Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1932.
Early reprint. Small 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
A lovely copy of this Wallace title. Jesse Trasmere, a wealthy miser, unexpectedly leaves town, yet his body is later found in a locked vault. His nephew Rex has financial motives.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1928.
First edition. Small 8vo. Original orange cloth. Early reprint dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
A first UK edition in early jacket of this classic Wallace thriller - Li Yoseph, a suspected rich smuggler, lives at Lady's Stairs; when Mark, Tiser, and Ann investigate Ronnie's death linked to Bradly, Yoseph vanishes.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [c.1928].
Early printing. Small 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
An attractively jacketed 'yellowback" of this Edgar Wallace work, originally published in 1927.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1920s].
Early Printing. Small 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
An attractively jacketed 'yellowback" of this Edgar Wallace work from his Detective Sgt Elk series, originally published in 1926.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1929.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.
Mid-period Horler, distinctly uncommon in such condition.
Detective Fiction
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.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1926.
Early printing. Small 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.
A mysterious stalker is revealed to be a detective protecting the interests of a young orphan from the machinations of a sinister countess...
Detective Fiction
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)
Detective Fiction
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'.
Detective Fiction
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.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1935.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
'This is a grand story about a shipwreck, a voyage in an open boat and a fight on an island, with a most unexpected twist at the end. So do not forget, "Parkman for Adventure."' (Home & Country, vol.18, 1936).
Detective Fiction
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.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1930.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.
Uncommon Horler title, especially in the jacket.
Detective Fiction
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.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Great jacket artwork by Hastain on this 'Jim Maitland' novel.
![Sapper, Temple Tower, second issue, [1930]](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/85396-300x300.jpg)
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1930].
8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6 and with announcement for 'Tiny Carteret', so assumed second issue.
An exciting tale of a man in fear for his life and in desperate need of Bulldog Dummond's help in penetrating the ill-omened Temple Tower.
Detective Fiction
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.
Detective Fiction
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.
Modern Literature
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1925].
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in black. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An uncommon edition in the original dust-jacket, with incorporates attractive artwork by Ellen Edwards. The book was transferred to the silent screen in the same year, starring Leatrice Joy.
Modern Literature
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.
War, Invasion & Spy
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.
American Literature
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1926.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue boards. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An uncommon first UK edition of this tale, boldly announcing on the jacket 'this entertaining story of the Sunny South'. Colver was a prolific author, best remembered today perhaps for her Joan Foster series.
Children's Books
The original text of Peter & Wendy...newly illustrated by Edmund Blampied
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1939.
First Blampied edition. Small 4to. Illustrations and plates. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.
A wonderful illustrated edition of Barrie's classic for children.
Modern Literature
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934.
First edition. 8vo. Original pale blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A collection of nine short stories that explore various moral and ethical dilemmas faced by different characters in different settings and situations, from the author of The Four Feathers and Fire Over England.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1922].
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A Craig Kennedy novel. The mysterious death of Stella Lamar, a famous movie star, who collapses on the set of her latest film, leads to Kennedy and Jameson being called in to investigate the case, immersing them in the world of cinema. Adapted into a movie in 1923.
Modern Literature
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1936.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket.
Nautical adventure with a South East Asian vibe. Uncommon in the jacket.
War, Invasion & Spy
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1937.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Spy thriller in great Bip Pares jacket; Mark Humberstone and a man called Cheng bequeath a marvellous wireless technology to the shady espionage organisation the Council of Seven.
Detective Fiction
Bell (Josephine, pseud. Doris Bell Collier Ball) A Well-Known Face
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1960.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A very good first edition of this later title by one of the co-founders of the Crime Writers' Association.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1935.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth with yellow spine label. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
The first of two Bunchanesque thrillers by Cannan, right down to the style of the jacket artwork. The author was well known for her detective fiction and children's stories.
Detective Fiction
A Novel
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Considered one of Oppenheim's best works, opening with a fantastic description of the boring life of Mr Peter Cradd,and the transformation he undergoes when he inherits a fortune. A useful insight into middle class life in England in the thirties, and the dreams of downtrodden... A nice Bip Pares jacket to boot.
![Alternative view of Fairlie (Gerard) and 'Sapper' [pseud. H.C. McNeile]. Bulldog Drummond on Dartmoor](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/84903_2-300x400.jpg)
War, Invasion & Spy
Fairlie (Gerard) and ‘Sapper’ [pseud. H.C. McNeile]. Bulldog Drummond on Dartmoor
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.
Detective Fiction
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.
War, Invasion & Spy
Coles (Manning, pseud. Adelaide Frances Oke Manning & Cyril Henry Coles) Not Negotiable
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1949.
First edition. 8vo. Original pale yellow cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
'The scene...Brussels. The time...after the war. And the characters? Why, Tommy Hambledon, of course!' (jacket blurb). Espionage thriller.
Detective Fiction
and other Tales of Adventure
London, Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [c.1930].
Early edition. 8vo. Original red decorative cloth. Dust-jacket, no price.
A lovely copy of this compilation of stories by American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player Rex Beach.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931.
First edition, stamped 'Publisher's file copy' on prelim. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
An attractive mid-period mystery novel by the author and journalist Valentine Williams, creator of 'Clubfoot'. Distinctly uncommon in the original dust-jacket. Murder and royal intrigue.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [c.1930].Early reprint. 8vo. Original yellow cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.A very good early printing of this key title by Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace, aka The King of Mystery Fiction.
Detective Fiction
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.
War, Invasion & Spy
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1933.
First edition. 8vo. Original light blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
Ronald Standish of the Secret Service steps up to assist Bulldog Drummond in this attractive first edition.
Detective Fiction
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.
Modern Literature
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1916.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket.
A rare dust-jacket, and uncommon book.
"Cobb wrote humorous stories set in Kentucky, and he is considered part of the American literary regionalism school. These stories were first collected in the book Old Judge Priest (1915), whose title character was based on a prominent West Kentucky judge named William Pitman Bishop. Joel Chandler Harris wrote of these tales, 'Cobb created a South peopled with honorable citizens, charming eccentrics, and loyal, subservient blacks, but at their best the Judge Priest stories are dramatic and compelling, using a wealth of precisely rendered detail to evoke a powerful mood.'" (Wikipedia)
Modern Literature
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.
![William Le Queux, The Mystery of Mademoiselle, first UK edition, [1926]](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/84595-300x300.jpg)
Detective Fiction
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.