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Idols

WILLIAM J. LOCKE · 1916 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, John Lane Bodley Head. 9999, Reprint. Hardcover. Book, Small 8vo, embossed green cloth; copyright dates given but no date of publication; former owner's name in front dated 1916. Boards a bit warped, page edges browned, hinges weak. Fairly Good/No Jacket.

A Question of Character

JEAN HOUGRON · 1957 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London, Hutchinson. 1957, First GB. Hardcover. Book, Translated from the French by Mervyn Savill. Original title Je Reviendrai a Kandara. Maroon boards, 192 pages. Spine dull, slight marks rear board, endpapers a little brown. Good/No Jacket.

Bland Beginning

JULIAN SYMONS · 1969 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Corgi. 1969, New Edition. Soft cover. Book, Covers a little worn, spine creased, spine split nearly 2 inches at lower edge of front joined; page edges browned, inner hinges a bit weak. Purchase of an old book entails robbery & murder. Fairly Good/No Jacket.

Humbug

E. M. DELAFIELD · 0 · Marion Pitman Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London, Hutchinson. 9999, 80th Thousand. Soft cover. Book, Covers worn; spine split lower edges; page edges brown, few pages quite badly foxed. Good reading copy of scarce title. Fairly Good/No Jacket.

Harmonica's Bridegroom

PAUL BINDING · 1985 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Black Swan (Transworld). 1985, New Edition. Soft cover. Book, Some wear & slight creasing to covers. Good/No Jacket.

Cry of the Newborn - Ascendants of Estorea, bk 1

JAMES BARCLAY · 2005 · Marion Pitman Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

London, Victor Gollancz. 2005. Soft cover. Book, Uncorrected book proof. The ascendants of Estorea. Book one. 889 pages. Heavy - may require additional shipping. Very Good/No Jacket.

Mercury

BEN BOVA · 2005 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

New York, Tor / Tom Doherty Associates. 2005. Soft cover. Book, advance uncorrected proof, 319 pages. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Sky So Big and Black

JOHN BARNES · 2002 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York, Tor / Tom Doherty Associates. Soft cover. Book, Advance uncorrected proofs. 2002. Front cover creased. Very Good/No Jacket.

Nova Swing

M. JOHN HARRISON · 2006 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Victor Gollancz. 2006. Soft cover. Book, M. John Harrison Nova Swing: Uncorrected manuscript proof. Gollancz 2006. 236 pages. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Da-Da De-Da-Da Code

ROBERT RANKIN · 2007 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London, Victor Gollancz. 2007. Soft cover. Book, Uncorrected bound proof. Gollancz 2007. 334 pages. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Court of the Air

STEPHEN HUNT · 2007 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London, Harper / Voyager. 2007. Soft cover. Book, Uncorrected proof. Fantasy. 582 pages. Slight marks on fore-edge, slight scratches on back cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Limits of Pain

K. ARNE BLOM · 1979 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Godalming, Surrey, Deadlines - Ram Publishing Co. 1979, First this trans. Hardcover. Book, Blue boards, 268 pages. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate. Original title "Smärtgränsen". Crime novel. Some wear on ends of spine. Good/No Jacket.

The Walter Syndrome

RICHARD NEELY · 1970 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York, McCall. 1970, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Red decorated boards with buff cloth spine. Cloth a little grubby. Good/No Jacket.

The Beloved Vagabond

WILLIAM J. LOCKE · 1934 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, John Lane Bodley Head. 1934, Reprint. Hardcover. Book, Autograph Edition, vol. IX. Spine a bit dull, worn on ends, boards slightly warped. Good/No Jacket.

Cherry Square

GRACE S. RICHMOND · 1932 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Methuen. 1932, Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Book, Subtitled "A Neighbourly Novel". Blue boards, worn on edges, spine faded & worn at edges & ends; small marks front board; endpapers browned, slight foxing, text good. Cheap edition. Good/No Jacket.

See Me Dance the Polka

JOSEPHINE BLUMENFELD · 1962 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Heinemann. 1962, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Marion Foster. Book, Green boards, partly faded; slight damage to base of spine. One page edge creased; stamp on rear endpaper "Property Dept. F. Bruton" Illustrated by Marion Foster. Good/No Jacket.

Wanderlight

ERNEST RAYMOND · 1925 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Cassell. 1925, New Cheaper Edition. Hardcover. Book, Green embossed cloth; 370 pages. Spine ends slightly bruised, some foxing, name on flyleaf. 3/6 edition. Good/No Jacket.

Who is Sylvia?

KATHLYN RHODES · 1920 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Hutchinson. 9999, Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Book, Blue boards, gilt decoration. No date; 1920s? Romance, involving a murder mystery, and partly set near Algiers. Spine faded, corners a little worn, some insect damage to rear joint. Good/No Jacket.

Envoy Extraordinary

E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM · 1938 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1938, Reprint. Hardcover. Book, Red embossed cloth, 316 pages. Spine worn at ends, small splits at top; piece cut from flyleaf; some spots of foxing. Fairly Good/No Jacket.

The Trampled Cross

JOSEPH HOCKING · 1907 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1907, Not Known. Hardcover. Ill.: Charles Horrell. Ex-Library, 4 plates present by Charles Horrell. Ex-Mudie's Library, rebound. Opens with Englishman captured by Arabs being told his life will be spared if he renounces Christianity and accepts Isla...