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Geoffrey Household | First Editions
1900 - 1988
See below our stock of Geoffrey Household First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Contribute 'Red Carpet Treatment' and 'Ski Test' to 'Argosy' magazine January 1960.
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
![Item #49760 The Terror of Villadonga. [The Spanish Cave]. Geoffrey HOUSEHOLD, "CUNEO"](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/49760.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1510409671)
The Terror of Villadonga. [The Spanish Cave].
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
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
![Item #49232 Rogue Male [aka Man Hunt]. Geoffrey HOUSEHOLD](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/49232.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1524582097)
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
![Item #52310 Rogue Male [aka Man Hunt]. Geoffrey HOUSEHOLD](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/52310.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1540217902)
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
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