Fiction from Chapel Books

London:: Macdonald,, 1948.. First edition.. Hardcover. VG-. Pages clean but for occasional browning to the inner (spine) edges and faint tobacco smell. Front endpaper has biro initials. Mild foxing to closed edges of text block. In the original binding of orange cloth. Boards bright and clean, spine faded and rubbed, with frayed ends. Good firm reading copy.

London:: Methuen,, 1913.. First edition.. Hardcover. Very Good+. 372pp, +31 adverts. A novel. Contents clean and unmarked. In the original binding of green cloth, front titled and decorated in blind, spine in gilt. Small marks at base of upper board, otherwise clean. Spine ends crimped. Chapter I: 'The Ponsforts came of a queer-tempered, hot-blooded, domineering race. It was… Read more about this item

London:: Bloomsbury,, 2011.. First edition.. Hardcover. Very Near Fine/Very Near Fine. (vi), 301pp, (7) + 6 blank. Very fresh copy, perhaps unread. Small pressure indentation to front free endpaper, faintly affecting next two leaves. Laid in is enthusiastic note from publisher. In the original red textured binding titled in black. Possible minimal bump to front upper corner. In… Read more about this item

London:: Gollancz,, 1931.. First edition.. Hardcover. VG-. 288pp. Ex-library copy, with later (1950s?) owner's paper labels stuck over library stamps, and his own name stamps to title page and rear pastedown. Prelims quite ugly with foxing, text ok with occasional foxing and soiling to margins, and strip sliced from margin of one page. In the original binding of… Read more about this item

London:: Gollancz,, 1949.. First edition.. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 294pp. Tiny foxing spots to prelims: contents otherwise very clean and fresh. In the original binding of pale cloth: slight crimping of spine ends: firm and clean, although author's name on jacket has bled through faintly onto front board. Protected unclipped jacket rather tanned and soiled with 5mm closed tear to… Read more about this item

London:: Alston Rivers, , n.d. [1927].. First Edition. . Hardcover. G-. 288pp+(1) advert. Blind-stamped ownership address on front free endpaper. Many pages foxed, contents otherwise good. Original black cloth lettered in gilt: firm, but very soiled, stained and rubbed. Scarce title.

London: The Watch House, , 2007.. First Edition. . Hardcover. VG+/VG+. 272pp. Written in the form of the biography-in-the-form-of-a novel of a remarkable vicar by his son, and including extracts some of his vigorous sermons. Contents very fresh and unmarked, appears unread. In original black cloth-textured boards lettered in gilt: clean and bright, some extremities blunted. Unclipped… Read more about this item

London:: James Nisbet, , 1865.. Reprint.. Hardcover. G-. Soiled early copy. (viii), 255pp, plus a guarded frontis and 3 other plates. Prefaced with an elusive ‘Suggestive’ by Amy Lothrop (Anna Bartlett Warner) concerning the identity of the author(s). Hull stationer’s blind-stamp to front free endpaper. Shallow stain to fore-edge of many pages, and some soiling, though a… Read more about this item

London:: Gollancz,, 1976.. First edition.. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 191pp. Title-page inscribed by author. Contents very clean and fresh. Original blue cloth-textured binding lettered in gilt, very bright and sharp. In unclipped pictorial dustjacket, very fresh and clean.

London:: Henry Walker, , n.d. (1929).. First edition.. Hardcover. VG+. 299pp + (iv) adverts. A tale of love and highwaymen. Contents fresh and unmarked, with margin stain to a couple of pages. In binding of smooth black cloth ruled and lettered in red, clean and tight, with slight puckering to the head of the spine.

London:: Cecil Palmer,, 1929.. First edition.. Hardcover. VG+. 287pp. Fiction. Contents firm and clean, appears unread. Minor foxing to first blank leaf and to closed fore-edge. In original binding of red cloth ruled and lettered in black. Spine red slightly faded and ends slightly puckered.

London:: Collins, , n.d. [1922 ?].. Reprint.. Hardcover. G+. 256pp. Collins Modern Fiction edition, with frontispiece and designed title page. 1922 ownership name on front free endpaper. Pages slightly tanned. Red cloth with gilt spine title: boards firm and bright, splashed and marked. Good reading copy.