Classic Fiction from N K Burchill Rana Books

Paperback. The Call of the Wild' by Jack London. This book is a Pan 1973 paperback movie tie-in first edition, with Charlton Heston on the cover. Bright covers with light rub to tips and top of spine otherwise solid. Contents are age toned with brief name to the front otherwise unmarked. Jack London had the novel… Read more about this item

Paperback. Corgi. UK. 2007. 'Lyra's Oxford' by Philip Pullman. This little book is a paperback in card covers . A smart, unread copy in fine covers and clean and unmarked contents. Engravings by John Lawrence. Includes a fold-out map. Philip Pullman is the author of the 'His Dark Materials' series, the first of… Read more about this item

Hardback. Macmillan. UK. New Wessex Edition. 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' by Thomas Hardy. This book is a hardback with dustjacket. A handsome copy with just a little rub to edges, unclipped and bright. Contents are clean and unmarked. First published in 1886, 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' dealt with themes Thomas Hardy used in… Read more about this item

Hardback. Famous Books Nelson. UK. Undated. This book is a hardback with dustjacket. 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte. This is a vintage book under the 'Nelson's Famous Books' series and this has a reference to the inner flap of BR 716 and a price of 2/6. The dustjacket has a pretty design to the front… Read more about this item

Hardback. Olive Classics. UK. 1957. Collins. 'Tanglewood Tales' Leatherette covers in a pretty marbled green. Contents clean and unmarked. The slipcase is a little rubbed to edges but overall is in good condition. Introduction by Noel Streatfeild. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Walker Books. UK. 2007. First edition. This is a Hardback of 'Guess How Much I Love You in the Winter' by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram. In clean, bright, strong pretty pictorial boards and spine. Clean, bright contents. A handsome item all around. Another tale from the author of… Read more about this item

Paperback. A paperback Minster Classics edition of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass' by Lewis Carroll. This book was published by Lancer. The only date mentioned is 1968. The price on the back is 95p. A smart little paperback of this brilliant children's classic 'Alice in Wonderland & Through The Looking-Glass'. Covers are… Read more about this item

Hardback. Oxford English Novels. 1971. UK. 'Emma' by Jane Austen. This book is a Hardback with dj. First edition in this format. First published in 1816, 'Emma' by Jane Austen is the author's fourth novel and follows Emma Woodhouse as she tries her hand at match-making. A solid, handsome copy… Read more about this item

Hardback. Greening and Co Ltd. London. 1908. This book is 'Gulliver's Travels' by Dean Swift. Two handsome volumes in hardback, green paper covered boards with gilt titles to front and with green, and with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Boards are rubbed to tips with dots of rub to edges Now protected in clear, removeable cellophane.… Read more about this item

Hardback. Novel Library. Hamish Hamilton. London. 1947. Hardback in decorated boards, no dj. A smart copy and first thus in this format. Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations' was author's thirteenth novel and issued in book form in 1861. Boards are decorated in an attractive design in brown and cream and spine is very good in… Read more about this item

Hardback. The Zodiac Press. London. 1948. Hardback in decorated boards. No dustjacket. First thus. A handsome copy of this book, first edition in this Zodiac format. 'Northanger Abbey' by Jane Austen was originally published in 1818. The boards are decorated in a tan and cream design. There is a little rub… Read more about this item

Hardback. Folio Society. UK. 1956. Two hardbacks both with dj. First edition in this format. Boards are very good, nice and strong with very good edges and spine. Contents also very good. Dustjackets bear a little rub to edges otherwise are bright and in good condition. Not exlib and packed and sent… Read more about this item

Hardback. Novel Library. Hamish Hamilton. London. 1947. Hardback in decorated boards, no dj. A smart copy and first thus in this format. Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations' was author's thirteenth novel and issued in book form in 1861. Boards are decorated in an attractive design in brown and cream and spine is very good in… Read more about this item

Paperback. Airmont. USA. 1963. Paperback. This book is a First in this edition. Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was first published in 1818 and had mixed reviews. It has since become a horror and science fiction classic. This complete and unabridged copy appears unread as the spine is lightly age-toned but is unbroken with no… Read more about this item

Paperback. Oxford Paperbacks. Oxford University Press. UK. 1971. 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley. This book is First thus. Scarce in this format. Large format paperback. Large format paperback. First Oxford paperback edition. Covers are bright with light crease to front and rub to tips. Small closed nick to back. Slight… Read more about this item

Hardback. Readers Club. USA. 1942. This book is a Hardback lacking dustjacket. 'The Oxbow Incident' by Walter van Tilburg Clark. Green cloth covers are solid with red titles to spine which are a little sunned and impressed with 'The Reader's Club' motif to front board. Spine very good. Contents: Back of front board bears initials… Read more about this item

Paperback. The Penguin Classics. 1950.'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert This book is a Paperback. First thus. Please note A solid copy with some pencil notes on some pages. A New Translation by Alan Russell. Some pencil underlining and markings. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Paperback. Young Magpie Library. Edward Arnold Publishers. UK. 1981. 'Pancake Olympics' by Hazel Edwards. This book is a Paperback. First edition. A lovely copy, unread, bright, sharp. Clean, bright covers with very good edges and tips and clean and bright contents. A young girl, Emma, takes part in the 'pancake Olympics' arranged by… Read more about this item

Paperback. Pan Books. UK. 1963. Paperback. First edition in the Pan Books edition. John Steinbeck 'East of Eden'. PLEASE NOTE: This is an aged copy with heavily tanned pages, book lean and some rub and wear to covers. It is however a first edition in this format. A tour de force of a… Read more about this item

Hardback. Chatto and Windus. 1979. An attractive production of 'Cinderella' the timeless fairy tale. This book is Hardback in glazed boards. A peepshow carousel book which shows six scenes in a pop-up style of panorame. First. A delightful item and a really good copy. Covers are bright and edges and spine are very good .… Read more about this item