Detective Fiction
London, The Bodley Head, 1943.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
London, The Bodley Head, 1959.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue boards. Dust-jacket, priced 13s 6d.
Detective Fiction
London, The Bodley Head, 1948.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s.6d.
Lt. Richard Tuck is called to campus when the lead actress of a university production of Romeo and Juliet is murdered in the prop room.
Modern Literature
London, The Bodley Head, 1925.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original sage cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A Western adventure novel following the exploits of Bullwhack Joe, capturing the spirit of the American frontier.
Modern Literature
London, The Bodley Head, 1935.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
This novel tells the story of Able Seaman Brown, who, after his ship is sunk during World War I, finds himself stranded on a desolate island. Utilizing his resourcefulness, he engages in a solitary guerrilla campaign against a German cruiser anchored nearby, highlighting themes of duty, resilience, and the impact of individual actions in warfare.
Detective Fiction
Glover (Dorothy) and Graham Greene. Victorian Detective Fiction.
A catalogue of the collection...
London, The Bodley Head, 1966.
First edition, first impression. Large 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket
A very useful bibliography...
Modern Literature
Two African Journals
London, The Bodley Head, 1961.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. Dust-jacket, publisher's £2.50 price-sticker to inside flap.
Two African notebooks recording Greene's travels in 1959, and his stay at the Yonda leper colony in the jungle which inspired the story for A Burnt-Out Case. Convoy to West Africa describes his voyage in a cargo boat during WW2, from Liverpool to Freetown, Sierra Leone, the setting for The Heart of the Matter.
London, The Bodley Head, 1924.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red blind-tooled cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Attractive English edition of this uncommon title by Swedish author Heller, translated by Pauline de Chary.
Detective Fiction
London, The Bodley Head, 1931.
First edition. 8vo. Original sage cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A distinctive first edition by Australian author Rees.