Search Results: Titles starting with D from Anglophile Books

London: Pitkin. Very Good-. N.D.. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; 112 pages; Pastedowns and front free endpapers foxed, text block edges browned, red cloth binding clean but worn at edges (not to boards); no binding problems, interior pages clean and bright. No dust wrapper. ; An interesting historical record, the 226 black and white photographs in this album are from August 1951 to mid 1952. They show many members of the British Royal Family attending various state and private functions, on international visits, and attending George VI's funeral. No publication date stated but must be from 1952 as there is mention of Volume two to be published in 1953. . Catalogs: British History. Keywords: Royal Family, British Monarchy, History.

London: Virago Press. Very Good. 1998. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, a bit of edgewear. Page edges pale yellow as is often found in Virago publications, interior pages clean, none loose. ; <b>The seventh book in the series featuring Nelly Bray, suffragette and solver of mysteries. "Nell Bray would do almost anything for the Vote, but planting a bomb in a house belonging to David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is where she draws the line. Her friends have other ideas and, in trying to head them off, Nell becomes a leading suspect. But instead of landing up in a prison cell again, she receives an urgent invitation to breakfast at 11 Downing Street with Lloyd George himself. " <p> Author is a BBC reporter turned full time writer. She has also written several titles under the pseudonym Caro Peacock.</b>; Although the middle of the series this mystery can stand alone (we read it before reading any of the others in the series.)… Read More

NY: Henry Holt and Co.. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2003. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805067922. 336 pages; Spine ends and bottom corners bumped, just revealing boards. Unclipped dust wrapper is very lightly edgeworn and rubbed. A nice copy. ; 'From the documented facts of a real life, Irish writer Colum McCann creates an extraordinary work of fiction. This is a history of a life that gets under the skin of its hero, into his head and into the heart of the era he came to represent, into the truth of what it means to dance. An ambitious and passionate exploration into the character of world-renowned dancer, Rudolph Nureyev.'. Catalogs: Fiction. Keywords: Rudolph Nureyev, Ballet, Novel, Dance.

New York: Fawcett Columbine. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1991. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0449905543. 330 pages; Dust wrapper, not price cut, is slightly rubbed. ; Another Victorian mystery featuring Inspector Monk. Monk is assisted by a Hester Latterly, an independent young woman who served with Florence Nightengale in the Crimean War. The author once again demonstrates her "keen understanding of Victorian manners and mores. " . Catalogs: Anglophile Mystery. Keywords: Inspector Monk, British Woman Author, Novel.

New York: Bantam. Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper. 1990. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553057626. 786 pages; Dust wrapper edgeworn with a few small tears, vertical crease running the length of the spine.. Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: Novel.

New York: Bantam. Very Good. 1999. Softcover; Advance Reading Copy. ISBN: 0553111531. 339 pages; Edgeworn, no spine creases; Award winning author's first novel. Detective Rachel Storrow attempts to solve the murder of a teenage girl in Flowering Dogwood, Maine. . Catalogs: Fiction. Keywords: Maine, murder, Novel.

London: Flamingo. Very Good-. c1999,2000. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. 321 pages. Spine creases, light edgewear, circular black sticker "Now a major adaption for BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour" on front cover. Pages yellowed but clean, page edges rippled and have a few smudges; none loose.; <B>'In an absorbing mixture of poignant biography and wonderfully entertaining social history, this book offers the story of diplomatic life as it has never been told before. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Vita Sackville-West, and Lady Diana Cooper are among the well-known wives of diplomats who represented Britain in the far-flung corners of the globe. Yet, despite serving such crucial roles, the vast majority of these women are entirely unknown to history. <p>Drawing on letters, private journals, and memoirs, as well as contemporary oral history, the author, (also the daughter of a man in the British diplomatic service) explores not only the public pomp and glamour of… Read More

Edinburgh: Greyladies. New. c1930, 2012. Softcover; Trade PB. <B>The author was the sister of John Buchan. This is the sequel to 'The Proper Place' but can be read on its own. It is the tale of daily life in the small coast town of Fife, featuring Lady Jane and her daughter Nicole. <p> “To you and to me this is the day of small things – Who said that? Someone in the Bible, wasn’t it? And the small things keep you going wonderfully: the kindness of friends; the fact of being needed; nice meals; books; interesting plays; the funny people in the world; the sea and the space and the wind – not very small, are they, after all?” <br> Old friends and new in the Borders and Fife: Nicole and her mother, Lady Jane Rutherfurd; Mrs. Heggie; Mrs. Jackson; and Barbara Burt, now Mrs. Andrew Jackson, of Rutherfurd. This edition now out of print.</B>; A new copy. .

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good- dust wrapper. (1979) 1980. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. ISBN: 038515285X. 328 pages; Spine head and tail and corners bumped, cloth at spine head beginning to fray. Binding is in very good condition, pages clean and bright. Edgeworn dust wrapper has top corner clipped and is chipped at spine ends. ; Winner of the Georgette Heyer award; this novel is set in England in the early nineteenth century. When Daisy loses her first job in London as a nursemaid, it looks as if she is destined for a brothel. Instead she is trained as a dancer and later attracts the eye of an artist. . Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: Artists, Novel, England, London.

New York: Dell Publishing. Very Good. c1975,1989. Softcover; Mass Market PB. ISBN: 0440202531. 264 pages; Light edgewear and spine creases, a nice copy.; 'We revisit the lives of some of the author's earlier characters, artist Grenville Bayliss and his family, this time from the point of view of the artist's granddaughter. When Rebecca Bayliss' dying mother reveals to her the existence of a family Rebecca knew nothing about, she is determined to find them--and is soon deeply enmeshed in relationships torn by passion, greed and an old family mystery. '' . Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: British Woman Author, Cornwall, Novel, Artist.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. Tan dust wrapper shows light soil. Dust wrapper has price sticker on inside front flap next to printed price from original new bookstore.; <B>In 1983 an unknown fairy tale by Wilhelm Grimm came to light. Translated by Ralph Manheim and beautifully illustrated by Sendak. </B> .

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books. Very Good-. c1938, 1986. Softcover; Trade PB. <b>A story of adolescent love in London during the 1930's.'Shortly after sixteen-year-old Portia comes to stay with her cool, elegant relations in their house in Windsor Terrace, she meets Eddie, an attractive young philanderer, and falls in love.'</b>; Light spine and cover creases, pages pale brown, edges a bit darker; pages clean, none loose. Image is actual copy on offer. .

NY: Warner Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2001. First US Edition. Hardcover. 215 pages. Top corner of front free endpaper clipped, spine foot lightly bumped, one tiny soil mark on front cover top edge (not a remainder mark). Dust wrapper, unclipped, is faintly edgeworn and rubbed. A very nice copy. ; <B>These novels (this is the 17th in the series) are the basis for the Hamish MacBeth television series. Hamish is the local policeman for the village of Lochdubh, located in Scotland's Highlands.</b> .

NY: Mysterious Press. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2002. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 257 pages. First printing stated but no price on dw indicates this is a book club edition. Spine ends lightly bumped, boards just beginning to flare; no binding problems. Page edges pale yellow; interior pages clean. Dust wrapper has faint edgewear. A nice copy.; <B> The 18th novel of the series which is the basis for the Hamish MacBeth television series. Hamish is the local policeman for the village of Lochdubh, located in Scotland's Highlands.</b> .

New York: Berkley Prime Crime. Very Good. 1995. First Paperback Edition. Paperback; Trade PB. ISBN: 0425149390. 290 pages; Light edgewear, corners curled; no spine creases.; First in the Mark Twain mystery series. . Catalogs: Mystery. Keywords: Mark Twain.

New York: Fawcett Columbine. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1992. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0449907554. 385 pages; Dust wrapper, not price cut, is slightly rubbed. ; The third Victorian mystery featuring Inspector Monk. Monk is again assisted by a Hester Latterly, an independent young woman who served with Florence Nightengale in the Crimean War. . Catalogs: Anglophile Mystery. Keywords: Inspector Monk, British Woman Author, Novel, Victorian England.

NY: St Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1997. First US Edition. Hardcover. 287 pages. A very nice copy. Spine ends faintly bumped, unclipped dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn.; <b>The author's second novel; she also writes the 'shopaholic' novels under the name Sophie Kinsella. 'Tucked away on a Silchester side street, the house owned by teachers Liz and Jonathan Chambers has been empty for a year. Liz, Jonathan, and their moody adolescent daughter Alice live in a dreary apartment above the private college they bought on impulse, hoping to make it a great success. To pay the mortgage they simply must sell their beloved house. Now, as debts mount, their relationship and finances are crumbling. <p>Unlike Jonathan, who lets things happen, Liz's need to take action leads to Marcus Witherstone, driver of a Mercedes, husband of a difficult wife, and senior partner of the firm, handling the house sale. Marcus has two splendid ideas, to… Read More

NY: Zebra Books. Very Good+. 2001. First Edition. Softcover; Mass Market PB. ISBN: 0821769006. 224 pages; No spine or cover creases, faint edgewear, remainder mark on inside front cover. A very nice copy. ; 'When Miss Eleanor Webster, who has run Lady Laura Ransom's household for the last eleven years, comes up against Lady Laura's rakehell brother-in-law Captain Stephen Ransom, who is determined to usurp her position, a fierce passion ignites between them.'. Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: Regency, Romance, Novel.

NY: Penguin. Very Good. c1997, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Softcover; Mass Market PB. No spine creases but book curved/bent as if stored for a long time in a box that was too full (?), covers have light edgewear; interior pages clean, none loose.; <b> The fourth and, unfortunately, final mystery in the Regency Julian Kestrel series, is set in early 19th century Northern Italy. Highly recommended, there are only four mysteries in this enjoyable series as the author passed away in 1998.</b> Image is actual copy on offer. .

NY: Fawcett Crest. Very Good+. 1977. Softcover; Mass Market PB. ISBN: 0449236250. 302 pages; Faint spine and cover creases, remainder mark on page edges. A nice copy. ; An historical novel of the French revolution featuring 18-year-old Minella, the daughter of an English schoolteacer, and Charles-Auguste, the haughty, arrogant Compte Fontaine Delibes. . Catalogs: Historical Novel. Keywords: British Woman Author, Novel, French Revolution.