Detective Fiction

    L.A.G. Strong, Othello's Occupation, first edition, 1945

    Detective Fiction

    Strong (L.A.G.) Othello’s Occupation

    £125



    London, Collins Crime Club, 1945.

    First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.

    Stage school murder; an uncommon Collins Crime Club, by a former director of Methuens, no less.

    Trevor Molone, The Peacock Throne, first edition, 1935

    Detective Fiction

    Molony (Trevor) The Peacock Throne

    £325



    London, Herbert Jenkins, 1935.

    First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth blocked in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6 with 'reduced price' sticker to spine.

    Cool jacket artwork graces this uncommon oriental thriller.

    Arthur Gask, Crime Upon Crime, first edition, 1952

    Detective Fiction

    Gask (Arthur) Crime upon Crime

    £60



    London, Herbert Jenkins, 1952.

    First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 9/-.

    A dramatic story of crime and detection featuring series character Inspector Gilbert Larose.

    Pierre Quiroule, The Painted Death, first edition, 1935

    Detective Fiction

    Quiroule (Pierre, pseud. Walter William Sayer) The Painted Death

    £250



    London, Nelson, 1935.

    First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

    "A close-knit plot and first-rate story"...with Amazonians thrown in to boot. Scarce.

    J.S. Fletcher, The Talleyrand Maxim, signed first edition, 1919

    Detective Fiction

    Fletcher (J.S.) The Talleyrand Maxim

    £525



    London, Ward Lock, 1919.

    First edition. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original green cloth blocked in black. Dust-jacket, priced 6/-.

    An excellent copy of this uncommon first edition, especially rare signed and in the original dust-jacket. British-born journalist and novelist Fletcher us considered to be one of the foremost detective fiction writers of his day.

    Gerald Cumberland, The Cypress Chest, first edition, 1927

    Detective Fiction

    Cumberland (Gerald, pseud. Charles Frederick Kenyon) The Cypress Chest

    £120



    London, John Hamilton, 1927.

    First edition. 8vo. Origial blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

    From Hamilton's Sundial Mystery Library series. "An experiment in sensational fiction in which careful and detailed character drawing comes second to an absorbing plot." (jacket blurb)

    C.B. Dignam, The Sons of Seven, first edition, 1928.

    Detective Fiction

    Dignam (C.B.) The Sons of Seven

    £150



    London, John Hamilton, 1928.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

    From Hamilton's Sundial Mystery Library series; a departure from Hamilton's more usual aeronautical vibe, and a seemingly scarce first edition in the original dust-jacket. A chance encounter with a sinister Chinese Secret Society sees the protagonist tossed into a world of intrigue, with a dash of romantic peril for good measure.

    R. Austin Freeman, Dr Thorndyke Intervenes, first edition, 1933

    Detective Fiction

    Freeman (R. Austin) Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes

    £495



    London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1933.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

    The continuing adventures of arch deductionist Dr Thorndyke. A tricky first edition in the jacket.

    Richard Hull, Left-Handed Death, first edition, 1946

    Detective Fiction

    Hull (Richard, pseud. Richard Henry Sampson) Left-Handed Death

    £125



    London, Collins Crime Club, 1946.

    First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7s6d.

    An uncommon first edition in the jacket; a government official's investigations into an engineering company's failing business leads to murder...

    John Rhode, Signal for Death, first US edition, 1941

    Detective Fiction

    Rhode (John, pseud. Cecil Street) Signal for Death

    £395



    New York, Dodd, Mead, 1941.

    First US edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced $2.00.

    A mysterious beam of light wreaks havoc in this Dr Priestley novel. Nice jacket artwork.

    Bruce Graeme, Blackshirt, first edition, [1925]

    Detective Fiction

    Graeme (Bruce, pseud. Graham Montague Jeffries) Blackshirt

    £750



    London, T. Fisher Unwin, [1925].

    First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in red. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 3/6.

    The notoriously difficult first edition of the first book in the Blackshirt series, by a founding member of the Crime Writer's Association. Despite the chipping, the upper panel with its wonderful artwork is intact.

    P.C. Doherty, The Whyte Hart, signed first edition, 1988

    Detective Fiction

    Doherty (P.C.) The Whyte Hart

    £195



    London, Robert Hale, 1988.

    First edition. Signed by the author on title-page. 8vo. Original black boards lettered in silver. Dust-jacket, correctly priced £11.50.

    A near fine, signed first edition of Doherty's first book in his Matthew Jankyn series.

    P.C. Doherty, The Angel of Death, first edition, 1989

    Detective Fiction

    Doherty (P.C.) The Angel of Death

    £125



    London, Robert Hale, 1989.

    First edition. 8vo. Original black boards lettered in silver. Dust-jacket, correctly priced £10.95.

    A near fine first edition of the fourth title in Doherty's popular Hugh Corbett series.

    Horace McCoy, Kiss To-morrow Good-bye, first UK edition, 1949

    Detective Fiction

    McCoy (Horace) Kiss To-Morrow Good-Bye

    £125



    London, Arthur Barker, 1949.

    First UK edition. 8vo. Original dark pink cloth. Dust-jacket, clipped but with price '5s' still present.

    Classic criminous stuff from hard-boiled good egg McCoy, made into a 1950s film starring James Cagney, famously awarded the ultimate accolade "banned in Ohio"...

    James Corbett, The Somerville Case, first edition, [1949]

    Detective Fiction

    Corbett (James) The Somerville Case

    £60



    London, Herbert Jenkins, [1949].

    First edition. 8vo. Original orange boards, lettered in black. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

    Quite a lovely dust-jacket.

    William Le Queux, The Mystery of Mademoiselle, first UK edition, [1926]

    Detective Fiction

    Le Queux (William) The Mystery of Mademoiselle

    £475



    London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1926].

    First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

    A lovely first UK edition of this twenties tale of suspense by Anglo-French author Le Queux.

    M.G. Eberhart, Fair Warning, first UK edition, 1936

    Detective Fiction

    Eberhart (M[ignon].G.) Fair Warning

    £575



    London, Collins Crime Club, 1936.

    First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

    Quite cool woodcut-style artwork adorns this first UK edition's jacket. Eberhart is an interesting author of detective fiction, not least for her ability to extend the same basic premise over nearly forty volumes!

    John Rhode, Dr Priestley's Quest, 'Popular Edition', 1935

    Detective Fiction

    Rhode (John, pseud. Cecil Street) Dr. Priestley’s Quest

    £250



    London, Geoffrey Bles, 1935.

    'Popular Edition', second printing. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, with price-sticker '5/-' on spine.

    A decent, early edition of this the second appearance of armchair detective Lancelot Priestley, who featured in a long-running series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

    James Corbett, Gallows Wait, first edition, [1947]

    Detective Fiction

    Corbett (James) Gallows Wait

    £55



    London, Herbert Jenkins, [1947].

    First edition. 8vo. Original dark orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 8/6.

    An attractive first edition by the productive James Corbett, from Jenkins' 'House of the Green Label' series.

    Caroline Francis, Director's Corridor, first edition, [1936]

    Detective Fiction

    Francis (Caroline) Director’s Corridor

    £375



    London, Hutchinson, [1936].

    First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

    One of only two murder-mysteries we could trace by this author, and published under Hutchinson's First Novel Library series (#46).

    Gladys Mitchell, Faintley Speaking, first edition, 1954

    Detective Fiction

    Mitchell (Gladys) Faintley Speaking

    £75



    London, Michael Joseph, 1954.

    First edition. 8vo. Original black boards. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d.

    The 27th title in Mitchell's long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur sleuth Mrs Bradley.

    G.D.H. & M. Cole, Knife in the Dark, first edition, 3rd impression, 1945

    Detective Fiction

    Cole (G.D.H. & M.) Knife in the Dark

    £125



    London, Collins Crime Club, 1945.

    First edition, third impression. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 4s6

    Mrs Warrander uncovers the truth behind a murder during an undergraduates' dance.

    Patricia Wentworth, Blindfold, first edition, 1935

    Detective Fiction

    Wentworth (Patricia, pseud. Dora Amy Turnbull) Blindfold

    £695



    London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1935.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

    A very good first edition of one the of later, stand-alone titles by this crime writer.

    Alice Campbell, Juggernaut, first edition, 1928

    Detective Fiction

    Campbell (Alice) Juggernaut

    £725



    London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1928.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

    The first edition of the author's first book, memorably transferred to the big screen in 1936, starring Boris Karloff.

    Ngaio Marsh, Colour Scheme, first edition, 1943

    Detective Fiction

    Marsh (Ngaio) Colour Scheme

    £125



    London, Collins Crime Club, 1943.

    First edition. 8vo. Original dark orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

    A murder mystery, set in a thermal spa in the author's home country New Zealand.

    E.C.R. Lorac, The Theft of the Iron Dogs, first edition, 1946

    Detective Fiction

    Lorac (E.C.R., pseud. Edith Caroline Rivett) The Theft of the Iron Dogs

    £95



    London, Collins Crime Club, 1946.

    First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

    A fascinating mystery set against a backdrop of the beautiful Fell country of Lunesdale in Lancashire.

    Lee Thayer, Murder Stalks the Circle, first UK edition, 1949

    Detective Fiction

    Thayer ([Emma Redington] Lee) Murder Stalks the Circle

    £375



    London, Hurst & Blackett, [1949].

    First UK edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

    A great first UK edition of this biblio yarn inspired by the notorious literary forger Thomas J. Wise, by a prolific US author.

    John Rhode, Dead Man at the Folly, sixth impression, 1935

    Detective Fiction

    Rhode (John, pseud. Cecil John Charles Street) Dead Man at the Folly

    £195



    London, Collins Crime Club, 1935.

    Sixth impression. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in red. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 2/6.

    Classic Dr Priestley territory here courtesy of genre master Rhode.

    Gavin Holt, Murder at Marble Arch, first edition, 1931

    Detective Fiction

    Holt (Gavin, pseud. Percival Charles Rodda) Murder at Marble Arch

    £195



    London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.

    An very good first edition of one of Holt's best books.

    Gavin Holt, Drums Beat at Night, first edition, 1932

    Detective Fiction

    Holt (Gavin, pseud. Percival Charles Rodda) Drums Beat at Night

    £175



    London, Hodder & Sttoughton, 1932.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 3/6.

    Drums beat at night...and Professor Bastion hears the echo on Hampstead Heath (jacket)

    Edgar Lustgarten, A Case to Answer, first edition, 1947

    Detective Fiction

    Lustgarten (Edgar) A Case to Answer

    £150



    London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1947.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 9/-.

    A superior example of the courtroom drama subgenre.

    Herbert Adams, Welcome Home, first edition, 1956

    Detective Fiction

    Adams (Herbert) Welcome Home

    £75



    London, Philip Macdonald, 1956.

    First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 8/6.

    A very good first edition, featuring the author's second major series character, Roger Bennion.

    H.E. Wheeler, The Third Attempt, first edition, 1946

    Detective Fiction

    Wheeler (H.E.) The Third Attempt

    £125



    London, Herbert Jenkins, [1946].

    First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 8/6.

    A plot of diabolic ingenuity taxes Chief Inspector Stephen Rant of the Yard. Attractive jacket artwork.

    Thomas Burke, The Pleasantries of Old Quong, first edition, 1931

    Detective Fiction

    Burke (Thomas) The Pleasantries of Old Quong

    £275



    London, Constable, 1931.

    First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

    Tales of Chinatown and Limehouse: "horrible, ironical, whimsically aloof"

    Leo Bruce, Furious Old Women, first edition, 1960

    Detective Fiction

    Bruce (Leo) Furious Old Women

    £95



    London, Peter Davies, 1960.

    First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d.

    Ace private detective Carolus Deene is on the case in the village of Gladhurst.

    E.W. Hornung, Stingaree, 'popular edition', 1936

    Detective Fiction

    Hornung (E.W.) Stingaree

    £120



    London, Philip Allan, 1936.

    'Popular Edition'. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.

    An attractive edition of this tale by the creator of Raffles.

    John Creasey, Sons of Satan, first edition, 1947

    Detective Fiction

    Creasey (John) Sons of Satan

    £95



    London, John Long, 1947.

    First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 6/-.

    Dr Palfrey tackles dubious friars, a giant and "the Testament of Evil" in this cruise-ship caper.

    John Creasey, The Flood, first edition, 1956

    Detective Fiction

    Creasey (John) The Flood

    £120



    London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1956.

    First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 10s6d.

    A rather topical Dr Palfrey adventure, as floods begin to besiege the world...

    Talbot Mundy, C.I.D., first edition, 1932

    Detective Fiction

    Mundy (Talbot, pseud. William Lancaster Gribbon) C.I.D.

    £195



    New York, Appleton-Century, 1932.

    First edition. 8vo. Original yellow pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket, priced $2.00.

    One of the few Mundy titles to be serialised after publication in book-form. A Criminal Investigation Division of India caper, featuring Chullunder Ghose, and a Thuggee sect.

    Talbot Mundy was an English writer of adventure fiction. Based for most of his life in the United States, he also wrote under the pseudonym of Walter Galt. Best known as the author of King of the Khyber Rifles and the 'Jimgrim' series, much of his work was published in pulp magazines.

    Mrs Belloc Lowndes, And Call it Accident, first UK edition, 1939

    Detective Fiction

    Lowndes ([Marie Adelaide] Belloc) And Call it Accident

    £350



    London, Hutchinson, 1939.

    First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

    Apparently derived from a theatrical anecdote given to the author by George du Maurier, building upon the author's literary reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest.

    Leonard Gribble, The Case-Book of Anthony Slade, first edition, 1937

    Detective Fiction

    Gribble (Leonard R.) The Case-Book of Anthony Slade

    £295



    London, Philip Allan, 1937.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket.

    A collection of short stories, drawn from the case-book of Gribble's series character Superintendent Anthony Slade.

    A.C. & C. Edington, The Studio Murder Mystery, first UK edition, 1929

    Detective Fiction

    Edington (A.C. & C.) The Studio Murder Mystery

    £125



    London, The Literary Press, [c.1930].

    First edition thus. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 2/-.

    An early edition of this well-known Hollywood murder mystery, made into a 1929 film with Chester Conklin.