Cloth worn at extremities, spine darkened and mottled; jacket with edge wear including minor chipping to spine ends.
Jacket artwork by D. Williams.
£95
London, Gerald G. Swan, 1946.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
A crime drama with a mysterious Limehouse-based Chinaman and a weird ability to predict the outcome of horse races.
In stock
Cloth worn at extremities, spine darkened and mottled; jacket with edge wear including minor chipping to spine ends.
Jacket artwork by D. Williams.
Thriller Fiction
London, Arco, 1962.
Arco edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Thriller Fiction
Verne (Jules) The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1880.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth stamped in black and lettered in gilt.
A substantial non-fiction work surveying major voyages of discovery, Cook, Bougainville, La Pérouse and others, combining Verne's narrative flair with detailed geography, maps and illustrations.
London, Gerald G. Swan, 1960.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 12/6.
A great first edition of this weird tale, an exploration into the power & peril of telepathy… The author was a prolific writer, with works ranging from children's fantasy to weird sci-fi and spy fiction.
Thriller Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1933.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price redacted from spine and inside front flap.
A tale of jade, jungles and justice, in an attractive jacket.
Thriller Fiction
London, Arco, 1960.
Arco edition. Inscribed presentation copy from the translator, I.O. Evans. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.