Front pastedown damaged, o/w VG; jacket slightly rubbed at extremities with a few minor closed tears, but overall VG.
Jacket artwork by Frank Sherwin.
£250
London, Sampson Low, [1933].
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A very good first edition of this uncommon title, on which this author’s reputation primarily resides.
In stock
Front pastedown damaged, o/w VG; jacket slightly rubbed at extremities with a few minor closed tears, but overall VG.
Jacket artwork by Frank Sherwin.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Sampson Low, 1878.
First UK edition. Publisher's catalogue at end. 8vo. Original brown cloth decorated in gilt & black.
The first edition in English of Verne's sci-fi classic of a comet's collision with the earth which bears away part of the planet, and its inhabitants. This translation alters the text considerably with additions and emendations, paraphrases dialogue, and rearranges material, although the general thread of the story is followed. The translation was made from the serial version of the novel, published January to December 1877.
Detective Fiction
Miller (Wade, pseud. Robert Allison Wade & H. Bill Miller) Fatal Step
London, Sampson Low, 1949.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.
Dave Lee was shot dead as he rode the Joyland ferris wheel. As hard-boiled private investigator Max Thursday stalked Dave's killer, he encountered … a high-powered sob sister, the sadistic king of a gambling syndicate, and a delicate, sphinx-like girl who packed a.38 revolver.
Children's Books
London, Sampson Low, 1953.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial boards and matching dust-jacket.
A good copy of this title from the 'Cherubs' series of books, uncommon in the dust-jacket. Hodgetts was most famous as the creator of the character Toby Twirl, a Rupert-the-bear-esque character based on a soft toy owned by the illustrator for the series, Edward Jeffrey.