A very good copy; jacket with some edge wear and chipping, larger chip from head of spine.
Jacket artwork by Wood.
£250
London, Hutchinson, [1934].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
“…an exquisitely drawn picture of an unhappy marriage followed by a much-needed separation and offers an original solution to marital difficulties.” (jacket blurb)
In stock
A very good copy; jacket with some edge wear and chipping, larger chip from head of spine.
Jacket artwork by Wood.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Hutchinson, [1929].
First edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A curious thriller revolving around a mysterious death ray - one of only three books published by this author.
Modern Literature
London, Hutchinson, [1925].
First edition. 8vo. Original light purple cloth blocked in black. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
Some of this Devonshire author's best short stories, distinctly scarce in the original dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Hutchinson, [1926].
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An attractively jacketed example of this twenties first edition.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Hutchinson, 1934.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price removed from spine jacket.
The first edition of this collection of 13 short stories by Benson, comprising: "The Step", "The Bed by the Window", "James Lamp", "The Dance", "The Hanging of Alfred Wadham", "Pirates", "The Wishing-Well", "The Bath-Chair", "Monkeys", "Christopher Comes Back", "The Sanctuary", "Thursday Evenings", "The Psychical Mallards".
Modern Literature
London, Hutchinson, 1933.
First edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Actor, theatrical manager and playwright Robert Courtneidge's sole venture into fiction writing.