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5334 THIRKELL, Angela Ankle Deep
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wakefield, RI; c1933, 1996; 212 pages Very Good+
No spine creases, back cover corner and several page corners creased, faint edgewear. A nice copy.; First time this early AT title has been published in the US. This novel was written before the author had the inspiration to write her Barsetshire series and is rather autobiographical.; Perhaps not the novel to choose to introduce others to AT but as AT admirers we found it very interesting. Now out of print.
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12.95 USD
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6790 THIRKELL, Angela Before Lunch
Softcover; Mass Market PB Carroll & Graf: New York; c1940,1992; 322 pages Very Good
Spine creased, covers lightly edgeworn, inside covers and page edges pale brown (seen before in this edition); interior pages clean, none loose. ; Recommended by Holly H. of the ATS and AT email discussion group. "In this quintessential Angela Thirkell novel, the interplay of three households is delightful. The book is full of comic speeches, some wonderful words about friendship, and is one of the most 'Barchester' of Barchester novels." Cover matches sample image.
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10.50 USD
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7307 THIRKELL, Angela Before Lunch
Hardcover Hamish Hamilton: London; c1939, 1949; 335 pages Very Good in Fair dust wrapper
Part of the Collected Edition. Beige cloth binding with faintly sunned spine, corners and spine ends lightly bumped (often found in this edition). Endpapers and pastedowns very foxed and age browned, page edges light brown (seen frequently in this edition); interior pages clean, no binding problems. Fragile unclipped dust wrapper edgeworn and age-browned; heavily sunned and stained spine and front flap detached, reattached with archival tape. In protective sleeve as are all our hardback dust wrappers.; Recommended by Holly H. of the ATS and AT email discussion group. "In this quintessential Angela Thirkell novel, the interplay of three households is delightful. The book is full of comic speeches, some wonderful words about friendship, and is one of the most 'Barchester' of Barchester novels." Image is actual copy on offer.
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21.50 USD
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7241 THIRKELL, Angela Brandons, The
Hardcover Knopf: New York; 1939; Book Club Edition 358 pages Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper
The Brandons is considered by many Angela Thirkell fans to be among her finest. It is a book often recommended to those we wish to initiate into the joys of our beloved novelist. It is captivating. Where would we be without Mrs. Brandon and Noel Merton? They generate heated discussions.There is the camp that finds both dripping with charm and the camp that finds Mrs. Brandon a useless creature and Mr. Merton a cad. Readers usually are, though, unanimous in praise of Mrs. Thirkell's skill in capturing these leading characters. "Breakfast at Stories" is one of the best openings to any Angela Thirkell novel and "Bad News at Stories" is possibly the best chapter Angela Thirkell ever wrote, with every word and each step of story development perfectly right. Meticulous details add immensely to the charm of this novel. Highly recommended.; Nice tan cloth binding, browned areas on spine gutters, page edges age browned, as are pastedowns and endpapers (seen frequently in this edition), a spot on painted top edge, ink previous owner name and July 1939 on front free endpaper; interior pages clean, no binding problems. A nice copy. Lightly age browned dust wrapper, with sunned spine and edges (seen frequently with this edition) has faint soil and a bit of edgewear. ; Image is actual copy on offer.
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16.50 USD
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6660 THIRKELL, Angela Close Quarters
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wickford, RI; c1958, 2001; 277 pages Very Good+
Faint cover creases, no spine creases, very light edgewear. A very nice copy.; Canon ("Tubby") Fewling loved the Admiral's daughter, Margot Phelps, but never told her of his love, and she married the wealthy market gardener, Mr. Macfadyen. Will he get a second chance now that she is a widow and visiting some of her county friends?; Cover matches sample image.
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7255 THIRKELL, Angela Coronation Summer
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wakefield, RI; c1937, 1998; 175 pages B&W Illustrations: Very Good+
Light spine creases, faint edgewear, a few smudges on top textblock edge; a nice copy.; A young woman's impressions of Queen Victoria's coronation and the festivities accompanying it. The book is illustrated with contemporary pictures. Obviously not a Barsetshire novel but very enjoyable.; This edition now out of print. Image is actual copy on offer.
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14.25 USD
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6847 THIRKELL, Angela County Chronicle
Hardcover Hamish Hamilton: London; 1950; First British Edition 348 pages Very Good- in Very Good- dust wrapper
Red cloth boards, top half inch faded, book edge wet at one time resulting in loss of top colour on boards and page edges, stain running down foredge, no damage to text. Cloth raised in a few spots on front and rear boards (publishing flaw?), spine ends and corners lightly bumped. Page edges pale yellow, decorated (map of Barsetshire) endpapers foxed (seen before in this edition), soil to page edges; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Clipped dust wrapper edgeworn with several closed tears and small chips. Spine and white portions of dw sunned (seen often in this edition). ; Another delightful visit to the county of Barsetshire.; Dust wrapper matches sample image.
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24.75 USD
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6824 THIRKELL, Angela Duke's Daughter, The
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wakefield, RI; c1951, 1998; 357 pages Very Good
No spine creases, a few light cover creases, light edgewear, a bit of soil to page edges; interior pages clean, no binding problems.; Another enjoyable novel set in post-war Barsetshire. The title refers to Lady Cora Palliser, the lovely daughter of the Duke of Omnium.; "...ordinary country pleasures provide the happenstance for the hopes and hesitations of young love. Family names familiar from earlier installments of the Barsetshire series- Marling and Adams, Winter and Waring, Belton and Dale- populate the pages of this engaging novel, as enamored men and women find their way into each other's hearts... To the traditional concerns of the gentry is added a fierce displeasure with intrusions of the post-war government (the office of "Red Tape and Sealing Wax"), yet this new-found preoccupation does nothing to deter the onset of a happy ending for all concerned." Cover matches sample image.
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11.00 USD
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7095 THIRKELL, Angela Enter Sir Robert
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: NY; c1955; 265 pages As New
An unread copy with faintest edgewear. No date on this edition, issued after publisher became an imprint of Beaufort Books. ; In this Barsetshire chronicle of village society (Hatch End and Little Misfit) and family life (The Hallidays and the Grahams) the elusive Sir Robert Graham finally makes an appearance.; This edition now out of print. Image is one of actual copies available.
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6468 THIRKELL, Angela Enter Sir Robert
Hardcover Hamish Hamilton: London; 1955; First British Edition 271 pages Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper
Blue cloth binding lightly soiled at bottom edge, spine ends and corners bumped and lightly worn (not to boards). Soil mark on front free endpaper, page edges pale brown, top edge soiled; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper, sunned spine, lightly edgeworn, white rear panel soiled. ; The elusive Sir Robert Graham finally makes an appearance.
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21.50 USD
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7182 THIRKELL, Angela Happy Return [Happy Returns]
Hardcover Knopf: New York; 1952; First US Edition 307 pages Very Good in Good dust wrapper
Green cloth binding, faintly sunned spine, corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Page edges yellowed and lightly foxed as are decorated endpapers (seen often in this edition); interior pages clean, no binding problems. Fragile, edgeworn and chipped, unclipped dust wrapper, split at both flaps, sunned spine (seen frequently in this edition).; Published in the UK and in more recent US editions as "Happy Returns". The dust wrapper is another lovely Cosgrave II wraparound painting. This Barsetshire novel 'welcomes us back to a county still shadowed by the war and its aftermath. Old friends and new faces join the community conversation, as Sir Cecil Waring has plans for a home for boys of naval men killed in the war, while the Priory Preparatory School prepares for its move to Harefield.' In between a hesitant courtship and a headlong marriage, 'we find much discussion of gardens, dogs, and other country matters'.; AT's books recommended by Claire author of 'The Captive Reader' blog, the "Desperate Reader" blogger, Jodie R. the author of the 'Geranium Cat's Bookshelf' and obviously by members of the ATS and AT email discussion groups. :o) Image is actual copy on offer.
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23.50 USD
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7084 THIRKELL, Angela Happy Returns [Happy Return]
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wakefield, RI; c1952, 1998; 323 pages As New
A lovely unread copy.; Earlier US editions of this book were published as 'Happy Return'.; This Barsetshire novel 'welcomes us back to a county still shadowed by the war and its aftermath. Old friends and new faces join the community conversation, as Sir Cecil Waring has plans for a home for boys of naval men killed in the war, while the Priory Preparatory School prepares for its move to Harefield.' In between a hesitant courtship and a headlong marriage, 'we find much discussion of gardens, dogs, and other country matters'. This edition now out of print. Image is one of actual copies on offer.
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7230 THIRKELL, Angela High Rising
Softcover; Mass Market PB Carroll & Graf: New York; c1933,1992; Reprint 282 pages Very Good
Our introduction to Laura Morland, the writer of 'rather good bad novels', her son Tony, and many other beloved Barsetshire characters. Recommended.; Spine creased, covers lightly edgeworn, page edges yellowed (see often in this edition); interior pages clean, none loose.; Image is actual copy on offer.
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8.95 USD
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7333 THIRKELL, Angela Jutland Cottage
Hardcover Knopf: NY; 1953; First US Edition 312 pages Fair
Spine ends and corners bumped and fraying, cloth worn to boards on all corners, spine sunned (seen frequently in this edition), orange cloth boards have a few soil marks. Pages age yellowed with a few soil spots in margins and edges; endpapers decorated with map of Barsetshire. A reading copy with no loose pages. ; 'Helping the county's denizens move past their grieving for the death of King George VI, the whispered inklings of a romance between a new rector and "the incredibly beautiful and even more incredibly silly" Rose Fairweather lighten the mood in this 22nd Barsetshire novel, originally published in 1953. But at the center of this tale is Admiral Phelps's daughter Margot, a 40-ish ugly duckling who is taken in hand by the ladies of Barsetshire and transformed into a swan.'; Image is actual copy on offer.
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7432 THIRKELL, Angela Jutland Cottage
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wakefield, RI; c1953, 2009; Reprint; Third Printing 297 pages Near Fine
A new copy received with faint edgewear.; 'Helping the county's denizens move past their grieving for the death of King George VI, the whispered inklings of a romance between a new rector and "the incredibly beautiful and even more incredibly silly" Rose Fairweather lighten the mood in this 22nd Barsetshire novel, originally published in 1953. But at the center of this tale is Admiral Phelps's daughter Margot, a 40-ish ugly duckling who is taken in hand by the ladies of Barsetshire and transformed into a swan.'; Image is one of actual copies available.
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6733 THIRKELL, Angela Marling Hall
Softcover; Mass Market PB Carroll & Graf Publishers: New York; c1942,1990; 16mo; 320 pages Very Good-
Spine creases, light edgewear, page edges yellowed (seen before in this edition); interior pages clean, none loose.; One of the World War II Barsetshire novels.; Cover matches sample image.
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9.50 USD
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7085 THIRKELL, Angela Miss Bunting
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wakefield, RI; c1945, 2001; Reprint; Second Printing 322 pages As New
A lovely unread copy.; One of the World War II Barsetshire novels.; 'While "the war had mingled all races and creeds, it had not as yet mingled Old Town and New," winks the author in this Barsetshire chronicle from 1945. Under the tutelage of Miss Bunting—the governess who has molded most of the country's upper class—Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Fielding, renews an old school acquaintance with the daughter of Hogglestock's successful, albeit not genteel, iron master. "We must move with the times," says the unflappable governess when Lady Fielding questions the suitability of this association.' This edition now out of print. Image is one of actual copies on offer.
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6748 THIRKELL, Angela Miss Bunting
Hardcover Hamish Hamilton: London; 1945; First British Edition 272 pages Very Good in Very Good- dust wrapper
Spine tail and bottom corners bumped and lightly worn (not to boards), pages pale yellow, edges a bit darker (seen before in this edition) and lightly soiled; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper, sunned and dampstained spine, edges sunned and worn, white portions age browned. Previous owner used paper tape on inside of dw to reinforce / repair edges and trimmed top edges of flaps. ; One of the World War II Barsetshire novels.; Dust wrapper matches sample image.
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19.75 USD
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7320 THIRKELL, Angela Never Too Late
Hardcover Knopf: NY; 1956; First US Edition 313 pages Good
Blue cloth covers have faded edges and spine (a common flaw with this edition), lightly soiled. Spine ends bumped, spine tail fraying. Corners bumped revealing boards on bottom corners. Page edges yellowed and lightly soiled; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Decorative map of Barsetshire endpapers has a small bookstore label, a very old price, and small ink number on rear pastedown. No dust wrapper. A reading copy. ; England's new Queen is settling in, the war is over, and life's important events again center around the county of Barsetshire.; Image is actual copy on offer.
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18.50 USD
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7248 THIRKELL, Angela Northbridge Rectory
Softcover; Mass Market PB Carroll & Graf: New York; c1941, 1991; Reprint 318 pages Very Good
The inhabitants of Barsetshire come to terms with the privations, dangers, and annoyances of World War II, with humour and courage.; Spine creases, light edgewear. Page edges and inside covers pale brown (seen before in this edition); interior pages clean, none loose. A nice copy.; "My favourite Thirkell novel."- Recommended by Tom J. member of the ATS and AT and DES email discussion groups. Image is actual copy on offer.
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6763 THIRKELL, Angela O, These Men, These Men
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wakefield, RI; c1935, 1996; 210 pages Very Good+
Faint edgewear, spine ends lightly bumped, a few smudges on page edges. A nice copy.; A non-Barsetshire novel, this semi-autobiographical book is one of AT's earliest efforts.; This edition now out of print. Book matches sample image.
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7349 THIRKELL, Angela Old Bank House, The
Knopf: NY; 1949; First US Edition 345 pages Good+
Blue cloth binding heavily sunned and a bit soiled, spine ends and corners bumped. Pages pale yellow, edges darker and a bit soiled, a few spots on front Barsetshire map endpaper. Interior pages clean; no binding problems. A reading copy. No dust wrapper.; The Old Bank House is situated on the High Street in the market town of Edgewood. Miss Sowerby, unable to continue in her large and beautiful home, agrees to sell it to Mr. Sam Adams, the wealthy ironmaster from Hogglestock who is now the local Labour MP. Miss Sowerby warns him that the house likes a mistress. During this visit to Barsetshire we learn how the Old Bank House gains its new mistress.; Image is actual copy on offer.
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7129 THIRKELL, Angela Old Bank House, The
Softcover; Trade PB Moyer Bell: Wakefield, RI; (1949) 1997; 393 pages Very Good
The Old Bank House is situated on the High Street in the market town of Edgewood. Miss Sowerby, unable to continue in her large and beautiful home, agrees to sell it to Mr. Sam Adams, the wealthy ironmaster from Hogglestock who is now the local Labour MP. Miss Sowerby warns him that the house likes a mistress. During this visit to Barsetshire we learn how the Old Bank House gains its new mistress.; No spine creases, covers have light edgewear and a few faint creases, some smudges to page edges, a few lower page corners creased; interior pages clean, no binding problems. A nice copy.; This edition now out of print. Image is actual copy on offer.
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7362 THIRKELL, Angela Peace Breaks Out
Knopf: New York; 1947; Second Printing 370 pages Very Good- in Good+ dust wrapper
Both the first and second printings of this US edition were issued in June 1947. Tan cloth boards with green lettering and tree decoration. Spine ends lightly bumped, pastedowns and endpapers foxed, textblock edges age yellowed (seen frequently in this edition); interior pages clean, no binding problems. A nice copy. Price clipped dust wrapper has sunned spine, is edgeworn, with several tears and chips and is a bit fragile (seen frequently with this title). Now in protective dw cover as are all our books with dws.; In the summer of 1945 the war has finally ended but the denizens of Barsetshire soon find that peace brings problems of its own.; Image is actual copy on offer.
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6925 THIRKELL, Angela Pomfret Towers
Softcover; Mass Market PB Carroll & Graf: NY; c1938,1989; 254 pages Good+
Strong spine and cover creases, edgewear, previous owner ink initials on front free endpaper. Pages age browned, page edges show light dampstain (does not extend into book), tan rear cover faintly soiled; interior pages clean. ; One of the more scarce Barsetshire series titles, this enjoyable novel features the Bartons, Pomfrets, and Rivers families. Shy Alice Barton must attend her first country house party. Highly recommended.; Image is actual copy offered.
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