vintage books london uk (32 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good COndition paperback 372 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good COndition paperback 408 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. re-issue. "in an unnamed country, in an unnamed year sometime in the future, Chief Inspector Jensen.is called in after a publisher receives a threat to blow up their building.The building is evacuated, but no bomb explodes and Jensen is given seven days in which to track down the letter writer." Translated from Swedish by Sarah Death. Current re-issue of book first published in English in 1966, after its publication in Swedish in 1964. Published @ $7.99.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Elliot Erwitt/Magnum (Cover Photo); Caroline Cunningham (Design) (illustrator). 467 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Minimally creased covers. Creased spine. Sticky stain on top edge.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 420pp. '7' in number line. Index, pp. 399-420. Red wraps with title in embossed white letters in curved arc superimposed upon a transparent globe with continents only on the curved surface; author name lettering in blurred-edge embossed white across top front cover; subtitle in smaller black letters on the upward slant across bottom front cover. A crease on the diagonal across lower right front cover corner: long flat, NOT weak or floppy, else Flawless: Tight binding (NO cracks); Sharp corners; NO previous owner names; NO remainder mark. Clean Text. Appears UNREAD.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Text/Near New w/(1) folded corner. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace wear to corner tips & faint creasing lower front corner, with faint echoes corresponding text corners. PO name to front cover Verso. Biography of gifted English novelist and travel writer Charles Bruce Chatwin (1940 - 1989), author of Patagonia (1977). Bisexual, he was one of the first prominent men in Britain to have succumbed to AIDS.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Text/one folded corner, else Brand New. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/faint creasing to upper back corner. Inexplicable tiny hole to leading text edge. The story of English Elizathan explorer, courtier, and writer Sir Walter Ralegh [Raleigh] (c. 1552 - 1618), and in particular, his 1616 second trip up the Orinoco river in quest of the fabled land of El Dorado.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 429 pages. Illustrated.

Softcover Satin Finish. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. ### TRESPASS by Rose Tremain 2010 ? An Haunting Exploration of Human Nature and Family Ties ### ## THIS BOOK: Classified as NEAR FINE is the 2010 Edition, first published in this edition in 2010?Softcover book in full colour, title in light green on a photo of a forest walk. The cover has a few light creases. The book's inside is clean, with no foxing. ## IMAGES: Two or more images of all our books and maps we provide so you know what you buy. READ ON for more information and details. ## ## Overview: "Trespass" is a gripping novel that weaves together themes of disputed territory, sibling dynamics, and devastating revenge. Set in the picturesque backdrop of the Cévennes, a region in southern France, the story revolves around two pairs of dysfunctional adult siblings?one French and one English?who find themselves entangled in a bitter property dispute.## ## Plot Summary: - Audrun, an older woman, lives in a small inherited shack in the Cévennes. Her older brother, Aramon, terrorised her during their childhood. As an adult, he lives a lonely life in their childhood home, which he partially ruined through hoarding - When Aramon asks Audrun to help him clean the house, she discovers his plans to sell it for roughly half a million euros - Meanwhile, Anthony Verey, an elderly antique dealer from London, is facing financial troubles. He calls his sister, Veronica, who lives in the Cévennes with her lover, Kitty. Veronica offers to let Anthony stay with them indefinitely - Anthony becomes enamoured with a property called Mas Lunel, but after seeing Audrun's shack nearby, he decides against buying it - Aramon continues to torment Audrun, threatening to tear down her shack if it crosses onto his property line - As the tensions escalate, Anthony mysteriously disappears. Veronica launches a desperate search for him while her relationship with Kitty deteriorates - Aramon's health deteriorates, and he experiences blackouts. Audrun suggests that Anthony was there the day he disappeared. Still, Aramon's memory is unreliable - Audrun feeds Aramon's paranoia, and when schoolchildren discover Anthony's body on her side of the property, the mystery deepens - In reality, Audrun had persuaded Anthony to accompany her to the river, where she murdered him, planted the body, and hid his car in Aramon's garage.## ## Themes: - Sibling Love and Betrayal: The novel explores the complex bonds between siblings, including love, resentment, and unspoken betrayals - Isolation and Secrets: The isolated farmhouse symbolises hidden secrets and emotional isolation - Revenge and Desperation: Audrun's desperate act of revenge sets off a chain of events that lead to tragedy.## ## INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. Please get in touch with me for a shipping quotation. ##. No Author signature.

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. First Trade Paper Edition. 'Thames' is about the river from source to sea. It covers history from prehistoric times onwards, the flora & fauna of the river, paintings & photographs inspired by the Thames, its geology, smells & colours, its literature, laws & landscape, its magic & myths, its architecture, trade & weather. xiv, xvi-xxi [maps], 490pp, photo illustrated in color andd in b&w, maps. Appears 'near new - bright, clean and unmarked, but with some creasing to the spine and to the top corner of the front cover. Accurate postage, with options, AT COST, to your location ? Variety of speeds, packaging, tracking etc available. We offer discounted Canada Post Rates. Also, USPS to the USA, $8.50-$12.00. Books under 9.5" tall can be shipped anywhere in Canada for US$13.00 ? boxed/tracked/faster. Online sites are not able to factor in weight, size, speed and other issues into their 'estimated' postal rates. Image/s available. Please enquire.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. 1st Edition. 417 pages. Light beige-pinkish background soft covers with light wear to covers' corners. Pages very clean. A nice copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. 646 pages. Light wear to covers' corners o/w very clean white background covers with gilt-coloured decoration and black titles. Page-edges lightly yellowed o/w very clean pages.

Pictorial Card. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Reprint. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! NEVER READ Brown page edges so VG not FINE! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Pictorial Card. Condition: FINE ( AS NEW). No Jacket. This is the first edition. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Pictorial Card. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. This is the FIRST EDITION, FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 273 pages. Red spine with white and grey titles - beige background front cover with a big capiral 'embroidered' A ; back cover is pale mauve. Unmarked soft covers with slightest wear to covers' corners and spine-ends. Pages fine and unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 308 pages. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lightly foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. An excellent, clean and tightly bound book. Gift quality.

B-format paperback (20 X 13cm). Condition: Good +. First Thus. 257pp. Orig published in 1991. Film tie-in. Pages are age-tanned. Light wear and creasing to the card covers. Light creasing to spine. The binding is firm.

B-format paperback (20 X 13cm). Condition: Very Good. 127pp. Reprint. Orig published in 1966. Pages are age-tanned. Light wear to the card covers.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 262 pages. B&W plates. Light wear to edges and corners to soft covers. Light browning to page-edges o/w very clean and tidy pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. Reprint. 416 pages. Paperback with light wear to spine-ends and corners, little used. Nice condition.

Pictorial Soft Covers. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 131pp. Vintage Japanese Classics series. Wrap-around cover illustration by Yuko Shimizu. 19cm X 13cm. Card covers with French flaps. First published in Japan in 1963. Translated from the Japanese by John Nathan. Light wear only. The spine is uncreased and the binding is firm.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Paperback. 2010. London, U.K. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 550 pp. Numbered Line: 10-1. Book: Bright and clean. Only light creasing to spine. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE ORDERING THIS BOOK TO CONFIRM BOOK CONDITION AND EDITION (most of our books are 1st editions). We can send you photos of this book with a detailed description. No foxing. Shipping is normally same day from the UK. "UK BASED SELLER ALL OVERSEAS SHIPPING VIA AIRMAIL". If you do not want this service please make it clear to Abebooks you wish by Ship. In Stock.- THANKS! We do not stock Ex-Library or Book Club editions. We do not stock ex-library or Book Club editions. We offer a money back guarantee if you are not fully satisfied, please contact us if you have any questions. Bookseller Inventory #O. 122616163206.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 429pp., b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, sources, index. Signed on the title page by Hazel Rowley Age toned and foxed text block. Browned edges. Lacks free front endpaper/half title page. Lightly bumped corners. Creased spine. Adhesive sticker residue to back cover. CONDITION: Fair to Good.(BH) 9/24. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lightly tanned. 377 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

"B" Format Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 149pp. First published 1979. First Vintage printing 1995. Vintage Classics series. Pages lightly age-tanned. V/light marking to the card covers.

B-format paperback (20 X 13 cm. Condition: Very Good. 234pp. Orig published in 1991. This copy from the 7th Vintage printing. Tanning to the pages. Two original price stickers to back cover. Light wear. The spine is uncreased and the binding is firm.

B-format paperback (20 X 13cm). Condition: Very Good. 327pp. Translated from the Japanese by Alfred Birnbaum & Jay Rubin. Orig published in 1993. First UK publication 2001. First Vintage edition 2003. This copy is from the 20th Vintage printing. Tanning to pages. The spine is uncreased and the binding is firm.

B-format paperback (20 X 13cm). Condition: Very Good. 389pp inc end translator's note. Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin. Orig published in 1987. First British publication 2000. First Vintage edition 2003. This copy is from the 26th Vintage printing. Tanning to pages.