Search Results: Fiction from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

London: Collins. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1956. 1st Thus (This Binding). Leather. Limp leather/rexine binding? Gilt titling and decoration to spine. Blind stamp on back cover = star. Decorated e/p's. Presentation label on e/p, Sunday school prize. 416 pp. Tight and bright. ; 8vo .

London: IPC Magazines. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Paperback. IPC Magazines Ltd. London. First edition. May 1971. Card wraps Sm 8vo. Approx 7" x 5". True FIRST Edition COMPLETE Short Story of Bates' "The Man who loved Squirrels". Also Stories by Winston Graham, Victor Canning, etc. The usual light but uniform tanning to paper/page edges due to age, a few light marks to covers, one neat closed tear to the top of the spine, light creases and small rubs to spine ends and corners - all pretty negligible. No Inscriptions or marks inside. Overall a Very Good, clean, tight and bright copy. See Images. .

London: Constable. As New in As New dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 1472117204 . As NEW copy in an As New unclipped dust jacket. O/w Looks Unread/Untouched. Scarlet-red cloth with bright gilt titling in an as NEW d/j. NO Inscriptions or Marks. Pristine text. (6) + 294 pp + (2 Advert leaves). " A therapist had moved into the village of Carsely and Agatha Raisin hates her. Not only was this therapist, Jill Davent, romancing Agatha's ex-husband, but she had dug up details of Agatha's slum background... When Jill is found strangled to death in her office two days' later, Agatha finds herself under suspicion - and must fight to clear her name..." . See Images. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Constable. As New in As New dust jacket. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1472117220 . An as new copy in a similar dustjacket. Black cloth-covered boards with bright silver-gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dust-jacket is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks FINE. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Impression with the correct Printer's Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. NO Inscriptions or Marks. (6) + 232pp + 2 (advert) . "Cotswolds inhabitants are used to bad weather, but the night sky is especially foggy as Rory and Molly Harris, the new vicar and his wife, drive slowly home from a dinner party in their village of Sumpton Harcourt. They struggle to see the road ahead - but then screech to a halt. Right in front of them, aglow in the headlights of their car, a body hangs from a lightning-blasted tree at the edge of town..." . Agatha and the Usual Suspects (James Lacey; Sir Charles… Read More

London: Agenda (William Cookson). Very Good with no dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. In the original white, black lettered, stiff laminate card covers. Some Very Light shelfwear with a few light marks and some smudges/scratches which are only seen if held up to the light. No dustjacket as issued. A Special Double Issue, with Poetry, Essays and Reviews by many UK & US poets and academics, etc, including contributions by John Gurney, Andrew Motion, Lotte Kramer, Alan Massey, Jeffrey Wainwright, William Bedford, Pamala Stewart, Alexander Small, Reginald Gibbons, Michael Hulse, John Bricuth, Elton Glaser, Mark Halperin, John Peck, Robert Pinsky, Steve Orlen, Boyer Rickel, etc, etc. Overall an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'fine' copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Viking - An Imprint of Penguin Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2019. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0241401232 . FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 001. In black cloth-covered boards, with the spine lettered in metallic copper, black endpapers, a very slight 'pushing' to the head/tail of the spine from storage, but NO damage - negligible. Page fore-edges nice and uniformly white. Overall a fine copy in a similar unclipped dust-jacket. The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks As New. Sadly this master of the spy novel and international best-seller author died in December 2020. See Images. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

Paris: Grund. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1977. First French Edition. Hardcover. French Language Book. Laminated pictorial boards. No dustjacket, presumed as issued. There are smudge marks to the boards, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. 56 pp. Illustrated with colour drawings. Overall, apart from the smudges, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. "This French language edition tells the marvelous story of Aladdin and his lamp. "; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Middlesex: Kestrel Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. 2nd Impression. Hardcover. 0722650299 . Pictorial boards with an identical pictorial dustjacket which is price-clipped. The boards have Very slight rubbing to the edges and the top page fore-edge has some light foxing (brown) spots. The dustjacket flap although price clipped has a small price sticker above the clipped area. The dustjacket also has very slight curling, edge-wear, loss and a small closed tear which is neatly repaired to the inside with clear archive tape. There are NO Inscriptions or other Marks. 64 pp. Charmingly illustrated in colour and b/w by Pauline Baynes. Overall, apart from the minor 'faults' as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright 'Very Good' copy. "For this collection of stories in verse, Leonard Clark, a renowned poet in his own right, has selected some of the best known and best loved narrative poems, such as Widdecombe Fair, The Inchcape Rock and… Read More

London: Guild Publishing. Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. Burgundy faux-leather bound boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and bright gilt decorated front cover. No dustjacket. There are very light foxing (brown) spots to the page fore-edges and there is a gift note addressed to the former owner on the rear of the half-title page. This is a lovely Copy and there are NO other inscriptions or marks. Translated from the German by A. W. Wheen. 192 pp. Overall, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'As New' copy. "In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the 'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Sphere. As New in New dust jacket. 2020. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0751579289 . NEW BOOK. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. FINE Dark blue cloth-covered boards with BRIGHT Silver-gilt titling to the spine. In the FINE original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The NEW d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover. The very latest 2020 award-winning Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. "On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather for a family dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. But the evening ends in horror when Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Armand is convinced is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on an elderly man's life..." GIFT QUALITY. See Images. ; Chief Inspector Gamache; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall, ; 448 pages .

London: Methuen Children's Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 041650180X . Red boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the publisher's original pictorial dustjacket which is not price-clipped and has minor creases to the edges, some light internal foxing (brown spots) , as well as a tiny score to the front, otherwise is complete. There is light foxing (brown spots) to the page fore-edges, otherwise No Inscriptions or other Marks. Unpaginated. Delightfully Illustrated by Michael Hague. Overall, apart from the slight 'faults' to the dustjacket, etc, as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. " This quite astonishingly beautiful collection of twenty-six teddy bears of all kinds and sizes reflects the very special affection Kathleen and Michael Hague have for these endearing creatures." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: HQ - An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,. As New in As New dust jacket. 2019. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 000822952X . SIGNED by the AUTHOR. NEW copy. Bought NEW and never read. MINT Green cloth boards with Bright Gilt titling to the spine. Sharp cornered and very clean. Untouched 'til I opened it to check the details. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The d/j is now in a protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover. The d/j has the publisher's (removable) circular sticker on the front cover stating 'Signed by the Author' and is NOT price clipped, showing the original price of £14.99. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing - with the correct key number - 1 - confirming that this is a first printing.. This is an UNREAD, Unused, MINT/ NEW Copy of this book in a similar MINT dustjacket. (12 pp - including Maps) + 500 pp . Page fore-edges/edges white and clean - and all hinges tight. This copy has been Flat SIGNED By the AUTHOR… Read More

Edinburgh & London: Cadell and Co. , and Simpkin & Marshall. Good with no dust jacket. 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. A re-backed 3 volume,1st Edition, set. Each volume in identical (presumed original) green pebbled cloth-covered boards with a newer, very similarly coloured, green cloth spine, and a Blue blocked, Gilt bordered, Gilt Title to the spine of each volume. New lemon endpapers to each book. Corners bumped and rubbed with age. Lacks all half-titles and advertisements, all books start with the title page after the new endpapers. Quite heavy foxing (browny-yellow spotting/patching) throughout to all volumes. Bindings very tight, all hinges sound, and, apart from the foxing, the text is clear and otherwise clean. No Inscriptions or other marks. Vol 1 = 336 pp; Vol. 2 = 346 pp; Vol 3 = 381 pp. " 'Anne of Geierstein' begins in autumn 1474 and ends in January 1477 with the defeat of Charles the Bold, The Duke of Burgundy, at the Battle of Nancy. Both Ballantyne and… Read More

London: Andre Deutsch Ltd. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0233975276 . Purple cloth bound boards with bright silver gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is light creasing and edge-wear to the dustjacket corners. There are light smudge marks to the dustjacket covers, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. (8) + 234 pp. Overall, this is a Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. "Sally Beattie's extraordinarily compelling first novel invites comparison with Beryl Bainbridge and Brian Moore. She writes of ordinary people in a commonplace world, and uncovers a rich, disturbing drama, striking in its accuracy, its humour, and its compassion." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Little, Brown & Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316878944 . Maroon boards with black titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is slight edge-wear and creasing to the dustjacket covers, otherwise there are NO Inscriptions or other Marks. 236 pp. Overall, this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'Fine' copy. "In this collection of stories, the ghost of a doomed romance haunts an Oxford undergraduate's summer affair, elderly ladies live out extraordinary fantasy lives and betrayed wives wreak subtle revenge. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: The Folio Society. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1949. 1st Thus (Folio Society Edition). Hardcover. Good to Very Good/No Slipcase. First Folio Society Edition. 8vo. Wood engraved line drawings. EARLY TITLE. Green cloth bound boards with gilt titling to front board and to spine, spine and extremities fading/sunned. Dustjacket torn and chipped. Decorated e/p's. Black and white frontispiece. 245 pp. Pencil note on last page. Best-loved romances from the Arabian Nights. Contents include; The tale of King Shahryar and of his brother King Shahzaman, the tale of Happy Handsome and Happy Fair, The Lovers Tomb etc. INTERNALLY NICE TIGHT AND BRIGHT. ; 000645; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

London: R Bentley and Son. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 raised gilt decorated bands and gilt titling to spine, gilt banding to boards, corners and head/tail of spines bumped. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers. Bound volume of yearly magazine - contains the complete 1st printing of 'Dene Hollow' in parts by Mrs Henry Wood which was published in 1871 in 3 volumes (illustrated by M Ellen Edwards) Edges of pages marbled. 476/516pp. Slight foxing spots but overall CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 003930; 8vo .

London: HarperCollins. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002258455 . SIGNED Copy. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. In Black boards with Bright gilt titling. A Fine book in a Fine Dustjacket - The dustjacket has a wrap around (detachable) sleeve stating "Signed by the Author at Waterstones". The d/j is NOT price-clipped. The book is SIGNED by the Author on a Publisher's plain 'bookplate' with a decorative border, and stuck under his name on the Title page, otherwise there are NO Inscriptions or Marks. (8) + 392 pp. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. "When Ellie Pascoe finds herself under threat, the men in her life assume it’s because she’s married to a cop. But while they trawl after shoals of red herrings, Ellie is blasted off course with a motley crew of women on a voyage of discovery whose perils make Scylla and Charybdis look… Read More

London: HarperCollins. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002258455 . SIGNED Copy. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. In Black boards with Bright gilt titling. A Fine book in a Fine Dustjacket - some Negligible smudges/shelf rubbing to the rear d/j cover, but the d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks 'As New'. The dustjacket is NOT price-clipped. The book is SIGNED and Dated (7/2/00) by the Author under his name on the Title page, otherwise there are NO Inscriptions or Marks. (8) + 392 pp. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'AS New' copy. "When Ellie Pascoe finds herself under threat, the men in her life assume it’s because she’s married to a cop. But while they trawl after shoals of red herrings, Ellie is blasted off course with a motley crew of women on a voyage of discovery whose perils make Scylla and Charybdis… Read More

London: Treasure Press. As New with no dust jacket. 1986. 1st Thus (Treasure Press Edition). Hardcover. 1850511357 . In the original publisher's fine glossy pictorial laminated boards. No marks to covers. First published by Souvenir Press in 1977. This is the first history of the detective story to be told in pictures, containing over 400 stunning illustrations, following the development of crime fiction from The Annals of Newagte, Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue to the Private Eye magazines of the 20's and 30's, and the 'Pulp' Crime magazines, etc. (The contents Including Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Nick Carter, Sexton Blake etc, etc ....) 176 pp. NO Inscriptions or Marks. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. ; 4to .