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Lyall, Francis

(Book #ID 98940)

Published by Collins, 8 Grafton Street, London First Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 190 printed pages of text with Publisher's Editorial File Copy stamp to the front free end paper. Lower spine end turned-in. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the edges and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0002321696

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Martyn, Wyndham

(Book #ID 76697)

Published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd., 3 Duke of York Street, London Stated First Edition but not Dated.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 253 printed pages of text. Age spots to the closed page edges and the first and last few pages and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Warren, Vernon [was a pen name for George Warren Vernon Chapman 1925 - 1996].

(Book #ID 6956)

Published by The Thriller Book Club 121 Charing Cross Road, London circa 1950 edition not stated. 1950.

Hard back. 224 pp. Book with light tanning to closed page edges. Dust wrapper with a couple of 2 mm indentations to front panel, small sticker removed from front, in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Linscott, Gillian

(Book #ID 7918)

Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 4 Little Essex Street, London First edition 1990. 1990.

First edition hard back green covers with silver titles. 220 pp. Book with tiny name to extreme top of free front end paper, owner's personal label to foot of front paste down. Book in Nr. Fine condition. Dust wrapper not price clipped, a hint of wrinkling to spine tips, red titles to spine not faded and in Nr. Fine condition. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Gardner, Erle Stanley [1889-1970]

(Book #ID 7950)

Published by Cassell and Company, Ltd., London 1942 reprinted edition 1942.

Hard back turquoise cloth covers with black title block. 251 pp. Small ink message to free front end paper, dusty page tops, light spotting to rear end paper in Very Good dust wrapper with 5 mm chip to top of upper panel and spine tip [titles not affected], rubs to fore edge, two faint crease lines to upper panel. White spine 8/10 with crisp black titles and 4/6, great period art work front cover. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Parrish, Frank

(Book #ID 7961)

Published by Constable and Company Limited, 10-12 Orange Street, London First Edition 1986. 1986.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Dudley, Ernest

(Book #ID 92939)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London First Edition 1950. 1950.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ruby cloth covers, white title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 253 printed pages of text. Front of dust wrapper adhered to front free end paper, library plate and card holder adhered to the rear end papers, spine ends and corners soft and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Buckingham, Bruce

(Book #ID 8396)

Published by Michael Joseph Ltd., 26 Bloomsbury Street, London First Edition 1957. 1957.

First edition hard back black covers, gilt titles. 255 pp. Fine in Very Good Trevor Denning designed dust wrapper with 20 mm closed tear to foot of upper joint, 2 mm surface rub to spine tip, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Maddock, Stephen

(Book #ID 8560)

Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First edition 1947. 1947.

First edition hard back maroon cloth covers, silver titles. 256 pp. Erased pencil price to free front end paper. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with 35 mm chip [at its deepest] to foot of spine affecting "Collins" with related closed tear, 8 mm closed tears to head of lower joint and upper corners, white spine not faded, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Marriner, Brian [William Price Turner (1927-1998) was a poet, critic and editor who spent much of his life in Glasgow or Yorkshire].

(Book #ID 8697)

Published by Robert Hale & Company, 63 Old Brompton Road, London First edition 1975. 1975.

First edition hard back black covers, silver titles. 192 pp. Author's first novel. SIGNED presentation copy from the author to William Price Turner, author of 'Solden's Women'. ' For Bill Turner-the man who said 'Why don't you think of writing a thriller? And then promptly defected from the ranks. Come back-we miss you! Warm Regards, Brian Marriner. September 1975'. Accompanied by a SIGNED and dated August 28th 1972, two page letter to Bill Turner: 'Dear Bill Turner, The last letter I had from you is dated 7th June 1966. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then-to resurrect a cliche. At that time I wasn't long out of prison, and had made contact with Alfred Bradley. He sent a short story of mine to you for comment, and you were kind enough to write me a letter suggesting that since I had inside knowledge of prison conditions, I might do better writing a full length novel. There are plenty of reformed policemen doing nicely out of the thriller r[e]acket nowadays. The thing is, i[s] takes a certain amount of stamina to knock together a cool 60,000 words. Can you do it? Only you know. Well a brief resume of my career since then must include the information that in that time I have written two and a half novels. The first one was highly praised by all who rejected it, and I got nice letters from Bryan Forbes and others, speaking of it in glowing terms. The second book was 110,000 words long, and came back yesterday. The editor of Calders said It has plenty of good powerful stuff. You write extremely well. And then rejec[e]ted it on the grounds that its too long, and anyway, fiction dosent sell these days, unless you already have a 'name'. I am beginning to wonder exactly what one has to do to get published. Let me br truthful. In 1966 your suggestion that I might write a thriller made my lip curl. I was going to be a writer. I already had the scene blocked out in my mind where I went to Stockholm for the Nobel, and all the rest of it. Thriller writers were hacks, and so on. Since then, I have discovered Simenon, Ed McBain, J. D. MacDonald and also a book you recommended I read, the brilliant 'Skinner' by Hugh C. Rae. And what prompted this letter was the fact that I have just read 'Solden's Women' by one Bill Turner. Mr. Turner, I want to write thrillers. I know it isn't easy, that's why I want to meet you to discuss one or two ideas I have. Do you think we could possibly meet? I work nights, and am free any weekend, or all day Monday. Please excuse the mess on page one, one of my kids has just put sticky fingers on it'. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with 1 mm surface rubs to spine tips and ends of upper panel, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Vincent, Jim (pseudonym)

(Book #ID 97480)

Published by Robert Hale Ltd., 63 Old Brompton Road, London First Edition 1974. 1974.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Author's debut novel. Contains 173 printed pages of text. Foxing to the page edges and title page. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing of the paper across the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, £1.60. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0709138784

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Lett, Gordon

(Book #ID 9113)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First Edition 1957. 1957.

First edition hard back raspberry paper covered boards, gilt stamping and revolver to spine. 189 pp. Author's first novel. SIGNED presentation copy by the author to front end paper : "For Gordon Waterfield, in memory of an important occasion, and with the best wishes of the author", Ecu de France, London, Publication Day 18th July 1952. Touch of faint foxing to end papers. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with light tan water mark to white spine, 3 mm chip to right hand spine tip, tiny surface grazes to foot of spine, light rubbing to corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Robb, Candace

(Book #ID 9115)

Published by William Heinemann Limited, London First edition 1995. 1995.

First edition hard back scarlet paper covered boards, gilt stamping. 355 pp. Fine in Nr. Fine dust wrapper with very slightly faded pink spine. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Eberhart, Mignon G. [Mignon Good Eberhart (July 6, 1899, Lincoln, Nebraska - October 8, 1996, Greenwich, Connecticut) was an American author of mystery novels. She had one of the longest careers (from the 1920s to the 1980s) among major American mystery writers, and was awarded the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award].

(Book #ID 9213)

Published by The Crime Club Collins, 14 St. James's Place, London 1971 Reprinted Edition. 1971.

Hard back original publisher's scarlet paper covered boards, black stamping. 192 pp. Light tanning to page margins. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with faded spine, light rubbing to corners and spine tips, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Martyn, Don

(Book #ID 9215)

Published by Robert Hale Ltd., 18 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1966. 1966.

First edition hard back publisher's original black paper covered boards, silver stamping. 192 pp. Writing fluid covering name to top front end paper, dusty page edges. Very Good in Nr. Very Good dust wrapper with 6 mm closed and surface grazes to spine tips, light rubbing to fore edge and upper corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ford, Leslie

(Book #ID 9216)

Published by The Crime Club Collins, 14 St. James's Place, London First edition 1955. 1955.

First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet paper covered boards, black stamping. 256 pp. Ex-library with all the usual stamping, 20 mm closed tear to upper panel, and inner rear flap, colours bright and sharp, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Brennan, Joseph Payne [Illustrated by Robert Lavoie]

(Book #ID 9290)

Published by Donald M. Grant, West Kingston First edition 1982. 1982.

First edition hard back publisher's original black cloth covers, metallic red stamping. 8vo 6" x 9" 123 pp. Hand written number 633 of 750 Limited Edition copies SIGNED by the author 'Joseph Payne Brennan' and the illustrator 'Robert Lavoie'. 'Hard-boiled' detective story by one of the major USA fantasy / ghost writers of the last century. Fine in Fine dust wrapper. As new. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Laurence, Janet

(Book #ID 9662)

Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 4 Little Essex Street, London First Edition 1990. 1990.

First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet paper covered boards, silver stamping. 8vo 7¾" x 4¾" 220 pp. SIGNED presentation copy by the author to title page, dated 1990. Second Darina Lisle mystery. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Curran, Susan

(Book #ID 9663)

Published by Rampant Horse Ltd., 140 Whitehall Road, Norwich First edition 1995. 1995.

First edition hard back publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt stamping. 8vo 9¼" x 6" 247 pp. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. As new. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bolt, Ben (pseudonym of Ottwell Binns) Dust Wrapper Artwork by 'Allen'

(Book #ID 93110)

Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, London First Edition 1938. 1938.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Purbeck grey cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 255 printed pages of text. Ink name inside the front cover. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 50 mm internally repaired tear to the bottom of the spine, a little surface rubbing of the paper to the spine edges. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Jeffries, Roderic

(Book #ID 9994)

Published by HarperCollins 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, London First edition 1996. 1996.

First edition hard back publisher's original green paper covered boards, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5½" 189 pp. Fine in Fine Rod Holt illustrated dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ironside, Elizabeth

(Book #ID 10027)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First Edition 1996. London 1996.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0340640367. Contains 282 printed pages of text. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not priced. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Grafton, Sue

(Book #ID 76402)

Published by Putnam Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York First Edition 2002. 2002.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 385 printed pages of text. Hint of tanning to the page edges. Near Fine condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0399149155

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Wood, Ted

(Book #ID 11206)

Published by The Crime Club HarperCollins, London First edition 1993. 1993.

First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5¼" 240 pp. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Martyn, Wyndham

(Book #ID 86077)

Published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd., 3 Duke of York Street, London First Edition 1941. 1941.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 254 printed pages of text. Library binding with date plate adhered to the rear only, Boots library sticker to the front panel, fraying of the cloth the spine ends, tear to the cloth of the front gutter, corners turned-in and in Poor condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Donovan, Dick [Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock]

(Book #ID 11440)

Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 111 St. Martin's Lane, London First edition 1901. 1901.

First edition hard back publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine [oxidised], and upper panel, lower edge untrimmed. Crown 8vo 7¾" x 5¼" vi, 258, 4 [pages] catalogue. Touch of foxing to page edges. In Very Good square and clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Gardner, Erle Stanley [1889-1970]

(Book #ID 11453)

Published by The Thriller Book Club 121 Charing Cross Road, London 1960. 1960.

Hard back publisher's original yellow cloth covers, black stamping to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5" 231 pp. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with 25 mm closed tear to upper and lower gutters, small rubs to corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Warren, Vernon [was a pen name for George Warren Vernon Chapman 1925 - 1996].

(Book #ID 11635)

Published by The Thriller Book Club 121 Charing Cross Road, London circa 1950 edition not stated. 1950.

Hard back publisher's original green cloth covers, black stamping to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5" 188 pp. Touch of foxing to page edges. Very Good in Very Good period artwork dust wrapper with small rubs to spine tips and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Warren, Vernon [was a pen name for George Warren Vernon Chapman 1925 - 1996].

(Book #ID 11638)

Published by The Thriller Book Club 121 Charing Cross Road, London circa 1950 edition not stated. 1950.

Hard back publisher's original cerise cloth covers, black stamping to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5" 190 pp. Light tanning to page edges. Very Good in Very Good period artwork dust wrapper with small rubs to spine tips and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Gilbert, Michael [1913-2006]

(Book #ID 11639)

Published by The Thriller Book Club 121 Charing Cross Road, London Second impression 1952. 1952.

Hard back publisher's original apple green cloth covers, black stamping to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5" 255 pp. Light tanning to page margins. Very Good in Very Good period artwork dust wrapper with small rubs to spine tips and corners, 8 mm closed tear to upper gutter with related crease line, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Marsh, John

(Book #ID 52270)

Published by The Thriller Book Club, 121 Charing Cross Road, London 1958. London 1958.

Hard back binding in publisher's original light green paper covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 191 printed pages of text. Without any ownership markings. Good condition book with darkening to top page edges, in Good condition dust wrapper with curling to the paper across the top and bottom edges and small tear to the upper back edge, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Aird, Catherine

(Book #ID 12061)

Published by Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 49-50 Poland Street, London First edition 1969. 1969.

First edition hard back publisher's original black cloth covers, silver stamping to spine. 8vo 8" x 5¼" 192 pp. Maps to end papers. SIGNED by the author to title page. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with small surface rubs to spine tips and corners, small rubbed patch to top lower panel, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Saxby, Charles

(Book #ID 107645)

Published by Robert Hale Ltd., 102 Great Russell Street, London First Edition [1941]. 1941.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 248 pp. Undated but British library catalogue lists as 1941. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the spine ends, not price clipped, 8/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Tilsley, Frank

(Book #ID 12106)

Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode 15 Bedford Street, London First Edition 1955. London 1955.

First edition hard back publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8¼" x 5¾" 317 pp. Former ink message to the upper paste down. Very Good in Very Good period artwork dust wrapper with light rubbing to spine tips and corners, red titles to spine not faded, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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