Modern Fiction
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1958 Pictures in The FireLondon: 1958The scarce proof copy of the first edition of this collection of supernatural short stories by John Collier, several of which inspired the television anthology 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'.
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c1920 Garnett Bell, DetectiveLondon: c1920A beautiful, leather-bound copy of this scarce detective novel written by Cecil Henry Bullivant.
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1933 I Will Not CeaseLondon: 1933A very scarce, first edition of this science-fiction novel set in England's near future, written by E. G. Cousins.
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1941 Between the ActsLondon: 1941The first edition of Virginia Woolf's final novel, 'Between the Acts', presented in the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell.
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1911 The Silent HouseLondon : 1911The first edition of this engrossing romance mystery novel, in the publisher's original cloth binding.
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Signed1913 Not In IsraelLondon: 1913The first edition of this vanishingly scarce novel by Guy Thorne, his presentation copy to the dedicatee of the novel.
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1932 The Isle of MenLondon: 1932A scarce copy of this thrilling adventure novel by Gordon Volk, set on a fictional tropical island.
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Signed1904 SharksLondon: 1904The first edition of this very scarce novel by Leo Custance and Guy Thorne, this being Custance's own copy, signed by him and with review letters loosely inserted.
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1954 A Hansom to St. James'sLondon: 1954The first edition of this vanishingly scarce novel set on Christmas Eve by Michael Harrison, in the original dust wrapper.
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Signed1979-1990 20vol A Collection of Novels from The Cadfael ChroniclesLondon: 1979-1990A collection of novels from the Cadfael Chronicles by English author Edith Pargether, most volumes are signed by the author.
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1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970A first edition copy of one of Agatha Christie's popular murder mystery novels, a nice copy in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1968 By the Pricking of My ThumbsLondon: 1968A smart first edition copy of this Tommy and Tuppence novel, featuring the couple in their later years of life.
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1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966A smart first edition copy of this late Christie novel, following Poirot as he solves yet another murder.
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1972 Elephants Can RememberLondon: 1972A smart first edition copy of this exciting and thrilling Poirot murder mystery by Agatha Christie.
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1965 At Bertram's HotelLondon: 1965A smart first edition copy of one of Agatha Christie's popular Miss Marple murder mystery tales.
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1964 A Caribbean MysteryLondon: 1964A lovely first edition copy of this exciting Miss Marple murder mystery, a thrilling tale by Agatha Christie.
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1973 Postern of FateLondon: 1973A lovely first edition copy of the final novel by Agatha Christie, a superb Tommy and Tuppence mystery following the couple in their old age.
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1963 The ClocksLondon: 1963The first edition of this unique Christie novel in which Poirot is challenged to solve a case without visiting the crime scene or speaking to anyone involved.
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1946 Spanish BloodCleveland and New York: 1946The first edition of this thrilling collection of five short crime fiction stories from Raymond Chandler.
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1946 The Lady in the LakeNew York: 1946The film tie-in edition of Raymond Chandler's classic work of detective fiction, following PI Philip Marlowe on the case of a missing woman.
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1995 Our GameLondon: 1995The first impression of John le Carre's thrilling post-Cold War espionage novel, in the export only original dust wrapper.
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1955 Captain Cut-ThroatLondon: 1955The first UK edition of John Dickson Carr's work of historical fiction, set in Napoleonic France.
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1964 The Men Who Explained MiraclesLondon: 1964The scarce first UK edition of this collection of murder mystery short stories by John Dickson Carr, including tales featuring Dr. Gideon Fell, and Colonel March.
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1998 Black CoffeeNew York: 1998A very smart first edition, first impression of this adaptation of the first piece that Christie wrote for the stage, Black Coffee.
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1967 The Master and MargaritaLondon: 1967A fine example of the first UK edition of Bulgakov's masterpiece, in which the devil and his entourage visit Stalin's Soviet Union.
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1960 UlyssesLondon: 1960An excellent copy of Bodley Head's re-set 1960 edition of Joyce's magnum opus, in the bright publisher's original dust wrapper.
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Signed1948 The Call of Peter GaskellKingswood, Surrey: 1948The first edition of George C. Wallis's 'master thriller science fiction novel', with a three leaf handwritten autobiography by the author.
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Signed1951 The Flag from the IslesLondon: 1951A signed copy of the scarce first edition of William Dickinson Croft's work of historical fiction.
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Signed1937 Sugar in the Air: A RomanceLondon: 1937A signed first edition of E. C. Large's unusual science fiction novel about the attempt of a scientist to extract food from oxygen.
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1944 The Riddle of the TowerLondon: 1944A very scarce, first edition of this thought-provoking novel set in a dystopian society, by J. D. Beresford and Esme Wynne-Tyson, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1963 Science Fantasy No. 60 Volume 20London: 1963Volume twenty of the 'Science Fantasy' magazine, noted for containing Terry Pratchett's first commercially published story, 'The Hades Business'.
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1927 The Revolt of the BirdsNew York: 1927The first edition of Melville Davisson Post's chilling tale about an island overrun with mutated insects.
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1969 The Inner LandscapeLondon: 1969The first edition of this collection of science fiction stories by Mervyn Peake, J. G. Ballard and Brian Aldiss.
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1953 The Young BlackbirdLondon: 1953A smart first edition of this illustrated story of a young blackbird found one morning by the author and his wife.
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1942 2vol The Siege of MaltaLondon: 1942A scarce complete two volume first edition set of this novel based on an unfinished work by Sir Walter Scott, with the original unclipped dust wrappers.
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1933 Lord's Right in LanguedocLondon: 1933A very scarce first edition of this period romance from S. Fowler Wright, with the publisher's compliments.