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Dekok and the Dead Harlequin
Baantjer, A. C. ; Translated into English by H. G. Smittenaar Speck Press Colorado, U.S.A. 2009 1933108274 / 9781933108278 Mass Market Paperback New Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
New paperback. RRP £9.99. 218pp. 300062
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8.99 GBP
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Playback
Chandler, Raymond Penguin Books Harmondsworth 1965 Soft cover Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Penguin paperback reprint. In good condition A forwards lean and some reading creases to the spine. Pages are tanned / browned but otherwise clean. Binding firm. No names or inscriptions. 158pp. 306834
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5.00 GBP
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The Chinese Girl
Baker, John Victor Gollancz London 2000 0575070161 / 9780575070165 Soft cover New Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
New. Paperback. RRP. £9.99. 230pp. 303887
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8.99 GBP
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Alias The Saint
Charteris, Leslie Hodder and Stoughton London Hardcover Good Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Date not stated but this is the 13th edition, which is c. 1940; this Saint novel was first published in 1931. Original red boards, lightly rubbed at spine ends, edges and corners. The binding is firm but there has been a small repair / reinforcement to the bottom 2.5cm of the rear inner hinge (sympathetic repair in an off-white paper repair tissue or tape). Pages are slightly tanned. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. The dust jacket is worn at the edges, with rubs, short tears, and approx. 1cm of loss at both the head and tail of the spine. pp. 316. 18.2cm tall. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309272
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10.00 GBP
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The Mystery of The Strange Bundle: Being the Tenth Adventure of The Five Find-Outers and Dog
Blyton, Enid ; illustrated by Treyer Evans Methuen and Co. Ltd London 1955 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback, no dust jacket. Original yellow boards with green titles. The boards are bright and clean; just lightly bruised at the spine ends. Binding firm. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Two pages have a short tear in the foredge (margin only). In otherwise very good, clean condition. pp. ix, 179. 308387
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10.00 GBP
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The Brighter Buccaneer
Charteris, Leslie Hodder and Stoughton London 1951 Hardcover Good Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Reset edition. Small edition but with good, clear print. Original red boards; some light scratches to the boards and light marks to the edges. The binding is firm. Pages are nice and clean. pp. 256. H&S yellow jacket; the dust jacket is rubbed, chipped and torn at the edges, with some minor loss to edges and a long tear to the front flap joint. General discolouration / greying to DJ. Front flap price clipped. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309224
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12.50 GBP
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The Blue Death
Brady, Joan Simon & Schuster 2012 1849839042 / 9781849839044 First Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
New Hardback in excellent, fine condition. RRP. £19.99. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve (which does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way). 403pp. 301746
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9.99 GBP
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The Saint in Miami
Charteris, Leslie Hodder and Stoughton London 1952 Hardcover Very Good Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. 14th impression; was first published in April 1941. Original red boards. The binding is firm. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Some light foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. A slight lean to the spine. pp. 254. The yellow dust jacket is rubbed at the edges, with some tiny chips, a couple of short tears, general greyish marks, and the number 22 written in small neat (pen) writing on the spine. Front flap not price clipped. 18cm tall. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309268
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20.00 GBP
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Before She Kills
Brown, Fredric Dennis McMillan Publications FL, USA 1987 0960998632 / 9780960998630 Paperback Very Good 12mo - 7" / 18cm tall
Near fine clean tight paperback. Appears lightly / barely read. The spine of the cover is just very slightly faded. No names, inscriptions or other marks. 197pp. 055124
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12.50 GBP
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A Murder is Announced
Christie, Agatha HarperCollins London 2012 Hardcover Near Fine Near Fine Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Facsimile reprint edition. Red boards. Clean, tight and unmarked. A nice copy; near fine. Pages are very slightly tanned / darkened at the edges. pp. 246. 309205
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8.00 GBP
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Pardon My Ghoulish Laughter
Brown, Fredric Dennis McMillan Publications FL, USA 1995 0960998667 / 9780960998661 Paperback Very Good 12mo - 7" / 18cm tall
Very good clean tight paperback. No names, inscriptions or other marks. Appears lightly / barely read. Just a small bump to the head of the spine. 163pp. 055128
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12.50 GBP
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Christie, Agatha The Book Club London 1968 Hardcover Good Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Book club edition; same year as the first edition but with a different dust jacket design. Turquoise boards, slightly bumped at the spine ends and bruised at the corners. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Some foxing to the outer closed textblock page edges and to the flaps and back cover of the dust jacket. Light rubs to dust jacket edges and an approx. 2cm tear to the top edge of the dust jacket at the spine. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. 255. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309204
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7.00 GBP
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The Fabulous Clipjoint
Brown, Fredric David R. Godine 1986 Paperback Very Good 12mo - 7.5" / 19cm tall
Very good clean tight paperback. Appears barely / lightly read. No names, inscriptions or other marks. The cover edges are slightly faded. 181pp. 055127
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12.50 GBP
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Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
Christie, Agatha Collins St. James's Place, London 1975 0002316196 / 9780002316194 First Edition Hardcover Good Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. Original black boards, lightly rubbed to all edges of the boards. No names or inscriptions. Foxing to the outer closed textblock page edges (quite heavy to the top edge; lighter to the other edges). A slight forwards lean. pp. 221. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed at the edges and has a very pale stain to the top edge of the back cover. Front flap price clipped. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309207
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20.00 GBP
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A Picture of Guilt
Brownley, James Severn House Publishers 2008 184751040X / 9781847510402 Soft Cover New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
New paperback. RRP. £10.99. This is the first of a new mystery series featuring an unusual journalist, Alison Glasby. A photograph of two young girls, sisters enjoying the summer sun on a day trip to the seaside. Nothing could be more innocent. But why did it turn up thirty-five years later, clutched in a child killer's hand as she lay dying in her prison cell? Alison Glasby is 25, ambitious and lonely. She's a journalist on the Sunday Herald but her career is going nowhere. And despite the best attentions of Scotland Yard murder squad detective John Redgrave, neither is her personal life. Then she gets the chance to work with Fleet Street legend Bill Davenport. Four children were killed in Norfolk in 1969, murdered by Leonie Dellar and her lover. 247pp. 053066
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7.69 GBP
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Hallowe'en Party
Christie, Agatha The Book Club Charing Cross Road, London 1969 Hardcover Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Book club edition; published the same year as the first edition but with a different dust jacket cover design. Original green boards, bruised at the spine ends, with tiny bumps to the corners. The boards are slightly discoloured at the edges and spine. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Some foxing and light grubby marks to the outer closed textblock page edges (top edge and foredge - the bottom edge is clean). Some light foxng to endpapers and pastedowns. The dust jacket has some foxing to the back cover and to flaps, some light scratches to the front cover, and light rubs and tiny chips to the edges. Not price clipped. pp. 255. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309210
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8.00 GBP
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The Case of the Counterfeit Colonel
Bush, Christopher Macdonald & Co. (Publishers), Ltd 1952 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback, lacks dust jacket. In very good clean condition. The black boards are lightly bruised at the spine ends. The binding is firm, inner hinges very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. A little light foxing to outer closed textblock page edges, endpapers, pastedowns and the last few pages. pp. 240. A couple of light flattened creases to page 237/238. First edition. 308463
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25.00 GBP
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Poirot's Early Cases
Christie, Agatha Book Club Associates 1974 Hardcover Very Good Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Book Club edition, BCA. Tan boards, bumped at the spine ends. The binding is firm and tight. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Pages have tanned / darkened. The dust jacket is rubbed at the edges, with a couple of short nicks and a c. 2cm tear, with light creasing and small loss to the top edge of the front cover. pp. 253. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309211
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10.00 GBP
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Friends at Court [INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR]
Cecil, Henry Michael Joseph London 1956 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Inscribed by Author(s)
Black cloth boards. Previous owner's bookplate on the f.e.p. Inscribed / signed by the author on the title page (To Jill and Tony). In VG, clean and tidy condition. Dust jacket is faded at the spine and has minor chips and rubs to spine ends. Not price clipped [12s 6d]. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 208pp. 102820
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20.00 GBP
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Styles: The Mysterious Affiar at Styles, and Curtain - Poirot's Last Case [Commemorative Boxed Set Edition]
Christie, Agatha HarperCollins London 2016 0008168318 / 9780008168315 Hardcover New Slipcase New Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
New. Shrinkwrapped. RRP £30.00. Two books presented in a slipcase. Marking 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote The Mysterious Affair at Styles, this special edition brings together the first Poirot novel with the last. Curtain, written 25 years later but not published until 1976, takes the elderly Belgian detective and his old friend Captain Hastings back to Sytles, the rambling country house where they solved their first murder together - and where history seems determined to repeat itself. With brand new cover paintings and an introduction by Tom Adams, Christie's celebrated cover artist from the 1960s onwards. A VERY HEAVY set - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK mainland as this set costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. Small surcharge may apply to UK highlands and islands and N. Ireland; larger surcharge for overseas destinations. NO additional charges for sending within the UK mainland. 306167
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27.00 GBP
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Full Circle [INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR]
Cecil, Henry Michael Joseph London 1963 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7> - 9>" tall Inscribed by Author(s)
Later edition; first published by Chapman and Hall in 1948. Black cloth boards. Inscribed / signed by the author on the title page (To Jill). In VG, clean and tidy condition. Dust jacket has a small mark to the back cover. Not price clipped [16s net]. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 208pp. 103148
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20.00 GBP
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Hold Tight
Coben, Harlan Orion Books London 2008 0752885219 / 9780752885216 First UK Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
In excellent, fine condition. RRP. £18.99. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. First printing of UK edition. 416pp. 303892
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7.50 GBP
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Independent Witness INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR]
Cecil, Henry Michael Joseph London 1958 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7> - 9>" tall Inscribed by Author(s)
First edition. Black cloth boards. Inscribed / signed by the author on the front endpaper (To Jill). In VG, clean condition. Dust jacket has a short nick to the top edge of the front cover next to the spine and a few very minor rubs. Not price clipped [15s net]. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 189pp. 103150
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20.00 GBP
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Predator
Cornwell, Patricia Little, Brown London 2005 0316724211 / 9780316724210 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Reprint. UK edition. Same year as the first edition. Both the book and dust jacket are in very good, clean condition. Unmarked. No names or inscriptions. Dust jacket price clipped. A very slight (marginal) forwards lean to the spine. 374pp. A nice, clean copy. 304568
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4.50 GBP
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Much in Evidence [INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR]
Cecil, Henry Michael Joseph London 1957 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7> - 9>" tall Inscribed by Author(s)
First edition. Black cloth boards. Previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. Inscribed / signed by the author on the title page (To Jill and Tony). In VG, clean condition. Dust jacket is slightly faded at the spine and some minor rubs and small chips to the edges. Not price clipped [12s 6d net]. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 192pp. 103152
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20.00 GBP
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The Cat and the Fiddle
Costello, Paul Cassell London 1961 First Edition Black Cloth Hardback Good+ No Jacket 12mo - 7.5" / 19cm tall
Crease and forwards lean to the spine. No names or inscriptions. A few foxing spots. A couple of small white marks on the back cover [paint?]. 215pp. 051039
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5.95 GBP
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Unlawful Occasions [INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR]
Cecil, Henry Michael Joseph London 1962 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7> - 9>" tall Inscribed by Author(s)
Black cloth boards, slightly faded. Inscribed / signed by the author on the title page (To Jill). In VG, clean condition. Some foxing to the outer closed textblock edge. Dust jacket is faded at the spine, has a few little light marks to the back cover and a short nick to the top edge of the front cover. Not price clipped [13s 6d net]. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 182pp. 103147
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20.00 GBP
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Murder on the Purple Water [A Pat Abbott Mystery]
Crane, Frances The Thriller Book Club London 1949 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Red cloth binding. Previous owner's name and address stamp in red ink on the f.e.p. Light foxing to pages and foredges. 200pp. 101146
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4.00 GBP
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The Final Solution: A Story of Detection
Chabon, Michael Fourth Estate New York 2004 006076340x / 9780060763404 First American Edition Hardcover Near Fine Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. In excellent, clean condition. There is a very slight forwards lean to the spine. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked; binding firm, no names or inscriptions. First US edition. Dust jacket not clipped. pp. 131. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 106642
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10.00 GBP
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The Loss of the Jane Vosper
Crofts, Freeman Wills Penguin Books 1953 First Thus Soft cover Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Paperback. First Penguin edition. Green covers, horizontal band. Light rubs to the cover edges and a slight lean to the spine. Pages are typically tanned / browned and white parts of the covers discoloured. The binding is quite firm. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. pp. 253. A little foxing to the outer closed textblock page edges. 308289
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7.50 GBP
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