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Exploits of the Eastern hero, Flashman. Please see image of dust jacket flap for details. Collectible edition. Collins 1981 reissue of the Barrie & Jenkins 1975 1st edition, with Barrie & Jenkins stamped on spine, as the publishers, but Collins as publishers on prelims. Collins publisher sticker on spine of dust jacket. Dust jacket artwork is the same as the original Barrie & Jenkins 1975 1st edition.

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.

Slow Coming Dark is a work of depth, understanding and compassion. An essential book for anyone concerned about human life. 'A strong statement of the inner feelings and attitudes of those who must try to live while waiting to die at the hands of the state' (Choice)
'Doug Magee has written a moving and thoroughly convincing argument against capital punishment by making us acknowledge the people on death row and making us feel the institutionalised brutality of the executions........Slow Coming Dark is a fine and noble effort' (The Village Voice)

Camlan - King Arthur's last battle.
Where was it fought?What is the evidence for this location?Who were the combatants?Who were the named survivors?Why did it happen?Where did Athur die?Where was he buried?When was this?Who was the Merlin buried on Bardsey Island?

It's been more than a hundred and fifty years since Varney, the Vampyre was available in a popular edition. Here he is in all his glory -- Varney, the seminal Vampyre, great-grandfather to Dracula and all his ilk. Volume two: The Flight of the Vampyre

This book is a brief description of the lives, times, ideas, discoveries, trial and tribulations of the principal scientists of their day, from Biblical times to the present. Its aim to provide students and the general reader with an overview of the evolution of science and scientific thought, thus putting modern science into context.
It is also the author's aim to provide an opportunity to laugh at the absurdities of mankind, to weep at the misfortunes of mankind and to rage at the cruelties and injustices of the world.
The author is a retired NHS general practioners and the philosophy contained within this book is a distillation of experience at the sharp end of medical practice.
There is an appendix containing scientific facts and tables, and a comprehensive index thus making the book a useful reference work for all those studying the history of science.

Illustrated Classic Works is a series of timeless classics vividly retold in a comic format, sure to enchant young readers.

For over 60 years, spanning from his childhood to the Cold War to the current day, former Israeli paratrooper and Six Day War veteran Uri Geller has been a major enigma. Is he merely one of the most convincing stage magicians in history, a multimillionaire entertainer, courted by presidents and rock stars? Or is the now 67 year-old UK resident the possessor of genuine paranormal powers, which have not only been tested and verified by the most demanding scientific laboratories in the US, but employed by the US and other western powers in secret operations?In July, a sensational new BBC2 documentary by Oscar-winning director Vikram Jayanti aired, bringing to light the most convincing testimony ever heard much from retired CIA chiefs - that Geller, alongside being one of the most famous people in the world in his day, was, as late as post-9/11, operated as a psychic spy for the US military spymasters and those of other governments. But the revelations in the BBC film are merely the tip of the spooky… Read More

The case of Jack the Ripper has at last been cracked by the one man most qualified to do so - a former murder squad detective. Trevor Marriott casts aside the rumours which have for so long dogged the most famous police case of all time. Revealing the techniques used by modern day policemen, he skilfully and compellingly leads us straight to the criminal world's best-kept secret: the identity of Jack the Ripper. He shows the tally of victims may be far higher than previously known and that the real killer is a completely new suspect with unique access to the area of the murders. Jack the Ripper: The Forensic Profile blows all theories out of the water. For more than a hundred years, the Ripper has evaded capture but this time his luck has finally run out.

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries barrow digging became a field sport for local squires and parsons. Their desire for decorative relics led them to plunder the graves of their prehistoric ancestors. With a few notable exceptions their methods were lamentable: their workmen recklessly destroyed remains and pottery, and few made accurate records. What was most horrifying was the speed at which they worked ― one individual digging over 30 barrows in a day and 9 in the space of two hours!Against this background it is perhaps amazing that any idea of the importance of recording provenance and context developed at all. But, in this fascinating survey of early field archaeology in Britain, Barry Marsden is able to highlight the careers and methods of the more responsible barrow diggers ― from the first excavations of William Stukeley in the 1720s to the more orderly and painstaking work of the main nineteenth-century practitioners, concluding with the exemplary operations of Lt. General Pitt… Read More

Classic World War II French Resistance true story.

Classic ghost stories from the post-war years.

Collectible Victorian children's fiction. Original heavy, very pictorial boards with gilt to title band on spine. Prelims with daisy design. Pages of ads front and back. Frontispiece: Tournois admiring Marthe and Fanchette. (H. Petherick, 1882). New edition. Shaw's Gift Series.

What is the Grail? Is it a stone? Is it a chalice? Or is it something even more powerful—an enduring idea that has captured humanity's imagination across the centuries? Fictional accounts of the Grail have topped best-seller lists over the years, The Da Vinci Code being only the most recent among them. But the truth about the Grail—where truth can be brought to light—is even more electrifying than the most exciting novel ever written. This informative and beautifully illustrated book recounts the Grail's story, from its early appearances in ancient myths to its many references in historical documents, literature, and the popular entertainment of today. Grail scholar John Matthews explores many previously unknown facets of the Grail's history. He brings to light the earliest accounts of the Grail, as they were originally inscribed in Greek, Vedic and Celtic myths.

Readers have always been fascinated by the vast body of fact and fable surrounding wizards, those healers, mystics, and memorable figures from folklore and literature. Here is a beautifully illustrated guide to wizards and wizardry, a volume tracing wizardryas origins and legends, and charting wizardsa activities and powers over the centuries and across many cultures. The bookas six chapters examine and discussathe history of wizards, including Siberian shamans, the classical Roman poet Virgil, wizards of the medieval and Renaissance eras including Dr. John Dee (1527a1608), famous fictional practitioners of wizardry such as Tolkienas Gandalf, and todayas shamans in South America and India . . . The traditional role of the wizard as prophet and visionary . . . The wizard as master of natureas elements, and the genius who works with nature to transform himself and others . . . The good versus the evil wizards in history and legend, from the medieval Gilles de Rais to the modern Star Wars legend of the… Read More

Life and death are never far apart in Egyptian culture and society, and Bridget McDermott's book looks beyond funerary rites and mummification to explore the beliefs and customs of ordinary people.

For many, the Kray twins are legends but for Chris Lambrianou they were something else entirely . . . As a young East End tearaway, Chris turned to crime to escape the grinding poverty of his life. Armed robbery, safe blowing, fraud, even attempted murder - the big brash Cockney did the lot. Then, when he became too successful, the Krays decided they wanted a slice of his action. Pulled into their orbit, Chris was unimpressed by a crime empire built on fear, and alarmed to realise his brother Tony had become a paid up member of their firm. Then Chris was lured to the party that ended in the murder of Jack the Hat McVitie. Wanting to protect Tony, Chris helped dispose of the body. He was arrested along with the Krays and their firm, and after a sensational trial he was jailed for life in 1969.In this searing autobiography, he also describes what it's like to face life as a category A prisoner, the beatings and harsh regime, the friendship he found with other prisoners like Charlie Richardson and Bruce… Read More

Contents: Whisper Water - Leah Bodine Drake The Living Eyes - Justin Dowling I'll be Back - David Eynon Strange Harvest - Donald Wandrei Morthylla - Clark Ashton Smith A Corner for Lucia - August Derleth A Fog was Blowing (verse) Stanton A Coblentz Between Two Dreams - Felix Marti Ibanez The Vengeance of Kali Mai - Garnett Radcliffe Requiem for a Sinner (verse) Pauline Booker Mandrake - Adam Hull Shirk wife of the Dragonfly - Paul Ernst.

In this provocative new study, Iain McLean argues that the traditional story of the British constitution does not make sense. It purports to be both positive and normative: that is, to describe both how people actually behave and how they ought to behave. In fact, it fails to do either; it is not a correct description and it has no persuasive force. The book goes on to offer a reasoned alternative. The position that still dominates the field of constitutional law is that of parliamentary sovereignty (or supremacy). According to this view, the supreme lawgiver in the United Kingdom is Parliament. Some writers in this tradition go on to insist that Parliament in turn derives its authority from the people, because the people elect Parliament. An obvious problem with this view is that Parliament, to a lawyer, comprises three houses: monarch, Lords, and Commons. The people elect only one of those three houses.