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First American printing. Both book and unclipped blue variant DJ have light general wear. Signed and doodled by Taylor on the title page. Vicar Obadiah Demurral is a sorcerer who will stop at nothing to control the highest power in the Universe. Only Raphah, Kate, Thomas and the mysterious Jacob Crane stand in his way.

First UK printing. No significant wear either to the book or the unclipped DJ. Signed by Zhang on a special tipped-in page. Red sprayed page edges. Longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020. How Much of These Hills is Gold is a sweeping adventure tale, an unforgettable sibling story and a remarkable novel about a family bound and divided by its memories.

PS Publishing. Near fine. Limited edition, number 95 of 100 copies printed. Hardback. Clean, tight pages. Facsimile signatures of Paul Park, John Crowley (Introduction) and Elizabeth Hand (Afterword) on the limitation page./Near fine DJ. Not price clipped. Protected in an archival sleeve.

Fourth printing. No significant wear to DJ. Signed by Parker on the title page.

Second printing. Signed by Pearce on the title page.

Heirloom edition. Includes a separate print of the Dyer Family coat of arms on onion skin paper. Slight rippling to the pages.

United Writers Publications. Very good+. First edition. Hardback. Clean, tight, lightly tanned pages, a very slight spinal lean. Signed by Cyril Penna./Very good. Not price clipped. Very light creasing to the top of the front and back covers and top and bottom of the spine.

2009 reissue. Both book and unclipped DJ are in fine condition with no significant wear. This book deals in detail with seven species of tit, including the six true members of the family: Coal; Great; Blue; Crested; Marsh; and Willow as well as the more distantly related Long-tailed Tit.

Uncorrected bound proof. Fine condition. Signed by Perry on the title page. A strange manuscript has come into Helen Franklin's possession, and its contents have the power to unravel every strand of her fragile safety net. It is filled with testimonies from the darkest chapters of human history, which all record sightings of a tall, silent woman in black, with unblinking eyes and bleeding feet: Melmoth, the loneliest being in the world. Condemned to walk the Earth forever, she tries to beguile the guilty and lure them away for a lifetime wandering alongside her.

Reprint. Book has creasing to back board. Unclipped DJ has light creasing and a fingernail closed tear to the bottom edge of the spine and some light creasing to the back cover and back inner flap.

First printing. Book has no significant wear. Unclipped DJ has light creasing to edges and a couple of superficial marks here and there. Signed by Pincher on the title page. 'Signed Copy' sticker to front cover. Traitors is the first in-depth study of the reasons why so many people are prepared to betray their own countries and kinsfolk in the interest of alien powers.

Spectre Press. Very good-. Portfolio with booklet. Light age spotting, scuffing, light rubbing and some creasing to the front and back card covers and a 2 CM split in the bottom of the spine. The illustrations are very good with some light creasing to corners and light yellowing to the edges. The booklet is also very good with just a bit of age tanning. Signed by Jim Pitts./No DJ as issued..

First printing. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed by Powers on the title page. Theo Byrne is a promising young scientist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the father of a troubled nine-year-old boy who is desperate to save this world - a world that seems hellbent on its own destruction.

Uncorrected proof. Light rubbing to the edges, light creasing to the top of the spine and a folding crease to the bottom corner of the front cover and top corner of the back cover. Yellowed top and front page edges with some very light age spotting. A truly hilarious black comedy. As Los Angeles has been brought to life by Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy, so Malcolm Pryce pulls off the feat of making Aberystwyth appear slightly glamorous and even half-full of magical promise.

Uncorrected proof. No significant wear. The hilarious sequel to Aberystwyth Mon Amour, and again, Louie Knight, the town's only private eye, is called upon to make sense of it all. He knows that in order to find a missing Dean, he has to discover what was in a ruthless Druid assassin's case. It turns out to be something so evil it makes even the hard-boiled gumshoe gasp.

First printing. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed by Purcell on a publisher's bookplate attached to the title page. Silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her business afloat. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another.