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Fergus Hume (Fergusson Wright Hume) | First Editions
1859 - 1932
See below our stock of Fergus Hume First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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The Crime of the Crystal.
London: Digby, Long and Co. 1901. First Edition. Octavo, pp. 1 of adverts, 396, 16 of adverts. Yellow cloth with vivid design to spine and upper board. Bookseller's stamp to front pastedown, small close tear to front two pages, neat ownership inscription to the half title page, some occasional marking... More about The Crime of the Crystal
The Crimson Cryptogram.
London. John Long. 1900. First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth decorated to spine and front board in black and white. Titled in gilt to the spine. Minor rubbing and wear to extremities, shows extremely well. Darkening to spine. Page block browned due to the poor quality paper. Lower edge untrimmed... More about The Crimson Cryptogram
The Crimson Cryptogram.
London: John Long, 1900. First Edition. Octavo. Publisher's red cloth decorated to spine and front board in black and white. Titled in gilt to the spine. Lower edge untrimmed. Clean inside, save for block browned due to the poor quality paper. Binding shows rather well, minor rubbing, bumping to extremities... More about The Crimson Cryptogram
The Dwarf's Chamber.
London, Ward Lock. 1896. First edition. 8vo. 386pp + 6pp ads. Publisher's black cloth title in gilt to spine and decorated in white and red to front board. Light edgewear, bumping to head of spine, the book would be catalogued as near fine were it not for an unfortunate centimetre... More about The Dwarf's Chamber
The Harlequin Opal.
Chicago, Rand McNally. 1893. De Luxe Edition. 8vo. Bound in publisher's deluxe brown morocco over green cloth bevelled boards.Top edge gilt. Some sunning to spine otherwise very good indeed. Patterned endpapers, internally clean, two rather peculiar ink date stamps (no evidence at all of library ownership anywhere) and a rambling... More about The Harlequin Opal
In Queer Street.
London: F.V. White and Co., 1913. Inscribed First Edition. Octavo, pp.312. Bound in publisher's red cloth, with gilt titles to upper, gilt titles and publisher's imprint to spine, bottom edge uncut. Quite clean inside, inscribed by the author "To Mrs Graham / with kind regards / Fergus Hume / Thundersley... More about In Queer Street
The Mystery of A Hansom Cab.
London: The Hansom Cab Publishing Co., 1887. Second Edition (being the first UK edition), seventh impression, described as 'Seventy-Fifth Thousand' (September 1887). A relatively early printing of what has to have been one of the best-selling mysteries of all time. Octavo, pp.[i], blank; [ii] advertisement; 230; [2], advertisements. Bound in... More about The Mystery of A Hansom Cab
The Mystery Queen.
New York, G.W. Dillingham. [1913]. US First Edition. 8vo. Fine in publisher's red cloth titled and decorated in gilt to spine and front board. Fresh, bright and crisp. In a fine dustwrapper, illustrated by J. Hodson Redman, possibly supplied from an institutional copy or somesuch, as the jacket is a.... More about The Mystery Queen
The Pink Shop.
London: F.V. White and Co., 1911. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION WITH SIGNED LETTER. Octavo, pp.312. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to upper, gilt titles and publisher's imprint to spine; lower edge uncut. Inscribed by the author "With all good wishes / Fergus Hume / Thundersley Essex, 11th Sept 1911"... More about The Pink Shop
The Spider.
London: Ward, Lock and Co. 1910. First edition. Octavo. Publisher's black cloth decorated in red and titled in gilt to spine and front board. Slight fading to red pigment of spine panel. Slightly dusty page edges otherwise a clean, bright copy. A later offering from the man who wrote 'Mystery... More about The Spider
When I Lived in Bohemia. Papers selected from the portfolio of Peter - esq.
Bristol, Arrowsmith. London, Simkin Marshall. [1892]. [Mystery]. First edition. Small 8vo. Publisher's terracotta cloth titled and decorated in black and gilt to spine and front board. Some soiling to the cloth, nevertheless a very good, tight copy. Internally clean, ownership to pastedown and front flyleaf. Illustrated throughout. A novel presented... More about When I Lived in Bohemia. Papers selected from the portfolio of Peter - esq
The Mystery of The Shadow.
London, Cassell and Co. 1906. First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth titled in black to spine and front board and decorated in black and white. A very handsome copy with light edgewear. Slightly dusty top edge, other edges untrimmed. Adrian Homer Goldstone's copy, with his illustrated bookplate to the pastedown... More about The Mystery of The Shadow
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