A new booklet with a tape binding.; D.E. Stevenson (Dorothy Emily Peploe) is best known as a novelist, publishing almost a novel a year from the mid 1903's until her retirement in 1970. Her books of children's poetry were published in 1940 in the US and in 1943 in Great Britain. They have long been out of print. This volume, published by arrangement with her heirs, combines the poems from both books and makes them available to many of her admirers for the first time. ; Publisher's recommended price of $12.50 listed in Bowker's Books in Print. New 13 digit ISBN is 978-0-9716612-1-9. View More...
Spine and cover creases, some edgewear and rubbing, previous owner used black marker to write title on bottom page edges and black line on top edge. Pages lightly browned (seen frequently in this edition); interior pages clean, none loose.; We meet the Ayrton family on their estate on the west coast of Scotland. 'Summerhills' is the sequel to this novel, a favourite of many DES readers as well as DES herself according to a 1967 letter to an American fan.; This title reviewed by Claire author of 'The Captive Reader' blog and by Katrina author of the "Pining for the West" blog. Also enjoyed by ... View More...
A new book received with faint edgewear, pale tan page edges, and some smudges to bottom page edges.; Published in Great Britain as 'Miss Bun, the Baker's Daughter'. This was the first DE Stevenson book submitted to and published by Collins. It was said to be Sir William Collins's favourite DES book and the best he ever read about Scotland and the Scottish people. Sue Pringle has never met anyone like John Darnay before. A painter who roams the countryside with brush in hand, Darnay is so absorbed in his art that he can barely remember to feed himself-a stark contrast to the practical shopkeep... View More...
A new book. All copies received from printer with very light edgewear and faint horizontal ripples on spines. ; This novel was written in 1940, near the beginning of World War II. It is set in England before, and just after, the start of World War II. In 1938 Franz von Heiden, son of a Nazi official and an Englishwoman who died when he was a child, comes to England to visit his English cousins. Life in England is not what he expected, and he reports this to his father back in Germany. Completed on 29 February, 1940, before the US had entered the war, DES hoped this book would explain the Brit... View More...
Green cloth binding, spine ends and bottom corners lightly bumped, front hinge beginning to split at pastedown as is often seen with Collins editions from this time. Yellowed page edges have a few tiny soil marks; interior pages clean. Small bookseller label on rear pastedown. Unclipped dust wrapper, lightly edgeworn and soiled, spine head reinforced with tape on inside by previous owner. Once white rear panel now age browned. One of the nicer copies we've seen.; One of the rather scarce titles by this wonderful author. Set in the Scottish Border country and London.; 'Set in the same Scottish ... View More...
A new book. ; A selection from the unpublished papers 'found in the attic' by the author's granddaughter. They include short stories (including a gentle revenge on critics, an eccentric maid, a ventriloquist desperate for work and a very human burglar); verse (a burlesque, some war poems); two delightfully witty one-act plays, and articles and talks on books and writing. Illustrated with some wonderful family photographs. The articles on books and writing especially offer a compelling insight into this beloved author. Recommended.This edition now out of print.; "A very interesting glimpse... View More...
A new book received with pale tan pages, very light edgewear. and a few smudge marks on textblock edges. ; A continuation of 'The Two Mrs. Abbots' set in Chevis Green. The "four Graces", the daughters of the village Vicar, Mr. Grace, are named Matilda (Tilly), Elizabeth (Liz), Sarah (Sal) and Adeline (Addie).; "The four Grace sisters-Liz, Sal, Tilly, and Addie-love their quiet life in the country village of Chevis Green. To some, their insular world might seem dull, but the sisters and their father, Mr. Grace, never seem to run out of conversation, jokes, and pleasant ways to pass the time to... View More...
A new copy received with faint edgewear.; This is the delightful sequel to Miss Buncle's Book. Highly recommended.; " In this charming follow-up to Miss Buncle's Book, the intrepid writer moves to a new town filled with fascinating folks...who don't even know they might become the subjects of her next bestselling book.Miss Buncle may have settled down, but she has already discovered that married life can't do a thing to prevent her from getting into humorous mix-ups and hilarious hijinks.A beloved author who has sold more than seven million books, D. E. Stevenson is at her best with the storie... View More...
Spine sunned, covers creased and edgeworn, white back cover a bit soiled. Inside covers and pages light brown with darker edges (seen before in this edition), page edges a bit soiled; inside pages clean. No binding problems but we have found this edition should be handled with care or the binding glue can give way. ; 8 This edition has a wonderful new foreword by DES explaining how she came to write the delightful four part series. In the fourth Mrs.Tim novel, the Christie children are growing up and Mrs. Tim finds a home in Old Quinings for their summer holidays, while Mr. Tim is stationed ... View More...
A new copy received with faint edgewear. This edition, one of the Furrowed Middlebrow imprints, has an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith.; In the fourth and final Mrs.Tim novel, the Christie children are growing up and Mrs. Tim finds a home in Old Quinings for their summer holidays, while Mr. Tim is stationed in Africa. Mrs.Tims new friends (and not so friendly new acquaintances including a despicable landlord of a perfect cottage) are characterized by the pen of a remarkable writer in the most delightful fashion.; Recommended by Holly H. of the ATS, AT and DES email discussion lists. "D... View More...
A new copy received with faint edgewear. This edition, one of the Furrowed Middlebrow imprints, has an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith. ; With husband Tim stationed in Egypt and her children at boarding-school, Hester Christie--affectionately known as "Mrs. Tim" finds herself at loose ends, until her friend Grace takes her at her word and finds her a job with the formidable Erica Clutterbuck, who has opened a new hotel in the Scottish Borders. Highly recommended.; Recommended by Holly H. of the ATS, AT and DES email discussion lists. " In the third in the series about Mrs. Tim and her f... View More...
A new copy received with faint edgewear. This edition, one of the Furrowed Middlebrow imprints, has an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith and a very short article by DES originally published in a US book club pamphlet about how she came to write "Music in the Hills".; The second novel in the Dering trilogy set in the "lovely Scottish Borderland". The first is 'Vittoria Cottage' and the third is 'Shoulder the Sky' (US) or 'Winter in Rough Weather' (UK). It was one of the author's favourites according to a letter DES wrote to an American reader in 1967.; ""I like Mureth," declared Lady Shaw.... View More...
A new book.; Originally published only in the Britain in 1923, this was D.E. Stevenson's first published novel. Set in Kintoul, Scotland, a beautiful Highland village with a tumbling river, a ruined castle, and pine-clad hills. This love story "follows the mingled fortunes of the crofters, the minister and doctor, and those at Kintoul House -- Peter West and the shades of his mother. This is a world where integrity and honour stand firm against the easy path, and despite many a wrong turning, are the only sure way to lasting happiness."; This edition now out-of-print. View More...
Quarter bound in tan cloth with metallic green titles, over light green paper-covered boards. Spine ends and one corner lightly bumped (causing a tiny tear), board edges faintly sunned and white dust wrapper flaps and rear panel yellowed, common flaws with this edition. Bottom textblock edge has ROCH WIFE in black marker. Top of page edges faintly foxed (another common flaw); interior pages clean and bright, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper lightly edgeworn, rear panel faintly soiled. A nice copy of a rather scarce DES title. ; Originally published in the US in 1940. Kit Stone has t... View More...
A new copy. This edition, one of the Furrowed Middlebrow imprints, has an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith. This title has always been one of the more scarce DES books (perhaps due to wartime restrictions when it was first published). We are very pleased to be able to offer this new reprint to fellow DE Stevenson admirers.; After a bomb falls in Wintringham Square, breaking most of the windows, Frances Field leaves the London home of her aunt and takes herself to a small fishing village in Scotland for a well deserved holiday. This is another thoughtful analysis of character and persona... View More...
A new copy received with faint edgewear. Although publication date says 2014 it was printed later as publisher's price increased from original 2014 issue. ; D.E. Stevenson delivers another well-crafted gem with the third book of the beloved Miss Buncle series originally published in the midst of World War II.Much has changed in Wandlebury since Barbara Buncle (now Barbara Abbott) first moved to the charming English village. But as the mistress of her own home with two small children to look after, Barbara finds that she has distressingly little time to keep up with the goings-on of her friends... View More...
A new book received with a bit of edgewear.This edition, one of the Furrowed Middlebrow imprints, has an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith and a very short article by DES originally published in a US book club pamphlet about how she came to write "Music in the Hills".; DES said in a letter that this was her favourite book and that she felt she was most like the main character, Caroline Dering. This is the first book in the Dering trilogy. "Caroline opened the door and saw Mr. Shepperton standing on the step. "Oh, it's you!" she exclaimed in surprise."Did you--were ... View More...
A new book received with light edgewear. This edition, one of the Furrowed Middlebrow imprints, has an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith and a very short article by DES originally published in a US book club pamphlet about how she came to write "Music in the Hills".; The third volume in the Dering trilogy, set at Mureth Farm and Drumburly in the Scottish Border country. Published in the US as 'Shoulder the Sky'.In this novel, in which characters from 'Vittoria Cottage' and 'Music in the Hills' recur, D.E. Stevenson wonderfully evokes the chill and bluster of winter in the Scottish Borders... View More...
A new copy received with some edgewear and a few smudges to textblock edges. ; Originally published as 'Miss Dean's Dilemma' in the US and as 'Divorced from Reality' in Great Britain in 1935. This revised edition was first published in 1970. An interesting study on unhappy marriages and divorce and how these can affect children. Charlotte Dean has her future all planned out. But when Garth, the man Charlotte loves, marries her sister instead, Charlotte is hearbroken and moves to London to escape her pain. Clementina, the child of that marriage, will become an important part of Charlotte's lif... View More...
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