Francis K. Mason:Hawker Aircraft Since 1920
- edition reliée, livre de poche 2015, ISBN: 9780370000664
UK,16mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 for all 3 volumes.3 sequential volumes/titles offered,First edition first printing of the first novel in the Harry Pigg series- the 1st vo… Plus…
UK,16mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 for all 3 volumes.3 sequential volumes/titles offered,First edition first printing of the first novel in the Harry Pigg series- the 1st volume with dw/dj,the following two volumes (THEHO HO HO MYSTERY, 2010 and THE CURDS AND WHEY MYSTERY,2012 are without,as issued - with colour pictorial artwork illustrated boards - ALL 3 are 1st edns.] FINE/FINE for first,and FINE for remaining two volumes/titles.] No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip (published at £6.99 each) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt colour pictorial artwork by Liam Relph,illustrated dw/dj with yellow,orange and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,creasing or bumping to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present on any volume.Top+fore-edges slightly toned but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,all volumes appear unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers for the first volume/title.The following titles have colour pictorial artwork illustrated boards and immaculate plain black,and plain blue endpapers respectively.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viipp+1-152pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,13 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and dedication. THE HO HO HO MYSTERY: viipp+1-168pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,17 chapters; plus [unpaginated]half-title+title pages and dedication. THE CURDS AND WHEY MYSTERY: viipp+1-198pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,18 chapters; plus [unpaginated]half-title+title pages and dedication.Meet Harry Pigg,Private Eye.He is one of a kind. Columbo,Kojak,Hercule Poirot,Miss Marple,Sam Spade and Sherlock Holmes were all great detectives but Harry has something that none of them can boast - trotters,a curly tail and a snout for trouble.When Harry is hired to track down a missing lamp for a dodgy local businessman named Aladdin he becomes embroiled in a much larger case.He is beaten up,double-crossed,chasedacross town and beaten up some more before he finally worksout what the hell is going on.And it isn't what he expected.Not at all. 'The Third Pig Detective Agency' proves that you are nevertoo old for nursery rhymes,especially when they are as twisted and funny as this. The first in what is destined to become a cult detective series. 'The Ho Ho Ho Mystery': Join Harry Pigg in his most complicated adventure yet as he wrestles with the intricacies of jet-powered sleights, Santa's Little Helpers,Grimmtown's own CSI Department and not being dropped from flying carpets.Yes,it's just another typical case for the Third Pig Detective Agency. If only he didn't have to deal with those annoying Elves. 'The Curds and Whey Mystery': When asked if she's engaged local detective and professional arachnaphobe Harry Pigg toinvestigate,Miss Matilda Muffet refused to comment.But if the rumours are true,will the case be safe in Harry Pigg's trotters as he encounters the host of bizarre suspects? Join the Third Pig Detective Agency in the 'Curds and WheyMystery',their strangest and most baffling case yet. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct and possibly,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.THE FRIDAY PROJECT/HarperCollins Publishers,2009., 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour image+design photographic illustrated dw/dj with white+khaki(?) lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a black+red striped headband and clean plain maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-363pp [paginated] includes a prologue,52 chapters,author's notes; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a precis of the author, and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book.Author's 4th book in the 'Hereward' series. 1072.The battle has been lost.The bastard Norman king William is victorious.For the betrayed and abandoned English rebels,the price of their crushing defeat is cruel: exile. Cut adrift from family,friends and home,their hopes of survival rest with one man,Hereward.But is the legendary hero able to lead his men safely across a world ravaged by war? Their destination is the jewelled heart of the Christian empire in the East,the New Rome - Byzantium. Here the English hope to find gold and glory by joining those pledged to protect the emperor,the elite and savage Varangian Guard. But this once-mighty empire is slipping into shadow.Beyond the city's vast walls,the Turkish hordes plan for an attack that could come at any moment,while,within,rival factions threaten bloody mayhem as they scheme to seize the crown.Here begins a new chapter in the stirring tale of England's forgotten hero.But now the enemies are hidden,their methods bloodier,the battlefields and weapons unfamiliar.To stay alive in this cauldron of betrayal and murder,Hereward and the English must keep their wits about them and fight as never before . . . Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct and possibly,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.BANTAM PRESS/TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS,2001., 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.Translated from the Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,rear panel with near full-length colour photograph of author - panels+spine with red and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned but still generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's red+black pixellated design from dw/dj - hand holding a gun - in faux leather-looking paper-covered boards with book's title alone,printed in red to a black spine and coloured Oslo city street map illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-486pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 43 chapters and an epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an epigram,individual Pts separator pages,last page of story also unpaginated and a note on the author and the novel's translator. Sonny's on the run.Sonny is a model prisoner.He listens to the confessions of other inmates,and absolves them of their sins. He's been lied to his whole life.But then one prisoner's confession changes everything.He knows something about Sonny's disgraced father. Sonny wants revenge.He needs to break out of prison and make those responsible pay for their crimes. Whatever the cost. Jo Nesbo is a musician,songwriter,economist and prize-winning author.'The Bat',his first crime novel,was published in Norway in 1997 and was an instant hit.His bestselling Harry Hole series has been a huge success in the UK and across the world,while his standalone crime novel,'Headhunters',was made into an award-winning film. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.HARVILL SECKER,2014., 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4th imp.[Complete number line 4 6 8 10 9 7 5.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject's b/w portrait photograph to front panel with glossy pale blue,pale pink and white lettering,similar coloured lettered spine/backstrip and a montage'd b/w portrait photograph to war-time dance hall b/w photographic background illstrated rear panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners.A small 1.5cm puncture at rear spine/backstrip's gutter's fold/ crease - without penetration to or affecting board beneath - and no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean with minimal toning; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound,foxing-free - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original,plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4th imp, 2-289pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,Pts 1-4 and an Epilogue comprising 4,4,5,4 chapters respectively,Survivors and others,authors note,24pp contemporary auto+biographical photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7,pp150/51 and pp198/9 reepcetively,acknowledgements,source notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,separate contents and illustrations lists/tables,an epigram and to the rear,4pp blanks. Mary Wesley published her first novel when she was 70, and went on to write 9 more bestsellers including the dazzling 'The Camoomile Lawn',which was made into a TV series,before her death in 2002 at the age of 89. Wesley was a pen name,derived from the family name of Wellesley. She was born Mary Farmar descended from the Duke of Wellington, and grew up a rebel who believed that she was her mother's least favourite child.Like many girls of her background,she married for escape.She herself summarised the pre-War years as: 'God! When I think of the time I've wasted going to bed with old Etonians.' Her first marriage to Lord Swinfen was brief and conventional.In the late 1930s, she began a fascination with Heinz Ziegler,a Czech university professor and wartime air gunner; his brother,Paul,later a Benedictine monk,also fell under her spell.In 1944,she met her adored second husband,Eric Siepmann,a writer who never managed to make any money at all from writing.Their marriage,which was mercurial and bohemian,lasted until his death.In her later years she enjoyed a relationship with playwright Robert Bolt.,. In between Swinfen and Siepmann, she had a love affair with Czech war hero, Heinz Ziegler, and possibly with his brother at the same time, and in her later years enjoyed a torrid relationship with Robert Bolt. At the outbreak of the Second World War she was, as she put it, 'roped into Intelligence',where she worked on breaking codes.MI5 and her many rackety life during the Blitz eventually inspired her novels, many of which were concerned with multiple wartime love affairs.She wrotew about the atmosphere of the home front,and how the imminence of death loosens the inhibitions,her fction was as sexy and as candid as she was herself.She drew on her eccentric friends and her love of Cornwall and the West Country,while the darkness of her novels was illuminated by a caustic sense of the ridiculous.Her style has been described as arsenic without the old lace. 'Wild Mary' is a remarkable book about a woman who was courageous,sensual,talented and ruthless.Readers will enjoy her story not only for its witty anecotes and devastating one-liners,but also for the intimate portrait it builds of a multi-layered personality in which much was hidden.Mary Wesley talked freely to the author - yet took some of her screts to the grave,leaving behind a number of fascinating clues. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! **N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p FREE. Offer available UK only, unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.CHATTO & WINDUS,2006., 5, London: Putnam & Company, 1971. Hardback. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A touch faded at the spine with the price clipped, light abrasion to the foot of the front flap crease. The contents complete, clean and tight. . Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (1.3 kg); 495pp; Index; In the Putnam Aeronautical Books series; 2nd (revised) edition, 1st printing, first published 1961. Includes: Black & white profiles; Black & white photographs (within the text); Top edge dyed Blue; Frontispiece; Appendices (2); ISBN: 0-3700-0066-8 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy of this book means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book#194838|| Condition:, London: Putnam & Company, 1971, 3<
