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Crime & Thrillers
The Saint Sees it Through.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. [Crime novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp. 256. Publisher's blue cloth, titled in black, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Jarvis. Clean, with discreet ink note beneath flap. In a bright jacket with a few small chips to the crown and extremities. Near Fine. Simon..... More
The Saint Sees it Through.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's tan cloth with brown titles to spine and upper board. With the dust-jacket designed by Jarvis, priced at 8/6. Light spotting to edges, offsetting to endpapers, neat ownership to pastedown. some discolouring to board edges..... More
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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
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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
Past Tense.
London: Bantam Press, 2018. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17 cm), pp.[6]; 423; [3]. Signed by author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, all edges yellow, dust-wrapper designed by Mulcahey Design. Clean and bright copy. Fine/as New. The next novel..... More
The Riddle of the Sands.
London: Smith Elder and Co., 1903. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[xii]; 336; [4], advertisements. Illustrated with fold out maps and charts. Publisher's pictorial black cloth, blocked in white to the spine and upper cover. Edges of text block toned, vintage repair to torn leaf at pp.217-8..... More
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Witness for the Prosecution [in] Summer Pie Magazine.
London: Odhams Press, 1939. [Short Stories]. EARLY MAGAZINE APPEARANCE. A4 magazine (29 x 22cm), pp.100. Illustrated throughout in photogravure, with illustrations for the Christie story by Jack Faulks. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled to spine. Light browning to edges. Staples oxidising; some rubbing to edges and spine. Very good. First..... More
The ABC Murders.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1936. [Murder mystery] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.[x]; 306; [4], blank. Publisher's lemon yellow blue cloth blocked in dark green, top edge yellow, fore-edge untrimmed, illustrated dust-wrapper. A fine copy of the book in a near fine price-clipped jacket, with..... More
Appointment with Death.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1938. [Murder mystery] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.[vi]; 301; [5], blank. Publisher's bright orange cloth blocked in black, fore-edge untrimmed, top edge red, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at $2.00. Some very light toning/browning to reverse side and some exquisite light repair;..... More
At Bertram's Hotel.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1965. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and pattern to boards, dust-jacket designed by Brian Russell. A fine copy of the book in lightly soiled, near fine wrapper. A nice example. "It is..... More
At Bertram's Hotel.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1965. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and pattern to boards, dust-jacket designed by Brian Russell. Some spotting and toning, jacket price-clipped with some surface abrasion to rear panel. Very good. "It is..... More
The Boomerang Clue.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1935. [Murder mystery] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm) pp.[viii]; 290; [1], adverts; [5], blank. Publisher's light grey cloth blocked in red, top edge bright red, fore-edge untrimmed, 'red badge detective' design endpapers, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at $2.00. A lovely fine copy..... More
Cat Among the Pigeons.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1959. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1] blank. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, in typographic dust-jacket priced at 12/6. Some dustiness/spotting to edges of text block, tear to rear joint, clean jacket has a few nicks and..... More
The Clocks.
London: Collins, The Crime Club, 1963. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth in dust-wrapper designed by Michael Harvey, priced at 16s. Neat ownership to flyleaf. Edges a little dusty/spotted, jacket with some creases, nicks and tears. Very good indeed. The son of Superintendent Battle..... More
The Clocks.
London: Collins, The Crime Club, 1963. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth in dust-wrapper designed by Michael Harvey, priced at 16s. Edges dusty/spotted, jacket rubbed with some tears, chipped to foot of spine. A used but very good copy which shows well. The son..... More
Dead Man's Folly (A Hercule Poirot mystery).
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1956. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth titled in black, original printed dust-wrapper. Some spotting, bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown, jacket price-clipped and lightly marked. Very Good. Ariadne Oliver, the famous crime writer who bears a passing resemblance..... More
Death Comes as The End.
London: For The Crime Club by Collins, 1945. [Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. Publisher's orange cloth, black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 7/6. Neat ownership inscription to flyleaf. Some light spotting and toning to edges. Cloth slightly rubbed to extremities, endcaps slightly rolled. Dust-jacket shows..... More
Death Comes as The End.
London: For The Crime Club by Collins, 1945. [Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. Publisher's orange cloth, black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 7/6. Discreet name beneath flap, cloth dusty/handled, some wear to crown, one small chip to rear panel, some edgewear and toning; shows well..... More
Death in the Clouds.
London: Published for The Crime Club by Collins, 1935. [Mystery novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.252; [4], advertisements. Hand-bound in half mid-green calf, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, matching green cloth sides. Contents clean, minor toning to edges of textblock, binding as new. A scarce..... More
Death in the Clouds.
London: Published for The Crime Club by Collins, 1935. [Mystery novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.252; [4], advertisements. Publisher's orange cloth lettered in black to spine. With presentation note to flyleaf; 'From Agatha Christie'. Contents lightly foxed and toned, vintage black and white image of the Christie..... 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. An unpriced example for export with some trivial edgewear; a lovely fine copy. Secret Service thriller from the Queen of Crime; When a number of leading scientists disappear without..... 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
Evil Under The Sun.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1941. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.252; [3], advertisements; [1], blank. With an illustrated map of 'Leathercombe Bay', the scene of the crime. Publisher's orange cloth lettered in black. Contents clean, some soiling/to front cover, discreet repair to spine tips. A very good copy..... More
The Hollow (A Hercule Poirot mystery).
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1946. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, typographic dust-wrapper. Some edge-spotting, cloth clean and fresh, jacket lightly rubbed with a touch of sunning to spine, some toning/spotting to rear panel. Unclipped (export copy..... More
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The Labours of Hercules [Short Stories].
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1947. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Recent navy half calf over matching cloth sides, with raised bands and gilt titles to a red morocco label on spine. Very good. The last twelve cases to be taken on by Hercule Poirot..... More