CLIVE CUSSLER FLOOD TIDE
A Dirk Pitt novel: FLOOD TIDE by Clive Cussler (author of Shock Wave). New York, Simon and Schuster, 1997. 511 pages, as new condition, hard cover.
CLIVE CUSSLER FLOOD TIDE
A Dirk Pitt novel: FLOOD TIDE by Clive Cussler (author of Shock Wave). New York, Simon and Schuster, 1997. 511 pages, as new condition, hard cover.
25/03/2024
LADIES IN BLACK - THE BOOK
"Ladies in Black" by Australian author Madeleine St John is the novel up[on which the film is based. Paperback, 1993. 228 p. Perfect condition.
26/02/2024
The Quintessential Quintuplets Part 1 Manga Box Set by Negi Haruba
The Quintessential Quintuplets Part 1 Manga Box Set by Negi Haruba. Comes with books 1-7 Books have never been opened brand new Pickup or delivery
29/04/2023
CLOCHEMERLE-LES-BAINS
Gabriel Chevalier, "Clochemerle-les-Bains", 1st edition, London, Secker & Warburg, 1964. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. 447 pages. Very humorous, very French, very true. A good read for anybody, especially any medical men out there! In very good condition, although the dust jacket shows its age. Previous owner's name inscribed on front cover page.
30/01/2023
JOHN SPLENDID - EVERY SCOT SHOULD READ THIS NOVEL by NEIL MUNRO
Neil Munro, "John Splendid: the tale of a poor Gentleman and the little wars of Lorn", Edinburgh and London, Willam Blackwood & Sons Ltd., 1935. (First published 1898) 329 p. Novel gives the Campbell point of view during the Montrose campaign of 1644-5. Harback blue cloth cover, excellent condition. 19 x 13 cm.
27/01/2023
JOSEPH CONRAD'S THE SHADOW LINE
"The Shadow Line" by Joseph Conrad, London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1962. First published in this edition 1932. 189 p. Red cloth hardback, excellent condition. 15 x 11 cm. Another seafaring tale by the famous author.
27/01/2023
BALLERINA novel by VICKI BAUM
The story of a Russian prima ballerina, and the demanding world of ballet surrounding her, her life and love, tragedies and joys. Hard cover, 414 pages. London, 1958. Excellent condition.
24/10/2022
TERESA by FRANK BAKER
"Teresa: a journey out of time", by Frank Baker, published 1960. Hard cover, 287 pages. Takes the form of a diary in which Teresa looks back on her life between 1863 and 1945 and questions its purpose.
23/10/2022
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY
By Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, this New York Times bestseller, a Dll paperback, 2008. 305 pages. If the reviews are anything to go by, you should read this book.
23/10/2022
THE CRUEL SEA
Nicholas Monsarrat's "The Cruel Sea", London, Cassell, 5th Australian edition, 1952. 416 pages. Set in the period 1939 to 1945, this is a true story of two ships and 150 men at war on the cruel Atlantic ocean.
26/09/2022
THE LONG AFTERNOON
A historical novel set around Edwardian England during World War I. "The Long Afternoon" by Ursula Zilinsky, a Star paperback, 1985, 479 pages. In very good condition.
19/07/2022
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
Paul Gallico's "The Poseidon Adventure" has been made into a film. Best to read the novel. A Pan paperback, 335 pages. 7th reprint 1973. Adventure, drama, suspense ill grip you...
19/07/2022
AN INDECENT OBSESSION by COLLEEN McCULLOUGH
This is an unusual Colleen McCullough novel. Read it and you'll see for yourself. A Harper and Row paperback, 1981. 317 pages.
19/07/2022
MAN'S ESTATE by ANDRE MALRAUX
"Man's Estate" by Andre Malraux is a Penguin paperback classic, first published 1933. This reprint 1961. Translated from French. 318 pages. A historical novel set around the seizing of Shanghai by the Revolutionary Army under Chang Kai Shek in 1927. VGC.
19/07/2022
THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY
G. K. Chesterton "The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare", a Penguin paperback classic about a plot to destroy the world ... This reprint 1958. 188 pages.
19/07/2022
CLOCHEMERLE by Gabriel Chevalier
You will enjoy the bawdy French humour in this Penguin paperback classic, written in 1936, this reprint published 1972. "Clochemerle" by Gabriel Chevalier was made into a series on ABC TV. 320 pages in good condition.
19/07/2022
TOM JONES by Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding's "The History of Tom Jones", a Modern Library College edition, 1950. 885 pages! A really enjoyable read!!.
19/07/2022
CHANCE ACQUAINTANCES
Two short novels by Colette: :Chance Acquaintances" and "Ju lie de Carneilhan", published in paperback by Penguin, reprinted 1980. 188 p. In used condition.
19/07/2022
HISTORICAL ROMANCE ELENA
A romance set in 17th Century Spain, "Elena", by Marilyn Granbeck. Troubadour paperback, 447 pages. Great holiday reading.
18/07/2022
THE FALL OF PARIS
"The Fall of Paris", by Ilya Ehrenburg, is a May Fair paperback of 1949. 511 pages. The Stalin Prize Novel for 1942. Graphic depiction of the suspense and terror of WW II as Paris falls.
28/12/2021
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
"At the Going Down of the Sun", an epic novel of World War I, by Elizabeth Darrell. A futura paperback of 1984. 591 pages. The passions, devastation, destruction, tragedy and heartbreak of war become very real as you travel through this epic.
28/12/2021
THE YOUNG LIONS
"The Young Lions" by Irwin Shaw. A Pan Giant 1958 paperback, 540 pages. Dubbed "the supreme war novel", depicts WW II from both sides. A must read for the war enthusiast.
28/12/2021
COLONEL BRAMBLE by ANDRE MAUROIS
Andre Maurois, "Colonel Bramble: the silence of Colonel Bramble, and General Bramble". Translated from French. London, 1932. 256 p.
11/09/2021
O. HENRY COLLECTED STORIES
Collected Stories by O. Henry in a Bantam Classic paperback, published 1991. 438 p. Handy compact edition to take with you and enjoy on your next post-lockdown trip.
08/09/2020