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6513 DICKENS, Monica Enchantment [Large Print]
Hardcover; Ex-Library Chivers Press: Bath; c1989,1990; Large Print Edition Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper
An ex-library copy with the expected stamps, markings, and pocket. Skinned areas on both pastedowns and tape shadows on boards where dust wrapper was once attached to book. Dust wrapper very lightly creased and edgeworn, a piece of tape at spine foot but no library label. ; Tim, a seller of fabric by day, sits alone at night and plays fantasy games that transport him to other worlds. 'What begins as harmless escapism, however, gradually takes over his life, until he is in danger of losing his grip and sliding full-time into fantasy.'
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8.50 USD
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6694 DICKENS, Monica One Pair of Feet
Softcover; Mass Market PB Penguin: Harmondsworth, England; c1942,1978; Reprint Very Good
Very light spine and cover creases, covers have light edgewear and a touch of soil. Pages pale brown but not brittle; interior pages clean, none loose. A nice copy.; Here is a brilliantly funny account of Monica Dickens' one year of nurse training. The book is full of cheerful impudence, an astute power of observation, and a Dickensian insight into character.'; Front cover matches sample image.
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7.75 USD
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6651 DICKENS, Monica One Pair of Hands
Softcover; Mass Market PB Penguin: London; c1939,1988; Reprint Very Good
Covers creased, light edgewear, spine faintly creased. Previous owner name on first advert page; interior pages pale yellow but clean. ; After being expelled from drama school and exhausted by the deb party circuit, Monica Dickens (great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens), takes on the role of cook-general for the English upper classes. The reader is treated to an uproarious account of Ms. Dickens' 18 months as a servant (pre-WWII). Never mind that she hadn't a clue how to cook...In one of the funniest episodes, the couple she is working for say terrible things about her in French, assuming a servant would never know the language. There is an underlying social commentary and appreciation for character that just might be hereditary.; Front cover matches sample image. Holly H. of the ATS, AT, and DES email discussion lists, recommends this novel as absolutely enchanting. "I have loaned it to several friends, who state that it is'Terrific!', 'A Delight!', 'Enchanting and Very Well-Written', and 'Great fun, although I'm glad she wasn't my cook...'"
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6.75 USD
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6767 DICKENS, Monica Open Book, An
Hardcover Heinemann: London; 1978; First British Edition B&W Photographs: Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper
Corners and spine ends lightly worn (seen often in this edition), gift inscription on front free endpaper, faint smudges to page edges; no binding problems, interior pages clean and bright. Price clipped dust wrapper, lightly edgeworn, sunned spine and edges (seen often in this edition). ; 'Dickens's light-hearted and honest autobiography takes us from her childhood in the upstairs-downstairs world of the twenties through her celebrated exploits as a cook-general, nurse, munitions worker, provincial newspaper reporter, and, finally, bestselling novelist, wife and mother. Charles Dickens's great-granddaughter shows here that she has inherited his humour and humanity, as well as his zest for everything that life has to offer.'; Book matches sample image.
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9.95 USD
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137 DICKENS, Monica Portobello Road [Joy and Josephine]
Hardcover Michael Joseph: Toronto; 1948; First Canadian Edition Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper
8vo ; 400 pages; Spine ends and corners bumped, 1/4" tear at spine head. Page edges slightly dusty; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper has some edgewear, chips at spine ends and a 2" tear bottom front spine. ; Published in the UK as "Joy and Josephine". During WWII two young babies, one a foundling and one an aristocrat sent for a short stay, arrive at an orphanage. After an accident, one of the babies is adopted by a family that owns a shop on Portobello Road. Which of the babies was it? An engrossing tale that looks at 'nature vs. nurture'. ; Recommended by Clare G. of the DES and DoveGrey email discussion groups.
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24.50 USD
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