Non-Fiction
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1924.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket, priced 12/6.
Cecil Herbert Prodgers' second book of travel yarns, following his Bolivian volume, covers Bolivia, Chile and Peru; the jacket calls it a record of "strange travel experiences in the wilds of Peru" and quotes R.B. Cunninghame Graham's description of Prodgers' style. Adventures in Bolivia (1922) was successful enough to prompt this sequel.
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1930.
Illustrated edition. 8vo. Original gilt-pictorial brown cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 12/6.
Illustrated by S. G. Hulme Beaman (1887–1932), the artist, wood-engraver and puppet-maker best remembered as the creator of Toytown and Larry the Lamb for BBC Children's Hour. His angular, boldly stylised designs bring an Art Deco theatricality to Stevenson's fable of the divided self, and his comparatively small body of book illustration makes this one of his more collectable productions.
Detective Fiction
London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1918.
Fourth edition. 8vo. Advertisements. Original dark grey cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
The fourth edition of the author's highly collectable first novel, here in the extremely rare jacket.
Modern Literature
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1923.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
The author, later 1st Baron Brand of Eydon, wrote only a few fiction titles. Surviving first editions in jackets are rare.
Modern Literature
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1936.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
A gentle domestic novel centred on newlyweds from very different social backgrounds grappling with the challenges of early marriage and class discord. The title, bearing the heroine's name, indicates a character-driven story of personal growth and social navigation.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1935.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A science-fantasy adventure, the first in Burroughs' Venus series, following Carson Napier's arrival on Venus (Amtor) and his rescue of Princess Duare, leading to swashbuckling escapades, strange creatures and aerial piracy.
Modern Literature
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1929.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth.
Forester's personal experiences navigating inland waterways aboard the narrowboat "Annie Marble." Through a blend of humor and observation, Forester details the challenges and pleasures of canal life.
Children's Books
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1934.
First UK edition. Small 4to. Original pictorial boards. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
"Story and Illustrations by the staff of the Walt Disney Studios".
Modern Literature
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1927.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered and ruled in pink. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An attractive first edition by this Scottish author, one of his 'lunatic at large' series of books.
Weird & Supernatural
and other tales
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1929.
First edition. With loose autograph letter signed Gabrielle Long. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An excellent example of this short story collection, accompanied by a 1pp handwritten letter, dated 11th June 1938, signed Gabrielle Long, addressed to a Sir Charles, thanking him for inviting her to a meeting " … the prospect is rather a formidable one. I can however speak with sincere gratitude of the London Library."
Weird & Supernatural
and other stories of yesterday and to-day
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1929.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in pale green.
A very good example of this rare collection of supernatural and historical short stories, including 'The Necromancers' (reprinted as 'The Incantation').
Weird & Supernatural
and other stories
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1927.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in pale blue.
Rare collection of short stories, including a number of supernatural tales, with a focus on women trapped in damaging relationships. The title story 'Dark Ann' is regarded as on of the author's best ghost stories.
Detective Fiction
A Cracksman Novel
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1938.
First edition. 8vo. Original yellow cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3s 6d.
Russian aristocrat exile turns to crime in America, and elsewhere.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1919.
First edition. 8vo. Advertisements. Original blue cloth ruled in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7s.
A very good early dust-jacket, uncommon thus. This collection of tale comes from the pen of Scottish author Gerald Grogan, author of the sci-fi novel A Drop in Infinity (1915); the author was killed in the First World War, in 1918.
Modern Literature
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1916.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket.
A remarkable survivor, the rare jacket protecting the book below admirably.
"What 'Moby Lane' really has to offer you are stories and sketches of the everyday life of ordinary people — that is, of people who seem ordinary until Mr. Lyons picks them up and casually shows you how extraordinary they are." (The Bookman, 1915).
Detective Fiction
The Case of the Murdered Band Leader
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1939.
First UK edition. 8vo. 2pp. advertisements. Original teal cloth lettered in red. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7s6d.
Set in the glittering background of an ultra-modern night club in San Francisco, peopled by famous stars, Sudden Silence has an interest rivalled only by the strangeness of its incidents. (jacket).