O'Brian, Patrick

The Commodore

VGC. HarperCollins, 1994. First UK edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, crease on the edge of the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with a small nick and ink mark on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 282pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable book. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780002555500

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Book number: 3903

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction : Historical

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Brightwell, Emily

Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight (Victorian Mysteries)

Fine/Near fine. Berkley Prime Crime, 2005. First US edition-first printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Green hardback (gilt lettering to the spine, small dent and nick on the edges of the cover and spine) in fine condition, with Dj (two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with two small ink marks on the outer edges. 234pp. Price un-clipped. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780425205587

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Book number: 10709

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

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Briskin, Jacqueline

The Other Side of Love

Near fine/VGC. Bantam Press, 1991. First edition-first printing. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small crease, scratch and light shelf wear on the cover) in near fine condition, with Dj(some creases, scratches and small nicks on the Dj cover) in VGC. Nice and clean pages with a small nick on the outer edges, a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book but with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 478pp. First edition. Heavy book. Product Description: The author follows The Naked Heart with a novel about an international clan of silver and glass dealers. The family gathers in Germany for the 1936 Olympics, in which two of the cousins - an American and a German - win Gold Medals. They fall in love, but war clouds are gathering. Near Fine/Very Good. ISBN: 9780593015537

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Book number: 2707

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

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Brockmann, Suzanne

Hot Pursuit

Near fine condition. Headline Books, 2009. First edition-first printing. Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(a couple of small nicks, scratch and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new but slightly yellow on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book, two small creases on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book. 406pp. Price un-clipped. First edition. Heavy book. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780755355525

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Book number: 5304

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Brookmyre, Christopher

A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil

Fine condition. Little, Brown, 2006. First UK edition-first printing. Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small nick and crease on the edges of the cover) with Dj(a couple of scratches, nicks and crease on the Dj cover), both in fine condition. The book is new with a small red marker mark on the edge of the half-title page, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 346pp including Glossary. Price un-clipped. First edition. Review: Of all writers practising what might loosely be called crime fiction today, Christopher Brookmyre is the one who lends himself least easily to categorisation. There are those eccentric titles, for a start: such as the latest one: A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil. This unwieldy title (as often before) gives an indication of the sardonic quality of his writing, and in that, Brookmyre is reminiscent of his great American colleague, Carl Hiaasen. Like Hiaasen, too, Brookmyre favours eccentric and outrageous plots, but there is always a strong grounding in reality, which gives the humour a decidedly bitter edge. n nInternet contact between ex-school friends these days leads to some disturbing encounters, and Brookmyre's version of the scenario is typically murderous. Brookmyre is interested in whether or not the index to future of violent behaviour might be discerned in the school playground. DS Karen Gillespie is bemused by a cack-handed attempt at burning a pair of bodies; this takes place outside Glasgow (in fact, in the area in which she grew up). And in a nearby lodge, strange attempts have been made to clean up what appears to be the same crime, but (as a pathologist points out), everything here is handled as maladroitly as the murder. Two suspects appear, but when Karen discovers that they were at primary school together (along with one of the murder victims), things begin to look like a grisly version of Friends Reunited. n nBrookmyre readers will know exactly what to expect from this scenario, and they won't be disappointed. If the level of invention is not as delirious as in previous books, Karen Gillespie is as quirkily characterised as ever. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780316730105

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Book number: 94

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Brooks, Terry

The Elf Queen of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara)

VGC. Legend Books, 1992. First UK edition-first printing. Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, two small nicks and scratches on the front cover) with Dj(small tear, some creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w maps. Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges, a couple of creases, small ink marks and slightly yellow on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 408pp. Price un-clipped. Product Description: Wren has always known that she was River and part-descendent of Shea Ohmsford. Her earliest memories were of playing with the Ohmsford children until she was five, when she was given to Garth the Rover. Then Wren discovers that she is an elf. This is the third in the Shannara books. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780712655552

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Book number: 2460

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Brooks, Terry.

Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace

VGC. Century, 1999. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(black lettering on the front cover, silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(tear on the edge of the back Dj cover, two nicks, scratches and crease on the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with two ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, some creases and small nicks on the edges of the pages, two very small tears on the edges of page 200 and 201. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 324pp. Price un-clipped. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780712680578

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Book number: 2204

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

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Brooks, Terry

The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax Bk. 2

Near fine condition. Earthlight, 2001. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour maps. Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of ink marks on the outer edges, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 375pp. Price un-clipped. First edition. Heavy book. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780743209533

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Book number: 6457

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Brown, Benita

The Captain's Daughters

Near fine condition. Headline Book, 2004. First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges, small nick and slightly yellow on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear. 346pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Product Description: Northumberland, 1880. Sisters Josie and Flora Walton couldn't be more different. Flaxen-haired Flora is the image of her beautiful mother, who died tragically in childbirth. Sensible Josie favours her father, in looks as well as temperament, and she is always getting her mischievous sister out of scrapes. But when Captain Walton dies, the girls discover the shocking truth about their parentage. A passionate and page-turning saga, The Captain's Daughters will sweep you into the lives of the unforgettable Walton girls - as different as day is to night, but bound by an unbreakable cord; the love shared by sisters. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780755301669

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Book number: 2389

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Brown, Dee

Creek Mary's Blood

VGC. Hutchinson, 1980. First edition-first impression. Grey hardback with brown borders (gilt lettering to the spine, small nicks and light shelf wear on the edges of the cover) with Dj( very small tear on the edges of the front Dj cover, some nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with a map inside the front and back cover. Nice and clean pages with small marks, ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of small foxing marks, creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. The is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 401pp including Family tree. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780091411206

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Book number: 10220

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

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Brown, Dan

The Da Vinci Code: the Illustrated Edition

Fine condition. Bantam Press, 2004. Special Illustrated Collector's Edition. First edition-8th printing. Large format black hardback(brown lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small creases, nicks and scratch on the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Illustrated with more than 150 colour photos, drawings. 467pp. Price un-clipped. Note:This is very heavy book(approx. 1. 6 plus Kg). A collectable book. Product Description: Breaking the mould of traditional suspence novels, The Da Vinci Code is simultaneously lightening paced, intelligent and intricately layered with remarakble research and detail. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780593054253

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Book number: 2428

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction : Action & Adventure

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Brown, Dale

Hammerheads

VGC. Grafton Books, 1990. First edition-first printing. Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small nick on the edge of the cover, small mark inside the back cover) with Dj(a couple of nicks, creases and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w drawings, map. Nice and clean pages with a ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges, two small marks and a couple of creases/nicks on the edges of the pages, two small marks on the edges of the first and last blank pages of the book. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 485pp. Synopsis: It is the immediate future and the drug cartels are winning. Enter the Hammerheads, an elite armed force built on a merged customs and coastguard service. Stationed on offshore platforms, their mission is to halt the flow of drugs before they cross international borders. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780246135698

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Book number: 1025

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction : Action & Adventure

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Brown, Ivor

How Shakespeare Spent the Day

Good condition plus. The Bodley Head, 1963. First UK edition-first impression. Blue hardback(two small marks and nicks on the cover, gilt lettering to the spine) in good condition, no Dj. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and slightly tainted on the outer edges, the spine of the book is slightly fainted, small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages, name written on the edge of the first blank page of the book. The book is in GC for its age but with some shelf wear. 237pp including Note on books, index. Good/No Jacket. ISBN: 9780370002965

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Book number: 3765

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction : History & Criticism

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Brown, Dale

Shadows of Steel

Near fine condition. HarperCollins, 1996. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small dent on the edge of the spine and cover) with Dj(two small nicks, scratch and crease on the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges, small crease, ink mark and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book. 376pp. Price un-clipped. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780002254519

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Book number: 2096

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Brown, Dale

Wings of Fire

Near fine condition. HarperCollins, 2002. Special overseas edition 2002. First edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the front cover) with Dj(two creases and nicks on the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages but tainted and yellow on the outer edges, small nick on the edge of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear. 464pp. Price un-clipped. Heavy book. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780007109876

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Book number: 3163

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction : Action & Adventure

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