Search Results: Modern Crime Fiction from Northern Lights Rare Books

London: Collins Crime, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing of the first UK edition. Noticeably tanned, else Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, an unread copy. SIGNED at the title page (for the seller in person).

London: Bantam Press, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. First Printing of the UK Proof Copy. The author's first novel. Fine in glossy wrappers, an unread copy.

London: Gollancz, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. The first Kate Brannigan novel. Signed by Val McDermid at the title page. A bright copy but with some minor wear to the the covers including bumping to spine tips and a couple of marks to the upper cover. The dustjacket is unclipped but shelf-worn with rubbing to extremities including a small tear at lower corner, front panel. VG/VG.

London: Collins Crime Club, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. First Printing. Inscribed at the flyleaf by the author to family members "with apologies for the bad language". A Good condition copy with some minor spotting and dustmarking along the top edge. Bookseller's printed stamp at the flyleaf. Worn, price-clipped dustjacket with some creasing and small loss at the spine ends and corners.

Gollancz, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. An Inspector Gautier mystery. Inscribed at the front endpaper to the previous owner by the author. Fine in Fine dustjacket.

London: Orion, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. First Printing of the first UK edition. Not the rarest of signed books by Robert Crais but what makes this copy "special" is that it is from the once-legendary Deansgate branch of High-Street booksellers, Waterstone's. Still in the original Deansgate packaging and therefore has not been exposed to the elements since the day the author signed the book. Deansgate was at one time the best source of quality signed first editions in the UK, with an international roster of top author-signing events. It is rare nowadays to come across the unbroken Deansgate seal and this copy will surely appeal to the sentiments of many a collector!

London: Orion, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. First Printing of the first UK hardcover edition. Previous owner has written a date and small doodle to the top corner of the flyleaf. Edges yellowed, very slightly cocked.

London: Gollancz, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. The publisher's file copy of the second Sam Turner title. Fine in Fine unclipped dustjacket, with publisher's stamp ("Cassell PLC") at the title page.

London: Abelatd Schumann, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. Early mystery novel by the prolific author and former actress. VG/VG, unclipped dustjacket with prices in $ .US and £ Sterling

London: The Crime Club (Collins), 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Printing of the first title in the Roger the Chapman series of medieval mysteries. The book is in VG condition with pushing to the spine tips but otherwise in nice clean condition. The dustjacket is unclipped but well worn at the extremities with minor nicks and tears and small loss at the foot of the spine.

London: Collins, 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. The prolific novelist's first book. A few spots at the fore-edge, top edge dust-stained. The dustjacket is unclipped but with the usual crackling to its surface and a few small chips to extremeties.

London: No Exit Press, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A Fine, tight, square copy in Near Fine dustjacket which is a touch wrinkled at the crown and along parts of the edges.

London: Hutchinson, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First UK Printing. A tidy copy of this short-story collection which is becoming less easy to find. Text-block lightly toned. Bumped at the crown. Otherwise, tight and square, a nice copy, Near Fine. The dustjacket is not clipped and neither is it priced suggesting that this copy was intended for export originally. SIGNED by the author at the title page .

London: Doubleday, 2015. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. Super copy of the author's best-selling first thriller. SIGNED and dated (9/01/15) by her at the title page. Presents as an unread copy, tight and square, Very Fine in Very Fine, unclipped dustjacket.

London: Bantam Books, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Published in the UK for the first time in a paperback edition of which this is a nice example. SIGNED by Dennis Lehane at the title page and uncommon thus. Minor rubs at spine tips but tight and square. Text-block tanned a little. The book was later filmed successfully.

London: Maclehose Press (Quercus), 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 3rd volume in the later Swedish author's bestselling trilogy. A book which has been read but remains firm and square. Free from onwer names etc, VG++ in unclipped dustjacket.

London: Headline, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The author's second novel and the second in the Sal Kilkenny mystery series. In excellent shape although the block is very tanned. Minor rubs to dustjacket corners but cerainly a (Near) Fine copy in like dustjacket.

London: Viking, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The fourth title in the Duffy series of thrillers written by Julian Barnes. Signed at the title page "Dan Kavanagh". The text-block has noticeably tanned but otherwise it's about Fine in Fine unclipped dustjacket.

London: Orion, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Printing. SIGNED by the author (for the seller in person) at the title page with hangman doodle. Not quite straight (very slight lean) but a Near Fine copy - pushing to the spine tips) in Near Fine dustjacket with some creasing at the crown and rear panel.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. The Young James Bond creator's second novel, a dark tale of emotional instability. Published as a Paperback original, wrappers but with dustjacket. The wrappers are a little bit creased along the edges, the jacket also has a minor crease at the top edge, front panel. The block is tanned. SIGNED by the author at the title page.