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half a dozen Digit Delights

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The Adventures of Johnny Walker, Tramp by WH Davies

Digit 1963 1st Posted to your UK address

£6.50

E.Phillips Oppenheim – Mysterious Mr Sabin

“A Fiendish Plot was being hatched in the uncertain hush of pre-War London” A 1963 Digit first edition that can be delivered to your door (if in UK)

£6.50

The Change by George G Foster

“a terrifying novel of the future” A Digit delivered to you UK address

£6.50

Edgar Wallace – The Fourth Plague

“The Hated execution squad stretches out it’s hands of Terror” Digit delivered to UK address

£6.50

The Legion of Time – Jack Williamson

“A battle to the death in the outposts of space” Delivered Digit to any UK address

£6.50

The Night of the Death Rain – Luan Ranzetta

“Terror Stalked Mankind from the Galaxies Above” Horror Science Fiction from Digit a 1963 1st Delivered from my well stocked shop Direct to your Door, in the UK that is.

£6.50

SAS (not S.A.S. as in Special Air Service)

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SAS – Black Magic in New York – by Gerard de Villiers

NEL paperback with biro price on front cover (6P not my price). I won’t explain what this book is about as I suspect the only people interested at this price know all about the series. Posted to UK address

£10.00

The Prisoner and Danger Man

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The Prisoner – I am not a number, I am a Free Man – Thomas M Disch

NEL 1st Price includes UK P&P

£6.00

The Prisoner – A Day in the Life – Hank Stine

NEL 1st Price includes UK P&P

£6.00

Though it was never spelled out the end of the Danger Man series on TV ended with an abduction, I think, then The Prisoner started, implying a continuation. I have not stock-checked the titles below, but I think I know where they are.

Stock

Auther	Title	Publisher	Price	Condition	Date
Baker W Howard	Danger Man – Departure Defered	Consul	£4.00	vg
Baker W Howard	Danger Man – Storm over Rockall	Consul	£4.00	vg	1965
Ballinger WA	Danger Man – The Exterminator	Consul	£4.00	vg	1966
Leslie Peter	Danger Man- Hell for Tomorrow	Consul	£4.00	vg	1965

Danger Man – Hell For Tomorrow

Consul 1965 P&P included for UK addresses

£6.00

ballinger-w-a-danger-man-the-exterminator-consul

Danger Man – The Exterminator – W A Ballinger

Consul 1966 Price below includes UK P&P

£6.00

Danger Man – Departure Defered

Price includes P&P in UK

£6.00

Danger Man – Storm over Rockhall

Price below includes UK postage

£6.00

Hodder & Stoughton

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Stock

Stock

Auther	Title	Publisher	Price	Condition
Ambler Eric	Uncommon Danger	H&S	£5.00	vg-
Beeding Francis	Eleven were Brave	H&S	£5.00	f
Brand Max	The Safety Killer	H&S	£4.00	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Saint in Miami	H&S	£2.50	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Saint Meets His Match	H&S	£2.50	vg-
Charteris Leslie	The Saint’s Getaway	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Coles Manning	Drink to Yesterday	H&S	£2.50
Douglas O	The House that is Our Own	H&S	£2.50	vg
Hilton James	Good-Bye Mr Chips	H&S	£3.00	vg
Holt Gavin	Ivory Ladies	H&S	£3.00	vg
MacDonald William Colt	Sombrero	H&S	£3.00	vg
Morton Stella	Turn of the Days	H&S	£4.00	vg
Oppenheim	Last Train Out	H&S	£4.00	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Saint Goes West	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Charteris Leslie	Enter the Saint	H&S	£4.00	vg
Coles Manning	The Fith Man	H&S	£4.00	vg
Grey Zane	The Mysterious Rider	H&S	£3.50	vg
Grey Zane	The Roaring UP Trail	H&S	£3.50	vg
Hayox Ernest	The Border Trumpet	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Holt Gavin	Begonia Walk	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Horler	Nighthawk Mops Up	H&S	£3.50	vg
Horler	Nighthawk Mops Up	H&S	£3.00	vg-
Mason AEW	The Prisoner in the Opal	H&S	£3.00	vg
Mulford Clarence E	The Man from Bar-20	H&S	£3.50	vg
Sapper	The Return of Bulldog Drumond	H&S	£3.00	vg
Truss Seldon	Footsteps Behind Them	H&S	£2.50	vg
Wallace Edgar	The Door With Seven Locks	H&S	£3.50	vg
Charteris Leslie	Saint Overboard	H&S	£3.50	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Saint Bids Diamonds	H&S	£3.50	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Saint Sees it Through	H&S	£3.50	f
Charteris Leslie	The Saint sees it Through	H&S	£3.00	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Saint Closes the Case	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Brand Max	Mystery Valley	H&S	£3.50	vg+
Brand Max	Gun Gentlemen	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Canning Victor	The Chasm	H&S	£2.00	vg
Canning Victor	Panthers Moon	H&S	£3.00	vg
Canning Victor	The Golden Salamander	H&S	£3.00	vg
Charteris Leslie	Call for the Saint	H&S	£3.00	vg
Charteris Leslie	Follow the Saint	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Charteris Leslie	The Saint and Mr Teal	H&S	£2.50	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Saint Plays with Fire	H&S	£2.50	vg
Grey Zane	The Spirit of the Border	H&S	£2.50	vg-
Grey Zane	The Man of the Forest	H&S	£3.50	vg
Horler	The Screaming Skull	H&S	£3.50	vg
Powell Richard	All Over But the Shooting	H&S	£4.00	vg
Sapper	The Third Round	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Sapper	Bulldog Drummond	H&S	£3.00	vg
Seamark	The Avenging Ray	H&S	£2.50	vg-
Seltzer	Arizona Jim	H&S	£3.00	vg
Wallace Edgar	Again the Three	H&S	£2.00	vg-
Wentworth Patricia	Lonesome Road	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Wentworth Patricia	The Chinese Shawl	H&S	£3.00	vg
Haggard H Rider	Allan Quartermain	H&S	£3.00	vg-
Haggard H Rider	She	H&S	£3.50	vg
Roberts Cecil	Pilgrim Cottage	H&S	£2.00	vg-
Grey Zane	The Call of the Canyon	H&S	£3.50	vg+
Mulford Clarence E	Hopalong Cassidy	H&S	£3.00	vg
Wallace Edgar	The Valley of Ghosts	H&S	£3.00	vg
Sapper	The Black Gang	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Seton Anya	Dragonwyck	H&S	£2.50
Seton Anya	Dragonwyck	H&S	£2.00	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Happy Highwayman	H&S	£2.50	vg
Charteris Leslie	The saint Steps In	H&S	£2.50	vg
Ames Deano	Murder Begins At Home	H&S	£4.00	f
Brand Max	Gunman’s Gold	H&S	£2.00	vg-
Charteris Leslie	The avenging Saint	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Charteris Leslie	Featuring the Saint	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Creasey John	Kill the Toff	H&S	£3.00	vg
Creasey John	Fool the Toff	H&S	£3.00	vg
Creasey John	A Case for Inspector West	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Creasey John	Inspector West Cries Wolf	H&S	£3.00	vg-
Gilbert Michael	Smallbone Deceased	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Grey Zane	Arizona Ames	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Grey Zane	Sunset Pass	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Horler	Tiger Standish Takes the Field	H&S	£4.00	vg
Jordan Humfrey	Blue Water Dwelling	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Morton Stella	The Unfamiliar Name	H&S	£3.50	vg
Oppenheim	Moran Chambers Smiles	H&S	£3.00	vg
Oppenheim	The strange Boarders of Palace Crescent	H&S	£2.50	vg-
Raine	Cool Customer	H&S	£2.50	vg
Sapper	The Final Count	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Wallace Edgar	The Man at the Carlton	H&S	£3.00	vg
Wallace Edgar	Double Dan	H&S	£3.00	vg
Wentworth Patricia	Hue and Cry	H&S	£4.00	vg
Johns WE	Segeant Bigglesworth C.I.D.	H&S	£4.00	vg+
Johns WE	Biggles’ Second Case	H&S	£3.50	vg
Brand Max	The Man from Mustang	H&S	£3.00	vg
Charteris Leslie	The Saint in New York	H&S	£2.50	vg
Creasey John	Inspector West at Bay	H&S	£3.00	vg
Creasey John	The Toff Goes Gay	H&S	£2.50	vg-
Grey Zane	Wild Horse Mesa	H&S	£3.50	vg
Sapper	The Femail of the Species	H&S	£3.00	vg+
Wallace Edgar	The Crimson Circle	H&S	£3.00	vg
Black Hermina	East of the Sun	H&S	£3.50	vg
Charteris Leslie	Saint Errant	H&S	£2.50	vg
Creasey John	A Knife for the Toff	H&S	£3.50	vg
Mulford Clarence E	Hopalong Cassidy Serves a Writ	H&S	£5.00	vg
Orczy Baroness	A Joyous Adventure	H&S	£1.50	vg-
Wallace Edgar	The Yellow snake	H&S	£3.00	vg
Creasey John	Send Inspector West	H&S	£1.00	g
Creasey John	A Gun for inspector west	H&S	£3.00	vg

CALLAN

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I remember watching the first two series as they were shown (pre video), the time when “anti-heroes” came into vogue. I thought Edward Woodward was super cool, then he did that ridiculous American series and managed to be a big enough drip to get burnt in a Straw Man.

I have two hard back first editions, both with water damage, one much worse than the other, thankfully the rarer book is in better condition. A Magnum for Schneider, which I have just watched on YouTube, the damage is a slight wrinkling to the dj, the book has no faults not clipped and no inscriptions. Death and Bright water has extensive repairs to the cover and the dj is stained and has bits of the flap missing.

Because of the condition of Death and Bright Water I am giving that free with the other book, it is available on line from £15 upwards. I am asking £50 for both books. Please ask me any questions if you are interested.

Two Callan Hard Backs A Magnum for Schneider & Death and Bright Water

Condition detailed above. The price below includes UK P&P

£60.00

I have paperback copies on offer for £2.50

A Red File for Callen – Dell paperback

Price below includes UK P&P

£4.00

Red File for Callan originally A Magnum for Schneider – Corgi Paperback

Price below includes UK P&P

£4.00

Very difficult to find in any format. This Corgi is just below VG.

James Mitchell Smear Job – a rare Callen Corgi

Price below includes UK P&P

£11.50

DANGER MAN – Hell for Tomorrow by Peter Leslie

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Not ever spelled out, but the obvious prequel to The Prisoner. It would be interesting to watch an episode now and see how it has stood the test of time. This is a first edition by Consul Books for sale at the bargain price of only £4.00

Badger – Medical, Spy, Cowboy & Crime

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collage Badger Medical

MEDICAL

Jennings D K Emergency Call Badger RS 4 £2.50
Jennings D K The Long Days Badger RS 33 vg £2.50
Sherwood John R The Constant Image Badger RS 26 Fox vg £2.50
Sherwood John R The Searching Light Badger RS 19 Fox f £2.00

SPY
Robertson Manning K Night Passage to Kano Badger SP 4 Fox vg £3.00
Robertson Manning K Pattern for Survival Badger SP 5 Fox vg+ £3.00
Robertson Manning K The secret Enemy Badger SP 2 Fox vg £3.00
Robertson Manning K Twelve Hours to Destiny Badger SP 6 Fox vg- £3.50

COWBOY
Adams Chuck Badlands Feud Badger LW 63 anon f £10.00
Adams Chuck Day of Violence Badger LW 57 Fox f £7.50
Adams Chuck Hired Gun Badger LW 27 Anon vg £7.50
Adams Chuck Riverboat Revenge Badger LW 49 Dimmock vg+ £10.00
Adams Chuck The Texan Badger LW 32 anon vg- £5.00
Adams Chuck Thunder at Abilene Badger BW 48 Fox vg+ £5.00
Adams Chuck Who Rides with Vengeance Badger LW 68 Fox f £10.00
Bradley Tex Thunderfire Badger LW 61 anon f £10.00

CRIME
Barton JC The Corrupt Ones Badger CS 12 vg £4.00

Sherwood - The Constant Image (2)

Badger – Western and Spy

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Not genres associated with Badger and I have not been able to find out if they are written by the Reverand Fanthorpe or not. The covers are striking in my mind, but I am biased towards 50’s and 60’s covers. collage Badger 01

Manning K Robertson

Night Passage to Kano – vg+ £3.00

Twelve Hours to Destiny vg £3.50

Pattern for Survival vg+ £3.00

Chuck Adams

The Texan vg £5.00

Hired Gun vg £7.50

Thunder of Abilene vg £5.00

DANGER MAN

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For those of an age the TV character who may or may not have been the Prisoner.

Ballinger WA Danger Man – The Exterminator Consul 803 1st 1966 anon vg £4.00
Leslie Peter Danger Man- Hell for Tomorrow Consul 802 1st 1965 anon vg £4.00

I know I have “Prisoner” titles but the search of my database only brought this assortment up.
Calvert Michael Prisoners of Hope Panther
Creasey John A Kind of Prisoner Four Square
Garve Andrew Prisoners Friend Pan
Hope Anthony The Prisoner of Zenda Bantam
Lorant Stefan I Was Hitler’s Prisoner Penguin
Mason AEW The Prisoner in the Opal H&S
Not Stated Prisoners of the Desert Sexton Blake
Reynolds Margaret Prisoner at the Bar Digit
Taylor James Prisoner of the Kormoran Panther
Wheatley Dennis The Prisoner in the Mask Arrow

Dennis Wheatley

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I Thought I had a good collection of his works, I knew he was prolific ( not John Creasey or Michael Moorcock prolific but prolific just the same) over 70 books. I do have, paperbacks, hardbacks, hardbacks with dust jackets and some 1st editions (one signed) in stock, mostly at £2.50 each but a few at £5.00. I have highlighted titles I have in stock in red on the bibliography below.

Dennis Yates Wheatley (1897 – 1977) was an English author whose prolific output of stylish thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world’s best-selling writers from the 1930s through the 1960s. His Gregory Sallust series was one of the main inspirations for Ian Fleming’s James Bond stories.

Born in South London, he was the eldest of three children of an upper-middle-class family, the owners of Wheatley & Son of Mayfair, a wine business. He admitted to little aptitude for schooling, and was expelled from Dulwich College. Soon after his expulsion Wheatley became a British Merchant Navy officer cadet on the training ship HMS Worcester.

During the Second World War, Wheatley was a member of the London Controlling Section, which secretly coordinated strategic military deception and cover plans. His literary talents gained him employment with planning staffs for the War Office. He wrote numerous papers for the War Office, including suggestions for dealing with a German invasion of Britain.

Dennis Wheatley died on 11th November 1977. During his life he wrote over 70 books and sold over 50 million copies.

Duke de Richleau series
The Forbidden Territory (Adventure, January 1933) – filmed in 1934
The Devil Rides Out (Occult/Romance, December 1934) – filmed in 1968
The Golden Spaniard (Adventure, August 1938)
Three Inquisitive People (Crime, February 1940)
Strange Conflict (Occult, April 1941)
Codeword – Golden Fleece (Espionage, May 1946)
The Second Seal (Historical/Espionage, November 1950)
The Prisoner in the Mask (Historical/Espionage, September 1957)
Vendetta in Spain (Historical/Espionage, August 1961)
Dangerous Inheritance (Crime, August 1965)
Gateway to Hell (Occult, August 1970)
Gregory Sallust series
Black August (Science Fiction/Adventure, January 1934)
Contraband (Espionage, October 1936)
The Scarlet Impostor (Espionage, January 1940)
Faked Passports (Espionage, June 1940)
The Black Baroness (Espionage/Crime, October 1940)
V for Vengeance (Espionage, March 1942)
Come into My Parlour (Espionage, November 1946)
The Island Where Time Stands Still (Espionage, September 1954)
Traitors’ Gate (Espionage, September 1958)
They Used Dark Forces (Espionage/Occult, October 1964)
The White Witch of the South Seas (Crime/Occult, August 1968)
Julian Day novels
The Quest of Julian Day (Adventure/Romance, January 1939)
The Sword of Fate (Adventure/Romance, September 1941)
Bill for the Use of a Body (Crime, April 1964)
Roger Brook series
The Launching of Roger Brook (Historical/Espionage, July 1947)
The Shadow of Tyburn Tree (Historical/Espionage, May 1948)
The Rising Storm (Historical/Espionage, October 1949)
The Man Who Killed the King (Historical/Espionage, November 1951)
The Dark Secret of Josephine (Historical/Espionage, March 1955)
The Rape of Venice (Historical/Espionage, October 1959)
The Sultan’s Daughter (Historical/Espionage, August 1963)
The Wanton Princess (Historical/Espionage, August 1966)
Evil in a Mask (Historical/Espionage, August 1969)
The Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware (Historical/Espionage, August 1971)
The Irish Witch (Historical/Espionage/Occult, August 1973)
Desperate Measures (Historical/Espionage, September 1974)
Molly Fountain / Colonel Verney novels
To the Devil – a Daughter (Occult, January 1953) – filmed in 1976
The Satanist (Occult, August 1960)
Other occult novels
The Haunting of Toby Jugg [Toby Jugg] (Occult, December 1948) – filmed in 2006 as The Haunted Airman
The Ka of Gifford Hillary [Gifford Hillary] (Occult/Science Fiction, July 1956)
Unholy Crusade [‘Lucky’ Adam Gordon] (Historical Adventure/Occult, August 1967)
Science fiction novels
Sixty Days to Live (X). [Lavinia Leigh and others] (Apocalyptic, August 1939)
Star of Ill-Omen (X). [Kem Lincoln] (Alien abduction, May 1952)
“Lost World” novels
They Found Atlantis [Camilla and others] (January 1936)
Uncharted Seas [Various] (January 1938) – filmed in 1968 as The Lost Continent
The Man Who Missed the War (X). [Philip Vaudell] (November 1945)

Other adventure/espionage novels
Such Power is Dangerous [Avril Bamborough] (Adventure, June 1933)
The Fabulous Valley [The Heirs of John Thomas Long] (Adventure, August 1934)
The Eunuch of Stamboul [Swithin Destime] (Espionage, July 1935) – filmed in 1936 as Secret of Stamboul
The Secret War [Sir Anthony Lovelace, Christopher Pen, Valerie Lorne] (Espionage, January 1937)
Curtain of Fear [Nicholas Novák] (Espionage, October 1953)
Mayhem in Greece [Robbie Grenn] (Espionage, August 1962)
The Strange Story of Linda Lee [Linda Lee] (Crime/Adventure, August 1972)

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