Detective Fiction
London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, [1926].
?Third UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room is a mystery novel which blends elements of detective fiction with a touch of Gothic atmosphere. One of the first locked-room mystery novels, it was first published serially in France in the periodical L'Illustration from September 1907 to November 1907, then in its own right in 1908, with the first UK edition published by Arnold in 1909. Early jacketed editions such as this are distinctly uncommon.
Detective Fiction
London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, [1926].
?Third UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room is a mystery novel which blends elements of detective fiction with a touch of Gothic atmosphere. One of the first locked-room mystery novels, it was first published serially in France in the periodical L'Illustration from September 1907 to November 1907, then in its own right in 1908, with the first UK edition published by Arnold in 1909. Early jacketed editions such as this are distinctly uncommon.
Modern Literature
A Novel
London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, n.d. [c.1925].
8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
An attractive edition of this popular classic, which courted some controversy for its portrayal of sexual exploitation as a means to love.
Modern Literature
A story of love in the desert
London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1922.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
A very good first edition of this Egyptian tale by travel writer Douglas Sladen.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1923.
8vo. Original cloth.
A rare imprint of this classic collection of dark & gothic tales by a master of the genre, Sheridan Le Fanu.
![Alternative view of Foster (R[eginald]. Francis) Murder from Beyond](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/84139_2-300x400.jpg)
Weird & Supernatural
London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1930.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A scarce weird & supernatural 30s title, rare in the original dust-jacket, with its ominous play on "what the butler saw".
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Modern Literature
London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, [1926].
Film tie-in edition. 8vo. 3pp. advertisements. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket.
A handsome early edition of the sequel to The Sheik (1919); the first edition was published in 1925, with this edition issued to coincide with the popular film version starring Rudolph Valentino. Hull is credited with setting off a major and hugely popular revival of the "desert romance" genre of romantic fiction.