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The Secret of Spandau by Peter Lear The narrative follows the high-stakes intrigue surrounding Rudolf Hess, the last prisoner held within the walls of Spandau Prison. When a daring plan...

Author: Peter LearBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, London, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis psychological thriller presents the disturbing transformation of Sarah Jordan, a gifted arachnologist whose childhood phobia evolves...

Edition: First British EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on top of block, pages otherwise fineA chilling psychological odyssey into the mind...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis gripping thriller, Spider Girl, chronicles the harrowing journey of a young woman ensnared in a dangerous criminal underworld. The...

Edward Lear, Victorian author of nonsense verse, was also a water-colourist and a traveller. Lear's sense of humour was contrasted with his severe bouts of depression. Gregarious and popular, he...

The book titled Edward Lear: A Biography by the author Peter Levi. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This selection of letters by Edward Lear (1812-1888) is published on the centenary of his death. This collection, chosen from some 2,000 letters traced by the editor, covers the whole...

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Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery An ageing king makes a capricious decision to divide his realm among his...

'To be or not to be?' may be The Question, but it is not the only one. Hamlet, Part II, for example, answers a question about Hamlet that has plagued...

An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist,...

An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist,...

Author: Steve Mellor, Marvel VariousBinding: PaperbackPublished: MARVEL, 2022Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Remainder mark along top edge of pages, light bumping to some corners of...

The English tenor, Peter Pears, made a unique contribution to British musical life, not only through his own singing, but as the inspiration and muse of his life-long companion Benjamin...

First time in Black Classics 'Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils', wrote Edward Lear (1812-88), and this collection demonstrates the wonderfully varied ways in which he pursued his philosophy...

Author: Steve Mellor, Marvel VariousBinding: PaperbackPublished: MARVEL, 2022Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Remainder mark on top page edges, slight bump to top right cornerPeter Porker...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat would it mean if the greatest playwright who ever lived were not a relic of the past,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the tumultuous life and celebrated career of the iconic actor Peter Finch. Trader Faulkner, a close...

'A dazzling tale, brilliantly told' Peter Frankopan 'Marries the intrigue of Europe's most powerful royal courts with the globe-trotting thrill of adventure and discovery' Sunday Telegraph, 5* review DURING THE...

Author: Michael Morpurgo Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Ten stunning Shakespeare retellings from the master storyteller, with an introduction by Benedict Cumberbatch Featuring re-tellings of ten of Shakespeare's plays,...

From Montana award-winning author Jill Trevelyan comes the first biography of Peter McLeavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the 1960s has shaped - even transformed - New Zealand...

An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist,...

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Ten stunning Shakespeare retellings from the master storyteller, with an introduction by Benedict Cumberbatch Featuring re-tellings of ten of Shakespeare's plays, and beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo's warm, accessible and...

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In January 1950 the Missouri ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay and for the next two weeks the nation looked on as an embarrassed Navy tried to refloat her. This...

Edition: 1st uk ed., - American Bloodhound MysteryCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight....

Author: Andrew MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: BELSING LIMITED AND THE ST PETERSBURG COLLECTION, 1989Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Signed by Theo FabergeThis lavish volume presents the exquisite artistry...

Peter Gill specialises in lyric yet painful studies of desperate entanglement and all of the plays in this volume display his writing at its piercingly heartfelt best.

Andrei Bely's masterpiece; a vivid, memorable and striking story set at the heart of the 1905 Russian revolution Andrei Bely's Petersburg is a colourful evocation of Russia's capital during the...

Author: David Annand Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 608 WINNER OF THE McKITTERICK PRIZE 2022 'Madcap, hugely rich and entertaining' GQ 'Enjoyable, deft and humorous' The Times 'Entertaining, acute and...

When Major-General Gannibal died in 1781 in his eighties, he could look back on a long and successful life. He was the godson of Peter the Great, the Empress Elizabeth...

The British links with St Petersburg date back to the very year of its foundation and have continued almost unbroken to the present day. Anthony Cross narrates the story of...

Author: Willy Vlautin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson wants a home; food on the table; a high school he can attend for more than part of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingA stunning marriage of science and art, Birds of Australian Gardens presents the vibrant avian life that graces...

Four modern classics by the great South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, re-released with stylish new covers and accompanied by introductions from some of Australia's brightest writing talents. History is...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew figures in Australian political history have proven as polarising, tenacious, or enigmatic as Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, the Queensland Premier who held power...

Author: Laurence KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSt Petersburg: A Traveller's Companion presents a vivid portrait of Russia's imperial city, guiding readers through its rich...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis historical spy thriller chronicles a high-stakes mission during the tumultuous backdrop of World War I. It details the desperate...