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See below our stock of Geoffrey Household First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
London: Fleetway Publications, [late 1959]. [Literary magazine]. (20 x 13cm), pp.144. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. Light handling, expected toning. Near fine. The thrillers of Geoffrey Household greatly influenced the writing of Ian Fleming [Gilbert]. Berkely Mather's books were favourably reviewed by Ian Fleming for the Sunday Times, and Mather later contributed..... More
London: Hutchinson and Co., n.d. [1936]. [Nautical Thriller]. FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (23 x 18cm), pp.160. With six lithographic illustrations by "Cuneo", including a frontispiece. In publisher's blue cloth with darker blue titles to spine and upper board. Black ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Heavy external wear; titles..... More
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
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
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
Lonsdon: Chatto & Windus, 1937. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.452. Green cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt. This is a secondary binding for The Times (stamped as such to rear endpaper). No other stamps/inscriptions, contencts clean, spine lettering a little dulled; very good. The author's first mystery for..... More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. [Spy Novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 154. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with the drawing by Lew Keller and the printed price of $2.50 to front flap. Rolling to crown and base of..... More