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The Citadel of the Bats :: Michael Hastings

Posted on October 4, 2020 by BookLovers of Bath

The Citadel of the Bats :: Michael Hastings soon to be presented for sale on the excellent BookLovers of Bath web site! London: Macdonald, 1962, Hardback in dust wrapper. From the cover: The Citadel Of The Bats is a tense … Continue reading →

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A Many-Splendoured Thing by Han Suyin

Posted on April 19, 2012 by BookLovers of Bath

A Many-Splendoured Thing by Han Suyin hits the £1 shelf in my shop. Jonathan Cape, 1952, Hardback in dust wrapper. New edition. [First Published: 1952] From the cover: For Han Suyin life became a many-splendoured thing when she and Mark … Continue reading →

Posted in BookLovers of Bath: The Shop! | Tagged adversity, and, autobiographical, between, chinese, cultural, east, ends, exploration, fiction, gulf, han, hon, love, macdonald, malcolm, memorial, modern, plagued, political, romance, suyin, tragedy, west, which | Leave a comment

The Hand In The Dark by Arthur J. John Rees

Posted on January 31, 2011 by BookLovers of Bath

Published by John Lane The Bodley Head, 1925, Hardback. Condition: Good. A pleasant enough reading copy. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with fading to the spine and boards. Edges of the textblock heavily tanned. … Continue reading →

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Rage by Wilbur Smith

Posted on September 1, 2010 by BookLovers of Bath

Published by William Heinemann, 1987, Hardback in Dust Wrapper. 1st Ed. Condition: Good+ in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and top corners with commensurate ruffling to the dust wrapper, short tear to the top … Continue reading →

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