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	1	Haining, Peter, editor. (Isaac Crookenden, Sarah Wilkinson, Dr Nathan Drake, et al.) THE SHILLING SHOCKERS: STORIES OF TERROR FROM THE GOTHIC BLUEBOOKS. Victor Gollancz, London, 1978. 183 pp, 8vo (8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0575024178 6 b&w illustrations. "The Shilling Shockers came about in the great days of the Gothic novels, at around the turn of the nineteenth century, many of which were enormously long three-d eckers. In those days, before copyright existed, such titles....were plagiarised and abridged by hacks into what were known as 'Bluebooks', paper-covered pamphlets retailing at between 6d and 1s....when the supply of three-decker Gothic novel s r a n thin, a good trade was done in Bluebooks comprising original short stories in the macabre field. It is on these short stories that Peter Haining has largely drawn for this collection....The book has a general introduction which explains t he de ve lo p ment, success and eventual demise of the Bluebooks, and in addition each story is introduced with details of its provenance and other relevant information." Contents: The Vindictive Monk: Or, The Fatal Ring; The Mysterious Novice: O r, C onv ent of t he Grey Penitents; Captive of the Banditti: A Terrific Tale Concluded; The Spectre Mother: Or, the Haunted Tower; The Life and Horrid Adventures of the Celebrated Dr Faustus; The Old Tower of Frankenstein; The Bride of the Isles: A Ta le F ound ed o n t he Popular Legend of the Vampire; The Lunatic and His Turkey: A Tale of Witchcraft; The Severed Arm, Or, The Wehr-wolf of Limousin; Five Hundred Years Hence!; Bibliography. Faint cigarette odor, very light browning to edges of te xtblo ck, t iny b ump at tbottom of spine, light wrinkling at top of spine, tiny bump to bottom corner of both boards. Dust jacket has minor edge wear and very light edge wrinkling, very light rubbing, light browning at top of flap-folds. Very Goo d/Very Good Price: 20.00 USD
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	2	Haining, Peter. THE SPITFIRE LOG: A 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FIGHTER PLANE. Souvenir Press, (London, 1989) reprint. 144 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Illustratedwith b & w photos., drawings and maps. ISBN 0285627163 On March 6th, 1936 one of the most famous & best-loved aeroplanes the world has ever known was born. This lavishly illustrated tribute brin gs together a fascinating collection of writings by men who flew or admired the Spitfire. One slight corner bump. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds - heavier at top of rear flap-f o l d . Very Good+/Very Good Price: 15.00 USD
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	3	Haining, Peter, compiler. (Sir Ralph Sorley, 'Johnnie' Johnson, Eric Marrs, John Allen, 'Gun Buster', Gavin Lyall, Ronald Adams, Charles Gardner, Sir Douglas Bader, Brian Kingcome, R.F. Hamlyn, Quentin Reynolds, Adolf Galland, H.E. Bates, et al.) THE SPITFIRE LOG: A TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FIGHTER PLANE. Futura, London, 1990, reprint. 160 pp, 7 3/4" H, soft cover. B&w illustrations. ISBN 0708844383 "On 6 March 1936 was born one of the most famous and best-loved aeroplanes the world has ever known, the Spitfire. Just four years later its courageous young RAF pilots became the heroes of the Battle of Britain as they repelled the Luftwaffe attack. When, at the heigh of the conflict, supplies of metal for new Spitfires ran short, thousands of people donated old pots and pans for the sake of the gallant fighter. Today the Spitfire is still remembered with affection by all who flew in her. This tribute brings together a fascianting collection of writings by men who flew or admired her, from the top Allied flying ace of the Second World War, Air Vice Marshal 'Johnnie' Johnson, to his German counterpart, General Major Adolf Galland, and from such illustrious names as H.E. Bates, Richard Hillary, Lord Beaverbrook and Richard Dimbleby. As well as thrilling accounts of aerial combat the book includes a Battle o f B r itain chronology, a list of the twenty Spitfire squadrons and their bases, the plane's specifications, the story of its creation and a list of museums where Spitfires can now be seen." Interior - light cigarette odor, very light browning to pa g es , otherwise clean and tight with no previous owner's marks. Exterior - light browning to edges of text block, minor edge wear, soft crease at top of front cover. Very Good Price: 10.00 USD
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	4	Haining, Peter, ed. Introd. by Christopher Lee. (Montague Summers, Augustus Hare, Thomas Preskett Prest, Bram Stoker, M.R. James, August Derleth, E.F. Benson, Manly Wade Wellman, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Fritz Leiber, et al.) VAMPIRES AT MIDNIGHT: SEVENTEEN BRILLIANT AND CHILLING TALES OF THE GHASTLY BLOODSUCKING UNDEAD. (FORMERLY TITLED 'THE MIDNIGHT PEOPLE'.) Warner, (London, 1993). 255 pp, PB. A collection of 17 chilling tales by some of the masters of the Vampire story, introduced by Christopher Lee. Interior - small crease to top corner of last page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - l ight edgewear/rubbing, small creases at bottom edges of covers, small crease to top corner of rear cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG Price: 10.00 USD
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	5	Haining, Peter. WHERE THE EAGLE LANDED: THE MYSTERY OF THE GERMAN INVASION OF BRITAIN, 1940. Robson, London, 2004. 244 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1861057504 B&w plates. "One of the most remarkable and persistent legends of World War Two is the story of German forces landing on the coast of Suffolk in the summer of 1940. The leg end has inspired numerous works of fiction. But the conviction that the invasion plan, codenamed 'Operation Sea Lion', was more than just a rumour has never been fully investigated, until now. Using recently declassified documents, eyewitness a c c o unts, contemporary reports and newpaper and magazine features, Peter Haining's lucid and gripping new book unravels the facts behind the mystery. It reveals East Anglia's historic vulnerability to invasion and why the area was a focus of inte re st i n the German's plans; it investigates the true identity of 'the burnt drowned corpses' found washed up on the east coast, which may not have been German at all, but the bodies of British troops dressed in Nazi uniforms for a practice invasi on tha t w ent disastrously wrong; and it examines the mysterious events that occurred at the isolated little village of Shingle Street, which was fully evacuated and rumoured to have been used as a testing ground for weapons of mass destruction. A lso bro ught to light are facts about the remarkable group of men who sought to protect England from a landing by devising a mind-boggling variety of ingenious inventions and schemes that formed what Churchill colourfully referred to as 'The Wizar d Wa r'." Ligh t wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. Very Good+/Very Good+ Price: 15.00 USD
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