Detective Fiction
London, Houghton, 1932.
First edition. 8vo. Original yellow cloth lettered & blocked in black. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A very attractive example of this Hubin-listed title.
Modern Literature
London, Cecil Palmer, 1930.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A great jacket on this tale of a newly-wed couple who decide to take on the role of coffee planters in India's Mysore district.
Weird & Supernatural
and other novels of terror
London, Gollancz, 1966.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red boards lettered in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket, priced 30/-.
An essential Lovecraft collection, selected and with an introduction by August Derleth.
London, Methuen, 1920.
Second edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/-.
Four brilliant men have died mysteriously - and the only clue is the carved tail of a golden scorpion, left beside their bodies. Classic stuff from the creator of Fu Manchu. First published in 1919.
Modern Literature
London, Nisbet, 1928.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
"...the story of a master at a big public school, the current of whose life is completely changed by contact with a book, a woman, and a philosopher" (jacket blurb). The author's last novel.
London, Constable, 1934.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Uncommon title in jacket, from the pen of the creator of Inspector Artifex of Scotland Yard.
American Literature
London, Lovat Dickson, 1934.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
A New York novel "throwing against a typically frivolous party background some of the most serious emotional problems which confront the modern sophisticate" (jacket blurb).
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1960.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red pictorial boards. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
One of Biggles creator Johns' successful dalliances with science fiction.
American Literature
London, John Calder, 1964.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 42s.
A very good example of the first UK edition of Burroughs' counter-culture classic.
Children's Books
The Later Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett
London, Martin Secker, 1919.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth blocked in green. Dust-jacket, priced 8/-.
The third book of Sylvia Scarlett's adventures, by the author of Whisky Galore. Scarce in dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An attractive mid-period Clubfoot novel by the author and journalist Valentine Williams. Distinctly uncommon in the original dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Duckworth, 1950.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.
A novel noted for its rich character development and thought-provoking discourse on what it means to be human, making it a significant contribution to the literary landscape of its time, albeit by a writer better known as a Nazi propagandist...
Detective Fiction
From the Play by Maurice Leblanc and Francis De Croisset
London, Mills & Boon, 1909.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth with inset vignette portrait, lettered in red to upper cover, gilt lettering to spine.
The book to tie-in with the four-act play first performed on October 28, 1908, at the Athenée in Paris. In 1909 it had successful runs in New York and London, with the London production running for 199 shows. The gentleman-thief was first introduced in serial form in 1905.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Faber, 1968.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 21s.
An interesting, quasi Sci-Fi take on Buddhism and the Hindu pantheon.
War, Invasion & Spy
London, Gifford, 1946.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
German spies operating from a quiet English village face local resistance and counter-espionage. Willett is a Hubin-listed author.
London, Werner Laurie, 1937.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 18/-.
An interesting disputation of the book Oscar Wilde: his life and confessions (1916) penned by Frank Harris and championed by GBS, which Sherard goes to considerable length to assert was in fact chiefly a work of fiction.
Children's Books
London, John Hamilton, [1935].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in black to spine. Dust-jacket.
A hard book to find in the original dust-jacket, featuring attractive aeronautical artwork by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Michael Joseph, 1960.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original dark grey boards. Dust-jacket.
A great example of Wyndham's flair for speculative fiction that delves into the complexities of human nature, scientific ethics and societal change.
Modern Literature
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1946.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
"This novel has a strong, ingenious plot, sparkling characterisation and, above all, that irresistible sense of humour which has now made Sydney Horler famous as a comedian in print." (jacket blurb)
Modern Literature
London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1957.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red boards lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 10s 6d.
The second novel by Doherty, following on from the success of the author's first book, A Miner's Son. A man trapped in a coal-mine reflects deeply on his own life.