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RANDOM WINDS.

Plain, Belva, · 1980

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Collins, London, 1980, 1st edn. UK, 475pp, deep olive green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wrapround pictorial montage dustwrapper by Brian Dennington, the story of the son of a backwoods doctor, born 1900, and his rise to international fame in the field of brain surgery, a...

THE QUEEN'S HUSBAND.

Plaidy, Jean (pseud. of Eleanor Alice Hibbert), · 1973

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Robert Hale and Co., London, 1973, 1st edn., 382pp incl. bibliography, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by Philip Gough, the third in the Queen Victoria series, a little bumped at upper tips, edges tanned and foxed, 5 line ink inscr. fron...

THE PRINCE AND THE QUAKERESS.

Plaidy, Jean (pseud. of Eleanor Alice Hibbert), · 1968

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Robert Hale, London, 1968, 1st edn., 318pp, in text line decorations by Val Biro, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by Philip Gough, the fourth in the Georgian Saga, very sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned and faintly fox...

THE POTTER'S FIELD.

Peters, Ellis, · 1989

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Headline, London, 1989, 1st edn., [vi], 248pp, [ii] blank, maps at endpapers, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Clifford Harper, another Brother Cadfael mediaeval murder mystery, lightly bumped at tail of spine, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly ...

HOLIDAY WITH A VENGEANCE.

Perry, Ritchie, · 1974

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Collins Crime Club, London, 1974, 1st edn., 188pp, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), edges tanned, single faint fox mark fore-edge, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, light creasing head of spine, very good plus in a very good plus dust...

THE GALLANT STORY.

Peel, J. H. B., · 1955

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Arthur Barker, London, 1955, 1st edn., 271pp, green cloth lettered in black at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by John Dugan, a story of the rise to West End fame of a Cornish actress, upper crnrs. bumped, lower edges of boards a littlke sunned, edges tanned, dustwrappe...

THE HINDMOST.

Paul, William, · 1988

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Macdonald, London, 1988, 1st edn., 304pp, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorated lettered dustwrapper, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

THE HINDMOST.

Paul, William, · 1988

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Macdonald, London, 1988, 1st edn., 304pp, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorated lettered dustwrapper, edges tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed and lightly creased at extrems., short nick top edge lower flap fold, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

HIDE AND SEEK.

Patterson, James, · 1996

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Harper Coillins, London, 1996, 1st edn., 356pp, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by David Scutt, sl. cocked, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

DEVIL TO PAY.

Parkinson, C. Northcote, · 1973

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John Murray, London, ND (copyright 1973), 1st edn., 273pp, [iv] maps, dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Victor May, the first Richard Delancey title, light sunning to lower edges of boards, dustwrapper: lightly sunned on reverse, ...

DEVIL TO PAY.

Parkinson, C. Northcote, · 1973

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John Murray, London, ND (copyright 1973), 1st edn., 273pp, [iv] maps, dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Victor May, the first Richard Delancey title, very lightly bumped at top cnrs., edges tanned and faint fox marks at upper edge...

THE TWELFTH MAN.

Parker, John, · 1992

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André Deutsch, London, 1992, 1st edn., 231pp, dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Peter Sutton, a cricket murder mystery, sl cocked, faintly bumped at tips, 4 line ink inscr. ffep., dustwrapper: very lightly rubbed at spoine ends, very good in...

A MEANS OF GRACE.

Pargeter, Edith, · 1956

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Heinemann, London, 1956, 1st edn., 350pp, royal blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, a contemporary novel by the author better known under her pseudonym as the creator of 'Cadfael', Ellis Peters, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned with a few ...

TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER.

Palumbo, Nino, · 1965

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Harvill, London, 1965, 1st edn. UK, 253pp, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Brian Wildsmith, a little bumped at top cnr. upper bd., all edges tanned and lightly foxed, ink name top cnr. front free endpaper, very faint sello marks at endpapers.,...

THE RED RAVEN.

Palmer, Lilli, · 1978

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Macmillan, New York, 1978, 1st edn., 265pp, coloured endpapers, pale grey paper covered boards backed with red cloth at spine, lettered in silver at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Henri Werner, lightly rubbed at extrems., upper and lower edges of bds. sl. sunned, edges tanne...

AFTER THE RAID.

Paling, Chris, · 1995

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Jonathan Cape, London, 1995, 1st edn., 190pp, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, set in WW2, edges tanned, dustwrapper: repaired slit at upper hinge, very good plus in a good dustwrapper,

AGENTS OF SYMPATHY.

O'Neill, Frank, · 1985

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Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1985, 1st edn., 303pp, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), the author's first novel, 'a rivetting spy thriller' of the cold war, edges tanned, small mark final free endpaper, dustwrapper: lightly creased at t...

THE TIME ELEMENT and other stories.

O'Hara, John, · 1973

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Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1973, 1st edn., x, 245pp, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, upper edge coloured, coloured lettered dustwrapper, a collection of 34 short stories never before published in book form and some (14) never previously published, lightly rubbed at ...

THE EWINGS.

O'Hara, John, · 1972

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Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1972, 1st edn. UK, 311pp, coloured endpapers, dark green cloth with ochre title panel at spine lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), lightly bumped at spine edns, edges tanned and foxed, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., several clo...

THE BIG LAUGH.

O'Hara, John, · 1962

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The Cresset Press, London, 1962, 1st edn., [vi], 250pp, navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd lettered dustwrapper, edges tanned and faintly foxed, dustwrapper: a little dusty at folds, some light foxing, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,