GRAY BERKELEY

Count Down for Conquest

London, Collins. 1963, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ex-Library, (500 gram rate) ex lending library, unclipped DW under plastic sleeve, tape rust and stamps to paste down, rear paste down and fep have pen X's, front fep has remains of library plate and stamp, stamp to half title and title and head of first page, some pages lightly soiled, 191paghes, tidy reading copy but a better DW suitable for upgrading. Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003773

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery Detective Fiction Conquest

GRAY BERKELEY

Dare-Devil Conquest

London, Collins. 1950, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) unclipped dust jacket under plastic sleeve, has some rubbing and minor chipping loss, small stationer stamp to fep, 192pp. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 008235

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Norman Conquest Crime Thriller First Edition British Fiction

GRAY BERKELEY

Killer Conquest

London, Collins. 1947, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) owner details to fep, unclipped dust jacket with minor edge wear, slight chipping at head of spine, closed edges dusty, 192pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 007396

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Norman Conquest Crime Thriller First Edition British Fiction

GRAY BERKELEY

Killer Conquest

London, Collins. 1951, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. published without endpapers, cheaper paper stock, reissue after 1947, pen initials to title page, 1/6 stamped to dust jacket flap, minor bookworm to first few pages, 192pp, book boards rubbed to edges, dust jacket has some tears, chipping and soiling (500 gram rate). Good/Good.

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Book number: 011787

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Norman Conquest Crime Thriller Cheap Edition British Fiction

GRAY BERKELEY

Killer Conquest

London, Collins. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. first issue in this series, owner details to inside of front cover, some mild wear and rubbing to covers, undated but late 1950s? 192pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011788

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Norman Conquest, Collins White Circle Thriller, 371m, Norman Conquest Series

GRAY BERKELEY

Mr Ball of Fire

London, Collins. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (200 gram rate) undated early paperback, late 1950s?. pink cover with the house white circle with the title in it, a Collins White Circle thriller. vignette of a bobby blowing his police whistle. advertising on the inside and rear covers. rubbed to spine otherwise VG copy with a little label residue over the printed cover price. 192pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012090

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: White Circle Thriller Vintage Paperback British Crime Mystery

NEWMAN BERNARD

The Spy in the Brown Derby

London, Victor Gollancz. 1945, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ex-Library, (500 grams) ex lending library copy, rubbed cloth, spine lean, limp boards, stamps, soem foxing and soiling, DW reinforced to edge on the reverse with brown paper, some chipping and splits, tidy enough reading copy, 176pp. Fair/Fair.

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Book number: 004503

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery Detective Fiction

O'DONNELL BERNARD

The Trials of Mr. Justice Avory

London, Rich & Cowan. 1935, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. black cloth, light wear and handling soiling, ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE to fep, a cockle above the helm crest, shield has 4 rows of cockles and a star with a circle in the centre in the top left of the shield, main shield is flanked by two others, on the left a quartered shield with flower star and heart designs, on the right top quarters are fleur de lys and lion rampant, bottom half looks like three stemmed plants, ( excuse my laymans heraldry), bookplate for G E Fitzhardinge Kingscote, Captain New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Officer of the 5th Party of the Dunsterforce, Baghdad, Iraq 1918, book has foxing to end papers, and closed edges prelims + 280pp, frontis port. some scattered foxing to margins. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011672

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: True Crime Geoffrey Ernest Fitzhardinge Kingscote Nzef Dunsterforce Baghdad Iraq 1918 Bookplate British True Crime Criminology

HITCHENS BERT & DOLORES

The Man Who Followed Women

London, Boardman. 1960, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. lacks DW, small faint water stain bottom half of upper board, American Bloodhound Mystery number 332, light foxing to closed edges. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012888

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery American Bloodhound No 332

JAMES BILL

Halo Parade ( Uncorrected proof)

London, Constable. 1987, First Edition. Printer Wrapper, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate), perfect bound, offset printed, paper wrappers, 175pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010688

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Uncorrected Proof Copy, Proof, First Edition, Police Procedural, Rare, Collectable

KNOX BILL

Little Drops of Blood

London, John Long. 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ex-Library, ex lending library, hinges cracked, stamps and numbers to endpapers, and feps, K to half title, some light age soiling to pages, one page tear across lower corner but not detached, better than it sounds, boards quite tidy, scarce title. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012085

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery Fiction Novel

HILL BILLY

Boss of Britain's Underworld

London, Naldrett Press. 1955, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped dust jacket has some minor chipping loss to corners and spine ends, a closed tear to the rear panel, mild handling soiling, faint offset rubber stamp mark to front fold in flap, now under mylar, book is missing fep otherwise clean copy, very scarce title, 231pp + plates. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010440

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: British True Crime Gangs Twentieth Century 1950s London Crime Family Biography Billy Hill Bullion Raid 1954

HALLIDAY BRETT

In a Deadly Vein ( a Mike Shayne Mystery )

London, Mayflower. 1964, First Edition. Mass Market Paperback, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (200 gram rate) light edge wear, small bookseller rubber stamp top corner of first page, first UK paperback, 192pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005026

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery Detective Fiction Pulp Fiction Thriller Collectible Paperback

HALLIDAY BRETT

Murder By Proxy a New Mike Shayne Mystery

New York, Dell. 1963, First Edition. Mass Market Paperback, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. Ill.: McGinnis. VG copy, small peice lifting at foot of spine, bookseller stamp to top corner first page (very small) cover price 40c and Dell 5949, airbrushed cover, closed edges dusted blue green Very tidy copy. (200 gram rate). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011652

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: First Edition Dell 5949 Noir Thriller Detective Hard Boiled Pulp Fiction Paperback Mike Shayne Mcginnis

HALLIDAY BRETT

Strangr in Town, a Michael Shayne Mystery

London, Jarrold and Sons. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. First UK edition, red papered boards, unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing wear to edges and folds, faint foxing to closed edges, 159pp. (500 gram rate). Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011073

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Brett Halliday, First Edition, Noir, Thriller, Detective, Hard Boiled, Pulp Fiction, Mike Shayne, Michael Shayne Mystery