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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ### THE MOTTLED LIZARD by Elspeth Huxley 1962 ### ## THIS BOOK: Classified: NEAR FINE: This is the 2016 edition, originally published by Michael Joseph in 2015. The book and cover are in fine condition, and the text is clean and tidy. There is no bumping or foxing. Another fascinating and funny read, as you would expect from Dawn French ## ## THE MOTTLED LIZARD: In her first volume of autobiography, The Flame Trees of Thika Elspeth Huxley described her early childhood in Kenya. She recalled the amusing adventures of her family at Thika, a plot of 'farming land' that her father had bought in a Nairobi bar and which turned out to be an area of uncleared 'bush' bounded by two streams. The book was a fascinating account of how the family overcame their difficulties and how the farm prospered. The story ended with the outbreak of the First World War, the farm's closing, and the interruption of the lives of the people who lived on it. The Mottled Lizard opens with the war over and Elspeth and her mother about to rejoin her father in Kenya. Gradually the family home is pulled back into shape, and the coffee farm recovers. And again, as in the earlier volume, we meet the same variety of eccentric European neighbours, Kikuyu servants, and animals wild and tame. In every sentence, Elspeth Huxley reveals her passionate love for this beautiful African Country. At the end of the book, the family leaves Thika. As the author goes on, the reader shares her regret for losing this wild, exciting Country in 'the morning days of Africa' and of a life that has vanished forever. ## #### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. Please get in touch for a shipping quotation. ####. No Author signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. ### The Fountain Overflows - 1958 ### ### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH ### ~#~ WE HAVE ACQUIRED MANY MORE BOOKS, LISTING THEM ONLINE AND ADDING A DESCRIPTION LATER ONCE THEY ARE MOSTLY UPLOADED. PLEASE ASK FOR A DESCRIPTION OF ANY BOOK WITHOUT ONE ~#~ THIS BOOK: Very Good, cover taken the wear and is a bit dog eared, book is fine just a minor bumping on one corner.inscription of previous owner on free endpaper. #### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS? Please Note. Due to the recent price increase by the British Postal Service, to be fair to you and me, PLEASE contact me for a shipping quotation. As you know, books are not all the same size, weight, value, and sometimes in multiple volumes. FREE SHIPPING IS ONLY WITHIN THE U.K ####. No Author signature.

Oln. 320 pages. Illustrated. Good Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 400.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Published by the Reprint Society of London in 1953. Hardcover. Book 1st published by Jonathan Cape in 1950. Book condition: Fair to Good. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles to spine on a black background. Boards do show signs of wear. Inside pages are complete and are intact but do show signs of heavy tanning and there are some marks to the edges of the pages. But the book is very readable. No Dust Jacket. See photograph. Dims: 190mm x 130mm x 26mm. 438 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. With Minor Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. It is impossible not to be fascinated by the story of Tenzing. Even those not interested in climbing mountains must find themselves held by the image of an illiterate boy herding yaks under the southern ramparts of Everest, looking up at them with longing and then, many years later, looking down from that summit which is the highest in all the world. Such a tale is bound to be one of courage and hardihood; yes, and of a noble ambition leading on towards that final goal. The chief doubt, for those who knew him, must have been whether the story could be well told. Tenzing could not write it himself. Mr. Ullman has succeeded remarkably in keeping his own personality, his own nation, out of the way; in giving the impression that it is Tenzing here speaking, telling quietly and very simply, with the occasional flashing smile, of his life and people, his religion and hopes, his moments of joy and disappointment.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 254 pages; 20 cm. Subjects; Adventure stories English fiction. Linklater, Eric 1899-1974. English drama. British Authors. 1 Kg.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 254 pages; 20 cm. Subjects; Adventure stories English fiction. Linklater, Eric 1899-1974. English drama. British Authors. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint. Hardcover with green boards and pictorial dust jacket, reprint edition, 300gms, 256 pages, blank endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general age-related wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards are in good condition with only mild shelf wear and scuffing. Dust jacket is in fair condition with quite a few small nicks and tears. Dust jacket has been covered in clear protective plastic for protection, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good in Very Good jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. pp.413 with index. clean tight copy d/j small nicks, tears and creasing to all edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; a very good reading copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Raymond Sheppard (illustrator). Jacket has light edge wear top and bottom of spine. This book has brought pleasure to many because of the beauty of its story and the simplicity and vividness of the language in which it is written. The author, while still a young girl, and her nature-loving aunt, took a small croft in Sutherland, the most northern, the most remote and the most sparsely populated country in the Scottish Highlands. This book describes their lives and above all, of Lora, the common seal, who is the star of this book. The pencil illustrations are first class and add a touch of unusual distinction to the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Book originally published by Victor Gollancz Limited in 1963. This edition published by arrangement. Red spine with bright gilt text bind black paper covered boards, top edge dyed black. Top edge has initials D. W. T neatly burned into the top edge. Ow as new. 260 pp. Unclipped DJ has slight edge wear at spine ends. Bookseller's Inventory # 165461.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine in Fine jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. pp.224 The chronicle of a trip the author took across India. clean tight unread copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Bound in red cloth with gold decoration on front cover and on spine and gold lettering on spine; some edge wear to boards; previous owner's name on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with black and white reproductions of Da Vinci's drawings. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. NICE, CLEAN COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. RE-ISSUE.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint, first pub. 1955. Hard cover 12mo in black cloth w/red spine medallion and gold titles, red topstain. Very Good book in like DJ. Spine slant, owner label front endpaper, notation of American title on title page, else Fine and unmarked; jacket has two small holes at bottom front panel, tiny tear rear panel. 250pp. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. The book is near fine with slight edge wear and previous owner's name sticker on ffep in a very good dust jacket with light edge wear and a chip at lower spine end.