London, Longmans, Green, 1944.
Early UK impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5/-.
UK title for Scotland Yard Can Wait (1933): a bank robber released early in hopes he'll lead police to £60,000 in hidden proceeds is himself murdered, followed by his suspected accomplices. A standalone rather than a Pinkerton title.
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Victorian Literature
London, Longmans, Green, 1887.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers, rebacked in later paper.
Lang & Pollock's presumably affectionate parody of Rider Haggard's She. Lang (of the Fairy Tale multi-coloured books fame) and Haggard worked together on subsequent projects.
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Victorian Literature
London, Longmans, Green, 1887.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers, rebacked in later paper.
Lang & Pollock's presumably affectionate parody of Rider Haggard's She. Lang (of the Fairy Tale multi-coloured books fame) and Haggard worked together on subsequent projects.
Modern Literature
London, Longmans, Green, 1958.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
A mystery novel set in Kenya during the Mau Mau period, in which a young woman becomes entangled in murder. The novel was published under the pseudonym Mollie Hamilton in the US.
Children's Books
London, Longmans, Green, 1903.
First edition. Landscape 4to. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards.
One of the later titles in the Uptons' illustrated picture-book series featuring the character Golliwogg and a troupe of dolls, following their adventures as they join and attempt to run a circus. Written by Bertha Upton and illustrated by her daughter, Florence K. Upton, whose bold chromolithographs were widely praised. The series played a notable role in turn-of-the-century children's book design.
Victorian Literature
London, Longmans, Green, 1889.
First one vol. edition. Signed & dated by the author. 8vo. Original black cloth with bevelled boards and lettered in gilt.
A narrative which intertwines themes of romance, financial distress and a quest for hidden treasure, exploring the complexities of rural English life in the late 19th century. An attractive early edition, uncommon signed.
London, Longmans, Green, 1895.
First edition. 8vo. Original green gilt-pictorial cloth.
A tale of camp life and adventure in a hitherto little known part of Australia.
Detective Fiction
London, Longmans, Green, 1959.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket, priced 13/6.
An attractive first edition of this suspense novel by the author of The Far Pavilions. Republished subsequently as Death in Zanzibar.
Sports & Pastimes
Sport, Legend, and Natural History in Cape Colony
London, Longmans, Green, 1889.
First edition. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original cloth decorated and lettered in gilt.
Bryden was an English solicitor, athlete and sportsman, playing rugby for England in 1874. He was a keen hunter and naturalist and travelled widely. He then became a professional author writing about wildlife and his hunting experiences, as evidenced here.
Modern Literature
London, Longmans, Green,, 1923.
First edition. 8vo. 4pp. advertisements. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 6/-.
A very good example of this early jacketed work set in Dartmoor, Devon. The adverts at the back are all related to West Country tales, including My Lady of the Moor by John Oxenham, which features none other than Beatrice Chase as the heroine.