Minor rubbing to cloth edges, slight softening to head of spine; jacket with some small closed tears and chips to edges, but overall very good, especially given the age.
Frontispiece; jacket artwork by Holloway.
£250
London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1918.
Fourth edition. 8vo. Advertisements. Original dark grey cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
The fourth edition of the author’s highly collectable first novel, here in the extremely rare jacket.
In stock
Minor rubbing to cloth edges, slight softening to head of spine; jacket with some small closed tears and chips to edges, but overall very good, especially given the age.
Frontispiece; jacket artwork by Holloway.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1950
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards, Dust-jacket.
A near fine example of this the first book by the author using this pseudonym. An uncommon classic of crime fiction, revolving around a sudden death at a cocktail party.
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
First edition.
London, Cassell, 1935.
The Phantom Gunman is the author’s first crime novel and imagines what would happen if Chicago gangsters were to come over to London. Features serial character Mrs Pym.Exceptionally scarce in a jacket
Detective Fiction
(A Detective-Inspector McCarthy Yarn).First Edition. Wright & Brown, n.d. [c.1941].
Detective Fiction
London, Faber & Gwyer, 1926
First edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth boards. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 7/6 on spine.
In this Hubin-listed murder story, the author shows the placid life of Minden Town disturbed by a mysterious tragedy. The mystery remains a mystery almost to the very end of the book. A rare and early Faber crime title.