Recent Arrivals from JimsOldBooks

Osaka, Japan: Asahi Press, 1991. Slight fading to spine of dustwrapper, some pencil notes in Japanese in the text, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, wth no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. Written for Japanese readers, the book looks at British character and it's sense of balance, with this being shown using traditional nursery… Read more about this item

Lerwick, Shetland: The Shetland Times Ltd, 2011. A very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. The story deals with a woman trying to find out about her grandfather's early life, when he emigrated from Shetland to Canada in the early 1900s, but later returned. This is the author's first novel,… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 2011. A small crease to top corner of back cover, a mark on back cover where a label has been, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. A collection of poems by the author, who died on 29th May 2024. Number line srarts with a 1.… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 2014. Very slight scuffing to top end of spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. A collection of poems by the author, who died on 29th May 2024. Number line starts with a 2, so NOT a first edition. 82pp.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo -… Read more about this item

Hay House, 2021. Set of 52 cards in box. NO BOOK. No scuffing to box, and all cards are present and clean. Basic instruction for using the deck given on top card.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Podmore, Jo . 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Reepham, Norfolk: Timescape Publishing, 1998. Paperback edition. Very slight scuffing to spine ends, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Originally privately published (only 200 copies printed) in hardback in 1978,lthis is a much later paperback edition. Looks at events in Berkshire during the English Civil War, including the battles of… Read more about this item

Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2005. A mark on back cover where a price sticker has been, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim soft-cover book, a collection of poems by the author. Signed and iscribed by the author on title page "20 Dec 2005, Annie Bourelle / for ..... / frae Skarfie (?) / with best wishes!". Also… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1963. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped dustwraper, also a bit of scuffing at spine ends of same. Some old water-marking to outer edges of green boards, some shelf-wear to edges and minor bumping to spine ends and corners of same, original owner's embossed stamp on f/ep, but otherwise a good… Read more about this item

Newton Abbot: Country Book Club, 1973. Country Book Club edition from 1973. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1970, looks at rural life in East Anglia in the late nineteenth… Read more about this item

London: Virago Press, 2012. Slight scuffing to outer corners of cover and some yellowing to the pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Contains all the stories by the author from the four collections published in her lifetime, plus some which had only appeared in magazines. 626pp.. Paperback.… Read more about this item

Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1992. Ex library copy with paper label inside front board, ink stamp and remains of label on half-title, ink stamp on title page and on top and bottom page edges. Very slight bumping to spine ends of black boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A diary kept by… Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale, 1964. Some creasing and small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of purple boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the personality of Walter Scott based on his novels and poems, and on his journal. The author died before the book was published. … Read more about this item

London: Keen, Robinson & Co, 1892. No dustwrapper, some fading and a couple of old water-splashes to spine of red boards, but front and back are still bright as are the gilt titles on front board. Front endpaper torn out, first page remaining is the title page, but otherwise a good clean copy of this slim hard-cover book. Issued by… Read more about this item

London: Greening & Co Ltd, 1908. A lot of old water damage to red boards, with the spine and front board both faded. Old pencil notes re ship arrivals (undated) inside front board, binding splitting inside front and back covers, yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a not too bad, internally clean copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in… Read more about this item

London: Peter Davies, 1949. Creasing and quite a few tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Slightly misleading title, really a novelised account of the life of the English poet Matthew Arnold from 1848… Read more about this item

New York: HarperCollins, 1990. Very slight scuffing to spine ends and corners, some yellowing to the pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Deals with the author's life in percussion, and particularly with his discovery of the spiritual and historical heritage of the drum. He played with… Read more about this item

London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954. Creasing and small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper with small pieces missing at spine ends. Slight bumping to spine ends of brown boards and some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. Originally published in February 1954, this is a sixth impression… Read more about this item

London: Victor Gollancz, 1952. Some creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, with small bits missing at corners. Some bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in September 1952, this is a second impression from October the same year. The author's account of her… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1917. Pocket Edition in red leather binding with gilt elephant head and swastika on front board, top edge of pages gilt. Some scuffing to spine ends and bumping to corners, otherwise a good clean tight copy. Contains eight stories and eight poems by the author. Originally published in the Pocket Edition in 1909, this is… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1916. Red leather-bound Pocket Edition with gilt elephant head and swastika on front board and top edge of pages gilt. Slight scuffing to spine ends and corners, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim leather-bound book. Contains two poetry collections by Kipling, "The Five Nations" and "Service Songs". Originally published in… Read more about this item