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1987 facsimile of the 1890 1st edition. Tells the story of a man who could take the life force form others, and potentially become immortal. CONDITION: DJ and book both vg. condition. Light shelf wear and a little dusting to top. No inscriptions. Internally clean.

1987 facsimile of the 1890 1st edition. Tells the story of a man who could take the life force form others, and potentially become immortal. CONDITION: DJ and book both vg. condition. Light shelf wear and a little dusting to top. No inscriptions. Internally clean.

Volume three-of four-of the ghostliest of Henry James' fiction Henry James was a notable American author who lived and worked in England for forty years of his life-becoming a nationalised British subject shortly before his death. He is especially remembered for his portrayal of Americans abroad and for the creativity and freedom he displayed within his diverse literary perspectives. His novels… Read more about this item

An outstanding Four Volume collection of the unearthly from the pen of a master Henry James was a notable American author who lived and worked in England for forty years of his life-becoming a nationalised British subject shortly before his death. He is especially remembered for his portrayal of Americans abroad and for the creativity and freedom he displayed within his… Read more about this item

First English edition. A modern chapter in the lives of 2000 year-old Lazarus and Rachel. Hardback. No longer has dust jacket. Red cloth boards with black stamped lettering to spine. 127pp. Used, good. No dust jacket. Boards clean. Tanning to pages, commensurate with age. No inscriptions. Binding very good.

First English edition. A modern chapter in the lives of 2000 year-old Lazarus and Rachel. Hardback. No longer has dust jacket. Red cloth boards with black stamped lettering to spine. 127pp. Used, good. No dust jacket. Boards clean. Tanning to pages, commensurate with age. No inscriptions. Binding very good.

Satirical novel. "What does the Devil think about the present state of affairs; the atom bomb, the Armaments race, modern trends on art and literature? Is he delighted at the result of his machinations? ." Red cloth boards with black lettering. Pictorial dust jacket. CONDITION. DJ - poly covered. Very chipped at edges, grubby, price clipped. Book - gift inscription… Read more about this item

A novel set against the background of the early understanding (or not) of the science or magic of medicine. First edition, 3rd printing, August 1933. Hardback. Brown cloth boards. No dust jacket. Slight bumping to spine ends. Slight skewing. Very clean internally. Binding good. No inscriptions.

Here is a story so well told that the reader will never forget it--an imaginative and dramatic, yet true-to-Scripture account of what will transpire on this earth at the coming of the Lord. It is written in a style so fascinating that young and old will read it with almost breathless interest from start to finish. Already thousands who never… Read more about this item

The final unsettling collection of the author's weird and supernatural fiction Robert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, 'The King in Yellow'-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the… Read more about this item

The third chilling collection of the author's weird and supernatural fiction Robert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, 'The King in Yellow'-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the… Read more about this item

An American master of the fictional nightmare Robert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, 'The King in Yellow'-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the most important in the… Read more about this item

The second nightmarish volume of the author's collected weird and supernatural fiction Robert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, 'The King in Yellow'-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of… Read more about this item

Chosen as a Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement, the Evening Standard, the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, The Times 'A brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' Evening Standard 'Vintage le Carré. Immensely clever, breathtaking. Really, not since The Spy Who Came in from the Cold has le Carré exercised his gift as a… Read more about this item

1974 reprint. Brown cloth boards. 127pp. 'My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know.' In The Outsider (1942), his classic existentialist novel, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And… Read more about this item

Classic historical maritime adventure by the undisputed master of the genre. Yellow cloth boards. 324pp. 8vo size (19x13x3cm). CONDITION: Used, good. No dust jacket - a result of which is general age-related marking to boards and fading to spine. Edges and prelims foxed. Signature on ffep. Internally clean. Binding good.

Stories: A Rose for Emily - William Faulkner The House - Andre Maurois The Spider - Hanns Heinz Ewers The Witch's Vengeance - W. B. Seabrook Mr. Arcularis - Conrad Aiken The Strange Case of Mr. Arkwright - Harold Dearden The King of the Cats - Stephen Vincent Benet Beyond the Door - Paul Suter Perchance to Dream - Michael Joyce A Visitor from Egypt - Frank Belknap Jr. Used, good.… Read more about this item

Collectible copy of this The Saint adventure. Used, good. General wear and tanning. Slight marks to front cover. Binding good. No deliberate marks.

"Spy thriller, using sensory deprivation experiments (The black room) as a basis. The stories hero is interested in sensory deprivation as a way of being creative, but his agreement to work with British Intelligence gets him into all sorts of difficulties in Europe." (Fantastic Fiction)

Fourth in the series of novels called 'the only novels produced by an English writer that can be fairly compared with the fictions of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky' - George Steiner, The New Yorker Extravagant, exuberant and introspective, 'Maiden Castle' reveals characters that struggle with perplexities of love, desire and faith while the looming fortress of Maiden Castle exerts an otherworldy… Read more about this item