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Crime & Thrillers
![Call for the Saint. The King of the Beggars [and] The Masked Angel. Leslie CHARTERIS](/pictures/thumb/55422.jpg?v=1577116325)
Call for the Saint. The King of the Beggars [and] The Masked Angel.
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
Count On The Saint; 'The Unsaintly Santa'.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. [Crime caper] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.175; [1], advert. Publisher's burgundy cloth in original dust-wrapper designed by Melvyn Gill. Some bumping, jacket nicked at spine, some edgewear, not faded. A very good copy. Short episodes with the gentleman adventurer. Includes the seasonal mystery..... More
The Saint Goes West. Some Further Exploits of Simon Templar.
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
The Saint in Miami. A New Complete Novel.
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
The Saint In the Sun.
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. [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. No inscriptions, front panel of jacket chipped. A very good copy with some acceptable wear and tear but no..... More
![Senor Saint [Señor Saint]. Leslie CHARTERIS](/pictures/thumb/49863.jpg?v=1574440567)
Senor Saint [Señor Saint].
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp189. Publisher's cloth in dustwrapper. Very light handling and dustiness; a clean, near fine copy. Most attractive. Short episodes with the gentleman adventurer, including 'The Pearls of Peace' and 'The Revolution Racket'. Simon Templar takes a Latin-American holiday and runs..... More
![Senor Saint [Señor Saint]. Leslie CHARTERIS](/pictures/thumb/54223.jpg?v=1569253766)
Senor Saint [Señor Saint].
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
Destination Unknown.
London: The Crime Club, by Collins, 1954. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's cloth binding in dust-wrapper priced at 10/6. Edges spotted, no inscriptions, some general wear and tear, spine toned, jacket partially split along rear flap fold, but no other major defects; a very good..... More
Easy to Kill.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1939. [Detective Fiction] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.[vi]; 248; [2], blank. Publisher's light blue cloth blocked in navy, fore-edge untrimmed, 'red badge detective' design endpapers, illustrated dust-wrapper by Cob, priced at $2.00. A lovely fine copy of the book in..... More
The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the lime green dust-jacket with red, white and black titles to front cover and spine. Publisher's advert for 'The Pale Horse' to rear;..... More
The Moving Finger.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1942. [Murder mystery] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.[vi]; 229; [5], blank. Publisher's red cloth blocked in black, fore-edge untrimmed, illustrated dust-wrapper by Koerner priced at $2.00. Some very light toning to reverse side and the faintest of repair to extremities;..... More
The Moving Finger.
London: For the Crime Club by Collins, 1943. [Murder mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.160. Elegantly bound in deep red half calf, with black title labels lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled paper-covered boards. Contents clean, faint toning/wear to extreme top edge of final leaf, exterior unmarked. A...... More
Mr Parker Pyne Detective.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1934. [Murder Mystery cases] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.[vi]; 245; [1], advertisement; [4], blank. Publisher's bright orange cloth heavily blocked in black, top edge orange, foreedge untrimmed, patterned endpapers, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at $2.00. Minor edgewear, foot of spine a...... More
The Murder at Hazelmoor.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1931. [Murder Mystery] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.[xii]; 308. Publisher's orange cloth blocked in black, fore-edge untrimmed, 'red badge' design endpapers, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at $2.00. Contents clean, rear fly with ink ownership, used jacket has some chips and tears..... More
![The Murder at Hazelmoor. [The Sittaford Mystery]. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame](/pictures/thumb/55565.jpg?v=1581509344)
The Murder at Hazelmoor. [The Sittaford Mystery].
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1931. [Crime Fiction] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[12] 308. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine and upper. Tan and orange decorated endpapers. Fore-edge untrimmed. Married with a near-contemporary Grosset and Dunlap blue and green dust-jacket, not priced. Jacket..... More
![Murder in Retrospect [aka Five Little Pigs]. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame](/pictures/thumb/53054.jpg?v=1549987420)
Murder in Retrospect [aka Five Little Pigs].
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1942. [Detective Fiction] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.234. Publisher's pale blue cloth blocked to spine and upper in dark blue, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at $2.00. Discreet ink name to flyleaf, bright jacket benefits from some expert restoration to spine and..... More
A Murder is Announced.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc., 1950. [Detective mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.248. Publisher's red cloth blocked in white and gilt, pictorial jacket priced at $2.50. A fine copy of the book in a near fine, lightly edge-worn wrapper with a couple of short..... More
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
London: W. Collins and Sons and Co. Ltd., 1926. [Crime Fiction] First Edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, red lettered title and border, with titles in red to spine. Contents and page edges fresh, discreet ink name to flyleaf, covers clean, spine a touch..... More
The Murder on the Links.
London: John Lane / The Bodley Head, 1923. Mystery novel. FIRST EDITION, octavo, pp.319; [1], blank. Printed on thick paper. Bound in a 'Times' or W.H.Smith' binding of brown cloth titled and trimmed in black. Some expected foxing to paperstock, text block a little toned to edges, some acceptable wear..... More
Partners in Crime.
London: Collins, 1929. [Detective fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252; [4], advertisements. Publisher's black cloth with titles in red to spine and upper, ruled in red. Much less spotting than usually encountered, minor wear to spine ends, joints a little rubbed. An attractive copy of an early Christie..... More
![A Pocket Full of Rye. [A Miss Marple story]. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame](/pictures/thumb/55616.jpg?v=1581349514)
A Pocket Full of Rye. [A Miss Marple story].
London: For The Crime Club by Collins, 1953. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.191; [1]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the red and black illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 10s 6d. Neat signature else a fine copy of the book in a crisp, clean..... More
Poirot and the Regatta Mystery.
London: Vallancey Press Limted, no date [1945]. [Detective Mystery] FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Slim octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.16. Illustrated stiff card covers designed by 'Jeffrey', original price 6d. A little dustiness and handling, lightly rubbed; near fine. The first stand-alone printing of this famous short story which had only previously..... More
![S.O.S. [in] Christmas Pie Magazine. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame](/pictures/thumb/51042.jpg?v=1578931159)
S.O.S. [in] Christmas Pie Magazine.
London: Odhams Press, 1939. [Short Stories] EARLY MAGAZINE APPEARANCE. A4 magazine (29 x 22cm), pp.104. Illustrated throughout in photogravure, with illustrations for the Christie story by Colin Orme. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled to spine. Light browning to edges. Staples oxidising; some rubbing to edges and spine. Very good. An..... More
The Sittaford Mystery.
London: The Crime Club, 1931. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.250; [6]. PUBLISHER'S UNRECORDED VARIANT BINDING of plum cloth blocked in black to spine and upper. Although the typeface used is the same, the brasses are a different size to those used on the regular orange cloth binding. Small, neat..... More
The Cardinal of the Kremlin.
[New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons], 1988. [Cold War thriller] PIRATE EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.543; [1]. Publisher's brown leather effect cloth, orange titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Lawrence Ratzkin with printed price of $19.95. A pirate edition, likely from Taiwan, purportedly produced by the Imperial book Company..... More