London, C. Arthur Pearson, 1939.

First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, Silver Star Library with price 2/6.

Love, passion, murder...and an attractive dust-jacket to boot.

A story of three children and a toy newspaper
London, S.W. Partridge, 1919.

Fourth edition. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket.

Elizabeth Rebecca Ward (2 December 1880 – 16 April 1978) was a prolific English writer of popular verse, religious works, and works for children, writing under the pen-name Fay Inchfawn. Her works were serialised in women's magazines, and she was sometimes known as "The Poet Laureate of the Home".

London, Collins, 1937.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 16/-.

A travel narrative recording Lord Cottenham's journey across the United States. He drives by motor-car from New York to Los Angeles, returns by aeroplane, spends time in Hollywood, and takes a police-escorted tour through San Francisco's nightlife.

London, Andre Deutsch, 1956.

First English edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.

A collection of short stories rooted in the author's experiences as an Italian colonial administrator in North Africa during the early 20th century. Apparently one of David Bowie's favourite books, partly inspiring his famous Heroes album.

Photographic Studies
N.p., , n.d. [c.1922].

First edition. Oblong 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers, tied with pink string.

A beautiful series of photographs capturing scenes in Basra, Baghdad and Al-Qurnah. There are also handsome images of the Tigris, the Ruins of Babylon (Hillah) and the Ctesiphon Arch (Taq Kasra). LibraryHub locates just two holdings in the UK, at Cambridge and SOAS.

London, Faber & Faber, 1949.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 9s6d.

Roy Vickers (1887-1965) was popular in Britain for mystery short-stories/novels.

London, Rich & Cowan, 1935.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

Satirical crime/mystery with a comic edge.

London, Ward, Locke, [1930].

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, publisher's number '304' to spine.

Classic inter-war era nautical thriller, from the author of The Death Ship (1933).

London, Collins, 1942.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

The third adventure of wise-cracking crime reporter Tony Carter.

London, Sampson, Low, Marston, [1940].

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

'The Baron Comes Back!'. When John Mannering ("The Baron") is offered a superb set of diamonds, he faces a dilemma...

London, John Murray, 1930.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

The novel follows Wilfred Steadmore, an educated and qualified man employed as a courier for Butler's, a major travel agency. The narrative explores both his professional and personal life: his travels and dealings as a courier, and the turbulence of his marriage.

London, Stanley Paul, 1926.

First edition, first impression. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

Uncommon title, especially signed, with werewolf elements.