O l d h a v e n B o o k s

New Titles

2011-06-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

Lots of excting new titles listed this week!!!
For a full catalogue drop me a message

RECENTLY ADDED

2011-05-24T02:55:00.000-07:00

Titles added just today! - And more to browse at the Oldhaven books shop on ABE books

Black, Holly. White Cat :Curse Workers Bk1 £5.00

Bradbury, Ray. Death is a Lonely Business £20.00

Brett, Peter V. Desert Spear, the £4.00

Britain

, Kristen . Green Rider (book 1) £5.00

Britain

, Kristen. First Rider's Call (Green Rider Bk2) £5.00

Britain

, Kristen. High Kings Tomb (Green Rider Bk3) £5.00

Burtenshaw, Jenna. Wintercraft: Blackwatch £4.00

Butcher, Jim. Changes £5.00

Chadbourn, Mark . Sword of Albion (vol1) £5.00

Clarke, Susanna. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell £9.00

Del Toro, G. & Hogan, C. Fall, the £5.00

Epstein, Alex. The Circle Cast £5.00

Harkness, Deborah. Discovery of Witches £10.00

Hutson, Shaun. Body Count £12.00

Irvine, Ian. Fate of the Fallen, the: Song of the Tears Vol 1 £9.00

Jones, Stephen (editor) . The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: v. 21 £5.00

Macleod, Ken. Exocution Channel £4.00

Magrs, Paul. The Bride That Time Forgot £4.00

Moon, Elizabeth. Command Decision (Vatta's War) £2.00

Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantinio (ed) Stories: All New Tales £4.00

Saintcrow, Lilith. Dante Valentine : The Complete Series £5.00

Sheckley, Robert. Options £14.00

(all prices ex P&P - poa)

NEW BOOKS LISTED

2011-05-08T04:33:00.000-07:00

There are new titles are being added to the Oldhaven Books catalogue every week so don't forget to drop by!

This week's brand new additions include:

Changes by Jim Butcher (as new for £5.00)

and

Stories

edited by Neil Gaiman (as new for £4.00)

For a full catalogue listing email me at therowangrove at gmail.com

(prices exclude P&P)

Bargain Clearout!

2011-04-21T10:12:00.000-07:00

All under £5 each or buy 2 get 3rd (least expensive title) free all prices ex P&P Wolfe, Gene	Claw of the Conciliator, the : Bk of the New Sun #2	£1.99
Belle, Pamela	Silver City, the	£2.00
Campbell, Alan	Scar Night; Bk 1 Deepgate Codex	£2.00
Carrell, J. L.	Shakespeare Curse	£2.00
Chalker, Jack L	Jungle of Stars	£2.00
Delany, Samuel R	Tales of Neveryon	£2.00
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan	Return of Sherlock Holmes	£2.00
Ford, John M.	Dragon Waiting, The	£2.00
Gibson, Miles	Sandman, the	£2.00
Hall. Steven	Raw Shark Texts, the	£2.00
Hand, Elizabeth	Black Light	£2.00
Harris, Charlaine	Dead Until Dark	£2.00
Harris, Charlaine	Club Dead : a True Blood Novel	£2.00
Harrison, Colin	Risk	£2.00
Harrison, Kim	For a few Demons More	£2.00
Jefferies, Mike	Hidden Echoes	£2.00
Jones, Stephen (editor)	Fantasy Tales Vol10	£2.00
Kurtz, Katherine	Deryni Checkmate (Chronicles of the Deryni Vol 2)	£2.00
Lee, Tanith	Book of the Damned, the; Secret Book of Paradys Vol 1	£2.00
Mahar, Alan (ed)	Birmingham Nouveau	£2.00
McDevitt, Jack	Ancient Shores	£2.00
Nazzaro, Joe	Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy for Television	£2.00
Roessner, Michaela	Walkabout Woman	£2.00
Secombe, Andy	Endgame	£2.00
Shaw, Bob	Peace Machine, the	£2.00
Straub, Peter	Shadow Land	£2.00
Straub, Peter	Throat, the	£2.00
Tem, Melanie	Blood Moon	£2.00
Tolikien, J R R	Two Towers, the : LOTR Pt 2	£2.00
Tolkien J R R	Return or the King ; LOTR Prt 23	£2.00
Tolkien, J.R.R.	Fellowship of the Ring (LOTR Pt 1)	£2.00
Walters, Michael	Shadow walker, the	£2.00
Warren, Kaaron	Slights	£2.00
Warren, Kaaron	Slights	£2.00
Warren, Kaaron	Slights	£2.00
Wilde, Kelley	Suiting, the	£2.00
Williams, Conrad	Unblemished, the	£2.00
Wolfe, Gene	Fifth Head of Cerberus (collection)	£2.00
Wyndham, John	Day of the Triffids, the (Essential Penguin series)	£2.00
Brandreth, Gyles	Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders (Oscar Wilde Mysteries)	£2.50
Myers, Gary	Dark Wisdom	£2.50
Rennison, Nick; Shephard, Richard	Waterstone's Guide to Crime Fiction	£2.50
Rigler, Lauries Viera	Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict	£2.50
Wild, Mike	Clockwork King of Orl : Twilight of Kerboros a Kali Hooper Adventure	£2.50
Hill, Reginald	On Beulah Height: a Dalziel and Pascoe Novel	£2.99
Lothian, Alan (editor)	Discoveries : First Focus Science Fiction Anthology - Presented By Focus Magazine	£2.99
Straub, Peter	Hellfire Club, the	£2.99
Abercrombie, Joe	Blade Itself, the: First Law Bk 1	£3.00
Acevedo, Mario	Nymphos of Rocky Flats, the	£3.00
Alexander, Marc	Enchanted Britain. Mystical Sites in Rural England, Scotland and Wales.	£3.00
Astley, Neil	End of My Tether , the; (A green and black comedy detective story)	£3.00
Augarde, Steve	Various, the: Book 1 The Touchstone Trilogy	£3.00
Bear, Elizabeth	Blood and Iron : a Novel of the Promethean Age	£3.00
Bernanos, Michel (translated By Elaine P Halperin)	Other Side of the Mountain, the	£3.00
Burke, Jamesd Lee	Bitterroot	£3.00
Burns, Richard	Troubadour	£3.00
Butcher, Jim	Changes	£3.00
Cambell, Ramsey	Solomon Kane: Official Movie Novelisation (Film Tie in)	£3.00
Cast, P C and Kristin	Chosen (House on Night Book 3)	£3.00
Cobley, Michael	Shadowmasque; Bk 3 of the Shadowkings Trilogy	£3.00
Collins, Nancy A	Wild Blood	£3.00
Friedman, Celia	Feast of Souls ; Magister Bk 1	£3.00
Gee, Emily	Laurentine Spy, the	£3.00
Greenland, Colin	Mother of Plenty	£3.00
Halam, Ann	Siberia	£3.00
Hamilton, Laurell K.	Skin Trade : Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #17	£3.00
Harry Turtledove	Settling Accounts: In at the Death	£3.00
Hart, John	Last Child, the	£3.00
Harvey, Colin	Winter Song	£3.00
Hobb, Robin	Assassin's Quest: Bk 3 Farseer Trilogy	£3.00
Holt, Tom (signed copy)	Expecting Someone Taller	£3.00
Hubbard, L Ron	Fear	£3.00
Hutchinson, Barry	Raggie Maggie (Invisible friends)	£3.00
Jones. Gwyneth	Bold as Love	£3.00
Keyes, Daniel	Flowers for Algernon (SF Masterworks #25)	£3.00
Kiernan, Celine	Poison Throne, the :Moorehawke Trilogy, Book 1	£3.00
King, Stephen (writing as Richard Backmann)	Blaze	£3.00
Leather Stephen	Nightfall (Jack Nightingale thriller)	£3.00
Lothian, Alan (editor)	Discoveries : First Focus Science Fiction Anthology - Presented By Focus Magazine	£3.00
Marco, John	Devil's Armour, The: Part 1 of the Kings and Queens or Norvor	£3.00
Marks, John	Fangland	£3.00
Mathews, John	Little Book Of Arthurian Wisdom	£3.00
McDonald, Ian	Necroville	£3.00
Meyer, Stephanie	Host, the	£3.00
Miller, Deborah J	Swarmthief's Dance Bk 1 Swarmthife Trilogy	£3.00
Moorcock, Michael	Gloriana, or the Unfulfill'd Queen	£3.00
Mosse, Kate	Labyrinth	£3.00
Purtill, Richard	Mirror of Helen, The	£3.00
Puser-Hallard, Philip	Peculiar Lives: Time Hunter Series	£3.00
Simmons, Dan	Hardcase : a Joe Kurtz Novel	£3.00
Smith. Michael Marshall	Servants, the	£3.00
St.Crow' Lili	Strange Angels : a Dru Anderson Book	£3.00
Stapleford, Brian	How to Write Science Fiction	£3.00
Stephen Jones (editor)	Mammoth Book of Werewolves	£3.00
Stith, John E	Death Tolls	£3.00
Straub, Peter	Floating Dragon	£3.00
Swainston, Steph	Dangerous Offspring	£3.00
Wells, Jaye	Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane novel)	£3.00
Wolfe, Gene	Peace	£3.00
Wolfe, Gene	Castleview	£3.00
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz	Angel's Game, the	£3.00
Barzak. Christopher	Love We Share Without Knowing, the	£3.50
Constable, Kate	Taste of Lightning, the	£3.50
Evans, Christopher	Writing Science Fiction	£3.50
Hastings, Rook	Immortal Remains (weirdsville book)	£3.50
Levene, Rebecca	Ghost Dance; the Infernal Game	£3.50
Levene, Rebecca	Cold warriors; the Infernal Game	£3.50
Augarde, Steve	Celandine: Book 2 The Touchstone Trilogy	£4.00
Augarde, Steve	Winter Wood : Book 3 The Touchstone Trilogy	£4.00
Bailey, Hilary	Frankenstein's Bride; Sequel to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein	£4.00
Baker, Nancy	Night Inside, the (Creed)	£4.00
Ballard, J.G.	Cocaine Nights	£4.00
Barker, Clive (adapted by F. Burke and S. Niles)	Life of Death, the	£4.00
Beagle, Peter	Fine and Private Place , a	£4.00
Beam, Matt	Earth to Nathan Blue	£4.00
Bear, Greg	City at the End of Time	£4.00
Bennett, Debbie (editor)	Dark Horizons 46	£4.00
Benson, John (ed)	Not One of Us #37 April 2007	£4.00
Benson, John (ed)	Not One of Us #38 October 2007	£4.00
Benson, John (ed)	Midrash: Not One of Us Special Publ. Feb. 2007	£4.00
Bridger, Denyse	As Fate Decrees	£4.00
Burns, Richard	Khalindaine	£4.00
Carver, Caroline	Blood Junction	£4.00
Catton, John Paul	Kitsune: Time Hunter Series	£4.00
Chinn, Mike	Paladin Mandates	£4.00
Curran, M.F.W.	Secret War, the	£4.00
Czerneda, Julie E. (ed)	Polaris: a Celebration of Polar Science	£4.00
Dick, Philip K	Man in the High Castle, the: Penguin Classic Science Fiction Series	£4.00
Dunant, Sarah	Transgressions	£4.00
Duncan, Glen	Weathercock: the Confessions of Dominic Hood	£4.00
Edwards, Graham	Stone & Sea: Bk 2 of the Stone Trilogy	£4.00
Edwards, Graham	Stone & Sky: Bk 1 of the Stone Trilogy	£4.00
Elizabeth George	What Came Before He Shot Her	£4.00
Etchison, Dennis	Dark Country, the	£4.00
Fisher, Jude	Rose of the World: Bk 3 of Fool's Gold	£4.00
Fitzgerald, Julia	Earth Queen, Sky King	£4.00
Ford, Jeffrey	Portrait of Mrs Charbuque, the	£4.00
Gunn, David	Day of the Dammed (Deaths Head Book 3)	£4.00
Harrison, M. John	Course of the Heart	£4.00
Hobb, Robin	Dragon Haven: Rain Wilds Chronicles Book 2	£4.00
Hook, Andrew (editor)	New Horizons 3	£4.00
Hook, Andrew (editor)	New Horizons 2	£4.00
Jackson, Shirley	We Have Always Lived in the Castle	£4.00
Jones, Steve	Birmingham, the Sinister Side	£4.00
King, Laurie R.	Darker Place, A	£4.00
King, Stephen	Dolores Claiborne	£4.00
Laymon, Richard	Night in the Lonesome October	£4.00
Macbride, Stuart B	Halfhead	£4.00
Malan, Violette	Sleeping God, the; a Novel of Dhulyn and Parno	£4.00
Mann, George	Severed Man, the: Time Hunter Series	£4.00
Marr, Melissa	Darkest Lovely (Wicked Lovely Book 5)	£4.00
Matthews, John and Stewart, Bob	Warriors of Arthur	£4.00
McCaffrey, Anne	Damia	£4.00
Moorcock, Michael	Blood: A Southern Fantasy	£4.00
Moorcock, Michael	Land Leviathan, the	£4.00
O'mahony, Daniel	Force Majeure	£4.00
Owen, Gareth	Fun With Rainbows	£4.00
Payne, Rob	How to Save the Universe Again	£4.00
Petrucha, Stefan	Tunnel at the End of Light, the: Time Hunter Series	£4.00
Redfern, Nick	Body Snatchers in the Desert	£4.00
Shan, Darren	City of the Snakes: The City Trilogy, Volume 3	£4.00
Tepper, Sheri S	Companions, the	£4.00
Theaker, Stephen (editor)	Dark Horizons 53	£4.00
Thomas, Scarlett	End of Mr Y, the	£4.00
Vadim Jean; Terry Pratchett	Terry Pratchett's Hogfather: The Illustrated Screenplay	£4.00
Williams, Tad	Shadowplay ; Bk 2 Shadowmarch	£4.00
Willis, Connie	Passage	£4.00
Wooding, Chris	Skein of Lament, The: Bk 2 of the Braided Path	£4.00
Anthony, Mark	Blood of Mystery, (Last Rune Book 4)	£4.50
Anthony, Mark	Beyond the Pale ( the Last Rune Book 1)	£4.50
Anthony, Mark	Dark Remains, the (last Rune Book 3)	£4.50
Banks, L A	The Bitten: a Vampire Huntress Legend	£4.50
Chima, Cinda Williams	Demon King, the (The Seven Realms Book 1)	£4.50
Corcoran, Patrick	Last Light Breaking	£4.50
Hamilton, Laurell K	Divine Misdemeanors (Meredith Gentry Book 8)	£4.50
Mosse, Kate	Winter Ghosts, the	£4.50

January Books - Passing of a God

2011-01-24T10:37:00.001-08:00

Here we are in January and I have just typed in 70 new titles onto my bookstore.

Amongst them is a much sort after collectable from the Ash Tree Press 2007 catalogue.

Passing of a God and Other Stories :

Collected Short Fiction of Henry S Whitefield

ISBN : 9781553100980
price £35 (ex P&P)

This is the first of three volumes that will reprint all of Whitehead's known published short fiction. The Rev. Henry St. Clair Whitehead (1882-1932)was a frequent contributor in the 1920s and was known chiefly for his tales of folklore and Voodoo. A must have for collectors of Weird Tales authors.

This collection includes the stories:

Weird Tales: Tea Leaves; The Door; The Fireplace; Sea Change; The Wonderful Thing; Across the Gulf; Jumbee; The Left Eye.

Non-Weird Tales: Not To the Swift; Christabel; The Wonder-Phone; The Intarsia Box. The Adventures of Gerald Canevin: The Projection of Armand Dubois; West India Lights; The People of Pan; Black Tancrede; The Tree-Man; The Shut Room; Passing of a God.

Available from Oldhaven Books at date of this posting.

November 2010 featured title - Stephen King's Salem's Lot (Illustrated edition)

2010-10-28T05:58:00.000-07:00

This month's title is:

Stephen King's Salem's Lot (Illustrated edition)
This edition has an additional fifty pages of material deleted from the 1975 manuscript as well as material since modified by King, an introduction by him, and two short stories related to the events of the novel, this edition represents the text as the author envisioned it. It also features photographs by photographer Jerry Uelsmann, with printed interior endpapers.

A truly stunning edition of this classic modern horror.

A highly desirable item for any Stephen King devotee, and this unread copy can be yours for the princely sum of £95 (ex p&p)

for details on how to purchase this item go to:
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/oldhaven-books-staffordshire/52224639/sf

Other Stephen King titles available at Oldhaven Books are:

Bag of Bones . Hodder & Stoughton, 1998. First Edition First Pressing. 516pp Approx . Hard back. Near Fine ISBN: 0340718196. The hero, a thriller novelist, stirs up hell's angry shades while investigating his wife's death. It turns out she either had a dark secret herself or was onto some dread scandal lurking in Dark Score Lake. lightly read near fine. £5.00

Dolores Claiborne . Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. First Thus. 240pp Approx. Hard back. Nr Fine ISBN: 0340546727. 65-year-old housekeeper, Dolores, is explaining to police officers and a stenographer how and why she killed her husband, Joe, 30 years ago. light tan/light wear. Unread copy. £4.00

Duma Key . Hodder & Stoughton, 2008. First Edition First Pressing. 584pp Approx. Hard back. Fine+ ISBN: 9780340952191. DUMA KEY is the engaging, fascinating story of a man who discovers an incredible talent for painting after a freak accident in which he loses an arm. As new - complete with review publicity sheet. £20.00

King etc:Special Edition of 'Fiction etc', featuring extracts from the novels of Stephen King. . Books Etc, 1998. First edition/sampler Book. Mass Market p/b - 232pp. Paper Back. Near Fine Special edition of Fiction, etc., featuring extracts from 12 Stephen King novels, originally distributed free upon the publication of "Bag of Bones". Now becoming very scarce. Unread copy -very minor shelf wear. £18.00

Misery . Hodder & Stougton, 1987. First Edition First Press. 320 pages Approx. Hard Back. nr Fine ISBN: 0340390700. a writer is trapped in an evil house during a Colorado winter. Each novel bristles with claustrophobia, stinging insects, and the threat of a lethal explosion. Each is about a writer faced with the dominating monster of his unpredictable muse. Light tan but essentially an unread copy. £6.00

Twice the Power (uncorrected proof). Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. First Thus. Trade Paperback 1,100pp Approx. Paper Back. Good to Fine ISBN: n/a. Uncorrected proof copy of both NEEDFUL THINGS & FOUR PAST MDNIGHT in open copy. Has one reading crease to spine and some minor wear but otherwise lightly read tight copy without notes. Rare and collectable item. £120.00

Under the Dome (proof). Hodder, First/proof. Proof. Uncorrected Proof Copy. New ISBN: 9780340992562. Stephen King's newest masterpiece. The town of Chester's Mill is sealed off from the world by a force field - and a plane crashes into it... mayhem ensues - King-style. Uncorrected proof - still in plastic clip-case, unread. HIghly collectable. 900pp approx £200.00

Under the Dome . Hodder, 2010. 878pp Approx. Paper Back. Fine ISBN: 9780340992586. latest from Stephen King. 1 of 4 available covers as illustrated. Unread copy with publicity sheet. £5.00

Many more titles available at Oldhaven books. Drop by and browse.

All prices listed on this page exclude postage and packaging.

Oldhaven Author of the Month - October 2010

2010-10-13T05:24:00.000-07:00

Canadian writer Charles de Lint has won many awards and honours for his fiction, including the World Fantasy Award and the Canadian SF/Fantasy Award (the Aurora). Generally considered a pioneer of contemporary fantasy, his books are not only great reading but also highly collectable. He is also a talented song writer and musician. For more details go to de Lint's website

Jack of Kinrowan, de Lint Charles. Orb, 1999. First Thus First Press. Trade 412pp Approx. Paper Back. Good to Fine ISBN: 0312869592. The two stories of Jacky Rowan are combined into one volume, which tells the complete story of how she is dumped into the perilous land of the Faerie and how her enslavement is broken by a young fiddler. lightly read, no spine creases, light shelf wear to corners £6.00

Little Country, The. de Lint, Charles. Pan, 1993. First Thus, First Pressing. Trade 640pp Approx. Paper Back. Near Fine ISBN: 0330321064. When Janey Little first comes across a book called "The Little Country" she is unaware of the danger it will lead her into. The book's meaning differs with everyone who reads it and Janey is swiftly drawn into a web of darkness. First published in hard back by Morrow in 1991, this is the Pan trade paperback edition from 1993. Lightly read with no creases, turns or notes. Heavy book may have added P&P. Some minor rubbing/chips to edges prevents this being as new. Good tight copy of a book by a much collected author. £7.00

Memory & Dream, de Lint, Charles. Tor, 1994. First Edition, Oct 1994, First Pressing. 9.5 x 6.5 Ins 400pp Approx. Hard back. Good to Fine / Slight Wear. ISBN: 0312855729. As a student of the cruel but gifted painter Vincent Rushkin, Isabelle Copley discovers her power - to create images so real that they come to life. But when the forces she unleashes bring tragedy, Isabelle is forced to leave Newford. Now, 20 years later, the power of Newford is calling her back. dj has some minor creasing shelf wear. Light shelf wear to top/tail spine. Sunfade to dj. Heavy book. £6.00

Moonheart, de Lint, Charles. Pan, 1990. First Thus. 484pp Approx. Hard back. Good ISBN: 0330312170. Antique-shop owners find a box of ancient materials, including a ring, a claw and a picture, which have the power to transport them to another world peopled by stagmen and bards. Problems arise in the form of a corrupt plice chief anxious to harness the powers of the paranormal. ex library copy with usual stamps. Not overly read - some wear but good condition for ex library ed. heavy - may have added P&P £32.00

Spiritwalk, de Lint, Charles. Tor1992. Hard Back. Near Fine ISBN: 00067. This sequel to "Moonheart" returns to the mysterious corridors of Tamson House in Ottawa. Tamson House is a place of hidden power, for the house is a door to other lands, and the garden path leads to a primal wood. And in that wood are three green children, the coyote man - and far more... Tor's book club edition number 00067. Some slight rubbing to corners on dj, one small mark inside fly leaf, otherwise nr fine. £5.00

Trader, de Lint, Charles. Tor, 1997. First Edition. 352pp Approx. Hard back. Near Fine ISBN: 0312858477. When the quiet and responsible Leonard Trader and the wild and reckless Johnny Devlin wake up in each other's bodies, Trader is left to try to patch together Devlin's shattered and hopeless life. unread copy first edition in nr fine condition, slight shelf wear to spine edged prevent it being mint/new. £18.00

Prices shown here do not include p&p. All these items can be purchased at Oldhave's Abe bookstore.

Collecting Books

2009-08-15T09:15:00.000-07:00

I am revamping my Abe bookselling venture, ‘Oldhaven Books’, and was wondering what to say in a short blog. Something on collectable books seems to be a good place to start. But how can ‘collectable’ be defined in terms of books when there are: signed editions; special editions; signed special editions; signed and numbered limited editions; first editions; rare editions; and so on.

And this is before you even begin to separate fiction from non-fiction.

Take it another step further and there is: main stream fiction; genre; children's; young adult… And further: you can cascade into fantasy, science fiction, horror, historical, thriller, crime, literary… After that it just gets deep down and personal!

Someone who regularly reads Ramsey Campbell may possibly run screaming at the thought of a J K Rowling – or vice versa. Yet both can be neatly categorised under the catch-all 'fantasy'. William Gibson is science fiction, as is Anne McCaffrey; but in the years I have been selling books I know that, whilst the two may possibly be read by the same people, those authors are unlikely to ‘collected’ at the same level of avidity by that same reader.

You begin to see the dilemma. So I'll just guide you to the store where the catalogue will tick all of the various ‘collectable’ boxes -- and leave you to decide whether it feeds your particular secret obsession. For the full catalogue go here.