JOHN BUDE (DUMMY FOR REF)
DEATH ON THE RIVIERA
British Library Crime Classics 2016 UK PB
Originally published 1952
Like New £5
9780712356374
MARTIN EDWARDS (Ed) (DUMMY FOR REF)
RESORTING TO MURDER
British Library Crime Classics 2015 1st UK PB
Short crime stories with a holiday theme
Conan Doyle, Hornung, Chesteron and many more
Like New £5
9780712357487
JOHN CROWLEY
BEASTS
Orbit 1978 1st UK PB
GD/VG £7
Post apocalyptic mutant adventure
Minor rubbing and creasing; small label residue top right corner
0708880312
PETER DAGMAR
SPYKOS 4
Digit 1960 UK PB
GD £4
‘Strange life-forms on unexplored planets.’
Readuing and other creases; label residue bottom right corner.
JONATHAN FAST
THE SECRETS OF SYNCHRONICITY
Signet 1977 1st US PB
FN £4
‘Slabour – Planet of riches, planet of death.’
451W7556
SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY (DUMMY FOR REF)
#356: BY WHOSE HAND?
REX HARDINGE
Amalgamated 1950s
VG £7
‘It was death for the Eurasian beauty… but who fiired the fatal shot – and why?’
Cover art by David Wright
SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY (DUMMY FOR REF)
#441: A COLD NIGHT FOR MURDER
MARTIN THOMAS
Fleetway 1959
FA £3
‘A killer stalked the icy streets!’
No back cover
LESLIE CHARTERIS
THE SAINT GOES WEST
Hodder 1964 UK PB
GD/VG £3
Three long stories
Edges rubbed, reading crease at spine.
42
LESLIE CHARTERIS
THE SAINT GOES WEST
Hodder 1968 UK PB
GD/VG £3
Three long stories
Edges rubbed, slight spine lean
1712
LESLIE CHARTERIS
THE SAINT IN LONDON
Hodder 1963 UK PB
VG £4
Three long stories
252
LESLIE CHARTERIS
THE SAINT IN MIAMI
Hodder 1964 UK PB
GD/VG £3
Slight rubbing to edges
6
LESLIE CHARTERIS
THE SAINT IN NEW YORK
Hodder 1964 UK PB
VG/FN £5
420
PETER CHEYNEY
DARK INTERLUDE
Collins 1955 UK HC
VG £10
With DJ (VG) in removable archival film
Dark series
PETER CHEYNEY
LADIES WON’T WAIT
Book Club 1951 UK HC
VG £5
With DJ (GD/VG, small tears) in removable archival film
Dark series
Cover art by David Wright
PETER CHEYNEY
YOU CAN CALL IT A DAY
Collins 1951 2nd UK HC
VG £6
With DJ (GD, reinforced, small corner off flap) in removable archival film
Dark series
EDGAR WALLACE
THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS
Great Pan 1960 UK PB
GD £5
‘Scotland Yard’s most unorhodox detective on the wildest chase any man had undertaken…’
Water stain to top edge
G37
EDGAR WALLACE
THE FEATHERED SERPENT
Hodder 1958 UK PB
VG £6
‘A series of crimes begins with the mysterious appearance of cards bearing the symbol of the Feathered Serpent.’
Edges rubbed
C349
EDGAR WALLACE
THE INDIA RUBBER-MEN
Pan 1956 UK PB
VG £5
‘A gripping thriller of London’s River Police.’
204
EDGAR WALLACE
THE IRON GRIP
Readers’ Library 1929 UK HC
GD £10
With DJ (FA, creased with loss to base of spine and top right corner) in removable archival film.
294
EDGAR WALLACE
THE JOKER
Pan 1950 UK PB
GD £5
‘The astonishing story of a a multi-millionaire who loves a practcal joke and has no scruples.’
Small cover and spine tears
140
EDGAR WALLACE
THE MAN AT THE CARLTON
Pan 1964 UK PB
GD £4
‘A relentless killer, determined to silence the one person who could piece together the mystery.’
Small creases and nicks, slight spine lean
G623
EDGAR WALLACE
THE MAN WHO CHANGED HIS NAME
Crime Book Society c1939 UK PB
VG £12
The novel of Edgar Wallace’s famous play told by Robert Curtis
Edges rubbed
61
ALDOUS HUXLEY
BRAVE NEW WORLD
Penguin 1966 UK PB
VG £4
1052
DEREK HYDE-CHAMBERS
THE ORGY OF BUBASTIS
NEL 1974 1st UK PB
VG/FN £50
A very rare horror title. Bubastis (now called Zagazig) is a city in Egypt that was a centre for the worship of the cat-headed goddess of the home, Bast. Many mummified cats have been found within the ancient city. Taking a lax approach to archaelogical and theological accuracy, Derek Hyde-Chambers’ story has a small group of actors reviving the worship of Bast with terrifying results. A prime example of real schlock horror. Featuring the worst example of feline taxidermy ever on the cover, this is the first UK edition of the book in paperback. The few copies we’ve seen on sale have bene priced between £80 (low grade) up to £150.
‘The Ancient Egyptians were among the first practitioners of the Black Arts. Obsessed with death and its trappings, so much still survives from those days: the images of Egyptian animal gods, mummies, and burial chambers. Bubastis was one of the important gods. Its form was that of a black cat with powerful jaws and claws, and a small group of actors in southern France find that the old legends of Bubastis’ power are not fantasy. The ancient evil is not yet dead, and can still reach a finger into today, possessing many with dark secrets.’
Nice firm copy with just minor wear at edges and a reading crease at spine.