With a foreword Lt.Col. J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1931].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Charles Douglas Barnard (1895-1971) was a British pilot, who took part in 1920s air races and record-breaking flights.
Detective Fiction
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1935].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Early issue dust-jacket.
Criminal conspiracy and high-risk pursuit, and an uncommon, albeit not first, jacket to boot.
![Anthony Morton, Versus the Baron, first edition, [1940]](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/87394-300x300.jpg)
Detective Fiction
London, Sampson, Low, Marston, [1940].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
'The Baron Comes Back!'. When John Mannering ("The Baron") is offered a superb set of diamonds, he faces a dilemma...
Detective Fiction
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1930].
First edition, second impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.`
The adventures of Jerry Scant, a gipsy, who unwittingly becomes involved with an international gang of smugglers.
Detective Fiction
Morton (Anthony, pseud. John Creasey) The Baron and the Beggar
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1947].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in red. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.
This novel is part of the "Baron" series, featuring John Mannering, a former jewel thief turned antique dealer and sleuth. In this installment, Mannering becomes entangled in a case involving a beggar, leading to a complex investigation. Creasey created numerous series characters, such as "The Toff," "Gideon of Scotland Yard," and "Dr. Palfrey."
Detective Fiction
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1936].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket.
Children's Books
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [?1880s].
'New and Cheaper Edition'. 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth.
An adventure novel set during the Greek War of Independence. It follows the daring exploits of a French naval officer, Henry d'Albaret, as he battles the notorious pirate Sacratif and navigates political intrigue and romance.
and Their Strange Stories
London, Sampson Low, Marston, 1893.
First edition. 8vo. Original dark olive pictorial cloth lettered in gilt.
A fascinating collection of folklore and legends as told to Stanley by Central African tribes-folk.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A Tale of Mystery and Marvel
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1914].
First UK edition. 8vo. Original green pictorial cloth.
The fifth book in Verne's Voyages extraordinaires series, a dark and foreboding tale.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Sampson, Low, Marston, 1897.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth illustrated in gilt, white and black.
A patriotic novel by Jules Verne, part of his Voyages extraordinaires series.
Children's Books
The Final Adventure of the Swiss Family Robinson
London, Sampson Low, Marston, n.d..
8vo. Original red pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
A decent early jacketed edition of this extension to the adventures of the Swiss Family Robinson.
Children's Books
Courier of the Czar
London, Sampson Low, Marston, n.d..
8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5/-.
Early jacketed edition.
Detective Fiction
London, Sampson Low, Marston, 1949.
First edition. 8vo. 1p. advertisement. Original faux-morocco red cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 8s. 6d.
Vintage Morland, packed with thrills and told with easy humour.
![Alternative view of Dalton (Moray) [pseud. Katherine M. Renoir]. The Belgrave Manor Crime](https://lycanthiabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/82562_2-300x399.jpg)
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1935].
First edition. 8vo. Original dark pink cloth. Dust-jacket, with worn 5/ price-sticker over original 2/6 price.
A fun blend of murder mystery and the paranormal, with series character Detective-Inspector Hugh Collier teaming up with psychic Cosmo Thor to solve the crime. Striking jacket artwork, this an early issue of the jacket, correctly listing Dalton's The Black Death (1934) as her previous title.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1937].
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
The only work of sci-fi from an author normally associated with more sedentary works on transport; this Lost Race tale set in the Yukon Territory, 'within a caldera heated by volcanic action, a technologically advanced but priest-ridden civilization of "white Indians", originally from ancient Egypt, uses its helicopter-like airships and strange Weapons to attempt to protect its gold from the outer world.' (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction).