Soiled cloth boards, corners and spine ends bumped and lightly worn (not to boards). Pages age browned, edges darker and a bit soiled, library stamp on bottom page edges, staple holes on front free endpaper; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Front flap from now missing dust wrapper and BOMC insert about the book (with an image of the author), both with staple holes, laid in. A reading copy only. ; The story of Adelaide and her life in London from the Victorian era through World War II. Basis for the film "The Forbidden Street" starring Dana Andrews and Maureen O'Hara.; "Around the co... View More...
Red cloth binding sunned, soiled and worn, spine fraying at edges. Corners and spine ends bumped, bottom corners revealing boards, book is cocked. Textblock edges, pastedowns and free endpapers lightly browned (seen before in this edition) and rather soiled, previous owner initials on front free endpaper; interior pages clean. No dust wrapper but front flap of original wrapper laid in. A reading copy only.; 'Mr. Partridge is a dapper middle-aged man who is bored with running his branch library and executing his slightly illegal maneuvers to make life richer. Lisbeth is bored with suitors and ... View More...
Sunned spine ends lightly bumped, page edges pale brown and slightly dusty ; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Dust wrapper a bit edgeworn with a lightly soiled rear white panel and some short closed tears. A nice copy.; In this sequel to "The Eye of Love" we learn what happens to 18 year-old Martha when she goes to Paris to learn how to paint.; "I loved the Martha books."- Holly H. Also recommended by Frances B., and Louise D. of the ATS, and the AT and DES email discussion groups. Image is actual copy on offer. View More...
A new book received with faint edgewear.; The movie "Julia Misbehaves" was based on this novel. The first book we read by this author and one of our favourites; highly recommended. This 'novel about a slightly unmoral woman named Julia, made a quiet appearance in the summer of 1937. Before the year was out "The "Nutmeg Tree" was cracking faces that hadn't smiled since 1929.' 'Julia Packett has barely laid eyes on her daughter, Susan, since leaving her with her proper, well-heeled in-laws after her husband was killed in World War I. Now thirty-seven, her lack of prospects hasn't dimmed her spi... View More...
A new book received with faint edgewear. This edition features an introduction by twentieth-century women's historian Elizabeth Crawford. ; Ann Laventie, the youngest of three children in a long line of anti-social Sussex gentry, doesn't quite fit the mould of her intellectual, elegant, ultra-modern siblings Dick, an artist, and Elizabeth, a high-brow writer. Their father is scholarly and just wealthy enough to focus all his attention on reading and other highbrow pursuits. Ann, on the other hand, worries about being plump, is what might be called a 'people person', and appreciates the simple... View More...
