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Collectible copy of this The Saint adventure.
Used, good. General wear and tanning. Slight marks to front cover. Binding good. No deliberate marks.

Classic 1920s Comic Novel, involving several of Wodehouse's favourite characters, such as Lord Tilbury. (No illustrations)Used, fair. No longer has dust jacket. Boards and spine showing moderate-major wear. Internally aged, discoloured and has occasional light staining. Still readable. Binding good.

The final book in Watson's Christian themed trilogy concerning the near return of Christ to Earth. The trilogy includes this title, The Mark of The Beast and In the Twinkling of an Eye.
CONDITION: Used, fair. No DJ. General age-related wear to boards and spine (all intact). Ownership inscription on ffep. Moderate tanning. Binding good.

The final book in Watson's Christian themed trilogy concerning the near return of Christ to Earth. The trilogy includes this title, The Mark of The Beast and In the Twinkling of an Eye.
CONDITION: Used, fair. No DJ. General age-related wear to boards and spine (all intact). Ownership inscription on ffep. Moderate tanning. Binding good.

Science of Crime Solving takes an insider's look at how crimes are solved with the help of forensic science. Written by a well respected forensic scientist, the book offers an intriguing overview of many renown criminal investigations.

Volume 1 of a three volume set. Reference book with lists of actors, directors, screenwriters, etc. from TV and film horror productions.

'and from Hastings to the War of the Sudan'
Antiquarian book aimed at older children of the 1800s.
Blue boards decorated in red with gold text to front and spine.
Fair. Rubbing and bumping to outside boards and spine. Inner fly pages completely detached (still present) frayed at the edges and tanned. spine very loose. Frontispiece 'Almeida' present. 294 pages present. Some end pages missing, including text. Presentation plate on front pastedown, dated 1907.

Collectable book in the 'New Naturalist' series. Explaining and discussing the sea shore of Britain. Well illustrated throughout with b/w drawing diagrams, b/w photographs and colour photographs.

Contents: Down RiverA story of cocaine smuggling in the port of LondonThe Mystery MakerAn adventure in which the title role is played by Colonel Stayne, late of the anti espionage corps.The Master MysteryThe grim case of the theft of the Garlie RubiesThe Silent SixThe terrible vengeance of a master criminal

The old First Empire lies shattered in decadence. It has been swept from the Milky Way's bright spiral by the inexorably expanding forces of the First Foundation, established by the psychohistorian Hari Seldon - the only man to have seen the shifting patterns of the inhabited cosmos. But not even Seldon could have predicted the mutant menace of the Mule - a being of terrifying supernormal powers who, in his search for the Second Foundation, the mysterious hidden guardians of Seldon's plans, precipitates a savage power struggle that lays waste whole star systems ...

In The Secret Battle A. P. Herbert tells the story of an idealistic, young officer called Harry Penrose. First in Gallipoli, then in the trenches of France, he is tested and brought to breaking point as he battles to retain the ideals of military glory, duty and courage amidst the daily grinding miseries of the trenches. It lays bare the real horrors of the First World War without melodrama, or sensationalism. The author tells his tale not with indignant protest, but with a sad resignation making this a haunting and deeply moving book.Despite the glowing accolades it would later receive, when it was first published in 1919, just a few months after the Armistice, a war-weary public were not ready for a book that so fundamentally challenged the assumptions and beliefs on which the war had been fought. Because of that it never quite gained the status it really deserved and deserves. Ninety years on it has lost none of its freshness, relevance and poignancy. It remains an incredibly touching story of what… Read More

Writing together with Timothy Wyllie, the angel Georgia details the events of Earth's ancient history in the 8th millennium BC.After Lucifer's angelic rebellion 203,000 years ago, Earth and 36 other planets were quarantined from the larger Multiverse. Despite aligning with the rebel angels, Georgia--an angel of Seraphic status--was permitted to remain on Earth and continue her role as a Watcher. In this book, Georgia, writing together with Timothy Wyllie, shares her personal account of Earth in the 8th millennium BCE, the first era of Atlantis.Georgia shares her experiences being present as Atlantis was recovering from the first of three natural disasters that would ultimately destroy it. She reveals how the Atlanteans had become confident mariners, beginning to turn to piracy, and how Atlantean ships had reached the west coast of North America.Interwoven with Georgia's narrative of Earth's ancient history are her observations of Timothy Wyllie's current and previous lives, including his involvement… Read More

The authorized history of the world's oldest and most storied foreign intelligence service, drawing extensively on hitherto secret documents.Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (also commonly known as MI6) was born a century ago amid fears of the rising power of other countries, especially Germany. The next forty years saw MI6 taking an increasingly important-and, until now, largely hidden-role in shaping the history of Europe and the world. This thorough, fascinating, and revelatory account draws on a wealth of archival materials never before seen by any outsider to unveil the inner workings of the world's first spy agency.

Uncovering the forgotten lineage of the Statue of Liberty, Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner explain how she is based on a female symbol representing America on the earliest maps of the continent in the form of a Native American "Queen." The image of a woman symbolizing independence was embraced by the American revolutionaries to rally the populace against the King, filling the role of "Founding Mother" and protector of the fledgling republic. Incorporating Libertas, the Roman goddess of freed slaves, with Minerva, Demeter, Justice, and the Indian Princess, Lady Liberty is seen all over the nation's capital, and on the seals and flags of many states.

They're everywhere. Silent and invisible to the naked eye, they're on everything we touch, eat, breathe -- on every single inch of our skin. And despite the remarkable advances of science, germs are challenging medicine in ways that were unimaginable just a decade ago. Due to an explosion of infections never before reported in modern history and a new germ horror story surfacing every week, it's no small wonder that we're frightened -- and that antibacterial soaps are a billion-dollar business. Now, renowned microbiologist Philip Tierno cuts through the media hype with the compulsively readable "Secret Life Of Germs, revealing exactly where the greatest threats may be hiding. "The Secret Life Of Germs provides an inside view of this fascinating and elegantly ordered microscopic world -- from the common cold, E. coli, and Lyme disease to encephalitis, mad cow disease, and anthrax. It takes readers on a historical survey of the culprits of disease and explores the effect that they -- and the scientists… Read More

For over 60 years, spanning from his childhood to the Cold War to the current day, former Israeli paratrooper and Six Day War veteran Uri Geller has been a major enigma. Is he merely one of the most convincing stage magicians in history, a multimillionaire entertainer, courted by presidents and rock stars? Or is the now 67 year-old UK resident the possessor of genuine paranormal powers, which have not only been tested and verified by the most demanding scientific laboratories in the US, but employed by the US and other western powers in secret operations?In July, a sensational new BBC2 documentary by Oscar-winning director Vikram Jayanti aired, bringing to light the most convincing testimony ever heard much from retired CIA chiefs - that Geller, alongside being one of the most famous people in the world in his day, was, as late as post-9/11, operated as a psychic spy for the US military spymasters and those of other governments. But the revelations in the BBC film are merely the tip of the spooky… Read More

Secret Societies in one form or another have existed throughout the history of human culture. But what is their appeal? What is it that makes so-called respectable people indulge in peculiar ceremonies, dressed in fanciful costumes uttering blood-curdling oaths of loyalty with the threat of death hanging over them should they reveal the inner workings of the cult? Nick Harding describes some of the best known organisations along with their least known counterparts. He highlights the similarities that these cults have and the basic human psychology upon which they operate.

An overview of how esoteric brotherhoods have shaped history- Examines the secret chronology and clandestine causes of seminal world events
- Shows how secret societies feed into one another, and how they have worked together
For thousands of years secret societies--guardians of ancient esoteric wisdom--have exercised a strong and often crucial influence on the destiny of nations. Though largely ignored by orthodox historians, the Freemasons, Knights Templar, and Rosicrucians affected the course of the French and American Revolutions as well as the overthrow of the medieval feudal order. Inevitably, the true ideals and esoteric practices of these societies have, at times, been perverted by self-serving individuals. The Nazis and the Bolsheviks, British security forces, the founding fathers of America, and the Vatican have all justified their actions--for good or for ill--by claiming the mystic ideals of secret societies.
Michael Howard explores these connections, tracing their effects in politics and… Read More

Collectible Victorian children's fiction. Original heavy, very pictorial boards with gilt to title band on spine. Prelims with daisy design. Pages of ads front and back. Frontispiece: Tournois admiring Marthe and Fanchette. (H. Petherick, 1882). New edition. Shaw's Gift Series.

Short stories from one of the Masters of Horror. Some of the best tales, selected by the master himself. With preface by the author. Rare copy.