Literature
Getuige à Charge. [Witness for the Prosecution].
Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff, 1960. [Crime Short Stories] DUTCH FILM TIE-IN. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.181 [3]. Publisher's orange and cream paper over boards, with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket showing a still from the film of the same name starring Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton (1957), not priced..... More
Hercule Poirot's Christmas.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1939. [Festive mystery] First Edition. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.251 [5]. Publisher's bright orange cloth, lettered to the back-strip in black. With the illustrated dust-jacket, not priced. A very good copy in the scarce correct, un-restored and unclipped dust-jacket, which is lightly chipped at..... More
Hickory Dickory Dock [A Hercule Poirot Mystery].
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1955. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's red cloth with titles and imprint in black to spine. Dust-jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill, priced at 10/6. Contents clean, edges foxed, discreet ink ownership hidden under flap, jacket toned/spotted to rear panel..... More
Hickory Dickory Dock [A Hercule Poirot Mystery].
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1955. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's red cloth with titles and imprint in black to spine. Dust-jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill, priced at 10/6. Contents and edges clean, discreet price 4/- to corner of endpaper, jacket gently..... More
Hickory Dickory Dock.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1955. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of..... More
The Hollow.
London: Collins for the Crime Club, 1946. [Crime / Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] 256 [2]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, typographic dust-wrapper priced at 8/6. Edges spotted, ink ownership to flyleaf. A very good copy in a used jacket with an inch loss..... More
The Hollow.
London: Collins for the Crime Club, 1946. [Crime / Mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] 256 [2]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, typographic dust-wrapper. Discreet owner name and date, edges and contents clean, price clipped jacket is crisp and fresh with some trivial..... More
The Hound of Death. And Other Stories.
London: Odhams Press Limited, 1933. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.247; [1]. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of dagger..... More
The Hound of Death. And Other Stories.
London: Odhams Press Limited, 1933. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.247; [1]. Publisher's plum-coloured cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Contents clean, no inscriptions, edges with some expected dustiness/toning, spine sunned, gilt tarnished as usual. A very good, respectable copy without jacket. A collection of twelve..... More
The Hound of Death. And Other Stories.
London: Odhams Press Limited, 1933. [Crime fiction] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.247; [1]. Hand-bound in deep red half calf over cloth sides, spine ruled in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in gilt. Light spotting within, exterior as new. A near fine copy in an attractive..... More
The Labours of Hercules.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1947. [Crime Short Stories] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6] 265 [1]. Publisher's grey cloth with dark green titles to spine and upper. Top edge black, fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Herbstman, priced at $2.50. Contents clean and fresh..... More
The Labours of Hercules.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1947. [Crime Short Stories] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2]; 256; [2]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 8/6. Cloth has a mark to fore-edge, jacket is bright with a few tiny nicks..... More
The Labours of Hercules.
London: The Crime Club, Collins, 1951. [Modern Literature] VINTAGE HARDCOVER REPRINT. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.256. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of 2/- to front cover and spine. Toning to edges of textblock and pages, rubbing to gilt, bumping to spine and..... More
The Listerdale Mystery. And Other Stories.
London: Collins, 1934. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.251; [5 of advertisements]. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of dagger..... More
Lord Edgware Dies.
London: For the Crime Club by Collins, 1933. [Detective fiction] FIRST EDITION. Crown octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252; [4], advertisements. Publisher's orange cloth, titled in black to upper and backstrip. Contents clean. Spine tips lightly worn, scarce original jacket has price excised from spine (sunned beneath), chipped to crown and..... More
The Man in the Brown Suit.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1924. [Mystery novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[vi]; 310; [2], advertisements. Publisher's light brown cloth, titled and decorated in dark brown. Contents clean. Spine tips and corners with trivial wear, a scuff on the front panel, else a very good..... More
The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions, some toning to page edges, jacket with some chips and tears but generally bright, larger chip/loss..... More
The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket priced at 15s. Contents and page edges clean, no inscriptions, jacket lightly worn, toned to spine with a few small..... More
Miss Marple's 6 Final Cases. and two other stories.
London: Collins, 1979. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.138; [2].Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of dagger, pistol, moustache and..... More
Moord in de Pastorie. [Murder at the Vicarage].
Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff, 1964. [Crime Mystery] DUTCH FILM TIE-IN. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.181 [4]. Publisher's grey cloth with red titles to spine. With the dust-jacket showing still of Margaret Rutherford playing Miss Marple, not priced. Heavily browned to low-quality paper. Light handling only, with the jacket showing some toning..... More
The Mousetrap and Other Plays.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1993. [Crime Mystery Short Stories] FIRST THUS. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 714. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket priced at £15.99. A clean, fine copy. Eight gripping plays here published for the first time in a book-form edition. Includes..... More
The Mousetrap. A Play in Two Acts.
London: Samuel French Limited, [circa 1990]. [Drama] CENTENARY EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[2] 70 [4]. Publisher's yellow paper covers, illustrated to upper, reproducing the original from 1954. With a photogravure plate showing the set. Internally bright and clean. Minor crease to upper. A fine copy. First performed in 1952..... More
The Moving Finger.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1942. [Murder mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.[vi]; 229; [5], blank. Publisher's red cloth blocked in black, fore-edge untrimmed, illustrated dust-wrapper by Koerner priced at $2.00 to front flap. Light wear to edges, owner name hidden beneath flap, else..... More
Mr Parker Pyne Detective.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1934. [Murder Mystery cases] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.vi; 245 [5]. Publisher's bright orange cloth with black titles to spine and upper. Top edge orange, fore-edge untrimmed, and patterned endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at $2.00. A crisp, clean..... More
Mrs McGinty's Dead.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1952. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.188; [4] of advertisements. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with..... More