Detective Fiction
London, Philip Macdonald, 1956.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 8/6.
A very good first edition, featuring the author's second major series character, Roger Bennion.
Detective Fiction
London, Cassell, 1945.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
An intriguing psychological thriller by the author & philosopher H.F. Heard, author of The Ascent of Humanity (1929).
Weird & Supernatural
London, Robert Holden, 1926.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A second collection of weird tales by the author of The Street of Queer Houses. Uncommon, especially in the original dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
London, Collins Crime Club, 1965.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. Dust-jacket, priced 16s.
The first UK edition of this example of US hardboiled 'tec fiction, featuring recurring protagonist Lew Archer.
Detective Fiction
London, Michael Joseph, 1960.
First edition. 8vo. Original black boards. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 13s6d.
Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley is on the case in this tale of buried Roman treasure and murder.
Detective Fiction
London, Herbert Jenkins, [1946].
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 8/6.
A plot of diabolic ingenuity taxes Chief Inspector Stephen Rant of the Yard. Attractive jacket artwork.