Book itself VG+; jacket chipped and slightly tarnished, with some edge wear.
Illustrations and diagrams.
£150
Some lessons in the science of shot gun shooting
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1925.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5s.
A practical guide to guns and shooting, by one of London’s then leading gunsmiths. Scarce in the dust-jacket.
Out of stock
Book itself VG+; jacket chipped and slightly tarnished, with some edge wear.
Illustrations and diagrams.
Detective Fiction
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1925.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Elliot Bailey (1887–1977) was a British author who wrote several mystery novels in the 1920s and 1930s.
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1951.
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket.
Very good first edition of this murder mystery by the Australian Goyder sisters.
Sports & Pastimes
London, Longmans, 1957.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, price sticker of 15/- to inside flap.
A very good first edition of this uncommon cookery book, "not merely a collection of recipes, but a compendium of useful information on every aspect of cookery. No Nigerian home should be without it." (jacket). The pink here is fresh and bright in the main.
Detective Fiction
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1956.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards lettered in red. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d.
The author's first novel, introducing her series character John Coffin, albeit in a less primary role than that he took on from the fourth book.
Detective Fiction
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1932.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Golden Age detective novel set in the world of theatre. Andreas (1898–1975) was a prolific German novelist, journalist and screenwriter.