ALISTAIR MACLEAN - vintage paperbacks
Book grades (Very Good, Good, Fair, Acceptable, Poor) are explained below the list of books.
Where
2 or more books with the same title, edition & grade are available,
I will sell the best copy first (unless you express a preference).
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Athabasca : 1988, Fontana 11th print : Fair (spine cracked in middle of book)
Bear Island : 1973 Fontana, reprint : Good (well read)
Breakheart Pass : 1974 BCA HB : SOLD!
Breakheart Pass : 1975, Fontana Continental edition, movie tie-in : Good (foxing)
Caravan To Vaccares : 1972, Fontana, 1st thus : Acceptable
Circus : 2009, Harper Collins 1st thus : Good
Circus : 2009 Harper 2nd printing : Good
The Dark Crusader : 1965 Fontana 6th print Very Good (faded around spine)
The Dark Crusader : 1965 Fontana 7th print Very Good (faded around spine) : Acceptable
The Dark Crusader : 1966 Fontana reprint : Good (well read)
The Dark Crusader : 1968 Fontana reprint : SOLD!
The Dark Crusader : 1969 Fontana reprint : Acceptable
The Dark Crusader : 1970 Fontana reprint : Fair
The Dark Crusader : 1977, Fontana reprint : Good (well read)
Fear Is the Key : 1972, Fontana reprint : Good (well read)
Fear is the Key : 2004, Harper Collins 2nd print : SOLD!
Floodgate : 1984 Fontana, 1st print : Acceptable
Force 10 From Navarone : 1969, Fontana 2nd impression : SOLD!
Navarone 2 & 4 (sold together)
2. Force 10 from Navarone : "First issued in Fontana Books 1970" : Good
(the date in the book would appear to be incorrect; pricing suggests it is not the first impression)
4. Thunderbolt from Navarone SAM LLEWELLYN : 1999, HarperCollins 1st thus : Good (felt pen line through bottom edge of pages)
Force 10 from Navarone : 1973, Fontana reprint : Fair
Force 10 from Navarone : 2011 Harper 1st thus : SOLD!
The Golden Rendezvous : 1964 Fontana 1st print : Very Good (minor rip to top corner of spine)
The Golden Rendezvous : 1968 Fontana reprint : SOLD!
The Golden Rendezvous : 1970 Fontana reprint : Fair
The Guns of Navarone : 1961 Fontana 3rd print, movie tie-in : SOLD!
H.M.S. Ulysses : 1955, Collins HB : Acceptable (see my pics)
H.M.S. Ulysses : 1960, Fontana 1st thus : Acceptable (see my pics)
H.M.S. Ulysses : 1965, Fontana 5th print : Acceptable
H.M.S. Ulysses : 1969 Fontana, reprint : SOLD!
H.M.S. Ulysses : 1972, Fontana, reprint : SOLD!
HMS Ulysses : 2004, Harper Collins 1st thus : SOLD!
Ice Station Zebra : 1972, Fontana reprint : SOLD!
Ice Station Zebra : 1971, Fontana reprint : Good
Ice Station Zebra : 1974, Fontana reprint : Good (bookseller stamps at front)
Ice Station Zebra : 2005, Harper Collins 1st thus : Very Good
The Last Frontier : 1971, Fontana, reprint : SOLD!
The Last Frontier : 1972, Fontana reprint : Acceptable
The Last Frontier : 2004, Harper Collins 2nd print : SOLD!
Night Without End : 1964, Fontana 4th print : Fair
Night Without End : 1980 Fontana, reprint : Good (well read)
Night Without End : 2005, Harper Collins 1st thus : SOLD!
Partisans : 1983 Fontana, 1st thus : Good (well read)
Puppet On A Chain : 1971 Fontana, 1st print (2 available) : Acceptable
Puppet On A Chain : 1971, Fontana reprint : Acceptable
Puppet On A Chain : 1972, Fontana 6th print : Good
Puppet on a Chain : 2005, Harper Collins 2nd print : SOLD!
Santorini : 1986, BCA HB : Good
Santorini : 2009, Harper Collins 1st thus : SOLD!
The Satan Bug : 1964, Fontana, 2nd print : Good
The Satan Bug : 1964, Fontana, 3rd print : Acceptable
The Satan Bug : 1968, Fontana, reprint : SOLD!
The Satan Bug : 1971, Fontana reprint : Good
The Satan Bug : 1971, Fontana reprint : Acceptable
South By Java Head : 1961 Fontana 1st print : Very Good (minor marks on front)
South By Java Head : 1971, Fontana, reprint : Good
South by Java Head : 1978, Fontana, reprint : Acceptable
The Way To Dusty Death : 1973 BCA HB : Good
When Eight Bells Toll : 1967, Fontana Continental edition : Good (well read)
When Eight Bells Toll : 1968, Fontana, reprint : Good
When Eight Bells Toll : 1968, Fontana, reprint : SOLD!
When Eight Bells Toll : 2005, Harper Collins 1st thus : SOLD!
Where Eagles Dare : 1972, Fontana 15th, movie tie-in : SOLD!
Where Eagles Dare : 1987, Fontana reprint : Very Good
GRADING
Very Good -
minor defects, faults or wear to cover, pages & dust jacket if
present; only light creasing to spine; light tanning to pages; if
writing present at front, it is in pencil
Good - average
book, complete & intact; faults may include: heavier creasing to
spine & page tanning, bumping, foxing (yellow/brown marks) &
cover fading; may be small stamp / sticker or writing in pen at front of
book
Fair - between good and acceptable
Acceptable - book with complete text pages (incl. maps,
plates) but may lack endpapers; may have heavy creasing, marks, bumping
& foxing; edges & corners of covers / pages may be damaged;
covers may feature stickers or sticker remains, etc; binding may be weak
or splitting with 1 or 2 loose pages; book may show some signs of poor
storage, possibly in a damp environment; may be ex-library
Poor -
book that is sufficiently worn that its only merit is the complete
text, which will be legible; multiple pages or page blocks may have come
loose
Please
message me with any questions about these or any other items I have
listed (product details, combining postage etc). Also, you can now visit
my ebay shop and browse the various categories there. I have many books
and magazines that are not yet listed, and I'm happy to see if I have a
title you are searching for.