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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
Come Into My Parlour: A Novel.
London: Hutchinson and Co., no date [1946]. [War-Time Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.384. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, repriced to 6s with a sticker on the front flap. Some rubbing to cloth. Jacket sunned to spine with chips and closed..... More
Curtain of Fear.
London: Hutchinson, 1953. [Espionage Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.294 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket priced at 12/6. Small blue ink ownership to flyleaf. Light spotting to edges and endpapers; cloth a bit rubbed. Jacket sunned to spine with some..... More
Dangerous Inheritance.
London: Hutchinson, 1965. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.349 [3]. Publisher's red and black interweaved cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Edward Mortelmans, priced at 25s. Very light spotting to edges, plastic dust-jacket protector glued to the rear of the..... More
The Dark Secret of Josephine.
London: Hutchinson, 1955. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.447; [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Coloured map to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Sax, priced at 15s. Spotting to edges. Jacket spine sunned with some rubbing and small closed tears to edges. Very..... More
The Haunting of Toby Jugg.
London: Hutchinson and Co., no date [1948]. [Occult Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.292. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 12/6. Light toning to edges; a small bookseller's label removed from front pastedown. Gilt heavily faded and a little rubbed..... 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 Island Where Time Stands Still.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1954. [Strange tale] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.336. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 12/6. A very good copy in similar jacket, a little chipped and rubbed. A Gregory Sallust adventure, set in the South Seas..... More
The Man Who Missed The War.
London: Hutchinson and Co., no date [1945]. [Espionage thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.288. Publisher's black cloth with titles to spine, typographic dust-wrapper priced at 10s.6d. Printed on wartime standard economy paper. A very good copy in a slightly nicked jacket. An attractive example. 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 Quest of Julian Day.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1952. [Espionage thriller] ATTRACTIVE REPRINT. Third printing. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.442; [2], blank. Publisher's red cloth with titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 7s.6d. Minor toning and handling; near fine. Fast-paced treasure-seeking adventure novel set among the ancient wonders of Egypt... 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 Satanist.
London: Hutchinson, 1960. [Strange tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.448. Publisher's black cloth, screen-printed with full moon design, lettered in red and gilt to spine, suitably atmospheric dust-jacket designed by Sax and priced at 18s net. A very good copy, jacket mildly chipped and rubbed. A novel of..... 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. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.483; [1], advertisement. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 12/6. A little rubbed to spine ends else a clean, fine copy. A Duke de Richleau adventure set in 1914. The inside story of..... More
The Secret War.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1958. [Espionage thriller] ATTRACTIVE REPRINT. Ninth Printing. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.288. Publisher's pale cloth with black titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 8s.6d. Minor toning and handling; near fine. A wartime adventure novel from the hugely popular author labelled 'The Prince of Thriller Writers'..... More
Sixty Days to Live.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1956. [Thriller] ATTRACTIVE REPRINT, fourth printing. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.391; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth with titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 8s.6d. Some toning to paper stock else a fine copy in a near fine wrapper. A disaster novel concerning the impending horrors..... More
Star of ill-omen.
London: Hutchinson, 1952. [Science fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, in splendid Sax designed pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 12/6 net. A little dustiness to top edge, faint erasure mark to flyleaf, offsetting to first and last page. Wrapper shows..... 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
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. Some trivial dustiness; a lovely fine copy. More
The Sword of Fate.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1952. [Thriller] ATTRACTIVE REPRINT, fourth printing. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.288. Publisher's red cloth with titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Abbey, clipped and repriced at 7s.6d. Some toning to paper stock else a fine copy in a near fine wrapper. An attractive example. A...... More