Recent book purchases

I hadn't realised just how many books I've picked up over the last few weeks until I compiled this list... it only just tops $30 though, so that's not so bad.

1. The Mind Readers by Margery Allingham.
Penguin paperback, 1998 (first published 1965)
Bought for 1c (yes - just 1c!) at the Salvos.

2. Lucifer and the Child by Ethel Mannin.
Arrow paperback, circa 1950s (first published 1945).
Bought for $6.50 through eBay.com.au.

3. Alias Basil Willing by Helen McCloy.
Penguin paperback, 1957 (first published 1951).
Bought for $4 at the secondhand bookstore in Benalla.

4. Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong.
Penguin paperback, 1957 (first published 1951).
Bought for $4 at the secondhand bookstore in Benalla.

5. The Widow by Charity Blackstock.
Belmont Tower paperback, circa 1970s (first published 1967)
Bought for 99c through eBay.com.au.

6. Ten Great Mysteries by Edgar Allan Poe
Scholastic illustrated paperback, 1975.
Bought for 1c at the Salvos.

7. The State vs. Elinor Norton by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Dell paperback ,1974 (first published 1934)
Bought for 10c at the Salvos in Seymour.

8. Dead and Not Buried by H. F. M. Prescott.
Eyre & Spottiswoode hardcover, 1957 (first published 1938).
Bought for $1 at St Vinnies in Seymour.

9. A Rough Shoot by Geoffrey Household.
JM Dent & Sons paperback, circa 1990s (first published 1951).
Bought for $1 at the Salvos.

10. Fiends of the Family by Pat Flower.
Robert Hale hardcover, 1966 (first edition)
Bought for $2 at the Goldfields Library book sale.

11. The Man With the Twisted Lip by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Penguin 60s series paperback 1995.
Bought for 50c at St Vinnies in Seymour.

12. The Shrinking of Treehorn by Florence Parry Heide; illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Puffin paperback, 1980 (first published 1971).
I know this is a children's book but it was one of my favourites! I love the drawings.

13. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood.
Text Publishing softcover, 2005 (first thus).
Bought for $1.25 at the Salvos.

14. Goodbye, Sweet William by Pat Flower.
Ure Smith hardcover, 1959 (first edition).
Bought for $2 at the Goldfields Library book sale.

15. Hell for Heather by Pat Flower.
Robert Hale hardcover, 1962 (first edition).
Bought for $2 at the Goldfield Library book sale.

16. Crime Writers and Other Animals by Simon Brett.
Orion softcover, 1999 (first published 1998).
Bought for $3 at the Salvos.

17. Term of Terror by Pat Flower.
Robert Hale hardcover, 1963 (first edition).
Bought for $2 at the Goldfields Library book sale.