An excellent copy, in very good dust-jacket.
Photographic plates by the author.
£85
London, Jarrolds, 1957.
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 18s.
A motorcycle tour through Switzerland and Italy to the continent of Africa.
In stock
An excellent copy, in very good dust-jacket.
Photographic plates by the author.
London, Harrap, 1938.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 9/-.
Amelia Earhart's absorbing account of her ill-fated last flight around the world, begun in 1937, comprising her diary entries and other notes - a classic of aviation history. Amelia Earhart was twice the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air: initially in 1928 as a passenger just a year after Lindbergh's pioneering flight and then in 1932, flying solo.
Detective Fiction
London, Jarrolds, [1944].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A mid-century "psychological house" novel, adjacent to the tradition of domestic supernatural fiction; not widely known today but of interest to collectors of mid-20th-century women's suspense writing.
Sexuality & Erotica
London, Jarrolds, [1932].
First edition, first printing. 8vo. 39pp. publisher's catalogue dated Spring 1932 at end. Original blue cloth, dust-jacket, correctly priced at 7/6.
A tale of sacred & profane love, by an author best known for his science fiction, adventure stories, and historical fiction books for children. This definitely a more adult venture.
...Rambles in a rural, old-fashioned country, with chat about its history and romance. Illustrated by photographs
London, Foulsham, 1933.
New Edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket.
Originally published in 1916, and followed by several other titles in a similar vein by this author, this "New Edition" is newly illustrated and delightfully dust-jacketed. A cycle trip around Lancashire.
The experiences of a naturalist with the "St. George" Expedition
London, Hutchinson, [1926].
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 18/-.
A picturesque account of of travel on the yacht "St. George" among some of the little-known islands of the South Seas, from Easter Island to Rapa and the Marquesas.