New York, NY: Alfred Knopf, 1940. [Crime novel] FIRST EDITION. Small Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[viii]; 275; [1], blank; [1], 'Note'. Publisher's russet cloth blocked in blue, dark blue top edge. A clean copy of the book with no inscriptions, very faint scuff to pastedown, tiny bookplate to rear pastedown..... More

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1953. [Detective novel] TRUE FIRST EDITION, preceding the US edition by one year. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.319; [1]. Elegantly bound in navy half calf, gilt-lettered with twin red morocco title labels, spine ruled in six compartments with raised bands, matching cloth sides. Light spotting to first..... More

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. Octavo, pp.208. Publisher's red cloth in original dust jacket correctly priced at 12s.6d. Book is near fine, jacket very good with some creases and tears, chipped to crown. The true first printing of the final Philip Marlowe story, which..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. [Crime caper] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.253; [2], advertisements; [1], blank. Publisher's pale blue cloth in illustrated dust-wrapper designed by Jarvis, priced 8/6l. Discreet bookplate, usual bleaching to spine of book, jacket with some chips and tears; very good. Simon Templar, alias The..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1942. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.222; [1], advert. Publisher's pale blue cloth in original dust-wrapper priced at 8/6. Covers mottled as usual, jacket with a few chips and tears. traces of an old inscription to flyleaf. Very good. Three Saintly US adventures in Arizona, Palm Springs and..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1941. [Crime fiction]. PROOF COPY. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.254 [2]. In publisher's brown paper covers with titles to cream label on front cover. Heavily browned paper stock; binding delicate but holding. 'Proof' written in black ink to top left of front cover, later scored out..... More

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's blue cloth, titled in gilt, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Studio Stead (Leslie Stead), priced at 15s. Very good indeed, in a lightly used jacket. Seven short adventures for the globe-trotting Simon Templar, set in exotic locations..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.189. Publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at 12/6. A lightly used copy with a few rubs to extremities, edges dusty, creased tear to crown, old tape to reverse; remains bright and..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. First Edition. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, Near Fine with owner's name in pen to paste down, minimal toning to edges, in Fine, bright dustwrapper. On The Black Hill was awarded the 1982 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, founded in memory of a...... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 155; [1]. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, map endpapers, photographic dust-jacket clipped and repriced with a sticker at £6.95 by the publisher. Text to spine marginally sunned. Fine. More

London: The Medici Society, 1930. [Illustrated Literature] FIRST FARJEON EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xii; 245; [3]. With 12 chromolithographic plates by Russell Flint, including a frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind device stamped to upper board, dust-jacket with a tipped on plate to the..... More

London: E. Grant Richards, 1907. First Clark Illustrated Edition. Quarto, pp.xiii, 235. Bound in recent red half calf over red cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt titles to spine; top edge gilt, other edges uncut, original frontboard and spine bound in at rear. Illustrated with six colour plates by..... More

London: Collins, 1973. [Play] PROOF COPY. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.157; [1]. Publisher's mottled red paper wraps, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Andrew Vargo priced at £1.80 net. A scarce proof copy sent out in advance of the first edition. Dust-jacket very slightly creased and rubbed to top and bottom edges..... More