Chesterton Peter (37 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Chesterton, Peter (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Chesterton, Peter (illustrator).

Stapled. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. 24 pp. Second printing thus. Steven Kirk, Peter Chesterton, and Peter Bull (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Chesterton, Peter (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. Chesterton, Peter (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: New. "I think that it is desirable to discuss the affair - here, in the room in which the Bishop's body was found."A pernicious parson outwits the thieves of a priceless chalice from the parish treasury. A beloved vicar contemplates a perfect crime when a blackmailer comes knocking. Poisoned pen letters lead to a fall from grace for a rector's wife, and a suspicious fall from the second storey for the rector.Gathered here in this new collection are some of the greatest mystery tales in which the tendrils of crime steal into the churchyard, featuring clergymen and nuns as victims, amateur sleuths and villainous perpetrators of the devil's work. Replete with a fascinating introduction and notes from one of the guiding lights of crime fiction, Martin Edwards, this anthology delivers cosy brainteasers and fiendishly-fashioned stories with a sting in the tail, from a congregation of writers including Joyce Porter, H. C. Bailey, Cyril Hare and Edmund Crispin.…

Paperback. Condition: New. "I think that it is desirable to discuss the affair - here, in the room in which the Bishop's body was found."A pernicious parson outwits the thieves of a priceless chalice from the parish treasury. A beloved vicar contemplates a perfect crime when a blackmailer comes knocking. Poisoned pen letters lead to a fall from grace for a rector's wife, and a suspicious fall from the second storey for the rector.Gathered here in this new collection are some of the greatest mystery tales in which the tendrils of crime steal into the churchyard, featuring clergymen and nuns as victims, amateur sleuths and villainous perpetrators of the devil's work. Replete with a fascinating introduction and notes from one of the guiding lights of crime fiction, Martin Edwards, this anthology delivers cosy brainteasers and fiendishly-fashioned stories with a sting in the tail, from a congregation of writers including Joyce Porter, H. C. Bailey, Cyril Hare and Edmund Crispin.…

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 297 pp. '1' in number line. Following the Editor's Introduction, "Foolish Virgins", Contents divided into 5 Parts, 14 Essays: Part I: THE SPIRITUAL ORDER (I.1) G.K. Chesterton, "The Eternal Revolution"; (I.2) Richard John Newhouse, ""The Vulnerability fo the Naked Square"; (I.3) Peter Kreeft, "Are There Any Moral Absolutes?: FindingBlack and White in a World of Grays"; Part II: THE SOCIAL ORDER (II.1) James Q. Wilson and George Kelling, "Character and Community: The Problem of Broken Windows"; (II.2) Myron Magnet, "The Hole in the Theory"; (II.3)Carol Iannone, "The Feminist Perversion"; Part III: THE ECONOMIC ORDER (III.1) Richard M. Weaver, "The Last Metaphysical Right"; (III.2) George Gilder, "The Kinetic Economy"; Part IV: THE POLITICAL ORDER (IV.1) Charles Murray, "Little Platoons"; (IV.2) Russell Kirk, "The Original-Intent Controversy"; (IV.3) George F. Will, The Revival of Classical Republicanism"; Part V: THE CULTURAL ORDER (V.1) Thomas Sowell, "Assorted Dogmas"; (V.2) Allan Bloom, "Sex and Separateness"; POSTSCRIPT [Quotation from Albert Jay Nock, "Snoring as a Fine Art," in The Atlantic Monthly (November, 1938), p. 289; Contributors to GOOD ORDER, pp. 291-293; Acknowledgments, pp. 295-296; About the Editor, p. 297. Glossy illustrated wrappers, with thin line purple borders, and with Title lettering in large black letters superimposed over pixelated portrait (detail) of "conservative" man's chin with upper chest in white shirt, gray suit and dark necktie, American Flag pin on suit lapel; Subtitle red or black letters in column on left side top third front cover; Contributor names in small red letters across bottom front cover. Inside covers age-toned; text pages and book edges uniformly, lightly, age-toned; remainder mark on bottom edge emanating from spine: describes worse than it is. but there you have it. Essentially, appears UNREAD: Tight spine (NO cracks); sharp corners; (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear, NO previous owner names. Clean text. The way to read a Classic Anthology with distinguished contributors.…

New edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series: Kingfisher Field Guides. Physical description: 288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. Notes: Originally published as: Kingfisher field guide to the wild flowers of Britain and Northern Europe, 1988. Includes index. Subjects: Wild flowers Great Britain; Wild flowers Europe, Northern; Wild flowers Europe, Northern Identification; Botany; Field Guides. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. no dust jacket visible. This hardcover edition of "U-Boat" is in good condition, with no visible dust jacket. The cover shows minor wear consistent with age, but the binding remains strong and intact. The pages are clean and free from inscriptions or library markings, ensuring a pleasant reading experience. First published in the United States by Franklin Watts Inc. Doug Harker, Peter Chesterton (illustrator). …

New edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series: Kingfisher Field Guides. Physical description: 288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. Notes: Originally published as: Kingfisher field guide to the wild flowers of Britain and Northern Europe, 1988. Includes index. Subjects: Wild flowers Great Britain; Wild flowers Europe, Northern; Wild flowers Europe, Northern Identification; Botany; Field Guides. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The July 1953, vol. 2 # 4, of MacKill's Mystery Magazine, a British mystery pulp from the early 1950s. . Includes stories by Agatha Christie (The Witness for the Prosecution), Peter Cheyney (The Gangster), Nigel Morland (The Talking Gun), Margery Allingham (The Perfect Butler), G K Chesterton (Father Brown in The Vampire of the Village), Edmund Crispin (The Golden Mean), and Erle Stanley Gardner (The Case of the Crying Swallow). Light edge wear. Scrapes at he center and top of the front cover. Diagonal creaseAlong the bottom third of the front cover. Small corner crease and dog ear to the bottom of the front cover that diminishes as it carries through to the first few pages. Overall a good or better copy of a scarce mystery pulp. …

Originalpappband. Condition: sehr guter Buchzustand. Kein Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage. 296 Seiten. Mit Illustrationen von Peter Laube. Size: 8°. Peter Laube (illustrator).

Condition: Near Fine. This is a four volume in slip case. Soft cover. MMPB. Nominal edge wear. Corner bumped, lightly. Else, tight and square. Each volume has a separate ISBN. Volume 1-- Women Sleuths--(ISBN 0897331575) 224 pages, includes: The Toys of Death by G.D.H. and Margaret Cole; The Calico Dog by Mignon Eberhart; The Book that Squealed by Cornell Woolrich; The Broken Men by Marcia Muller. Volume 2--Police Procedurals--(ISBN 0897331583) 224 pages, includes: The Empty Hours by Ed McBain; The Sound of Murder by Donald Westlake; Storm in the Channel by Georges Simenon; Murder in the Dark by Hugh Pentecost. Volume 3--Locked Room Puzzles--(ISBN 0897332253) 228 pages, includes: The Third Bullet by John Dickson Carr; Booktaker by Bill Pronzini; From Another World by Clayton Rawson; Day of the Wizard by Edward D. Hoch. Volume 4--Great British Detectives--(ISBN 0897332660) 220 pages, includes: The Beauty Specialist by Leslie Charteris; The Oracle of the Dog by G. K. Chesterton; The Cleaners by Michael Gilbert; The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey. Additional shipping may be required due to size weight, amount according to USPS, weight, and destination. Vol. #1, #2, #3 & #4. MYSTERY/SHORTSTORIES/SERIES.…

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Bien. 1ª Edición española. Raro NÚMERO 5 de novela negra y policíaca, dentro de la célebre y atractiva colección -ELLERY QUEEN REVISTA DE MISTERIO-, editada en Barcelona a mediados del S.XX, con 130 páginas de literatura -negra y suspense- la mejor selección de dicho género. Incluye 8 RELATOS DE AUTORES FAMOSOS; entre ellos -El DR. HYDE, DETECTIVE- del célebre G.K. CHESTERTON. Con ATRACTIVA Y ORIGINAL PORTADA A 4 TINTAS. Buena letra tipográfica para su portátil tamaño y profusión de bonitos dibujos en blanco y negro y a colores, a toda plana y otros muchos intercalados en texto. Textos a 2 columnas. Buen estado general de conservación. ANALES DE LA NOVELA NEGRA Y POLICIACA.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. A little reading wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. 135 pp.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 180 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller. Chesterton, Peter (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. "I think that it is desirable to discuss the affair - here, in the room in which the Bishop's body was found."A pernicious parson outwits the thieves of a priceless chalice from the parish treasury. A beloved vicar contemplates a perfect crime when a blackmailer comes knocking. Poisoned pen letters lead to a fall from grace for a rector's wife, and a suspicious fall from the second storey for the rector.Gathered here in this new collection are some of the greatest mystery tales in which the tendrils of crime steal into the churchyard, featuring clergymen and nuns as victims, amateur sleuths and villainous perpetrators of the devil's work. Replete with a fascinating introduction and notes from one of the guiding lights of crime fiction, Martin Edwards, this anthology delivers cosy brainteasers and fiendishly-fashioned stories with a sting in the tail, from a congregation of writers including Joyce Porter, H. C. Bailey, Cyril Hare and Edmund Crispin.…

182 pp.; 23.4 x 16.5 cm.; sewn bound; black-and-white & color; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Issue number 13 of the periodical Dot Dot Dot, a predecessor to the publication "Bulletins of The Serving Library." Edited by Stuart Bailey. Contents include: "Editorial (1)," by G.K. Chesterton; "Editorial (2)," by Benjamin Franklin; "Editorial (3)," by Lewis H. Lapham; "Scanned in Situ," by David Reinfurt; "Royal Itineraries: An interview with Sven Augustijnen," by Raimundas Malasauskas; "I.U. (2)," by David Greene, Samantha Hardingham & John Morgan Studio; "The Bloody Latte," by Ian Svenonius; "Greetings from Bhutan," by Alex Klein; "Hanging Up Moholy," by Louis Kaplan; "1984 and Beyond," by Gerard Byrne; "The Search for the Fountain of Prosperity," by Michael Stevenson; "Life After Life And After: An Interview with George Maciunas," by Raimundas Malasauskas through David Magnus; "Décor Holes," by Seth Price; "Guaranteed Disappointment," by Neil Mulholland; "End of Play: Chapter 1," by Heman Chong, Melissa Lim & Leif Magne Tangen, cover illustration by Chris Evans; "Review," by Valentinas Klimaauskas; "Tourette''s Syndrome," by John Russell; "Semantic Translation of John Russell''s ?Tourette''s Syndrome'' (after Stefan Themerson)," by Stuart Bailey, Louis Lüthi, John Morgan and Will Holder; "Inaugurating the Pleasuredome," compiled by Jan Verwoert; "On 1984 and Beyond," by Emily Pethick; "Form-giving," by Rob Giampietro; "0?9, A?Z, YES/NO," by Paul Elliman; "MITIM (Gamma)," by Radim Pesko & Louis Lüthi and "The Middle of Nowhere: chapter 2 (continued)," by Will Holder. Very Good. 2 mm. yellow stain to recto. Rubbing of cover edges and light bumping of corners. Contents clean and unmarked.…

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy Bien. Edit. Blume, S.A. 2005 Barcelona. 4º menor (23x13x3cm). 282p. Cartoné ilustrado en muy buen estado. « Volumne en el que se describe, identifica e ilustra más de 850 especies de flores silvestres europeas. Cada una de las más de 250 especies principales está tratada detalladamente: una tabla de datos concisos facilita una identificación rápida y precisa, un apartado de "especies semejantes" permite diferenciar entre plantas similares y dibujos exquisitamente detallados muestran la planta, su flor, hojas, frutos y otras características. Los capítulos de introducción ofrecen gran cantidad de información sobre todos los aspectos de la flora europea: dónde encontrar flores silvestres y cómo identificarlas; familias y características de las plantas, variaciones regionales y orígenes nativos, jardinería de plantas silvestres y su conservación en la naturaleza. Con textos concisos y rigurosos, buenas ilustraciones y una presentación original, esta es una guía indispensable, valiosa y eminentemente práctica para todos los amantes de la flora silvestre». Peter Chesterton, John Davis y Colin Emberson (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: New. "I think that it is desirable to discuss the affair - here, in the room in which the Bishop's body was found."A pernicious parson outwits the thieves of a priceless chalice from the parish treasury. A beloved vicar contemplates a perfect crime when a blackmailer comes knocking. Poisoned pen letters lead to a fall from grace for a rector's wife, and a suspicious fall from the second storey for the rector.Gathered here in this new collection are some of the greatest mystery tales in which the tendrils of crime steal into the churchyard, featuring clergymen and nuns as victims, amateur sleuths and villainous perpetrators of the devil's work. Replete with a fascinating introduction and notes from one of the guiding lights of crime fiction, Martin Edwards, this anthology delivers cosy brainteasers and fiendishly-fashioned stories with a sting in the tail, from a congregation of writers including Joyce Porter, H. C. Bailey, Cyril Hare and Edmund Crispin.…

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Chesterton, Peter (illustrator).…

Condition: New.