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A rare first edition of West's second book, with the ingredients for first class entertainment: a disillusioned hero who seeks escape in treasure hunting, a sunken galleon, a lonely tropical island, a thoroughly modern villain and a very beautiful girl. The background is authentic, research by West when he travelled the length of the Great Barrier Reef in the tracks of the early navigators. -
The most magical nanny in the history of reading is up to more adventures and taking everyone along for the ride. And she's reappeared just in time. According to her tape measure, Jane and Michael have grown "Worse and Worse" since she went away. But the children won't have time to be naughty with all that Mary has planned for them. A visit to Mr. Twigley’s music box-filled attic, an encounter with the Marble Boy and a ride on Miss Calico’s enchanted candy canes are all part of an average day out with everyone's favorite nanny. Illustrations by Mary Shepard. -
A story of sibling devotion told from The Mill On The Floss. This excerpt of Tom and Maggie's early years was first published as a stand-alone in 1909. Little Maggie worships Tom and wants his approval - but Tom is unpredictable; sometimes he acts as if he loves Maggie and other times he is very unpleasant to her. Tom is sent to school to get a proper education and Maggie misses him greatly. But when his school days are done, Tom may have learnt to love his studies; he has made a very good friend; and Maggie is becoming a young lady. -
Ronald Searle ( St. Trinians, Down With Skool, How To Be Topp, et al) describes several fantasy, fictional and overwhelming encounters with Toulouse-Lautrec - with illustrations! -
A compendium of comic pieces that take a light-hearted look at life, from cross the globe and across the decades. In this volume: Special Delivery, Richard Gordon; The O'Conors Of Castle O'Conor, Anthony Trollope; When In Rome, Peter Ustinov; Butch Minds The Baby, Damon Runyan; A Linguistic Experiment, Jerome K. Jerome; The Whore Of Mensa, Woody Allen; Introduction To Cold Comfort, Stella Gibbons; How I Killed A Bear, Charles Dudley Warner; A Day In The Life Of A Milligan, Spike Milligan; Adventures Of A Y.M.C.A. Lad, H.L. Mencken; The House Of Fahy, E.Œ Somerville and Martin Ross; 'Not A Porthouse Man', Tom Sharpe; Getting A Glass Of Water, Frederick W. Cozzens; The Wrong Boot, Evelyn Waugh; The Adventures Of A Christmas Turkey, Mark Lemon; The Stalled Ox, Saki; Darrowby Show, James Herriot; The Phantom Elopement, Charles Dickens; The Waltz, Dorothy Parker; A Visit To Grandpa's, Dylan Thomas; The Hand That Riles The World, O. Henry; Without The Option, P.G. Wodehouse; Top Of The League, A.G. Macdonell; The Yahi-Bahi Oriental Society Of Mrs Rasselyerbrown, Stephen Leacock; Body And Soul, Alan Coren; The Brief Engagement Of Lupin Pooter, George and Weedon Grossmith; 'Absolutely Ghastly!' H.E. Bates; Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog; Kurt Vonnegut Jr; The Idol's Eye, S.J. Perelman; The Morning After, Kingsley Amis; A Visit To Niagra, Mark Twain; The Fiancé, Nancy Mitford; The Night The Bed Fell, James Thurber; An Italian's View Of A New England Winter, James M. Bailey. Cover art by Alistair Graham. -
Originally published in 1837, here are the 'Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers' - pirates! True stories of the diabolical desperadoes who plundered ships on the high seas and murdered their passengers and crews. The stories - based on contemporary newspaper accounts, trial proceedings and Admiralty records - describe in lurid detail the life, atrocities and bloody death of the infamous Black Beard as well as the cold-blooded exploits of Jean Lafitte, Robert Kidd, Edward Low, Thomas White, Anne Bonney, Mary Read and scores of other maritime marauders. For those interested in the true-life adventures of the ruthless men and women who sailed under the black flag so long ago. With illustrations reproduced from the original edition. -
Collins Children’s Annual
$30.00An annual for under tens, with stories and puzzles, poems and articles by Jean Matheson, Claire Moore and others. With colour plates, black and white illustrations and monochromatic comics. -
From the Live Longer, Live Stronger Self-Improvement Library. Includes advice on oxygen starvation; diaphragmatic breathing; breathing and walking; posture; exercises; the use of Vitamin E to combat air pollution; recommended eating plans and recipes. First published in 1974, this book was very ahead of its time. -
The story of the most daring cavalry operation of the American Civil War. A thousand silent horsemen hurry southwards on dusty Mississippi Roads - hungry, filthy and red-eyed with fatigue, too tired to speak. They are Marlowe's brigade, leaving behind them a trail of fire and chaos. The war between the States is in its third bitter year, and a rebel force fed by a single railroad artery holds out. Marlowe's brigade gets the job of cutting that lifeline - for good.
