Original cloth, attractive dust-jacket, ‘6000th’ priced at 3/6 on spine.
Clevely (Hugh) Death’s Counterfeit
£125
London, Hutchinson, 1937.
One of the Inspector Williams novels, by an author also known for writing Sexton Blake titles.
£125
London, Hutchinson, 1937.
One of the Inspector Williams novels, by an author also known for writing Sexton Blake titles.
Original cloth, attractive dust-jacket, ‘6000th’ priced at 3/6 on spine.
Detective Fiction
Rare crime title, all other copies I have seen of this title are described as ‘7th Thousand’.
London, Skeffington, [1930 according to COPAC]
Reasonable to assume this was a publisher gimmick to show titles were popular.
Detective Fiction
First edition, London, Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. Rare London Knopf imprint, in the remarkable striking dust-jacket designed by Shaw.
Detective Fiction
First edition.
London, Cassell, 1939
The story centres on the murder of Mr Norwitch found stabbed in an antiques shop. The author worked in an antiques store and clearly draws heavily on this experience. According to authoritative website www.classiccrimefiction.com, UK first editions in original jackets are rare especially this title.