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The Rilloby Fair Mystery.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1950. [Children's adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. With frequent in-text illustrations by Dunlop. Publisher's blue cloth blocked in silver, top edge blue. With the illustrated dust-jacket, unpriced. No inscriptions, contents clean, edges toned., some marking to cloth. Light wear to jacket, tear to..... 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
Be Shot For Sixpence.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. [Spy Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 223; [1], publisher's advertisement. Bound in dark red cloth, with titles and smoking gun in gilt to spine, illustrated price-clipped dust-wrapper. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket with a few small nicks and tears. A very good..... More
Be Shot for Sixpence.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [no date] Circa 1957. [Modern Literature] THRILLER BOOK CLUB EDITION, early edition. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.223; [1]. Publisher's yellow cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of 12s. 6d. to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, 10cm..... More
The Final Throw.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £7.95. Minor toning. A fine copy. A gritty London police thriller featuring Detective Chief Superintendent Morrissey. More
Sky High.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1955. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13xm), pp.222; [2]. Publisher's maroon cloth lettered in black to spine, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 10s 6d to front and back flaps. Toning to edges of text-block, archival tape to flaps and spine (six pieces applied..... More
Plan for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor; for Enforcing and amending the Laws respecting Houses of Correction, and Vagrants; and for Improving the Police of this Country. Together with Bills intended to be offered to Parliament for those Purposes.
London: Printed for G. Wilkie, 1781. [English Law and Politics]. ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[4] 139 [3]. Sewn but lacking original covers; loosely housed in brown paper-covered board with brown cloth hinge. Red pencil inscription to top left corner of title page; a little grubbiness to title page..... More
The Yeomen of the Guard. Or, The Merryman and his Maid. With Eight Illustrations in Colour by W. Russell Flint and Drawings in Pen and Ink by Charles E. Brock.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1929. Large Octavo. Publisher's red cloth with titles in gilt to spine and upper, the latter with gilt illustration. Illustrated throughout the text with drawings in black and white. Binding lightly rubbed and marked. Lovely colour plate illustrations, internally clean. Very good indeed. More
Tales From Shakspeare. Designed for the Use of Young People.
London: George Routledge and Sons, no date [circa 1880]. [Children's Illustrated] GILBERT ILLUSTRATIONS. Octavo (17 X 11cm), pp.[2] viii; 371; [3]. With eight wood engraved illustrations by Gilbert, including a frontispiece. Contemporary green half morocco with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and marbled boards. All edges and endpapers marbled..... More
The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1867. [Poetical Works] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED, a new edition. Small quarto (22 x 18cm), pp.[2] iv; 556 [2]. With frequent in-text wood engravings by the Dalziel Brothers after illustrations by Gilbert, and a frontispiece etching of the author. Contemporary green full panelled calf with..... More
The Works, In Natural History, of the Late Rev. Gilbert White, A.M. Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. Comprising the Natural History of Selborne; The Naturalist's Calendar; And Miscellaneous Observations, Extracted From His Papers. To Which Are Added, A Calendar and Observations, By W. Markwick, Esq. F.L.S. In Two Volumes.
London: J. White of Fleet Street, 1802. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. Octavo, pp. vii; 392; 300. Bound in original brown card boards, spine in green cloth, red title label to spine, blank endpapers. In very good condition, considering age, with general age toning and discolouration to boards and leather, some 'bubbling'..... More
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