Espresso Tales by McCall Smith, Alexander (signed hardback) Philately

Espresso Tales by McCall Smith, Alexander (signed hardback) PhilatelySigned by Author on title page. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and unclipped dust jacket. Light bumping to spine ends and light edge wear to jacket. Otherwise internally in 'fine' condition with pages free from marks or inscriptions. Please see images for further details and feel free to ask for further information. Birlinn: 2005 Synopsis: It was a chance encounter with Armistead Maupin (of Tales of the City fame) in San Francisco which

one so severe that journalists discuss the "trust deficit "almost as regularly as they do trade or economic shortfalls

From his very first reading of the first issue of the magazine

A very good copy of this 1980 first edition

Copper Development Association: 1953

This original copy is in good condition

General wear and some staining to beige cloth boards and text block edge

or progression of thought

When Derek Secrest was suddenly pulled out of Naval flight officer school to take part in a top secret government project involving telepathy because tests showed that he had a strong latent talent for psi powers he thought things couldn't get weirder

Published by Larousse Paris

though very light

Some of the stand-out projects in this new compilation include a former petrol station in New Zealand that is now a beautiful contemporary home (complete with mechanic's bay/wine cellar

at The Euler International Mathematics Institute and the Steklov Institute of Mathematics