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Out of the Silent Planet

C. S. Lewis · first published 1938

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 7s. 6d. (first issue jacket)

1st Bodley Head1938 Hardback · The Space Trilogy 1 Sold £2,500 · Oct 2026 I own Out of the Silent Planet, Bodley Head 1938 Log in to want this

Over My Dead Body

Rex Stout · first published 1940

1st Farrar & Rinehart1940 Hardback · Nero Wolfe I own Over My Dead Body, Farrar & Rinehart 1940 Log in to want this

Pet Sematary

Stephen King · first published 1983

Please Pass the Guilt

Rex Stout · first published 1973

Reaper Man

Terry Pratchett · first published 1991

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £13.99 (first issue jacket)

1st Gollancz1991 Hardback · Death 2 Sold £27 · Sep 2026 I own Reaper Man, Gollancz 1991 Log in to want this

Remembrance

Danielle Steel · first published 1981

Sad Cypress

Agatha Christie · first published 1940

The A.B.C. Murders

Agatha Christie · first published 1936

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1st Collins Crime Club1936 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot 11 I own The A.B.C. Murders, Collins Crime Club 1936 Log in to want this

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book

J. R. R. Tolkien · first published 1962

1st Allen & Unwin1962 Hardback I own The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book, Allen & Unwin 1962 Log in to want this

The Audacious Adventuress

Barbara Cartland · first published 1971

1st Hutchinson1971 Hardback I own The Audacious Adventuress, Hutchinson 1971 Log in to want this

The Case of the Baited Hook

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1940

1st Morrow1940 Hardback I own The Case of the Baited Hook, Morrow 1940 Log in to want this

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The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1944

1st Morrow1944 Hardback I own Case Black Eyed Blonde, Morrow 1944 Log in to want this

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The Case of the Buried Clock

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1943

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The Case of the Dangerous Dowager

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1937

The Case of the Drowning Duck

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1942

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The Case of the Haunted Husband

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1941

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The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1938

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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1936

The Case of the Vagabond Virgin

Erle Stanley Gardner · first published 1948

1st William Morrow1948 Hardback I own The Case of the Vagabond Virgin, William Morrow 1948 Log in to want this

The Caves of Steel

Isaac Asimov · first published 1954