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CASTLE SKULL

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 by Harper Brothers in 1931.  Read once very carefully.

The book also contains an early rare Inspector Bencolin short story – the Fourth Suspect.  This was originally published in The Haverfordian in January 1927.

SYN....

THE KID FROM OZONE PARK & Other Stories Limited Edition Booklet + Aunt Fritzi

This is a small-sized stapled Limited Edition paperback booklet with a print run of 400 copies only with a stated First Printing August 1987.

Described as very good only because the staples have rusted a little.  The pages of the booklet are clean and there is no creasing.

A collection of short stories.  The stories are:  *Harry Protagonist, inseminator General;  *Fair Morsel;....

MIDLISTERS, DISPOSAL, MONKEY LOVE Signed Numbered Limited Novellas (Matched Set)

This is a matched set of Biting Dog’s three novellas, Midlisters, Disposal and Monkey Love published in 2007.  UNREAD.

Each book was produced as a signed, numbered limited edition (400 copies only of each book produced) with each of the books in this set being numbered #156.

Midlisters is signed by Kealan Patrick Burke

Disposal by Jeff Strand

Monkey Love by Jo....

A BLOOD OF KILLERS **Signed**

A first US edition trade paperback with a stated first trade paperback edition 2009.  UNREAD.  Described as very good because a small patch of laminate has lifted on the front cover (see photo)  and pages 51-70 have a tiny crease at the bottom corner of the pages (caused in transit).

The book is SIGNED by Gerard Houarner.

SYNOPSIS:  “In A Blood of Killers, prolific horro....

MURDER AT THE QUEEN’S OLD CASTLE

A First World Edition hardback with a stated ‘This First World Edition published 2018 in Great Britain’.

UNREAD.  Pictorial boards. The dust jacket is complete but un-priced. This is the norm now for books published by Severn House.

A Reverend Mother Mystery.

Synopsis: “IRELAND, 1925.   Despite its regal name, the Queen’s Old Castle is nothing but....

MURDER AT THE ALLOTMENT

A first UK edition B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing.

Light crease across the top left-hand corner of rear cover.  Read once.

A Whitstable Pearl Mystery.

SYNOPSIS:  “Pearl Nolan’s coastal allotment has always been a quiet haven – somewhere for her to relax and cultivate special ingredients f....

THE WITCH FINDER

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.

The Accidental Medium Book 5.

SYNOPSIS:  “When Tanz returns to her hometown, she comes face to face with dark, ancestral secrets lurking in its shadows.  Haunted by chilling visions of the witch trials, a voice from the past warns....

THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE (Waterstones Exclusive Edition)

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

This is a Waterstones exclusive edition which includes bonus material and stencilled page edges.  Read once very carefully.

The Thursday Murder Club Book 5.

SYNOPSIS:  “Who has time to think about murder when there’s a wedding to plan?

WE SOLVE MURDERS

A first UK edition hardback with a 001 as the number sequence indicating a first printing.  This is a Waterstones exclusive edition which includes bonus material.

Price still on dust jacket.  Read once very carefully.

SYNOPSIS:  “Solving murders.  It’s a family business.

Steve Wheeler likes retired life.  He still does some investigation work, but he prefer....

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (Limited Edition)

This is a first limited edition hardback (limited to 300 copies only).  The title was originally published by Ward Lock in 1891.

Beautiful boards.  Introduction by R B Russell. UNREAD.

SYNOPSIS:  “This new edition is the perfect excuse to rediscover a masterpiece of Gothic Decadence, written with the author’s characteristic razor-sharp wit.  It presents Wilde’....

THE GRAPPLES OF WRATH

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.

Grave Expectations Book 3.

SYNOPSIS:  “Medium turned private investigator Claire Hendricks is excited to embark on her first official case.

Pro-wrestling manager Ken King is convinced that his late father, Eddie, is ha....

A DANGEROUS TRAIN OF THOUGHT

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.

A Val and Arbie Mystery.

SYNOPSIS:  “Yorkshire, 1926.  Gentleman ghost-hunter Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift and his old friend Val arrive at Cleeves Lea Manor, looking forward to the promise of a lavish weekend par....

LOVE AND HATE IN THE TIME OF COVID (Signed Numbered Limited)

This is a US first signed numbered over-sized  limited edition hardback (limited to 90 copies only).  Unread.

Book #64 of 90.  SIGNED by Brian Keene on the limitation page.

SYNOPSIS:  “An all-new collection of essays and articles spanning a dark time in world history – 2015 to 2022.

Keene turns his focus, wit, earnestness, and insight to global events such ....

LOVECRAFT’S DISCIPLES ISSUE #5

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.

Issue #5 in a series of Lovecraft tribute chapbooks containing stories and poems edited by John B Ford and Steve Lines.

SIGNED by co-editor John B Ford.

SYNOPSIS:  &....

VENGEANCE CHILD **SIGNED**

A first UK edition hardback with a stated “This first world edition published in Great Britain in 2008 by SEVERN HOUSE PUBLISHERS LTD”. Predates the American version.  UNREAD.  Pictorial boards.  Price still on dust jacket.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since.

This book is SIGNED by Simon Clark on the title page.

SYNOPSIS:  “Can reveng....

VENGEANCE CHILD **SIGNED**

A first UK edition hardback with a stated “This first world edition published in Great Britain in 2008 by SEVERN HOUSE PUBLISHERS LTD”. Predates the American version.  UNREAD.  Pictorial boards.  Price still on dust jacket.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since.

This book is SIGNED by Simon Clark on the title page.

SYNOPSIS:  “Can reveng....