1945-1956 9vol Nevil Shute Novels First Edition Original Cloth

Description: Click here to see our other books! Most Secret; The Chequer Board; No Highway; A Town Like Alice; Round the Bend; The Far Country; In the Wet; Requiem for a Wren; Beyond the Black Stump Nevil Shute 1945-1956 William Heinemann : London 7" by 5" 362; 332, [1]; 314; 316; 275; 284; 354, [1]; 333; 297pp SUMMARY A handsome set of first edition war and romance novels by aeronautical engineer and author, Nevil Shute. First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage: £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION First editions. A handsome set of Nevil Shute books, bound in the publisher's original red cloth. 'Requiem for a Wren' has the original unclipped dust wrapper, but is missing spine, so front and rear panels are therefore separated. Nevil Shute Norway was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer, who used 'Nevil Shute' as his pen name in order to protect his engineering career and prevent inferences or adverse publicity in connection with his works. Aviation and engineering provide the backdrop for many of Shute's novels.Shute's heroes tended to be like himself: middle-class solicitors, doctors, accountants, bank managers, and engineers—generally university graduates.Includes his romance novel 'A Town Like Alice' (1950) centring around a young Englishwoman who becomes interested in a fellow prisoner of World War II in Malaya. Other works contained in this set include the following:'Most Secret' (1945)'The Chequer Board' (1947) 'No Highway' (1948)'Round the Bend' (1951)'The Far Country' (1952)'In the Wet' (1953)'Requiem for a Wren' (1955)'Beyond the Black Stump' (1956) CONDITION Bound in the publisher's original red cloth. 'Requiem for a Wren' has the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. With fading to the spines of 'Most Secret', 'Chequer Board' and 'A Town Like Alice'. With rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Damp marks to the boards of 'Most Secret' and 'Town Like Alice'. Dust wrapper to 'Requiem' is missing the spine, with front and rear panels present but separated from one another. With edge wear to both panels and a couple chips to the front. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscriptions to front free endpapers of 'Beyond the Black Stump', 'In the Wet', 'No Highway'. Chips to the corners and scattered spots to the last few leaves of 'No Highway'. Overall Condition: Very Good Fair GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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