Crime & Thrillers
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Dance of the Dwarfs.
Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1968. [Thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 257; [7]. Publisher's black cloth with pictorial device in blind blocked to upper. Red titles to spine. Red endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Paul Lubell priced at $5.95 to front flap. Interior..... More
Rogue Justice.
London: Michael Joseph, 1982. [Spy Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.174 [2]. INSCRIBED by the author 'For Jean Hills | with love from | Geoffrey | 20.X.92' in black ink to fly-leaf. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Chris Yates..... More
Rogue Male [aka Man Hunt].
London: Chatto and Windus, 1939. [Classic man-hunt adventure] FIRST EDITION, PROOF COPY, with an original 4-page advert/order form. Octavo, pp.[vii]; 271; [1], imprint. Publisher's brown card softcovers, with printed label to upper, handwritten details to spine. Contents clean, some wrinkling and lean to spine, covers lightly handled. A very good..... More
Rogue Male [aka Man Hunt].
London: Chatto and Windus, 1939. [Classic man-hunt adventure] FIRST EDITION, first impression, with later state / printing of the jacket. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.viii; 271 [1]. Publisher's purple cloth lettered in white to spine. With the 'sniper' design dust-jacket priced at 4/6 (earliest jackets were priced 7/6). Page edges..... More
The Third Hour.
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1938. [Thriller] ADVANCE REVIEW COPY, First US Edition. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[12] 451 [5]. Publisher's yellow soft covers, titled in red with black illustrations. Internally clean, with some toning to spine, and fairly light general rubbing and bumping. A few small chips to..... More
The Third Hour.
Lonsdon: Chatto & Windus, 1937. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.452. Publisher's beige cloth lettered in red and blue, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 8/6, printed wraparound band (Evening Standard's 'Book of the Month' selection). Some gentle toning to the rear panel else a lovely fine copy. The..... More
A Grue of Ice.
London: Collins Fontana, 1964. [Thriller] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221; [3], ads. Publisher's softcovers priced at 3/6. A very good copy. P.o.n. to first page. Geoffrey Jenkins was a South African thriller writer of the 'Ian Fleming school', and a protege of the James Bond author, working..... More
A Grue of Ice.
New York: Viking, 1962. [Thriller] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp242. Publisher's grey hardcovers, top edge purple, in illustrated dust-jacket priced at £3.95. Contents clean, jacket fresh and bright. An excellent copy. Geoffrey Jenkins was a South African thriller writer of the 'Ian Fleming school', and a protege..... More
Hunter Killer.
London: Collins, 1966. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.288. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper by Dell 'Orco, with two quotes from Ian Fleming on the back flap. Contents clean, edges very dlightly toned, jacket with some light wear to spine ends..... More
Scend of the Sea.
London: Collins, 1971. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.253; [3], blank. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Brian Lubrani, with quote from Ian Fleming on the rear panel. Neat contemporary ink ownership. A bright copy with some accidental damp-marking..... More
A Twist of Sand.
London: Collins, 1959. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by John Rose, with a reference to Jenkins' journalist colleague Ian Fleming on the rear flap. A fine copy of the book, which appears unread..... More
A Twist of Sand.
London: Collins, 1959. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by John Rose, with a reference to Jenkins' journalist colleague Ian Fleming on the rear flap. Neat ink name, edges toned, jacket with chips and..... More
A Twist of Sand.
London: Collins Fontana, 1961. [Thriller] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.192. Publisher's sofcovers priced at 2/6. Very good indeed. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy (pencil ownership within). Geoffrey Jenkins was a South African thriller writer of the 'Ian Fleming school' whose adventure novels often involved smuggling and Royal Navy..... More
A Twist of Sand.
London: Collins, 1959. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with publisher's slip noting 'Compliments of the author'. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by John Rose, with a reference to Jenkins' journalist colleague Ian Fleming on the rear..... More
The Watering Place of Good Peace.
London: Collins, 1960. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with publisher's slip noting 'Compliments of the author'. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.318; [2]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 15s. Contents clean, edges very slightly dusty, jacket with a few small chips and..... More
Season of Assassins.
London: The Quadriga Press, 1961. [World War II Novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.281 [1]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge orange. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Gaynor Chapman, priced at 15s. Just a touch of light handling to extremities, and some toning to..... More
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