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— Mark Twain
Crime & Thrillers
Side-Effect.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. [Body-Snatching Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Ex Libris Edward Milward-Oliver. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, and red endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, designed by the author. Indentation from heavy pencil pricing to title page (rubbed out). Some very light handling..... More
A Dog's Ransom.
London: Heinemann, 1972. [Crime novel] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.282. Bound in yellow softcovers, printed lettering in two colours. Spine a little wrinkled else a fine copy. Kidnap thriller from the acclaimed writer of psychological mysteries. More
The Sending.
Boston, MA/Toronto, ON: Little, Brown and Company, 1980. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo, pp.186. Bound in publisher's subtlely patterned green cloth, with black cloth spine. In an illustrated dustjacket, designed by D. Christine Benders. As new/very fine. No visible signs of wear. More
Mystic River.
New York, NY: William Morrow, 2001. [Crime Mystery] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[12] 401 [3]. Publisher's dark grey paper over boards with bronze titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Chip Kidd, priced at $25. Signed to the 'river' leaf at the front, with publisher's gold..... More
The Far Side of The Dollar.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1965. [Detective Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.256; [1], blank. Publisher's red hardback cloth binding in illustrated dust-jacket, priced 16s. One small mark to fore-edge. A near fine copy in a slightly chipped and torn jacket Shows well. Another case for..... More
HMS Ulysses.
London: Collins, 1955. [Nautical thriller] FIRST EDITION. Author's first book. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated cartographic endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper by John Rose. Contents clean, discreet name to flyleaf (masked by map), jacket with a few small chips and tears, rear panel..... More
Manhunt in Murder.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1950. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2], advertisements. Publisher's red cloth, titled and trimmed in black, striking illustrated dust-wrapper designed by Seymour Stanley, priced at 8s. 6d. A very good, used copy; jacket with a tears, chipped to spine ends, some edge wear..... More
Right Off The Map.
London, Chatto and Windus. 1927. First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's royal blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, slightly faded to spine cloth with a small patch of bleaching at the top. Page edges untrimmed, internally clean. Wrapped in a splendid spine faded dustwrapper in blue and purple. Light wear and..... More
Warlock.
London: Macmillan, 2001. First Edition. Octavo. Bound in publisher's black cloth, with blind bird stamp to front board and gilt titles to spine; endpapers show map of Egypt. Dust wrapper bears the eye of Horus and titles in gilt to front cover, titles to spine and publisher's advertisements to rear..... More
Girl Found Dead.
London: Macdonald, 1963. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, EX LIBRIS ANTHONY LEJEUNE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. With a bookplate detailing provenance loose to preliminaries. Publisher's black cloth with yellow titles to spine. With the yellow dust-jacket designed by Rupert Smith, priced at 12/6. Light offsetting to endpapers, with some light..... More
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day [Tag der Abrechnung] [LOBBY CARDS].
Berlin: Tri-Star Pictures, 1991. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of 16 lobby cards from the German version of the film 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day' written, directed and produced by James Cameron, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. Colour lithographic images on light stock measuring 21 x 30cm..... More
The Recollections of a Policeman.
Boston: Wentworth and Company, 1857. Crime classic. Early US edition in publisher's embossed brown cloth with titles in gilt to spine, glazed yellow endpapers. Some browning and soiling within, splashmark to prelims, binding rubbed, shows general wear. A used but serviceable copy. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone of crime and detective/mystery fiction..... More
The Blue Lagoon.
London, Newnes. n.d. Newnes Copyright Novels Shilling paperback edition. 8vo. Very good indeed in publisher's pictorial card wraps. Minor wear to spine ends, otherwise crisp, clean and bright. Internally clean. A scarce early paperback edition of a novel that was extraordinarily popular in its day. More
Len Deighton's Continental Dossier. A collection of cultural, culinary, historical, spooky, grim and preposterous fact compiled by Victor and Margaret Pettitt.
London: Michael Joseph, 1968. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm). Publisher's glazed photographic boards with all-over design in colour. Printed on glossy paper stock, folding cloth map at rear. A particularly fine example of an unusual 'sixties reference book, without the heavy fading to the spine that affects this title..... More
Behind the Crimson Blind. Another Adventure of Sir Henry Merrivale.
London: William Heinemann, 1952. [Crime Mystery] FIRST UK EDITION, EX LIBRIS ANTHONY LEJEUNE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[4] 283 [1]. With a bookplate detailing provenance to flyleaf. Publisher's black cloth with titles now oxidised to a light green colour. Cream endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Stein, priced at 10/6..... More
To Catch A Spy. An Anthology of Favourite Spy Stories Edited and Introduced by Eric Ambler.
London: The Bodley Head, 1964. [Anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Michael Harvey. Internally fine, some spotting to edges. Cloth lightly handled. Price clipped wrapper a little rubbed and worn with some marking to edges and a few..... More
The Conscience of a King.
London, Ward Lock. n.d. Ward Lock Sixpenny Novel. 8vo. Publisher's card wraps. Loss to front corner of the front panel. Some minor chipping to spine panel. A striking chromolith illustration to front panel depicting an eighteenth century gentleman being menaced by what is either a glowing rope or an electric..... More
The Only Victor.
London: Heinemann 1990. First Edition. REVIEW COPY with Heinemann's slip inserted. Near Fine with slight age toning to page edges, in Fine dustwrapper. February 1806: Bolitho's instructions are to assist in hastening the campaign in Africa, where an expenditionary force is attempting to recapture Cape Town from the Dutch. Douglas..... More
By Its Cover.
London: William Heinemann, 2014. [Crime Fiction] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 14cm), pp.[8] 237 [11]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black paper-covered boards with gilt titles to spine, and maps to endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £17.99. A fine, as-new..... More
The Venner Crime.
London: Odhams Press Limited, 1933. [Detective fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.248. Publisher's burgundy cloth, titles in gilt to spine, striking pictorial dust-jacket designed by V. Asta. Internally fine, some very light spotting to preliminaries and edges. Cloth sunned to spine with the gilt dulled, as often seems..... More
The Albert Gate Affair. A Reginald Brett Detective Novel. With Illustrations by John Cameron.
London: Ward Lock and Co. Ltd., 1904. First Edition. 8vo; pp. 309, (2). Superb copy in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt and orange striped decoration to spine and upper. Extremities very slightly rubbed; light foxing to edges. More
Lestrade and the Ripper.
London: Macmillan, 1988. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, REVIEW COPY EX LIBRIS ANTHONY LEJEUNE. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.287 [1]. With a 'review copy' slip loose to preliminaries, as well as a bookplate detailing provenance. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by the author, priced..... More
The Benevent Treasure.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.222 [2]. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Jarvis. Price-clipped jacket lightly sunned to spine, with some minor chips and closed tears to edges. Near fine. The twenty-sixth of 32..... More
The Decoy.
London: William Collins Ltd., 1927. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[ii]; 251; [1], imprint. Publisher's burgundy cloth in illustrated jacket priced at 3/6 (title was likely published at 7/6, although we are certain this particular jacket has always been with this book). Some trivial dustiness handling and..... More
Soldiers of Fortune.
New York, Scribners. 1897. First US Edition. 8vo. Publisher's pale yellow decorated cloth titled in blue to spine and titled and decorated in blue and gilt to front board. Very good indeed with only very slight edgewear and light bumping to the spine ends. Slightly dusty top edge, internally bright..... More