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Miss Read, Illus By John S Goodall - Village School

2616
London: Michael Joseph, 1955
First edition. A Near Fine Book in Near Fine Dust Jacket. A lovely copy of the first in the series of books on rural life. Tiny brown spot on centre of jacket, under the figure of the running boy . Illustrated endplates have slight mark where the dustjacket has touched, fep has neatly removed previous ownership signature.
 
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Weight: g
 
 
 

Randall, Rona - The Eagle At The Gate

1540
Hamish Hamilton London 1978
First edition. A fine book in a fine dustjacket. Bears the stamp of the Carol Smith Literary Agency, the ink of which had not dried before the book was closed, leaving a faint impression of it on the dustjacket.
 
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Weight: g
 
 
 

Read, Piers Paul - A Season in the West

4324
Secker & Warburg London 1988 ISBN 0436410044
First edition. A near fine book in near fine dust jacket (pages of book slightly browned, 1/4 inch cosed tear at rear of jacket)
 
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Weight: g
 
 
 

Redmond, Patrick - The Wishing Game

1035
Hodder & Stoughton London 1999 ISBN 0340750162
First Edition. As new book in As new dustjacket. Author's first novel. Psychological thriller set in a single-sex boarding school.
 
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Rein, Harold - Few Were Left

303
John Day New York1955
First edition. Very good book in very good dustjacket (tear around top of spine). Review copy, with agen'ts glued-in sticker, and a couple of local agent's stamps.
 
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Rendell, Ruth - Adam and Eve Pinch Me

2496
London: Hutchinson, 2001 ISBN 009179434X
First edition. A fine book in fine protected dust jacket. A ghost story
 
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Roberts, Kenneth - Boon Island

2972
Collins London 1956
First edition. A very good book (near fine except for a small area at top of spine which is sun-faded). Dust jacket is good+, faded to spine, and with slight loss at top of spine
 
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Weight: g
 
 
 

Roberts, Kenneth - Oliver Wiswell

4692
Collins London 1943
First edition. A very good book in remnants of dustjacket
 
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Robson, Don - Young & Sensitive

3156
Hutchinson London 1964
First edition. Winner of the 1963 Arthur Koestler Award to stimulate creative activity among prisoners. A near fine book (slight mark on extreme top edge of front) in an almost very good dust jacket (wear to most edges, folded tear at top of front, small tear at rear). Very scarce
 
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Weight: g
 
 
 

Rosten, Leo - The Return of Hyman Kaplan

2281
London: Victor Gollancz, 1959
First UK edition. A very good book (structurally fine, but a small area of fading on the top matching a chip in the dustjacket). Dustjacket is good only (sunned to spine, significant edgewear to top edge, including a chip that result in the loss of the letter E in the first word of the title)
 
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Weight: g
 
 
 

Runbeck, Margaret Lee - A Hungry Man Dreams

2886
Peter Davies London 1953
First UK edition. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. Jacket has been price-clipped by the publisher and a new price printed. A few tiny chips and tears to jacket. 2mm  or so of sun fading at base of spine of book
 
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Runbeck, Margaret Lee - Pink Magic

3809
Peter Davies London 1951
First UK edition. A good+ book (covers dirty and with Boots Booklovers Libray sticker to front)  without dust jacket - contents very good
 
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Weight: g
 
   

Rushdie, Salman - Haroun and the Sea of Stories

3335
Granta Books London 1990 ISBN 0140142231
First edition. A near fine book  p. 87 has what looks like a small hole burned into the top, affecting text, in near fine dust jacket (very light rolling on top and bottom edge). Signed by author on title page
 
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Weight: g