Romance
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Lot of 4 Romance Pulps
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Various sizes. 4 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
Full list of titles: Tempest Tossed by Anna Driver (London: William Stevens, New Moon Series); Belinda by Elyeen Harrold (Dublin: Mellifont Press, Mellifont Magazine Romance Library); Divided Lives by John Slater (London: William Stevens, True Love Series); One Above All by Colin Windsor (London: William Stevens, True Love Series).
Minor to moderate handling wear, minor tanning, and previous owner’s initials. Tempest Tossed in Fair Condition with the wrappers torn and loose. Good Condition. -
Lot of 4 Romance Pulps (Secret Story Library Nos. 44, 46, 104, 107)
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17.5cm x 14cm. 4 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
Four pulp romance stories from the Secrets Story Library: No. 44: So Wild A Place; 46: The House Called Pride; 104: As Wicked As They Come; 107: Wild is the Wind.
Minor wear and tanning. Previous owner’s initials to front covers. Very Good Condition. -
Somewhere Love Is Waiting
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19cm x 13.5cm. 98 pages. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
Pulp romance.
Moderate handling wear, minor tanning, and previous owner’s initials. Good Condition.$15.00Original price was: $15.00.$5.00Current price is: $5.00. Read more -
Lot of 14 Romance Pulps (Newnes Lucky Star, Woman’s Life, and Hospital Romances)
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18cm x 12cm. 14 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
14 volumes of Newnes Romance pulps, being 2 Lucky Star Romances, 6 Woman’s Life Romances, and 6 Hospital Romances. Full list of titles: LSR500. The House of Secrets by Sonia Mills; LSR547. The Lonely Pasha by Jane Moore; WLR69. These Are The Things by Vera May; WLR107 Fettered or Free by Elisabeth Arthur; WLR120 Uncertain Glory by Jean Graham; WLR134. Broken Vows by Christine Wilson; WL138. Master of Inchmeig by Margaret Starks; WL142. Bitter Honeyhoom by Louis Arthur Cunningham; HR205. Sister At Merton by Margaret Karr; HR255. Doctor Logan’s Secret by Margaret Aldridge; HR261 Married to Medicine by Edna Murray; HR275. Surgeon’s Honour by Alison Bray; HR280. Day Off for a Nurse by Bill Foord; HR281. Her Favourite Doctor by Kay Talbot.
Moderate handling wear. Minor tanning. Previous owner’s initials. Good Condition.$20.00Original price was: $20.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00. Read more -
The Shoulder of Shasta
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First Colonial Edition.
18.5cm x 12cm. [vi], 235, [1] pages, 8 advertisements. Cloth, gilt lettering.
Romance novel set in the American West published two years prior to Stoker’s famed vampire novel, Dracula. The Colonial edition published the same year as the US First Edition.
Ex-Glen Innes School of Arts Library, stamps, adhesive residue to spine. Front free endpaper removed. Good Condition (ex-library). -
Lot of 13 Romance Pulps (Woman’s Life, Lucky Star, Hospital, and Black Tulip Thriller Romances)
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18cm x 12cm. 13 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
13 volumes of Fleetway Library romance pulps, being 2 Woman’s Life, 5 Lucky Star, 5 Hospital, and 1 Black Tulip Thriller Romances. Full list of titles: Substitute Husband by Chris Elvin; Love of a Banker by John Armour; The Sunlit Stream by Margaret Stanlet; Love is Forever by Amber Dana; More Loves Than One by Pamela Vane; The Stranger’s Secret by Agnes Wallace; Sunshine in Spring by Anne Marsh; The Real Joy by W. S. Foord; Dilemma for the Doctor by Helen Holt; The Driven Clouds by Christine Wilson; Doctor’s Legacy by Alison Bray; Flashpoint by Kay Talbot; The Daylight Fear by Frances Cowen.
Minor to moderate handling wear, minor tanning, and previous owner’s initials. Good Condition. -
Sweet Dreams Novel Series (249 Volumes)
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Various Printings.
18cm x 11cm. 249 volumes. Pictorial wrappers.
Almost complete collection, being 221 of the total 233 in the series of the young adult high school drama and romance novel series Sweet Dreams. Notable authors include Barbara Conklin, Janet Quin-Harkin, Laurie Lykken, Marilyn Kaye (writing as Shannon Blair), and Yvonne Greene. Sweet Dreams was published during the 1980s and first half of the 1990s, the storyline often focused around a young high school girl wanting a boyfriend. Sweet Dreams was the precursor to the Sweet Valley High series. This lot includes numbers 1-195, 197, 198, 200, 203, 205-209, 212-215, 219, 221-233, together with second copies of numbers 33, 43, 169, and 219. Also included are the 6 Sweet Dreams Fiction Specials, 6 three-in-one Sweet Dreams Collections, the Sweet Dreams miniseries Winners (3 volumes), On Our Own (6 volumes), and the first two volumes (of 3) of the spinoff Private Eyes.
Books range from Very Good to Fair Condition, with most in Good Condition with moderate handling wear, some tanning and creasing. A few volumes have some tearing and tape repair to the wrappers, dampstaining, or are ex-library. Good Condition. -
Lot of 34 Romance Pulps (My Weekly Story Library)
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17.5cm x 14cm. 34 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
Full list of titles: No. 13: The Man From Outside by Maynah Lewis; 16. One Hot Summer by Norrey Ford; 18. Passing Stranger by Louise Hoffman; 21. Lovely is the Rose by Belinda Dell; 22. Island of Secret by Marjorie McEvoy; 25. Give Us This Day by Maynah Lewis; 29. The Secret of Mooralee by Christina Laffeaty; 30. Bride for a Tiger by Jo Germany; 31. The Strange Quest of Annie Weston by Mary Burchell; 48. The Hermitage Bell by Marjorie McEvoy; 136. Shadows on the Sand by Elizabeth Hoy; 138. The Sun in the Morning by Nan Asquith; 141. Green Paddocks by Jane Corrie; 143. The Haverstone Legacy by Joyce Horner; 145. Someone Else’s Baby; 167. The Garden of Persephone by Nan Asquith; 173. The Brides of Bunyoni by Christina Laffeaty; 174. Dragon’s Bane by Carol H. Dyke; 185. Stranger Among the Stars by Christina Laffeaty; 194. The Man in Shadow by Jan Anderson; 197. Escape Me Never by Lesley Martyn; 198. Masterson’s Pride by Joyce Horner; 206. A Welcome in the Hills by Harriet Smith; 207. The Gemini Girl by Mary Street; 213. Jenny Nobody by Isobel Stewart; 312. Under an Alien Sun by Joyce Horner (2 copies); 342. Man in the Shadows by Rosemary Carter; 367. The Beckoning Lights of Home by Mary Faid; 368. Tangled Web by Elizabeth Elgin; 434. Venetian Romance by Clover Sinclair; 560. Live and Let Love by Margaret Allan; 567. To Catch a Wild Falcon by Mary Scott; 582. The Dead Race by Anthony Howlett.
Volumes are in Very Good to Good Condition. Minor to moderate shelf wear. Minor tanning. Some volumes cocked, with price marks to front cover, and previous owner’s name. Good Condition. -
Lot of 6 Romance Pulps (Sincere Library)
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18cm x 11.5cm. 6 volumes. Pictorial wrappers.
6 volumes of Fleetway Sincere Library romance pulps.
Minor to moderate handling wear, minor tanning, and previous owner’s initials. Good Condition. -
The Sweet Dreams Love, Body, Beautiful Hair, Fashion, and How to Talk to Boys Books (5 Volumes)
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Various Printings.
18cm x 11cm. 5 volumes. Pictorial wrappers.
The complete set of the non-fiction specials of the young adult high school drama and romance novel series Sweet Dreams. Notable authors include Barbara Conklin, Janet Quin-Harkin, Laurie Lykken, Marilyn Kaye (writing as Shannon Blair), and Yvonne Greene. Sweet Dreams was published during the 1980s and first half of the 1990s, the storyline often focused around a young high school girl wanting a boyfriend. Sweet Dreams was the precursor to the Sweet Valley High series. The Sweet Dreams Non-Fiction Specials comprise 6 romance, health, and fashion guide books for young high school girls and were published in the early days of the series.
Book are in Good Condition with moderate handling wear. Some creasing to wrappers. Previous owner’s name to Body Book. Love Book is ex-library. Good Condition. -
Mountain of the Sun (Page Romance Novel No. 5)
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First Edition.
19cm x 13.5cm. 64 pages. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
1970s Australian pulp romance. Cover illustration by Keith Chatto, first Australian illustrator to draw a full-length episode of The Phantom.
Previous owner’s initials to wrappers front panel. Moderate tanning. Good Condition. -
Lot of 18 Romance Pulps (Worldwide Romance Library)
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18.5cm x 11cm. 18 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
18 volumes of the Woman’s World Library: 3. With All My Worldly Goods by Mary Burchell; 6. Wind So Say by Flora Kidd (2 copies); 9. The Ross Inheritance by Lucy Gillen; 13. Love This Enemy by Kathryn Blair; 16. The Dark Stranger by Sara Seale; 17. Winds in the Wilderness by Rosalind Brett; 42. Wife By Arrangement by Mary Burchell; 45. Dear Adversary by Kathryn Blair; 52. No Lease for Love by Jane Arbor; 56. Flight to the Stars by Pamela Kent; 60. Ship’s Nurse by Alex Stuart; 62. The Lonely Road by Margaret Malcolm; 63. The Song and the Sea by Isobel Chace; 86. Sister’s In Love by Hilda Nickson; 124. The Hunter from the Hills by Margaret Malcolm; 133. Return to Candleriggs by Henrietta Reid; 135. The Romantic Safari by Hilary Wilde.
Moderate wear and tanning. Previous owner’s name. Insect damage to second copy of Wind So Say. Last three volumes some chipping and soiling to wrappers. Good Condition. -
Lot of 13 Romance Pulps (Woman’s World Library)
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18cm x 12cm. 13 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
12 volumes of the Woman’s World Library: 596. The Touch of Your Hand by Grace Richmond; 638. Whisper to the Stars by Hettie Grimstead; 649. The Passionate Summer by Hettie Grimstead; 651. The Green Bough by Claire Ritchie; 653. A Touch of Frost by Mavis Heath-Miller; 666. Like an April Morning by Harriet Smith; 670. As Flowers Depart by Edwina Scott; 671. Flight to Romance by Lilian Woodward; 674. Romantic Journey by Nancy Buckingham; 685. Orchids for the Bride by Hettie Grimstead; 688. Love and Company by Amber Dana; 693. September’s Girl by Hettie Grimstead; 694. Never Look Back by Shirley Rochester.
Most volumes are in Good Condition, a few are in Fair Condition with the wrappers loose. Good Condition. -
Lot of 147 Romance Pulps (Woman’s Weekly Library)
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18cm x 11.5cm. 147 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
138 volumes of the Woman’s Weekly Library, odd volumes ranging from No. 8 to No. 2462, together with 7 volumes of the Woman’s Weekly Fiction Series, 1 volume of Author of the Month, and 1 volume of Romantic Reading.
Most volumes are in Good Condition, a few are in Fair Condition with the wrappers loose. Good Condition. -
Lot of 15 Romance Pulps (Woman’s Weekly Library Hospital Romance Series)
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17.5cm x 11.5cm. 15 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
Hospital Romance Series Nos. 23: Young Doctor Kenway by Rona Randall; 48. Twice in a Lifetime by Marjorie Norrell; 93. Sparkling Water by Dorothy Quentin; 108. New Dreams for Old by Lorna Perry; 158. When the Heart Speaks by Kathleen Treves; 186. Dreams Come True by Jane Herbert; 269. Collision Course by Patricia Owens; 280. Dearly Beloved by Jane Ross; 288. Flight to Destiny by Jean Theydon; 323. Duel for the Doctor by Lynne Collins; 331. A Stranger to Love by Sharon Heath; 427. The Reluctant Dawn by Juliet Lawrence; 466. A Change of Luck by Belinda Ballantine; 483. Return to Meadway General; 514. Doctor in Flight by Shane Douglas.
Moderate shelf wear, some creasing. Minor tanning and foxing. Good Condition. -
Lot of 17 Romance Pulps (Fleetway Oracle & Miracle Library)
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18cm x 11.5cm. 17 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
17 volumes of Fleetway Oracle & Miracle Library romance pulps. Full list of titles: This Hell Called Love by Jane Donnelly; I’ll Be Waiting by Louise Pakeman; If Winter Comes by Alison Hughes; Miracle in the Moonlight by Mandy Brown; Shattered Idol be Lesley Dixon; Escape by Phil Gordon; The Threat by Elizabeth Howard; After the Honeymoon by Stella Dorne; The Starmaker by Anita Grey; Rosanne by Brenda Castle; Easy to Cheat by Jane Donnelly; While Others Played by Desmond Roberts; White Shadows by Ray Bentinck; Shadow of a Star by Elizabeth Peterson; Love was a Prison by Ray Bentinck;The Eighth Nurse by Jill Murray; The Sentence by Jane Cavendish.
Mostly Good Condition with minor to moderate handling wear, minor tanning, and previous owner’s initials. Two volumes in Fair Condition with wrappers loose. Good Condition. -
Lot of 7 Romance Pulps (Pearson Lucky Star, Hospital, Glamour Library)
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18cm x 12.5cm. 7 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.
7 volumes, being 2 Lucky Star Library, 1 Glamour Library, 1 Romance Library, and 3 Hospital Romance Library. Full list of titles: I was a Geisha Girl; Gambling Lady; Journey in the Dark; Desires So Strong; Hospital Under the Jacarandas; Epidemic Nurse; Love from a Surgeon.
Most Good to Very Good Condition, Minor to moderate handling wear, minor tanning, and previous owner’s initials. Hospital Under the Jacarandas in Fair Condition with the wrappers loose and tape repair. Good Condition. -
After the Show (Real Life Library No. 44)
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19cm x 13.5cm. 64 pages. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
1970s Australian pulp romance. Cover illustration by Keith Chatto, first Australian illustrator to draw a full-length episode of The Phantom.
Slight discolouration to spine. Moderate handling wear and tanning. Previous owner’s initials. Good Condition. -
Song of the Heart (Real Life Library No. 43)
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19cm x 13.5cm. 64 pages. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
1970s Australian pulp romance. Cover illustration by Keith Chatto, first Australian illustrator to draw a full-length episode of The Phantom.
Moderate handling wear and tanning. Minor chips and insect damage to top edge. Previous owner’s initials. Good Condition. -
One Way Ticket (True Life Library No. 28)
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19cm x 13.5cm. 64 pages. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
1970s Australian pulp romance. Cover illustration by Keith Chatto, first Australian illustrator to draw a full-length episode of The Phantom.
Moderate handling wear. Heavy tanning to inside front cover and first page, moderate elsewhere. Previous owner’s initials. Good Condition. -
The Nurses Story (Doctor and Nurse Library No. 1)
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18cm x 13.5cm. 64 pages. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
1970s Australian pulp romance.
Moderate handling wear and tanning, small tears to wrappers. Previous owner’s initials. Fair Condition. -
King’s X Affair [King’s Cross Affair]
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First Edition.
18cm x 11cm. 208 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Proto juvenile delinquent romance. “Mystery and terror in the violent jungle of drugs and vice…”
Creasing to cocked spine. Moderate shelf wear. Moderate tanning to pages. Good Condition. -
April Lady
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First Edition.Book is in Good condition, by which we mean it has marks of age and is well worn from handling, but is still intact and good for reading. Good Condition.