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45_ia_whiffdeathwISAAC ASIMOV
A WHIFF OF DEATH
Sphere 1977 UK PB
FN £6
Crime Novel by Science Fiction Master
ISBN 0722112002

 

 

 

 

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ISAAC ASIMOV
TALES OF THE BLACK WIDOWERS
Panther 1974 UK PB
GD £10
12 stories of detection set in a gentlemen’s club in this famous series
ISBN 586043268

 

 

 

 

MICHAEL AVALLONE
THE BEDROOM BOLERO
Digit 1964 1st UK PB
VG £10
8800

 

 

 

 

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SAMM SINCLAIR  BAKER
MURDER – VERY DRY
Graphic Mystery 1956 1st US PB
VG/FN £7
Cover art by Oliver Brabbins
135

 

 

 

 

45_bb_bigtimepw

BART BANARTO
BIGTIME PAYOFF
Edwin Self 1950s 1st UK PB
GD/VG £40
Spine worn

 

 

 

 

MICHAEL BARDSLEY
MURDER ON ICE
Ensign 1973 UK PB
FN £6
SBN 723551677

 

 

 

 

JEAN BARRE
GLORIOUS LIFE
Streamline circa 1955 UK PB
GD £5
Small hole in cover; small corner off back cover

 

 

 

 

45_lb_campussclubwLOREN BEAUCHAMP
CAMPUS SEX CLUB
Midwood 1962 1st US PB
VG £20
Cover art by Robert Maguire
F206

 

 

 

 

WALKER E BLAKE
DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY
Monarch 1965 1st US PB
VG/FN £12
Cover art by Rafael DeSoto
556

 

 

 

 

45_gb_playithardwGIL BREWER
PLAY IT HARD
Monarch 1960 1st UK PB
VG £15
Cover art by Rafael DeSoto
168

 

 

 

 

STUART BROCK
KILLER’S CHOICE
Graphic Mystery 1956 1st US PB
GD £4
Cover art by Oliver Brabbins
136

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
A BULLET FOR MY BABY
Horwitz 1958 2nd Aus PB
FA/GD £5
Mavis Seidlitz detective
Cover crease, small spine split, small corner off back cover
Vol 1 #15

 

 

 

 

45_cb_thedamewCARTER BROWN
THE DAME
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG/FN £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1738

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE DESIRED
Signet 1960 1st US PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1764

 

 

 

 

45_cb_theelblueswCARTER BROWN
THE EVER-LOVING BLUES
Signet 1961 1st US PB
VG/FN £8
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
S1919

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE LADY IS AVAILABLE
Signet 1960s 3rd US PB
VG £5
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
D3410

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE LOVER
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
T620

 

 

 

 

45_cb_loverdontcomebackwCARTER BROWN
LOVER. DON’T COME BACK
Signet 1962 1st US PB
VG £8
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
S2183

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE MILLION DOLLAR BABE
Signet 1961 1st US PB
VG £8
Mike Farrell detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
S1909

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
MURDER PARIS FASHION
Horwitz 1960 3rd Aus PB
GD £7
Spine lean; small price label on cover.
Vol 2 #7

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
NONE BUT THE LETHAL HEART
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG £8
Mavis Seidlitz detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1694

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
NUDE – WITH A VIEW
Four Square 1966 1at UK PB
GD £4
Rick Holman detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
Small spine split; small price sticker on cover
1458

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE SAVAGE SALOME
Signet 1961 1st US PB
VG £8
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
S1896

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE TEMPTRESS
Signet 1960 1st US PB
GD/VG £6
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
S1817

 

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
TERROR COMES CREEPING
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG/FN £9
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1750

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
TOMORROW IS MURDER
Signet 1960 1st US PB
VG £8
Mavis Seidlitz detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1806

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE VELVET VIXEN
Four Square 1965 1st UK PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
1226

 

 

 

 

45_cb_thevictimwCARTER BROWN
THE VICTIM
Signet 1959 1st US PB
FN £10
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1633

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE VICTIM
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1633

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE WANTON
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1713

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE WAYWARD WAHINE
Signet 1960 1st US PB
GD/VG £6
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
Reading crease near spine
1784

 

 

 

 

CARTER BROWN
THE WIND-UP DOLL
Four Square 1965 1st UK PB
GD £6
Rick Holman detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
1176

 

 

 

 

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JUNE BRYONY
ENCHANTED LOVE
Hamilton Late 1940s 1st UK PB
GD/VG £7
32 pp
Cover art by Oliver Brabbins

 

 

 

 

JOHN BUCHAN
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
Pan 1968 20th UK PB
FN £3
X696

 

 

 

 

 

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45_vc_adelfurieswVICTOR CANNING
A DELIVERY OF FURIES
Mayflower 1969 1st UK PB
VG/FN £5
Spine slighty sunned
583120529

 

 

 

 

JOHN DICKSON CARR
CAPTAIN CUT-THROAT
Award 1976 US PB
GD/VG £4
Historical Mystery
Some upper right cover creases and a small tear/nick.
ISBN 4261645150

 

 

 

 

45_jdc_tcotconstsuicideswJOHN DICKSON CARR
THE CASE OF THE CONSTANT SUICIDES
Penguin 1963 3rd UK PB
VG £5
A Gideon Fell Mystery
C947

 

 

 

 

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JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE EMPEROR’S SNUFF-BOX
Berkley 1959 1st US PB
VG £5
G287

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN DICKSON CARR
FIRE, BURN!
Penguin 1961 1st UK PB
VG £4
Historical Mystery
1622

 

 

 

 

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JOHN DICKSON CARR
HE WHO WHISPERS
Bantam 1951 1st US PB
VG £10
A Gideon Fell Mystery
896

 

 

 

 

JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE HOLLOW MAN
Penguin 1963 3rd UK PB
GD £8
A Gideon Fell Mystery
C862

 

 

 

 

45_jdc_hollowmanwJOHN DICKSON CARR
THE HOLLOW MAN
Penguin 1986 4th UK PB
VG £8
A Gideon Fell Mystery
ISBN 0140083065

 

 

 

 

JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE MAD HATTER MYSTERY
Penguin 1955 2nd UK PB
VG/FN £12
A Gideon Fell Mystery

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN DICKSON CARR
PANIC IN BOX C
Critic’s Choice 1987 US PB
GD/VG £5
A Gideon Fell Mystery
Reading Creases to spine and cover edge
ISBN 1555471498

 

 

 

 

JOHN DICKSON CARR
POISON IN JEST
Penguin 1967 7th UK PB
VG £4
C250

 

 

 

 

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JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE SLEEPING SPHINX
Bantam 1952 1st US PB
VG/FN £12
A Gideon Fell Mystery
996

 

 

 

 

45_jdc_tilldeathdupwJOHN DICKSON CARR
TILL DEATH DO US PART
Penguin 1967 3rd UK PB
GD/VG £5
A Gideon Fell Mystery
Spine creased and worn

 

 

 

 

45_jdc_wakedeadwJOHN DICKSON CARR
TO WAKE THE DEAD
Dell Undated US PB
VG £10
A Gideon Fell Mystery
635

 

 

 

 

JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE WAXWORKS MURDER
Penguin 1959 6th UK PB
VG/FN £7
A Henri Bencolin Mystery
158

 

 

 

 

JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE WITCH OF THE LOW-TIDE
Penguin 1964 1st UK PB
VG/FN £5
A Historical Mystery
C2132

 

 

 

 

MARGARET CARRUTHERS
HIS BEST FRIEND’S WIFE
Beacon 1961 1st US PB
FN £9
B402

 

 

 

 

 

GEORGE CASSIDY
WANTON BRIDE
Bedside 1962 1st US PB
GD £7
1226

 

 

 

 

RAYMOND CHANDLER
THE LITTLE SISTER
Penguin 1976 UK PB
GD/VG £3.50
ISBN 0140010963

 

 

 

 

 

45_rc_pearlswRAYMOND CHANDLER
PEARLS ARE A NUISANCE
Penguin 1977 UK PB
VG £4.50
3 stories
ISBN 014 0021361

 

 

 

 

45_rc_pickupwRAYMOND CHANDLER
PICK-UP ON NOON STREET
Ace 1960 1st UK PB
FA/GD £6
Short stories
Cover creases
H308

 

 

 

 

RAYMOND CHANDLER
TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS
Penguin 1980 UK PB
GD £3
Short stories
Spine wear and lean
ISBN 0140007415

 

 

 

 

RAYMOND CHANDLER
TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS
Penguin 1976 UK PB
GD £4
Short stories
Cover creases
ISBN 0140007415

 

 

 

JAMES HADLEY CHASE
HIT & RUN
Robert Hale 1959 1st UK PB
VG £8
Cover art by John Pollack

 

 

 

 

45_jhc_hitand-run1959wJAMES HADLEY CHASE
HIT & RUN
Robert Hale 1959 1st UK PB
GD £6
Cover art by John Pollack
Cover creases

 

 

 

 

45_jhc_notsafefreewJAMES HADLEY CHASE
NOT SAFE TO BE FREE
Robert Hale 1959 1st UK PB
VG £8
Cover art by John Pollack

 

 

 

 

JAMES HADLEY CHASE
SAFER DEAD
Robert Hale 1956 UK PB
GD/VG £6
Cover art by John Pollack

 

 

 

 

JAMES HADLEY CHASE
YOU FIND HIM – I’LL FIX HIM
Robert Hale 1959 UK PB
GD £5
Cover art by John Pollack
Some spine lean

 

 

 

 

45_jhc_ygicomingHCwJAMES HADLEY CHASE
YOU’VE GOT IT COMING
Thriller Book Club 1955? UK HC
VG £10
With DJ (VG) in removable archival film
Cover art by John Pollack
Possibly ex libris
Traces of tape on cover splits

 

 

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PETER CHEYNEY
DARK BAHAMA
Pan 1957 UK PB
VG £4
Dark series
277

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
DARK WANTON
Pan 1957 UK PB
VG £3
Dark series
381

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
DRESSED TO KILL
Ace 1959 UK PB
GD/VG £4
Back cover water-stained
H260

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
I’LL SAY SHE DOES
Fontana 1960 UK PB
GD/VG £4
A Lemmy Caution novel
232

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
LADIES WON’T WAIT
Fontana 1954 UK PB
GD £4
Dark series

 

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
ONE OF THOSE THINGS
Fontana 1953 UK PB
GD £4

 

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
THE STARS ARE DARK
Fontana 1657 UK PB
GD £4
Dark series

 

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
THIS MAN IS DANGEROUS
Fontana 1954 UK PB
GD £6
A Lemmy Caution novel
The first Cheyney novel
35

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
THE URGENT HANGMAN
Fontana 1955 UK PB
VG £8
A Slim Callaghan novel

 

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
YOU CAN ALWAYS DUCK
Fontana 1959 UK PB
VG £8
A Lemmy Caution novel

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
YOU’D BE SURPRISED
Pan 1956 UK PB
GD £4
A Lemmy Caution novel

 

 

 

 

PETER CHEYNEY
YOUR DEAL, MY LOVELY
Fontana 1957 1st UK PB
VG £5
A Lemmy Caution novel
179

 

 

 

 

45_ac_appwdeathwAGATHA CHRISTIE
APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
Pan 1957 UK PB
VG £6
Poirot
419

 

 

 

 

45_ac_bigfourwAGATHA CHRISTIE
THE BIG FOUR
Great Pan 1961 UK PB
VG/FN £8
Poirot
G421

 

 

 

 

AGATHA CHRISTIE
FIVE LITTLE PIGS
Pan 1953 UK PB
GD £6
Poirot
264

 

 

 

 

45_ac_murdannouncedwAGATHA CHRISTIE
A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
Great Pan 1958 UK PB
GD/VG £5
Miss Marple
G144

 

 

 

 

AGATHA CHRISTIE
THE MURDER ON THE LINKS
Great Pan 1960 UK PB
GD £5
Poirot
G323

 

 

 

 

45_ac_poirotinvwAGATHA CHRISTIE
POIROT INVESTIGATES
Pan 1955 UK PB
GD £5
Poirot short stories
326

 

 

 

 

AGATHA CHRISTIE
THE SECRET ADVERSARY
Pan 1955 UK PB
GD £4
Tommy & Tuppence
357

 

 

 

 

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DONALD HENDERSON CLARKE
IMPATIENT VIRGIN
John Long 1940 1st UK PB
VG £30
Rare in this edition
Great cover art by Merlin
Slightly grubby with minor foxing at cover edges

 

 

 

 

BASIL COPPER
SOLAR PONS #9: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SOLAR PONS
Pinnacle 1979 1st US PB
FN/VF £11
4 Mysteries
0523406509

 

 

 

 

BASIL COPPER
SOLAR PONS #11: THE UNCOLLECTED CASES OF SOLAR PONS
Pinnacle 1980 1st US PB
VG £8
4 Mysteries
Corner cover crease
0523406576

 

 

 

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45_ld_ladiesalonewLEW DELLA (GEORGE H DAWSON)
LADIES SLEEP ALONE
Archer 1951 1st US PB
VG/FN £20
Originally published in the UK
About 2 mm of lower spine missing
72

 

 

 

 

MARTIN DIBNER
SHOWCASE
Pan 1961 1st UK PB
VG £4
Not common in this edition
Slight spine lean
X103

 

 

 

 

H VERNOR DIXON
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
Hamish Hamilton 1953 1st UK PB
GD £4
Very small piece of lower left front cover missing

 

 

 

 

45_rd_stickorbustwRICKY DRAYTON
STICK OR BUST
Scion 1953 1st UK PB
GD/VG £40
Classic Gangster Pulp
Cover art by Roger Davis
Slightly foxed
41499

 

 

 

45_dd_hw_sos-bswDOUG DUPERRAULT – SPOTLIGHT ON SIN
HARRY WHITTINGTON – BACKWOODS SHACK
Lancer 2 for 1 1950s US PB
VG/FN £20
2 novels in 1 volume
72631

 

 

 

 

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JOAN ELLIS
CAMPUS JUNGLE
Midwood 1962 1st US PB
VG/FN £40
Cover art by Paul Rader
‘Co-Eds led to sin by a faculty of wolves’
182

 

 

 

 

45_je_ganggirlwJOAN ELLIS
GANG GIRL
Midwood 1964 1st US PB
GD £30
Cover art by Paul Rader
‘She had her first sordid lessons in love on the dusty rooftops of rundown tenements.’
32-424

 

 

 

 

JOAN ELLIS
MULATTO
Midwood 1961 1st US PB
VG £40
‘She played upon man’s lusts to get anything she wanted… then she tried to cross the color line’
A couple of cover creases
F113

 

 

 

 

45_he_rockabillywHARLAN ELLISON
ROCKABILLY
Gold Medal 1963 1st UK PB
FA/GD £25
‘Stag Preston, idol of millions – whose private life was wilder than any of the songs he sang’
Cover art by Mitchell Hooks.
Later retitled Spider Kiss. A cautionary tale about a country boy’s rise to fame as a rock ‘n’ roll star, loosely modeled after Elvis Presley.
Slight spine lean; small tear to base of spine; cover creases
Brown tape down centre pages 6/7, 8/9;  a few loose pages.
598

 

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HAL ELLSON
I’LL FIX YOU
Pedigree 1958 1st UK PB
VG/FN £14
‘A realistic novel of juvenile delinquency’

 

 

 

 

HAL ELLSON
TOMBOY
Corgi 1951 1st UK PB
GD £8
‘A shocking novel of Teen-Age Gang Life in the slums of Manhattan’
Cover art by Robert Maguire
Introduction by the notorious Dr Fredric Wertham
Slight spine lean; reading crease.
945

 

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HARRY WHITTINGTON
See DOUG DUPERRAULT

 

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FOSTER, RICHARDBIER FOR A CHASERVG£5Gold Medal 19611st UK PB
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GARDNER, ERLE STANLEYTHE CASE OF THE BURIED CLOCKVG£3.50Penguin 1961UK PB
Perry Mason
THE CASE OF THE GLAMOROUS GHOSTFN£4Pan 1963UK PB
Perry Mason
THE CASE OF THE LONG-LEGGED MODELSVG£3.50Pan 1966UK PB
Perry Mason
THE CASE OF THE MOTH-EATEN MINKVG£3.50Pan 1962UK PB
Perry Mason
GRANT, MAXWELL….CRY SHADOW!VG£8Peter Haddock ca1968 PB printed in Hungary for US distribution45_mg_cryshadoww
MARK OF THE SHADOWGD£6Belmont 19661st US PB
THE NIGHT OF THE SHADOWVG£10Belmont 19661st US PB45_mg_tnightotshadoww
SHADOW BEWAREVG£7Star Books NDAUS PB45_mg_shadowbewarew
THE SHADOW: DESTINATION MOONGD£6Belmont 19671st US PB
THE SHADOW STRIKESGD£10Belmont 19641st US PB
THE SHADOW’S REVENGEGD£7Belmont 19651st US PB
Very first page missing. Title and publication page present, story unaffected
GREENE, HUGH (Ed) MORE RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMESGD£5Penguin 1976UK PB
ISBN 0140036857
Inspiration for TV series
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GREY, NETTAROMANCE IN ALGIERS VG£8Hamilton
Late 1940s
1st UK PB
32 pp
Oliver Brabbins cover art
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GRIFF (WILLIAM NEWTON) THE CITY OF LOST WOMENGD£30Modern fiction 19531st UK PB45_g_citylostwomenw
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HALLIDAY, BRETTARMED… DANGEROUS…GD£4Dell 19661st US PB
#0299
Robert McGinnis cover
THE BODY CAME BACKVG£5Dell 19641st US PB
#0672
Robert McGinnis cover
GUILTY AS HELLFN£5Dell 19671st US PB3291
#
Robert McGinnis cover
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HEADS YOU LOSEVG£4Dell 19651st US PB
#3515
Robert McGinnis cover
THE HOMICIDAL VIRGINVG/FN£6Dell 19671st US PB
#3698
Robert McGinnis cover
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IN A DEADLY VEINVG/FN£4Dell 19681st US PB
#4016
Robert McGinnis cover
MERMAID ON THE ROCKSVG£5Dell 19671st US PB
#5581
Robert McGinnis cover
MURDER AND THE WANTON BRIDEVG£5Dell 19651st US PB
#5934
Robert McGinnis cover
MURDER BY PROXYFN/VF£5Dell 19631st US PB
#5949
Robert McGinnis cover
45_bh_mbyproxyw
MURDER SPINS THE WHEELGD/VG£5Dell 19661st US PB
#6123
Robert McGinnis cover
MURDER TAKES NO HOLIDAYVG/FN£5Dell 19611st US PB
D379
Robert McGinnis cover
THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF MICHAEL SHAYNEFA£8Dell ca1950US PB
#429
Taped spine
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SO LUSH, SO DEADLYVG/FN£5Dell 19681st US PB
#8055
Robert McGinnis cover
45_bh_solsodw
VIOLENCE IS GOLDENGD/VG£5Dell 19681st US PB
#9316
Robert McGinnis cover
HARVEY, JAMESA TWILIGHT AFFAIRVG£40Midwood 19601st US PB
Paul Rader cover
HITT, ORRIETOO HOT TO HANDLEGD£6Beacon 19591st US PB
B250
HOLMES, JOHN CLELLONTHE HORNVG/ FN£5Ace 19611st UK PB
HUDSON, JANSORORITY SLUTSVF£10Epic 19621st US PB45_jh_sorslutsw
HYTES, JASON / KEMP, KIMBERLYPERFUMED / PAMPEREDVG/FN£150Midwood 19631st US PB
#S277
An extremely rare book
Minor creasing at the spine and very slight binding separation towards the rear, but no loose pages
10 full page black & white illustrations by Frank Frazetta
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INNES, MICHAELDEATH AT THE PRESIDENT'S LODGINGVG£3Penguin Classic Crime 1988UK PB
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JANSON, HANKACCUSEDFA£14New Fiction 1940s/50sUK PB
Reginald Heade cover
Creases and scuffs, taped cover tear
AVENGING NYMPHVG/FN£35Alexander Moring Ltd 19581st UK PB
Nice solid copy tight binding and only minor wear.
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BEWITCHEDGD£7Alexander Moring
circa 1957
1st UK PB
Cover art after Heade
BRING ME SORROWVG/FN£30Alexander Moring Ltd 1958UK PB
Nice solid copy with tight binding. Slight fading mark in top right corner of front cover, cover image unaffected.
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CONFLICTFR/GD£15New Fiction 1940s/50sUK PB
Reginald Heade cover
Bottom 1/2" spine missing
Spine splits
Fingernail sized piece missing top right cover
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CORRUPTIONPR/FR£12Top Fiction 1940s/50sUK PB
Reginald Heade cover
Parts of spine missing and tape reinforced
Cover loose
Pictorial ad for Desert Fury (Heade) on rear cover
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DEVIL’S HIGHWAYFN£20Alexander Moring Ltd 19561st UK PB
Probably Reginald Heade cover art
DON’T CRY NOWFN£20Alexander Moring Ltd 1950s2nd UK PB
Original title: Sadie, Don’t Cry Now (pub 1952)
Reginald Heade cover art (unsigned)
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DON’T SCARE EASYGD£15Alexander Moring Ltd 19581st UK PB
FLIGHT FROM FEARFN£10Alexander Moring 19581st UK PB
Cover art after Heade
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HELLCATVG/FN£35Alexander Moring Ltd 1950sUK PB
HONEY, TAKE MY GUNGD£10S D Frances 19491st UK PB
Reginald Heade cover art
Top 3 mm of cover trimmed off
Corner off back cover
MISTRESS OF FEARVG£12Alexander Moring Ltd 19581st UK PB
PERSIAN PRIDEVG/FN£12Alexander Moring 19572nd UK PB
Modified Reginald Heade cover art
SINISTER RAPTUREFN£40Alexander Moring Ltd 19571st UK PB
Nice solid copy with tight binding and only very slight foxing.
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SUGAR AND VICEVG/FN£18Alexander Moring Ltd 19581st UK PB
SWEET FURYFN £12Alexander Moring circa 19571st UK PB
Cover art after Heade
TENSIONFN£15Alexander Moring Ltd 19572nd UK PB
Reginald Heade cover
TENSIONPR£10New Fiction 1940's/50'sUK PB
Reginald Heade cover
Rear cover missing Spine split and damaged
Heavy creasing to cover
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THEY DIE ALONEGD£8Alexander Moring Ltd 1950sUK PB
TOO SOON TO DIEVG£10Alexander Moring 19581st UK PB
Cover art after Heade
Previously published as This Dame Dies Soon
TORMENTGD£20New Fiction Press 19531st UK PB
Reginald Heade cover art
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TORMENTPR£10New Fiction 19531st UK PB
Back cover, bottom inch of spine and bottom left corner of front cover missing
TORRID TEMPTRESSGD£12George Turton circa late 1950s1st UK PB
Cover art after Heade
Back cover stains
UNTAMEDVG/FN£10Alexander Moring 19571st UK PB
2nd impression.
Cover art after Heade
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WHIPLASHPR£10New Fiction 1940's/50'sUK PB
Reginald Heade cover
Front cover detached
Spine mostly missing
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WHIPLASHFN£12Alexander Moring 1950s2nd UK PB
Reginald Heade cover art (unsigned)
WILD GIRLGD£5George Turton 19591st UK PB
Printed to match Alexander Moring editions
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KANE, HENRYTHE CASE OF THE MURDERED MADAMEVG£10Signet 19651st US PB
D2646
Contains the title novella, plus The Candlestick and The Precise Moment
KEMP, KIMBERLY / HYTES, JASONPERFUMED / PAMPEREDVG/FN£150Midwood 19631st US PB
#S277
An extremely rare book
Minor creasing at the spine and very slight binding separation towards the rear, but no loose pages
10 full page black & white illustrations by Frank Frazetta
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KRUGER, RAYNEMY NAME IS CELIAGD£3Ace 1960UK PB
KYLE, ROBERTBEN GATES IS HOTFN£3Mayflower Dell 19661st UK PB
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LAWRENCE, ANNGIN WEDDINGFN£20Intimate novels 1951US PB
#8
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LESLIE, DESMONDHOLD BACK THE NIGHTGD£12Digit 1958UK PB
D.209
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LONDRES, ALBERTTHE ROAD TO BUENOS AYRESVG£4Digit Books 1960'sUK PB
LYNDS, DENNIS : see GRANT, MAXWELL
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MACINNES, HELENABOVE SUSPICIONGD£4Fontana 1967UK PB
#1537
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McCRUMB, SHARYNBIMBOS OF THE DEATH SUNVG£3Windwalker 1987UK PB
ISBN 0880384557
MARSH, NGAIOARTISTS IN CRIMEVG£3Fontana 19672nd UK PB
SPINSTERS IN JEOPARDYVG/FN£6Fontana 1965UK PB
#1193
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MARTIN, FREDVIOLENT DESIRESGD£3Magnet 1960US PB
MATTHEWS, CLAYTONTHE CORRUPTERFN£3Monarch 19641st US PB
MAYO, DALLASWHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW GD/VG£45Midwood 19631st US PB
F315
Paul Rader cover art
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MORELLI, SPIKEDEATH FOR A DOLLVG£25Leisure Library 19521st US PB
Reginald Heade cover
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DEATH FOR A DOLLFA£15Leisure Library 1952US PB
Reginald Heade cover
MORROW, ANNMOONLIGHT IN VENICEVG/FN£10Hamilton
Late 1940s
1st UK PB
32 pp
Oliver Brabbins cover art
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NEWTON, WILLIAMHIS SECRET REVEALEDVG£8Hamilton
Late 1940s
1st UK PB
48 pp
Oliver Brabbins cover art
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O
O'DONNELL, PETERMODESTY BLAISE: A TASTE FOR DEATHFN£6Pan 1976UK PB
ISBN 0330026291
MODESTY BLAISE: COBRA TRAPVG/FN£6Souvenir Press 20061st UK PB
ISBN 0285637665
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MODESTY BLAISE: DEAD MAN’S HANDLEVG£15Souvenir Press 19851st UK HC
With DJ (VG) in removable archival film
ISBN 0285627023
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MODESTY BLAISE: THE IMPOSSIBLE VIRGINGD£5Pan 1973UK PB
ISBN 0330234897
MODESTY BLAISE: LAST DAY IN LIMBOGD£3Pan 1977UK PB
ISBN 0330251422
MODESTY BLAISEGD£3Pan 1966UK PB
2nd printing
X474
Movie covers
MODESTY BLAISEGD£3Pan 1966UK PB
3rd printing
X474
Movie covers
MODESTY BLAISE: PIECES OF MODESTYGD£3Pan 1975UK PB
4th printing
ISBN 0330029614
MODESTY BLAISE: THE SILVER MISTRESSVF£10Archival Press 19811st US HC
OSBORNE, CHARLESTHE UNEXPECTED GUESTSee Agatha Christie
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PAINE, EMORYTHE BEAUTY GAMEVG£20Midwood 19651st US PB
#32-494
Paul Rader cover art
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PRATHER, RICHARDTHE KUBLA KHAN CAPERVG£3.50Four Square 1967UK PB
Shell Scott
EVERYBODY HAD A GUNVG£15Gold Medal 19585th US PB
PRIESTLEY, J B SALT IS LEAVINGVG£5Pan 19661st UK PB
2nd printing
X560
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QUEEN, ELLERYTHE DEVIL TO PAYGD£4Pan 1960UK PB
Cover taped to inside pages
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RENIN, PAUL A DOUBLE LIFEFA£15 Harborough 1950sUK PB
Cover art by Reginald Heade
Water damaged, edge discolouration, some loss to bottom right cover, image okay
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FLAMEVG£20Archer 1951US PB
Reginald Heade cover
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LONELY WIVESFA/GD£8Trident ca1969UK PB
SHE WHO HESITATESFA£10Leisure Library 1953US PB
#18
Reginald Heade cover
VIRTUEPR£7R & L Locker 1949UK PB
Reginald Heade cover
Most of spine missing
Covers barely attached
Water damage and erosion to edge of covers
Cover image OK
REYNOLDS, FRANK & McCLURE, MICHAELFREEWHEELIN FRANKGD£35NEL 1971UK PB
ISBN 0450003787
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ROBESON, KENNETHDOC SAVAGE: THE AWFUL EGGVG£2.50Bantam 1978US PB
ISBN 0553112481
Bob Larkin cover art
#92
(mainly LESTER DENT)DOC SAVAGE: THE GREEN EAGLEGD£2Bantam 19681st US PB
F3782
#24
DOC SAVAGE: LAND OF ALWAYS-NIGHT
(Lester Dent and Ryerson Johnson)
GD£2Bantam 19661st US PB
E3202
#13
DOC SAVAGE: THE MAGIC ISLANDVG/FN£3Bantam 1977US PB
ISBN 0553077902
Bob Larkin cover art
#89
Formerly titled Ost
DOC SAVAGE: METEOR MENACEGD£2Corgi 19751st UK PB
ISBN 0552098396
#3
DOC SAVAGE: PIRATE OF THE PACIFICVG/FN£3Bantam 1977US PB
ISBN 0553113216
James Bama cover art
#19
DOC SAVAGE: THE SARGASSO OGREVG£2.50Bantam 19671st US PB
F3441
#18
DOC SAVAGE: TUNNEL TERRORVG/FN£3Bantam 1979US PB
ISBN 0553111914
Bob Larkin cover art
#93
ROHMER, SAXTHE RETURN OF DR. FU-MANCHUGD£30McBride 19161st US HC45_sr_retfumanchuw
SINISTER MADONNAVG£8Four Square 1963 UK PB
#886
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THE SINS OF SUMURUGD£5Digit 1964UK PB
R835
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THE SLAVES OF SUMURUGD£15Panther 19601st UK PB
#1074
Would be VG if not for clipped front cover
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ROYER, LOUIS-CHARLES BEWITCHEDFA£15Harborough 19521st US PB
Evocative art nouveau cover by David Wright.
Translated from the French. Much cover wear around all edges, but central image remains unaffected
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ST GEORGE, DAVIDDIAMOND DOLLVG£4Bedtime 19601st US PB

‘SAPPER’THE BLACK GANGVG£8Classic Thrillers 19831st UK PB
ISBN 0460022458
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SAYERS, DOROTHY LFIVE RED HERRINGSVG£2.50NEL 1975UK PB45_dls_5redherringsw
THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUBVG£3NEL 1973UK PB
SELMARD, TIMNAKED TALESGD£5Bell 19641st US PB
BB102
SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARYA COLD NIGHT FOR MURDER (MARTIN THOMAS)FA £3FleetwayUK PB
#441
No back cover
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BRED TO KILL (MARTIN THOMAS)GD£5FleetwayUK PB
#448
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BULLETS ARE TRUMPS (DESMOND REID)FA/GD £4FleetwayUK PB
#488
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BY WHOSE HAND?
(REX HARDINGE)
VG£7Amalgamated 1950sUK PB
#356
David Wright cover art
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DATE WITH DANGER (MARTIN THOMAS)GD/VG£6FleetwayUK PB
#459
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DEAD MAN’S DESTINY (MARTIN THOMAS)GD/VG£6 FleetwayUK PB
#466
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DESERT INTRIGUE (JAMES STAGG)GD/VG £6FleetwayUK PB
#444
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FRIGHTENED LADY (HOWARD BAKER)GD/VG£6Amalgamated 1950sUK PB
#359
David Wright cover art
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GUILTY PARTY (REX DOLPHIN)GD£5FleetwayUK PB
#442
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THE DEVIL TO PAY (REX DOLPHIN)GD/VG £6FleetwayUK PB
#467
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THIEF OF CLUBS (GILBERT JOHNS)VG£7FleetwayUK PB
#468
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STORME, MICHAEL (GEORGE H DAWSON) HOT DAMES ON COLD SLABSGD£15Leisure Library 1952US PB
#5
Reginald Heade cover
SEE ALSO PIERRE FLAMMECHEMAKE MINE A CORPSEFA/GD£25Archer Press 1950UK PB
John Pollack cover art
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MAKE MINE A HARLOTVG£30Archer Press/ Kaywin Press 1952US PB
Jhn Pollack cover art
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MAKE MINE A HARLOTFA/GD£15Archer 19511st US PB
John Pollack cover art
UNLUCKY VIRGINVG£35Archer/Kaywin 19511st US PB 1951 (imprint of UK title)
Striking cover by Thorpe
A little dingy with wear at top edge, but intact spine
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TEY, JOSEPHINEMISS PYM DISPOSESVG£4Pan 1964UK PB
G387
MISS PYM DISPOSESVG£4Pan 1965UK PB
G387
Label residue (sticky) on back cover
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THORNDIKE, RUSSELLDR. SYNFN£25Jonathan Cape 1933UK HC
With DJ
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TRALINS, BOBLAW OF LUSTVG£15Tuxedo 19601st US PB as this title
Original title: Caesar’s Bench
#107
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UPFIELD, ARTHURTHE MOUNTAINS HAVE A SECRETGD£6Pan 1954UK PB
#291
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VANCE, LEIGHTHE FRIGHTENED CITYGD/VG£3Digit 19611st UK PB
Movie cover
VANE, ROLANDSINFUL SISTERSGD/VG£20Archer 1951US PB
Reginald Heade cover
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WALLACE, EDGARAGAIN THE RINGERGD£4Pan 1962UK PB
Great Pan
ANGEL ESQUIREVG£25Readers Library 1932 or laterUK HC
With DJ (GD) in archival cover
#150
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THE BIG FOURVG£30 19291st UK HC
DJ GD
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CHICK FA/GD£20Ward Lock 1936UK PB
Movie tie-in, with Sydney Howard on cover
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THE CALENDARVG£6Pan 1961UK PB
Great Pan
THE COUNCIL OF JUSTICEGD/VG£8Ward Lock 1950sUK PB
#2
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THE CRIMSON CIRCLEVG£10Pan 1950UK PB
#141
THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKSGD£5Pan 1960UK PB
Great Pan
THE FEATHERED SERPENTVG£5Hodder & Stoughton 1958UK PB45_ew_feathserpw
THE INDIA-RUBBER MENVG£5Pan 1956UK PB
IRON GRIPGD£20Readers Library 19291st UK HC
With DJ (FA) in archival cover
#294
THE JOKERGD£7Pan 1950UK PB
THE MAN AT THE CARLTONGD£6Pan 1964UK PB
THE MAN WHO CHANGED HIS NAMEVG£12Hutchinson & Co / The Crime Book Society / Pocket Library ca1939UK PB
Novelisation of play
#61
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MR JUSTICE MAXWELLFA£8 1928UK PB
Abby cover
ON THE SPOTGD£8Avon 1948US PB
Monroe Reisman cover art
#173
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RED ACESVG£4Pan 1962UK PB
Great Pan
THE RINGERGD/VG£4Pan 1957UK PB
TERROR KEEPFN£9Pan 1964UK PB45_ew_terrorkeepw
THE TRAMPVG£5Pan 1965UK PB
THE VALLEY OF GHOSTSGD/VG£10Pan 1960UK PB
Great Pan
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WATTSON, JEANDANGEROUS BACHELORVG/FN£10Hamilton
Late 1940s
1st UK PB
32 pp
Oliver Brabbins cover art
Includes Flame of Desire by Janice Talbot
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WEBB, PETERDANCING WITH DANGERFN£12Paget Late 1940s1st UK PB
64 pp
Oliver Brabbins cover art
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WEISS, JOEHOW ROUGH CAN IT GET?GD£3.50Avon 1951US PB
WEISSMAN, SIDNEYBACKLASHVG£4.50Digit 19551st UK PB
WENTWORTH, PATRICIAROLLING STONEVG£9Popular Library 1946US PB
#79
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WEST, SUSANNAHDAYTIME IN SUBURBIAFN£20Midwood 19651st US PB
#32-450
Paul Rader cover art
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WHITTINGTON, HARRY/ DUPERRAULT, DOUG BACKWOOD SHACK/ SPOTLIGHT ON SINSee Duperrault, Doug
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