A very good copy; jacket with some light general rubbing, but overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Barbara Walton.
£200
London, Robert Hale, 1963.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.
First UK edition of this collection of thirteen macabre and often shocking tales, from the author of Psycho.
In stock
A very good copy; jacket with some light general rubbing, but overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Barbara Walton.
War, Invasion & Spy
London, Robert Hale, 1952 [1953].
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 9/6.
Good first UK edition of this tale of romance and espionage, 'a breath-taking romance loaded with the dynamite of military secrets and international intrigue.' (jacket blurb)
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1952.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket.
An attractive first UK edition, packed with thrills, romance, mystery, and suspense.
Modern Literature
London, Robert Hale, [c.1950s].
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
"Margo Haynes is lovely and lovable but her love is dangerous" (jacket blurb).
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1958.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1980.
First edition. Ex-Library. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, with price-sticker £5.95.
The second of the author's well-regarded historic mysteries to feature Inspector Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte.