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£195



Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth, 1948.

First edition. 8vo. Original blue pictorial boards. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.

Charming first edition of the first of six books recounting the adventures of Wonk the koala, illustrated by the artist & writer Joan Kiddell-Wonk.

Horror & Gothic

Lewis (M.G.) The Monk.

£1,500


A Romance of the most intense Interest
London, John Williams, 1826.

8vo. Handsomely bound in full speckled calf gilt, with gilt dentelles and spine compartments within raised bands, by Wallis.

A sumptuous edition of Lewis' horror classic, possibly issued to coincide with a post war (Peninsular) revival in all things gothic.

Modern Literature

Lewis (Wyndam) The Jews.

£295


Are They Human?
London, Allen & Unwin, 1939.

First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

Despite the worrying title, actually a defence of the Jewish people at the time of mounting anti-semitism in Europe, the title itself a play on another '30s publication, The English: are they Human by G.J. Renier.

£75


A Soldier of Humour and other stories
London, Chatto & Windus, 1927.

First edition, Centaur Library issue. 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in black. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.

The Centaur Library issue of these stories from the vector of vorticism Wyndham Lewis, printed from the first edition sheets but in different binding, and the series jacket design by the graphic artist Edward Bawden (as opposed to the boring typographic one on the first issue).

Weird & Supernatural

Leyton (Patrick) Haunted Abbey

£650



London, Herbert Jenkins, 1936.

First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth blocked in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

A partly occult novel based on an Abbot's legacy curse dating back to the time of Henry VIII. Rare in the original, first impression dust-jacket.

£295



London, John Hamilton, 1936.

First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

A rare dust-jacket. One of this author's less common and more interesting titles, a Mad Scientist's attempts to block off the sun's rays and cause the end of the world. Produced for Hamilton's Sundial Mystery Library series.

£110



London, John Hamilton, [1938].

First edition. 2pp. advertisements for the 'Ace Series'. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, dated 3s.6d.

'In a tiny plane, far above the Sahara, Michael Wright directs the operations of Doctor Oberlin's mighty fleet of bombers as it flies northward to encompass the destruction of Europe.' (jacket blurb)

£180



London, Wright & Brown, [1937].

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.

Another attractive first edition by Wright & Brown, written by one of their more prolific authors.

£180



London, Wright & Brown, [1938].

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

An attractive first edition of this modern tale of romance, from an uncommon imprint.

£180



London, Wright & Brown, [1936].

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

A very good first edition, with evocative jacket artwork by Wright & Brown work-horse W.J. Roberts.

£125


First edition, ‘7th thousand’.
London, Skeffington, [1932].

Skeffington often used ‘7th thousand’ label on title page to try and show that their titles were in high demand so this is not necessarily a reprint. A Hubin-listed mystery featuring the author’s serial character, detective-crook Jimmy Traynor.

£125

First edition.
London. Philip Allan, 1925
Anthology covering amongst other things murders, mutinies, maroonings and other tales of horror on the high seas. Scarce in jacket.

£225



London, Herbert Jenkins, 1934.

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

A lovely first edition of this uncommon tale of Anglo-Indian love. The jacket artwork is by the renowned illustrator Charles Robinson, brother to W. Heath, and must number among his last commissions (as he died in 1937).

£125



London, Herbert Jenkins, 1940.

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

A great first edition of this tale of romance, dance and dangerous rivalry. Exotic dancing seems to be something of a theme with this author, who also wrote Orient Pearls, The Slave Market and A Dancer of India. Excellent jacket artwork.

£95



London, Collins Crime Club, 1946.

First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

A fascinating mystery set against a backdrop of the beautiful Fell country of Lunesdale in Lancashire.

£110



London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1950

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards, Dust-jacket.

A near fine example of this the first book by the author using this pseudonym. An uncommon classic of crime fiction, revolving around a sudden death at a cocktail party.

£120


Translated by Charles Hope Lumley
New York, for William Godwin, 1933.

First US edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.

The first US edition of the first English-language translation of this text, preceded by the Fortune Press edition of 1929, and the original French edition in 1901. Beresford Egan's characteristic illustrations reflect perfectly the wit & satirical glee of the text, a tale of the pursuit of amorous hedonism.

£450

London: Selwyn & Blount Limited, . Not dated. early issue (c.1932}.
The first edition of this book was published in 1931.
Contains 16 weird stories from Weird Tales and other sources. Includes the first book publication of H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Rats in the Walls.'

£350



London, Hutchinson, 1939.

First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.

Apparently derived from a theatrical anecdote given to the author by George du Maurier, building upon the author's literary reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest.

£150



London, The Readers Library, n.d. [c.1935].

First edition thus. Small 8vo. Original cloth, gilt. Dust-jacket, with advertisements printed to reverse.

Originally entitled A Chink in the Armour; a scarce Readers Library edition, in fun jacket.

Children's Books

Lowther (George) Superman

£1,150



New York, Random House, 1942.

First edition. Large 8vo. Original pictorial red cloth. Dust-jacket.

The Adventures of Superman, illustrated by Joe Shuster, co-creator of the original character with Jerry Siegel. The jacket has some uniform sunning which has most notably desaturated the red.

£125

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1934. First edition, third printing. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6. Early printing of this adventure story which dates to around 1934 based on the author's other titles listed in the rear catalogue; in excellent jacket.

£150



London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1947.

First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 9/-.

A superior example of the courtroom drama subgenre.

£160



London, Gollancz, 1932.

First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

A weighty omnibus of literary delights, featuring works by Henry James, Sheridan Le Fanu, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rose Macauley and Jane Austen, to name but a few.

£125



London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1916.

First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket.

A remarkable survivor, the rare jacket protecting the book below admirably.

"What 'Moby Lane' really has to offer you are stories and sketches of the everyday life of ordinary people — that is, of people who seem ordinary until Mr. Lyons picks them up and casually shows you how extraordinary they are." (The Bookman, 1915).

£200

First edition. London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd 1925

£1,250



London, The Houghton Publishing Co., 1933.

First edition. Initialled presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 5/-.

A known scarcity, especially in the extremely rare jacket and, as in this case, initialled & inscribed by the author. A great little collection of weird & supernatural tales by paranormal investigator Maby: "A rare work of uneven quality, dedicated to the unlikely combination of M.R. James and Edgar Allan Poe." (Shadows in the Attic, p.334)

£350



London, Harrap, 1929.

First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket.

The first crime fiction work by this prolific author, published as part of Harrap's 'Sealed Mysteries' series. Each member of a small party at a cabaret on the night a murder is committed is suspected and then eliminated through evidence.

£175



London, Robert Hale, 1970.

First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.

Two headlong tales of intrigue, suspense and murder, by a master storyteller. Uncommon.

£60



London, Robert Hale, 1972.

First UK edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.

Travis McGee experiences the rough side of Southern hospitality...

£295



New York, Knopf, 1950.

First edition (stated on copyright page). 8vo. Original green patterned cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced $2.50

The first edition of John Ross Macdonald's second Lew Archer title, preceding the UK edition by two years; subsequently the inspiration for the 1975 Paul Newman film of the same name.

£95



London, Collins Crime Club, 1948.

First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.

An interesting collaboration, recounting the misadventures of a Jekyll & Hyde New York socialite.

£595



New York, Alfred Knopf, 1958.

First edition. 8vo. Original patterned boards. Dust-jacket, priced $2.95.

An attractive first edition by an author ranked amongst the very best of American crime fiction. Detective Lew Archer is hired by Carl Hallman to investigate his wealthy parents' deaths. Delving into the corrupt world of the Hallman dynasty in Purissima, Archer uncovers political intimidation, treachery, and a family under threat from its own dark past. Uncommon.

£75



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.

£250

London, Thornton Butterworth, [c.1934].. Crime Circle Novels series. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6. An attractive edition of this teasingly lycanthropic novel, translated from the original French. The jacket design for the series is by Bip Pares, whose work also graced the jackets for Olaf Stapledon's Star Maker and James Hilton's Mr Chips titles, amongst many others.

£220



London, F.V. White & Co., Ltd., 1915.

First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in black. Dust-jacket, priced 6/.

An uncommon murder mystery, particularly in the original 1915 dust-jacket, a rare survivor.