Search Results: Literature & Literary from Manyhills Books

Poolbeg, 2012. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 450 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Poolbeg, 2012. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have moderate edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Ruby Reilly has just discovered the missing link in her life in the form of her birth mother. Everyone is happy except possibly her adoptive mother Isobel. In order to alleviate the tension Ruby decides to distract everyone (or perhaps drive everyone to distraction) by engaging in another manhunt... this time for her birth father with unexpected consequences. Frankie McCarthy's relationship with her step-daughter has blossomed in the last few years but sours spectacularly as soon as a man becomes involved in the equation. Will Frankie be able to save the wilful Angelica from the clutches of the manipulative Jerome or will the… Read More

Jonathan Cape, London, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 319 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Jonathan Cape, London, 1951. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have light creasing and superficial rubbing/wear. Pages are reasonably tanned and mildly foxed. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is a novelized account of the life and loves of seventeenth century author Aphra Behn, through the production of her first play *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 20100085..

Ward Lock & Co, London. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 421 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Ward Lock & Co, London. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. Minor edgewear to boards. Edges browned . *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 09010232..

University of Queensland Press, Australia, 2000. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 279 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: University of Queensland Press, Australia, 2000. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Jules Van Erp has presence. After a devastating road accident, he can still effortlessly create such architectural masterpieces as the Pavilion of Flight, but he cannot face the emotional legacy of his own history. In an effort to understand his fears and limitations, he returns to the dangerous and exotic world of his past. Only when Jules concedes the possibility of love and imperfection is he able to begin rebuilding his extraordinary life. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0702231843. ISBN/EAN: 9780702231841. Inventory No: 09060390.. 9780702231841

Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 423 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1976. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Corners of boards are lightly bumped. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Australian; ISBN: 0207133468. ISBN/EAN: 9780207133466. Inventory No: 23080173.. 9780207133466

Penguin, UK, 1954. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 314 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, UK, 1954. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays. He was also an essayist, novelist and short story writer. Nearly all his writings address prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy which makes their stark themes more palatable. Issues which engaged Shaw's attention included education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 23061069..

Collins, UK, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 1968. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition but dust jacket is not included. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Minor Edgewear to boards. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: After the death of old Dr. Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr. Proudie, rather than the son of the old bishop, Archdeacon Grantly, resentment and suspicion threaten to cause deep divisions within the diocese. Trollope's masterly depiction of the plotting and back-stabbing that ensues lies at the heart of one of the most vivid and comic of his Barsetshire novels, peopled by such very different figures as the saintly Warden of Hiram's Hospital, Septimus Harding, the ineffectual but well-meaning new bishop and his terrifying wife, and the oily… Read More

Little, Brown, USA, 1980. Fifteenth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 1539 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Little, Brown, USA, 1980. Fifteenth Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and minor chipping. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Reference. ISBN: 0316082759. ISBN/EAN: 9780316082754. Inventory No: 13110518.. 9780316082754

Chancellor Press, London, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 380 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Chancellor Press, London, 1993. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Includes selected extracts from "David Copperfield", "Pickwick Papers", "Nicholas Nickleby", "Great Expectations", "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Oliver Twist". *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 1851523138. ISBN/EAN: 9781851523139. Inventory No: 09124472.. 9781851523139

Pan Macmillan, UK, 2008. Medium Trade Paperback. As New. Medium Trade Paperback. 312 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, UK, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in as new condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Tragedy can strike at any time. In a single moment of distraction, in one instant's miscalculation. One gorgeous spring day, three-year-old Sherry Barrett is injured in a hit-and-run accident. Her devastated parents, Simon and Karen, wait by her bedside, hoping for a miracle. Told that she will never recover, they agree to remove her from life support. And then the miracle occurs. Sherry doesn't die. But neither does she wake. Meanwhile, Henry Denton, who was driving the truck that nearly killed Sherry, attempts suicide. Unable to die, he finds himself in a place of darkness, somewhere between this world and the next.Haunted… Read More

Macmillian, UK, 2007. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New. Trade Paperback. 312 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillian, UK, 2007. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in as new condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Tragedy can strike at any time. In a single moment of distraction; in one instant's miscalculation. One gorgeous spring day, three-year-old Sherry Barrett is injured in a hit-and-run accident. Her devastated parents, Simon and Karen, wait by her bedside, hoping for a miracle. Told that she will never recover, they agree to remove her from life support. And then the miracle occurs. Sherry doesn't die. But neither does she wake. Meanwhile, Henry Denton, who was driving the truck that nearly killed Sherry, attempts suicide. Unable to die, he finds himself in a place of darkness, somewhere… Read More

Popular Library, USA, 1963. Reprint. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 255 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Popular Library, USA, 1963. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Spine has severe lean and moderate reading creases. . Pages are considerably tanned. Small tear at base of spine. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his friends as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses and wily financiers and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. Written when Maupassant was at the height of his powers, Bel-Ami is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life… Read More

Ward Lock, London, No Date. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover. 320 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Ward Lock, London, No Date. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in fair dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Dust jacket has mild foxing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear and moderate chips and/or tears. . Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. Gift inscription in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A terrific military action adventure with strong characters and authentic detail. The British Harrier Squadron in Belize is still a well-known and potent symbol of our strategic role in the world. It has been well publicized in the past, but less publicized has been the fact that the aircraft have not actually been there for years. We can't afford it. In fact, there are only a handful of British troops in Belize at any one time, doing some jungle training. But the threat that the Brits… Read More

Picador, UK, 2006. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover. 194 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Picador, UK, 2006. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. . Pages are lightly tanned. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Shalom Auslander's stories in "Beware of God" have the mysterious punch of a dream. They are wide ranging and inventive: a young man's inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with a Talmudic argument over, whether or not his father can beat his unclean son with a copy of the Talmud. A pious man having a near-death experience discovers that God is actually a chicken, and he's forced to reconsider his life - and his diet. At God's insistence, Leo Schwartzman searches Home Depot for supplies for an ark. And a young boy mistakes Holocaust Remembrance Day as… Read More

Pan Books, UK, 1995. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 293 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 1995. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The story of two men, Billy Sunday and Frederick Jackson Turner, who, in the closing years of the 19th century, are caught up in a series of mysterious events based in Wisconsin's northern woods. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0330356801. ISBN/EAN: 9780330356800. Inventory No: 22060029.. 9780330356800

Collins, UK, 2006. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 368 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 2006. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: . Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The much anticipated second novel from prize-winning Irish poet and novelist, Kerry Hardie. 'The Bird Woman' is a moving account of two marriages, a gift that feels like a curse, and the freedom that lies on the far side of family or group identity. Ellen McKinnon, red-haired, clairvoyant, fiercely independent, finds her marriage, her health, her sanity threatened when she 'sees' the death of a man in a bomb attack before it has really occurred. Terrified by what's happening to her, she leaves her home, her tribe, her husband, to live with a man she barely knows in Southern Ireland. There she strives to live a normal life in a different culture, to be accepted by her husband's family and friends, to… Read More

Bloomsbury, London, 1998. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Bloomsbury, London, 1998. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Violet Farr regretted that at her son's birth she had insisted that he be named after her father, Lumsden. With her passion for control, Violet was even maddened by the boy's ugly unruly ears. Aged seven, Lumsden unnerved his mother by exclaiming, 'You've got tigers in your teeth mummy.' *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0747535043. ISBN/EAN: 9780747535041. Inventory No: 10030067.. 9780747535041

Sarabande Books, 2003. Trade Paperback. Good (ex-library). Trade Paperback. 290 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Sarabande Books, 2003. *** CONDITION: This book is in good (ex-library) condition. More specifically: Text and spine/cover marked with Library stamps, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Cover is protected in clear, self-adhesive laminate. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: After her debut with the widely praised stories in "Blood and Milk," Sharon Solwitz offers us her first, darkly radiant, full-length novel. "Bloody Mary," which takes its title from the childhood game, tells the story of socially adept, 12-year-old Hadley and her protective mother. They live a privileged life in the Chicago neighborhood of Lakeview, but soon find themselves in a state of chaos and flux. Writing with her signature, edgy prose and ironic humor, Solwitz demonstrates that… Read More

Bloomsbury, London, 1992. Softcover. Good. Softcover. 1168 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Bloomsbury, London, 1992. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing and superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are slightly soiled. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The essays in the first section of this collection introduce women's writing by area and period. This is followed by a comprehensive alphabetical reference section which includes authors, texts and general entries, with up-to-date bibliographies for further research. It incorporates material from south-east Asia to Romania and Bulgaria, from Sappho to contemporary Chinese writers. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Reference. ISBN: 0747515921. ISBN/EAN: 9780747515920. Inventory No: 15020127.. 9780747515920

John Murray, UK, 2008. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 212 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: John Murray, UK, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In August 1905 a party of young men set sail for England. Amongst them were ordinary farmers and bootmakers, a miner and a bank clerk. Together they made up the All Blacks, an unknown rugby team from Auckland, New Zealand. And they had come to show the world what they could do. What they didn't know was that they were bound for fame. The first game was in Devon, 'played in golden farm light, a surprising victory'. By December they had become the 'wonderful All Blacks' who had beaten Yorkshire 40-0, England 15-0 and Ireland 15-0. People stopped them in the streets. In this melding of true history and… Read More