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Towards Zero.
London: Published by The Crime Club by Collins, 1944. [Crime Mystery] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 160 [2]. Recently bound in burgundy half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. Lightly trimmed for binding. Paper slightly toned as usual. A...... More
Towards Zero.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1944. [Murder mystery] FIRST US EDITION, usual later issue with 'Blakiston' publisher credit on t.p. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.[8] 242 [2]. Publisher's grey cloth with brown decoration to spine and upper, and sketch-map to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Koerney. Discreet..... More
Towards Zero.
London: Collins, 1944. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION, Crime Club Edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. Publisher's orange cloth lettered in black to spine. No ink inscriptions, contents clean, some general wear to covers, spine a little sunned and marked; very good. 'Towards Zero' marks the fifth and final appearance of..... More
Two New Crime Stories. The Under Dog, and Blackman's Wood by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
London: The Readers Library Publishing Co., no date [1929]. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (17 x 11cm), pp188; [2], advertisements. Publisher's burgundy cloth gilt-stamped to upper and spine. With the illustrated dust-wrapper by Vernon L Soper. Contents toned as expected, slight lean, gilt to spine dulled, bright dust jacket..... More
What Mrs. McGuillicuddy Saw!
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1985. [Crime Mystery] UNIFORM EDITION, a reissue. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[6] 277 [5]. Publisher' black quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine and grey paper over boards, showing a facsimile signature stamped in gilt to upper. Grey endpapers, and fore-edge untrimmed. With..... More
Why Didn't they ask Evans?
The Crime Club, by Collins, London, 1950. [Detective Fiction] Vintage hardcover edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252; [2] ads. Ninth impression. Bound in publisher's orange cloth lettered in black illustrated dust-wrapper by Gilbert Cousland priced at 4/6. Contents clean, edges a little toned/dusty/spotted, small ink cross to front endpaper. Jacket..... More
The Property of a Lady [within] A Treasury of Modern Mysteries.
New York: Doubleday, 1973. [Thriller collection] FIRST EDITION thus. A Book Club-only publication. Two volumes, containing Ian Fleming's 1963 James Bond novella. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.463; 536. Bound in publisher's red and yellow cloth hardcovers, illustrated dust-jackets. Near fine in wrappers which are gently toned to the spine. Also..... More
Celebrity Cooking For You. Includes 'Scrambled Eggs James Bond'.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. [Cookery anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.260. With vignette illustrations within the text. Publisher's green cloth hardcovers in pictorial dust-jacket. A near fine copy of the book in a very good jacket with some small nicks and tears, one larger chip to crown. A...... More
The Unexpected Guest. A Novel Adapted by Charles Osborne from the Play by Agatha Christie.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1999. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[4] 177 [11]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Andrew Davidson, priced at £14.99. Gently toned throughout, with a little light handling. A fine copy. More
contribute 'The Living Daylights' and 'The Case of the Caretaker' to 'ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE.'
Holyoake, MA: Davis Publications, March 1969. [James Bond / Miss Marple] Original issue magazine format (20 x 14cm), pp.162, with colour covers. Minor wear to spine; a clean, fine copy. This issue also contains mysteries by Anthony Gilbert, Gerald Kersh and Lawrence Treat. Gilbert A14b, p.459-60. More
contribute 'The Living Daylights' and 'The Case of the Caretaker' to 'ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE'
Holyoake, MA: Davis Publications, March 1969. [James Bond / Miss Marple] Original issue magazine format (20 x 14cm), pp.162, with colour covers. Bibliographer's copy. Minor toning to spine, light wear to head and tail; a clean, fine copy. This issue also contains mysteries by Anthony Gilbert, Gerald Kersh and Lawrence..... More
The Labours of Hercules [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 98 and 99, numbers 587 to 597.
London: George Newnes, November 1939 to September 1940. [Literary Magazine] First appearance. Eleven magazine issues in their original colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 1s. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.[7-8] 104 [9-16]; pp.[1-2] [15-16] 105-208 [17-24]; pp.[8] 209-312 [9-16]; pp.[8] 313-416 [9-16]; pp.[12] 417-520 [13-20]; pp.[12] 521-624 [13-20]; pp.[12] 104 [13-20];..... More
The £10 Adventure [The Case of the City Clerk] [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume LXXXIV, number 503.
London: George Newnes, November 1932. [Literary Magazine] FIRST UK APPEARANCE. Octavo magazine (25 x 17cm), pp.[32] 443-554 [33-44]. With a suite of four double-sided black and white photographs of Cedric Hardwicke, and numerous in-text illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 1s. A nice clean copy with a little wear..... More
The Burden. A Novel of Romance and Suspense.
New York, NY: Arbor House, no date [1973]. [Romance] FIRST US HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] 223 [1]. Publisher's tan quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine and orange paper over boards. With the orange dust-jacket illustrated by Maureen Domiano, priced at $6.95. Just a touch of spotting..... More