Hoonaloon News May 2012

Our April sale is now officially over. However, for an interim period the 30% discount is still being applied to all the items we put online before 27 April 2012, i.e. the vast majority of the books we have in stock.   The only exceptions to this are a handful of items that we have reduced in price by a greater percentage than 30% in order to clear them quickly, though these are few in number.

Items we have put online on 27 April 2012 and afterwards are not as yet discounted, though we will be having sales on a regular basis.

Here are a few recent additions to our catalogue ;

4976 Pauline Gedge - Child of the Morning

I had always understood that  the Pharaoh Hatshepshut was the only woman ruler of Ancient Egypt, but apparently that may not actually be the case. Nevertheless, she was one of the more remarkable characters to be encountered in the annals of ancient history.

This historical novel based on her life was published by the Chicago Review Press.

5014 Marta Cardona - Spanish Rose, Yorkshire Thorns (signed copy).

Set in Leeds and Huddersfield in the 1950s and 1960s, this novel tells of central character Maria and the struggles in life which lead her to find a strength and independence she would never have thought possible.

5012 Nina Warner Hooke - The Starveling

Nina Warner Hooke was (is ?) a prolific writer of children`s books, many of which feature the adventures of an animal. In this case, obviously, the story centres around the life of a cat. If you have a fondness for our four-footed feline friends this attractive novel may well be for you.

4962 and 5013 - Keith Reedman and others - A Corner of Derbyshire Volume II

This collection of old photographs was compiled by local historian Keith Reedman and others and was published by the Friends of the Erewash Museum. An essential item for anyone interested in the history of Derbyshire.

5019 - Catherine Darby - A Dream of Fair Serpents. What possessed budding writer Maureen Peters to adopt the pen-name Catherine Darby we may never know, but obviously it worked as I notice she has received the ultimate accolade accorded to any writer of imaginative fiction - her own page on the Fantastic Fiction web site ! As you can see, this novel, noted for it`s mix of fantasy/science fiction with historical fiction, also features a striking dust jacket design by legendary illustrator Biro.

That`s all for now. Any questions, just ask.

The Hoonaloon April Books Bonanza

As you may already know, we here at Hoonaloon have regular sales throughout the year.

In recent weeks we`ve had a continuous 20% discount in place. As it`s sale time again, we`ve decided to increase that by 10%, meaning that all the prices you see on our listings on ABE already have 30% deducted from them.

There are various reasons why this is a good idea for us. The most obvious one is the recession and low consumer confidence. Next is that lower prices tend to increase sales and particularly sales to overseas customers. Lastly, we`ve just spent a week on holiday in Whitby and need to generate extra sales to compensate for the time we were off-line !

The discount is being applied to all our listings, including new items added to our catalogue during the period of the sale (1 April 2012 - 27 April 2012).

Here are a few items from our stock that may be of particular interest to avid book buyers, though I should stress that at present we have over 4,000 books in our listings, so it is worth browsing our catalogue using the links provided.

                                                       43 Constance Mackness - Clown of the School

                                               102 Rich Shapero - Wild Animus - Advance Reading Copy

        863 Newnes Household Encyclopaedia

On the right-hand side of this blog you`ll find links to ABE Books and to the Hoonaloon Books catalogue.

However, if you prefer to deal direct, or if you have any queries, we can always be contacted by e-mail on hoonaloon@btinternet.com .

Thanks for your interest,

Nick & Ann-Marie

Hoonaloon Books

Quotation Station

Children learn more from what you are than what you teach

W E B Du Bois

Hoonaloon News March 2012 # 2

We`re going to be off line for a few days, but be assured that we`ll be back with you all as soon as possible.

In the meantime, here are a few images of items we have in stock that may be of interest ;

4849 Schomberg Scott - Crathes Castle ; An Illustrated Account

4851 Bobbie Blackwell - In the Munitions ; Women at War in Herefordshire

4905 D Y (Dora) Mills - The Quest of the Mighty

4852, 4886, 4916 Ray Webb - My War

Any queries, e-mail us on hoonaloon@btinternet.com and we`ll respond ASAP on our return.

Cheers.

News From Hoonaloon March 2012 # 1

Well, March is already upon us, and I think it`s time to pen another newsletter.

Here, as usual, are a few more samples from our stock.

I`ll keep comment from myself to a minimum, and concentrate on giving you images, author/title details and catalogue number as I`m only too aware that most of us lead rather busy lives  and don`t want a lot of extraneous material.

 Full decsriptions etc can be found in our ABE Books listings, and of course if you have any questions, don`t hesitate to ask.  

At 1034 we have Robert Nye`s `Cricket`. Not a sports book as you might imagine, but a book of stories, illustrated by Shelley Freshman.

At 4815, we have J K P Edwards` `The Cleaning Supervisor`s Handbook`. Unlike the title above, this really is what it appears to be - a handbook for the supervisors of cleaning staff.

The name of Jesse Boot (of Boots the Chemist fame) and indeed that of author Chris Weir will be familiar to anyone with an interest in the history of Nottingham. At 4832 in our listings, Weir`s `Jesse Boot of Nottingham` is well-researched and readable as one would expect. A fascinating look at the life of the man whose business became a household name.

Keekok Lee`s `Warp and Weft ; Chinese Language and Culture` is at 4837 in our listings.

Apologies if this newsletter seems a bit perfunctory. As I say, if you have any questions, just get in touch.

Cheers,

Nick & Ann-Marie

Hoonaloon books

News from Hoonaloon

2012 is already underway and a few changes have been made in Hoonaloonland.

Firstly, we`ve reluctantly had to part company with Antiqbook/Mare Libri. This was not a decision we wanted to take, but unfortunately our existing arrangement was no longer viable. 

I would like to make it clear that the Antiqbook staff have been a pleasure to work with and have gone out of their way to make our dealings trouble-free. It may well be that we`ll resume using their sites at some point in the future.

For now, we`ll be listing our stock on ABE books and occasionally using this blog to highlight a few items. We will have to look at other options as we go along.

Having reduced our overheads as much as possible, we have also reduced our prices considerably, so check our catalogue to find yourself a bargain.

Lastly, another change will be the addition of pictures to existing listings on ABE. For some time now, all our new listings have featured pictures of the book concerned - the images are usually added to the listing within 24 hours of it`s first appearance. We`re now adding pictures to our older listings as well, which should give potential customers a chance to form some impression of the condition of the book (in addition to our written description)  and also facilitate identification of particular editions.

It`s no secret that these are turbulent times economically, but we intend to `adapt and survive` and continue to bring you our usual selection of the odd, the intriguing and the unusual !

Gunapayuta - A Pictorial Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha (CBBEF, Taiwan)

This unusual illustrated Buddhist text from Taiwan is particularly interesting.

The original text by Gunapayuta was in Thai. This volume is in Chinese and English, translated by Bhiksu Jan Hai (who translated from Thai into Chinese) and Z A Lu (who translated from Thai into English).

Gunapayuta`s original illustrations have been coloured by Yann-Fang Lee.

Full details can be found in our listings and additional images will be posted on ABE, hopefully within the next 48 hours.

Please do bear in mind the 20%  discount we are allowing on all items we sell on sites run hy ABE (www.abebooks.com, www.abebooks.co.uk etc ) before 27 Nov 2011. The discount has already been deducted from our prices on those sites, so all you have to do is make your selection and place your order (see previous posting for details).