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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
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 minor rubbing, bumping to extremities, some minor..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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