Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1974.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1975.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1974.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1974.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1976.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1976.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Disaster Story
London, Robert Hale, 1977.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1976.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Collins, 1973.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1976.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1972.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Dust-jacket, priced £1.80.
This twelfth Travis McGee mystery returns entirely to Florida, beginning with McGee accidentally driving into swamp water after swerving for a mysterious barefoot woman in lavender nightwear.
Modern Literature
London, Hutchinson, [1933].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Chatto & Windus, 1977.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Pan Books, 1960.
First Pan paperback edition. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers.
Detective Fiction
London, Penguin, 1953.
First Penguin paperback edition. 8vo. Original wrappers.
Detective Fiction
London, Penguin, 1951.
First Penguin paperback edition. 8vo. Original wrappers.
Detective Fiction
London, Collins, [1943].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Hammond, Hammond, 1959.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Thriller Book Club, n.d.Thriller Book Club edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
Stories stranger than fiction
London, John Murray, 1941.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Chatto & Windus, 1987.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Chatto & Windus, 1968.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Chatto & Windus, 1976.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Chatto & Windus, 1974.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Winner of the Whitbread literary award for Fiction.
Modern Literature
London, Chatto & Windus, 1969.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Chatto & Windus, 1976.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Sexuality & Erotica
Translated from the Japanese by Alfred H. Marks
London, Secker & Warburg, 1968.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Mishima's groundbreaking novel, Forbidden Colours (original Kinjiki, 1951), explores same-sex love, aesthetic obsession, misogyny and social constraints in post-war Tokyo, the title being a euphemism for erotic, forbidden love and colours once restricted by Japanese court rank.
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1933.
First edition. Inscribed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 35s.
This copy has been inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, dedicating it to H.M. Budgett (1882-1951), Master of Hounds and author of a comprehensive treatise on olfactory tracking, Hunting by Scent, which Hatfield declares himself a fan of in the inscription.
Henry Stafford Hatfield (1880–1966) was himself a chemist, broadcaster and inventor, and the author of several books on science, automatons and inventions. A scarce first printing of this title (later to be published by Pelican in 1948).
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1972.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Dust-jacket, priced £1.80.
This twelfth Travis McGee mystery returns entirely to Florida, beginning with McGee accidentally driving into swamp water after swerving for a mysterious barefoot woman in lavender nightwear.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1974.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced £1.75.
The author's debut novel, first published in 1950 as a Gold Medal paperback original and first in hardcover in the UK in 1974. The theft of $750,000 in jewellery and a murder, set against the seedy, sensual backdrop of a Florida Beach Town.
Detective Fiction
London, Robert Hale, 1975.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced £2.50.
In this fourteenth McGee novel, the detective is lured into investigation by a precious turquoise collection linked to murder and jewellery theft.
Non-Fiction
London, Faber & Faber, 1941.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s.6d.
A thoughtful scholarly study tracing magic, astrology and the occult through history, blending translations (including from the Westcar Papyrus) with Gleadow's own interpretations.
Horror & Gothic
London, New English Library, 1971-72.
12 issues (complete). Folio (c. 300 x 230 mm). Original pictorial wrappers.
A very good set of this uncommon fantasy & horror magazine, this UK edition complete in 12 issues (the original Spanish edition ran on to 60 issues). A hardback collected edition was published subsequently Scarce complete and in such good condition.
![Alternative view of [?Birkin (Charles, editor)] Tales of Dread.](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/87160_2-300x300.jpg)
Weird & Supernatural
A Collection of Uneasy Tales
London, Philip Allan, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
This anthology, fourth in Allan's 'Creeps' series, offers nine atmospheric horror stories, including Birkin's own 'Angela', blending psychological dread and grisly twists.
![B. Dyke Acland, Filibuster, first edition, [1929]](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/87158-300x300.jpg)
Thriller Fiction
A novel of adventure
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1929].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original pale blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
High-adventure romp, featuring an Irish-Spanish protagonist named Tim Doon and mixing duels, castles, revolution, romance...and gypsy music
Sabbatai Zevi. Translated by Huntley Paterson
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 12s6d.
A detailed biography of the 17th-century Jewish messianic figure Sabbatai Zevi; the work is considered a significant contribution to Judaica and religious history scholarship.
Non-Fiction
London, Heinemann, 1929.
Early printing. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5s.
Gibran's iconic collection of 26 poetic essays, voiced by a fictional prophet, exploring timeless spiritual and philosophical themes. First published in January 1926.
London, Sir Isaac Pitman, 1935.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5/-.
A pedagogical manual offering theoretical discussion on breathing, relaxation, vocal tone, teacher/singer dynamics rather than a technical vocal-methods handbook.
African literature
The Roots of Revolt
London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1960.
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 21s.
An influential socio-political study examining land tenure, labour exploitation and the economic foundations of anti-colonial movements across Africa.
Victorian Literature
London, Heinemann, 1897.
First edition. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original blind-tooled cloth lettered in gilt.
Davis's rousing adventure novel follows engineer Robert Clay and his love interest, Hope Langham, as they become embroiled in a coup in the fictional Central American republic of Olancho. Uncommon, especially signed & inscribed.
![F. & S. Davies, Drinks of all Kinds, [1912]](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/87146-300x300.jpg)
Food & Drink
Hot and Cold for All Seasons
London, John Hogg, [1912].
8vo. Original cloth blocked in red & black.
An eclectic recipe and convivial guide to making a wide range of beverages, from punches and hot toddies to non-alcoholic entertainments, for various occasions. The book went through numerous editions.
Modern Literature
London, Werner Laurie, 1950.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 9s6d.
The author's first book. Humour and political nuance as British and American expatriates react to the uprising in the Balkans.