Search Results: Fiction / Short-stories from Hall of Books

Amalgamated Press, 1958. Paperback. Very Good. Argosy Magazine Volume XIX, N0.10, 1958, in overall very good condition - cover slightly tanned and age-spotted to white areas, tiny tear to backstrip at spine tail. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, slight tanning to page-ends but text, illustrations and period advertsiments clean and clear throughout. Crossword has not be filled in.

Mills and Boon, 1910. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. First edition hardback, 1910, with no jacket as published. In overall good to very good condition , blue cloth boards, with tipped-in b&w plate to front and gilt titles to spine and front, are a little faded and rubbed with some wear to edges and corners. Binding tight and square, slight crack to gutter at ffep, no annotations or inscriptions, some minor foxing and marks to prelims and page edges, but text clean and clear throughout.

Pavilion, 1995. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first priniting hardback, 1995, with unclipped jacket. From a private collection and in overall near fine condition with only slight signs of handling and storage - very slight tanning to page ends. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, text crisp and clean throughout.

Michael Joseph, 1974. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First Michael Joseph hardback, 1974, with price-clipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions; a little tanning but text clean and clear throughout.

London, : HarperCollins.. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Second Edition. 5.5 x 9. 171pp. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine in fine condition along with fine dust jacket. Binding tight and appears unread. Dirty fingerprint on page edes. No annotations or inscriptions. A collection of short-stories showing Plass' trademark compassion, humour and affection.

London: Macmillan and Company Ltd., 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Fair. First edition hardback, 1932, with unclipped jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition in a fair dust jacket with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges with several large chips to spine (now protected); red cloth boards a touch rubbed and faded to spine and edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends (gilt upper edge retains lustre) but text bright and clear throughout. Includes a Macmillan & Co. postcard for the request of a List of New Books. Not an old library book.

Macdonald & Co.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Undated hardback circa 1945, with unclipped jacket. From private collection and in overall very good condition - dj is a little worn to edges with several small chips and spine tanned; blue cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine and front cover as well as MacDonald's gilt monogram, are a little rounded to corners. Binding tight, no annotations - owner's name and address stamp to front pastedown and ffep (very neat), text clean and clear throughout.

Plume, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. First US paperback edition, 1986, in overall very good condition - covers a little worn to edges. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, a little tanning to page-ends but text clean throughout.

London, : Book Club Associates.. Hardback. Very Good/No jacket. 5.5 x 8.75. 166 pages. Black boards with gilt embossed spine show minor signs of handling and shelfwear, but clean and unfaded. No jacket. Binding tight and text very clean, page edges dusty. No inscription but front past down and fly sheet have dirty marks. A collection of short stories, new to 1980, with authors inlcuding Simon Brett, Peter Lovesey, June Thompson, Celia Dale and many others. Nice copy.

Hurst and Blackett, 1907. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. First edition hardback, 1907, with no jacket. In overall good to very good condition, green cloth boards, with titles to spine and front cover, are faded to spine with a little rubbing and fading to edges. Binding tight and square, no annotations or inscriptions - owner's name in pencil to second ffep; one or two spots of foxing here and there (very minor) and untrimmed page-ends a bit tanned but text clean and clear throughout.

Collins, 1965. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First UK Edition hardback, 1965, with unclipped jacket. This edition has a light purple dj. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj rubbed to edges and with some faint marks to front cover. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, slight age-spotting to page ends but text clean and clear throughout.

Kodansha International, 1997. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First translated edition hardback (translated by by Dennis Keene), 1997, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition and appears almost brand new with no significant faults or blemishes. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, text crisp and clean throughout.

Murrays Book Sales. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Jean de Bosschere. Undated Abbey Library edition hardback, translated by J. Lewis May, with no jacket. From a private collection and in overall good to very good condition, black fauz-leather boards, with gilt titles to spine, show only minor signs of handling and storage. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, slight tanning to page edges but text and charming illustrations clean and clear throughout.

Random House, 1964. Hardback. Very Good/Good. First edition first printing hardback, 1964, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - cream dj a little tanned with several small chips to edges. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions; text clean and clear throughout.

Black Swan, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. Black Swan paperback, 1990, in overall very good condition with only slight signs of handling and storage. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, page-ends a touch tanned but text clean and clear throughout.