Detective Fiction
London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1948.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
Julie Guilles, a refugee from Nazi-occupied France, becomes entangled in a murder in New York and flees across the country to find the elusive "blackbirder," a smuggler who can help her escape to Mexico.
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.
Historical Fiction
and other stories
London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A collection of short stories of a historical bent, based in Rome and Greece in the first century.
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London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1935.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered & ruled in gilt. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A mock-heroic autobiography addressed to the author's son, recounting tales of adventure and derring-do in post-War Russia and Eastern Europe.