Fiction

Fire-Bird – A Study of D.H. Lawrence – Dallas Kenmare – First Edition 1951

A quality book on D.H.L. published by James Barrie, London a First Edition in 1951.

The author Dallas Kenmare was fascinated by the poetry of Lawrence and it’s the great man’s poetry that is the focus of this unique book. Written in 1951 so before Penguin had a shot at publishing Lady Chatterly’s Lover – Kenmare has a view on that prospect which is a tad old-fashioned to modern views.

Slim octavo, 81 pages, all in very good condition with a nice example of the dark fire-bird dust jacket.

D.H. Lawrence get to know the man better with Fire-Bird [Reference Lawrence Phoenix] …

$30.00

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Sorry You’ve Been Troubled – Peter Cheyney – 1955 Edition

A very nice example of the 1955 edition of this Collins published Murder Mystery novel by the respected Cheyney.

Octavo, 192 pages, great dust jacket design, very good condition.

Slim Callaghan of Callaghan Investigation [a good start] is a world-famous detective and a connoisseur of beautiful women. Admiral Gardell is found dead – is it suicide? – the lovely niece and the even lovelier daughter are interviewed and that’s enough to change Slim’s mind and the gears click into place …

Classic period crime from Cheyney.

The Time is 4.30am and it is Chipley Grange …

$35.00

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Gulf Coast Stories – Erskine Caldwell – First edition

First Australian edition published by Heinemann, Melbourne, London etc in 1957.

Octavo, 222 pages with 21 short stories all relating to the strip of Coast with New Orleans at the centre. Super mix of comedies and tragedies with the special character of the region.

Erskine Calder was already a distinguished author, identified by his outstanding novel “Tobacco Road”.

A very good copy in a nice bright dust jacket albeit some minor losses.

First Edition of Calder’s Collectable Stories

$35.00

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Biggles Air Detective – Captain Johns

Stolen Aircraft, “Black Sheep”, the case of the Wounded Agent … a Biggles shorter story delight, seven in all.

Published by Dean & Son a 1960’s reissue of an early Biggles collection. Octavo, 151 pages, toned evenly, a little chipped to jacket to jacket still a good copy.

Biggles packed with thrills

$25.00

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Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter – Captain Johns

An early 1960’s edition published by Dean & Son, London. Octavo, 184 pages a pretty good clean copy

Super Biggles collection of short stories with glossary of chap’s terms for those that haven’t been in the RAF

Biggles explained and entertaining

$30.00

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The Belgium Essays – Charlotte and Emily Bronte – Edited and translated by Sue Lonoff.

A first edition of this rather scarce and unknown book published as “A Critical Edition” by the Yale University Press in 1996 [they have done some great stuff].

Large octavo, 468 pages, very good condition in a full clean dust jacket.

In 1842 Charlotte and Emily B went to Brussels to study and write under the tutelage of Constantin Heger. They returned for the same again the next year. The result of this was twenty-eight essays penned in French. This book is the first to contain them all, nine of them have never been published elsewhere. They are presented in their original form with manuscript corrections and notes and with a facing English translation by Lonoff.

Special Bronte work from Charlotte and Emily expanding our knowledge of their prestigious talent.

$50.00

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Fire-Bird – A Study of D.H. Lawrence – Dallas Kenmare – First Edition 1951

Sorry You’ve Been Troubled – Peter Cheyney – 1955 Edition

Gulf Coast Stories – Erskine Caldwell – First edition

Biggles Air Detective – Captain Johns

Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter – Captain Johns

The Belgium Essays – Charlotte and Emily Bronte – Edited and translated by Sue Lonoff.

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