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Book cover ofMiss Beeton Murder Agency 1
  • MISS BEETON’S MURDER AGENCY

  • Author: Josie LLOYD
  • Publisher: HQ
  • Comments:

    A first UK edition hardback with a single #1 as the number sequence indicating a first printing.

    Very tiny bump to head of book spine caused in transit.  The dust jacket is complete and still shows the price.  Some very light creasing to top edge of jacket and head of spine, caused in transit.  Read once very carefully.

    SYNOPSIS:  “A distant relative of the famous Mrs Be....

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Book cover ofThe Mysterious Mr Badman
  • THE MYSTERIOUS MR BADMAN

  • Author: W F HARVEY
  • Publisher: British Library
  • Comments:

    This is a first printing of the British Library re-issue B format paperback (130 x 198 mm). Introduction by Martin Edwards. The title was originally published in 1934 by Pawling and Ness.  Read once very carefully.

    SYNOPSIS:   “On holiday in Keldstone visiting his nephew, Jim, blanket manufacturer Athelstan Digby agrees to look after the old bookshop on the ground floor os his l....

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Book cover ofMurder in the Maze 1
  • MURDER IN THE MAZE

  • Author: J J CONNINGTON
  • Publisher: Coachwhip Publications
  • Comments:

    This is an undated trade (larger-sized) paperback edition.  The title was first published in 1927.  Read once very carefully.

    The first book in the Sir Clinton Driffield series.

    SYNOPSIS:  “After both Roger and Neville Shandon are felled in Whistlefield’s famous hedge maze by curare-tipped darts, Sir Clinton (Driffield) arrives to restore order at this fractious cou....

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Book cover ofD is for Death 1
  • D IS FOR DEATH

  • Author: Harriet F TOWNSON
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Comments:

    This is a first UK edition B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback with a single #1 as the number sequence indicating a first printing.  Read once very carefully.

    SYNOPSIS:  “Meet Dora Wildwood:  runaway, book lover, and aspiring detective.  ‘That’s the beauty of libraries, you see – everything is laid out perfectly sensibly.  There is a pattern.  A is for, oh, I ....

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Book cover ofWho Killed the Curate 1
  • WHO KILLED THE CURATE?

  • Author: Joan COGGIN
  • Publisher: Galileo Publishing
  • Comments:

    This is a B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback.  The title was first published in 1944.  This edition was published in 2023 and this is a 3rd printing of that edition.  Unread.

    SYNOPSIS:  “Lady Lupin Lorimer Hastings is the young, lovely, scatter-brained and kind-hearted wife of Andrew, the vicar of St Mark’s parish in Glanville, Sussex.

    When, on Christmas Eve, Andrew....

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Book cover ofCrucifax 1
  • CRUCIFAX

  • Author: Ray GARTON
  • Publisher: Futura
  • Comments:

    A first UK edition paperback. Appears unread.

    Some very slight signs of wear to the cover edges.  NO reading creases to spine.   Heavy age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable.  There is a faint red pen mark across the top edge of the pages not affecting page faces.  There is a small section of pages which are darker than all the rest of the pages (....

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Book cover ofThe secret christmas library 1
  • THE SECRET CHRISTMAS LIBRARY

  • Author: Jenny COLGAN
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Comments:

    This is a UK edition hardback with a single #2 as the number sequence indicating a second printing.  Price still on dust jacket.

    Read once very carefully.

    SYNOPSIS:  “Step into a world where ancient books are lost in grand old Scottish houses. Where a secret night train whisks Mirren out of her ordinary life and off to the highlands on an unexpected quest.

    As a sno....

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Book cover ofBlood in the bricks 1
  • BLOOD IN THE BRICKS (Signed Numbered Limited)

  • Author: Neil WILLIAMSON (Editor)
  • Publisher: NewCon Press
  • Comments:

    A first UK signed numbered limited edition hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing and a stated published October 2025.  Limited to 75 copies only.  UNREAD.

    Book #32 of 75.

    SIGNED by all contributors plus Neil Williamson (Editor) and Vincent Chong (artwork)

    SYNOPSIS:  “Tales of the city redolent with ritual and drenched in dread.

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Book cover ofThe Two Timers 1
  • THE TWO-TIMERS

  • Author: Bob SHAW
  • Publisher: Victor Gollancz
  • Comments:

    A first UK edition hardback.

    Bumped at head and tail of book spine and at three of the four corners of the boards.  Some slight foxing to leading edges. Previous owner’s name written on the pastedown.

    The dust jacket is complete, still shows the price,  but has had a hard life.  It is showing signs of wear generally and the edges are rubbed/creased.  It is extremely grub....

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Book cover ofReady for absolutely nothing
  • READY FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING (Exclusive Signed Edition)

  • Author: Susannah CONSTANTINE
  • Publisher: Michael Joseph
  • Comments:

    A first UK edition hardback with 001 as the number sequence indicating a first printing.  Stated First Edition.  Price still on dust jacket.

    Read once very carefully.

    Waterstones Exclusive Edition.  SIGNED by Susannah Constantine on the Signature page.

    SYNOPSIS:  “If you think you known Susannah Constantine you may be surprised to learn the truth.  Hers is a tale....

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Book cover ofArt of Discworld 1
  • THE ART OF DISCWORLD

  • Author: Terry PRATCHETT
  • Publisher: Gollancz
  • Comments:

    A first UK edition magazine-sized illustrated paperback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing.  Comes complete with the publisher’s publicity handout.  Illustrations by Paul Kidby.

    The covers are showing some slight signs of wear to the extremities.  Light crease across the bottom right-hand corner of the front cover.

    SYNOPSIS:  “Terry Pra....

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Book cover ofSomeone from the past 1
  • SOMEONE FROM THE PAST

  • Author: Margot BENNETT
  • Publisher: British Library
  • Comments:

    This is a first printing of the British Library re-issue B format paperback (130 x 198 mm). Introduction by Martin Edwards. The title was originally published in 1958 by Eyre & Spottiswoode.  Read once very carefully.

    SYNOPSIS:   “Sarah has been receiving threatening anonymous letters, seemingly from a former lover.  Just one day after revealing this information to her co-w....

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