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THE CURSING STONES MURDER

This is an undated Book Club edition circa 1955.  The title was originally published in 1954.  Age tanning to pages making them rather brown (this doesn’t show up well in the photo unfortunately).  Bumped at head and tail of book spine and at each of the corners and at top edge of rear board.   The text block for pages 30 to 70 has come away from the binding but there are no loose pa....

THE DAY HE DIED

This is a first US paperback edition.  Heavy age tanning to pages making them very brown but still eminently readable.  The covers have had a hard life and are worn at the edges. Reading creases to spine.  Crease across top left hand corner of rear panel.  Some staining at top and bottom of rear panel which is also grubby.

Lewis Padgett is the pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and his wife,....

ENEMIES AT THE DOOR

First UK edition paperback edition (First Printing).  Unread.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since.

SYNOPSIS:  “Twelve chilling tales to remind you that danger and evil lurk around each and every corner…

The grinning horror with the plastic face . . . The eerie cries from the haunted wood . . . The baleful presence in the old tenement . . . The....

PEEL BACK THE SKY

A first UK edition B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback.   Unread.  Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since.

Book one in Gray Friar’s “New Blood” Series.

SYNOPSIS:  “These 21 tales map the darkest recesses of our minds. They document the madness and cruelty that exists in the places we do not wish to visit. The shop mannequins that appear....

ORIGAMY (Trade Paperback)

A UK trade paperback edition with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing of this edition. Unread. Author’s debut novel.

SYNOPSIS:  “Rachel Armstrong’s stunning debut novel rewrites the rules of science fiction and may just rewrite how you view the world.

Mobius knows she isn’t a novice weaver, but it seems she must re-learn the art of manip....

ANGEL MANOR

This is a B format (130 x 198mm) paperback copy. The title was originally published in 2014 – this is a later printing. Unread.

Lucifer Falls Book 1.

SYNOPSIS:  “A beautiful house – with a dark and deadly secret.  When Freya inherits her mother’s childhood home, she sees it as an opportunity. A chance for a new life with her best friends, as they convert....

VITAL SIGNALS: Virtual Futures Near-Future Fictions

A first UK signed numbered limited edition hardback (limited to 50 copies only) with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing and a stated ‘First Edition published in the UK January 2022’.  Unread.

Edited by Dan O’Hara, Tom Ward and Stephen Oram, this is book #4 of 50 and it is SIGNED by all three editors who also wrote the introduction.

S....

VITAL SIGNALS: Virtual Futures Near-Future Fictions

A first UK signed numbered limited edition hardback (limited to 50 copies only) with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing and a stated ‘First Edition published in the UK January 2022’.  Unread.

Edited by Dan O’Hara, Tom Ward and Stephen Oram, this is book #5 of 50 and it is SIGNED by all three editors who also wrote the introduction.

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A YEAR ON OUR FARM (Signed)

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

SIGNED by Matt Baker on the signature sheet dated September 2021.

SYNOPSIS:  “Away from the bright lights of hosting our favourite television programmes, Matt Baker is happiest on the farm with his family, dogs, array of ....

DEATH IN THE WASTELAND

This is a book club edition. Bumped at head and tail of book spine and at the corner of each board.   Rubbing to edges.  Two small indentations on front board near to the top right-hand corner.  Tanning to pages.  The dust jacket has had a hard life and is rather fragile.  Piece missing at the top right-hand corner.  The jacket spine is torn at the base, as well as at the flap edges,  a....

DEAD MARCH FOR PENELOPE BLOW

This is an undated book club edition but is circa 1951.  Bumped at head and tail of book spine and at the corner of each board.  Heavy age tanning to pages making them very brown but still eminently readable.  Previous owner’s name (see photo) nearly written on ffep. There is a small hole on the half title page (see photo).   The dust jacket has had a hard life, is rather fragile and....

PRIMORDIAL SOUP

This is a B format (130 x 198mm) paperback published by Dedalus in 2019.   The title was originally published by Dedalus in 1999 and at that time was the author’s debut novel.   This is a first printing of this new edition.

SYNOPSIS:  “Adolescence creates in Kate a hunger which she can’t explain and which transforms her hatred of meat into desire.  At college she ....

THE MAN FROM PRIMROSE LANE (Uncorrected Proof)

This is a B format sized (130 x 198 mm)  uncorrected proof copy published by Corsair (an imprint of Constable and Robinson). Unread. Comes complete with the publisher’s publicity handout.

Author’s first fiction novel.

SYNOPSIS:  “Rewind: Once upon a time in Ohio there lived an elderly recluse, ‘the man from Primrose Lane’. He had no friends or famil....

RECALLED TO LIFE

A first US edition hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing.  In very good condition for its age.  Minor bumps to head and tail of book spine.  The dust jacket is complete, still shows the price but is showing signs of wear to the extremities.  Small internal repair to bottom edge of front flap and a small nick at the top of the flap.  Some rubbing/minor cre....

ON THE BRINK (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.  Limited to 50 copies only.

Book #15 of 50.  SIGNED by the author on the limitation page.

Sequel to The Edge of Heaven.

SYNOPSIS:  “Luchtstad: the city in the sky. Beacon of hope. Place of refuge, of healing, of acceptance....

ON THE BRINK (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.  Limited to 50 copies only.

Book #14 of 50.  SIGNED by the author on the limitation page.

Sequel to The Edge of Heaven.

SYNOPSIS:  “Luchtstad: the city in the sky. Beacon of hope. Place of refuge, of healing, of acceptance....