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1 ADAMS, Richard. The Girl In A Swing.
Allen Lane. 1980.
1st issue. Withdrawn. NRF in NRF d/w.
20.00
2 AIRD, Catherine & 12 others. The Man Who…
Scorpion Press. 1992.
A collection of 13 short stories by, Catherine Aird, Eric
Ambler, Simon Brett, Len Deighton, Antonia Fraser, Michael
Gilbert, Reginald Hill, P. D. James, H.R.F. Keating, Peter
Lovesey, Ruth Rendell, George Sims, Michael Underwood.
Signed by all 13 authors! ltd ed 55/125
Bound in white half leather with black and white marbled
brds, top edge silver gilted. Mint.
150.00
3 AMIS, Martin. Other People: A Mystery Story.
Cape. 1981.
Sl nicks to one pp where when manufactured, paper does not
seem to have been cut cleanly. This is hardly visible.
Otherwise NRF in very sl hint of creasing to top sp,
otherwise NRF d/w.
30.00
4 BARNES, Julian. (As Dan Kavanagh). Fiddle City.
Cape. 1981.
Most difficult of all the Kavanagh books. NRF in sl crease to
rear flap, NRF d/w.
60.00
5 BAUM, Vicki. Grand Hotel.
1st U.K. Geoffrey Bles. 1930.
Superb photographic d/w featuring scenes from the film. VG+
in piece missing from top of sp, sl crease, sl chip,
otherwise bright G d/w.
50.00
6 BECKETT, Samual. No's Knife. Collected Short Prose
1947-1966.
Calder Boyars. 1967.
F in sl rub VG d/w.
18.00
7 BECKETT, Samual. The Theatrical Notebooks Of Krapp's Last
Tape.
Faber & Faber. 1992.
Originally published at £50. F in sl rub to crns, F d/w.
25.00
8 BENNETT, Arnold. Over There.
Methuen. 1915.
Card wraps. Sl worn, foxed. VG.
35.00
9 BRADY, Joan. Theory Of War.
Andre Deusch. 1993.
F in F d/w.
15.00
10 BROOKE, Stephen. Honkytonk Gelato. Travels Through Texas.
Hamish Hamilton. 1985.
The author of New York Days New York Nights. F in F d/w.
10.00
11 BROWN, George Mackay. A Spell For Green Corn.
The Hogarth Press. 1970.
F in p.c. F d/w.
15.00
12 BROWN, George Mackay. Hawkfall.
The Hogarth Press. 1974.
Sp sl bmp. VG in rub & creased to edges, small chip to bot of
sp, rear face grubby. G d/w.
10.00
13 BURGESS, Anthony. The Wanting Seed.
Heinemann. 1962.
Nice copy. VG+ in very sl rub & sl chip to crns, two small
closed tears, but bright unfaded VG d/w.
45.00
14 BURGESS, Anthony. MF.
Cape. 1971.
Uncorrected proof. Insc. Sl rub to edges, otherwise VG+.
20.00
15 BURLEY, W. J. A Taste Of Power.
Gollancz. 1966.
Author's first novel. A difficult title. NRF in internally
repaired, chip to bot sp & crns, grubby to sp and some of
front face, overall NRVG.
65.00
16 CAIN, James M. The Root Of His Evil.
Robert Hale. 1954.
A not so common title. Vg in large piece missing to bot of sp
& front face, chip & loss to top front crn, bright face but P-
G d/w.
20.00
17 CARR, J.L. The Harpole Report.
Secker & Warburg. 1972.
None of Carr's early books are easy to find and I have yet to
see a copy of this title with a fine d/w. However this copy
has a bright unfaded d/w and dispite a few faults is still an
attractive copy, which has the additional bonus of being
signed by the author. VG+ in sl rub with 7 very small closed
tears, inside front flap has part of blurb ringed in red biro,
otherwise NRVG d/w.
50.00
18 CHANDLER, Raymond. Spanish Blood.
1st U.S. Tower Books 1946.
VG in rub creased, sl chip VG d/w.
18.00
19 CHANDLER, Raymond. The Simple Art of Murder.
1st U.K. Hamish Hamilton. 1950.
VG in creased, chip, loss to top of sp G d/w.
45.00
20 CHARTERIS, Leslie. Vendetta For The Saint.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1965.
VG+ in p.c. to top of flap, VG+ d/w.
15.00
21 COLEGATE, Isabel. The Summer Of The Royal Visit.
Hamish Hamilton. 1991.
F in F d/w.
5.00
22 COOPER, William. Memoirs Of A New Man.
Macmillan. 1966.
VG in faded to sp, sl rub VG d/w.
10.00
23 CORVO, Baron. (Frederick Rolfe). The Armed Hands & Other
Stories And Pieces.
Cecil & Amelia Woolf. 1974.
VG in very sl grubby VG d/w.
30.00
24 DEXTER, Colin. Winter's Crime 13.
Macmillan. 1981.
Collection of short stories including At The Lulu-bar Motel by
Dexter & eye Witness by Ellis peters. All stories published
in this volume for the first time. F in very sl hint of rub
to edges NRF d/w.
15.00
25 DURRELL, Lawrence. A Private Country.
Faber & Faber. 1943.
VG in sl chip to sp, p.c. VG d/w.
50.00
26 DURRELL, Lawrence. Esprit De Corps.
Faber & Faber. 1957.
Insc. VG in Vg d/w.
12.00
27 DURRELL, Lawrence. Clea.
Faber & Faber. 1960.
Insc. VG in sl rub, red very sl faded on sp, VG d/w.
15.00
28 DURRELL, Lawrence. Sauve Qui Peut.
Faber & Faber. 1966.
F in NRF d/w.
15.00
29 DURRELL, Lawrence. Tunc.
Faber & Faber. 1967.
NRF in bright NRF d/w.
12.00
30 DURRELL, Lawrence. Selected Poems.
Faber & Faber. 1977.
NRF in NRF d/w.
10.00
31 DURRELL, Lawrence. Constance.
Faber & Faber. 1982.
VG in Vg d/w.
8.00
32 EDGERTON, Clyde. The Floatplane Notebooks.
Viking. 1989.
1st UK ed. F in F d/w.
10.00
33 FARRELL, J.G. The Seige Of Krishnapur.
Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1973.
Insc. VG in sl rub, sellotape make to inside, very faintly
showing through, overall VG d/w.
20.00
34 FLEMING INTEREST. Amis, Kingsley. The James Bond Dossier.
Cape. 1965.
VG in sl browned to sp, sl wear to crns VG d/w.
25.00
35 FLEMING INTEREST. EDWARDS, Hugh. All Night At Mr
Stanyhursts. Introduced By Ian Fleming.
Cape. New ed 1963.
This is the first edition with the Fleming introduction. One
of Fleming's favorite books. A very nice copy. Small insc. F
in very sl marked to inside rear flap, a couple of very small
closed nicks, but overall a very bright clean NRF d/w.
30.00
36 FLEMING INTEREST. FISH, Donald. Airline Detective. Introduced
By Ian Fleming.
Collins. 1962.
VG in sl chip to top of sp & crns, one small closed tear NRVG
d/w.
30.00
37 FLEMING INTEREST. GANT, Richard. The Man With The Golden
Pen.
Mayflower Dell. 1966.
Wraps. Nice copy. Light crease to rear cover, otherwise F.
15.00
38 FLEMING INTEREST. GARDNER, John. Licence Renewed.
Cape. 1981.
VG in very sl hint of fading to sp, otherwise VG+ d/w.
20.00
39 FLEMING INTEREST. GARDNER, John. Role Of Honour.
Cape. 1984.
The forth of Gardners Bond novels. D/w by Trevor scobie very
much in the style of Chopping. F in very sl rub, p.c. bright
clean F d/w.
25.00
40 FLEMING INTEREST. GARDNER, John. Nobody Lives For Ever.
Cape & Hodder & Stoughton.. 1986.
The fifth of Gardners Bond novels. F in very sl rub, bright
clean F d/w.
25.00
41 FLEMING INTEREST. PEARSON, John. The Life Of Ian Fleming.
Cape. 1966
Nice copy. NRF in NRF d/w.
30.00
42 FLEMING, Ian. Diamonds Are Forever.
Cape. 1956.
Would suit rebinding. Spine split about 2cm to top front
hinge, crns sl bmp, contents clean, otheriwse VG. No d/w.
150.00
43 FLEMING, Ian. From Russia With Love.
Cape. 1957.
Nice copy. NRF. No d/w.
100.00
44 FLEMING, Ian. The Diamond Smugglers.
Cape. 1957.
Tape marks on front & rear e.p. otherwise tight VG+ in
orange faded to sp , otherwise bright VG+ d/w.
30.00
45 FLEMING, Ian. Dr No.
Cape. 1958.
A hint of foxing to endpapers otherwise VG+. No d/w.
100.00
46 FLEMING, Ian. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
1st U.S. Random House. 1964.
1st single volume edition. VG+ in sl darkened & sl creased
NRVG d/w.
45.00
47 FLEMING, Ian. Ian Fleming Introduces Jamaica.
Andre Deutsch. 1965.
Nice copy. F in very sl rub NRF d/w.
30.00
48 FLEMING, Ian. You Only Live Twice.
Pan. 1965.
1st p/b ed. Wraps. Variant ed with ' Not for sale in the U.K.'
printed on the rear cover. Price sticker marked 60c, may
indicate it was destined for the Australian market. Crease to
front cover. VG.
12.00
49 FORSTER, E.M. Aspects Of The Novel.
Arnold. 1927.
Sl discolouring to sp, VG.
20.00
50 FRASER, George Macdonald. The Candlemas Road.
Harville. 1993.
Signed by the author. F in F d/w.
20.00
51 FULLER, Roy. New Poems.
Andre Deutsch. 1968.
VG in sl rub Vg d/w.
15.00
52 FYFIELD, Frances. Trial By Fire.
Heinemann. 1990.
F in F d/w.
12.00
53 FYFIELD, Frances. Deep Sleep.
Heinemann. 1991.
F in F d/w.
12.00
54 GARNETT, David. Aspects Of Love.
Chatto & Windus. 1955.
A very bright copy. NRF in one very small closed tear, NRF
d/w.
35.00
55 GASH, Jonathan. Jade Woman.
Collins Crime Club. 1989.
Signed by the author. F in F d/w.
30.00
56 GASH, Jonathan. The Lies Of Fair ladies.
Scorpion Press. 1991.
Signed ltd ed 31/99. Bound in white half leather with marbled
brds. Mint.
45.00
57 GRAFTON, Sue. K Is For Killer.
Macmillan. 1st U.K. 1994.
This is the true U.K. first with the correct No code and in
the smaller format with the first issue d/w. A very sl mark on
top edge of pp, otherwise NRM in F d/w.
35.00
58 GREEN, Henry. Nothing.
Hogarth Press. 1950.
VG+ in very sl rub VG+ d/w.
35.00
59 GREENE, Graham. Monsignor Quixote.
Bodley Head. 1982.
NRF in very faint stain to bot sp VG+ d/w.
10.00
60 HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Dashiell Hammett Story Omnibus.
Cassell. 1966.
Intro by Lillian Hellman. 10 short stories never published in
h/b before. F in very sl hint of fading to sp, very NRF d/w.
40.00
61 HERBERT, James. The Spear.
New English Library. 1978.
Sl scuff to inside front brd, faint mark on insde rear brd,
possible remainder mark, otherwise VG+ in F d/w.
35.00
62 HESSE, Hermann. Wandering.
Cape. 1972.
1st U.K. ed. Vg in sl rub VG d/w.
10.00
63 KEILLOR, Garrison. Lake Wobegon Days.
1sts U.K. Faber & Faber. 1986.
NRF in sl creased VG+ d/w.
15.00
64 KESSEL, John. Meeting In Infinity.
Arckham House. 1992.
F in VG+ d/w.
12.00
65 KIPLING, Rudyard. A Fleet In Being.
Macmillan. 1898.
Sp darkened rub at top, edges of brds darkened. Contents
clean & tight. NRVG.
20.00
66 LAMONT, Corliss. Remembering John Masefield..
Kaye & Ward. 1972.
1st UK ed. NRF in NRF d/w.
6.00
67 LEHMANN, Rosamond. The Weather In The Streets.
Collins. 1936.
The most famous of Rosamond Lehmanns novels does
seem to be extremely elusive in a dustwrapper. Although this
wrapper is what can only be described as poor condition, it
does however still have a bright front face. NRF in 1/3 sp
miss, small piece missing to bot right front face & bot left
rear face P d/w.
40.00
68 LESSING, Doris. The Summer Before The Dark.
Cape. 1973.
NRF in sl rub NRF d/w.
15.00
69 LOVESEY, Peter. The Last Detective.
Scorpion Press. 1991.
Signed ltd ed 38/99. Bound in blue half leather with marbled
brds.Mint.
45.00
70 LURIE, Alison. Only Children.
Heinemann. 1979.
Vg in VG d/w.
12.00
71 MANN, Jessica. Telling Only Lies.
Hutchinson. 1991.
Inscribed by the author. F in F d/w.
10.00
72 MANNING, Olivia. Friends & Heroes.
Heinemann. 1965.
Third in The Balkan Trilogy. Inscribed by Author on e.p. and
signed again on title page. VG+ in sl grubby white VG d/w.
50.00
73 MARSH, Nagio. Colour Scheme.
Collins Crime Club. 1943.
VG in sl chip, small tear to front face VG d/w.
35.00
74 McCAFFREY, Anne & Jody Lynn Nye. The Death Sleep.
Orbit. 1991.
Uncorrected proof copy. F in sl creased NRF d/w.
10.00
75 McEWAN, Ian. Or Shall We Die.
Cape. 1983.
F in F d/w.
10.00
76 MITCHELL, Gladys. The Light Blue Hills.
Bodley Head. 1959.
F in NRF d/w.
35.00
77 NABOKOV, Vladimir. Transparent Things.
1st U.K. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1973.
F in one very small repaired closed tear to rear face, sl rub
top of sp, bright VG+ d/w.
15.00
78 NAIPAUL, Shiva. A Hot Country.
Hamish Hamilton. 1983.
F in F d/w.
15.00
79 NAIPAUL, V.S. Finding The Centre.
Andre Deutsch. 1984.
F in F d/w.
12.00
80 NICHOLS, Leigh (Dean Koontz). The Eyes Of Darkness.
1st UK Piatkas. 1981.
F in sl creased with very sl chip to top of sp, rear face crns
very sl rubbed, otherwise NRF d/w.
45.00
81 O'BRIEN, Edna. The Lonely Girl.
Cape. 1962.
author's second novel. A nice copy. VG+ in VG+ d/w.
20.00
82 ORWELL, George. Burmese Days.
1st U.K. Gollancz. 1935.
Black cloth/green lettering to sp. A scarce title, sadly
without the even scarcer d/w. Bookplate removed from front
pastedown. Some marks & rubbing to brds, otherwise a tidy
copy. VG
75.00
83 PEAKE, Mervyn, J. G. Ballard, Brian Aldiss. The Inner
Landscape.
Alison & Busby. 1969.
Contains Peake's 'Boy In Darkness, Ballard's 'The Voices Of
Time & Aldiss's Religion. Some sl spotting to verso of title
pp, otherwise VG in sl rub VG d/w.
20.00
84 POTTER, Dennis. Ticket To Ride.
Faber & Faber. 1986.
F in F d/w.
8.00
85 PYNCHON, Thomas. Slow Learner.
Little Brown. 1984.
F in sl rub VG d/w.
20.00
86 RAVEN, Simon. The Rich Pay Late.
Anthony Blond. 1964.
First volume in the Alms For Oblivion sequence. Small mark
on sp, otherwise VG in sl browned & sl wear to top & bot sp,
but still bright NRVG d/w.
20.00
87 RAVEN, Simon. Friends In Low Places.
Anthony Blond. 1965.
Second in the Alms For Oblivion Series. VG in sl rub to sp,
very sl chip to crns, but bright, overall VG d/w.
20.00
88 RAYMOND, Derek. The Devils Home On Leave.
Alison Press. Secker & Warburg. 1984.
The third in the 'Factory' series. Outside edge of pp very sl
browned, F in F d/w.
25.00
89 RAYMOND, Derek. Dead Man Upright.
Little Brown. 1993.
F in F d/w.
16.00
90 RAYMOND, Derek. Not Till The Red Fog Rises.
Little Brown. 1994.
Published posthumously. F in F d/w.
16.00
91 RUSHDIE, Salman. In Good Faith.
Granta. 1990.
Wrappers. F.
10.00
92 SOLZHENITSYN, A. One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich.
1st U.K. Gollancz. 1963.
NRF in bright NRF d/w.
22.00
93 SPARK, Muriel. The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.
Macmillan. 1961.
A classic. VG+ in very sl rub, sl browning to rear face,
overall bright VG d/w.
55.00
94 STRAUB, Peter. Julia.
1st U.K. Cape. 1976.
Publisher's File Copy. Superb. NRM in NRM d/w.
40.00
95 SWIFT, Graham. Out Of This World.
Viking. 1988.
Signed by the author. Top crns bmp, F in one small closed
tear, F d/w.
15.00
96 TROW, M.J. The Adventures Of Inspector Lestrade.
Macmillan. 1985.
The first in Trow's Lestrade series. Lestrdae being the Police
Inspector from the Sherlock Holmes Stories, who in these
tales is somewhat more successful. Top crn of front brd
creased, 1 pp sl crease, otherwise VG in sl creased to sp,
otherwise VG+ d/w.
30.00
97 TYLER, Anne. The Tin Can Tree.
1st UK Macmillan. 1966.
Authors second novel. VG+ in creased, very sl loss to crns of
top and bottom of faded sp, G d/w.
60.00
98 UPDIKE, John. Midpoint & Other Poems.
Andre Deutsch. 1969.
One of the more difficult Updike titles. Insc. VG+ in VG+ d/w.
25.00
99 UPDIKE, John. The Coup.
Andre Deutsch. 1979.
F in F d/w.
10.00
100 VAN VOGT, A. E. The Weapon Makers.
1st U.K. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1954.
VG in sl chip to top & bot sp & crns, otherwise VG d/w.
18.00
101 VOLLMAN, William T. The Ice Shirt.
Andre Deutsch. 1990.
True first. 1250 copies. F in sl creased to front flap, sl rub
to top front crn & top sp, but overall NRF d/w.
60.00
102 VOLLMAN, William T. Thirteen Stories And Thirteen Epitaphs.
Andre Deutsch. 1991.
True first. 1000 copies printed. F in F d/w.
55.00
103 VOLLMAN, William T. Fathers And Crows.
Andre Deutsch. 1992.
1st U.K. 1000 copies. Simultaneously published in the U.K. &
U.S. F in F d/w.
45.00
104 VOLLMAN, William T. Butterfly Stories.
Andre Deutsch. 1993.
Wraps as issued. True first trade edition. 3000 copies. Sl
crease bot front right crn, otherwise F.
18.00
105 VONNEGUT, Kurt. Slapstick Or Lonesome No More.
Delacorte Press. 1976.
Signed by the author. F in F d/w.
45.00
106 VONNEGUT, Kurt. Jailbird.
Delacorte Press. 1979.
Insc. NRF in VG d/w.
12.00
107 VONNEGUT, Kurt. Deadeye Dick.
Delacorte Press. 1982.
Signed by the author. F in F d/w.
45.00
108 WALKER, Alice. Meridian.
1st U.K. Andre Deutsch. 1976.
F in faded sp, otherwise F d/w.
15.00
109 WALKER, Alice. The Color Purple.
The Womens Press. 1st UK h/b ed. 1986.
VG in sl crease to top edge, otherwise VG d/w.
45.00
110 WEST, Rebecca. The Return Of The Soldier.
Nesbit. 1918.
Inscribed by the author "To dear S.K.R. from his affectionate
Rebecca". This could be S.K. Ratcliffe. A friend of West and
H.G. Wells. An interesting copy. Sp discoloured, sl fox, has
been neatly recased at some point in it's life, overall G.
60.00
111 WHITE, T.H. The Master.
Cape. 1957.
Very sl faded to bot edge, VG in sl chip NRVG d/w.
20.00
112 WILSON, A.N. Scandal.
Hamish Hamilton. 1983.
VG in sl creased VG d/w.
10.00
113 WILSON, Colin. The World Of Violence.
Gollancz. 1963.
Vg in chip to sp & crns G d/w.
10.00
114 WODEHOUSE, P.G. Cocktail Time.
Herbert Jenkins. 1958.
VG+ in sl rub, bright, clean VG+ d/w.
25.00