Fiction

Brave New World – Aldous Huxley

A King’s ransom for a first edition or this rather nice Vanguard Library copy from the 1950’s in the scarce Vanguard glam dust jacket rarely seen – check it out.

Octavo, in Vanguard style, 214 pages, evenly toned from period paper type, clean and tightly bound, original owners name at front and back. Jacket has some carefulrepairs and the bookseller’s sticker to front but it’s really jolly good.

One of the standout novels of the 20th Century with a long and interesting Forward by the author … who suggest he would make some changes now but “rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean” – if you get it don’t let it put you off – this is one of those books everyone should read.

Brave New World is that special dust jacket

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$40.00

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Murder Off Miami – A New Era in Crime fiction – Dennis Wheatley

Originally published in 1936 – this is a faithful 1980’s reproduction of this extraordinary work by Dennis Wheatley – murder planned by J.G. Links.

The most sinister death of multi-millionaire soap powder king Bolitho Blane on board the luxury yacht Golden Gull off Miami looks suspicious. Has he committed suicide or is foul play involved?

Here we have all the clues laid out in front of us in the form of a the law enforcement case file, the complexity and ingenuity of it all is a surprise in itself – it is guaranteed to leave you scratching your head until the end –

Showing bit of age – still a better than good copy – intact in every respect.

Nothing on google will assist you in working this one out – the sealed section is unbroken – do not break until you are absolutely exhausted.

$60.00

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The Malinsay Massacre – A Murder Mystery Dennis Wheatley

Originally published in 1936 – this is a faithful 1980’s reproduction of this unique work by Dennis Wheatley.

Murder after murder amongst the aristocracy of lonely Scottish island has everyone baffled.

Here we have all the clues laid out in front of us in the form of a the law enforcement case file with original letters, notes, plans, photographs and even the arsenic tablet (from which the poison has been extracted to save you from harm, etc etc – it is guaranteed to leave you scratching your head until the end. A little bit of age but nothing to spoil the fun or intrigue.

Nothing on google will assist you in working this one out – the sealed section with the solution is unbroken – don’t peak!.

$80.00

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The Web of Time – Lee Harding – First Edition 1980

A very nice copy of the first edition of this Science Fiction offering by Australian writer Lee Harding.

Published by Cassell in1980. Octavo, 168 pages all in very good condition bar ownership signature at front ends. Perfect and glorious dust jacket the image of which gives a clue to the nature of the story or at least one of the key props.

Australian Science Fiction from a master of the craft.

$30.00

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Biggles in Australia – Captain W.E. Johns

Biggles and his Air police foil a communist plot in OZ. Where is he now when we need him? A little foxed but not Biggles!

Published by Hodder and Stoughton, second impression 1956 a year after the first. Octavo, 188 pages, a few marks and a pretty good dust jacket.

Scarce and our favourite Biggles

$50.00

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Absalom, Absalom – William Faulkner

One of the great Modern Library Editions. Pretty good condition in slightly chipped dust jacket with slight age marks to back.

Nobel Prize winning author whose incredible narratives centred on the American South … Superb work and includes the longest grammatically correct sentence in literature at page 181 (1292 words … phew)

Unsurpassed Faulkner

$30.00

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Brave New World – Aldous Huxley

Murder Off Miami – A New Era in Crime fiction – Dennis Wheatley

The Malinsay Massacre – A Murder Mystery Dennis Wheatley

The Web of Time – Lee Harding – First Edition 1980

Biggles in Australia – Captain W.E. Johns

Absalom, Absalom – William Faulkner

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