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Dick Francis, "Second Wind", Scorpion Press (Blakeney, 1999 - first edition). A limited edition lettered deluxe publication in quarter leather with marbled boards. Numbered 7(?)/16 and signed by the author and Simon Brett. Fine. £50-80
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A collection of 23 first edition Dick Francis novels (1960s-2000s) including Odds Against (1965) and Flying Finish (1966). Some signed and/or inscribed by the author.Most Fine, some Good. £50-80
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"The Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker: A Discography", compiled by Edward M. Komara, Greenwood Press (1998)."Brilliant Corners: A Bio-Discography of Thelonious Monk", compiled by Chris Sheridan, Greenwood Press (2001).Also; 9 music interest volumes - mainly autobiographical and biographical. £60-80
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Seven first edition novels by Joyce Carol Oates (1960s-80s), 4 of which are signed by the author, the lot including; By the North Gate (1963), With Shuddering Fall (1964), A Garden of Earthly Delights (1967), Expensive People (1968). £60-80
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A collection of 19 signed and unsigned first edition novels by Joyce Carol Oates including; a limited first edition of You Must Remember This (privately printed for The Signed First Edition Society) with accompanying letter attesting to authenticity, and a limited first edition of Triumph of the Spider Monkey (1976) numbered 47/350 and signed by the author. £60-100
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A collection of 13 first edition novels by John Sandford including Rules of Prey (1989). (12/13 signed by the author). £40-60
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SIGNED. James Lee Burke, "Neon Rain", Henry Holt (1987), signed by the author. Fine, in original dust jacket. Along with seven other first edition novels by same author (two signed). £60-100
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A collection of 18 signed and unsigned modern first editions by Joyce Carol Oates (some duplicate titles). All Fine and some Unread. £50-80
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Three first UK edition and first edition novels by Horace McCoy; They Shoot Horses Don't They? (1935), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1949) and Scalpel (1952).Laid in with "Scalpel" is a letter and envelope addressed and signed by the author to a reader, thanking him for his praise for the same title. £120-180
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Jonathan Latimer, "Red Gardenias", The Crime Club Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Co. (New York, 1939 - first edition). Near Fine.Also two others by the same author; Murder in the Madhouse (1935) in rare green cloth - no dust cover and Black is the Fashion for Dying (1959). £80-120
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Denis Lehane, a limited edition signed copy of "Mystic River", Scorpion Press (Blakeney, 2001), numbered 73/99. Quarter leather and marbled boards. Fine.Also; five first edition novels by the same author including Shutter Island (2003) and A Drink Before the War (1994). 4/5 signed by the author. £50-80
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Ten signed and unsigned first editions by Mark Ripley including Just Another Angel (1988) and Angel Hunt (1990), both signed.Along with four signed first edition novels by Gary Krist and seven first edition novels by Martin Edwards (5/7 signed). £50-80
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SIGNED. Robert Crais, "L A Requiem", a limited first edition special binding, Scorpion Press (Blakeney, 1999), numbered 52/99 and signed by the author. Quarter-leather and marbled boards. Fine.Along with a limited first edition special binding of "The Last Detective", Doubleday (2003), numbered 93/150 and signed by the author. Red cloth covers with facsimile signature and illustration to front, in slip case. Fine - slip case Good. £60-100
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Thirteen signed and unsigned first and first UK edition novels by Robert Crais (1980s-2000s) including The Monkey's Raincoat (1989) and Stalking the Angel (1989). £60-80
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Fredric Brown, "Sex Life on the Planet Mars", Dennis McMillan (1986), a limited edition first, numbered 241/400 and signed by Charles Willeford (author of the introduction).And another by the same author; "Whispering Death", Dennis MacMillan (1989), a limited edition first, numbered 71/450. £60-80
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RARE. The Plains of Cement by Patrick Hamilton (1935), published by Little Brown, First American edition, book in near fine condition and jacket in good condition with some soiling and wear to edges. £100-200
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Three novels by Patrick Hamilton including Mr Stimpson and Mr Gorse (1953) First edition hardback, published by Constable, in very good condition, in original dust jacket which is in fair condition and unclipped, and Unknown Assailant (1955) First edition hardback, published by Constable, in very good condition, in original dust jacket which is in fair condition with some tears but unclipped, and The Slaves of Solitude (1947) published by Constable, in near fine condition, in original dust jacket which is showing some signs of wear/tears but is unclipped.Also included in the lot are two other books written about Patrick Hamilton, one by his brother Bruce Hamilton and one by Sean French.(5 in total) £50-80
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Ian Fleming, "You Only Live Twice", Jonathan Cape (London, 1964). Fine in Good dust-jacket. £40-60
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Eight first edition novels by Fredric Brown including Here Comes a Candle (1950) Compliments of a Fiend (1950) lacking dust jacket, Mostly Murder (1953), His Name was Death (1954), Paradox Lost (1973) and a limited first edition of The Gibbering Night (1991) numbered 198/425 and signed by Joe Lansdale (author of the introduction). £80-100
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Four first edition novels by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich), the lot comprising Somebody on the Phone (1940), The Blue Ribbon (1949), Phantom Lady (1942) and The Best of William Irish (1944), all Lippincott publications. All original dust jackets. Good to Fine. £60-100
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William Irish (Cornell Woolrich), "The Dancing Detective", Lippincott (Philadelphia, 1946 - first edition). Near Fine.And by the same author; "Dead Man Blues", Lippincott (Philadelphia, 1948 - first edition). Near Fine. £50-80
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Four first edition novels by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich), the lot comprising The Blue Ribbon (1951), I Married a Dead Man (1948), Strangler's Serenade (1951) - with bookplate of former owner Eliot Jones inside front cover, and Deadline at Dawn (1944) - handwritten plate "from the library of Guillaume Martin". Good to Near Fine. £60-80
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Twelve First Edition novels by Patrick Alexander including Ryfka (4 volumes), Solider on the Other Side, Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal, Show Me a Hero (Viking & Macmillan publications and one Falcon half-leather volume - 6 volumes). All original dust jackets in protective secondary clear dust jackets. £50-80
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Three first edition novels by Nicholas Proffitt (Novelist & War Correspondent) including two signed inscribed by the author to a fan -thanking him for his appreciation. Some corresponding newspaper clippings contained. £50-80
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Four first edition novels by Joe R. Lansdale including Mucho Mojo (CD Publications, 1994) in slip-case.Along with two first edition novels by Piers Paul Read and two first edition novels by Joe Gores. £40-60
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Fourteen first edition signed and unsigned novels by Harold Adams (1980s and later), including The Barbed Wire Noose (1987), Hatchet Job (1996), and The Man Who Was Taller Than God (1992). £80-120
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Ten signed and unsigned first edition novels by James Crumley including a limited edition signed volume of The Final Country (2001), The Wrong Case (1975), The Pigeon Shoot (1987) lacking dust cover. All Fine. £50-80
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Lionel White, "Clean Break", Dutton (1955 - first edition). Good. And three others by same author; A Grave Undertaking (1961), The Money Trap (1963) and The Night of the Rape (1967). £50-80
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Five first edition novels by Cornell Woolrich (1940s-60s) including The Black Path of Fear (Doubleday, 1944) and two edited volumes of stories by the same including Nightwebs. £50-80
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Nine signed and unsigned first editions by Ross Thomas including The Seersucker Whipsaw (1967) signed on card laid in. £60-80
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Nine signed Studs Terkel first editions and 3 historical novels by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. £60-100
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A collection of first edition volumes including a signed volume by VR Main, A Woman with No Clothes On, My Days with Daisy and others signed and unsigned. £50-80
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A collection of modern first edition novels, some as new, including authors J.G. Ballard, Aravind Adiga (one signed), Andrea Levy and Mary Lawson (both signed). £40-60
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SIGNED. John Le Carré, "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold", Coward-McCann (1964 - first American edition). Signed on half-title page. Near Fine. In original dust jacket with slip case. £80-100
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A collection of 7 novels by Derek Raymond, all in very good or fine condition, in original dust jackets, to include: He Died With His Eyes Open (1983), published by Secker & Warburg, I Was Dora Suarez (1990) First Edition, Signed by the author, as new, and The Hidden Files (1992) published by Little Brown.Also included in lot are 4 novels by Richard Wright, all in fine or near fine condition with original dust jackets in fair to very good condition, and 2 novels by Robin Cook.(13 in total) £50-80
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A collection of modern signed and unsigned first editions, authors including T.C. Boyle, Denis Lehane, Jay McInerney, Philip Hook, Robert Girardi, David Peace etc. and three Times volumes.This lot includes Fredric Brown, Martians and Madness (2002), Michael Gilbert, Death of a Favourite Girl (1980) signed by the author. £60-100
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A collection of 1950s and later first editions, some signed including; The Circus in the Attic by Robert Penn Warren (1952) signed by the author, 8 volumes by Hubert Monteilhet including Les mantes religieuses (1960 - paperback), Brian Moore, Julian Symons, Iain MacLeod (6th impression) etc. £80-100
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SIGNED. Marion Brown, "Recollections", JAS (1984). A limited edition of 1000 copies. Signed with inscription "To James" on title page and inscribed "To James Spady - Keep Stepping - Steve McCall" on half-title page. Fair.Along with Jazz at the Movies by David Meeker. £40-60
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Five early 20th century novels including The Outlook for Homo Sapiens by H.G. Wells, Secker & Warburg (1942 - first edition), and Play for Keeps by Harry Whittington, Abelard-Schuman Ltd. (1957 - first edition). Good to Near Fine.Along with two late 19th century novels; Uncle Tom's Cabin (The Ruby Series) by Harriet Beecher Stowe (circa 1892) and Hettie or Not Forsaken by F.M. Savill. £80-100
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Six signed and unsigned first edition novels by Dick Francis (1960s-70s); Nerve (1964), For Kicks (1965), Blood Sport (1967) inscribed by the author, Enquiry (1969) signed by the author, Bonecrack (1971) and Smokescreen (1972 - first US edition) inscribed by the author. £50-80
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Fifteen first edition novels by Dick Francis (1970s-90s) and a trilogy by Dick Francis, Across the Board. £50-80
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RARE. Norbert Davis, "The Mouse in the Mountain" (author's first novel), William Morrow & Company (New York, 1943 - first edition). Ex-lib. Good. Inset a note from Dorothy B. Hughes (American crime writer & literary critic) accompanying the book - dated July 11 1965. £120-180
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Norbert Davis, "Sally's in the Alley", William Morrow & Company (1943 - first edition). Good. £40-60
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Fourteen early 20th century and later first edition volumes including Frampton of the Yard by T. Arthur Plumber (1935) and Crime of Violence by Rufus King (1937) - both Near Fine. And other authors including Ross MacDonald, Jim Thompson, Edward Upward etc. £50-80
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Ten volumes of Black Box Thrillers along with Cornell Woolrich: A Biography by Francis M. Nevins Jr., and three modern signed volumes by David Irving, Andrew Pepper and E.L. Doctorow. £40-60
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Five first edition novels by John Updike including a limited edition signed issue of The Coup (1978) in slip-case, number 218/350 and The Early Stories signed by the author.Also; three first edition novels by George Hopley (Cornell Woolrich) including Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1945) and two first editions by William Lindsay Gresham. £60-80
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The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Abingdon Press 1986 (5 vols); and Andrea Palladio The Four Books of Architecture, Dover Publications 1965 £50-100
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Science & Civilisation in China, Cambridge University Press 1980 £30-50
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Various titles of Erotica (33) £50-80
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The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. Eighth printing 1988. Printed by Abingdon Press. Vols I to 4 plus Supplementary Volume together with Andrea Palladio The Four Books of Architecture published by Dover Publications. £40-60
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