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Weird & Supernatural
A Collection of Uneasy Tales
London, Philip Allan, 1932.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
The original anthology from the famous 'Creeps' series, featuring stories by Elliott O'Donnell and others.
Modern Literature
London, Hutchinson, [1941].
First edition. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
Winifred Graham was an English novelist and anti-Mormon activist, born Matilda Winifred Muriel Graham on April 21, 1873, in London. She authored 88 books during her lifetime, encompassing romantic novels, thrillers, and critical works on various subjects.
Detective Fiction
Detective Stories
New York, Murray Book Corporation, 1930.
'New Edition'. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket.
An intriguingly supernatural themed jacket elevates this omnibus of Holmes stories.
Biography
London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1933-34.First editions, first impressions. 4 vol. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jackets.In this four-volume set, former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George provides a comprehensive account of World War I from his perspective. He offers insights into political decisions, military strategies, and international relations, shedding light on the complexities of the war and its aftermath.
Detective Fiction
in The Strand vol.XXVI London, Newnes, 1903.First appearance. Large 8vo. Original blue pictorial cloth with bevelled edges. Gilt edges.First appearance of this Sherlock Holmes story, from 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes'.
Detective Fiction
London, Collins Crime Club, 1935.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original brown cloth.
Aeronautical crime-thriller featuring King's series character Michael Lord, investigating murder aboard a transcontinental flight. An intricate plot combined with "locked room" element, the mystery was praised by The New York Times as "a very thrilling story." Very much in the S.S. Dine vein, and one of only seven genre titles recorded by this author.
Modern Literature
London, Michael Joseph, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original brown cloth.
An exploration into the art and craft of marionette puppetry, exploring its history, construction and performance, by the Hornblower creator.
Modern Literature
London, John Wright, [1929].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A nice example of this enigmatic work.
American Literature
New York, A New Directions Books, 1959.
First edition, first printing. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced $3.25.
This play centers on Chance Wayne, a drifter and aspiring actor who returns to his hometown with faded movie star Alexandra Del Lago.
American Literature
London, John Lehmann, 1950.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
Recently widowed American actress Karen Stone moves to Rome to find solace. As she navigates her grief and the challenges of aging, she becomes entangled with a young Italian gigolo, leading to a complex exploration of love, loneliness and self-discovery.
Modern Literature
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1929.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth.
Forester's personal experiences navigating inland waterways aboard the narrowboat "Annie Marble." Through a blend of humor and observation, Forester details the challenges and pleasures of canal life.
The Story of a Minor Siege
London, Methuen, 1898.
First edition. Ex college library. 8vo. Original red cloth ruled and blocked in gilt.
This book provides a first-hand account of the 1895 Siege of Chitral, where British forces, under the command of Sir George Scott Robertson, were besieged in Chitral Fort following a local coup. The narrative offers insights into British military strategy and the geopolitical significance of the region during the Great Game.
Historical Fiction
London, John Murray, 1932.
First omnibus edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, multiple small price stickers for 12/6.
Comprising Rodney Stone, Uncle Bernac, Exploits of Brigadier Gerard and Adventures of Gerard. An attractive edition.
Modern Literature
London, The Women's Press, 1986.
First UK hardback edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Set in the early 20th-century American South, The Color Purple follows the life of Celie, an African American woman who faces severe abuse and oppression. Through a series of letters, Celie narrates her journey from a life of hardship to one of self-discovery, empowerment, and independence, highlighting themes of racism, sexism, and the transformative power of love and friendship.
Detective Fiction
London, Wright & Brown, [1939].First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth.Roland Daniel was a prolific author of detective and crime novels, often featuring intricate plots and engaging characters.
Detective Fiction
Richmond (Mary, pseud. Kathleen Lindsay) Footprints in the Sand
London, Wright & Brown, 1939.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original light orange cloth lettered in black.
Kathleen Lindsay, writing under the pseudonym Mary Richmond, was known for her prolific output of romance and historical novels.
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Modern Literature
Certain Days of Her Life
London & Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., 1929.
First edition, first impression. Signed presentation copy from the author, with autograph note signed. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Signed presentation copy from the author to Mr & Mrs Clarence Winchester, with related note from the author loosely inserted, expressing her enthusiasm for meeting them imminently.
Children's Books
Comprising Dimsie Among the Prefects; Dimsie, Head Girl, Dimsie Grows Up
London, OUP; Umphrey Milford, 1937.
Omnibus edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
An collection of three key tales from the Dimsie series, second in popularity only to Angela Brazil's during the 1920s and 1930s. The Dimsie books alone had sold half a million hardback copies by 1947.
Modern Literature
London, Chatto & Windus, 1961.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original brown boards. Dust-jacket, priced 18s.
A satirical novel centred on Martin Lynch-Gibbon, a 41-year-old wine merchant who believes he can maintain both his marriage to his wife, Antonia, and an affair with his younger mistress, Georgie. The novel was adapted into a successful stage play in 1963 and later into a film in 1970, starring Claire Bloom, Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough and Ian Holm.
Sports & Pastimes
Fergusson (W.N.) Advenure Sport and Travel on the Tibetan Steppes
London, Constable, 1911.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth lettered in gilt to spine.
This work chronicles the journeys of Lieutenant John Weston Brooke through China and Eastern Tibet between 1906 and 1908. Based on Brooke's diaries and supplemented by W.N. Fergusson's observations and photographs, the narrative offers insights into the challenges and experiences of early 20th-century exploration in these regions. Tragically, Brooke was killed by Lolo robbers in December 1908.
War, Invasion & Spy
New York, Doubleday, Doran for The Crime Club, Inc., 1929.
First US edition, first printing. 8vo. Original charcoal cloth. Dust-jacket, priced $2.00.
Austin J. Small (1894–1929) was a British author who also wrote under the name Seamark. His works include The Master Mystery and The Avenging Ray.
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Detective Fiction
London, Readers Library, [c.1930].
Readers Library edition. 8vo. Original turquoise cloth. Dust-jacket.
An attractive edition of this 1920s crime fiction title, featuring one Hercules Popeau, a contemporary creation to Hercule Poirot, the comparison with which lead to a dispute with Agatha Christie, with Belloc Lowndes complaining to the Society of Authors.
Modern Literature
New York, Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930.
First edition, first printing. 8vo. Original red cloth with gilt decoration to spine and patterned endpapers. Dust-jacket, priced $2.00.
Excellent jacket artwork on this uncommon NY Jonathan Cape printing.
Historical Fiction
A Tale of the Christ
London, Robert Hayes, [c.1925].
Film tie-in edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
Attractive film tie-in edition with jacket depicting the famous chariot race scene, presumably issued to coincide with the 1925 silent film adaptation starring Ramon Novarro. The book was first published in 1880, considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century", no less.
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Victorian Literature
An Illustrated Magazine of Light and Amusing Literature for the Hours of Relaxation
London, , 1867.
Volume XII. Large 8vo. Original purple cloth blocked in elaborate gilt to upper cover and spine, and in blind to lower cover.
Vol. XII (July to December) bound with the Christmas number for 1867, containing the first publication of Mrs Riddell's 'Hertford O'Donnell's Warning'.
London Society was a Victorian-era illustrated monthly periodical published between 1862 and 1898 by W. Clowes and Sons in London. It featured miscellaneous articles, short fiction, and serialized novels. Notable contributors included Charlotte Riddell and Florence Marryat.
Detective Fiction
London, Columbine Publishing Company, [1939].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, with publisher's overlaid 5/- price sticker and '5/- Entirely New Books' label.
A crime caper with striking jacket artwork.