Recent Arrivals from N K Burchill Rana Books

Paperback. When Willy Went To The Wedding' by Judith Kerr. This is a Picture Lions' 1977 paperback first edition. The front cover bears some scuffing to the front lower tip and fine creasing to front and back. Contents are unmarked. Judith Kerr is best known for her books 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' and… Read more about this item

Paperback. The Big Green Book' by Robert Graves and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. This is the 'Young Puffin' paperback, UK 1978 first edition. The front cover has a small patch of rub to the top otherwise the covers are bright and solid. Contents: very good, unmarked and with a little age-toning. A story for children… Read more about this item

hardback. The Confessions of Nat Turner' by William Styron. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1968. This book is the Jonathan Cape 1968 first edition. Hardback with dustjacket. The dustjacket is bright and unclipped with tiny dot of rub to bottom front tip and bottom of dj. There is a fine line of sun-toning to… Read more about this item

Paperback. Fontana Lions. UK. 1979. First edition of this book i this format. 'Tom Fobble's Day' by Alan Garner. Paperback. Illustrations by Michael Foreman. First edition in this Fontana Lions format. A lovely unread copy although. The covers are clean and bright with very good edges and tips. The… Read more about this item

Paperback. Penguin. UK 1963. 'A Burnt-Out Case' by Graham Greene. This book is a first edition in this Penguin format. A lovely copy that possibly is unread. Bright, clean covers with a little rub to top of spine. Tiny bit of sun-toning to bottom of front cover. Spine is solid and complete and contents are… Read more about this item

Paperback. Fontana Lions. UK. 1979. This is Paperback first edition of 'The Aimer Gate' by Alan Garner. Illustrations by Michael Foreman. First edition in this Fontana Lions format. There is a small patch of rub to the back cover otherwise this is a bright and copy although at some stage there has been a clumsy attempt… Read more about this item

Hardback. William Collins. UK. 1944. 'English Country Houses' by Vita Sackville-West. This book is a hardcover with dustjacket. Fourth reprint. This is part of the 'Britain in Pictures' series. The dustjacket is rubbed to the spine with a little wear to top and bottom. Covers are lightly dusty. The boards are unusal… Read more about this item

Paperback. Fontana Lions. UK. 1979. This is a paperback edition of this book, 'Granny Reardun' by Alan Garner. Illustrations by Michael Foreman. First edition in this Fontana Lions format. A lovely unread copy although at some stage there has been a clumsy attempt at removal of old price label to back cover. This has… Read more about this item

hardback. Dr No, Moonraker, Thunderball, From Russia with love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Goldfinger ( a James Bond omnibus) by Ian Fleming. St. Michael 1984. First edition thus. A large, heavy volume containing the above 'James Bond' novels. The dustjacket is bright with very good edges and tips and to the front cover… Read more about this item

Paperback. Hunter' by E Jean Carroll. UK 1994. Touchstone, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. Paperback first edition in this format. A handsome, clean, bright, unread copy of this very entertaining biography of Hunter S Thompson. Black and white photographs towards the middle of the book. Not exlib and packed and… Read more about this item

Paperback. The Railway Children' by E N Nesbit. This book isa paperback Puffin Books first edition. UK. 1960. Age-spotting to front papers and rear of front and rear covers. Spine is a little age-toned with a line of rub to hinge but spine is strong and complete. Back bears vibrant illustration of the station… Read more about this item

Paperback. Picture Lions, UK. 1976. 'Pugwash and the Sea Monster' by John Ryan. This book is a paperback First Edition. Scarce in this edition. The covers are lightly creased otherwise clean and bright with good edges and tips. There is a mark to the back cover. Contents: clean and unmarked with wonderful illustrations. … Read more about this item

Paperback. Award Books. USA. 1973. 'Battle of the Planet of the Apes' by David Gerrold. Paperback, First edition. The front cover bears striking cover art. There is some rub to edges with a knock to the right hand side of front cover. Spine is complete and titles are partially faded. Back cover bears some dustness and… Read more about this item

Paperback. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' novelisation by James Kahn. This book is a paperback first edition in this format. 1984. Sphere. UK. Clean, bright covers with a light crease to front bottom tip and clean and bright contents. There are stills from the film towards the centre of the book. Based on… Read more about this item

Paperback. Puffin. UK 1975. 'The Puffin Book of Improbable Records' by John Yeoman and Quentin Blake. This book is a paperback first edition. Please Note: Well read with creases and some dustiness to covers. Contents lightly dusty otherwise unmarked. A scarce little earlier work illustrated by Quentin Blake who illustrated some of Roald Dahl's… Read more about this item

Paperback. Pan (A series) UK. 1965. Paperback. Sixth printing. This book, 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' by Ian Fleming is another in the James Bond series. This printing is a bit of a mystery. This is a movie tie in with an image of George Lazenby as James Bond surrounded by girls to the front… Read more about this item

Paperback. Studio Drawing Books. UK. 1966. 'Drawing Ponies' by Norman Thelwell. This book is a large format paperback in card covers. A scarce first editon of this lovely book, part of the 'how to draw' series by Studio Drawing Books.There is a name to the front cover with a little dustiness otherwise the card covers are … Read more about this item

Paperback. The Running Man' by J Hunter Holly. This book is a Monarch Books Inc USA first edition paperback. 1963. A lovely copy with very bright front cover with striking cover art from a painting by Ralph Brillhart. Equally good spine and back cover. Lightly age-toned pages otherwise the contents are clean and unmarked. States 'First Publication… Read more about this item

hardback. Faber and Faber. UK. 1988. 'Tales of the Early World' by Ted Hughes. This book is a hardback with dustjacket. Lovely condition all round. Bright, unclipped dustjacket with very good edges and tips. Small splash marks to rear of dj which don't show to front of dj. Clean and bright contents are unmarked. Illustrated… Read more about this item

Paperback. Tales From The House Behind' by Anne Frank. This book is a Pan Books G710 1965 edition. Paperback. First edition. A bright, handsome copy of this collection of fables, short stories and 'a fragment of a novel by the young Jewish girl who died in Belsen and become world-famous as the author of The Diary… Read more about this item