A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. Paperback, 96 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, 1993. New, ISBN 9781853261213 (1853261211). £1.95

A Dorset Girl - Janet Woods
An enthralling 19th-century saga set in rural Dorset. It's the time of the Tolpuddle trial and unrest. Paperback, 409 pages, Pocket Books, London, 2003. Good: Some spine creasing; previous owner's name; 6mm line on front cover. ISBN 9780743467995 (074346799X). £0.75

A Journal of the Flood Year - David Ely
In a near-future, a half-flooded world governed by technobureaucracy and ultraconformity. Paperback, 224 pages, Portobello Books, London, 2009. New, ISBN 9781846271670 (1846271673). £6.95

A Maggot - John Fowles
Begins as an obsession (or 'maggot') which found its setting in the second wave of Protestant Dissent in England. Paperback, 464 pages, Vintage, 1996. New, ISBN 9780099480419 (0099480417). £7.95

A Maggot - John Fowles
Not a historical novel in the normal sense. It began as a quirk or obsession (a 'maggot' in the archaic sense of the word) which found its setting in the second wave of Protestant Dissent in England. Hardback with dust jacket, 460 pages, Jonathan Cape, London,, 1985, 1st reprint. Good: SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Slight speckling to top of text block; small dealer's label to inside of front board. Dust Jacket Good: Price clipped. Some speckling to top of front flap; covered in protective film. ISBN 9780224028066 (0224028065). £35.00

A Maggot - John Fowles
Not a historical novel in the normal sense. It began as a quirk or obsession (a 'maggot' in the archaic sense of the word) which found its setting in the second wave of Protestant Dissent in England. Hardback with dust jacket, 460 pages, Jonathan Cape, 1985, 1st edition, 1st impression. Good: (D) stamp on bottom edge of text block. Dust Jacket Good: Price-clipped. ISBN 9780224028066 (0224028065). £8.95

A Pair of Blue Eyes - Thomas Hardy
Although it shocked and stimulated Victorian readers, the loving nature of the heroine pervades this novel. Paperback, 305 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1995. New, ISBN 9781853262777 (1853262773). £1.95

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce
A highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus. Paperback, 238 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, 1992-2001. New, ISBN 9781853260063 (1853260061). £1.95

A Sensible Life - Mary Wesley
Easter 1926. 10-year-old Flora meets three young people and starts relationships spanning nearly forty years. Hardback with dust jacket, 364 pages, Bantam Press, London, 1990, 1st edition. Very Good: Signed by author. Shows signs of being read. Dust Jacket Very Good: Minor denting/marking. ISBN 9780593019306 (059301930X). £6.95

Absolute Friends - John Le Carre
Ted Mundy and Sasha first meet as students in West Berlin in the late 60s. Hardback, 383 pages, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2004, 1st UK edition, 1st impression. Excellent: Dust Jacket Fine: Unclipped in loose plastic cover. ISBN 9780340832875 (0340832878). £7.51

All She Ever Wanted (DVD) - Michael Scott
Denise is prepared to risk everything to become pregnant: her marriage, her health, her sanity. DVD, 90 pages, Hearst Entertainment, 1997. Good: Rear panel of insert has a crease, and a small tear/dent; issued without booklet; different insert design. PAL 4:3, Region 2, (12) ISBN 9785029248107 (5029248100568). £1.45

An Age - Brian W. Aldiss
A novel about the relationship between men and time. Hardback with dust jacket, 224 pages, Faber and Faber, London, 1967, 1st edition. Acceptable: Ex-library with usual stamps, removed labels etc; browning/marking/minor damage. Dust Jacket Good: Unclipped, film-covered, taped-down. ISBN 9780571082131 (0571082130). £4.95

Any Human Heart - William Boyd
Mountstuart traces his haphazard development as a writer. Paperback, 504 pages, Hamish Hamilton, London, 2002. Good: Some minor creasing/browning/dog-earing. ISBN 9780241141786 (0241141788). £0.75

Bad Heir Day - Wendy Holden
Becoming a writer is the dream of Oxbridge graduate Anna but a flurry of CV mail-outs draws nothing but blanks. Hardback with dust jacket, 339 pages, Headline Book Publishing, London, 2000, 1st edition, 1st impression. Good: Some browning to page/text block edges. Dust Jacket Good: Unclipped with some minor edge creasing/browning. ISBN 9780747222798 (0747222797). £4.95

Beggars Banquet - Ian Rankin
A collection of short stories which includes seven Rebus stories and the hard-to-find 'Death is Not the End'. Paperback, 376 pages, Orion, 2003. Good: Some minor creasing to spine; crease to corner of front cover. ISBN 9780752849591 (075284959X). £0.25

Book of the Dead - Patricia Cornwell
Kay Scarpetta has moved to the historic city of Charleston, but a series of unusually brutal deaths ensues. Hardback, 387 pages, Little, Brown, 2007. Very Good: Appears to be unread. ISBN 9780316724234 (0316724238). £3.50

Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder - Evelyn Waugh
Looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. Paperback, 326 pages, Penguin Classics, London, 2000. Very Good: Slight creasing to rear cover, otherwise like new. ISBN 9780141182483 (0141182482). £1.75

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
Set on Cephallonia during World War II, this is the story of a beautiful young woman and two suitors... Paperback, 534 pages, Vintage, 1999. Acceptable: Published 1999. Reading copy. Some creasing/browning/spotting/cockling; previous owner's inscription/date; bookshop label. ISBN 9780099422044 (0099422042). £0.30

Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
A satirical indicement of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. Paperback, 519 pages, Vintage, London, 1994. New, ISBN 9780099477310 (0099477319). £6.95

Charlie's Angels (DVD) [2000] - McG
When a high-tech programmer is kidnapped, the angels seek out the suspects. DVD, 99 pages, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2001. Very Good: PAL, Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1, English, Region 2, 1 disc, (15). ISBN 9785035822902 (5035822907737). £1.50

Chimp and Zee - Catherine and Laurence Anholt
In this small edition for younger readers, Mumkey takes the two cheeky monkeys Chimp and Zee shopping in Jungletown. Board book, 16 pages, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2003. New, ISBN 9780711221314 (0711221316). £2.95

Chocolate Mousse and Two Spoons - Lorraine Jenkin
Lettie Howells thinks she has missed her chance at love, career, and life. Paperback, 280 pages, Honno Welsh Women's Press, Dinas Powys, 2008. New, ISBN 9781870206952 (1870206959). £5.60

Complete Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The complete stories with original illustrations from 'The Strand Magazine'. Hardback, 1408 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, London, 2008. New, ISBN 9781840220766 (1840220767). £8.95

Crazy Moon [DVD] [1986] - Allan Eastman
An off-beat love story about a hearty guy who develops tastes for big band music and free-spirited, deaf salesgirls. DVD, 89 pages, Hollywood DVD, 2001. Excellent: Viewed; issued without booklet. Actors: Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Vaughan, Peter Spence, Ken Pogue, Eve Napier. Writers: Stefan Wodoslawsky, Tom Berry. Producers: Franco Battista, Stefan Wodoslawsky, Tom Berry. Format: PAL. Language: English. Region: All Regions. Number of discs: 1. Classification: 15. ISBN 9785017622346 (5017622340002). £1.70

Creator [DVD] [1985] - Ivan Passer
Peter O'Toole plays a lonely biologist who can not get over the death of his beloved wife. DVD, 103 pages, Hollywood DVD, 2002. Very Good: Excellent condition. Issued without booklet. Actors: Peter O'Toole, Vincent Spano, Mariel Hemingway, Virginia Madsen, David Ogden Stiers, John Dehner, Karen Kopins, Kenny Tigar, Elsa Raven, Lee Kessler, Rance Howard, Ellen Geer, Jeff Corey. Writer: Jeremy Leven. Producers: Charles Mulvehill, Stephen J. Friedman. Format: PAL. Language: English. Region: 0. Number of discs: 1. Classification: 15. ISBN 9785017633359 (5017633350001). £1.45

Daniel Martin - John Fowles
The account of a contemporary Englishman's attempt to see himself and his time in the mirrors of his past and his present. Hardback with dust jacket, 704 pages, Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1977, 1st edition. Very Good: Some page/text block edge browning. Dust Jacket Good; Unclipped; scuffed extremities; some grazing; protected by clear removable film. FIRST EDITION. ISBN 9780224014908 (0224014900). £25.00

Daniel Martin - John Fowles
The account of a contemporary Englishman's attempt to see himself and his time in the mirrors of his past and his present. Paperback, 704 pages, Vintage, London, 2004. New, ISBN 9780099478348 (009947834X). £8.25

Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural - Clint Willis
A collection that features stories about the things that scare us most: murder, ghosts, insanity and our own vulnerability. Paperback, 343 pages, Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 2001, 1st UK edition. New, ISBN 9781840185232 (1840185236). £5.95

Death Is Now My Neighbour - Colin Dexter
Morse and Lewis are called upon to investigate the murder of a young woman who was shot through her kitchen window. Paperback, 413 pages, Pan Books, 1997. Good: Some minor cover/spine creasing; some pagebrowning. ISBN 9780330350341 (033035034X). £1.95

Detective - Arthur Hailey
Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie is about to take a well-earned family holiday when he is called away on an urgent mission. Hardback with dust jacket, 495 pages, Doubleday, London, 1997, 1st edition. Good: Some page browning; some corner bumping. Dust Jacket good; minor tearing/creasing; price crossed out. ISBN 9780385407083 (0385407084). £1.95

Dracula - Bram Stoker
Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula buy of a London house. Paperback, 327 pages, The Samphire Press, 2010. New, ISBN 9781907439063 (1907439064). £1.95

Dry - Augusten Burroughs
Augusten lands in rehab where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr are dashed by grim reality. Hardback with dust jacket, 293 pages, Atlantic Books, New York, 2004, 1st edition, 1st impression. New, ISBN 9781843541844 (184354184X). £5.95

Eclipse Of The Soul - Olga Morales
As the last eclipse of 2012 approaches, the human soul becomes the ultimate Holy Grail. Paperback, 250 pages, Imprint Books, 2004, 1st edition. Excellent: ISBN 9781594573538 (1594573530). £14.95

Emma - Jane Austen
Emma is inordinately fond of match-making in the village of Highbury. Hardback with illustrated boards, 272 pages, Cathay Books, 1984. Good: Some browning. ISBN 9780861782451 (0861782453). £2.50

Emma - Jane Austen
'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. Paperback, 416 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1992. Very Good: Very minor grazing/marking. ISBN 9781853260285 (1853260282). £1.50

Emma - Jane Austen
'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. Paperback, 393 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 2000. New, ISBN 9781853260285 (1853260282). £1.95

Erec - Hartmann von Aue
A new translation of the earliest German Arthurian legend. Paperback, 231 pages, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1987. Very Good: Slight grazing to top of spine. ISBN 9780812212471 (0812212479). £9.45

Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
Set in Wessex countryside, this is a story of a young farmer Gabriel Oak and his love for and pursuit of Bathsheba Everdene. Paperback, 332 pages, The Samphire Press, 2012. New, ISBN 9781907439100 (1907439102). £1.95

Fatal Remedies - Donna Leon
The eighth Brunetti novel. Brunetti finds himself, for once, bending the rules severely. Paperback, 303 pages, Arrow, London, 1999, 9th impression. Good: Slight creasing to spine; rear cover has minor crease across lower corner. ISBN 9780099269304 (0099269309). £0.75

Fire from Heaven - Mary Renault
Tells the story of the boy Alexander, and the years that shaped him. Paperback, 390 pages, Arrow Books Ltd, 2003. New, ISBN 9780099463474 (0099463474). £6.95

Fleshmarket Close: An Inspector Rebus Novel - Ian Rankin
An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack, or something else entirely? Paperback, 482 pages, Orion, 2005. Good: Some spine creasing. ISBN 9780752865638 (0752865633). £0.75

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The deeply disturbing story of a monstrous creation which has terrified readers since its publication in 1818. Paperback, 208 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, 1993-1999. New, ISBN 9781853260230 (1853260231). £1.95

Friends in High Places - Donna Leon
When Rossi rings him at his office, seeking help, and is found dead under some scaffolding, Brunetti feels an obligation to find out whether he fell, or was thrown. Paperback, 326 pages, Arrow Books. London, 2001. Very Good: Some minor creasing to spine. ISBN 9780099269328 (0099269325). £1.25

Funeral Games - Mary Renault
Alexander the Great lies dying. Around his body gather the generalsand the royal wives, competing for power and land. Paperback, 278 pages, Arrow Books Ltd, 2003. New, ISBN 9780099463498 (0099463490). £6.95

Funeral of Figaro: An Operatic Whodunnit - Ellis Peters
When Figaro is killed in a plane crash, it seems nothing can save the London production. Paperback, 192 pages, Headline, London, 1989. Good: 1989 edition and cover design. Some page browning; some minor scuffing to cover and spine. ISBN 9780747233718 (0747233713). £0.75

Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
Traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. Paperback, 423 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, 1992-2000. New, ISBN 9781853260049 (1853260045). £1.95

Happy Birthday Chimp and Zee - Catherine and Laurence Anholt
Chimp and Zee are monkeying about once more. This time it is the twins' birthday party. Paperback, 32 pages, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, London, 2009, 1st paperback edition, 1st impre. New, ISBN 9781845075972 (1845075978). £6.25

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) [New, Adult Edition] - J.K. Rowling
In his fifth year at Hogwarts School 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence. Hardback, 766 pages, Bloomsbury, 2003,. New, ISBN 9780747569404 (0747569401). £3.95

Heart and Soul - Maeve Binchy
Clara Casey, a senior cardiac specialist, has two daughter who are having trouble settling down. Paperback, 534 pages, Orion, 2009. Good: Some slight creasing; '10 np' written neatly on front cover. ISBN 9780752884646 (0752884646). £0.25

If Wishes Were Horses - Sallyann Sheridan
Set in South West England this story is a moral dilemma peopled with characters so real, you know them. Paperback, 254 pages, Indepenpress Publishing Ltd, Brighton, 2009. New, ISBN 9781906710903 (1906710902). £7.99

Intruder in the Dust - William Faulkner
Concerned with racism and the status of the 'negro' in the southern states of the USA. Paperback, 240 pages, Penguin, 1970. Acceptable: Reading copy. Creasing/browning/annotating/grazing/scuffing/speckling; previous owners' names/addresses/inscriptions. ISBN 9780140014327 (0140014322). £0.75

Iolani: Or Tahiti as it Was - A Romance - Wilkie Collins
A tale of terror and suspense, bravery and betrayal, set against the lush backdrop of Tahiti. Hardback, 209 pages, Princeton University Press, 1999. Good: Some fading/spotting to boards; dust jacket very good. ISBN 9780691034461 (069103446X). £1.75

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt and later attends a charity school with a harsh regime. Paperback, 410 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, 1992-1999. New, ISBN 9781853260209 (1853260207). £1.95

Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
Jude Fawley is a rural stone mason with intellectual aspirations. He is frustrated by poverty and the indifference of academic institutions. Paperback, 376 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1993-2000. New, ISBN 9781853262616 (1853262617). £1.95

Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H. Lawrence
Constance Chatterley is deeply unhappy and married to an invalid. Paperback, 276 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, 2005-2007. New, ISBN 9781840224887 (1840224886). £1.95

Last Bus to Woodstock (Inspector Morse Mysteries) - Colin Dexter
The death of Sylvia Kaye figured in Thursday afternoon's edition of the 'Oxford Mail'. Paperback, 309 pages, Pan Books, 1977. Good: Creasing to spine; some grazing/scuffing. ISBN 9780330248969 (0330248960). £0.25

Last Bus to Woodstock (Inspector Morse) - Colin Dexter
The death of Sylvia Kaye figured in Thursday afternoon's edition of the 'Oxford Mail'. Paperback, 320 pages, Pan Macmillan, London, 2007. Very Good: Excellent condition ISBN 9780330451185 (0330451189). £2.45

Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse) - Colin Dexter
After leaving home to return to school, teenager Valerie Taylor had vanished and the trail had gone cold. Paperback, 223 pages, Pan Books, 1991. Good: Some browning/minor creasing. ISBN 9780330251488 (0330251481). £0.75

Life's Little Ironies - Thomas Hardy
Tenderly re-create a vanishing rural world and scrutinise the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. Paperback, 184 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1995-2002. New, ISBN 9781853261787 (1853261785). £1.95

Little Dorrit - Charles Dickens
Presents a tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical. Paperback, 848 pages, Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1996. Good: Unread. Some minor grazing/creasing otherwise very good. ISBN 9781853261824 (1853261823). £1.45

Love Among the Chickens - P.G. Wodehouse
P.G. Wodehouse's first novel introduces the world to Uckridge, one of his most extraordinary inventions. Paperback, 176 pages, Penguin Classics, 2002. Very Good: Light browning. Very rare out-of-print title. ISBN 9780141187044 (0141187042). £7.45

Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
Romantic heroine or flawed wife and mother, Emma Bovary is one of the most enigmatic fictional creations. Paperback, 277 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, 1994-2001. New, ISBN 9781853260780 (1853260789). £1.95

Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme, but when it disturbs the household at Mansfield Park, it has quite unexpected results. Paperback, 400 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1992. New, ISBN 9781853260322 (1853260320). £1.75

Mantissa - John Fowles
Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. Hardback with dust jacket, 192 pages, Jonathan Cape, London, 1982, 1st edition. Very Good: Light browning. Dust Jacket Very Good: Unclipped; a few small red (ink?) spots to front. ISBN 9780224029384 (022402938X). £18.00

Mantissa - John Fowles
Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. Paperback, 192 pages, Vintage Classics, London, 2009. New, ISBN 9780099530282 (0099530287). £5.00

Meet My Maker the Mad Molecule - J.P. Donleavy
In these short pieces, the author has given us lyrics to go with sad songs of decayed hope. Paperback, 176 pages, Penguin, 1967-1976. Acceptable: Page browning; fading to spine; creasing/grazing to rear cover. ISBN 9780140027198 (014002719X). £0.50

Missing: Safe House - Jenny Carroll
When cheerleader Amber Mackey goes missing and is later found dead many blame Lightning Girl, Jess Mastriani, for not stopping the brutal killing. Paperback, 272 pages, Simon and Schuster, London, 2002, 1st UK edition, 1st impression. Good: Slight creasing to spine. ISBN 9780743450430 (0743450434). £0.75

Monkey About with Chimp and Zee - Catherine and Laurence Anholt
A colourful and energetic interactive board book for very young readers. Touch the book, lick the book, even kiss the book! Board book, 8 pages, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, London, 2007. New, ISBN 9781845078034 (1845078039). £3.00

Nickolai of the North - Lucy Daniel Raby
Nickolai is the last true elf left in the world, rescued from the fate of his people by Comet, a flying reindeer. Hardback, 339 pages, Hodder Children's Books, London, 2005, 1st edition. New, ISBN 9780340903001 (0340903007). £7.99

Nickolai's Quest - Lucy Daniel Raby
Nickolai has made his home in the Elfin Kingdom, safe at last from the wicked Magda. Paperback, 323 pages, Hodder Children's Books, 2008. New, ISBN 9780340903032 (0340903031). £5.95

Nickolai's Quest - Lucy Daniel Raby
Nickolai has made his home in the Elfin Kingdom, safe at last from the wicked Magda. Hardback, 323 pages, Hodder Children's Books, London, 2007, 1st edition. New, ISBN 9780340903025 (0340903023). £8.45

Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
It's 1984 and hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Paperback, 352 pages, Penguin Classics, London, 2004. New, ISBN 9780141187761 (014118776X). £7.25

Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
Tells the story of a young girl, Catherine Morland who leaves her sheltered, rural home to enter the busy, sophisticated world of Bath in the late 1790s. Paperback, 224 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1992. New, ISBN 9781853260438 (1853260436). £1.95

Northanger Abbey (Wordsworth Classics) - Jane Austen
Tells the story of a young girl, Catherine Morland who leaves her sheltered, rural home to enter the busy, sophisticated world of Bath in the late 1790s. Paperback, 224 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1993. Good: Some minor creasing to and near spine. ISBN 9781853260438 (1853260436). £0.80

Not of This Time, Not of This Place - Yehuda Amichai
Conveys vividly what it was like to be an Israeli intellectual between the two Arab wars. Hardback with dust jacket, 344 pages, Vallentine Mitchell, London, 1973, 1st UK edition. Good: Some browning. Dust Jacket Good: Some grazing/nicking, minor staining/tears to edges and some creasing to price-clipped flap. Rare book. ISBN 9780853031802 (0853031800). £12.45

Number Ten - Sue Townsend
The Prime Minister decides that the only way to get closer to the men and women on the street is to travel around the country incognito. Hardback with dust jacket, 324 pages, Michael Joseph, London, 2002, 1st edition. Good: Some minor creasing/marking/discoloration. Dust Jacket Good: Unclipped, minor creasing to lower edge; crease and previous owner's signature across lower corner of front flap. ISBN 9780718143688 (071814368X). £2.75

Only a Mother - Ivar Lo-Johansson
Rya-Rya is only eighteen when she impulsively defies the rigid moral conventions of her peasant class... Hardback with dust jacket, 480 pages, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln NE, 1991, 1st US edition. Good: inscription and date on page before title page; some light spotting to text block edge. Dust Jacket Good: Some minor creasing and a small tear. Rare book - price reflects rarity. ISBN 9780803228825 (0803228821). £45.00

Paradise Lost - John Milton
Beautifully illustrated with the twelve engravings from the first illustrated edition of 1688. Paperback, 374 pages, OUP, Oxford, 2008, 1st paperback edition, 1st impres. New, ISBN 9780199554225 (0199554226). £6.72

Persuasion - Jane Austen
Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, 'Persuasion' is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension. Paperback, 272 pages, Penguin Classics, 1994. Good: Some creasing to spine; minor damage (tear) to base of spine. ISBN 9780140620542 (0140620540). £0.81

Persuasion - Jane Austen
Anne Elliot lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars, a time of accident, adventure, the making of new fortunes and alliances. Paperback, 224 pages, Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1993. New, ISBN 9781853260568 (1853260568). £1.95

Persuasion - Jane Austen
Anne Elliot lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars, a time of accident, adventure, the making of new fortunes and alliances. Paperback, 286 pages, Headline Review, 2006. New, ISBN 9780755331499 (0755331494). £4.45

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The garrulous, empty-headed Mrs Bennet's only aim is to a good match for each of her five daughters. Paperback, 352 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1992. New, ISBN 9781853260001 (1853260002). £1.95

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance-now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! (Quirk Classics) - Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen
Features the text of Jane Austen's novel with scenes of bone crunching zombie action. Paperback, 320 pages, Quirk Books, 2009. New, ISBN 9781594743344 (1594743347). £7.95

Remarkable Creatures - Tracy Chevalier
Mary Anning uncovers dinosaur fossils near her home at Lyme Regis, but has a fight to be taken seriously. Hardback with dust jacket, 352 pages, HarperCollins, London, 2009, 1st edition. New, ISBN 9780007178377 (0007178379). £12.95

Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
After surviving a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe discovers he is the only human on an island far from any rescue. Paperback, 242 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, London, 1995-2000. New, ISBN 9781853260452 (1853260452). £1.95

Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
A comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities. Paperback, 320 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1992-2007. New, ISBN 9781853260162 (1853260169). £1.95

Sentimental Education - Gustave Flaubert
Based on Flaubert's own youthful passion for an older woman. Paperback, 432 pages, Penguin, 1970. Acceptable: Reading copy. Creasing/browning/grazing/speckling. ISBN 9780140441413 (0140441417). £0.75

Sentimental Education - Gustave Flaubert
Based on Flaubert's own youthful passion for an older woman. Paperback, 448 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2003. New, ISBN 9781840221213 (1840221216). £3.59

Service of All the Dead (Inspector Morse) - Colin Dexter
Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's. Paperback, 324 pages, Pan Books, 1996. Good: Some minor creasing/grazing. ISBN 9780330261487 (0330261487). £0.45

Shadrach [DVD] [1998] - Susanna Styron
An old black man walks all the way from Alabama to their tobacco plantation to make his last wish known Southern family struggling through the Great Depression. DVD, 84 pages, Hollywood DVD, 2002. Very Good: Excellent condition. Issued without booklet. PAL, English, Region 0, 1 disc, Classification 12. ISBN 9785017633205 (5017633201822). £1.95

Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Horror - David Ruffle
It was 1896. Dr. Watson is invited to the Dorset coast by an old friend and Mr. Sherlock Holmes accompanies him. Paperback, 182 pages, FastPrint, 2009, 1st edition. New, ISBN 9781844267224 (1844267229). £6.99

Single and Single - John Le Carre
A corporate lawyer is brutally killed on a hillside in Turkey Hardback with dust jacket, 336 pages, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1999, 1st edition, 1st impression,. Very Good: Date and inscription to front fly sheet. Dust Jacket Very Good: Slight creasing to lower edge. ISBN 9780340738979 (0340738979). £7.50

Smiley's People - John Le Carre
An old acquaintance shot dead on Hampstead Heath and an old woman in Paris promised the return of a daughter she'll never see. Hardback with dust jacket, 327 pages, Hodder and Stoughton, Sevenoaks, 1980, 1st UK edition. Good: Minor browning. Dust Jacket Good: Some tears/grazing/creasing, price-clipped, covered in non-adhesive protective film. ISBN 9780340247044 (0340247045). £4.50

Sunstorm: A Time Odyssey - Book Two - Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
An epic account of our desperate struggle to prevent all life on earth being scorched to extinction by a massive solar flare. Hardback, 251 pages, Gollancz, 2005, 1st edition. Good: First edition, first printing. Some minor creasing to top of dust jacket; small tear to dust jacket, otherwise very good. ISBN 9780575075313 (0575075317). £5.45

Sweet Dreams - Michael Frayn
Howard Baker, dreaming at the traffic lights, is spirited to the ordinary-liberal-humanist-middle-class-twentieth-century Heaven, NW1 beyond the stars. Paperback, 157 pages, Fontana, 1979. Acceptable: Page browning; some creasing to spine/marking. ISBN 9780006158301 (0006158307). £0.75

Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
Tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urberville. Paperback, 544 pages, BBC Books, London, 2008. New, ISBN 9781846075995 (1846075998). £4.95

Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
Tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. Paperback, 384 pages, Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1992. New, ISBN 9781853260056 (1853260053). £1.95

The 27th Kingdom - Alice Thomas Ellis
As mystical as it is malicious. A dark, surreal comedy about secrecy and self-deception. Paperback, 160 pages, Penguin, 1982. Acceptable: Different cover desgn. Some creasing/fading/marking/nicking; page browning. ISBN 9780140067040 (0140067043). £0.50

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
Redolent of life in the Mississippi River towns in which Twain spent his own youth. Paperback, 172 pages, The Samphire Press, 2010. New, ISBN 9781907439094 (1907439099). £1.95

The Brats: A Novel of the Future - R Chetwynd-Hayes
England is infested by the Brats who are sub-human hairless creatures that hunt in packs. Hardback with dust jacket, 191 pages, Kimber, London, 1979, 1st edition. Good: Some light browning. Dust Jacket Good: Unclipped but price crossed out; some minor edge tears. ISBN 9780718304768 (0718304764). £1.75

The Collector - John Fowles
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. Paperback, 288 pages, Panther, 1976-1979. Reading Copy: Pages and text block edges are browned, cover and spinecreasing/grazing. ISBN 9780586044261 (0586044264). £0.80

The Collector - John Fowles
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. Paperback, 282 pages, Vintage, London, 2004, 10th impression. New, ISBN 9780099470472 (0099470470). £6.95

The Constant Gardener - John Le Carre
Opens with the murder of the young and beautiful Tessa Quayle near lake Turkana in Northern Kenya. Paperback, 506 pages, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2001, 1st edition, 10th impression. Good: Some browning of pages and slight creasing of spine/cover. ISBN 9780340821176 (0340821175). £3.95

The Ebony Tower - John Fowles
Series of novellas, rich in imagery, exploring the nature of art. Paperback, 304 pages, Panther/Granada, 1975-1984. Good: Page browning; some cover/spine creasing/grazing. ISBN 9780586042380 (0586042385). £0.80

The Ebony Tower - John Fowles
Series of novellas, rich in imagery, exploring the nature of art. The story of the title concerns a journalist visiting a celebrated but reclusive painter. Paperback, 304 pages, Vintage Classics, 2006. New, ISBN 9780099480518 (0099480514). £6.95

The Existential Imagination - Frederick R. Karl and Leo Hamalian (editors)
A collection of fictions expressing existential ideas. Paperback, 237 pages, Picador, 1973. Reading Copy: Browning/creasing/marking/annotating; glue spot on front cover; previous owner's name. ISBN 9780330238083 (0330238086). £0.75

The Firm - John Grisham
When Mitchell McDeere qualified third in his class at Harvard, offers poured in from every law firm in America Paperback, 490 pages, Arrow Books, London, 1992. Good: Some minor spine creasing. ISBN 9780099830009 (0099830000). £0.30

The First Inspector Morse Omnibus - Colin Dexter
Contains three murder mysteries: 'The Dead of Jericho,, 'Service of all the Dead' and 'The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn'. Paperback, 586 pages, Pan Books, 1994-1998. Good: Some page browning; some minor creasing to spine. ISBN 9780330335584 (0330335588). £1.95

The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Fowles
Of all John Fowles' novels The French Lieutenant's Woman received the most acclaim and today holds a special place in post-war English literature. Paperback, 448 pages, Vintage, 2004. New, ISBN 9780099478331 (0099478331). £5.98

The Gilt Kid - James Curtis
A classic novel about London low-life, first published in 1936, and recently rediscovered. Hardback with dust jacket, 247 pages, London Books, 2007. Very Good: Some browning to text block edges. ISBN 9780955185120 (0955185122). £3.95

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The narrator, Nick Carraway, takes you into the world of the Long Island mansions of the 1920s. Paperback, 122 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, 1992. New, ISBN 9781853260414 (185326041X). £1.95

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast 'with blazing eyes and dripping jaws', Paperback, 134 pages, The Samphire Press, Norwich, 2010. New, ISBN 9781907439087 (1907439080). £1.95

The Jewel That Was Ours (Inspector Morse) - Colin Dexter
For Oxford, the arrival of twenty-seven American tourists is nothing out of the ordinary...until one of them is found dead at the Randolph hotel. Paperback, 288 pages, Pan Books, 1992. Good: Some minor cover/spine creasing; some page browning. ISBN 9780330324199 (0330324195). £0.25

The Last Precinct - Patricia Cornwell
Eleventh Scarpetta novel: the Chief Medical Examiner is under a Grand Jury investigation for murder. Hardback with dust jacket, 449 pages, Little, Brown and Company, London, 2000. Good: Some browning to page margins. Dust Jacket Good: Unprice-clipped. ISBN 9780316646246 (0316646245). £1.95

The Magus - John Fowles
On a remote Greek island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. Paperback, 656 pages, Vintage, 2004. New, ISBN 9780099478355 (0099478358). £6.98

The Magus: A Revised Version - John Fowles
On a remote Greek island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. Paperback, 656 pages, Triad Grafton, 1977-1985. Good: Some browning/minor creasing. ISBN 9780586045121 (0586045120). £2.45

The Mask of Zorro [DVD] [1998] - Martin Campbell
Twenty years after hanging up his sword, Zorro needs to find a successor to gain revenge on Don Rafael Montero. DVD, 132 pages, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 1999. Very Good: Excellent condition. PAL, Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1, English and German, Subtitles, Region 2, 1 disc. Classification PG. ISBN 9785035822612 (5035822610231). £1.50

The Mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy
Set in the heart of the Wessex and charts the rise and downfall of a single 'man of character'. Paperback, 170 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1994-2001. New, ISBN 9781853260988 (1853260983). £1.95

The Mission Song - John Le Carre
Bruno Salvador is a professional interpreter in the minority African languages. Hardback with dust jacket, 340 pages, Hodder and Stoughton, 2006, 1st edition. Very Good: Some minor bumping. Dust Jacket Very Good: Unclipped, minor creasing/browning. ISBN 9780340921968 (034092196X). £7.50

The Onion Eaters - J.P. Donleavy
Clayton Claw Cleaver Clementine of The Three Glands is a medical rarity. Paperback, 290 pages, Penguin, 1972-1977. Acceptable: 1997 reprint - different cover design. Some browning/creasing/speckling. ISBN 9780140034967 (014003496X). £0.80

The Persian Boy - Mary Renault
The story of the last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Paperback, 424 pages, Arrow Books Ltd, 2003. New, ISBN 9780099463481 (0099463482). £6.95

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle. Paperback, 194 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, W, 1992. New, ISBN 9781853260155 (1853260150). £1.95

The Second Inspector Morse Omnibus - Colin Dexter
Contains three full-length novels: Paperback, 565 pages, Pan Books, 1994. Acceptable: Some creasing/scoring/scuffing to covers and spine; some pagebrowning. ISBN 9780330335591 (0330335596). £1.95

The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
When a killer stalks and brutally attacks women, an FBI trainee must use unconventional methods. Paperback, 352 pages, Mandarin, 1991-1992. Acceptable: Reading copy: creasing to front cover; page browning; previous owner's name. ISBN 9780749309428 (0749309423). £0.25

The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien
A fully illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, with colour plates by the celebrated artist Ted Nasmith. Paperback, 443 pages, HarperCollins, London, 2008. New, ISBN 9780007284245 (0007284241). £8.99

The Sixth Day and Other Tales - Primo Levi
A collection of 25 science fiction stories united by a single idea - that a scientific community has replaced the biblical God's work of creating the world on the sixth day. Hardback with dust jacket, 222 pages, Michael Joseph, London, 1990, 1st UK edition. Good: Some browning. Dust Jacket Very Good: Unclipped, slight fading to spine. ISBN 9780718133320 (0718133323). £5.50

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson - Beatrix Potter
Follows the adventure of Pig Robinson as he travels from a Devon farm to the land where the Bong tree grows. Hardback with dust jacket, 128 pages, Frederick Warne, London, 2002. New, ISBN 9780723247883 (0723247889). £4.35

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition - J.K. Rowling
A richly magical collection of tales from J. K. Rowling that will satisfy fans and new readers alike. Hardback, 108 pages, Bloomsbury, London, 2008, 1st edition, 1st printing. New, First edition, first printing. ISBN 9780747599876 (0747599874). £4.75

The Way Through the Woods (Inspector Morse Mysteries) - Colin Dexter
On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse has decided to go without newspapers. Paperback, 412 pages, Pan Books, London, 1993. Acceptable: Reading copy: creasing to spine; some creasing/scuffing to cover. ISBN 9780330328388 (0330328387). £0.30

The Way Through the Woods (Inspector Morse, New) - Colin Dexter
They called her the Swedish Maiden - the tourist who disappeared on a hot summer's day somewhere in North Oxford. Paperback, 320 pages, Pan Books, London, 2007. New, ISBN 9780330450805 (0330450808). £4.95

The Well-beloved - Thomas Hardy
Jocelyn Pierston tries to create an image of his ideal woman in stone and tries to find her in the flesh. Paperback, 328 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 2000. New, ISBN 9781840224054 (1840224053). £1.95

The Woodlanders - Thomas Hardy
Educated beyond her station, Grace Melbury returns to her woodland village and cannot marry her intended. Paperback, 316 pages, Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1996-2004. New, ISBN 9781853262937 (1853262935). £1.95

Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome
J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a ‘T’. Paperback, 145 pages, The Samphire Press, Norwich, 2010. New, ISBN 9781907439117 (1907439110). £1.95

Trader - Charles De Lint
Max Trader is a master craftsman - a maker of guitars, solitary, and quiet. Johnny Devlin is unemployed - a ladykiller, a drunk, a charming loser. Hardback with dust jacket, 448 pages, Tor, 1997, 1st edition, 1st impression. Good: Some minor page browning; some minor browning/marking to text block edges. Dust Jacket Very Good: Unclipped, some minor grazing/creasing to dust jacket. ISBN 9780333672129 (0333672127). £4.95

Ulysses - James Joyce
Tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904. Paperback, 682 pages, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, London, 2010. New, ISBN 9781840226355 (1840226358). £1.95

Under the Greenwood Tree - Thomas Hardy
A portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and irony. Paperback, 157 pages, Wordsworth Editions, 1994. New, ISBN 9781853262272 (1853262277). £1.95

Wessex Tales - Thomas Hardy
The first collection of Hardy's short stories. Paperback, 196 pages, Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1995-1999. New, ISBN 9781853262692 (1853262692). £1.95

Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel
England, the 1520s. Henry VIII has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Hardback, 672 pages, Fourth Estate Ltd, 2009. New, ISBN 9780007230181 (0007230184). £16.95

Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
A passionate story of the love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - an adopted foundling. Paperback, 248 pages, Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1992. New, ISBN 9781853260018 (1853260010). £1.95