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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFor every chess player who has ever stared across the board and wondered what their opponent is...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingFor any chess player seeking a reliable and compact companion at the board, The Pocket...

Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's inspired reimagining of Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When Harry is unexpectedly chosen to compete in the...

Edition: reissued with new foreword, 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: The dust jacket is a scarce survival of...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedIn the tense and cerebral world of competitive chess, few books have captured the brilliance...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedA titan of the chessboard speaks directly to the reader in My Best Games of Chess: 1931–1954, a definitive collection...

Melmoth the Wanderer is an archetypal Gothic romance Created by an Irish clergyman, Melmoth is one of the most fiendish characters in literature. In a satanic bargain, Melmoth exchanges his...

"Grumpfort is brilliant! Thoroughly charming." Louie Stowell, author of Loki"Perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon and Grimwood." Jennifer Bell, author of WonderscapeMeet Mo, the worst monster hunter...

Author: J.K.RowlingBinding: HardbackPublished: Bloomsbury, 2000Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA young wizard faces new challenges and dangers as he enters his fourth year at Hogwarts School...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Criminally clever' Daily Mail'The perfect holiday treat' GuardianThis collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved characters: Dr Ruth Galloway,...

The book titled The Game of Chess by the author Harry Golombek. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Elly Griffiths Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. A bullet-ridden body is unearthed from a buried WW2 plane - but...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedOne of the most revered epics in all of human literature, The Ramayan of Valmiki chronicles the divine journey of Prince Rama...

In April 1956, C.S. Lewis, a confirmed bachelor, married Joy Davidman, an American poet with two small children. After four brief, intensely happy years, Davidman died of cancer and Lewis...

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Author: Rebecca ZahabiFormat: Hardback, -mm x -mm, -g, 346 pagesPublished: Gollancz with Goldsboro Books   The Collarbound" by Rebecca Zahabi, published by Gollancz in association with Goldsboro Books, London, is...

Condition remarks: Binding: Hardcover; appears structurally sound, showing expected shelf wear commensurate with age. Jacket: Dust jacket present; light edge wear and minor age-toning. Pages: Generally clean and bright, maintaining...

Author: J.T. GreathouseFormat: Hardback, -mm x -mm, -g, 472 pagesPublished: Gollancz in 2023 "The Pattern of the World" by J.T. Greathouse, published by Gollancz in 2023, is the thrilling conclusion...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the shadow of Soviet-era Moscow, where the forgotten dead are tended by the overlooked living, The Humble Cemetery presents a stark and unflinching...

New to Penguin Classics, this is the funny and deeply moving story of the apocalypse - as seen from one small village in England Self-important and more or less friendless,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. "Gallimauf's Gospel" is a 1986 satirical novel by Chris Wilson...

Author: Claudia de Rham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 232 A world-renowned physicist seeks gravity's true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her life. Claudia de Rham...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsRichard Grayson's The Murders At Impasse Louvain plunges readers into a chilling mystery set within the confines of a secluded,...

Author: Thomas GiffordBinding: HardbackPublished: HAMISH HAMILTON London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical thriller, The Glendower Legacy, uncovers a centuries-old secret that threatens to...

The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien's 125th Anniversary. In more than 40 years since Tolkien's...

Author: Jannie Rosenberg BendsenFormat: Hardback, 245mm x 320mm, 1660g, 432 pagesPublished: Strandberg Publishing, Denmark, 2023The New Carlsberg Glyptotek was established by brewer Carl Jacobsen in 1897, as a venue where...

Author: Richard HalliburtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Marks and specks on boards. Minor nick/tear on...

Author: H.C. CoombsBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis compelling autobiography, Trial Balance, presents the life and career of H.C. Coombs, a pivotal figure in 20th-century Australian...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis book presents an edition of the Guthlac poems from the Exeter Book, exploring their literary and historical significance. Edited...

Author: Dale Jacquette Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 680 Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) is one of the founding figures of analytic philosophy, whose contributions to logic, philosophical semantics, philosophy of language,...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Criminally clever' Daily Mail 'The perfect holiday treat' Guardian This collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved characters: Dr...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with a sticker partially covering the top-left corner of the cover and folds. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings noted beyond the tape...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodBoris Pasternak — poet, novelist, and one of the most enigmatic literary figures of twentieth-century Russia — receives a thorough and illuminating...

Author: John GardnerBinding: HardbackPublished: W.H. Allen , 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor moisture damage on DJ. Cracked hinges. Clean text. Golgotha...

Author: C. R. AshbeeBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON : HUMPHREY MILFORD, 1918Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor wear...

Author: Richard GraysonBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Death Of Abbé Didier presents a compelling narrative centered around the mysterious demise of a...

This is a new edition of the first volume of the biography of the poet Robert Graves, giving an account of his early development. The author - the poet's nephew,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: worn with minor edge wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: inscription on fep. Binding: Intact hardcover. A classic crime thriller, The Whisky Murders transports readers from...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Criminally clever' Daily Mail 'The perfect holiday treat' Guardian This collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved characters: Dr...

Author: Elizabeth LairdFormat: Paperback, 250mm x 250mm, 180g, 32 pagesPublished: Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, 2020Amir's worried about the monster under the bed! What if it has huge teeth...

From Estonia's most celebrated children's author Eno Raud, comes a spirited tale of the wise, turned utterly foolish Gothamites, on a journey to capture light, solve riddles, and make sense...

In the late 19th and early 20th century, science and scientists made little if any recognition of the role of human relationships in the general well being of the individual....