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THE MEADOWS OF MURDER

A first UK edition hardback with a stated This First World Edition published in Great Britain and the USA in 2026.

Price still on dust jacket.  Pictorial boards.  Read once very carefully.

A Brother Athelstan Mystery.

SYNOPSIS: “London, 1383.  William the Weaver bursts into Brother Athelstan’s church, desperately seeking sanctuary.  His crime?  The bloody ....

DREAM OF THE SERPENT (Signed Numbered Limited)

A signed numbered limited (100 copies only) edition hardback with a stated first edition.  Unread.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since.

Book #15 of 100. SIGNED by Alan Ryker on the limitation page.

SYNOPSIS:  “Cody Miller is on the brink of having it all: an MBA, a high-powered job in corporate finance, and the girl of his dreams. And then one mista....

DREAM OF THE SERPENT (Signed Numbered Limited)

A signed numbered limited (100 copies only) edition hardback with a stated first edition.  Unread.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since.

Book #20 of 100. SIGNED by Alan Ryker on the limitation page.

SYNOPSIS:  “Cody Miller is on the brink of having it all: an MBA, a high-powered job in corporate finance, and the girl of his dreams. And then one mista....

THE DAMAGE MUSEUM (SIGNED)

This is a first UK edition hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence and a stated first edition.  Published without a dust jacket.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully every since.

The first 100 only were SIGNED by Vincent Sammy and this copy is one of the SIGNED copies.

SYNOPSIS:  “The Damage Museum is the first book that features the art of Vincent Sammy, ....

THE RINGWORLD THRONE (Proof)

A UK edition proof copy which comes complete with a (rather tatty) mock-up of the dust jacket.

Some minor staining to front cover and to book spine.  Tiny stain on final page of book.

Sequel to Ringworld and The Ringworld Engineers.

SYNOPSIS:  “Louis Wu is back – but he is now two hundred years old and definitely not looking for any more adventures.  Until, t....

THE ROOF OF VOYAGING (Proof)

A proof copy in very nice condition for its age.

Very minor stain on front cover.

Book One of the Navigator Kings series.

SYNOPSIS:  “When Kupe, one of the great Polynesian voyagers, chases a huge octopus across the ocean, he discovers the strange and mysterious Land-of-Mists and rescues a man and a woman from the wild sea.”

Packed weight 710gms.  IN ST....

THE SANCTUARY and Other Strange Stories (Ltd Edition) SIGNED

A first UK limited edition hardback (350 copies only).  Unread.  Beautiful boards.

The book is SIGNED by R B Russell on the title page.

SYNOPSIS:  “Gathering together lost souls on the Sussex Downs, houses demolished and rediscovered, and half-remembered dreams, The Sanctuary and Other Strange Stories collects uncanny fiction written by R.B. Russell over two decades. M....

THE DARK SIDE OF THE EARTH

This is a UK mass market paperback. Unabridged.  In very nice condition for its age.

Age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable.  The book covers have been encased in a plastic sleeve at some time in their life and this has left tape marks on the first and last pages of the book and it has caused some discolouration to the inside of the covers.  The cov....

E’ch Pi El Issue #2

A first edition chapbook.  Rainfall Chapbooks are A5 sized publications with photocopied pages, laminated covers and stapled together.  Unread.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since.

SIGNED by co-editor, Steve Lines.

Issue #2 of E’Ch Pi El, a tribute to H P Lovecraft.

SYNOPSIS:  “The stories are:  *Return to the Mountains of Madness by ....

MAJOR BRICKET AND THE BODY IN THE BELL TOWER

A first UK edition hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing.  Price still on dust jacket.  Read once very carefully.

The second Major Bricket Mystery.

SYNOPSIS:  “For Major Bricket, attending church in his village of Stunston Peveril in Suffolk, is a good way to keep up with the village gossip.  Having only recently retired from a career w....

THE CARPET PEOPLE

This is a UK edition paperback from 1997 (a reprint of the Corgi edition from 1993).

Previous owner’s name written on inside of cover.  Age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable.  The covers are showing signs of wear to the extremities; diagonal crease across the front cover which can be seen when held in the light and creases across the bottom ri....

THE TIME MACHINES The Story of the Science Fiction Pulp Magazines from the beginning to 1950

This is a UK edition trade paperback.  The title was originally published in 2020 but this is a later undated reprint.  Although the publications details page states it’s a first edition, I do not believe it to be because of the ISBN – the other books in this series do not have a 13 number sequence so this leads me to believe this is a reprint.

The covers are showing some s....

TRANSFORMATIONS The Story of the Science Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970

This is a first UK edition trade paperback which comes complete with the publisher’s review slip and publicity handout.

The book was damaged in transit and has been quite badly bumped at the top right-hand corner of the from cover.  The pages up to page 15 have very slight damage in the same place.  The laminate at the top of the spine has lifted very slightly (about 2mm).

THE BORDER TRILOGY (Set of First Signed Numbered Limited Hardbacks) Slipcased

This is a set of first US signed numbered limited edition hardbacks which come complete with a sturdy slipcase.  Limited to 100 copies only.  UNREAD.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since.

Each book is #60 of 100 and is SIGNED by Jeffrey J Mariotte on the limitation page.

The three books are:  *River Runs Red;  *Missing White Girl;  *Cold Black Hearts.

WORKING FOR THE DEVIL

A first UK edition paperback.

Heavy age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable.   Covers showing some very slight signs of storage wear to the extremities.  Unread.

A Dante Valentine Novel.

SYNOPSIS:  “Dante Valentine’s working relationship with the Devil wasn’t her choice – but you don’t turn down a contract....

TO HELL AND BACK

A first UK edition paperback.  Comes complete with the publisher’s publicity handout.

Age tanning to pages.   Covers showing some very slight signs of storage wear to the extremities.  Unread.

A Dante Valentine Novel.

SYNOPSIS:  “Dante Valentine has been through Hell.  Literally.  Her body shattered and her mind not far behind, she’s dumped back in ....