Various - 45 Vintage fiction pockets - 1933-1976

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This lot contains 45 vintage English-language fiction paperbacks by various authors, published between 1933 and 1976.

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All of the books are in a normal state of aging with slight yellowing of the paper and possibly small cracks and creases in the spine. In a few books a name has been written, these have all been photographed. No loose pages and no notes in the books.

20 Pan edition

1941 The gay galliard M.Irwin
1950 Western union Z.Grey
1955 Happy odyssey Carton de Wiart
1955 The third man/fallen idol G. Greene
1956 The big pick-up E. Trevor
1956 A book of trials Sir Travers Humpfrey
1957 The desperate hour J. Hayes
1964 Children of the sun M. West
1964 Payment offered C.S. Forester
1964 Brown on resolution C.S. Forester
1964 Goldfinger I. Fleming
1965 Hornblower in the West Indies C.S. Forester
1966 The tribe that lost its head Monsarrat
1966 A killing for the hawks F.E. Smith
1969 Trafalgar O. Warner
1969 The battle of Britain L. Mosley
1970 The Spanish Armada M. Lewis
1971 The godfather M. Puzo
1971 Hornblower and the crisis C.S. Forester
1971 The man in the yellow raft C.S. Forester

3 Albatross edition

1933 The story of San Michele by Axel Munthe
1938 The albatross book of English humour
1947 A farewell to arms Hemingway

3 Pelican edition

1951 The scots M. Mc laren
1957 The history of the British navy M. Lewis
1959 A short history of the world HG Wells

1 Puffin edition

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain

1 Cardinal edition

1953 The cruel sea N. Monsarrat

3 Corgi edition

1962 Lolita Nabokov
1963 The whip of the wind H. Joyce
1968 The unfeeling sky P. Saxon

1 Crest edition

1962 The ugly American W. Lederer

1 Paladin edition

1970 The female euneuch G. Greer

2 Unwin editions

1974 The two towers Tolkien
1974 The return of the king Tolkien

2 Pocket books NY

1943 The pocket book of father Brown GK Chesterton
1970 Of human bondage W Somerset Maugham

3. Bantam edition

1964 Beat to quaters CS Forester
1965 Commodore Hornblower CS Forester
1965 Lord Hornblower CS Forester

2 Four square edition

1965 The good sheperd CS Forester
1968 The age of the Fighting sail CS Forester

3 Fontana edition

1976 Master and commander P. O\'Brian
1976 Post Captain P. O\'Brian
1976 HMS Surprise P. O\'Brian

All of the books are in a normal state of aging with slight yellowing of the paper and possibly small cracks and creases in the spine. In a few books a name has been written, these have all been photographed. No loose pages and no notes in the books.

20 Pan edition

1941 The gay galliard M.Irwin
1950 Western union Z.Grey
1955 Happy odyssey Carton de Wiart
1955 The third man/fallen idol G. Greene
1956 The big pick-up E. Trevor
1956 A book of trials Sir Travers Humpfrey
1957 The desperate hour J. Hayes
1964 Children of the sun M. West
1964 Payment offered C.S. Forester
1964 Brown on resolution C.S. Forester
1964 Goldfinger I. Fleming
1965 Hornblower in the West Indies C.S. Forester
1966 The tribe that lost its head Monsarrat
1966 A killing for the hawks F.E. Smith
1969 Trafalgar O. Warner
1969 The battle of Britain L. Mosley
1970 The Spanish Armada M. Lewis
1971 The godfather M. Puzo
1971 Hornblower and the crisis C.S. Forester
1971 The man in the yellow raft C.S. Forester

3 Albatross edition

1933 The story of San Michele by Axel Munthe
1938 The albatross book of English humour
1947 A farewell to arms Hemingway

3 Pelican edition

1951 The scots M. Mc laren
1957 The history of the British navy M. Lewis
1959 A short history of the world HG Wells

1 Puffin edition

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain

1 Cardinal edition

1953 The cruel sea N. Monsarrat

3 Corgi edition

1962 Lolita Nabokov
1963 The whip of the wind H. Joyce
1968 The unfeeling sky P. Saxon

1 Crest edition

1962 The ugly American W. Lederer

1 Paladin edition

1970 The female euneuch G. Greer

2 Unwin editions

1974 The two towers Tolkien
1974 The return of the king Tolkien

2 Pocket books NY

1943 The pocket book of father Brown GK Chesterton
1970 Of human bondage W Somerset Maugham

3. Bantam edition

1964 Beat to quaters CS Forester
1965 Commodore Hornblower CS Forester
1965 Lord Hornblower CS Forester

2 Four square edition

1965 The good sheperd CS Forester
1968 The age of the Fighting sail CS Forester

3 Fontana edition

1976 Master and commander P. O\'Brian
1976 Post Captain P. O\'Brian
1976 HMS Surprise P. O\'Brian

Details

Number of books
45
Subject
Literature
Book title
45 Vintage fiction pockets
Author/ Illustrator
Various
Condition
Mixed / Multiple
Publication year oldest item
1933
Publication year youngest item
1976
Edition
Other edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
100
BelgiumVerified
40
Objects sold
100%
Private

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