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Tobias Smollett's novels are funny, fast-moving, boisterous and coarse, the fictional equivalent of Hogarth's 'Rake's Progress' or a Rowlandson engraving. Indeed without doubt, Smollett is the most vigorous and entertaining...

Author: Tobias SmollettBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis epistolary novel, Humphry Clinker, chronicles the misadventures of the eccentric Bramble family as they journey across Great Britain,...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Moisture damage (small), top corner of block.A landmark of eighteenth-century British literature, The Expedition of Humphry Clinker is an epistolary...

Author: Tobias SmollettBinding: HardbackPublished: HERON BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis epistolary novel, Humphry Clinker, chronicles the misadventures of the eccentric Bramble family as they journey across Great Britain, encountering...

Author: Tobias SmollettBinding: HardbackPublished: HERON BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis epistolary novel, Humphrey Clinker, chronicles the misadventures of the eccentric Bramble family as they embark on a grand tour...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew novels of the eighteenth century capture the raucous, unruly spirit of Georgian Britain with the same riotous energy as...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodOne of the most wickedly brilliant satires ever written, Candide chronicles the misadventures of its relentlessly optimistic young...

Want to make it among the wealthy, upper-class students at the University of Oxford? Then you'd better have something interesting to say when people ask about your identity. Luckily, Edward...

Want to make it among the wealthy, upper-class students at the University of Oxford? Then you'd better have something interesting to say when people ask about your identity. Luckily, Edward...

There's nowhere like London really you know', says Ginger in Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies. From the innumerable books written about London or set in the city, it would seem countless...

An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon's profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedFew names in English literature carry the weight of Thomas Hardy, whose unflinching portraits of rural life, tragic fate,...

On his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of life advice, stories, and reflections on how he's maintained good health and a zest for...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the span of just six decades, Britain underwent one of the most dramatic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFrom the celebrated author of Eat, Pray, Love comes a deeply personal meditation on the forces that shape a human life — love in...

Nightshade Colt Nightshade works alone, a professional troubleshooter - and a heck of a good man to have on your side! His latest case forces him to team up with...

An Instant NY Times , USA Today , and Publishers Weekly Bestseller Have you ever looked around and thought, There has to be more than this You're not alone ....

Marriage Made In Scandal - Joanna Johnson Married in scandal... bound by love? Louisa Burcombe dreams of marrying for love. Until an unruly pheasant leaves her with a ripped dress...

From French Kiss To Father - Annie Claydon Love - and family - on the brain! When Luc met captivating fellow neurologist Pearl at an international medical conference, she turned...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew poets have captured the bittersweet ache of youth, mortality, and the English...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedFew names in the literary canon carry the weight of Sherlock Holmes — the razor-sharp, pipe-smoking detective of 221B Baker Street whose...

' An incredible writer' - Richard Osman 'A superb natural storyteller' - Lee Child When Harry Bosch was eleven years old, his mother was murdered and he became a ward...

For over a century, Rolex has reigned as the ultimate symbol of luxury and prestige. More than a timepiece; a Rolex represents power, sophistication, and a rite of passage. The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAmong the most dazzling intellects of the English Augustan Age, Alexander Pope crafted verse of such precision, wit, and satirical force that...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew texts in the history of Western civilization...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: **GERMAN TEXT ONLY**Few names in American literature conjure the untamed spirit of boyhood adventure quite like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingA titan of twentieth-century British letters, J. B. Priestley produced a body of work so vast and...

This Premier Collection contains a new foreword by rapper and activist Killer Mike and is presented in a newly designed book-format edition that also includes bonus content such as sketches,...

"A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV." - Town & Country Welcome...

In 1852 the newly proclaimed colony of Victoria needed someone to set up schools across their domain. William Knowles Miller seemed the perfect choice. Son of a judge, a bright...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedIn the vast and brutal theatre of the Second World War, few accounts match the analytical precision and narrative sweep...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFew figures in British television and crime fiction have wielded a pen as sharp or a vision as unflinching as Lynda La Plante, and...

Thirty years of silence. A detective with nothing left to lose. Someone will do anything to keep it that way... 'Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine ' Elly Griffiths RUNNING...

In this new edition of Licence To Thrill , James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the turn of the twentieth century, a young woman's arrival at an isolated cattle station in the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerWhat happens when two irreverent wits are let loose among the greatest masterpieces of Western art? Captions Courageous, or Comments...

Marvel's best-selling graphic novel of all time debuts in the Premier Collection! Features an exclusive foreword by Captain America: Civil War Executive Producer Nate Moore. Includes a brand-new introduction by...

Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass , launches a new trilogy of magic and mayhem with this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artefacts and ancient...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew moments in Australian political history have proven as explosive and enduring as the constitutional crisis of November 1975, and...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingThis Heron Books set collects the major fiction and travel writing of Aldous Huxley, anchored...

A celebration of Henry Melich's wonderfully whimsical and romantic island escapes, which continue to inspire the work of designers today. Island Follies is the first book to explore the work...

With fully-updated, large-scale mapping, there has never been an easier way to explore Europe by road. This super-clear , detailed road mapping covers all the top European tourist destinations in...