Brian Rendell (21 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 11 Short Stories. Featured are Flowers that Bloom in the Spring by Julian Symons, The Art of Deduction by Robert L Fish, The Woman in the Control Room by William Bankier, Inspector Wexford and the Winchurch Affair by Ruth Rendell, In the Presence of Death by James Holding, Million-to-One Shot by Bill Pronzini and Barry N Malzberg, A Fitting Epitaph by Herschel Cozine, Passport for Charlie by Brian Garfield, The Kindest Man in the World by Henry Slesar, Some Days are Like That by Jack Ritchie and Captain Leopold and the Vanishing Men by Edward D Hoch. In Very Good Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 14 short stories. Featured are Mutiny at Patton Street by Michael Gilbert, Last Rendezvous by Jean L. Backus, The Glory Hunter by Brian Garfield, The Death of the Bag Man by Stephen Wasylyk, In the House Next Door by William Bankier, Raffles and the Sweet Taste of Revenge by Barry Perowne, Trip Out on Red Lizzie by Gerald Kersh, The Other Pistol by john Rosinski, Why It Happened by Martina Thomas, The Landlady Journal by Sonora Morrow, Two Turkey's in a Snowdrift by John Vineyard, Inspector Ghote and the Film Star by H.R.F. Keating, A Glowing Future by Ruth Rendell, The Problem of the Country Inn by Edward D. Hoch. Light edge wear. Slight reading creases. In very good condition.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 74, no. 1 (Whole No. 428). Cover photo of G. K. Chesterton. Includes "Flowers That Bloom in the Spring" by Julian Symons; "The Art of Deduction" by Robert L. Fish; "The Woman in the Control Room" by William Bankier; "Inspector Wexford and the Winchurch Affair" by Ruth Rendell; "In the Presence of Death" by James Holding; "Million-to-One Shot" by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg; "A Fitting Epitaph" by Herschel Cozine; "Passport for Charlie" by Brian Garfield; "The Kindest Man in the World" by Henry Slesar; "Some Days Are Like That" by Jack Ritchie; "Captain Leopold and the Vanishing Men" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mystery Newsletter" by Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by Jon L. Breen. Label bits remain on front; creasing; mild tanning; minor rubbing. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 74, no. 4 (Whole No. 431). Cover photo of Dorothy L. Sayers. Includes "Charlie's Chase" by Brian Garfield; "Clutching at Straws" by Ruth Rendell; "A New Scam" by Helene Melyan; "Fools of the World" by Stephen Wasylyk; "The Door to Doom" by John Dickson Carr; "Summer of 1872" by C. Rowell; "Mr. Pike's Hobby" by Richard Grant; "The Name of the Game" by Gary Eberle; "A Lovely Morning to Die" by Celia Fremlin; "Chain of terror" by Patricia McGerr; "The Avenger from Outer Space" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mystery Newsletter" by Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by Jon L. Breen. Tears at spine ends with loss at heel; tanning. No label, never was. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 74, no. 4 (Whole No. 431). Cover photo of Dorothy L. Sayers. Includes "Charlie's Chase" by Brian Garfield; "Clutching at Straws" by Ruth Rendell; "A New Scam" by Helene Melyan; "Fools of the World" by Stephen Wasylyk; "The Door to Doom" by John Dickson Carr; "Summer of 1872" by C. Rowell; "Mr. Pike's Hobby" by Richard Grant; "The Name of the Game" by Gary Eberle; "A Lovely Morning to Die" by Celia Fremlin; "Chain of terror" by Patricia McGerr; "The Avenger from Outer Space" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mystery Newsletter" by Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by Jon L. Breen. Rubbing; a little creasing and stress; minor corner tear. No label, never was. Book.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. Undated but mid 1980s publication about memories of Chepstow and Forest of Dean; B&W illustrations; spine uncreased; cover slightly creased and scuffed; small marks to page edges; owner's name on title page; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 403pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with light sunning to the spine and general rubbing. A collection of horror stories published to help needy children. Contributors include Harlan Ellison, Roald Dahl, Ramsey Campbell, Ruth Rendell, Brian Lumley, and others.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1981, stated 1st edition, minor rub, NF/NF.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. No. 31 in 'Lives in Cricket' series. Illus.

Condition: new. New!

Condition: Near Fine. First edition (softcover). 8vo (21cm by 15cm), 120pp. Illustrated throughout in b&w. Original laminated card wrappers. Bookplate to the inside of the front cover, else this book is in very good condition. ISBN 0951001205.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Circa 1983. Almost very good condition. Card wraps. B/w photos. Memories centering around Lydney and the Forest of Dean. Covers browned, scuffed and lightly creased through use. Text block lightly browned. A well-used book but still sound. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover with dustjacket, 184 pages; very good condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Sold as a signed limited edition - this copy is not signed or numbered.

Jean-Louis Zirnhelt PARIS, Polar [55, Passage Jouffroy] - 1980 - Br.21x13,5 cm - Couverture au premier plat bleu illustré d'une carte en blanc, noir et rouge, dos blanc titré en noir, 4e de couverture blanc illustré en couleurs publicitaire de l'ouvrage de Léo Malet "Le dernier train d'Austerlitz"; 100 pages y compris la couverture; iconographie en noir; 4 dessins hors-texte en noir par Jean-Louis Zirnhelt; texte sur 2 colonnes. (Collection Polar, le Magazine du Policier - Hors-série N° 1 - Août 1980 - Mensuel - Rédacteur en Chef; François Guérif - 15 F). Bon état. Cette série aura 21 numéros et 2 hors-série. SUR LE SENTIER (R. Rendell, traduit par G. de Chergé) / LE PRIVÉ QUI COLLECTIONNAIT LES POLARS (B. Pronzini, traduit par M. B. Endrèbe) / SELF-BANK (H. Jaouen) / BOURREAU DE JOUETS (B. Williamson, traduit par G. Chergé) / LA FIANCÉE (J.-F. Coatmeur) / CHARLIE CHASSE (B. Garfield, traduction de F.D.J.) / L'EMBALLEUR (P. Darcis) /UN CRIME IMPARDONNABLE (R. Bloch, traduit pat J.-P. Gratias) / LA FEMME D'HECTOR (Y. Barrec) / VIOLETTE ÉTAIT EN RETARD (L. Chomarat) / C'EST ÇA LA MORT (D. Westlake, traduit par P. Bondil) / VIDEO CASSETTE (A.-P. Duchâteau). Français Revues.

Condition: Gut. Formateinband: Großformat, Paperback / kartoniert XXX; XIII, 1271 S. (durchpaginiert); (28 cm) 2 Bände / 2 Volumes; 1st Edition; (With many figures); Exemplare aus Institutsbibliothek mit Standortschild am Rücken, Stempel u. kl. Barcodeklebern, mit Klarsichtfolie überzogen; Rücken etwas lesefaltig; 3 Blatt von Part 1 mit Eselsohr; sonst in gutem Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3300 [Stichwörter: nineteenth, 19 th].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Eleven hardback first edition Crime Thrillers by various authors: Dick Francis, Brian Freemantle, Reginald Hill, Robert J. Randisi, Julian Symons, Donald Thomas, Ruth Rendell, Ed McBain, Walter Mosley and P. D. James. The eleven volumes are all first printings of first edition books, published between 1976 (Dick Francis) and 2005 (P. D. James). ***There is some heavy internal foxing affecting the preliminary pages, page edges and dustwrapper flaps of "In the Frame" by Dick Francis and "The Detling Murders" by Julian Symons - otherwise all volumes are in at least very good original condition in the original dustwrappers - some are near fine. "Full Contact" by Robert J. Randisi is SIGNED by the author on the title-page (please see scans) ***2,500+ pages of first edition crime fiction! ***Please see original listings on ABE for more detailed descriptions. ***A nice collection of first edition crime novels, in original hardcovers, in their dustwrappers, in very good+ condition. ***Of interest to collectors of first edition crime titles. A nice varied collection. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Biography of the father and son cricketers who both captained Middlesex and England. From the ACS Lives in Cricket series. Paperback. 1st edition. A fine copy.

An account of the 1936-37 England cricket tour to Australia and New Zealand under the captaincy of Gubby Allen, based on the letters that Allen sent home to his parents. Paperback. 8vo. 106pp. Very good condition.

Biography of the Middlesex and England leg-spinner, later administrator and selector. From the ACS Lives in Cricket series. Paperback. 1st edition. A very good copy.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Numbered Edition. Signed and numbered by the author. Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Minimal shelf wear. Size: 8vo. Signed.