Search Results: Authors starting with I from Anglophile Books

NY: Dutton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper c1975,2002. First US Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 167 pages; A new book in lovely condition.; <b>Another wonderful fantasy from Eva Ibbotson originally published in the UK in 1975. When your father is the legless ghost of a fierce Scottish soldier and your mother is a malodorous hag, you would surely be the most horrible ghostly offspring. Sadly, the only thing horrible about Humphrey the Horrible is his name. "Still, his parents love him, and despite his attractive appearance, Humphrey has a great destiny, involving all the ghosts of Britain." Humphrey, along with a young human boy named Rick, decide something must be done to create a 'ghost sanctuary' in Great Britain as all the older places they used to haunt are getting torn down for highways or other modern 'improvements'.</b> .

NY: Puffin Books. Very Good. c1999 & 1994, 2001. Softcover; Trade PB. 281 &231 pages. Faint edgewear,spine edges rubbed, page edges pale yellow; looks unread. 'Island of the Aunts' illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, 'The Secret of Platform 13' illustrated by Sue Porter. ; <b>This omnibus edition has two magical children's books. In 'Island of the Aunts' (also published in the UK as 'Monster Mission') "three children have been dramatically kidnapped by some mysterious, mad aunts. But Myrtle, Coral, and Etta are far from killers - they need the children for a special mission. The secret island where they live is a sanctuary for magical creatures - mermaids, selkies, the amazing boobrie bird and even the great Kraken himself, and the kidnapped children help to care for them. But the Island of Monsters has become the target of some dangerous villains who want to turn it into a theme park." <p>"Under Platform13 at Kings Cross… Read More

London: HMSO. Near Fine. 1995. Softcover; Trade PB. 154 pages. Very faint edgewear; book looks unread.; <B>Preface by Sir Harry Secombe; from the back cover "This series explores the vast changes that took place in people's lives over the first seventy years of this century through cuttings chosen from hundreds of newspapers, both national and regional, journals, comics and magazines. The books are illustrated with dozens of advertisements, maps, cartoons and unique photographs. The serious, the not-so-serious and the frankly trivial stories of the period 1900-1970 are highlighted, forming a patchwork of remarkable events, people and ideas- some a part of history, some (deservedly?) forgotten. " This title focuses on transport in Britain.'</B> .

NY: Avon Books. Very Good. c1976, 1970's. Reprint. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Faint spine creases, very light edgewear, light rubbing, small original inventory tag on back cover, inside covers and pages pale tan but clean, not brittle; no loose pages. A nice copy. ; <B>More detailed than the Anderson biography that was written for the same reading level as the Little House books. Originally published in 1976, this was the first biography to draw on Mrs. Wilder's unpublished memoirs. This reprint has drawings based on the television series on the front cover and black & white photographs of the Ingalls and Wilder families.</b> ; Image is actual copy on offer; in our attempt to show the spine this image appears curved, the book is not curved or warped. .

NY: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060159790. 402 pages; Signed by Author; White cloth has some soiling to edges. There is a Friends of the Library stamp on the front free endpaper and a red "paid" stamp. Dw has very slight rubbing and a dampstain at the foot of the spine. ; Signed by the author on the half title page. Book is much better than the movie with Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith. A tale of espionage, love, and the beginnings of the OSS. . Catalogs: Fiction. Keywords: Spies, World War II, OSS, Signed, Movie.

NY: Harper Collins. Very Good-. 1997. Softcover; Mass Market PB. ISBN: 0061093092. 612 pages; Signed by Author; Several spine creases, some edgewear. ; Lily White is a Long Island criminal defense lawyer. . Catalogs: Fiction. Keywords: Signed, Mystery.