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With a foreword by Terry Pratchett. Large, glossy, very well-illustrated book, filled with information and illustrations of all forms of fantasy, including films, books, magazines, games and TV. Set out in an easy-to-absorb format. Ideal gift.
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy gives the layperson everything they could possibly want to know about the major fiction genre of fantasy. A team of expert authors was assembled by the editor to write on the subject.'

The person identified as the killer of five women in London East End in 1888 has never before been named a suspect in more than a hundred years of intense speculation. * The co-author of the book is the great-great-nephew of the killer, who discovered extraordinary evidence while researching his illustrious ancestor. He did not set out to find Jack the Ripper, and did not want to believe that his great-great-uncle could have been responsible. But the evidence is incontrovertible. * The killer was a very eminent man in his field, and naming him will cause huge shockwaves in the places where he is still venerated. * No one has ever been able to find any evidence linking any of the suspects to the victims. This book puts forward clear evidence connecting the killer to three of the five victims, and circumstantial evidence connecting him to the other two. * Patricia Cornwell's international bestseller PORTRAIT OF A KILLER may have established that artist Walter Sickert wrote incriminating letters, but all… Read More

Collectable Pan paperback.Colourful description of true underwater dives and the natural world beneath the sea, in the early days of the aqualung.

First published in 1922, "The Undying Monster" is a thrilling tale of mystery, adventure, and horror, which provided the archetype for the Hollywood werewolf movie. In his introduction to this edition, Jack Adrian discusses the strange, sad fate of the novel and its author, while two contemporary appendices provide a fascinating look at Jessie Douglas Kerruish and the novel's initial reception.
THIS EDITION is part of a limited edition of 500 copies. Dust jacket artwork by Jason Van Hollander. Claret boards with gilt lettering to spine.

French Foreign Legion story by the author of Beau Geste. War economy standard book.

A portrait of Robert Maxwell by the Foreign Editor of the "Daily Mirror", who was also one of Maxwell's few companions and confidantes outside the immediate family. The author was party to extraordinary events and conversations and provides a dimension to Maxwell's life which is unknown. The author presents Maxwell's life as one of greed, self-indulgence and a ruthless determination to succeed. There were also intense love affairs, set against appalling maltreatment of his long-suffering wife and family. His capacity for extortion, theft and utter ruthlessness was even greater than imagined. The author has also written "Diana: A Princess and her Troubled Marriage".

Courtroom drama by the author of Brothers in Law. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and white wig design to spine, covered with pictorial dust jacket - designed by Mahood. CONDITION: Used, good. DJ - fair: two large tears to front edges, heavy usage marking, fading to spine, not price clipped. Book: light tanning and foxing to edges, age-related discolouration on prelims, internally clean, binding very good.