Modern Literature
FLIGHT INTO DANGER.
A novel of suspense. Pp. 162; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly foxed, edges a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Souvenir Press, London, n.d.[1971?]. Reprinted. *Novelisation of the television script which launched Arthur Hailey's writing career. The story of a plane..... More
THE BULN-BULN AND THE BROLGA.
With a Foreword by R. G. Howarth. Pp. xii+144; cr. 8vo; light brown cloth, spine lettered in red, the boards a trifle canted, top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly browned; a couple of spots of..... More
FROM EARLY LIFE.
Pp. [iv]+170(last blank); demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; Macmillan, London, 1990. First edition. *Memoirs. William Cooper was the pseudonym of Harry Summerfield Hoff (1910-2002). More
SCENES FROM MARRIED LIFE.
Pp. vi+250; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, the text block slightly browned; Macmillan, London, 1982. *The second volume in Cooper's series of semi-autobiographical novels; first published in 1961. William Cooper was the pseudonym..... More
SCENES FROM METROPOLITAN LIFE.
Pp. [x]+214; demy 8vo; dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the top fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, the text block browned; Macmillan, London, 1982. First edition. *William Cooper was the pseudonym of Harry Summerfield..... More
ACT OF GRACE.
Pp. [vi]+306; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Chatto & Windus,London, 1988. First edition. More
THE KING WAITS.
Pp. [4]+22; qr. cloth, marbled paper boards; t.e.g, others uncut; endpapers very slightly offset and foxed; price-clipped dust wrapper; Heinemann, London, 1929. One of 275 numbered copies, signed by the author. More
GENTLEMEN IN THEIR SEASON.
Pp. 288(last blank); printed paper wrappers, short closed tear to head of spine; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, closed tear to head of backstrip; half-title page lightly soiled; Hutchinson, London, 1966. Uncorrected Proof Copy. More
PRETTY DOLL HOUSES.
Pp. 264(last blank); head of spine and fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed; top fore-corner of last couple of leaves a trifle creased, edges of leaves slightly soiled; Hutchinson, London, 1979. First edition. *Gabriel Fielding was the pseudonym of Alan Gabriel Barnsley (1916-1986). More
MONEY FOR MURDER.
A Solo Malcolm thriller. Pp. 184, tailpiece decoration; boards slightly canted, edges lightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, with a vertical crease to front panel, edges rubbed and slightly split; the free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; John Long, London, 1966. First edition. *Neill Graham was..... More
IT'S 'ARD TO BE GOOD IN THE BLACKOUT.
Illustrations by Anne Drew. Pp. [viii]+48, pictorial title page, text illustrations; pictorial paper wrappers with flap folds, slightly soiled, edges rubbed; a little light foxing; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1943. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on verso of half-title page. Kay Grant was the pseudonym of Nelle..... More
BLOOD ON THE STRAND.
Pp. [vi]+458(last blank), endpaper map; dust wrapper; faint mark near fore-edge of upper free endpaper; SpectatorPublishing Co., London, 2008. First edition. *The second Thomas Chaloner book; signed by the author on the title page. Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of Cambridge academic Elizabeth Cruwys. More
THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLES.
Pp. [viii]+488(last blank), full page map; black cloth, spine lettered and decorated in cream, top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, top fore-corners slightly creased; Sphere, London, 2008. First edition. *The fourteenth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew; signed by the author on the title page. Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of..... More
THE BAXTER TRUST.
Pp. 256; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; a little light foxing; Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, 1988.First edition. *The first book in the Steve Winslow series. J. P. Hailey is the pseudonym of mystery writer Parnell Hall, author of the Stanley Hastings series. More
THE DARK RIVER.
Book Two of The Fourth Realm Trilogy. Pp. xii+368, pictorial double title page and headpiece decorations printed in grey & black; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, with 3 small circular die-cut holes to front panel, revealing part of the illustration on the board below; Doubleday & Company..... More
ENEMY IN SIGHT!
Pp. 350; boards flecked at edges and a trifle canted; dust wrapper, edges a trifle soiled and rubbed; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1970. First edition. *Third volume in the series of nautical war novels written by Douglas Reeman using the pseudonym Alexander Kent. The novels follow the..... More
THE INSHORE SQUADRON.
Pp. 256, endpaper map; price-clipped dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1978. First edition. *A Richard Bolitho novel; one of a series of nautical novels written by Douglas Reeman using the pseudonym Alexander Kent. The novels follow the military careers of Richard and Adam Bolitho in..... More
ABSOLUTE FRIENDS.
Pp. 384(last blank); med. 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in black; dust wrapper' bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2004. First edition. *John Le Carre is the pseudonym of David Cornwell. More
THE CONSTANT GARDENER.
Pp. 508; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in bronze, bottom edges of boards slightly shelf worn; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 2001. First Australian edition. *The basis for the 2005 film adaptation of the same name starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. John Le Carre is the pseudonym..... More
THE NIGHT MANAGER.
Pp. 444(last blank); med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in white, the boards a trifle marked, edges lightly rubbed; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1993. First Australian edition. More
OUR GAME
. Pp. 348(last blank), coloured endpaper map; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in white, top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1995. First Australian edition. *John Le Carre is the pseudonym of David Cornwell. More
SINGLE AND SINGLE.
Pp. 336; med. 8vo; dark grey boards, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised, bottom edges of boards lightly shelf worn; ribbon marker; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; the half-title page faintly marked, text block slightly browned; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1999. First edition, Australian..... More
THE TAILOR OF PANAMA.
Pp. 410, pictorial endpapers, 2 maps; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; ribbon marker; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1996. First Australian edition. *The basis for the 2001 film of the same name, starring Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush. John Le Carre is the pseudonym of David..... More
THE ADVENTURERS.
Pp. 508, 2 full page maps; boards slightly canted; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; text block faintly browned; Doubleday Australia, Sydney, 1983. First Australian edition. *The fifth novel in the Australians series, based on the arrival of the First Fleet and the establishment of Sydney. British author Vivian Stuart..... More