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World Acclaimed Artist John A Blakey’s First Story Book

An Exquisitely Illustrated Tale

Lundravar The Dragon

by John A Blakey

John Blakey is one of the world’s great watercolour artists, superbly demonstrated in this his first exquisitely illustrated story. A superb fable, this is an epic story of Good and Evil. There are two further books forthcoming in this series.

A tale of a lost little dragon who hatches from his egg many centuries after all of the dragons have been vanquished from the world.
Lundravar the dragon is a charming tale of a journey of discovery, of love and hate, joy and disappointment and of being lost and being found.
His adventures bring him into contact with wonderful characters, who help him discover his true self and the terrible truth of his past.
Alone as the first and last of the great fire-dragons, he has to face a heart-breaking decision: should he remain alone for ever, or give up his powers and resign himself to mortality and happiness?
A truly wonderful fairy tale for children and adults alike.
This beautiful book is now available in three glorious editions;

Publisher Wee Hills, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland; 2008

Publisher Harvest Moon, Killeshandra, Ireland; 2010


Publisher Harvest Moon, Killeshandra, Ireland; 2009
The superb exclusive Special Edition. Each volume contains over 100 exquisite full colour illustrations and is printed on fine quality paper. It is beautifully hand-bound in rich Italian leather and decorated with polished turquoise set in silver and tooled and edged in gold. Each copy is certificated by the publishers (strictly 650 worldwide) and signed and numbered by the artist and author, John Blakey.

 

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Latest Purchases in Local History

Latest Purchases in Local History

Purchased this week a superb Local History Collection as follows;

  • Yorkshire Past & Present Mackenzie 4 volumes
  • Outline of History H G Wells Newnes 2 volumes
  • A Bibliography of Municipal History Leicester 1966
  • The Development Of Modern France Brogan 1959
  • White’s Leeds 1853 David & Charles 1969
  • The Anarchists Joll Methuen 1979
  • Jeremy Bentham’s Economic Writings Stark 1952 3 volumes
  • A History of The County Of Oxford Volume IV 1979
  • Bath Neale Routledge Kegan Paul 1981
  • Victorian Exeter Leicester 1968
  • A History of Hull Macmahon Oxford 1980
  • Mayalls Annals of Yorkshire C H Johnson 3 Volumes

This superb collection will be listed over the next two weeks

Why not Browse my Local History/Topography Catalogue?

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Wanted Now – Heron Collections Dickens and Shute

Heron Collections Wanted Right Now

– Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens and Nevil Shute

I currently have customers waiting for the following Heron Collections;

  • 40/41 Volume Agatha Christie Collection
  • 36 Volume Burgundy/Red Charles Dickens Centennial Edition
  • 20/23 Volume Complete Set of Nevile Shute

If you live in the UK and have one of the above complete collections in Very Good unmarked condition then please let me know immediately;

email: sales@hcbooksonline.com

phone: 0113 273 20 25

If you live in the UK and have any Heron Books collections for sale please contact me on;

email: sales@hcbooksonline.com

phone: 0113 273 20 25

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Pick of The Week September 17th 2012 – Robert Burns Collection

Pick of The Week Commencing September 17th 2012

Superb Robert Burns Collection

Listed this week a superb Robert Burns Collection

Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland’s favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as The Bard). was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a “light” Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these his political or civil commentary is often at its most blunt.

Titles listed are;

Robert Burns And Dumfries Philip Sulley Dumfries 1896

2 Volumes The Life Of Robert Burns Lockhart Young Limited Edition 1914

4 Volumes The Poetry Of Robert Burns Henley Henderson Jack 1896

4 Volumes The Life And Works Of Robert Burns Wallace Chambers 1896

6 Volumes The Works Of Robert Burns Paterson 1877

6 Volumes The Works Of Robert Burns James Thin 1895

A Manual Of Religious Belief William Burnes Burns Mckie Limited 1875

Bibliography Of Robert Burns McKie Limited Edition 1881

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Pick of The Week Commencing September 3rd 2012

Pick of The Week Commencing September 3rd 2012

The Pears Centenary Edition of Dickens’ Christmas Books c1889

The Pears Centenary Edition of Dickens’ Christmas Books

Complete 5 Volume Set. All five volumes are tight, bright and firm in their bindings, with high contrast printing on bright glossy white paper, and charming b&w illustrations by Charles Green R.I. (1840–1898), and L. Rossi. All have illustrated front paste-downs (for Pears soap Established 1789, By Appointment to Their Majesties). All volumes have a second, unmarked, illustrated title page on glossy paper and three pages of Pears adverts at the rear. A very good set of a very attractive edition.

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Pick of The Week Commencing August 6th 2012

Pick of The Week Commencing August 6th 2012

Superb Dickens Collection Being Listed This Week

Purchased a superb collection of Dickens’ books this week, which will be listed over the next 10 days

Dickens’s England Michael and Mollie Hardwick BCA 1976

Charles Dickens A Pictorial Biography Priestley Thames & Hudson 1961

The Days Of Dickens Arthur Hayward Routledge c1920

The Dickens Souvenir 1912 Daily Telegraph Chapman Hall 1912

Dickens Land Nicklin Haslehust Blackie 1911

The Pageant Of Dickens Walter Crotch Chapman Hall 1915

Life of Dickens Frank T Marzials Walter Scott 1887

More books from this excellent collection being listed this week!

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Pick of The Week Jul 30th 2012

Pick of The Week July 30th 2012

4 Superb Collections Listed This Week

– 12 Volumes Sir Winston Churchill Official Biography Easton Press c1997 SOLD

The definitive biography – Martin Gilbert collaborated with Randolph Churchill on the first two volumes, then went on to write the rest of this Official Biography on his own, over a period of nearly 25 years. It is the highest tribute to the twentieth century’s greatest statesman.

Bound in Luxurious Leather each volume accented with 22ct gold. Each book has moiré fabric endsheets, acid-neutral paper, gilded page ends, and a permanently bound-in satin ribbon page marker. Spines are beautifully decorated with gilt and have 5 raised bands. Each volume has the unused Easton Press supplied Bookplate.

– 14 Volumes Henry Irving Works of William Shakespeare Gresham 1907

The Works of William Shakespeare edited by Sir Henry Irving, and Frank A. Marshall. The works include the Tragedies, Comedies and Histories the Sonnets and the Poems. The First Folio (1623) has been followed, except in very few instances. There is an Introduction to each play, divided into three heads; The Literary History, The Stage History Of Each Play, which is unique among the many editions of Shakespeare´s works, and Critical Remarks.

– 10 Vols Crowned Masterpieces of Eloquence The Advance of Civilisation IUS 1911

Crowned Masterpieces Of Eloquence, representing the advance of civilization, as collected in the world’s best orations, from the earliest period to the present time. Victorian Edition, complete in ten volumes, as collected in the “World’s Best Orations” .

This is an amazing reference book for anyone interested in history and the world’s most influential people.

– 4 Volumes William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries Archer Gresham 1898 SOLD

Memorial edition revised and extended by Alfred Thomas Story – in 4 volumes. This fascinating biographical account of William Ewart Gladstone’s life, explores his seventy years of social and political progress.

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Heron Books Listings Now Updated

Heron Books Listings Now Updated

 

Great news, I have finally managed to get my assistant to update the Heron Books Listings.
This is the only site in the world that has such a comprehensive listing of the various editions published by Heron Books from the late 60’s to the early 80’s.

To get to the Lists just Click on the Catalogue above

or Click on Heron Books Collections at the top of my Home Page
Then Click on Heron Books Index and if the edition is underlined Click on the Title to View the Full Listing.

This is a Work in Progress and if you feel you have any amendments or additions please use the comment facility below

If you live in the UK and have any Heron Books collections for sale please contact me on;

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phone: 0113 273 20 25

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Apology For Missing Images

Apology For Missing Images – Latest Update… Problem Now Resolved

Unfortunately I have had a problem uploading images to my book listings since April 19th and my web developer has been struggling to come up with a solution. Hopefully this solution will not be too far away now, but in the meantime, if you do come across a book without an image on the listing, please email me at;
sales@hcbooksonline.com with the Title and Product Number of the book and I will email you any images I have for that book.

You are still invited to visit www.hcbooksonline.com to see my latest updates