GOTHIC MYSTERY - eerie thrillers & romantic adventures
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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NANCY BUCKINGHAM Valley of the Ravens : 1978, Magnum : Fair
JOAN BUTLER Sheet Lightning : undated, Arrow Books SP285 : Fairly Poor (covers have come away from the page block, which is intact albeit not especially tight - see my pics)
DOROTHY DANIELS duo (sold together)
Danger Mansion : 1966, Canada, Lancer 'Easy Eye' : Acceptable
House of the Seven Courts : 1967, US, Lancer 73-638 : Good
JUDY GARDINER The Quick and the Dead : 1981 Severn House 1st UK HB Edition : Good (DJ price clipped)
GIMONE HALL The Blue Taper - 1970 US MacFadden PBO 1st/1st : Good
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE The House of the Seven Gables : undated US Pocket Books reprint : Good
SUSAN HOWATCH trio (sold together) : Acceptable
April's Grave : 1980, Pan 9th print
Penmarric : 1977, Pan 9th print
The Shrouded Walls : 1973, Pan 1st thus
WILLA JAY A Fear In Borzano : 1967, US, Lancer 'E-Z Read' large text edition : Good
NB: May well not be as large as modern 'large text' editions.
JOY PACKER The Man In The Mews : 1967, Pan M211, 1st thus : Fair
GENEVIEVE ST. JOHN The Sinister Voice : 1967, US, Belmont : Fair
PHYLLIS WHITNEY Sea Jade - 1975 Coronet 6th print : Good : Good
PHYLLIS WHITNEY Skye Cameron : 1979, Coronet 4th print : Good
PHYLLIS WHITNEY Snowfire : 1976, Pan 1st thus (2 available) : Acceptable (1 is ex library, 1 has very creased cover)
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.