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Detective Fiction

Creasey (John) The Sleep

£75



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1964.

First edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.

A very good first edition of this later Dr Palfrey tales, by one of the most prolific authors in the crime/thriller genre.

£195



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1959.

First edition. 8vo. Original green boards lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 12s6d

A very nice first edition of this sinister sci-fi novel, by ex Merchant Seaman Frank Crisp.

£120



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957.

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 12/6.

A very good first edition of this later and hard-to-find Freeman Wills Crofts title, featuring series character Chief Superintendent French, "the most human sleuth to be found in detective novels today" (Punch).

£450



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1941.

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

Inspector French investigates a poisoning in this uncommon first edition. The handwritten note to the jacket spine refers to the American edition.

£250



London, Hodder & Stoughton, [c.1920].

Large 8vo. 14 plates with captioned paper guards. Original blind-tooled blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.

A wonderful copy of Dulac's illustrated stories of Hans Christian Andersen, originally published in a different format in 1911. Rare in the original dust-jacket, especially in such condition.

£250



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938.

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

An important work in the Bulldog Drummond canon, marking the transition from 'Sapper' to Fairlie. The two had worked on the story together, but McNeile died before it was finished, leaving Fairlie to take on the mantle.

£225



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1939.

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

'In "Bulldog Drummond Attacks" the old enemies live again, recreated by Gerard Fairlie, who has himself the original of Sapper's Bulldog Drummond.' (jacket)

£275



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934.

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

An attractive edition of this thriller title by Fairlie, on whom 'Sapper' supposedly based the character of Bulldog Drummond. After Sapper's death in 1937, Fairlie continued the Bulldog Drummond book series.

£275



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938.

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

A hard book to find in the jacket, written by purportedly by the man who inspired the character 'Bulldog Drummond'.

£275



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1933.

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

An attractive edition of this thriller title by Fairlie, on whom 'Sapper' supposedly based the character of Bulldog Drummond. After Sapper's death in 1937, Fairlie continued the Bulldog Drummond book series.

£275



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1930

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

Hubin-listed tale involving the escapades of a couple of multi-millionaires' sons who come up against a band of rum-runners.

No copies in commerce at time of listing.

£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.

£95



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934.

First edition, second impression. 8vo. Original blind-tooled red cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 2/6.

An attractive early impression of this 'Yellow Jacket' Dr Thorndyke tale, bringing the good doctor's famous forensic mind to bear once more.

£125



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1936.

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

Asian adventure from Haggard-esque author Gompertz. Uncommon in the jacket.

£195



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1930.

First edition. 8vo. Original light orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.

A very good copy of this uncommon Goodchild title, the second in his Inspector McLean series.

£225



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1939.

First edition. 8vo. Original maroon cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 4/-.

A very good first edition of the further adventures of Goodchild's most famous character, Inspector McLean.

£225



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938.

First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 4/-.

A very good copy of this Inspector McLean title by prolific author Goodchild.

£200



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1941.

First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 4/-.

Non-stop Inspector McLean - what more could you ask for?

£175



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1930.

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

A rather lovely copy of this non-McLean title by Goodchild.

£120



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1939.

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

A great first edition of this uncommon 'thirties title in the jacket. The tale of one man's increasingly desperate attempts to avoid mediocrity.

£250



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1914

Hodder & Stoughton Sevenpenny library, first edition thus. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.

First published in U.K. in 1889, this is the first edition where getting a jacketed example is feasible.

A long 'short' story featuring Allan Quatermain in which following his father's death, Allan fights with Zulus aides by Hans, rescues and marrow who becomes the mother of his son Harry, and eventually loses her because of the jealousy of the Baboon woman.

£395



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938.

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

An uncommon detective fiction title by the author most well-known for her historical romances, one of only eleven she wrote in this genre.

Ernest Fletcher's butler, his nephew Neville, and Helen North provide conflicting evidence about his untimely demise in a London suburb. Then a second murder is committed, giving a grotesque twist to a very unusual case.

£450



London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1929].

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

Golden Harvest is a particularly good yarn of gold discovery in Australia's wild, uninhabited Northern Territory...There is a mysterious Chinaman, abduction, rescue, a dramatic chase across the desert to the mine... (jacket blurb)

£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.

Detective Fiction

Horler (Sydney) Checkmate

£150



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1930.

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

Uncommon Horler title, especially in the jacket.

£150



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1937.

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

Hubin-listed detective fiction title, scarce in the original dust-jacket.

£275



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1929.

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

Mid-period Horler, distinctly uncommon in such condition.

£250



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931.

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

An excellent first edition of this Horler title, rare in such condition.

£195


First edition.
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1935.

A collection of four criminous short stories listed in Hubin, the eponymous first of which concerns the battle between Sir Harker Bellamy, the famous secret service chief known as ‘The Mole’ and The Priest’ a daring and resourceful foreign spy and plotter. Rare in such a well preserved jacket.

£195



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931.

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

An attractive Hodder & Stoughton first edition, in classic Hastain jacket.

War, Invasion & Spy

Horler (Sydney) The Spy

£135



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931.

First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6 and with publisher's label declaring it as newly published.

An excellent example of this spy thriller by Horler.

£350



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938.

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

The first UK edition of one of a series of popular novels based on the life and adventures of 'Calamity Jane' in the wild wild west. Uncommon in the dust-jacket, let alone in such condition.

£195


In The Bookman: Special Christmas Number 1929
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1929.

Large 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers.

An important Christmas issue of The Bookman, featuring M.R. James' famous essay 'Some Remarks on Ghost Stories', but also featuring contributions by G.K. Chesterton, Algernon Blackwood and Arthur Machen.

£395



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1913.

First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket.

First UK edition this key canonical title from the pen of visual impaired author and activist Helen Keller - despite the title, this is in fact a series of essays on socialism. Distinctly uncommon in the dust-jacket.

£250



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1926.

First edtion, 'file copy'. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

"The Alps - an ex-spy - and Edris!"

An uncommon 'twenties title to find in the original jacket, this the publisher's file copy.

£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.