Weird & Supernatural
or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter
London, Rider, 1913.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth.
Irish author and paranormal investigator O'Donnell ponders on the zoomorphic role played by animal spirits and similar in the afterlife.
Detective Fiction
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1956.
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.
The last of Rohmer's femme fatale novels featuring Sumuru, a beautiful and mysterious woman who is the leader of a secret society of assassins, pitching her against Inspector Milligan of Scotland Yard.
Modern Literature
Knight (Alanna, pseud. Gladys Allan Cleet) The Legend of the Loch
London, Hurst & Blackett, 1969.
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards, gilt number '09 099480 9' stamped to lower board. Dust-jacket, priced 20s/£1.
The author's first book, weird & supernatural overtones. Winner of the 1968 Netta Muskett award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. An excellent copy.
Modern Literature
London, Longmans, 1960.
First edition. 8vo. Original grey boards. Dust-jacket, priced 16/-.
Storey's debut novel, a raw and powerful depiction of working-class life in Northern England which helped to usher in a new wave of realism in British literature, and cinema with Lindsay Anderson's 1963 film.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Bles, 1924.
First edition. 8vo. Original burgundy cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
Scarce first edition of this weird & supernatural novel by Sullivan, centred on a jade god made by one Lung Sen which exerts a powerful influence over events, both strange and mysterious. The author incorporates telepathy and the atmosphere of the Far East.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Jonathan Cape, 1930.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Lovely jacket artwork graces this intriguing tale of drastically accelerated evolution; winner of a £1000 literary prize at the time.
Being an account of a sojourn in the White Sea Monastery and a journey by the old trade route from the Arctic Sea to Moscow
London, Wells, Gardner, Darton, 1893.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth.
A lovely copy of this book by one of the founders of Pentecostalism in Britain.
Detective Fiction
London, Gollancz, 1945.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6 and with 'The Fanfare Press, London' printed to bottom edge of lower panel.
The author's second novel, continuing the capers of the Oxford professor and amateur detective Gervase Fen. The copyright page includes a printed dedication to the poet Philip Larkin.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Eveleigh Nash, 1911.
First edition. 8vo. Original purple cloth.
Irish author and paranormal investigator O'Donnell delves into various types of dreams and attempts to uncover their hidden meanings. He discusses the symbolism and oneirology of dream elements, exploring how dreams can offer insights into the subconscious mind, personal experiences, and even premonitions.
Detective Fiction
London, John Hamilton, [1928].
First edition. 8vo. Original dark red cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
An uncommon first edition, one of Hamilton's Sundial Editions. James Morgan Walsh (1897-1952) wrote crime thrillers with compelling spy and espionage elements.
Detective Fiction
Crispin (Edmund, pseud. Bruce Montgomery) The Case of the Gilded Fly
London, Gollancz, 1944.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6 and with 'The Fanfare Press, London' printed to bottom edge of lower panel.
The first edition of the debut of the pseudonymous Crispin (in reality, composer Bruce Montgomery), whom the New York Times once called the heir to John Dickson Carr. Gervase Fen's first outing.
Modern Literature
London, John Hamilton, [1938].
First edition. 8vo. Original dark orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Hubin-listed crime fiction with a quasi-nautical element.
Detective Fiction
London, John Hamilton, 1928.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
From Hamilton's Sundial Mystery Library series; a departure from Hamilton's more usual aeronautical vibe, and a seemingly scarce first edition in the original dust-jacket. A chance encounter with a sinister Chinese Secret Society sees the protagonist tossed into a world of intrigue, with a dash of romantic peril for good measure.
Modern Literature
London, John Hamilton, [1935].
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
A decent first edition of this adventure story by a British author who spent several years in Rhodesia working as a civil servant.
Detective Fiction
London, Collins Crime Club, 1945.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket,
The first edition of the Scottish author's first novel, featuring former CID detective David Stanners. Uncommon in the jacket.