Weird & Supernatural
London, Heinemann, 1929.
New impression. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in red. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
A mystical supernatural novel of reincarnation: the village eccentric and egomaniac Peregrine Sark brings back a terracotta figure of the goddess Cybele to his English country house and becomes dangerously absorbed in worshipping the deity. Attractive jacket artwork by commercial and graphic artist Keely.
Children's Books
London, Heinemann, 1960.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.
'Unexpected and exciting things are always happening to Rufty Tufty the Golliwog. When he and his friend Rose were taken to the seaside for the day they crept aboard one of the ships in the harbour to explore, and were carried out to sea. And so began a new adventure, on a desert island where they built a palm-leaf hut, found a treasure chest and a mysterious Enemy.' (jacket blurb)
American Literature
London, Heinemann, 1954.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d.
Settle's debut novel, an acid satire about a wealthy, small-town theatrical group manipulated by a charismatic, wheelchair-bound director, blending elements of Southern Fiction and historical fiction with sharp social commentary. It marks the starting point of a career that would later encompass the acclaimed 'Beulah Quintet,' for which Settle won the National Book Award.
Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1947.
Authorised edition, reprint. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
An attractive reissue of the authorised edition of Lawrence's modern classic.
Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1929.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
"A racing motor drive by night down to an empty house. A masked man, and a murder." (jacket blurb).
War, Invasion & Spy
London, Heinemann, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A novel of the Irish Revolutionary period between 1916 & 1922.
American Literature
London, Heinemann, 1954.First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d.Settle's debut novel, an acid satire about a wealthy, small-town theatrical group manipulated by a charismatic, wheelchair-bound director, blending elements of Southern Fiction and historical fiction with sharp social commentary. It marks the starting point of a career that would later encompass the acclaimed "Beulah Quintet," for which Settle won the National Book Award.
Horror & Gothic
London, Heinemann, 1909.
First edition. 8vo. Original deep red cloth titled & decorated in gilt & black.
Most other works by Stoker tend to suffer somewhat in the shadow of the monolith that is Dracula, and The Lady of the Shroud is in this category; a brisk and enthusiastic foray into disquieting spectres and family obsessions that opens with an excerpt from "The Journal of Occultism" in a rather trademark Stoker fashion.
Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1960.First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 16s.A dark, enigmatic psychological mystery surrounding a missing girl, treading '...the same crepuscular territory that Henry James explored in The Turn of the Screw' (jacket blurb).
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1957.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1924.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original decorative cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5s.
Later work from a writer now receiving revived academic interest for her proto-modernist sensibility and role in literary networks. Scarce in the jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1955.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d.
Set in French-occupied Vietnam, this Greene novel centres on jaded British journalist Thomas Fowler and idealistic American aid worker Alden Pyle, who vie for the affections of Phuong.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1973.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
The final in the author's A Dance to the Music of Time series.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1973.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
The 11th in the author's A Dance to the Music of Time series.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1966.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
The 8th in the author's A Dance to the Music of Time series.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1962.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
The 6th in the author's A Dance to the Music of Time series.
American Literature
London, Heinemann, 1935.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Steinbeck's second novel follows Joseph Wayne, who leaves Vermont for California's Nuestra Señora valley. The novel blends Biblical symbolism with pantheism and foreshadows themes in Steinbeck's later work.
Children's Books
London, Heinemann, 1973.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
In this Carnegie Medal-winning children's novel, a family moves into an old Oxfordshire cottage and their son James is harassed by poltergeist-like mischief; chalk messages, smashed bottles and mysterious voices. The culprit turns out to be the ghost of a 17th century apothecary, Thomas Kempe, who wants to make James his apprentice...
Non-Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1929.
Early printing. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5s.
Gibran's iconic collection of 26 poetic essays, voiced by a fictional prophet, exploring timeless spiritual and philosophical themes. First published in January 1926.
Victorian Literature
London, Heinemann, 1897.
First edition. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original blind-tooled cloth lettered in gilt.
Davis's rousing adventure novel follows engineer Robert Clay and his love interest, Hope Langham, as they become embroiled in a coup in the fictional Central American republic of Olancho. Uncommon, especially signed & inscribed.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1935.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A psychological-romance novel steeped in mysticism and allegory, it tracks the enigmatic Ivor Trent as he disrupts and reflects the "disillusion…expectation…something massive was needed…" state of 1930s Britain.
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Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A psychological murder tale centred on John Pomfret and his cousin Zella Blunt. The title refers to the proverb "Who rides on a tiger can never dismount".
Modern Literature
A Novel... A New and Complete Translation from the Russian, by Constance Garnett
London, Heinemann, 1901.
First edition thus. 2 vol. 8vo. Blind-stamped 'presentation copy' to title-pages, titles printed in red & black. Original dark green cloth.
Tolstoy's classic novel, following the tragic affair of Anna Karenin, wife of a St Petersburg aristocrat, and Count Vronsky. Her social fall and doomed passion unfold alongside a parallel narrative of Levin, whose philosophical quest culminates in familial and spiritual resolution. Preceded by the Vizetelly edition.
American Literature
London, Heinemann, 1932.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A light-hearted comedy set in a Maine coastal resort, exploring small-town social pretensions, class condescension and family dynamics.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1938.
First edition, first impression, presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.
A collection of short stories, inscribed by the author.
African literature
London, Heinemann, 1969.
First edition, first impression; review copy with publisher's printed slip. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced £1.50.
The novel centers on a dispute between two villages over ownership of a pond, leading to escalating tensions and conflict. It explores themes of tradition, community, and the consequences of pride and stubbornness.
American Literature
and other stories
London, Heinemann, 1927.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A collection of short stories from the author of Giant, focusing on ordinary working-class Americans, exploring themes of ambition, family dynamics and societal expectations. Uncommon.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Heinemann, 1936.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Set in Ireland, the novel follows a young Anglo-Irish gentleman. Uncommon in jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1934.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original green cloth.
An important novel depicting the decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the story of the Trotta family, considered Roth's masterpiece.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1957.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.
The fourth volume in Powell's series The Music of Time, exploring the lives of upper-class British society members in the interwar period.
War, Invasion & Spy
Le Carré (John, pseud, David Cornwell) A Small Town in Germany
London, Heinemann, 1968.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A political thriller set in Bonn, involving the disappearance of a British Embassy staffer and sensitive documents.
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Modern Literature
Viewed from Three Angles
London, Heinemann, 1933.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
Comprising a prologue, three books and an epilogue. The three books have no direct connection with each other, but instead form three separate short novels with a common theme.
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Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, [1937].
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket.
Australian historical romance, made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1949.
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Modern Literature
Viewed from Three Angles
London, Heinemann, 1933.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
Comprising a prologue, three books and an epilogue. The three books have no direct connection with each other, but instead form three separate short novels with a common theme.
Modern Literature
London, Heinemann, 1922.
First combined edition. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered and with device in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
The first combined edition of Galsworthy's series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921.
African literature
London, Heinemann, 1960.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d.
The first edition of this tale of Lagos corruption by Nigerian writer Achebe, the scarce second volume in his landmark 'African trilogy'.
Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1928.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
A splendid example of the first UK edition, seemingly considerably scarcer than its US counterpart. A murder mystery novel and early predecessor to Silence of the Lambs, with a cold-hearted doctor helping a man bent on finding his brother's murderer.
War, Invasion & Spy
or, The British Agent
London, Heinemann, 1928.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt and with publisher's and author's device in black. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6 to spine.
A great copy, benefitting from some professional conservational work to the jacket, of the author's spy stories, based largely on his own undercover experiences in Europe & Russia. It is believed that initially there were 31 stories but 14 had to be destroyed on Churchill's orders as they were in breach of the Official Secrets Act. Many authors of spy fiction have acknowledged the importance and merit of this work over the years, including John Le Carré, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, Julian Symons and Raymond Chandler.
Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, [1960].
First UK edition. 8vo. Original dark blue boards. Dust-jacket, 13s6d.
A very good first edition of this later adventure of Aboriginal Australian detective DI Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte.
Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1961.
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced sticker of £1.75 over original price 13s6d.
A very good first edition of this later adventure of Aboriginal Australian detective DI Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte.
Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1959.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d.
A very good first edition of this later adventure of Aboriginal Australian detective DI Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte.
Detective Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1960.
First edition. 8vo. Original black boards. Dust-jacket.
An excellent first edition of this later adventure of Aboriginal Australian detective DI Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte.