Minor foxing; jacket with some rubbing and minor marking, vertical crease to front panel.
Jacket artwork by L.A. Doust.
£100
London, Skeffington, [1935].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A tale of family rivalries and resentments, a man purchases a title by cheating his poorer relatives; the daughter of the aristocrat makes overtures to a poor male cousin.
In stock
Minor foxing; jacket with some rubbing and minor marking, vertical crease to front panel.
Jacket artwork by L.A. Doust.
Detective Fiction
London, Skeffington, [1932].
First UK edition, early impression (stating '7th thousand' on title and jacket). 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket.
The murder of "Handsome Harry" Borden, a lecherous and unethical stock promoter leads Detective Sergeant McMann to uncover the true identity of the killer.
Weird & Supernatural
Mathers (Helen, pseud. Ellen Buckingham Mathews Reeves) The Juggler and The Soul
London, skeffington, 1896.
First edition. 8vo. Title printed in red & black. Original blue cloth with red & design.
A rare work of sci-fi interest, with themes involving Hypnosis, experiments in Medicine, and reanimation of the dead.
Detective Fiction
London, Skeffington, n.d..
Early printing, stating '6th Thousand' on jacket spine. 8vo. Original olive cloth. Dust-jacket, with price rather dramatically excised from spine.
An early printing of the US author's first book.
Detective Fiction
London, Skeffington, [1936].
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A series of mysterious deaths disrupt the community of Burleigh. Uncommon in jacket.
Detective Fiction
First edition, ‘7th thousand’.
London, Skeffington, [1932].
Skeffington often used ‘7th thousand’ label on title page to try and show that their titles were in high demand so this is not necessarily a reprint.A Hubin-listed mystery featuring the author’s serial character, detective-crook Jimmy Traynor.