Light foxing; cloth rather mottled and marked, bumped at edges, some loss to spine lettering; jacket a little worn at extremities with loss to head of spine, but otherwise a very good example.
Jacket artwork by Youngman Carter.
£200
London, Robert Hale, 1937.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
One of a handful of thrillers by Edwards published before the Second World War, with the uncommon Youngman Carter jacket.
In stock
Light foxing; cloth rather mottled and marked, bumped at edges, some loss to spine lettering; jacket a little worn at extremities with loss to head of spine, but otherwise a very good example.
Jacket artwork by Youngman Carter.
Detective Fiction
London, John Gifford Ltd, [1938].
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A distinctly hard-to-find title by the creator of The Black Pilgrim.
Detective Fiction
First edition.
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1935.
Featuring serial character Gilbert Larose The Poisoned Goblet tells of the efforts by a gang to kidnap the child of Lady Ardane.Fabulous dustwrapper art. A desirable title.
Detective Fiction
Edinburgh & London, William Hodge & Company, Limited, 1927
First edition, inscribed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket.
A very good copy. Inscribed by the author, one presumes, thus: 'To dear Winifred, with much love from an affectionate old friend Winnie, in remembrance of her visit to Station House. June 1927.' An easy to find book, but very uncommon both inscribed and in jacket. Contains a novel and two shorter pieces.
Detective Fiction
(A Detective-Inspector McCarthy Yarn).First Edition. Wright & Brown, n.d. [c.1941].
Detective Fiction
Mills and Boon, London, 1937
First edition