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with 20 mm closed tear to rear panel, rubs to spine edges and fore edge, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£8.50 Convert currency

	The Life and Astonishing Adventures of John Daniel: The Library of Impostors Volume I Daniel, John [Edited by N. M. Penzer] (Book #ID 6032) Published by Robert Holden & Co. Ltd, London First edition 1926 1926. First edition light blue vellum, gilt stamping, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo 10" x 6" xvi, 276 [pp]. A facsimile Limited Edition 1 of 750 copies of the original edition published in 1751, this copy is not numbered. Four black and white illustrations. Includes an early and imaginary voyage that includes a trip to the moon by flying machine, this being one of the illustrations. Foxing to the front end papers and title page, spine tanned, name to front end paper, corners pushed in. In Very Good sound and tight condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£40.00 Convert currency

	The Impregnable Women Linklater, Eric (Book #ID 6036) Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1938. 1938. First edition hard back crimson cloth covers with gilt titles to spine. 348 pp. Lower edge untrimmed. Bookplate to free front end paper. Spine edges very slightly rubbed. In Very Good clean and square condition, corners sharp and tight, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£9.50 Convert currency

	Portrait of a Man With Red Hair: A Romantic Macabre Walpole, Hugh [1884-1941] (Book #ID 6055) Published by Daily Express Fiction Library, London circa 1930 edition not stated. 1930. Hard back crimson covers. 251 pp. Tanning to closed page edges. Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	The Golden Sovereign Housman, Laurence [1865-1959] Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard [1879-1976] (Book #ID 6082) Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square London First edition 1937. 1937. First edition hard back publishers cloth with silver titles and vignette to front panel. 439 pp. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. Touch of foxing to free front end paper and in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with light shelf wear to covers, without tears or chips and in Very Good condition, price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£11.50 Convert currency

	A True Story Hudson, Stephen (Book #ID 6189) Published by Constable and Company Limited, 10-12 Orange Street, London First Edition 1930. 1930. First edition hard back. 8vo 528 pp. Name to front end paper. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with 10 mm closed tears to edges of spine ends, spine age darkened, light rubs to upper panel, not price clipped, various press reviews enclosed. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	Juan in America Linklater, Eric (Book #ID 6209) Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1931. 1931. First edition hard back orange cloth covers with black and gilt title block, lower edge untrimmed, 458 pp novel. Owner's bookplate to free front end paper, spine slightly faded, in Very Good clean, square and tight condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Black Bartlemy's Treasure Farnol, Jeffery [Jeffery Farnol (10 February 1878 - 9 August 1952) was a British writer since 1907 until his death, known for writing more than 40 romance novels, some formulaic and set in the Georgian Era or English Regency period, and swashbucklers, he with Georgette Heyer founded the Regency romantic genre]. (Book #ID 6280) Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, London circa 1946 edition not stated. 1946. Hard back red cloth covers with black titles and vignette to front panel. 310 pp novel. Name to free front end paper. Light foxing to page edges. Book clean and square, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Bernard Shaw: An Unauthorised Biography based on Firsthand Information with a Postscript by Mr Shaw Harris, Frank (George Bernard Shaw) (Book #ID 6480) Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First edition 1931. 1931. First edition hard back black cloth covers with gilt titles. 408 pp. Small mark to front end paper. Good reading condition copy, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	The Pathway Williamson, Henry [1895-1977] (Book #ID 7030) Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1928. 1928. First edition hard back. 416 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt titles. Book with slightly dusty page edges and in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with 3 mm closed nicks to spine head, tiny rubs to foot of spine, spine tanned with small condensation line to left hand spine edge, 40 mm closed tear to top fore edge, light finger soiling to edges, black and red titles to spine still clear, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£50.00 Convert currency

	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	£11.00 Convert currency

	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	£7.50 Convert currency

	Sido aux Quatre Vents de L'Esprit Vire ma Fantaisie [Four Winds - The Spirit Fired my Fancy Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle] 1873-1954. Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She is best known for her novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title (Book #ID 8007) Published by Ferenczi et Fils 1930. 1930. Paper wraps. 177 pp. Light tanning to closed page edges. M. Bouchaud illustrated wrapper with 5 mm rubs to spine tips, short closed tear to lower to foot of spine. Scarce in wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£16.50 Convert currency

	The Parson's Proxy Hamilton, Kate W. (Book #ID 8044) Published by Andrew Melrose, London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890. Hard back navy cloth covers, gilt and blind stamping to spine and upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed, bevelled edges. 8vo 232 pp. Small neat former message to the front free end paper, light tanning to page margins, 10 mm nick to foot of lower joint. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	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	£15.00 Convert currency

	The World of William Clissold: A Novel at a New Angle [3 Volumes] Wells, H. G. [1866-1946] (Book #ID 8074) Published by Ernest Benn Ltd., London First edition 1926 [Three Volumes]. 1926. First edition hard back brown cloth covers, gilt titles. 8vo, xv, 885 [pp] continuous pagination. Pencil name to each front end paper, light rubs to corners, spine tips toed in. Nice set. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£55.00 Convert currency

	Duncan Ross Detective Sergeant Stuart, Robert [Foreword by Lord Justice Roche] (Book #ID 8116) Published by Blackie & Son Ltd., 50 Old Bailey, London First Edition 1935. 1935. First edition hard back scarlet cloth covers, black lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 278 pp. Touch of foxing to page edges, cloth clean and bright. Wonderful period art work dust wrapper with 12 mm closed tear to upper panel, small mark to bottom front corner, light shelf rubs to lower panel, red titles to spine not faded, not price clipped, 7s 6d. Dust wrapper protected. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£95.00 Convert currency

	The London Scene Woolf, Virginia [1882-1941] Illustrations by Suzanne Barton (Book #ID 79633) Published by Snowbooks Ltd., 239 Old Street, London First Thus circa 2001. London circa 2001. First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original white illustrated paper covered boards, illustrated end papers with maps of London . 8vo. 6½'' x 6¼''. Contains 95 printed pages of text with charming monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition illustrated dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 095457592X Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	The Turnings of the Shrew Esam-Carter, Charles [Illustrated by L. R. Brightwell] (Book #ID 47591) Published by Ivor Nicholson & Watson 26 Manchester Square, London First Edition 1945. London 1945. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original bottle green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 118 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings or foxing. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tanning to the ivory paper down the spine, small chips to the spine tips and corners, not price clipped 5/-. 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	£75.00 Convert currency

	Robbers' Roost Grey, Zane (Book #ID 8726) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First Edition 1932. 1932. First edition hard back blue cloth covers, black titles. 319 pp. Light fox flecks to page edges, front and rear end papers, corners sharp, cloth bright, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	The Nuptials of Corbal Sabatini, Rafael [Illustrated by Harold Brett] (Book #ID 8748) Published by Hutchinson & Co., Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1927. 1927. First edition hard back dark red cloth covers, gilt titles. 192 pp. Frontispiece, four colour illustrations and illustrated end papers by Harold Brett 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	£17.50 Convert currency

	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	£175.00 Convert currency

	Ancestor Jorico Locke, William J. (Book #ID 9400) Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London First Edition 1929. London 1929. First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, black stamping. 8vo. 312, 8 [pp] catalogue. Corners sharp and pointed, colours bright and fresh, in Nr. Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£8.50 Convert currency

Retreat, Hell!

Camp, William Martin

(Book #ID 4312)

Published by Constable, London First edition 1944. 1944.

First edition hard back publisher's original olive green cloth covers, black stamping to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 416 pp. Maps to end papers. Small crease line to upper panel. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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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.

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Unending Crusade

Sherwood, Robert Emmet

(Book #ID 4752)

Published by William Heinemann Limited, London First edition 1932. 1932.

First edition hard back scarlet cloth covers with orange titles. 516 pp. In superb Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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High Dudgeon

Frost, A. C.

(Book #ID 4760)

Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First edition 1934. 1934.

First edition hard back green cloth covers with slightly faded white titles to spine. Red page tops. 299 pp. "Nicolas Bentley Drew The Pictures". A little shelf wear to front and rear panels, slightly shaken. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Tomorrow Always Comes

Bartlett, Vernon

(Book #ID 5212)

Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First edition 1943. 1943.

First edition hard back publisher's original terracotta cloth covers, turquoise stamping to spine. 8vo 7¾" x 5" 128 pp. Former neat name to front end paper. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with small piece missing to top of upper panel with related closed tear, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The House That Berry Built

Yates, Dornford

(Book #ID 5283)

Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. London First edition 1945. 1945.

First edition hard back. Light rubs to edges, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Swan Song

Galsworthy, John [1867-1933]

(Book #ID 5300)

Published by The London Book Co. Ltd., circa 1930. 1930.

Hard back blue covers. Light tanning to closed page edges and in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with 25 mm x 8 mm [at its deepest] chip to top front panel, tiny chip to foot of front panel, no other tears or losses and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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In Chancery

Galsworthy, John [1867-1933]

(Book #ID 5301)

Published by The Literary Press Ltd., London circa 1930. 1930.

Hard back gilt decorated blue covers. Book with tanning to the closed page edges. Dust wrapper with 35 mm loss to foot of spine which extends around on to the front panel by 65 mm. 10 mm chip to head of spine, Good only dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Tales from Hakluyt

Elias, Frank [Edited by] Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson

(Book #ID 5414)

Published by Adam & Charles Black, Ltd. 4, 5 & 6 Soho Square, London First edition 1891. 1891.

First edition hard back blue and beige pictorial illustrated spine and front panel. 226 pp. 4 full page colour illustrations by Norman Wilkinson. Blue background colour to spine faded, small red ink mark to rear panel. Internally clean and fresh without any wear or foxing. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Man About the House

Brett Young, Francis

(Book #ID 5465)

Published by William Heinemann Limited, London Second Edition 1942 [First edition 1942]. 1942.

Hard back blue covers with gilt title to spine. 279 pp. Bookplate to upper paste down, light tanning to closed page edges. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with 10 mm chip to spine tip, foxing to lower panel, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Piccadilly Jim

Wodehouse, P. G. [1881-1975]

(Book #ID 5590)

Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited, 3 Duke of York Street, London circa 1940 edition not stated. 1940.

Hard back. Orange cloth. 316 pp. Salvation Army Canadian Army stamp to title and last page, large pencil scribble to front end paper, reading condition copy only with rubs and marks to covers. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius

Apuleius, Lucius [From the Translation by William Adlington] Illustrated by Brian Robb

(Book #ID 6029)

Published by John Westhouse, London 1947. 1947.

Hard back. 221 pp. Illustrated by Brian Robb. Book in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with 20 mm closed tear to rear panel, rubs to spine edges and fore edge, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Life and Astonishing Adventures of John Daniel: The Library of Impostors Volume I

Daniel, John [Edited by N. M. Penzer]

(Book #ID 6032)

Published by Robert Holden & Co. Ltd, London First edition 1926 1926.

First edition light blue vellum, gilt stamping, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo 10" x 6" xvi, 276 [pp]. A facsimile Limited Edition 1 of 750 copies of the original edition published in 1751, this copy is not numbered. Four black and white illustrations. Includes an early and imaginary voyage that includes a trip to the moon by flying machine, this being one of the illustrations. Foxing to the front end papers and title page, spine tanned, name to front end paper, corners pushed in. In Very Good sound and tight condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Impregnable Women

Linklater, Eric

(Book #ID 6036)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1938. 1938.

First edition hard back crimson cloth covers with gilt titles to spine. 348 pp. Lower edge untrimmed. Bookplate to free front end paper. Spine edges very slightly rubbed. In Very Good clean and square condition, corners sharp and tight, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Portrait of a Man With Red Hair: A Romantic Macabre

Walpole, Hugh [1884-1941]

(Book #ID 6055)

Published by Daily Express Fiction Library, London circa 1930 edition not stated. 1930.

Hard back crimson covers. 251 pp. Tanning to closed page edges. Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Golden Sovereign

Housman, Laurence [1865-1959] Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard [1879-1976]

(Book #ID 6082)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square London First edition 1937. 1937.

First edition hard back publishers cloth with silver titles and vignette to front panel. 439 pp. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. Touch of foxing to free front end paper and in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with light shelf wear to covers, without tears or chips and in Very Good condition, price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A True Story

Hudson, Stephen

(Book #ID 6189)

Published by Constable and Company Limited, 10-12 Orange Street, London First Edition 1930. 1930.

First edition hard back. 8vo 528 pp. Name to front end paper. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with 10 mm closed tears to edges of spine ends, spine age darkened, light rubs to upper panel, not price clipped, various press reviews enclosed. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Juan in America

Linklater, Eric

(Book #ID 6209)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1931. 1931.

First edition hard back orange cloth covers with black and gilt title block, lower edge untrimmed, 458 pp novel. Owner's bookplate to free front end paper, spine slightly faded, in Very Good clean, square and tight condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Black Bartlemy's Treasure

Farnol, Jeffery [Jeffery Farnol (10 February 1878 - 9 August 1952) was a British writer since 1907 until his death, known for writing more than 40 romance novels, some formulaic and set in the Georgian Era or English Regency period, and swashbucklers, he with Georgette Heyer founded the Regency romantic genre].

(Book #ID 6280)

Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, London circa 1946 edition not stated. 1946.

Hard back red cloth covers with black titles and vignette to front panel. 310 pp novel. Name to free front end paper. Light foxing to page edges. Book clean and square, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bernard Shaw: An Unauthorised Biography based on Firsthand Information with a Postscript by Mr Shaw

Harris, Frank (George Bernard Shaw)

(Book #ID 6480)

Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First edition 1931. 1931.

First edition hard back black cloth covers with gilt titles. 408 pp. Small mark to front end paper. Good reading condition copy, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Pathway

Williamson, Henry [1895-1977]

(Book #ID 7030)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1928. 1928.

First edition hard back. 416 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt titles. Book with slightly dusty page edges and in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with 3 mm closed nicks to spine head, tiny rubs to foot of spine, spine tanned with small condensation line to left hand spine edge, 40 mm closed tear to top fore edge, light finger soiling to edges, black and red titles to spine still clear, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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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.

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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.

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Sido aux Quatre Vents de L'Esprit Vire ma Fantaisie [Four Winds - The Spirit Fired my Fancy

Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle] 1873-1954. Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She is best known for her novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title

(Book #ID 8007)

Published by Ferenczi et Fils 1930. 1930.

Paper wraps. 177 pp. Light tanning to closed page edges. M. Bouchaud illustrated wrapper with 5 mm rubs to spine tips, short closed tear to lower to foot of spine. Scarce in wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Parson's Proxy

Hamilton, Kate W.

(Book #ID 8044)

Published by Andrew Melrose, London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890.

Hard back navy cloth covers, gilt and blind stamping to spine and upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed, bevelled edges. 8vo 232 pp. Small neat former message to the front free end paper, light tanning to page margins, 10 mm nick to foot of lower joint. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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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.

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The World of William Clissold: A Novel at a New Angle [3 Volumes]

Wells, H. G. [1866-1946]

(Book #ID 8074)

Published by Ernest Benn Ltd., London First edition 1926 [Three Volumes]. 1926.

First edition hard back brown cloth covers, gilt titles. 8vo, xv, 885 [pp] continuous pagination. Pencil name to each front end paper, light rubs to corners, spine tips toed in. Nice set. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Duncan Ross Detective Sergeant

Stuart, Robert [Foreword by Lord Justice Roche]

(Book #ID 8116)

Published by Blackie & Son Ltd., 50 Old Bailey, London First Edition 1935. 1935.

First edition hard back scarlet cloth covers, black lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 278 pp. Touch of foxing to page edges, cloth clean and bright. Wonderful period art work dust wrapper with 12 mm closed tear to upper panel, small mark to bottom front corner, light shelf rubs to lower panel, red titles to spine not faded, not price clipped, 7s 6d. Dust wrapper protected. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The London Scene

Woolf, Virginia [1882-1941] Illustrations by Suzanne Barton

(Book #ID 79633)

Published by Snowbooks Ltd., 239 Old Street, London First Thus circa 2001. London circa 2001.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original white illustrated paper covered boards, illustrated end papers with maps of London . 8vo. 6½'' x 6¼''. Contains 95 printed pages of text with charming monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition illustrated dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 095457592X

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The Turnings of the Shrew

Esam-Carter, Charles [Illustrated by L. R. Brightwell]

(Book #ID 47591)

Published by Ivor Nicholson & Watson 26 Manchester Square, London First Edition 1945. London 1945.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original bottle green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 118 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings or foxing. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tanning to the ivory paper down the spine, small chips to the spine tips and corners, not price clipped 5/-. 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.

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Robbers' Roost

Grey, Zane

(Book #ID 8726)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First Edition 1932. 1932.

First edition hard back blue cloth covers, black titles. 319 pp. Light fox flecks to page edges, front and rear end papers, corners sharp, cloth bright, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Nuptials of Corbal

Sabatini, Rafael [Illustrated by Harold Brett]

(Book #ID 8748)

Published by Hutchinson & Co., Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1927. 1927.

First edition hard back dark red cloth covers, gilt titles. 192 pp. Frontispiece, four colour illustrations and illustrated end papers by Harold Brett and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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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.

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Ancestor Jorico

Locke, William J.

(Book #ID 9400)

Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London First Edition 1929. London 1929.

First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, black stamping. 8vo. 312, 8 [pp] catalogue. Corners sharp and pointed, colours bright and fresh, in Nr. Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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