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Sapper (H. C. McNeile) | First Editions
1888 - 1937
See below our stock of Sapper First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.Results 1 - 15 (of 15)
Bull-Dog Drummond on Dartmoor.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2]. Publisher's light blue cloth blocked in black to spine and upper, illustrated dust-wrapper. No inscriptions. Contents clean. A very good copy in a rather worn wrapper with significant loss to spine. 'Originated by Sapper, told..... More
Captain Bulldog Drummond.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1945. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's khaki cloth blocked in black to spine and upper, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at 8/6. Birthday gift inscription to endpaper else fine in a very near fine, lightly edge-worn wrapper. A fragile wartime production..... More
The Female of The Species.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, no date [1928]. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8], advertisements. In publisher's light blue cloth blocked in black to spine and upper. Edges clean, no inscriptions. A lovely fine copy, lacking the scarce jacket. The fifth Bulldog Drummond thriller... More
Men, Women and Guns.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1916. [Great War Stories] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.311 [5]. Publisher's orange cloth with titles in gilt to spine and black to upper. Black ink ownership to fly-leaf. Toning to edges, with splits to rear hinge and to guttering between p.16 and..... More
Tiny Carteret.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, no date [1930]. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's blue cloth with black titles to spine and upper board. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Spurrier, priced at 7/6 to spine. Light offsetting to endpapers; text lightly browned. Spine lightly sunned. Rather worn jacket..... More
![Item #72079 Poirot and The Second Gong and The £10 Adventure [Mr. Parker Pyne], in The Strand...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/72079.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1748968385)
Poirot and The Second Gong and The £10 Adventure [Mr. Parker Pyne], in The Strand Magazine. Volume 84.
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1932. [Literature/ Crime Fiction] FIRST APPEARANCES. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.674. Illustrated throughout in sepia and colour. Original magazine parts bound in a half-yearly volume of light blue cloth pictorially blocked in black to front covers, gilt to spine, all edges tinted blue. Ink name 'Alan..... More
![Item #72650 The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest [Hercule Poirot] in The Strand Magazine. Volume 83....](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/72650.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1752941877)
The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest [Hercule Poirot] in The Strand Magazine. Volume 83.
London: George Newnes, Ltd., January-June 1932. [Literature/ Crime Fiction] FIRST APPEARANCE. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.628. Illustrated throughout in sepia and colour. Original magazine parts bound in a half-yearly volume of light blue cloth pictorially blocked in black to front covers, gilt to spine. Contents clean, light spotting to endpapers..... More
![Item #72081 Yellow Iris [Hercule Poirot], Danger Point, and The Definite Article [Mr. Campion] in...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/72081.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1748968385)
Yellow Iris [Hercule Poirot], Danger Point, and The Definite Article [Mr. Campion] in The Strand Magazine. Volume 93.
London: George Newnes, Ltd., May to October 1937. [Literature/ Crime Fiction] FIRST APPEARANCES. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.672. Illustrated throughout in sepia and colour. Original magazine parts bound in a half-yearly volume of light blue cloth pictorially blocked in black to front covers, gilt to spine, all edges tinted blue..... More
![Item #72080 The Dream [Hercule Poirot], The Haunted Policeman [Lord Peter Wimsey] in The Strand...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/72080.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1748968385)
The Dream [Hercule Poirot], The Haunted Policeman [Lord Peter Wimsey] in The Strand Magazine. Volume 94.
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1937-8. [Literature/ Crime Fiction] FIRST APPEARANCES. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.704. Illustrated throughout in sepia and colour. Original magazine parts bound in a half-yearly volume of light blue cloth pictorially blocked in black to front covers, gilt to spine, all edges tinted blue. Contents clean, covers..... More
"The Luck of the Stiffhams" in The Strand Magazine. No.339.
London: George Newnes, Ltd., March 1934. [Literature/ humour / journal] FIRST UK APPEARANCE. Octavo magazine (26 x 19cm), pp.336 [25-36]. Illustrated throughout in sepia and black and white. Single issue, magazine format in colour illustrated paper covers. Original price 1 shilling. Contents clean, promotional insert still present at rear, covers..... More
![Item #58792 The Patch on the Quilt [and] William de Luxe [in] Pearson's Magazine. Number...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/58792.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1612460352)
The Patch on the Quilt [and] William de Luxe [in] Pearson's Magazine. Number 308.
London: C. Arthur Pearson, August 1921. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xvi; 89-182. With frequent black and white illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 1s. Internally clean, with fairly light wear to covers, and a purple bookseller's stamp to upper. Very good... More
![Item #74645 The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone [and] A Bit of Orange Peel [and] The Bully of...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/74645.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1773423127)
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone [and] A Bit of Orange Peel [and] The Bully of Brocas Court [and] A Glass of Whisky [and] The Heel of Achilles [and] Jeeves in the Spring-Time [and] The Long Hole [and] The Nightmare Room [and] Painting as a Pastime [and] An Unconventional Introduction [and] The Unexpected Clicking of Cuthbert [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 62.
London: George Newnes, July to December 1921. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.iv; 590. With frequent half-tone illustrations, very occasionally in colour. Publisher's pale blue cloth with black and gilt titles to spine, and black titles and decoration to upper. Some toning and spotting to first and..... More
![Item #57768 Punchard's Agency [and] Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest [and] The British Campaign...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/57768.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1599499037)
Punchard's Agency [and] Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest [and] The British Campaign in France [and] Uneasy Money [and] The Man-Trap [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 53, numbers 315, 316 and 317
London: George Newnes, March to May 1917. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Three magazines. Octavo (27 x 19cm), pp.50; 209-312; 51-58; pp.50; 313-416; 51-58; pp.40; 417-512; 41-48. Liberally illustrated in black and white throughout. Publisher's blue paper covers, titled in red and navy, and priced at 7d. Presented in a navy..... More
Best Motoring Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1959. [Driving anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.215. Publisher's red cloth in illustrated dust-wrapper priced at 15s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy in a very good jacket, with one chip to the top edge of the front panel. Shows well. Contains 'James..... More
Contribute to The Strand Magazine: The War of the Worlds: An Experiment in Illustration. An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. LIX.
London: George Newnes Limited, January - June 1920. [Literary journal] This volume contains Wells' revised and condensed version of The War of the Worlds with new illustrations. Large octavo (24 x 18cm), bound in publisher's light blue pictorial cloth. Contents clean, prize label to pastedown, binding carefully handled with some..... More
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