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[- Africa South in Exile]
Cape Town [- London], , 1957-61.
10 issues, comprising: vol.I: no.3; vol.III: nos 3 & 4; vol.IV: nos 2-4; vol.V: nos 1-4. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers.
Africa South was a quarterly anti-apartheid periodical founded in 1956 by journalist Ronald Segal in Cape Town. Providing a platform for dissenting voices, it featured critical analyses of apartheid, resistance movements, and racial segregation, with contributions from prominent intellectuals and activists. The magazine played a key role in documenting the socio-political landscape of South Africa, particularly during pivotal events like the Sharpeville Massacre (1960). Increasing government repression forced its closure in 1961, and Segal went into exile. Though no longer in print, Africa South remains a valuable historical resource, preserving the intellectual and activist discourse of the anti-apartheid movement.
Detective Fiction
an adventure on the Suffolk coast
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1932.
First edition, first impression. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Detective Fiction
London, Alston Rivers, 1932.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue boards. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
The author's only Hubin-listed title, with a distinctive dust-jacket design.
Detective Fiction
London, Skeffington, [c.1933].
UK edition, '7th thousand'. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Presumed second issue dust-jacket, priced 2/6 with '2/-' price-sticker to spine.
Detective Fiction
London, Skeffington, [1931].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original near black cloth. Second issue dust-jacket, priced 2/6 with '1/6' price-sticker to spine.
Apparently a Sherlock Holmes 'homage', amongst those singled out in Murder Done to Death: Parody and Pastiche in Detective Fiction by John Kennedy Melling.
Detective Fiction
London, Jarrolds, [1930].
First UK edition, first impression. Lightly ink-stamped 'With the publisher's compliments' to the title-page. 8vo. Original black cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Excellent copy of this non-series detective fiction title by Herman Landon, creator of the Gray Phantom and Martin Dale series.
Detective Fiction
Goodall (Cedric, pseud. Louis Charles Douthwaite) Without Trace
London, John Hamilton, [1938].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Scotland Yard recruits Inspector "Smiler" Herryot from the Birmingham City Police. Excellent dust-jacket design.
Detective Fiction
London, Skeffington, [1934].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Presumed second issue dust-jacket, priced 2/6 with '1/6' price-sticker to spine.
Detective fiction set in the fictional Withelney Manor Farm, located at the edge of the western moor country beneath Mell Knoll. Uncommon in the jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Rich & Cowan, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
John Meredith of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of a young woman in close proximity to the Yard. Published in the US as The Concrete Castle Murders.
Detective Fiction
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth. Dust-jacket.
Nice jacket artwork on this title from Holt's series featuring Professor Luther Bastion, an astute and unorthodox detective.
Detective Fiction
London, Cassell, 1940.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, 4/6 price sticker to spine.
An attractive first edition of this crime thriller, featuring Mrs. Pym, a formidable and unconventional detective, often described as a "boisterous, ruthless, ambiguously female sleuth."
London, Skeffington, [1930s].
UK edition, '6th Thousand'. 8vo. Original green cloth. Presumed second issue dust-jacket, priced 2/6 with '1/6' price-sticker to spine.
A thriller with elements of horror and hypnotism. Friend served as editor for numerous genre magazines, including Wonder Stories, Startling Stories, Captain Future and Thrilling Wonder Stories. After the passing of his colleague Otis Adelbert Kline in 1946, Friend took over Kline's literary agency, representing notable authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and Ray Bradbury.
Horror & Gothic
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1930.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3s6d.
Hubin-listed horror mystery by Scottish author and historian Muir. Uncommon in the original jacket.
Modern Literature
and Other Stories
London, Jonathan Cape, 1940.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original oatmean cloth lettered in red. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
A collection of fifteen short stories. The title story, 'The Beauty of the Dead,' originally appearing in The Fortnightly Review in December 1939, portrays a man reflecting on the serene beauty of his deceased wife amidst their cherished possessions.
Detective Fiction
London, Collins, 1964.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket.
An African prince, a criminal mastermind called The Countess, the Crown Jewels and a model whale at the Kensington Natural History Museum provide intriguing elements in this novel by the author of The Gold Bidet.
Horror & Gothic
London, Rider, 1911.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original bright red ribbed cloth titled in gilt to spine and front board, decorated in blind.
Stoker's final novel, The Lair of the White Worm is a vivid and imaginative work of Gothic horror, blending ancient evil, supernatural intrigue and mythic transformation. Set in rural Derbyshire, it follows the enigmatic Lady Arabella March, whose connection to a monstrous serpent suggests a battle between primeval forces. Though canonically overshadowed by Dracula (1897), the novel remains a fascinating piece of late Gothic fiction and has inspired adaptations, most notably Ken Russell's 1988 film.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1911.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Printed dust-jacket, priced 6/-.
The early Science Fiction novel, inspired by the tales of the 18th century child prodigy Christian Friedrich Heinecken and with various autobiographical elements. Extremely scarce in a dust-jacket, particularly in such condition.
Modern Literature
London, Constable, 1932.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in red to spine. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Sports & Pastimes
London, George G. Harrap, 1938.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth blocked in blind to upper cover and gilt to spine. Dust-jacket.
A Winter in the Atacama Desert
London, Robert Hale, 1960.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue boards. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Macmillan, 1984.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced £8.95.
Detective Fiction
London, Peter Davies, 1963.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.
Modern Literature
London, Jonathan Cape, 1968.
First edition, first impression. Signed presentation copy from the author. Original purple boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Modern Literature
London, The Cresset Press, 1944.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.
Detective Fiction
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1936].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Jonathan Cape, 1929.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, George G. Harrap, 1930.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original purple boards. Dust-jacket.
London, Hutchinson, [1935].
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
First edition of this collectable anthology, featuring Anthony Berkeley, John Dickson Carr, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and many many more of the biggest names in crime fiction.
American Literature
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue boards. Dust-jacket, priced 30s.
Berger's famous work, a fictional memoir of Jack Crabb, a white man raised by Native Americans, offering a satirical perspective on the American West. The book received critical acclaim for its unique narrative and was adapted into a successful film in 1970, starring Dustin Hoffman.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Gollancz, 1988.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced £10.95.
The sequel to Equal Rites, this Discworld novel parodies Shakespearean themes, following our three witches - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick - as they navigate political intrigue and destiny.