Detective Fiction
London, Jarrold, 1936.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in green to spine. Supplied dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.
Superb jacket married to a somewhat pre-loved example of the first edition of this Hubin-listed crime thriller.
Detective Fiction
being weird episodes from life
London, Jarrold, 1903.
First edition. 8vo. Original brown pictorial cloth.
An excellent copy of this collection of ten short stories about the history of poisons and their use in crime, told from the perspective of a doctor-detective.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Jarrold, 1896.
First edition. 8vo. Original gilt-stamped dark green cloth.
A tantalising tango with Sci-Fi elements by the insanely prolific author of Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886). A really nice copy, to boot.