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COMFORT STATION

A first UK edition paperback published by Signet in 1973.  Although the publication details indicate that this is a 10th printing, it is in fact a first printing as there only was one printing! Stated first printing April 1973.

J Morgan Cunningham is a pseudonym of Donald E Westlake.  Appears to be a scarce title.

Heavy age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still emi....

WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS (Signed Numbered Limited Edition)

A first UK signed numbered limited edition with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing and a stated First Edition May 2026.  The title was first published by Tor Nightfire in 2025.

Limited to 600 copies only, this is #333 of 600.  SIGNED by Grady Hendrix and Babs Webb (interior artwork and dust jacket).

Comes complete with a sturdy slipcase and a book mark nu....

MARTIAN QUEST: The Early Brackett

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS IS AN EX-LIBRARY BOOK.

This is a first US edition hardback with a stated first edition, limited to 1000 trade hardbacks.  Edited by Michael Moorcock.

Bumped at head and tail of book spine.  The text block at the top has parted company with the book spine which allows the boards to move.

Some light tanning to pages.  Library stamp across the top edge o....

THE DROUGHT

This is a first UK edition paperback (title was previously published by Jonathan Cape in hardback in 1965).

Heavy age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable.  Some tanning and discolouration to the inside of the front and back covers where a protective sleeve has been removed.  Previous owner’s name written on the first page.

The covers are ....

THE DROUGHT

This is a UK reprint from 1974 (the title was previously published by Penguin in paperback  1968 and by Jonathan Cape in hardback in 1965).

Heavy age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable.  Some lighter tanning to inside of covers.  The covers are showing some signs of wear to the extremities and are rubbed along the edges.  There is some damage to th....

DATE WITH BETRAYAL

A first UK edition B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback with a full 1 to 9 number sequence indicating a first printing.

Read once very carefully.   Some light tanning to pages.

Book Seven in the The Dales Detective Series.

SYNOPSIS:  “Oblivious to his impending date with fate, Samson is busy juggling a number of cases at the Dales Detective Agency.  Too busy, in fact....

HOPE UNDER FIRE

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.

The fourth book in the Hope Stapleford series.

SYNOPSIS:  “It is late August 1940 and British Intelligence agent Hope Stapleford is desperate to join the Special Operations Executive.  Spymaster Fitzroy, now Hope’s step....

SHADOWS BEFORE

This is a B format paperback edition.  The title was originally published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1939 and re-issued by Moonstone.   Read once very carefully.

The second Chief Inspector Dan Pardoe Mystery.

SYNOPSIS:  “In hope of a fresh start after being acquitted of the murder of his sister-in-law, Matthew Weir moves his family to Spanwater, a remote manor in the C....

DEVORGILLA DAYS

A first UK edition hardback with a single #1 as the number sequence indicating a first printing.  Price still on dust jacket.

Read once very carefully.

SYNOPSIS:  “Kathleen Hart was diagnosed with breast cancer and further complications led to a protracted recovery and months spent in hospital.  Whilst recuperating, she came across a small whitewashed cottage for sale in ....

DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS (Signed Numbered Limited)

A first UK signed numbered limited edition hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing and a stated First Edition  June 2026.  Limited to 50 copies only.  UNREAD.

Book #14 of 50.  SIGNED by R B Kelly on the limitation page.

Book 14 in Newcon’s Polestars Series. A series of single author collections by outstanding writers.  Every author chose....

THE NEXT ENEMY SHALL BE THE LAST (Signed Numbered Limited)

A first UK signed numbered limited edition hardback (50 copies only) with a full 1 to 10 number sequence and a stated First edition published in the UK in July 2026.  Price still on dust jacket.  UNREAD.

Book #6 of 50.  SIGNED by Stewart Hotston on the limitation page.

SYNOPSIS:  “In the 1970s something lands on a beach in Devon. An artefact that twists space time and re....

DRACULA RETURNS

A first UK edition paperback with a stated First NEL paperback Edition December 1973.

Heavy age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable.  Some tanning to insides of covers.  The covers are showing some slight signs of wear to the extremities.  Chip to base of book spine.

First book in the Dracula series.

SYNOPSIS:  “The year was 1883....

THE FEAR PLANET and Other Unusual Destinations (Limited Edition)

THIS IS AN EX LIBRARY BOOK.

This is a first US limited edition hardback of 750 copies published without a dust jacket.

This is book #623 of 570 and is signed by editor Stefan R Dziemianowicz on the limitation page.  A Reader’s Bloch Volume 1.

The book is bumped at the head and tail of the book spine.  Rubbing to boards, especially at the corners.  There are two sti....

DEMON SEED

A first US edition paperback with a stated First time in paperback on front cover.

Age tanning to pages.  The covers have been encased in a plastic cover at some time in their life and this has left tape marks on the first and last pages of the book. (See photos).

The covers are showing some slight signs of wear to the extremities and the rear cover is a little discoloured.  Rea....

COLOSSUS

This is a first printing of the Pan edition paperback (the title was previously published in the UK by Rupert Hart-Davis Limited).

Tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable.  The covers are showing signs of wear to the extremities and the rear cover is a little grubby and there is a purple mark on it.  There is some damage to the front cover (see photo) and....

THE DIVINE INVASION

This is a first printing of the Grafton paperback  edition from 1989 (the title was previously published in the UK by Corgi in 1983).

REVIEW SLIP laid in.  Cover art by Chris Foss.

Age tanning to pages and some foxing to edges.  The top edges of the pages are particularly tanned (they photo makes them look whiter than they actually are).  The book covers have been encased in a....