Crime & Thrillers
Gold from Gemini. [Lovejoy].
London: Collins, 1978. [Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.192 [4]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £3.95. Some rubbing to extremities, otherwise a clean, bright copy. Near fine. The second 'Lovejoy' novel, featuring the roguish antiques dealer played by Ian..... More
No Dust in the Attic. [with Original Artwork].
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION with the ORIGINAL DUST-JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the deep pink dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with two separate original artworks by..... More
Ring for a Noose.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1963. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Rose (31 x...... More
Killer Conquest.
London: Collins, 1947. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, EX LIBRIS ANTHONY LEJEUNE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.192. With a bookplate loose to preliminaries detailing provenance. Publisher's purple cloth with silver titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. Browning and spotting to preliminaries; light rubbing to cloth. Jacket toned to..... More
The Mandarin Cypher.
London: Collins, 1975. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.256. SIGNED by the author ink black marker to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket, designed by Craig Dodd, price-clipped and re-priced at £2.95 by the publisher. Light wear to cloth..... More
Day of Judgement.
London: Collins, 1978. [Cold War Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Reg Boorer, priced at £4.95. Lightly sunned to spine else a fine copy, perhaps carefully read once. More
Arms for Adonis.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1960. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by William Randell, priced at 10/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Randell (23 x 18cm)..... More
The Inshore Squadron. [A Bolitho novel].
London: Hutchinson, 1978. [Naval Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.256. Maps to light blue endpapers. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Chris Mayger. A crisp, clean copy, in a price-clipped jacket, a little sunned to spine. Very good. September 1800: Richard..... More
A Small Town In Germany.
London: Heinemann, 1968. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm) pp.306; [2], blank. Burgundy cloth hardcover in pictorial dust-jacket priced at 30s. A moderately used copy, jacket with a few neat tape strips to reverse side. Very good. 'A Small Town In Germany' is set in Bonn, the small..... More
A Small Town In Germany.
London: Heinemann, 1968. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm) pp.306; [2], blank. Burgundy cloth hardcover in pictorial dust-jacket. A lightly used copy with some minor edge wear, jacket with discreet tape strips to reverse side at spine ends, price clipped. Near fine. 'A Small Town In Germany' is..... More
A Small Town In Germany.
London: Heinemann, 1968. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm) pp.306; [2], blank. Burgundy cloth hardcover in pictorial dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A near fine copy in like jacket. 'A Small Town In Germany' is set in Bonn, the small and provincial capital of West Germany, where le..... More
Absolute Friends.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. [Intrigue] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.383; [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, and purple endpapers. With the purple dust-jacket designed by gray318, priced at £18.99. A fine, as-new..... More
The Looking-Glass War.
London: Heinemann, 1965. [Spy Thriller] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[12] 246. Elegantly hand-bound in half red morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, with matching cloth over boards and top edge gilt. A crisp, clean copy in an attractive new leather binding. Follow-up to the Edgar-winning..... More
The Mission Song.
New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2006. [Espionage] US ADVANCE READING COPY. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 344 [2]. Publisher's soft covers with an image of a zebra lettered in red and white. Map of Africa p.VI. Loosely inserted is the press release Slight bumping to edges, original owner..... More
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Spy Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, limited issue, one of 500 copies. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 339 [6]. With a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's hardback in pictorial cloth slipcase. A fine, as-new copy, still in the shrink-wrap. A naive young interpreter stumbles into..... More
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. [Spy Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 339 [6]. With a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine, russett-coloured endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £17.99. A near fine, unread copy, showing some light wear..... More
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Spy Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, limited issue, on of 500 copies. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 339 [6]. With a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's hardback blocked in silver, terracotta endpapers, sewn endbands, pictorial cloth slipcase. This is an exclusive signed edition for Hatchards..... More
The Night Manager.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.443 [5]. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine, and red endpapers. With the red and blue dust-jacket, priced at £15.99. Light edge wear, with some spotting to top edge. Discreet ink ownership to flyleaf. Near fine..... More
The Tailor of Panama.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. [Spy Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.410. Publisher's grey quarter cloth with gilt titles to spine and purple paper-covered boards. Illustrated endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket. Lightly handled, price clipped. Near fine. Harry Pendel is the best known tailor in Panama and is..... More
Absolute Friends.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.383; [1]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, purple endpapers, purple dust-wrapper with red and white titles, priced at £18.99. No inscriptions, contents clean, jacket lightly handled; near fine. A theatrical masterstroke of tragi-comic..... More
Agent Running in the Field.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2019. [Spy Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 281 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with bronze titles to spine and navy endpapers. With the red dust-jacket priced at £20. A fine, as-new copy. A contemporary spy thriller blending Brexit and..... More
Agent Running in the Field.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2019. [Spy Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 281 [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink directly to the title page. Publisher's black cloth with bronze titles to spine and navy endpapers. With the red dust-jacket priced..... More
The Constant Gardener.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.508. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards with bronze titles to spine and brown endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket. Lightly aged to extremities, price-clipped; near fine. Le Carre's acclaimed novel was filmed in 2005 and stars Ralph Fiennes as Kenya-based..... More
A Legacy of Spies.
London: Viking an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 264 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to the spine, and red endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at £20.00. Light general wear to jacket, with a split to head..... More
A Legacy of Spies.
London: Viking an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 264 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to the spine, and red endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at £20.00. A clean copy showing some light wear to extremities. Near..... More