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101 STORIES.**

by HENRY**, O [pseud PORTER,W(illiam) S(ydney)]:

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101 STORIES.**

by HENRY**, O (pseud PORTER,W[illiam] S[ydney]:

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101 STORIES.**

by HENRY**, O (pseud. PORTER, W[illiam] S[ydney]):

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1356.
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1356.

by CORNWELL**, BERNARD:

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0007331843
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The 13th Valley.

by DEL VECCHIO, JOHN M:

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edge and top edge of dw/dj's rear,inner flap.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+ fore-edges toned/aged - as usual/normal (poor quality
of paper!) but generally clean,contents generally bright apart from page edges toning,clean,with some dog-ear reading creases to some pages' corners - not excessive though.Clean,publisher's original, plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.Though aged,a tight,solid,sound copy of an uncommon hardback edition. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-606pp [paginated] includes… Read More
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17th Suspect.

by PATTERSON**, JAMES & PAETRO**, MAXINE:

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9781789522
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18th ABDUCTION.

by PATTERSON**, JAMES & PAETRO**, MAXINE:

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,black background to front+spine,with floating female body photograph image to top edge of front panel of dw/dj,capitalised,embossed,glossy white-lettered authors' names and other glossy but flat printed white lettering,and capitalised,embossed,glossy red-lettered +numbered title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered (but flat printed) single author name (PATTERSON's)+title as front and publisher's capitalised b/w lettered+illustrated colophon,to foot of same,rear panel with matt,red background and black photograph of Golden Gate with capitalised black lettered with white-lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges either coloured or lightly toned(?) with miniscule blemish but no foxing/spotting,fore-edges clean and brighter without foxing/spotting; contents… Read More
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1984: SPRING - A Choice of Futures.**
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1984: SPRING - A Choice of Futures.**

by CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:

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9780246123060
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0246123060
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These are generally regarded as the export 1st edns which usually appear before the UK trade 1st edn.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, black with white+silver lettering designed dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged,but clean; contents bright,tight and clean also.Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain grey rexine bds with crisp,black ink stamped letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.A red,felt-tip ink oblique dash to top,right-hand corner of ffe.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,16-268pp [paginated] includes 5 parts (The Weapons of Peace,Apollo and After,the Literary Scene,and From the Coast of Coral) comprising collection of 31 essays,addresses etc.; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,a preface, author's note and acknowledgements.… Read More
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2010 - ODYSSEY TWO.**
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2010 - ODYSSEY TWO.**

by CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped to dw/dj.Fore-edges slightly aged and spotted.Top+bottom edges dw/dj very slightly creased - shelf-wear? See also my book ID's rja747 and rja608316 for similar examples of same title,and rja27647 (2001: a space odyssey) a UK, 8vo HB, minus dw/dj,1st edn. 2010 - ODYSSEY TWO.The ultimate trip continues.Out among the moons of Jupiter, the empty spacecraft Discovery and the enigmatic alien monolith still float in the silent depths of space, mute witness of the mysterious disappearence of astronaut David Bowman through the 'Star Gate' nine years before.To them comes Leonov, carrying a combined American-Russian scientific team on a mission of investigation and recovery - a mission whose outcome will be beyond the wildest imaginings of any of the mere humans involved.… Read More
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ACCORDING TO QUEENEY.**
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ACCORDING TO QUEENEY.**

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ACCORDING TO QUEENEY.**
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ACCORDING TO QUEENEY.**

by BAINBRIDGE**, BERYL:

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal - but clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Unblemished,sharp-cornered,dark maroon, paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped, gilt letters to spine/backstrip with brown+white,scenic illustrated eps, gold coloured headband and gold coloured sewn-in,silk bookmark ribbon.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-242pp [paginated] includes 9 chapters including prologue+epilogue,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table and 4pp blanks to rear. In 1764,the great Samuel Johnson,irascible genius,unparalleled wit and the toast of all society,is plagued by ill health and has become jaded with his bickering dependants. Suffering from a bout of… Read More
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THE ACCUSERS.**
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THE ACCUSERS.**

by DAVIS**, LINDSEY:

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9780712625562
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour photographic wrap-around illustrated dw/dj [superimposed panel - fresco of Phaedra and Hippolytas with her muse - to mosaic background]; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creases.Top+fore-edges very, very lightly aged but clean,contents bright, tight and clean.Bright, clean,plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-283pp includes half-title+title pages,2 b/w maps to front,family tree and characters list,58 chapters,and 8pp blanks to rear. Fresh from his trip to Britain,Falco needs to re-establish his… Read More
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ACHES & PAINS.
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ACHES & PAINS.

by BINCHY**, MAEVE:

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UK,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st edn.
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Paperback
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9780752825182
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0752825186
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UK,slim,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st edn.[Original and
only format with author's royalties going to the Arthritis Research Campaign charity. Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/
title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.An uncommon,ephemeral item] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Glossy,white background wraps with colour pictorial cartoon illustrated front cover with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners
- no nicks or tears present - though there is some inevitable and light scoring/indentations to both covers.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,
tight and clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no reading creases to spine/backstrip either - appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st… Read More
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THE ACT OF ROGER MURGATROYD - AN ENTERTAINMENT.
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THE ACT OF ROGER MURGATROYD - AN ENTERTAINMENT.

by ADAIR, GILBERT:

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9780571226375
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057122637X
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UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE++/FINE++.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - virtually as new. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,maroon paper-covered boards with bright,crisp, stamped white ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate white eps.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-286pp [paginated] includes 15 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,quotation,b/w floor plan illus,and 10pp blanks to rear. A wonderfully entertaining homage both to the Golden Age of English murder mysteries and to its most brilliant practitioner. [Agatha… Read More
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THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN - illus by Ronald Searle.
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THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN - illus by Ronald Searle.

by RASPE, R. E - with an introduction by John Carswell:

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Used - FINE.
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UK,slim Qrto s/back,1st edn thus.
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Paperback
ISBN 13
9780413140005
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0413140008
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UK,Qrto wraps,p/back,1st edn thus.[Paperback 1st edn thus denotes that issues/edn's first format and appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn.This edn is an amalgamation of 2 previous, earlier issues.] FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to rear cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,b/w artwork illustration,by Ronald Searle, illustrated front cover with purple+black lettering,rear cover also illustrated by Searle and with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.A small closed nick to lower edge of front cover and some minimal oblique crinkling/crease to top front corner; two accidental oblique creases - one each to both top+lower corners of rear cover.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages'… Read More
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THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.

by DOYLE**, Sir ARTHUR CONAN:

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Used - FINE.
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UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,illustrated,1st edn thus.FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,clean,purple cloth boards with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters and Holmes sihouette to upper,with dark green leather(?) blind spine with gilt decoration and letters to spine/backstrip. Top+fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight and pristine.Upper board, bright,gilt blind-stamped letters and decoration;Holmes in deerstalker cap and smoking his pipe.Immaculate grey,stipple-effect endpapers,with 8 full-page,sepia colour illustrations by Richard Lebenson,a New York- based artist,a graduate of the Pratt Institute - especially commissioned by Reader's Digest for this particular edition.UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj as issued,illustrated 1st edn thus,11-270pp includes half-title,part colour illustrated title page,contents+illustrations lists,12 chapters,Fred Strebeigh excerpted afterword.The 12 stories include The Adventure(s) of the: Blue Carbuncle, Speckled Band, Engineer's Thumb, Noble Bachelor, Beryl… Read More
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ADVENTURE STORIES FROM 'THE STRAND'.

by BEARE**, GERALDINE - Selected by:

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Used - FINE+.
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UK,Royal 8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus.
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Hardcover
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UK,Royal 8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus.FINE+/FINE.Bright,crisp,clean, plain gilt paper-covered card slipcase; with some minimal shelf-wear, rubbing and scuffing to all edges and all corners - but no major nicks, splits or tears present.Bright,crisp,clean,Royal 8vo (239 x 161 x 34mm, HB+s/case,vii-xixpp+3-329pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Tim Heald,Editor's preface,20 stories [originally published in 'The Strand Magazine' between 1892 to 1949] each with full page,bw line illustration by David Eccles; there are also two smaller drawings and a b/w illustrated frntis - all by David Eccles.Plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illus to its verso,title page,and contents list/table.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original full green series binding with a design in black and gold by Eccles - rear view of a male figure with an aloft-held fire-brand in front of natives' spears to front and smaller circular illustrated vignette to rear bd and immaculate plain dark green… Read More
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THE ADVENTURES OF SALLY.
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THE ADVENTURES OF SALLY.

by WODEHOUSE**, P[elham] G[renville]:

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781841591742
ISBN 10
1841591742
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UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published,UK,Herbert Jenkins Ltd.,1922.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip removal from rear of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour illustration by Andrzej Klimowski, illustrated front of dw/dj with a wrap-around white band to top edge with capitalised, black-lettered author's name+title to front and back of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with author's capitalised,black-lettered name to white band capitalised,black-lettered title to pale grey background strip and publisher's capitalised,short name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with black-lettered synopsis to a grey background. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original… Read More
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THE AENEID OF VIRGIL. [illus by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. **]

by TAYLOR, N. B:

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UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,illustrated 1st rpt.[1st edn was a year earlier.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Three colour block; blue,b/w,pictorial illustrated wrap-around artwork by Joan Kiddell-Monroe protected dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to dw/dj edges - no major nicks or tears present.Top edge very,very lightly marked,fore-edge brighter; contents bright,tight and clean.Clean,blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blockeded silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint edn,viii-xivpp+2- 242pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages,2 colour-block (blue+black) illustrated frntis+7 other full-page illustrations,b/w chapter head-pieces - all by Joan Kiddell-Monroe,a contents list,12 chapters,an introduction,and a 5pp alphabetical list of names used in book,to rear. In 'The 'Aeneid' Virgil continues the story of the Trojan War after the death of Hector,which is the point… Read More
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AN AFTERNOON TO KILL: A Jubilee reprint.

by SMITH, SHELLEY:

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9780002310222
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0002310228
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Originally published in 1953.Shelley Smith is the pseudonym of Nancy Hermione Bodington.One of 12 titles of Crime Club's Jubilee reprints especially selected and introduced by Julian Symons.Chosen from titles which appeared under the imprint during the years 1930-1955,and which were out of print at time of selection.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£4.75,which then has an ink cross through it) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,gilt colour background with b/w Crime Club logo to top of front panel and b/w lettering,rear panel with the other 11 titles from this series advertised to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear
or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with inevitable but very light dust-soiling and toning and minimal sporadic foxing/spotting,
fore-edges bright and clean with similar but less foxing/ spotting; contents crisp,bright,tight,clean,solid and sound
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