Detective Fiction
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1963.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 12s6d.
Inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a petty thief whose apparent laziness conceals long-habitual criminal caution. A nice edition for collectors, enhanced by the Youngman Carter (husband of Margery Allingham) jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1962.
First UK edition. Inscribed presentation copy from Chandler's literary agent and lover, Helga Greene, to one of the contributors. 8vo. Original black cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 21s.
Tough-minded and typically idiosyncratic, here is Chandler on Chandler, the mystery novel, writing, Hollywood, TV, publishing, cats and famous crimes. Attractive presentation copy from his agent and lover.
Detective Fiction
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1950.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d.
Contains Chandler's essay on the art of detective stories and a collection of eight classic Chandler mysteries.
Modern Literature
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1953.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 11s.
Hartley's famous novel about a young boy's summer at a friend's grand estate in Norfolk, where he becomes an unwitting messenger in a tragic love affair, encapsulated by the famous opening line: "The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
American Literature
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1958.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 12s6d.
The first UK edition of Capote's famous novella, filled out famously for the film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard.
Detective Fiction
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1957.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 12s6d.
Maths meets murder in this crime fiction debut by an American author.
Modern Literature
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1948.
First English edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 9s6d.
First English edition of Camus' account of the Algerian town of Oran overtaken by a deadly epidemic, forcing its inhabitants to confront existential despair and the absurdity of human suffering. The story explores themes of isolation, morality, and the human condition.
Detective Fiction
London, Hamish Hamilton, [1965].
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Fourteen stories by US writer Chandler which originally appeared in the American magazine Black Mask, including the first book appearance of The Pencil.
Horror & Gothic
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1983.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced £7.95.
The famous ghost story that inspired film, television, stage and audio adaptations. Scary stuff.
Detective Fiction
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1953
First edition (preceding the first US edition by a few months). 8vo. Original burgundy boards. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 10s.6d.
Chandler's hard-boiled noir classic, defined by the author himself as "my best book". In 1955, the novel received the Edgar Award for Best Novel. It was later adapted as a 1973 film of the same name, updated to 1970s Los Angeles and starring Elliott Gould.