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London, United Kingdom: Gollancz, 2002. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4.75" X 6.5. H/B. 228 pages, condition is As New. Available for the first time ever in hardback, first UK publication, The best-selling parody of J.R.R.Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS 'If I were thee,' said Goodgulf, '1 would start on thy journey soon.' Frito looked up absently from his rutabaga tea. 'For half a groat you can be me, Goodgulf. I don't remember volunteering for this Ring business.' '... more information

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New English Library, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4.25" x 7. P/B. 190 pages, condition is Good. DRIVESHIPS ROAM THE STARWAYS, carrying outlaws, pirates and slavers, for it is six centuries since the Wroblewski Drive sent men into galactic space, far beyond the solar system. Out on the edges of the unknown, the descendants of Old Earth have settled down with the many races of the galaxy, from the gangling, spidery Lixians to the furry, knee-high Quiplids. But Space is a frontier, and ... more information

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Canongate Classics, 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 5" x 7.75. P/B. 262 pages, Condition is Very good, minor edge wear. Angelo, a private in Mussolini's 'ever-glorious' Italian army, may possess the virtues of love and an engaging inno­cence but he lacks the gift of courage. However, due to circumstances beyond his control, he ends up fighting not only for Italy, but also for the British and German armies. With his patron the Count, the beautiful Lucrezia, the charming An... more information

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Penguin, 1994. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4.25" x 7. P/B. 383 pages, condition is Very Good, minor edge wear. Kim is Kipling's adventure classic, and a magnificent evocation of India at the time of the Raj. Orphan sahib and bazaar-boy, Kim lives by his wits. His chameleon's talent for disguise draws him into the Great Game - British intelligence in India - and on a mission to thwart foreign agents on the North-West Frontier. Kim's travels coincide with the quest of his fr... more information

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London, United Kingdom: Flamingo, 2001. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 5" x 7.75. Published by Flamingo, 339 pages. Condition - A very good clean tight copy.. 'A classic told with originality and humour. This is a delicious page turner that keeps you guessing, laughing and crying until the end". ... more information

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Legend, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4.25" x 7. P/B. 414 pages, condition is very good. SPACE IS THE NEW FRONTIER - Early in the 21st century, Olympus Station, nicknamed Skycan, orbits the Earth. It is home to 130 beamjacks, people who are building the future: the power and space stations which will open up space. They are wild, colourful characters, men and women running from their pasts or looking for new kicks. But what they find are long hours, danger - and anarchy. For Skyca... more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 2001. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 6" x 9. P/B. 469 pages, condition is Very good. Glue is the story of four boys growing up in the Edinburgh schemes, and about the loyalties, the experiences - and the secrets - that hold them together into their thirties. Four boys becoming men: Juice Terry, the work-shy fanny-merchant, with corkscrew curls and sticky fingers; Billy the boxer: driven, controlled, playing to his strengths; Carl, the Milky Bar Kid, drifting along to hi... more information

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Michael Joseph, 1955. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 5.25" x 8. 208 pages, condition is good, some slight tanning to the edges of the pages. The dustjacket shows signs of edge wear. "You can't go about the country faling in love with girls at your age," Dr Gordon's friend Grimsdyke tells him. "You're not an impoverished medical student any more." But Gordon soon discovers that a busy general practitioner needs a wife as much as a stethoscope. ... more information

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Edinburgh, Scotland: Polygon, 2005. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 5.5" X 8.5. P/B. 204 pasges, conditon is very good, slight roll to the book. This lean, hard-edged noir thriller introduces British readers to one of crime fiction's toughest new writers. First published in the USA by cult crime publishers PointBlank, Allan Guthrie has an outstanding ear for dialogue, a deadpan sense of humour and a relentless pace. Robin Greaves is an armed robber whose professionalism is put to the test ... more information

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2004. Pictorial Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 5.5" X 8.5. 192 pages, condition is good, minor edge wear. This is Rhona Rauszer's spirited tribute to Skye - the people, the places, the events and her own personal heritage. With great style and humour, Rhona Rauszer's stories convey a powerful love of her surrounding landscape and an intimate knowledge of hebridean culture. Her writing is pure testimony, a vision of Skye. The col... more information

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Flamingo, 1999. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.5" X 8.75. H/B. 325 pages, condition is Very Good. Helen Davidson was born and raised in Glasgow, where the city's dominant commercial firm is both her birthright and her occupation. As a Davidson she has her own place, her own social position, but her childhood was spent in and around the bustling, bright city streets, with Auntie Mary, and Mary's daughter; Millie. Mary's love of the people and the city's history, and her doggedly do... more information

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Edinburgh: The Handsel Press, 1978. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75 X 8.75. H/B. Scottish Non-fiction. 150 pages. Condition is Very Good. Signature on flyleaf. This is essential readable, it is laced with relevant, contemporary humour and anecdote and it succeeds in being both informative and entertaining. It tells of thelife and work of the Scottish minister in the nineteenth century. as preacher and pastor, as local dignitary and confidant, as scholar and not infrequently as businessman and as hus... more information

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Faber & Faber, 1985. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75 X 8.75. H/B. 170 pages, condition - Very Good. Jacket protected by pvc cover. Douglas Dunn is well known as a poet. In Secret Villages he applies his talents to the craft of story-telling. The stories, mostly set in Scotland, reveal the author's willingness to write sympathetically about all levels of society. The little eccentricities and petty vices of characters to be found in typical communities are presented with an affectionate iron... more information

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Fountainbridge Writing Group, 2002. Pictorial Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5.75 X 8.25. P/B. 99 pages, condition is Very Good. This is the second collection of work from the Fountainbridge Writers' Group. Our first collection, Voices from the Bridge, has almost sold out, and has certainly given us a taste for being in print. Production of If the Wind Changes was started at a time when the group had fined down to a smaller core of regular enthusiastic members. The collection comprises of work from ... more information

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Canongate, 1998. Pictorial Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6" x 9. P/B. 420 pages, condition is Very Good, minor edge wear. AS BEFITS A NATION MOSTLY SURROUND BY WATER, Scotland has a long and involved relationship with the sea. By the sea invaders have come and bold adventurers departed, on the sea a hard living has been won and lives lost, from the sea have come ageless myths and rattling yarns. Down through the centuries come the echoes of the sea: the sailors' cry, a mournful song, the creak... more information

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Ellon, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom: Famedram Publishers Ltd, 1999. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 6" x 8.5. Signed by Author. H/B. Condition is As New. Scottish Non-Fiction 160 pages. Signed by the Author. This is a compilation of forty of Ron Ferguson's writings in The Herald from recent years. ... more information

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Ellon, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom: Famedram Publishers Ltd, 1999. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 6" x 8.5. Signed by Author. Scottish Non-Fiction 160 pages. Signed by the Author. This is a compilation of forty of Ron Ferguson's writings in The Herald from recent years. ... more information

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Edinburgh: Polygon, 1992. Pictorial Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5.5" X 8.5. P/B. 198 pages, conditon is very good. minoir edge wear. This collection of short fiction commends a neglected and gifted writer to a new generation of readers. The twenty-two stories make up a superb portrayal of city life - in particular, Glasgow - in the decades surrounding the Second World War. The themes are universal: happiness and grief, work and unemployment, young love and marriage. Written with honesty and econ... more information

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