serpent's tail profile books ltd london (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition Thus. First edition thus, hardcover, has light bumps to the tail of the spine and lower cover corners, and slighter bumps to the head of the spine and upper corners, otherwise a solid, tight Very Good+ copy in a like unclipped dust jacket, which has mild bumps to the spine ends and corners, and a hint of edge wear. Jacket is wrapped in a Mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Would be a mint copy in unread condition save for a faint ring stain, probably from a glass of water by the shape of it, on the front board a tiny area of discolouration at the edge of the front board. Dust jacket is excellent and not price clipped. 12th impression.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Jstock (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, very slight lean, not price clipped (Ł16.99), no inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy. 416pp, illustrated endpapers. The classic epistolary novel, told in text, emails and whatssapp messges. Everyone knows the sad story of the Alperton Angels, the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl and convinced her that her newborn baby was the Anti Christ. Believing they had a divine mission to kill the infant, they were only stopped when the girl came to her senses and called the police. The Angels committed suicide rather than stand trial, while mother and baby disappeared into the care system. Nearly two decades later, true crime author Amanda Bailey is writing a book on the Angels. The Alperton baby has turned eighteen and can finally be interviewed, if Amanda can find them, it will be the true crime scoop of the year, and will save her flagging career. But rival author Oliver Menzies is just as smart, better connected, and is also on the baby's trail. As Amanda and Oliver are forced to collaborate, they realise that what everyone thinks they know about the Angels is wrong. The truth is something much darker and stranger than they'd ever imagined. And the story of the Alperton Angels is far from over. A future classic.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Peter Dyer (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly rubbed, slight lean, some slight yellowing to page block. Not price clipped (Ł16.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 288pp. Twenty years ago Helen Franklin did something she cannot forgive herself for, and she has spent every day since barricading herself against its memory. But her sheltered life is about to change. A strange manuscript has come into her possession. It is filled with testimonies from the darkest chapters of human history, which all record sightings of a tall, silent woman in black, with unblinking eyes and bleeding feet. Melmoth the loneliest being in the world. Condemned to walk the Earth forever, she tries to beguile the guilty and lure them away for a lifetime wandering alongside her. Everyone that Melmoth seeks out must make a choice, to live with what they've done, or be led into the darkness. Helen can't stop reading, or shake the feeling that someone is watching her. As her past finally catches up with her, she too must choose which path to take. Exquisitely written and gripping until the very last page, this is a masterpiece of moral complexity, asking us profound questions about mercy, redemption, and how to make the best of our conflicted world. Already quite scarce in this first impression.

Condition: BUONO USATO. I ED. INGLESE Buono stato, sovraccoperta originale illustrata in carta patinata, elementi della grafica in rilievo, Grafica: Peter Dyer, illustrazione su recto Getty Images, cima e piede appena sfregati, coperta rigida in tessuto con fregio dorato in bassorilievo su piatto anteriore, fregio e caratteri dorati in bassorilievo sul dorso, lievi ammaccature, tagli e pagine ottimamente conservati. I edizione. Numero Pagine 278.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Peter Dyer (illustrator). 1st Edition. Waterstones 'Exclusive' first edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Page fore edges dyed green as issued. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed and bruised, some lean, signed by the author sticker to front jacket, not price clipped (Ł12.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg copy. 288pp, illustrated endpapers. What kind of person keeps a man underground for seven years? And who would agree to be part of such an experiment? Herbert Powyss lives on a small estate in the Welsh Marches, with enough time and income to pursue a gentleman's fashionable cultivation of exotic plants and trees. But he longs to make his mark in the field of science, something consequential enough to present to the Royal Society in London. He hits on a radical experiment in isolation. For seven years a subject will inhabit three rooms in the cellar of the manor house, fitted out with books, paintings and even a chamber organ. Meals will arrive thrice daily via a dumbwaiter. The solitude will be totally unrelieved by any social contact, the subject will keep a diary of his daily thoughts and actions. The pay? Fifty pounds per annum, for life. Only one man is desperate enough to apply for the job: John Warlow, a semi literate labourer with a wife and six children to provide for. The experiment, a classic Enlightenment exercise gone more than a little mad, will have unforeseen consequences for all included. In this seductive tale of self delusion and obsession, Alix Nathan has created an utterly transporting historical novel which is both elegant and unforgettably sinister. Quite scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Jacket by Peter Dyer (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'To Ruthie, Many thanks for all your work on Iron Towns. Hope you're happy with the finished work - I am! 19/5/16. Anthony Cartwright'. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (Ł12.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 280pp. The Iron Towns. Once the furnace heart of industrial England, now the valley is home only to fading dreams. Twenty years ago, Liam, Dee Dee, Goldie and Mark had life stretching ahead of them, dreams of stardom, young marriages, money in their pockets. None of them can undo what made it all unravel. Now Liam is playing out the end of a modest career at Irontown FC. As the club limps towards relegation and liquidation, Liam's mind turns to history and the past weighs heavily in the Iron Towns. The old steelworks rust, apple trees grow up through the abandoned factory floors and the land is haunted again by legends of the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Saxon princes, witches on the Heath, older myths creeping back to the edge of consciousness. But it is more recent legends that fill Liam's mind, the great footballers tattooed across his body, images of famous cup finals, moments etched in the collective memory, could redemption, greatness even, still wait for Liam and his friends, here among the crumbling estates and old dockyards? Quite scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Joe Wilson (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (Ł14.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 419pp. When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, Washington Black, an eleven year old field slave, finds himself selected as personal servant to one of these men. The eccentric Christopher 'Titch' Wilde is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor and abolitionist, whose single minded pursuit of the perfect aerial machine mystifies all around him. Titch's idealistic plans are soon shattered and Washington finds himself in mortal danger. They escape the island together, but then then Titch disappears and Washington must make his way alone, following the promise of freedom further than he ever dreamed possible. From the blistering cane fields of Barbados to the icy wastes of the Canadian Arctic, from the mud drowned streets of London to the eerie deserts of Morocco, 'Washington Black' teems with all the strangeness and mystery of life. Inspired by a true story, Washington Black is the extraordinary tale of a world destroyed and made whole again. A future classic, recently read on BBC Radio Four.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Shutterstock (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. Page fore edges sprayed orange as issued. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed and bruised, some passages in text highlighted quite neatly in pink highlighter (why????), not price clipped (Ł14.99), no other inscriptions, internally tight and square, overall a vg copy. 338pp. You can't escape the desert. You can't escape Sundial. Rob fears for her daughters. For Callie, who collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends. For Annie, because of what Callie might do to her. Rob sees a darkness in Callie that reminds her of the family she left behind. She decides to take Callie back to Sundial, her childhood home deep in the Mojave Desert. And there she will have to make a terrible choice. Callie is afraid of her mother. Rob has begun to look at her strangely. To tell her secrets about her past that both disturb and excite her. And Callie is beginning to wonder if only one of them will leave Sundial alive. Quite scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 218 pp. Stated: "First published in this edition in 2008 by Serpent's Tail" with '1' in number line. Illustrated wraps with thin yellow borders on front cover, partial image of woman in green dress and red waistband on left front cover, reddish-brown background with silhouette of man walking toward woman and reader, shading into brown of foreground. Crisp; unusually tight binding; sharp corners; NO rubbing wear; NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks. Looks Unread. FLAWLESS. Gift-giving quality.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. In almost 'as new' condition, not price clipped (Ł14.99), no other inscriptions, David's Bookshop 'Signed Copy' band, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 375pp, illustrated endpapers. It's time to solve the murder of the century. Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. Wanting to know more, he took it to his English teacher Miss Iles, not realising the chain of events that he was setting in motion. Miss Iles became convinced that the book was the key to solving a puzzle, and that a message in secret code ran through all Twyford's novels. Then Miss Iles disappeared on a class field trip, and Steven has no memory of what happened to her. Now, out of prison after a long stretch, Steven decides to investigate the mystery that has haunted him for decades. Was Miss Iles murdered? Was she deluded? Or was she right about the code? And is it still in use today? Desperate to recover his memories and find out what really happened to Miss Iles, Steven revisits the people and places of his childhood. But it soon becomes clear that Edith Twyford wasn't just a writer of forgotten children's stories. The Twyford Code has great power, and he isn't the only one trying to solve it. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover/Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. Einband m. Lesefalten u. etw. bestoßen, Schnitt gebräunt; Textteil sehr gut erhalten.