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Ackroyd, Peter. The Plato Papers. Chatto & Windus 1999. [74897 ]
SIGNED by the author to the title page. Fine in dustwrapper £25
Adams, Herbert. John Brand’s Will. Methuen 1933. [74867 ]
Near Fine in original red cloth £45
Aiken, Joan All You’ve Ever Wanted. Jonathan Cape 1953. [75016 ]
The author’s first book. VG+ in VG spine-darkened dustwrapper £120
Aiken, Joan. The Cuckoo Tree. Cape 1971. [74881 ]
. Near Fine in VG+ dustwrapper (light general wear, a little foxing to rear panel) £35
Almedingen, E.M. The Inmost Heart. Bodley Head 1949. [74775 ]
INSCRIBED “To: Alice Head l’hommage de l’auteur, E.M. Almedingen Easter 1949” on the flyleaf. VG in slightly edge-worn dustwrapper £24
Amis, Martin. The Moronic Inferno And Other Visits To America. Jonathan Cape 1986. [74662 ]
A collection of essays. Fine in dustwrapper £50
Amis, Martin. Time's Arrow. Cape 1991. [75111 ]
Near Fine in dustwrapper £22
Anthology of the Crime Writers Association. Some Like Them Dead. Hodder & Stoughton 1960. [74920 ]
Contributors include Ellery Queen, Margery Allingham, Julian Symons & Roy Vickers. VG+ in dustwrapper £25
Anthology. (Fiction - Crime) “Winter’s Crimes 13.” Macmillan 1981. [74826 ]
Contributors include Lionel Davidson, Colin Dexter, H.R.F. Keating & James McClure Near Fine in dustwrapper £20
Arkell, Reginald. Playing The Games. Herbert Jenkins 1935. [75113 ]
Illustrated by R.S. Sherriffs. VG - boards a little grubby to the edges in clear dustwrapper, browned & a little chipped £15
Armitage, Simon. The Universal Home Doctor. Faber 2002. [75180 ]
SIGNED Fine in dustwrapper £25
Badcock, J.C. Waybent. Hutchinson 1954. [74931 ]
INSCRIBED by the author on the flyleaf. Laid in is a letter from Babcock agreeing to sign it, and discussing the names for flowers in the book. The author’s second novel, “a perceptive studt of the world of birds and beasts seen through the innocent eyes of youth”. Illustrated by Margaret Wetherbee. Fine (tape offset marks to flyleaves) in VG dustwrapper £15
Bailey, H. C. Dead Man's Effects. Macdonald 1945. [74868 ]
A Mr Fortune mystery. VG (ink inscription) indeed in dustwrapper £45
Baldwin, James. The Fire Next Time. Michael Joseph 1963. [75075 ]
VG indeed (minimal foxing to edges) in generally worn dustwrapper, a little creased to top edge £25
Banks, Iain. Raw Spirit. Cenruty 2003. [74812 ]
Banks goes in search of the perfect single malt. Very Near Fine in dustwrapper £15
Barker, Cicely M. The Book of the Flower Fairies. Reissue, Blackie n.d. (1940s). [74659 ]
Contains “Flower Fairies of the Spring”, “Flower Fairies of the Summer” and “Flower Fairies of the Autumn” (72 plates). Gilt pictorial green cloth; 135x185mm. A VG copy of this most attractive book (small ink inscription dated 1946) £125
Bason, Fred. Fred Bason’s Diary. 2nd printing, Wingate 1951. [75013 ]
There is a full-page inscription by the author on the flyleaf. Edited and introduced by Nicolas Bentley with a frontispiece portrait by Ronald Searle. VG in heavily repaired but clean dustwrapper £15
Bason, Fred. Fred Bason’s 2nd Diary. Wingate 1952. [75014 ]
There is a typically quirky and chatty full-page inscription by the author on the flyleaf, and he has also signed the photograph opposite the title page. Edited and introduced by L.A.G. Strong. VG in slightly browned dustwrapper, with a few very short closed tears repaired to the rear £25
Bawden, Nina. Walking Naked. Macmillan 1981. [74629 ]
INSCRIBED by the author to the flyleaf. Near Fine in VG+ dustwrapper -a little rubbed & slightly pushed to the top of the spine £30
Benchley, Peter. Q Clearance. Deutsch 1986. [74779 ]
INSCRIBED “for Tom - a pleasure to re-make your acquaintance - Peter Benchley” on the flyleaf. Fine in dustwrapper £30
Bennet, Alan. The Lady In The Van. London Review of Books 1990. [74952 ]
A separate publication of this essay, which first appeared in the London Review of Books in October 1989. Fine in printed wrappers £25
Bennett, Alan and Hytner, Nicolas. The History Boys - The Film. Faber and Faber 2006. [74845 ]
SIGNED. Fine in dustwrapper. £35
Bennett, Alan and Hytner, Nicolas. The History Boys - The Film. Faber and Faber 2006. [74896 ]
SIGNED by the author to the title page. Fine in dustwrapper. £35
Bennett, Alan. Father! Father! Burning Bright. Profile 2000. [75179 ]
SIGNED by the author to the title page. Fine paperback original £25
Benson, Raymond. Double Shoot. Hodder 2000. [75068 ]
A James Bond novel. Fine in dustwrapper £45
Benson, Raymond. Zero Minus Ten. Hodder & Stoughton 1997. [75043 ]
A James Bond novel. Fine in dustwrapper £65
Benson, Raymond. The World Is Not Enough. Hodder 1999. [75046 ]
A James Bond Novel. Fine in dustwrapper £55
Benson, Raymond. Tomorrow Never Dies. Hodder & Stoughton 1997. [75102 ]
Very scarce - this book had a tiny print run. The first printing, with the number sequence on the copyright page ending in 1. A James Bond novel, based on the movie screenplay. Fine in dustwrapper. £850
Benson, Raymond. Never Dream Of Dying. Hodder 2001. [75058 ]
A James Bond novel. Fine in dustwrapper £30
Benson, Raymond. The Man With The Red Tattoo. Hodder 2002. [75067 ]
A James Bond novel. Fine in dustwrapper £45
Benson, Raymond. The Man With The Red Tattoo Hodder 2002. [74540 ]
A James Bond novel. Very Near Fine in dustwrapper £18
Benson, Raymond. The Facts Of Death. Hodder 1998. [75069 ]
A James Bond novel. Fine in dustwrapper £45
Benson, Raymond. Die Another Day. Hodder 2002. [75044 ]
A James Bond novel, based on the screenplay by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade. Fine in dustwrapper £55
Benson, Raymond. Die Another Day. Hodder 2002. [74811 ]
A James Bond novel, based on the screenplay by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade. Near Fine in dustwrapper £30
Benson, Raymond. High Time To Kill. Hodder 1999. [75066 ]
A James Bond novel. Fine in dustwrapper £40
Bentley, Nicolas. The Tongue-Tied Canary. Michael Joseph 1948. [74734 ]
INSCRIBED “To Dr Lennard Cutler, a poor return for what he gave me - a very serviceable wife from Nicolas Bentley”. The author’s first novel. VG (binding slightly worn and rubbed, small ink name) lacking the dustwrapper £45
Berkoff, Steven. West And Other Plays. Faber 1985. [75095 ]
VG in card covers - a little rubbed, slight creasing £10
Betteridge, Don. Balkan Spy. Herbert Jenkins [1942]. [74628 ]
A spy novel featuring Captain “Tiger” Lester, ace of the Secret Service and his old friend “Podger” Cholmondeley! VG (tiny ink inscription) in attractive pictorial edge-worn 7/6- dustwrapper, with a few short closed tears repaired to the rear £80
Blake, William. William Blake. Selected Poems. John Westhouse 1947. [75008 ]
With an introduction by Denis Saurat. Illustrated with woodcuts from the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. VG (binding very lightly marked) in sligntly dusty, worn, nicked and faded dustwrapper £25
Bleasdale, Alan. Having A Ball & It’s A Madhouse. Faber 1986. [75106 ]
Published simultaneously with a hard bound edition. VG in card covers - previous owner’s address label inside front cover £10
Blyton, Enid. Well Done Secret Seven 7th printing, Brockhampton Press 1974. [74819 ]
Near Fine in dustwrapper £22
Blyton, Enid. Five Get Into A Fix. Reprint, Hodder & Stoughton 1969. [74770 ]
The seventeenth adventure of the Famous Five. Fine in fresh crisp dustwrapper £25
Blyton, Enid. Five Go Adventuring Again. Reprint, Hodder & Stoughton 1971. [74769 ]
The second adventure of the Famous Five. Fine in fresh crisp dustwrapper, very lightly stained to the rear panel £25
Blyton, Enid. Five Go Off To Camp. Reprint, Hodder & Stoughton 1956. [74818 ]
The seventeenth adventure of the Famous Five. Near Fine in fresh crisp dustwrapper £25
Blyton, Enid. Five Have Plenty Of Fun. Reprint, Hodder & Stoughton 1959. [74821 ]
The seventeenth adventure of the Famous Five. Near Fine (ink name) in VG dustwrapper £24
Boyd, William. Restless. Bloomsbury 2006. [75185 ]
SIGNED on the title page. Fine in dustwrapper £50
Bradbury, Malcolm. Rates Of Exchange. Secker 1983. [74747 ]
Very Good in dustwrapper £30
Braine, John. The Pious Agent. Eyre Methuen 1975. [74839 ]
INSCRIBED by the author to the title page. VG+ (spine ends pushed; a little cocked) in generally worn dustwrapper £20
Bratby, John. Breakdown 2nd impression in month of publication, Hutchinson 1960. [74791 ]
Full page INSCRIPTION by the author to the flyleaf. VG+ in VG dustwrapper - a short closed tear to back panel, laminate lifting very slightly to edges £20
Brock, Edwin. The River And The Train. Secker & Warburg 1979. [74985 ]
Poems. Near Fine in VG+ dustwrapper £16