London: John Bull, 2nd January 1954. [News and fiction] FIRST APPEARANCE. Quarto (34 x 26cm). Single issue, quarto, newspaper format. Minor edge wear and dustiness otherwise clean and bright. Contains the complete diamond-theft caper 'The Saint in Amsterdam / The Angel's Eye'. This is the first British appearance of the..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. [Crime caper] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] 175 [5]. Recently re-bound in red half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. All edges lightly trimmed, with the original cloth spine bound in at..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. [Mystery collection] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.316; [4], advertisement. Publisher's cornflower blue cloth with blue endpapers, lettered in black to the spine and front cover. Contents clean, owner name to free endpaper, covers gently handled, joints rubbed, minor soiling to rear..... More

London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited, no date [circa 1929]. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION, early printing. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth decorated and lettered in black to upper cover and backstrip. Verso of half-title lists five books including 'Daredevil', being published after this title (also..... More

London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited, 1949. [Adventure novel] Vintage hardcover, tenth printing. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 5s. Heavy spotting and toning to edges; spotting also to half-title and title page. Light mould staining..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1933. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.317; [3], blank. Publisher's pale blue cloth blocked in black to front panel and backstrip. No inscriptions, contents clean, a few spots to edges and prelims, covers moderately used, spine a touch sunned/toned. Very good. The..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. [Crime caper] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.253; [2], advertisements; [1], blank. Publisher's pale blue cloth in illustrated dust-wrapper designed by Jarvis, priced 8/6 to front flap. A few spots to edges, usual (light) bleaching to cloth in places, jacket with..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. [Crime caper] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.253; [2], advertisements; [1], blank. Elegantly hand-bound in half dark blue calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean with some gentle spotting to prelims/final leaf..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.253 [3]. Recent black half-calf, black buckram over sides. Gilt titles and raised bands to spine. With the original cloth cover and spine bound in at rear. Light toning throughout and some gentle offsetting from cloth cover..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1975. [Crime Fiction] FIRST HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.190; [2]. Publisher's black cloth hardcover, illustrated dust-jacket priced £2.50. An ex-library copy with expected reading wear, stamps mostly erased from title page (paper thinned), lacks free endpaper, two small stamps to edges, jacket is..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, [no date] c.1941. [Thriller] VINTAGE HARDCOVER REPRINT, Hodder and Stoughton Yellow Jacket. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.283; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Stickman illustrations to title page and preliminaries. Toning and spotting to edges of textblock, edgewear to spine and..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. [Mystery collection] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.283; [1], blank; [1], advertisement; [1], blank. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, blue endpapers. No inscriptions. Contents clean, edges of text block toned, light general wear to covers, backstrip darkened. A...... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. [Mystery collection] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.283 [5]. Publisher's light blue cloth with black titles to spine, and blue endpapers. With the scarce red illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 7/6 to the spine. Gently toned throughout, with some light spotting to..... More