Author

Title

1st

DJ

Publisher

Description

Photo

Price

Purchase

Adams, Richard

The Bureaucats

Y

N

Viking Kestrel

1985.  Near Fine book.  Previous owners name written at top of front fep. No other marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  Illustrated by Robin Jacques.  1st Edition.

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£2.99

Adams, Richard

The Iron Wolf and Other Stories

Y

Y

Allen Lane

1980.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  Colour plates by Yvonne Gilbert, black & white drawings  by Jennifer Campbell.  1st Edition.

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£6.99

Archer, Jeffrey

First Among Equals

N

Y

Hodder & Stoughton

1984. Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions. Bright pages, tightly bound. SIGNED by the author on the title page.  Second impression, July 1984.

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£6.50

Austin, Jane

Persuasion

N

Y

Chatto & Windus

1960.  Very Good Book in Very Good DJ.  Ex-library but without any stamps.  Remnants of borrowers plate on front fep.  Clean copy, bright well bound pages.  DJ is protected and protective cover could be removed.

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£4.99

Bone, Gavin

Beowulf

In Modern Verse With An Essay And Pictures

N

N

Basil Blackwell

No date (c 1946).  Very Good condition book.  The only mark is a very small name written in pencil at the top of the front fep and “1946”.  Some very interesting illustrations throughout by the author.

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£5.99

Carr, Samuel (Editor)

Country Verse

N

Y

Chancellor Press

Fine book in Fine DJ, undated.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  Split into the four seasons.  Many colour and black & white illustrations.

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£3.99

Cradock, Fanny

Uneasy Peace at Castle Rising

Y

Y

W H Allen

1979. Ex-library book in Very Good condition in a well protected DJ.  Stamps and marks to the inside front and back covers and the front fep.  The bottom inch of the front fep has been cut away.  Internally clean with no further marks.  Slight discolouring to pages.  1st Edition.

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£9.99

Cradock, Fanny

Fateful Years at Castle Rising

Y

Y

W H Allen

1982.  Fine book in a Near Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Very slight discolouration to page edges.  DJ has had the price crossed through and “50p” written on the inside of the front cover.  1st Edition.

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£11.99

Deighton, Len

SS-GB

Y

Y

Jonathan Cape

1978.  This is a Fine book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.  There are no marks or inscriptions.  The pages are bright and tightly bound.  The Dust-Jacket has not been price-clipped but is showing a few signs of shelf wear and a little fading to the spine.  

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£6.99

Deighton, Len

Goodbye Mickey Mouse

Y

Y

Hutchinson

1982.  This is a Fine book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.  There are no marks or inscriptions.  The pages are bright and tightly bound.  The Dust-Jacket has not been price-clipped but is showing a few signs of shelf wear with a few marks.  

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£6.99

Deighton, Len

Berlin Game

Y

Y

Hutchinson

1983.  This is a Fine book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.  There are no marks or inscriptions.  The pages are bright and tightly bound.  The Dust-Jacket has not been price-clipped but is showing a few signs of shelf wear with a small closed tear to the back and some fading.  

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£6.99

Deighton, Len

City Of Gold

Y

Y

Random Century

1992.  This is a Fine book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.  There are no marks or inscriptions.  The pages are bright and tightly bound.  The Dust-Jacket has not been price-clipped but is showing a few signs of shelf wear with a few marks to the back.  

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£6.99

Fleming, Ian

Thunderball

N

Y

Glidrose Productions

1961.  Book in Very Good condition in a Very Good DJ.  Previous owners bookplate stuck inside front cover (under DJ flap).  No other marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  A little shelf wear to DJ.  Nice clean copy.

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£5.99

Fleming, Ian

You Only Live Twice

N

N

New American Library

1964.  Book in Very Good condition.  Previous owners name written at the top of the front fep.  No other marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  Nice clean copy.

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£3.99

Fleming, Ian

You Only Live Twice

N

Y

Glidrose Productions

1964.  Book in Very Good condition in a Very Good DJ.    No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  A little shelf wear to DJ.  Nice clean copy.

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£5.99

Follet, Ken

Lie Down With Lions

Y

Y

Hamish Hamilton

1985. Fine book in a Near Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  The pages have discoloured a little but remain tightly bound.  The DJ has a little bumping, mainly to the top of the spine.  1st Edition.

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£4.99

Forsyth, Frederick

The Shepherd

Y

Y

Hutchinson

1975.  Fine book in a Very Good DJ.  Inscription to previous owner written to top of front fep.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  DJ has been protected with a removable clear plastic cover to prevent further damage which includes bumping, a small closed tear to the front and a large closed tear to the top of the back cover. 1st Edition.

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£6.99

Forsyth, Frederick

The Phantom Of Manhattan

Y

Y

Bantam

1999.  Fine book in a Near Fine, price-clipped DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  Slight shelf wear to DJ.  1st Edition.

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£3.99

Francome, John

Stone Cold

Y

Y

Headline

1990. Fine Book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions other than the inscription SIGNED by the author “To John, Best Wishes John Francome”.  1st Edition.

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£14.99

Francis, Dick

Knockdown

Y

Y

Harper & Row

1974.  Very Good book in a Very Good DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages remain fairly bright and are tightly bound.  Page edges are uneven (by design).  The DJ has quite a lot of wear with bumping to all corners and a faded spine, but is now protected by a removable mylar cover to prevent further damage.  1st U.S. Edition.

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£8.99

Francis, Dick

Knock Down

Y

N

Michael Joseph

1974.  Fine book without DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  1st  Edition.

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£4.49

Francis, Dick

Knock Down

N

N

Book Club Associates

1974.  Very Good+ book without DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound. A little bumping to the cover corners.  Good reading copy.

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£3.99

Francis, Dick

High Stakes

Y

Y

Michael Joseph

1975.  Fine book in a Near Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.   Other than being price-clipped the DJ is in Fine condition and is protected by a removable mylar cover.  

1st  Edition.

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£8.99

Francis, Dick

The Danger

Y

Y

Michael Joseph

1983.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  Very slight twist to spine, a few small marks to the inside flaps of the DJ.

1st  Edition.

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£5.99

Francis, Dick

Longshot

Y

Y

Michael Joseph

1990.  Near Fine book in a Near Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions other than a few ticks next to the list of previous publications by author.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  Minor foxing to page edges.  A little bumping to the corners of the DJ.

1st  Edition.

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£5.99

Francis, Dick

Wild Horses

Y

Y

Putnam

1994.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.   A very little bumping to the one corner of the DJ.

1st  U.S. Edition.

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£5.99

Francis, Dick

10lb Penalty

Y

Y

Michael Joseph

1997.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.    A little shelf wear to the DJ.  1st  Edition.

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£5.99

Francis, Dick

Field Of 13

Y

Y

Michael Joseph

1998.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.   1st  Edition.

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£5.99

Grant, Don

The Bumper Book Of Cartoons

Y

Y

Arthur Barker

1983.  Fine book in a Near Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  A little bumping to the DJ, mainly top edges.  1st Edition.

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£3.99

Grigson, Geoffrey

Poems & Poets

Y

Y

Macmillan

1969.  Very Good book in Very Good DJ.  Ex-library with usual library stamps at front of book and borrowers paste-down on back fep.  Protected DJ.  Pages are bright and tightly bound with a little foxing to page edges.  1st Edition.

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£3.99

Grisham, John

The Runaway Jury

Y

Y

Century

1996.  Fine book in a Near Fine, price-clipped DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright, tightly bound pages.  1st Edition.

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£4.99

Grisham, John

The Partner

Y

Y

Century

1997.  Fine book in a Near Fine  DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright, tightly bound pages.  Some shelf wear to DJ.   1st Edition.

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£4.99

Grisham, John

The Street Lawyer

Y

Y

Century

1998.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright, tightly bound pages.  1st Edition.

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£4.99

Herford, Oliver

The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten

N

N

Bickers & Son

1912.  Early reprint in Good+ condition.  Complete with marvellous illustrations by the author.  The binding is starting to come loose towards the bottom of the spine,  but all of the pages are bound.  Covers are in good repair with some shelf wear.

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£6.99

Hill, Pamela

The Man From The North

Y

Y

Robert Hale

1994.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  

1st Edition.

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£11.99

James, P.D.

Original Sin

Y

Y

Faber & Faber

1994.  Fine book in Fine DJ.  No  marks or inscriptions.  Pages have discoloured a little but are tightly bound.  DJ has a little shelf wear but is not price-clipped.  1st Edition.  Full publishers number line:

“2 4 6 8 120 9 7 5 3 1”

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£4.99

Kingsley, Charles

Westward Ho!

N

N

Anthony Treherne & Co.

1902.  Early reprint in Very Good condition.  The pages remain bright and tightly bound, with a little foxing.  There is a previous owners name written on the front fep.  The covers are in Very Good condition.  Interesting frontispiece.

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£4.99

Maclean, Alistair

Athabasca

Y

Y

Collins

1980.  Fine book in a  Fine DJ.  A small “R” is penned to the top of the front fep, no other marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  A little shelf wear to the DJ .  1st Edition.

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£4.99

Markham, Robert

(Kingsley Amis)

Colonel Sun

N

N

Pan

1970.  Very Good book.  Pages have discoloured a little, tightly bound.  No marks or inscriptions.  Covers showing some shelf wear.  The first James Bond novel following the death of Ian Fleming.

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£5.99

Peters, Ellis

The Hermit of Eyton Forest

The 14th Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Y

Y

Headline

1987.  Fine book in a Fine DJ which has been price-clipped.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  DJ has been protected with a removable clear plastic cover. 1st Edition.

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£6.99

Peters, Ellis

The Confession of Brother Haluin

The 15th Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Y

Y

Headline

1988.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound, discoloured to page edges.  DJ has been protected with a removable clear plastic cover. 1st Edition.

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£6.99

Peters, Ellis

The Heretic’s Apprentice

The 16th Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Y

Y

Headline

1989.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  DJ has been protected with a removable clear plastic cover. 1st Edition.

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£6.99

Peters, Ellis

The Potter’s Field

The 17th Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Y

Y

Headline

1989.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  DJ has been protected with a removable clear plastic cover. 1st Edition.

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£6.99

Pierce, David M

Angels In Heaven

Y

Y

Scribners

1986.  Very Good condition book.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  DJ has very slight shelf wear.  1st Edition.

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£6.99

Pratchett, Terry &

Jolliffe, Gray

The Unadulterated Cat

Y

N

Victor Gollancz

1986.  Very Good condition book.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  Slightly marked cover with creases, mainly to the back.  Written by Pratchett, cartoons by Jolliffe.  1st Edition.

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£4.99

Read, Miss

Thrush Green

N

N

Penguin

1962.  Near Fine book.  No marks or inscriptions.  Slight discolouration to pages, but well bound.  Very Good covers.

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£2.99

Read, Miss

# Storm In The Village

&

# Tyler’s Row

N

N

Orion Books

2008.  Very Good book.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  Covers showing signs of shelf wear.  Illustrated by J S Goodall.

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£3.99

Redmond, Patrick

The Wishing Game

Y

Y

Hodder & Stoughton

1999.  Brand new, unread copy.  Mint condition.  Author’s much acclaimed first novel.  1st Edition.  Full publishers number line: “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”.

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£8.99

Roche, Mazo de la

The Whiteoak Brothers

Y

Y

Macmillan

1954.  Very Good+ book in a Very Good DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages remain fairly bright and are well bound, with a little foxing.  The DJ has a little loss to the edges and top of the spine and shows signs of wear.  1st Edition.

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£4.99

Salisbury, Carola

An Autumn In Araby

Y

Y

Century

1983.  Fine book in a Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  DJ has a small amount of shelf wear.  1st Edition.

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£6.99

Simenon, Georges

My Friend Maigret

N

N

Penguin

1963.  Near Fine book.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  Covers are in good order.  Paperback.

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£3.99

Simenon, Georges

On Ne Tue Pas Les Pauvres Types

N

N

Macmillan

1968.  Good book.  Ex-library (school) with 2 library stamps.  Name and date written inside of front cover.  Pages are bright and generally well bound.   Small loss to top corner of 1st title page. Covers are worn with loss to bottom of spine.  Paperback.  Published in French.

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£3.99

Simenon, Georges

Maigret’s Pickpocket

&

Maigret And The Nahour Case

N

Y

Companion Book Club

1968(?).  Fine book in a Near Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  DJ has rubbing to base of spine, not price-clipped.  Two great stories in one hardback book.

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£5.99

South, David

# Poems Of Love And Hope

# Bourne Village Sonnets

# Illusions

Y

N

David South

1994, 1996 & 1997.  3 small books of poems and sonnets.  All in Fine condition and all signed and inscribed and SIGNED by the author “To Roger & Kath, With Love & Best Wishes, David”.  Love & Hope and Bourne Village are illustrated by the author.  There is also a  hand written letter from the author.  All 1st Editions.

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£8.99

Thelwell, Norman

Belt Up

Thelwell’s Motoring Manual

N

N

Magnum Books

1978.  Fine book.  No marks or inscriptions.  Covers are in very good order with a little shelf wear.

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£2.99

Thelwell, Norman

Up The Garden Path

Thelwell’s Guide To Gardening

N

N

Magnum Books

1978.  Fine book.  No marks or inscriptions.  Covers are in very good order with a little shelf wear.

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£2.99

Thelwell, Norman

Up The Garden Path

Thelwell’s Guide To Gardening

N

N

Magnum Books

1981.  Very Good+ book.  No marks or inscriptions, although there is a little foxing to the page edges.  Covers are in very good order with a little shelf wear.

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£2.99

Thelwell, Norman

Top Dog Thelwell’s Complete Canine Compendium

N

N

Magnum Books

1981.  Good book.  Inscription to previous owner inside front cover.  There is a little damage to the top corner maybe made by a maths compass - annoying but not too distractive.  Covers are in good order with a little shelf wear and fading.  There is also a split between pages 60 & 61 - all pages remain attached.

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£1.99

Thurber, James

Cream Of Thurber

?

N

Hamish Hamilton

1950s.  Good condition.  Pages have discoloured somewhat but remain tightly bound.  Covers showing signs of shelf wear.  144 pages, 5” x 7”. paperback  No date. “Skimmed from the following writings and drawings of James Thurber: My Life & Hard Times; The Owl in the Attic; The middle-aged Man on the Flying Trapeze; Let Your Mind Alone!”

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£3.99