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hardcover. Condición: Very Good in Dustjacket. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1991. Pantheon Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0679404333. 174 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe England Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION - A literary mystery set in postwar Britain that was left unfinished by Connolly at his death in 1974. It was completed by Oxford scholar and poet Peter Levi, to whom Connolly divulged the denouement. SHADE THOSE LAURELS features an aristocratic cast of suspects that has gathered at the country estate of famed author Sir Mortimer Gussage to celebrate his birthday and knighthood. When Sir Mortimer meets an untimely death later that evening, it is his young admirer and protege, Stephen Kemble, who unravels the mystery. A delightful spoof of the country house thriller. inventory #15489.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. "Mozart and Modern Performance" by Arthur Hutchings / "The Chronology of Purcell's Works (Continued)" by Gerald M. Cooper / "Sight-Singing: Summary (Concluded)" by Harvey Grace / Gramophone Notes / "Round About Radio" by W R Anderson (M13).

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 96 pages. Articles include: "The Dramatisation of Choral Works: A Talk with the Producer of 'Hiawatha'" by Harvey Grace / "Rhythm in Singing, and Elsewhere (Concluded)" by W. S. Drew / "Elgar's 'Falstaff' Reconsidered" by Percy A. Scholes / "Ad Libitum" by 'Feste' / "Public School Music: A Practical Visionary" by A. E. F. Dickinson / "The New Mastersingers: A Holiday Experience" by Kobold / "On the Simplicity of Singing" by William Shakespeare / "Stages in the History of Opera: I. Claudio Monteverde" by J. A. Westrup / "The Rights of Authors and Composers: New Legislation in Russia" / "The Spirit of the Age" by Arthur T. Froggatt / "Symphonies and the Ordinary Man" by Hervey Elwes / "The Folk-Song Movement" by Robert H. Hull / "New Operas at Duisburg by Oscar Thompson (M13(. …

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 94 pages. Articles include: "Berlioz: A Postscript to a Discussion" by M. D. Calvocoressi / "The Physiology of Musical Criticism" by A. Kalisch / "Ad Libitum" by 'Feste' / "New Light on Late Tudor Composers: XL. Peter Philips" by W. H. Grattan Flood / "The Prayer Book Version of the Psalms, and Its Musical Rendering" by G. C. Richards / "British Folk-Song Abroad by Frank Howes / "The Mystery of Faux-Bourdon Solved" by Charles van den Borren / "A Berlioz Conference" by Tom S. Wotton / "Non-Musical Factors in the Appreciation of Music (Concluded)" by P. E. Vernon / "Music in the Foreign Press" by M. D. Calvocoressi ( (M13).…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 94 pages. Articles include: "A. K. Glazounov" by Leonid Sabaneev and S. W. Pring / "Antonio Caldara" (1670-1736) by Cecil Gray / "Scientists and Musicians" by Katharine E. Eggar / "Ad Libitum" by 'Feste' / "Music in the Foreign Press" by M. D. Calvocoressi / "Orchestral Balance (Concluded)" by Tom S. Wotton / "Non-Musical Factors in the Appreciation of Music" by P. E. Vernon (M13). …

8vo, viii + 174pp. Original boards in pictorial dustwrapper, very slightly edgeworn. Cyril Connolly's unfinished novel, completed by Peter Levi. Half-title page bears the signature of Peter Levi. A near-fine copy. First US edition. Signed copy.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback first edition of the version concluded by Leon Garfield. Published in 1980. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. No marks or inscriptions. Illustrated by Antony Maitland. Antony Maitland (ilustrador).…

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Purple wrappers. Some toning and creasing thus very good.

Hardcover. Condición: Excellent condition. dj. ix, 476 pp. Dustjacket. LCC: 9425691.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a series of memoirs written by an Irish aristocrat of the 18th and 19th centuries. It is not only a riveting autobiography, but also a chronicle of Irish history of the time, offering insights into such significant events as the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The author provides intimate details of his upbringing, his family, life as a landlord, the political climate, and his thoughts on education. Through it all, he discusses the struggle between reason and prejudice, and the difficulties of improving the conditions of his community. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand Ireland's history and society during this transformative period. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very good condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. xxiv, 740 pp. Trans-Saharan Archaeology. Volume 3. LCC: 2019039764.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. D. Appleton and Company, New York. 1923. 211 pgs. First, thus. DJ has heavy shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (front panel is detached and heavily chipped to the edges of the DJ). Bound in 1/2 cloth boards with paper covered boards and paper title present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Jane Austen's unfinished novel, completed by L. Oulton. The first chapter were written by Jane and the rest by Oulton Unfinished novel by Jane Austen said to have been written between 1803 and abandoned in January 1805, after her father's death and concluded by L. Oulton. This edition contains a foreword by J. E. Austen Leigh. E-215; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages. …

Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. First Edition. A still-handsome complete set of two quarterbound (in leather and cloth) hardback volumes - First Editions of 1865. Both volumes are in Acceptable condition, heavy scuffing to corners and edges, wear to top and base spine, subscription library stickers inside each front cover (partially removed to vol 1), foxing to prelims. and rear endpapers, interiors generally very clean. No dustjackets, probably as issued. A scarce set. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

Hardcover / Hardback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Hardback. SIGNED BY ETHEL VINCENT (wife of Sir Howard). Sir Howard Vincent was the founder and Director of the C.I.D. and amongst his many other achievements, wrote the Police Code consisting of instructions for police officers. This Biography was commissioned by his wife Ethel, but unfortunately, the original biographer S.H. Jeyes, died in June 1910, before the book was completed. Ethel Vincent was left with a half-finished Biography on her hands necessitating a search for someone willing to complete it. F.D.How very kindly agreed to undertake the task of finishing the work of another author. Chapter headings include : Early Years; War Correspondent; First Political Ambitions; Travel, The Bar, The Press; Director of Criminal Investigations; At Scotland Yard; Fighting Fenians and Anarchists; Beginning a Parliamentary Career; The Carnarvon Interview; Imperial Preference and Protection; Sir Howard as an Author; Sir Howard Vincent as a Volunteer; The Public Trustee Act; 1895-1899; The Boar War; 1900-1901; The Aliens Bill, etc.; The Friend of Foreign Countries; Last Days plus much more. With Frontis. Portrait/tissue-guard, Illus. + Index. 391pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. Blue cloth/gilt lettering. Teg. Foxed and lightly browned edges, back hinge just beginning to show, a little loss of blue cloth covering to back cover (see image), sl. wear to head of sp., small mks to fr. cover, but still a Vg. copy of an extremely rare police biography. A fairly heavy book which will require additional postage, particularly if shipped overseas. …