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Crime & Thrillers
The Chase of The Golden Plate.
London: Collier and Co., 1908. First edition. Octavo, pp.224. Near fine in publisher's ribbed bottle green clothtitled in gilt to the spine and front board. Decorated in blind to front board with two pictorial inlays. Light bumping to head and tail of spine otherwise fine. Internally clean A splendid copy..... More
The Diamond Master.
Indianapolis. Bobbs Merrill. 1909. First US Edition. 8vo. Near fine in publisher's red cloth titled in gilt to spine and front board. Minor shelfwear otherwise, bright and clean. Internally clean. Ink ownership to front pastedown (apparently someone living in Roswell before it became famous). Colour frontispiece. Jacques Heath Futrelle (April..... More
![La Corde au Cou. [The Rope Around His Neck]. Emile GABORIAU](/pictures/thumb/50162.jpg?v=1535036363)
La Corde au Cou. [The Rope Around His Neck].
Paris: E. Dentu, Libraire de la Societe des Gens de Lettres, 1873. [Literature] EARLY EDITION, possibly the seventh. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.vi; 489; [1]. All text in French. Later tan half calf with gilt titles to spine., marbled boards. Internally clean, slight chip[ping to flyleaf, binding lightly rubbed to..... More
The Case of the Daring Decoy.
New York, William Morrow and Co. 1957. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Fine in Very Good dustwrapper. Slight chipping to tail of spine, some wear to rear panel of wrapper. A smart and striking copy. A Perry Mason Mystery. Hubin; Crime Fiction IV. More
Founder Member
London: Frederick Muller 1969. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Publisher's dark blue cloth, slight lean to spine, lovely fresh pages, fine. Photographic dustwrapper with a little wear to extremities and a few tiny scratches to the spine, near fine. A Boysie Oakes spy thriller written before Gardner's stint as the official James..... More
Madrigal.
London: Frederick Muller, 1967. [Cold War Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 310. Publisher's green cloth with white titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Abis Stribley, priced at 25s. Edges a little toned to edges, jacket a little edgeworn, with some scuffs to spine and folds. Very..... More
Understrike.
London: Frederick Muller, 1965. [Cold War Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.198; [4], blank. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Mayne Butler, priced at 18s. Minor dustiness, jacket with a few small nicks and closed tears, production crease with a small split to..... More
Jade Woman.
London: Collins Crime Club, 1988. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.197; [3], blank. Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust-wrapper. A splendid, fine copy. Another instalment in the hugely popular, long-running adventures of Lovejoy, the roguish antiques dealer-turned-sleuth, famously televised starring Ian McShane and Phyllis Logan... More
Jade Woman.
London: Collins Crime Club, 1988. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.197; [3], blank. Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust-wrapper. Collins' FILE COPY, marked as such to flyleaf. Sight wear at crown, minor toning otherwise an unused example. The publisher's editorial copy, although never corrected as such. Scarce (possibly..... More
Pearlhanger.
London: Collins Crime Club, 1985. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.197; [3], blank. Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust-wrapper. No inscriptions or price-clipping. Trivial rubbing at crown, tiny closed tear to front panel. Fine. Another instalment in the hugely popular, long-running adventures of Lovejoy, the roguish antiques dealer-turned-sleuth..... More
Blackshirt Interferes.
London; Hutchinson. 1939. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth titled in black to spine, near fine, sharp and bright. In a very good dustwrapper, slightly creased here and there and with some very light edgewear, otherwise strong, clean and striking. Internally clean with very light spotting to page edges. A...... More
The Khufra Run.
London: Macmillan, 1972. First Edition. Octavo. pp. [7], 189. Bound in publisher's bright blue cloth, with titles in black to spine. Pictorial dust wrapper (designed by Ron Bowen) shows titles in white and beige, and divers searching the wreck of an aircraft to front cover, titles in black to spine..... More
Tiger Mark.
London: John Hamilton, n.d [c.1928]. Octavo. pp. [7], 224. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. Pictorial dust wrapper shows a corpse lying at the foot of a man seated on a throne, and titles in black and red to front cover, attributed to Bert Wardle, titles..... More
Gun Cotton in Hollywood.
London: Grayson and Grayson, 1936. FIRST EDITION. OTTO PENZLER'S COPY. Octavo, pp.292. Bound in publisher's black cloth, with gilt titles to spine. Top edge stained red. Blank endpapers. Cloth in very good condition with minimal rubbing to board edges, and endcaps lightly pushed. Textblock browned but clean and unmarked throughout..... More
Gun Cotton. A Romance of The Secret Service.
London, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson. 1929. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth titled in red to spine and front board. Light sunning to spine panel, a sharp strong copy. Internally clean, some light spotting. Top edge red. An espionage thriller; the eponymous hero being a laconic bon viveur still smarting..... More
Gun Cotton: A Romance of The Secret Service.
London, Eveleigh nas and Grayson. 1929. First edition. 8vo. 320pp. Publisher's mauve cloth, titled in black to spine and fron board. Blotched somewhat and faded to a marbled appearance, solid and strong. In a somewhat used dustwrapper with wear to the edges and patched of loss to spine ends and..... More
Gunston Cotton: Secret Service Agent.
New York, Dutton. 1936. First US Edition. 320pp. Fine in publisher's bright orange cloth, titled in black to spine and front board, clean and unfaded, bright with minor bumping and edgewear. In a near fine wrapper, very minor edgewear and slight, inoffensive soiling. A splendid copy of the US edition..... More
The Circular Study.
New York: McLure Phillips. 1900. First US Edition. Publisher's decorated bottle green ribbed cloth titled in gilt to spine and front board and decorated with a swirling art deco device surrounding an embossed key. Slight scuffing to extremities and spine ends, essentially a clean, tight copy. Page edges untrimmed, internally..... More
The House of the Whispering Pines.
London, Eveleigh Nash, 1910. 8vo. Uncommon British First Edition. Publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt to spine and to upper with colour illustration within a gilt frame. Slight rubbing to extremities. Edges dusty. A sound, attractive copy. Anna Katharine Green was one of the first writers of Detective Fiction..... More
The Filigree Ball.
America, The Bobbs Merrill Co. 1903. 8vo. Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt titles to spine, decorative title in red with the subject of the title, the Filigree Ball, stamped in gilt to upper board. One illustration as frontispiece by C.M. Relyea. 21 pages advertisements to rear of text. Gentle..... More
The Medusa Touch.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1973. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's blue cloth, titles in gilt to spine, dust-jacket designed by Colin Hay, with printed price of £2.00 net. Some slight marks to edges, spine ends slightly pushed. Fine. More
The Heart of the Matter.
London: William Heinemann, 1948. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.297; [1]. Elegantly hand-bound in half red oasis, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, matching cloth sides. A couple of small spots to edges, exterior unmarked. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding..... More
![L'Agent Secret [The Confidential Agent]. Graham GREENE](/pictures/thumb/47170.JPG?v=1493311014)
L'Agent Secret [The Confidential Agent].
Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1948. THE FIRST FRENCH EDITION of 'The Confidential Agent', LIMITED TO 110 COPIES. This is number 80. Octavo, pp.269. Bound in publisher's yellow card wraps with blue and white lettering to covers. Pages remain uncut. A lovely copy, very clean and bright throughout. One crease in..... More
The Quiet American.
London: William Heinemann, 1955. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.[viii]; 247; [1]. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, with original printed dust-wrapper priced at 13/6. Book is near fine, jacket is very good with a few chips to extremities, lightly toned to spine panel. Greene's classic..... More
The Tenth Man.
London: The Bodley Head and Anthony Blond, 1985. Uncorrected Proof. Octavo. pp158. Publisher's yellow paper covers with titles in black to front cover and spine. Nominal rubbing to corners, internally pristine; in sum, a very attractive copy. An utterly gripping story of a wealthy French lawyer being held prisoner by..... More