C. Northcote Parkinson’s The Law & the Profits (John Murray 1963). Cover illustration by Osbert Lancaster.

C. Northcote Parkinson’s The Law & the Profits (John Murray 1963). Cover illustration by Osbert Lancaster.

J.M.G. Le Clezio’s War (Wildwood House 1973). Cover design by Intergraphic, cover illustration by David Woodroffe. Translated by Simon Watson Taylor.

J.M.G. Le Clezio’s War (Wildwood House 1973). Cover design by Intergraphic, cover illustration by David Woodroffe. Translated by Simon Watson Taylor.

Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance (Vintage 1997). Cover design by Barbara de Wilde.

Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance (Vintage 1997). Cover design by Barbara de Wilde.

#translationthurs My House is On Fire by Ariel Dorfman (Abacus 1993). Translated by George Shivers. Cover illustration by Alan Baker. 

#translationthurs My House is On Fire by Ariel Dorfman (Abacus 1993). Translated by George Shivers. Cover illustration by Alan Baker

Robert Nye’s Falstaff (Sphere 1978).

Robert Nye’s Falstaff (Sphere 1978).

Death at the Bar by Ngaio Marsh (Collins White Circle Pocket Edition 1946). Cover by M. Paull.

Death at the Bar by Ngaio Marsh (Collins White Circle Pocket Edition 1946). Cover by M. Paull.

Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity (Riverhead Books 1996). Cover design by Archie Ferguson.

Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity (Riverhead Books 1996). Cover design by Archie Ferguson.

Kahlil Gibran’s A Tear & A Smile (Heinemann 1973). Cover design by Graham Bishop.

Kahlil Gibran’s A Tear & A Smile (Heinemann 1973). Cover design by Graham Bishop.

 Hubert Phillips’ Who Wrote That? (Ptarmigan Books (imprint of Penguin) 1948).

 Hubert Phillips’ Who Wrote That? (Ptarmigan Books (imprint of Penguin) 1948).

Fred Hoyle’s Ossian’s Ride (Four Square Science Fiction 1967).

Fred Hoyle’s Ossian’s Ride (Four Square Science Fiction 1967).