Guide to the 6-part BBC TV series written by Jed Mercurio. Profusely illustrated with background and production stills; includes interviews with the major personnel behind the downbeat series. |
Reprint (Souvenir Press 1979 as The Leprechaun’s Kingdom) non-fiction study of “the world of Banshees, Fairies, Demons, Giants, Monsters, Mermaids, Phoukas, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, and Many Others”. |
Reprint (Robson Books 2003) historical look at the 1941 plan to enlist convicts from Barlinnie Prison and use them as crew for a 25,000-ton merchantman. In the “World War II Stories” series. |
Non-fiction book charting the evolution of James Bond in both literature and films. |
Illustrated profile of the celebrated collie dog Lassie and his lesser-known creator. |
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Discussion of the history of “Spring Heeled Jack”. |
Heavily illustrated portrait of Bardot’s life and career, taking in her highly publicised “private life” as well as examining her films. |
Reprint (W.H. Allen 1982) collection of essays and articles about the life, films, and cinematic contributions of Charlie Chaplin by friends and colleagues including Max Sennett, Groucho Marx, Mary Pickford, Graham Greene, and Candice Bergen. |
Celebration of the life of Greta Garbo. |
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Biography of Andrew Crosse. |
Young-adult collection of “true mysteries”. |
Pages & pictures of folding, revolving, dissolving, mechanical, scenic, panoramic, dimensional, changing, pop-up and other novelty books from the collection of David and Briar Philips. |
Non-fiction study of Sweeney Todd, in real life and in fiction. |
History of the detective story, told in pictures. |
Reprint (Robson Books 2004) historical study of the search for the whereabouts of a stolen hoard of treasure known as “Rommel’s Gold”. In the “World War II Stories” series. |
Illustrated reference work on the TV series. Biographies of the 9 actors who have played the Doctor on TV and film. Unusually, it includes Peter Cushing from the films (rarely taken as part of the canon). A brief appendix gives full detail of the non-canonical spoof starring Rowan Atkinson. |
Book about the making of the TV series Doctor Finlay. |
Tie-in to the ITV series, “The Chief”, which highlights some of the dilemmas and difficult decisions that face a Chief Constable each day. |
Behind-the-scenes look at the Medics TV series. |
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Book about planned space missions to Mars. |
Chronicle of the star’s rise from home town beauty queen to actress, and her struggle to overcome her sex symbol personna and gain recognition for abilities as a serious actress and entertainer. |
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Reissue (Armada 1978) young-adult collection of “true mysteries”. |
Reprint (NEL 1979 as by Alex Peters) novel involving an Erich Von Daniken-type pseudo-scientist. |
Book about scarecrows. |
Young-adult collection of “true mysteries”. |
Collection of publishing gaffes and howlers. |
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Reprint (W.H. Allen 1990) historical study of the Battle of Britain in the summer months of 1940 from the perspective of the UK public. |
Collection of essays on supernatural events in East Anglia. |
History and contemporary examination of superstitions past and present. |
Reprint (Boxtree 1993) non-fiction study of Sweeney Todd. This edition includes the afterword from the 1998 edition and adds a new one. |
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Reissue (Virgin 1991) study of the Granada Television series of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett. This is revised and expanded from the original edition (W.H. Allen 1986). |
Pictorial history of magazine, periodical, and book illustration of horror stories, featuring the work of both well-known and anonymous artists. |
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Biography of Bram Stoker, focussing on the writing of Dracula. |
Young-adult collection of “true mysteries”. |
Non-fiction study of Black Magic rituals. |
Reprint (Robson Books 2004) historical study of the persistent legend that German troops landed on the coast of East Anglia in 1940 in a prelude to a German invasion. In the “World War II Stories” series. |
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Heavily-illustrated guide to witchcraft in the 1970s. |
Collection of 21 articles on cult leaders, seven reprinted from Fiesta in 1965. |
Collection of literary blunders from classic, and not-so classic, works of literature. |
An illustrated review of the major mysteries of the Earth and the various viewpoints that have been advanced about them. |
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Fantasy anthology reprinting the first half of The Ancient Mysteries Reader (Doubleday, 1975). |
Fantasy anthology reprinting the second half of The Ancient Mysteries Reader (Doubleday, 1975). |
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UK edition from Robson Books 1976. |
Horror anthology reprinting the first half of The Black Magic Omnibus (Robson, 1976). |
Horror anthology reprinting the second half of The Black Magic Omnibus (Robson, 1976). |
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Anthology of 16 Christmas ghost stories. |
Contains 9 of the 16 stories in the original (Souvenir Press, 1974) edition. |
Horror/occult anthology. |
Also in pb (Sphere 1972). US edition retitled Scottish Stories of Fantasy & Horror, Crown, 1988. |
Although labelled Volume 1, no other volumes appeared. |
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Anthology of extracts from the rare and infamous gothic “horror” novels. |
Anthology of 12 stories by authors connected to famous crime movies, edited, with a prologue and story introductions by Haining. The Table of Contents lists the stories under the title of the associated film; the introduction to each story lists the film and story title; and the running heads usually list the story title. For simplicity the story titles are used in this listing. |
Anthology of 12 stories by authors connected to classic TV series, edited, with a prologue and story introductions by Haining. The Table of Contents lists the stories under the title of the associated TV series; the introduction to each story lists the series and story title; and the running heads usually list the story title. For simplicity the story titles are used in this listing. A world-wide edition available in the U.S. for $24.00. The cover says Crime Movies II. |
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Anthology of 19 stories of “horror and suspense” about motor-cars by authors ranging from Jeffrey Archer to Ian Watson, each introduced by Haining. |
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Horror anthology. Significantly revised from earlier edition (W.H. Allen, 1968). |