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Porter Max
Lanny
br. Un paese non lontano da Londra, case circondate dal bosco e immerse nel costante mormorio della natura. Qui risiedono molte famiglie che si sono trasferite dalla metropoli; e qui vive Lanny, un bambino soave e incantevole, vivace e radioso, che sembra avere con l'ambiente attorno a sé una connessione misteriosa, profonda e felice. Lanny si aggira nel bosco cantando melodie inafferrabili, parla con tutto quello che lo circonda, crea dal nulla linguaggi e visioni, reinventando il mondo ogni giorno. Il padre e la madre lo guardano come un folletto uscito da una fiaba, rapiti dai suoi guizzi continui, il cuore colmo del desiderio di averlo sempre vicino. «Lanny odora di pino e di altre cose belle. Ti prego non crescere tanto da non potermi più dare questi abbracci, mio piccolo mostro geotermico» ripete la madre a se stessa. Un giorno Lanny sparisce nel nulla. Il paese, la polizia, la televisione, la stampa, si uniscono nella ricerca. Il sospetto e l'ansia lacerano la famiglia, si teme sia successo qualcosa di tremendo. Nell'aria e nella terra, tra foglie e radici, si muove una creatura antica: è l'essenza stessa della natura, e guarda le cose e gli uomini nell'eterno flusso del tempo, il tempo che distrugge e rigenera ogni forma di vita, e osserva attratta e incuriosita Lanny, il bambino incantato. Max Porter è uno scrittore di straordinaria libertà creativa, capace di rinnovare storie e linguaggi. "Lanny" è un romanzo breve e memorabile, ricercatissimo nelle soluzioni linguistiche, unico per la commistione di generi, tra fiaba, poesia, racconto di suspense, elegiaco nel dolore e struggente nella tenerezza. Nelle sue pagine si affronta una sfida: fondere nella magia del linguaggio e della narrazione l'enigma del nostro presente, sospeso tra il passato più remoto e un futuro inaccessibile. In fondo è la condizione dell'infanzia, di ogni bambino come Lanny, in bilico sul baratro della vita che verrà.
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Poscolieri Barbara; Plotegher Nicoletta
La Rosa Bianca
br. Da quando è morta Myrien le azioni di Kilian, capitano pirata, sembrano guidate dalla follia. Segue rotte misteriose e si lancia in avventure pericolose che mettono sempre più a rischio i suoi uomini, fino quando non perde la fiducia dell'equipaggio. L'ammutinamento segna la fine dei suoi giorni da capitano, ma forse la Rosa Bianca li ha già portati dove voleva: in un altro mondo, all'inizio di una nuova avventura per ricondurre a casa la sua amata.
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POSKITT KJARTAN:
URGUM THE AXEMAN.
<p>UK12mo HBdw/dj1st edn.Complete number line 10 - 1 descending. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrisp cleanpart-mattpart-glossy laminatedcolour pictorial artworkby Philip Reeveillustrated dw/dj panelsspine with redwhite lettering; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Dw/dj folds out to a reversibletwo-colour illustrated 'Lost Desert' mapinternally.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents bright tightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation. Brightcrispcleansharp-corneredpublisher's original paper-covered bds with dw/dj's repeated design/illustration and immaculate plain white eps. UK12mo HB dw/dj1st edn3-413pp paginated includes Pts 1-4 comprising 786 and 13 chapters respectivelyprofuse partfull and some double-page b/w line illustrations by Philip Reevethroughout the text and the bookplus unpaginated b/w vignette illustrated half- titletitle pages a dedicationb/w line illustrated individual Pts separator pages and 10pp blanks at the rear of the book.<br /> Meet Urgum.<br /> He's so tough he thinks nothing of catching cannon balls in his mouth and putting cobras down his vest.But one dayUrgum returns home to find out that not only has his wife redecorated the cave and installed a bathroomshe's also produced a ten- year-old daughter.Andas Urgum and his seven sons will find outMolly is a barbarian babe with attitude. . .<br /> A riotously funny saga packed with barbarians on horsebackbizarre creatures interfering godsman- eating plants and a very disgusting lavatory.You'll laugh your head off!<br />Since April 2013 and again in March 2015and in this year toothe UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion templatealtering it's pricesweight allowancesdimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!<br />Soplease contact rpaxonden@blueyonder.co.ukfor correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! <br /><br /></p> LONDON.SCHOLASTIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS/SCHOLASTIC LTD.,2006. hardcover
Bookseller reference : rja796018 ISBN : 0439959195 9780439959193
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Post, J.B
An atlas of fantasy.
London:, Souvenir P.;, 1979. 21,5 x 27,5 cm. 14, 210 S., mit durchgehend s/w Abb. Okt. New, revised ed. Name im Einband. Guter Gesamtzustand.
Bookseller reference : 115541AB ISBN : 285624245
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Postcard
City Hall San Angelo Texas
Curteich-Chicago. Very Good. 1940s. Postcard. Divided back linen used with penny postage stamp white border. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 14859 . Curteich-Chicago unknown
Bookseller reference : 14859
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Postcard
Cowboy Butchering Texas Jack Rabbit
Laff-Gram. Very Good-. 1950s. Postcard. Divided back unused cartoon. Some scuffing. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 14887 . Laff-Gram unknown
Bookseller reference : 14887
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Postcard
Great Will Rogers Coliseum Tower The World's Best Loved Cowboy
Western Fotocolor. Near Fine. 1950s. Postcard. Unused divided back. Famous cowboy on "Soapsuds" Amon Carter Square Fort Worth Texas where the west begins. This statue of the World's best loved cowboy designed by Electra Biggs dignifies Amon Carter Square center of entertainment museums musicals rodeos and stock shows. Nestled in cactus sagebrush and mesquite the dedication plaque reads: "Will Rogers riding into the sunset 1879-1935. Presented by Amon G. Carter unveiled November 4th 1947 by Dwight D. Eisenhower". ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 14957 . Western Fotocolor unknown
Bookseller reference : 14957
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Postcard
Seen On The Old Spanish Trail -- The Alamo
Dexter Press. Very Good. 1950s. Postcard. Unused divided back. In San Antonio on the crossroad of interstate routes border to border and coast to coast is this Mission that served as a fortress for Bowie Crockett and other famous Texans in the battle for Texas Independence. Scotch tape stain between message area and address area. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 14952 . Dexter Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 14952
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Potocki Jean; Radrizzani Rene
Manuscrit trouv� � Saragosse
Jos� Corti �ditions 1990 736pages. in8. broch�. Arriv� en Espagne pour devenir capitaine des Gardes wallonnes le jeune Alphonse Van Worden est entra�n� dans une �trange aventure qui prendra l'allure d'une �preuve initiatique. Pendant les deux mois qu'il passe dans la cha�ne des Alpujarras plusieurs personnes lui racontent l'histoire de leur vie o� interviennent les narrations que leur ont faites d'autres personnes qui relatent � leur tour les r�cits qu'elles ont entendus. et ainsi de suite jusqu'� une quintuple mise en ab�me. Mais le Manuscrit trouv� � Saragosse n'est pas seulement l'exemple classique du -roman � tiroirs - v�ritable labyrinthe ou kal�idoscope o� les histoires et les destin�es se refl�tent les unes dans les autres: c'est aussi une somme romanesque de tous les genres: roman picaresque histoire de brigands roman noir conte fantastique roman libertin conte philosophique histoire d'amour toutes ces formes s'entrelacent en un ballet f�erique parfaitement r�gl�. Pliure sur le coin inf�rieur la couverture. Jos� Corti �ditions paperback
Bookseller reference : 001499 ISBN : 2714303641 9782714303646
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Potter Beatrix
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
New York: Derrydale Books. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. A small hard cover book of Benjamin Bunny the original story. Peter's mischevious cousin Benjamin Bunny persuades him to go back to Mr. McGregor's garden to retrieve the clothes he lost there. The binding has no wear but is a bit bowed doesn't lie 100% flat . The pictorial jacket is fine. Includes a brief biography of Beatrix Potter. The end papers are beautifully illustrated. ; 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall . Derrydale Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000586 ISBN : 0517072408 9780517072400
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Poul Anderson
Flandry Of Terra
Coronet 1976. Soft cover. Very Good. p/b 220 pages condition is very good. An owners name and ref no. to the flyleaf. <br/> <br/> Coronet paperback
Bookseller reference : 058710 ISBN : 0340207531 9780340207536
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Poul Anderson
Satans World
Corgi 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4.25" x 7. P/B. 223 pages condition is good an owners name to the flyleaf. There were three of them - Adzel who measured four and a half metres and resembled a dragon Chee Lan who was furry catlike and female and David Falkayn a daredevil rakehell from space. When they learned of a rogue planet two hundred and four light years from Sol they were interested - interested because the planet a nightmare of ice and darkness was rich in minerals. And the planet was about to melt - to move close to a sun and release the vast wealth entombed in its depths <br/> <br/> Corgi paperback
Bookseller reference : 058682 ISBN : 0552091847 9780552091848
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Poul Anderson
The High Crusade
New York: Macfadden-Bartell 1964. 1st Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Richard Powers. NF in wraps an unread copy now bagged in archival mylar. Slight crease to back cover. Macfadden 50-211. From the collection and estate of noted SF/F/H & comic collector Kennett Neily - owner of the White Mountain Comic Collection - with his date of purchase 6-18-68 written to ffep. <br/> <br/> Macfadden-Bartell paperback
Bookseller reference : 002510
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Poul Anderson
The Trouble Twisters
London: Panther 1969 Meet David Falkayn sharpest young trader in the Polesotechnic League and susceptible only to the lithe curves of unwary space-girls. In three ingenious fast-paced tales of adventure and intrigue Falkayn shows himself equally handy with his wits and with a blaster as he untangles alien taboos invasions and revolutions - and twists them up again for his own crafty purposes. Panther paperback
Bookseller reference : 000897
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Poul Anderson
Tempesta di mezza estate
Poul Anderson Tempesta di mezza estate. , Longanesi and C. 1977, Buono (Good) . <br> <br> Copertina flessibile <br> 250<br>
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Pounder Sibéal
Strega contro strega. Glitter witch
ill., ril. Per mille rane! Le streghe buone di Chic City stanno scomparendo una dopo l'altra. Ma quando svanisce nel nulla anche la Superstrega in carica, il mondo di Sottoitubi è ufficialmente in pericolo! Per risolvere il mistero, Greta De Grans si metterà alle calcagna di Felicia Pipistrello (una vera campionessa di perfidia stregata), tra accessori magici, nuvole di glitter e mirabolanti incantesimi! Età di lettura: da 9 anni.
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Pournelle Jerry E
Black Holes
Orbit 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4.25" x 7. P/B 334 pages condition is good some minor edge wear and creasing to the covers. A definitive collection of stories and speculation on a cosmic theme. <br/> <br/> Orbit paperback
Bookseller reference : 060185 ISBN : 0708880142 9780708880142
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Pournelle Jerry
High Justice
New York NY: Pocket Book. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1977. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 16mo - 6" to 7" tall; 222 pages; PB very lightly rubbed edges. Text cean and tight. Bagged for protection. Pocket book #81104. . Pocket Book paperback
Bookseller reference : 10768 ISBN : 0671811045 9780671811044
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Pournelle Jerry
Janissaries Clan and Crown
New York NY: Ace. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1983. 4th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 383 pages; Mass market paperback lightly rubbed at edges spine ends and corner tips. Text block clean and pages tight just a hint of yellowing. Illustrate by Joseph M. Martin Sauri. Bagged for protection. . Ace paperback
Bookseller reference : 16421 ISBN : 0441382959 9780441382958
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Pournelle Jerry
I mondi e l'impero
Coll. Orizzonti, come nuovo
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Pournelle, Jerry; Barnes, Steven
Beowulf's Children
Spine reading creases. ...
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Powers Alfred
Prisoners of the Redwoods
New York: Coward-McCann Inc. 1948. Noted Oregon author's first childrens book. SCARCE in collector's condition. Near Fine small spot of soil to front board in a bright Near Fine dust jacket with slight edgewear. Striking jacket illustration by James D. Egleson. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Coward-McCann Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004819
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Powers Alfred
Prisoners of the Redwoods
New York: Coward-McCann Inc. 1948. Noted Oregon author's first childrens book. SCARCE in collector's condition. Near Fine small spot of soil to front board in a bright Near Fine dust jacket with slight edgewear. Striking jacket illustration by James D. Egleson. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Coward-McCann Inc. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004819
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Powers Tim
Dinner at Deviant's Place
New York: Ace Books 1985. A nice copy of this fine tale nominated for a Nebula Award. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked. Soft cover wraps show tanning to the inside area and a fair amount of shelfwear. Spine is well creased showing a tear to the crown. A solid copy of this hard to find wild read. First Edition - First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Berkey - Cover Art. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Ace Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 015907 ISBN : 0441148794 9780441148790
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Powers Tim
Earthquake Weather
New York: TOR Books 1997. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/very near Fine. 414 pp. Price of $24.95 on front flap of jacket. <br/><br/> TOR Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0000530
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Powers Timothy
Epitaph in Rust
U.S.: Laser 47 1976. Solid with a light spine roll and the covers show light wear. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good -. Laser 47 paperback
Bookseller reference : 31898
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Powers Tim
Expiration Date
New York New York U.S.A.: Tor Books 1996. A beautiful copy of this fine read nominated for a Nebula Award. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked. Soft cover wraps show light shelfwear. Spine is uncreased. Gift quality condition. First Mass Market Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Michael Koelsch - Cover Art. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Tor Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 015906 ISBN : 0812555171 9780812555172
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Powers Tim
Last Call
New York: William Morrow and Company Inc 1992. First printing. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Fine. 479 pp. Price of $23.00 on front flap of dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. <br/><br/> William Morrow and Company, Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00003262
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Powers Tim
On Stranger Tides
New York: Ace Books 1987. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 325 pp. Price of $16.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page dated in the year of publication inscription and signature upside down as is Powers' custom. Promotional post card advertising the signing event laid in. Bit of toning to textblock traces of wear to edges of boards; sunning to title lettering on spine panel. <br/><br/> Ace Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00003447
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Powers Tim
Powers of Two
Framingham MA: NESFA Press 2004. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 302 pp. Price of $24.00 on front flap of dust jacket. An omnibus consisting of Powers' first two novels The Skies Discrowned and An Epitaph in Rust. First printing of the Second Corredted Edition. <br/><br/> NESFA Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00004354
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Powers Tim
The Drawing of the Dark
Eugene OR: Hypatia Press. F. 1991. 1st Printing. Hardcover. First hardcover cloth edition. This copy is #388 of 825 numbered copie s signed by Tim Powers K.W. Jeter and James Blaylock. A Fine copy wit hout dust jacket as issued. . Hypatia Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 35565
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Powers Tim
Three Days to Never
New York: William Morrow 2006. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 419 pp. Price of $25.95 on front flap of dust jacket. <br/><br/> William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00004355
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Powers Tim
Three Days to Never
New York: William Morrow 2006. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo two-tone cloth <br/><br/>"THREE DAYS TO NEVER is a hurricane blowing aaway the stale postmodern sensibility of most fiction -- Dean Koontz." William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004937 ISBN : 0380976536 9780380976539
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Powers Tim
Il re pescatore
Coll. Fantacollana, in ottime condizioni
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Powers, Tim
Die Tore zu Anubis Reich. Roman. Fantasy. Deutsche Übersetzung von Walter Brumm.
München, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag 1988. 555 Seiten., 8°. ill. OBroschur.,
Bookseller reference : 96802
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Powys John Cowper
Three Fantasies
London: Paladin Grafton Books 1986. Some wonderful fantasies from this fine author. Interiors are tightly bound and only lightly tanned. Soft cover wraps show light rubbing. A very nice copy of some fine stories. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jean-Christian Knaff - Cover Illustration . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Paladin Grafton Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 012019 ISBN : 0586085815 9780586085813
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Poyer David
The Shiloh Project
Avon Books 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4.25" x 7. p/b 244 pages condition is good minor edge wear slight tanning to the pages. AMERICA DIVIDED! The Union tested its ultimate weapon on Yokohama in the Japanese War. Now unless the Confederacy obtains that weapon the hundred year balance of terror between North and south could escalate into global disaster <br/> <br/> Avon Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 061332 ISBN : 0380787334 9780380787333
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Pracontal Mona de Riordan Rick
HEROS DE L OLYMPE T02 LE FILS DE NEPTUNE
ALBIN MICHEL 2012 544 pages 15x4 2x22 8cm. 2012. Broché. 544 pages.
Bookseller reference : 500085973
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Pratchett Terry
Carpe Jugulum - Signed - 1st/1st
London: Doubleday 1998. The 23rd Discworld novel tanning to page edges signed Terry Pratchett' to the title page. Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be a priest. He came to Lancre for a simple religious ceremony. Now he's caught up in a war between vampires and witches and he's not sure there is a right side. There's the witches Agnes who is in two minds about everything Magrat who is trying to combine witchcraft and nappies Nanny Ogg who is far too knowing and Granny Weatherwax who is big trouble. And the vampires are intelligent - not easily got rid of with garlic they've got style and fancy waistcoats. They're out of the casket and want a bite of the future. Mightily Oats knows he has a prayer but he wishes he had an axe. . Signed Without Inscription. First Edition/First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Fine. Not Price Clipped. Illus. by Josh Kirby. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001249
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Pratchett Terry Stewart Ian Cohen Jack
Darwin's Watch - The Science of Discworld 3 - Signed - 1st/1st
London: Ebury Press 2005. Light spotting to page edges signed 'Terry Pratchett' to the title page. Roundworld is in trouble again and this time it looks fatal. Having created it in the first place the wizards of UU feel vaguely responsible for its safety. They know the creatures who live there escaped the big freeze - they even intervened to rid the planet of a plague of elves - but now its all gone wrong again. Victorian England has stagnated and the pace of progress has slowed right down. Why though did history come adrift Was it Sir Arthur J Nightingale's dismal book about natural selection Or was it Mr. Charles Darwin whose bestselling 'Theology of Species' made it impossible to refute the divine design of living creatures Either way it's no easy task to change history back as the wizards discover to their cost. He's got to write a different book. And who stopped him writing it in the first place What went wrong. Signed Without Inscription. First Edition/First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Not Price Clipped. Ebury Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001372
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PRATCHETT Terry
Diggers
Doubleday UK 1990. Fine in a VG moderate fading to the red spine lettering d/j. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Doubleday UK Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 031308 ISBN : 0385269803 9780385269803
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Pratchett Terry
Diggers
Corgi 0-552-52586-3 1991 1st thus. Mass market paperback Near fine. . Fantasy. Corgi paperback
Bookseller reference : 675685 ISBN : 0552525863 9780552525862
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Pratchett Terry and Stephen Briggs
DISCWORLD FOOLS' GUILD YEARBOOK. DIARY 2001
London: Victor Gollancz 2000. First edition first prnt. Signed by Pratchett on the title page. Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Glossy pictoral boards. Issued without dustjacket. Cloth pagemarker. Unread copy in Fine condition.One of the least common of Pratchett titles available signed and/or inscribed. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. Illus. by Paul Kidby. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Victor Gollancz Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 20735 ISBN : 0575071036 9780575071032
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Pratchett Terry and Stephen Briggs
DISCWORLD THIEVES' GUILD YEARBOOK & DIARY 2002
London: Victor Gollancz 2002. First edition first prnt. Signed by Pratchett on the title page and by Briggs at the bottom of "The President's Address" page. Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Glossy pictoral boards. Issued without dustjacket. Cloth pagemarker. Unread copy in Fine condition. Unusual as such. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. Illus. by Paul Kidby. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Victor Gollancz Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 20736 ISBN : 0575071044 9780575071049
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Pratchett Terry
Dodger.
London: Doubleday 2012. 356pp. Or boards in jacket. Very light edge wear. Printed by Griffin Press Australia. . First Australian Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 042133
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PRATCHETT TERRY**:
DRAGONS at Crumbling Castle: and other stories.
<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanpart-mattpart-glossycolour pictorial artwork by Mark Beechillustrated dw/dj with green white lettering to frontspine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges bright and clean - no foxing/ spotting; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright crispcleansharp-corneredpublisher's original orange background with colour pictorial illustrations paper-covered bds with b/w lettering to spine and immaculate plain orange eps.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st ednix-xpp1-338pp paginated includes author's introduction14 short storiesprofuse b/w line illustrations - all by Mark Beech - throughout the text and the bookplus unpaginated b/w line illustrated half-titletitle pages an illustrated dedication with a b/w line illustration to it's rectocontents list/tablelast page unpaginated with publisher's b/w illustrated advert to its recto. <br /> All the stories contained in this collection were originally published in the 'Children's Circle' section of the 'Bucks Free Press' - a local Buckinghamshire newspaper that Pratchett joined as a 17-year-old apprentice.He was to write over 80 short stories under a pen name Uncle Jim.Two of these episodic stories contained characters to later be included in 'The Carpet People' 1971.<br /> All the stories were previously untitledand so these titles have been attributed for the purposes of this collection and were published in the years covering 1966 to 1973. <br /> Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castleand all of King Arthur's knights are either on holiday or visiting their grannies.<br /> It's a disaster! Luckilythere's a spare suit of armour and a very small boy called Ralph who's willing to fill it.Together with Fortnight the Friday knight and Fossfiddle the wizard Ralph sets out to defeat the fearsome fire-breathers. But there's a teeny weeny surprise in store. . . Fourteen brilliant stories from master storyteller sir Terry Pratchettfull of time travel and tortoises monsters and mayhem! Since April 2013 and again in March 2015and in this year toothe UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion templatealtering it's pricesweight allowances dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!<br />Soplease contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.ukbecause of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!</p> LONDON.DOUBLEDAY 2014. hardcover
Bookseller reference : rja822818 ISBN : 0857534378 9780857534378
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Pratchett Terry
Equal Rites - Signed - 1st/1st
London: Victor Gollancz 1987. Now in protected jacket light spotting to top edge signed with name only to the title page. Predicting his own death the wizard Drum Billet sets out to pass on his power and his staff to his predicted successor the eighth son of an eighth son. But there is a problem. The eighth son turns out to be a daughter and women aren't supposed to be wizards. But it's too late: Eskarina inherits the wizard's staff and with the reluctant help of the witch Granny Weatherwax sets out to learn her new calling. Signed Without Inscription. First Edition/First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine Price Clipped. Illus. by Josh Kirby. Victor Gollancz Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003363
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PRATCHETT TERRY**:
EQUAL RITES - A Compact Discworld.
<p>UK48mo HBdw/dj1st edn thus.Originally published UK1987 by Victor Gollancz Ltd.in association with Colin Smythe.To date 1995 reprinted in 1987and every year from 1990 to 1994 consecutively.This is the first compact/miniaturised issue/ edition. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanglossy laminatedcolour pictorial artwork by Josh Kirbyillustrated front panel of dw/djwith orangeredwhite lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Internally to both topbottom edges of dw/djthe presence of a water-stain but without affecting the bds beneath or visible externally either.Topfore-edges generally bright and clean; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Brightcrispcleansharp-corneredpublisher's original plain red cloth bds with bright crispstamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale yellow/cream eps.UKslim 48mo HBdw/dj1st edn thus7-333pp paginated plus unpaginated half-title title pages and a dedication/thanks page.<br />Originally published in 1987this is the third novel in the Discworld seriesa comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchettand the first in which the main character is not Rincewind.It is preceded by 'The Light Fantastic and succeeded by 'Mort' in this miniature format in a uniform boxed/slipcased setof which this is a single volume from it - see also my book ID rja744317 for the 1st volume: 'THE COLOUR OF MAGIC'.The two other titles are 'The Light Fantastic' and 'Mort' to complete the sequence/set. Since April 2013again in March 2015and in this year toothe UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template altering it's pricesweight allowancesdimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!<br />Soplease contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.ukbecause of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!</p> LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1995. hardcover
Bookseller reference : rja744417 ISBN : 0575061669 9780575061668
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Pratchett Terry
Eric - Signed - 1st/1st
London: Victor Gollancz 1990. Small knock to back cover signed 'To Mike Best wishes Terry Pratchett' to the title page. Eric is fourteen and is the first ever demonology hacker. Fortunately he doesn't succeed in raising devils but he does raise Rincewind and the Luggage. When Eric turns them loose on an unprotected world the idea is that Rincewind will grant him his three rather adolescent wishes. Live forever rule the world and meet the most beautiful woman who ever lived. Getting marooned at the dawn of Time changing the future and meeting history's most embarrassing god is only a start. Creating life on the Discworld is a mere detail. Because Rincewind ends up going through Hell. Literally. It'll never be the same again. Signed and Inscribed. First Edition/First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Josh Kirby. Victor Gollancz Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001620
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Pratchett Terry
Feet of Clay - Double Signed - 1st/1st
London: Gollancz 1996. Some fading to jacket spine signed 'To Stuart A word in your head Terry Pratchett' with 'Ex Libris Mortis' stamp to the title page additionally the page containing the coats of arms drawings has been signed by Stephen Briggs. Who's murdering harmless old men Who's poisoning the Patrician The City Watch have to track down a murderer who can't be seen. Maybe the golems know something - but the men of clay who work all day and night and are never any trouble to anyone have started to commit suicide. It's not as if the Watch hasn't got problems of its own. There's a werewolf with Pre-Lunar Tension. Corporal Nobbs is hob-nobbing with the nobs and there's something really strange about the new dwarf recruit. Who can you trust when there are mobs on the streets and plotters in the dark and all the clues point the wrong way In the gloom of the night Watch Commander Sir Samuel Vimes finds that the truth might not be out there at all. Signed and Inscribed. First Edition/First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Fine Not Price Clipped. Illus. by Stephen Briggs. Gollancz Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000171
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