Crime & Thrillers
Count On The Saint. The Pastor's Problem [and] The Unsaintly Santa.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. [Crime caper] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST 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 rear..... More
Curtain. Poirot's Last Case.
London: Collins, 1975. [Murder Mystery] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[2] 221 [3]. Recently re-bound in black 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 rear. A crisp..... More
Cat Among the Pigeons.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1959. [Crime Fiction] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 255 [3]. Recently re-bound in navy 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..... More
At Bertram's Hotel.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1965. [Crime Fiction] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 256 [2]. 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..... More
Crooked House.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1949. [Detective Mystery] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 192 [4]. Recently re-bound in tan half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. All edges lightly trimmed, with the original cloth spine..... More
The Riddle of the Sands.
London: Smith Elder and Co., 1903. [Espionage novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] xii; 336 [8]. Illustrated with maps and charts, including a folding frontispiece. Bound in black full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and gilt ruling to raised bands and covers..... More
The Mysterious Affair At Styles.
New York: The National Book Co. Publishers, 1920. [Crime fiction] U.S. Second edition, prior to the British edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.296; [4], blank, being the John Lane first edition sheets with National's own title page (which is a cancel). Publisher's pale blue cloth decoratively blocked in blue. No..... More
The Naming of the Dead.
London: Orion, 2006. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.421; [1], blank. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page, additionally inscribed 'To Elaine, cheers!', together with his characteristic 'tic tac toe' doodle. Publisher's black cloth, with metallic blue titles to spine. With..... More
Exit Music.
London: Orion, 2007. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.380; [10], blank. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page, additionally inscribed 'To Elaine- Goodbye to Rebus?', together with his characteristic 'face' doodle. Publisher's black cloth, with red titles to spine. With the..... More
The Hanging Garden.
London: Orion, 2003. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.336; [7], blank. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page, additionally inscribed 'To Elaine, all best!', together with his characteristic 'hangman's gallows' doodle. Publisher's black cloth, with silver titles to spine. With the..... More
A Question of Blood.
London: Orion, 2003. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.360. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page, additionally inscribed 'To Elaine, all best!', together with his characteristic 'hangman's gallows' doodle. Publisher's green cloth, with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket..... More
Fleshmarket Close.
London: Orion, 2004. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.399; [5]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page, additionally inscribed 'To Elaine, Cheers!', with accompanying doodled face motif. Publisher's black cloth, with green metallic titles to spine and green endpapers. With the..... More
Dead Souls.
London: Orion, 1999. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.406; [2]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page, additionally inscribed 'To Elaine, Cheers!'. Publisher's black cloth, with silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £9.99. A near fine copy..... More
The Quiet American.
London: William Heinemann, 1955. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[8] 247 [1]. Publisher's dark grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With dust-jacket illustrated by BGS, priced at 13/6. Contents clean with a very few spots to fore-edge, blue ink ownership hidden beneath flap, jacket..... More
Three at Wolfe's Door.
London: for the Crime Club by Collins, 1961. [Detective stories] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket by William Randell. Page edges toned, some old tape marks to endpapers where wrapper was once secured, jacket is bright, with a...... More
The Morning After Death
London: for the Crime Club by Collins, 1966. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.224. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Contents clean, edges toned, owner inscription to f.e.p., p/c jacket with some chips and tears, gummed paper to reverse side at spine ends..... More
The Ipcress File [IPCRESS-streng geheim].
Bern & Munich: Phoenix, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST GERMAN EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's black cloth in photographic dust-jacket featuring Len Deighton in conversation with Ian Fleming on the rear panel. A clean, fine book in near fine jacket with a little wear to extremities. Basis for the..... More
A Grue of Ice.
New York: Viking, 1962. [Thriller] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp242. Publisher's grey hardcovers, top edge purple, in illustrated dust-jacket priced at £3.95. Contents clean, jacket fresh and bright. An excellent copy. Geoffrey Jenkins was a South African thriller writer of the 'Ian Fleming school', and a protege..... More
A Twist of Sand.
London: Collins, 1959. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with publisher's slip noting 'Compliments of the author'. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by John Rose, with a reference to Jenkins' journalist colleague Ian Fleming on the rear..... More
Hunter Killer.
London: Collins, 1966. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.288. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper by Dell 'Orco, with two quotes from Ian Fleming on the back flap. Contents clean, edges very dlightly toned, jacket with some light wear to spine ends..... More
The Watering Place of Good Peace.
London: Collins, 1960. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with publisher's slip noting 'Compliments of the author'. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.318; [2]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 15s. Contents clean, edges very slightly dusty, jacket with a few small chips and..... More
The Saint And The Fiction Makers.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1970. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.189; [3], blank. Publisher's mid-blue cloth hardcovers blocked in gilt to spine, in a cheesy 'Pop-Art' dust-wrapper priced 21s / £1.05. Some spotting/toning to edges and endpapers, jacket also lightly foxed. Very good. One..... More
Enemy in the House.
London: for the Crime Club by Collins, 1963. [Historical murder mystery] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.216; [4], blank. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, dust-wrapper priced at 12/6. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy of the book in a near fine jacket with some..... More
The Third Hour.
Lonsdon: Chatto & Windus, 1937. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.452. Publisher's beige cloth lettered in red and blue, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 8/6, printed wraparound band (Evening Standard's 'Book of the Month' selection). Some gentle toning to the rear panel else a lovely fine copy. The..... More
Goldfinger.
New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Co. [Book Club], no date [circa 1970]. [James Bond] US BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.x; 214. Publisher's grey paper-covered boards with blue titles to spine. With the pictorial blue dust-jacket. Whole lower edge of book tinted purple (other copies are similarly noted..... More