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THE FOUR DAY WEEKEND

A first US edition paperback in good condition for its age.  The pages are very heavily tanned but remain eminently readable.  Some damage to the top of the book spine.  Covers are showing signs of wear to the extremities and are rather grubby.  Crease across top right-hand corner of front cover.

SYNOPSIS:  “The revolt of the machines.  it was impossible, of course, because t....

THE ULTIMATE EGOIST (Volume I: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon)

A first US edition hardback with a 1 to 9 number sequence indicating a first printing.  Foxing to page edges.  The dust jacket is complete and still shows the price, but is showing signs of wear to the extremities.  It is a little grubby and there is some minor foxing to the top edge.  The jacket is rubbed/dirty down the spine adjacent to the front cover and is generally more yellow than wh....

THE HANGED MAN

A UK edition B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback.  Originally published in 2018, this is a later undated printing  with a 3 to 10 number sequence indicating a 3rd printing.  Covers showing some signs of wear to the extremities and there are some indentations to the front and rear  cover.

SYNOPSIS:  “A house deep in the countryside where the remains of seven women have just been ....

FISH! (Signed Numbered Limited)

A signed numbered limited edition hardback novella (70 copies only) with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing of this edition.  Unread.

Book #21 of 70.  SIGNED by Ida Keogh on the limitation page.

The seventh release in NewCon Press’s standalone novella series.

SYNOPSIS:  “How does the government react when confronted with a vast influx ....

FISH! (Signed Numbered Limited)

A signed numbered limited edition hardback novella (70 copies only) with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing of this edition.  Unread.

Book #20 of 70.  SIGNED by Ida Keogh on the limitation page.

The seventh release in NewCon Press’s standalone novella series.

SYNOPSIS:  “How does the government react when confronted with a vast influx ....

THE STORY WRITER and Other Stories: The Best of Richard Wilson Volume 1

A trade paperback edition originally published in 2011.  This is a later printing.  In very nice condition.  Light crease to top edge of rear cover.

A book in the John Pelan Presents Series.  John Pelan presents Classics of SF and Fantasy Volume 2:  The Story Writer and Other Stories The Best of Richard Wilson Volume 1.  Includes an introduction by John Pelan and an Afterword by Ri....

A HOUSE FULL OF WINDSOR

This is a US trade (larger-sized) paperback edition.  Read once very carefully.

SYNOPSIS:  “Spanning from 1980s London to a present-day reality TV show, A House Full of Windsor explores how one woman’s messy past shapes her family’s future and how long-buried secrets and resentment must come to the surface for them to move on.

Debbie Windsor was always fascinat....

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME

A first UK edition paperback in good condition for its age.  The pages are heavily tanned by remain eminently readable.  The covers are showing signs of shelf wear to the extremities and are a little grubby.  Crease across rear cover.  Some indentations to front cover.

SYNOPSIS:  “The spy who loved me was called James Bond, and the night on which he loved me was a night of scr....

WE CAN SEE YOU

A UK edition B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback with a 4 to 10 number sequence indicating a 4th printing.  Covers showing some signs of wear and there are some indentations to the front and rear  cover.  Reading crease down front cover, adjacent to the spine.

SYNOPSIS:  “You have it all.  Success.  A beautiful home.  A happy family.  And then in a heartbeat, it’s all g....

THE HITCHHIKING EFFECT (Signed Numbered Limited)

A signed numbered limited edition hardback (100 copies only). Published without a dustjacket.  Unread.  Bought new at publication from the publisher and stored carefully ever since.

Book #38 of 100.  SIGNED by Gene O’Neill on the limitation page.

SYNOPSIS: “This fine retrospective collection brings together some of Gene O’Neill’s best known fiction. The....

THE HITCHHIKING EFFECT (Signed Numbered Limited)

A signed numbered limited edition hardback (100 copies only). Published without a dustjacket.  Unread.  Bought new at publication from the publisher and stored carefully ever since.

Book #36 of 100.  SIGNED by Gene O’Neill on the limitation page.

SYNOPSIS: “This fine retrospective collection brings together some of Gene O’Neill’s best known fiction. The....

BLOODSTONE

A first UK edition published by Creme de la Crime an imprint of Severn House Publishers with a stated “First world edition” Price still on dustjacket. Pictorial boards.  Unread.

A Brother Athelstan historical mystery.

SYNOPSIS:  “December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King’s....

THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD IV: JUDGEMENT DAY

A UK edition hardback with a 2 to 10 number sequence indicating a second printing.  Minor bump to head and tail of book spine.  Some age tanning to pages.  The dust jacket is complete and still shows the price but is showing some slight signs of wear to the extremities.

The fourth book in the Science of Discworld series, sees Terry Pratchett, Professor Ian Stewart and Doctor Jack Cohe....

SPHINXES AND OBELISKS

A UK edition trade paperback (152 x 230 mm).  Unread.  Originally published as a limited edition hardback by Tartarus Press in 2021.

SYNOPSIS: Why did Queen Victoria demand to see the disembodied head of a talking sphinx? Why will you never find the fabulous art deco book In That Look the Unicorn Stood? What was the slight flaw in the idea of racing cheetahs at the White City? What wa....

DAMAGE (Signed)

A UK edition trade paperback (152 x 230 mm).  Unread.  Originally published in hardback by PS Publishing in 2016.

SIGNED by Rosalie Parker on the title page.

SYNOPSIS:  “The stories are:  *Homecraft; *Random Flight; *A Correpondence; *Beth – Harvest Home; *Walking Tour; *Siren; *Damage; *Selkie – A Scottish Idyll; *A Life in Cars; *The Monument; *Th....

SONGS OF THE NORTHERN SEAS – An Anthology

A first UK edition hardback.  Published without a dust jacket.  Unread.

SYNOPSIS:  “Edited by Mark Beech, this is an anthology of thirteen tales of the Arctic north, twelve of which were written especially for this volume and appear here for the first time.

These are tales cast up in dangerous latitudes, hooked on the cardinal points of traitorous compasses. They are dark....