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THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS - A Record of Secret Service.

Childers, Erskine (foreword by Geoffrey Household), · 1979

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,476)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1979, reprint, paperback, 328pp inc. 4pp maps and charts, [vi] ads., pictorial upper wrapper, the classic WW1 spy thriller, edges tanned, creasing to wrappers, good plus,

THE CASE OF THE VAGABOND VIRGIN.

Gardner, Erle Stanley, · 1968

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, 1968, 2nd re-set imp., paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., #X695, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, a Perry Mason story, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good plus,

THE CASE OF THE GOLDDIGGER'S PURSE.

Gardner, Erle Stanley, · 1961

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1961, 2nd imp., paperback, 218pp, [v] ads., #1376, Penguin green and white livery, a Perry Mason story, lightly rubbed at extrems., spine a little darkened, edges tanned, very good,

WILD HORSES.

Francis, Dick, · 1996

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND (c1996), 5th imp., paperback, [vi], 377pp, coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper, lightly rubbed at extrems., slight slant to spine, wrappers faintly creased, edges tanned, very good,

TWICE SHY.

Francis, Dick, · 1983

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, 1983, 3rd imp., paperback, 269pp, [iii] ads., coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper by Colin Thomas, lightly rubbed at extrems., wrappers faintly creased, edges tanned, very good,

DECIDER.

Francis, Dick, · 1995

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND (c1995), 4th imp., paperback, [vi], 278pp, [i] ad., coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper by John Knights, lightly rubbed at extrems., spine sunned, wrappers faintly creased, edges tanned, very good,

BREAK IN.

Francis, Dick, · 1987

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND (c1987), 2nd imp., paperback, 272pp, coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper by Colin Thomas, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,

BOLT.

Francis, Dick, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND (c1988), 2nd imp., paperback, 240pp, coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper by Colin Thomas, lightly rubbed at tips, sl. sunning to spine, edges tanned, very good plus,

THE WENCH IS DEAD.

Dexter, Colin, · 1991

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND (c1991), 5th imp., paperback, [viii], 200pp, photo pictorial upper wrapper by James Jackson, lightly rubbed at extrems., wrappers lightly creased, edges tanned, very good,

HAZELL AND THE THREE-CARD TRICK.

Yuill, P. B. (pseud. of Gordon Williams and Terry Venables), · 1977

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1977, 1st in imprint, paperback, 204pp, [iii] ads., tv tie-in, photo pictorial upper wrapper featuring Nicholas Ball as Hazell in the Thames TV production, lightly rubbed at tips, slight slant to spine, light crease upper hinge, edges tanned, very good,

DEATH IS A DRUM.....BEATING FOREVER.

Wyllie, John, · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Keyhole Crime, London, 1982, 1st in imprint, paperback, 189pp, #38, pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, near fine,

A DARK-ADAPTED EYE.

Vine, Barbara (pseud. Ruth Rendell), · 0

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND, 13th imp., paperback, 300pp, [iii] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, promotional reprint with 'Country Living', lightly rubbed at tips, ink name/date inside upper wrapper, edges tanned, very good,

A VOID IN HEARTS.

Tapply, William G., · 1990

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1990, 1st in imprint, paperback, [vi], 198pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the seventh Brady Coyne story, rubbed at extrems., spine sunned, edges tanned, small ownership label inside upper wrapper, good plus,

THE ROLLING HEADS.

Stein, Aaron Marc, · 1981

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Keyhole Crime, London, 1981, 1st in imprint, paperback, 189pp, #10, pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, faint crease in spine and upper hinge, sunned at spine, edges tanned, very good,

NOWHERE?.

Stein, Aaron Marc, · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Keyhole Crime, London, 1982, 1st in imprint, paperback, 179pp, #44, pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, near fine,

CHILL FACTOR.

Stein, Aaron Marc, · 1981

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Keyhole Crime, London, 1981, 1st in imprint, paperback, 191pp, #33, pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, bump and creasing at tail of spine, edges tanned, good plus,

THE BEADED BANANA.

Scherf, Margaret, · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Keyhole Crime, London, 1982, 1st in imprint, paperback, 185pp, #37, pictorial montage wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, near fine,

THE SMOKING GUN.

Rose, Malcolm, · 1993

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Point Crime / Scholastic Childrens Books, London, 1993, 1st edn., paperback original, 192pp, [ix] ads., pictorial montage wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, very faint crease in spine, edges tanned, very good plus,

EXPENDABLE.

Roberts, Willo Davis, · 1982

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Keyhole Crime, London, 1982, 1st in imprint, paperback, 220pp, #43, pictorial montage wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, diag. crease lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, good plus,

WOLF TO THE SLAUGHTER.

Rendell, Ruth, · 1984

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow Books, London, 1984, 2nd imp., paperback, 184pp, [viii] ads./blank, coloured decorated wrappers, an Inspector Wexford mystery, a little rubbed at extrems., slight slant and roll to spine, light creasing to spine, edges tanned, good plus,