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The Black Baroness.
London: Hutchinson and Co., No date [circa 1942]. [Espionage thriller] FIRST CHEAP EDITION (17th thousand). Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.386; [xii], adverts; [2], blank. Publisher's green cloth with black titles to spine, cartographic endpapers, striking pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 4s.6d. A lightly handled copy, jacket with a few minor nicks..... More
The Irish Witch.
London: Hutchinson, 1973. [Strange tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.446 [2]. Publisher's red and black speckled cloth, gilt titles and black rules to spine, suitably atmospheric dust-jacket designed by Val Biro and priced at £2.50 net, map endpapers. Some bruising and a few closed tears to top edge..... More
The Man Who Killed the King.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1951. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.568. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Green illustrated map endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Jax, priced at 15s. A little spotting to edges, otherwise a nice clean copy. Jacket heavily sunned to spine..... More
Mayhem in Greece.
London: Hutchinson, 1962. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.510; [2]. Publisher's dark green cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Robert Graham, priced at 21s. Some toning and marking to edges. Jacket with some chips and closed tears to edges; some loss to..... More
Mediterranean Nights.
London: Hutchinson and Co. (Publishers) LTD., no date [1943]. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine and gilt publisher's monogram to upper, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 9'- net (including extra war costs). Neat gift inscription dated December 1942 to..... More
The Rape of Venice.
London: Hutchinson, 1959. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.446; [1], list of countries; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth with blocking to spine in gilt and lime green, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Sax, cartographic endpapers. A lightly used copy with a few minor nicks and marks. Very good indeed. An occult mystery..... More
The Rape of Venice.
London: Hutchinson, 1959. [Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.446; [1], list of countries; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth with blocking to spine in gilt and lime green, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Sax with printed price of 15s net, endpapers showing a view of Venice in the 18th..... More
The Rising Storm.
London: Hutchinson and Co., no date [1949]. [Historical Fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.432. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'For | J. Ray | with the best of good wishes | and kind remembrances | from | Dennis Wheatley.' Publisher's black cloth..... More
The Rising Storm.
London: Hutchinson and Co., no date [1949]. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.432. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Colour map endpapers. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 12/6. Spotting to edges. Jacket toned and sunned to spine, with a big chip to tail, and..... More
Saturdays with Bricks. (and other days under shell-fire).
London: Hutchinson, 1961. [Literary Autobiography]. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Large Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.126; [2]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: "For | K. T. Williams | with best wishes | from | Dennis Wheatley". With five double-sided photographic plates of walls build by the author..... More
The Scarlet Imposter.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1957. [Espionage thriller] EARLY REPRINT, seventh printing. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.441; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth with titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 10s.6d. Trivial handling; a lovely fine copy. A Gregory Sallust deception, set in Nazi Germany, 1940. More
The Second Seal.
London: Hutchinson, 1950. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, a later issue. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.483 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, and coloured maps to endpapers. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, repriced with a sticker to 7/6. Light spotting to edges. Slight toning to spine, with heavy rubbing..... More
The Sultan's Daughter.
London: Hutchinson, 1963. [Historical fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.511; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles, dust-jacket designed by Robert Graham and priced at 21s net. Book is near fine; jacket with some chipping to spine ends and some closed tears. Shows very well. A Roger..... More
Traitors' Gate.
London: Hutchinson, 1958. [War-Time Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.383 [1]. Maps and plans to endpapers. Publisher's illustrated purple cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the matching dust-jacket illustrated by Sax, priced at 16s. Some rubbing to joints and extremities, local spotting to rear panel. Very good..... More
Vendetta in Spain.
London: Hutchinson, 1961. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.383 [1]. Publisher's blue and yellow interweaved cloth with silver titles to spine; blue endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Sax, priced at 18s. Light rubbing and a couple of small closed tears to jacket edges. Near fine. A...... More
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