Crime & Thrillers
Crooked House.
London: Collins for the Crime Club, 1949. [Detective Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.192 [4]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. Contents clean, no inscriptions, page edges toned, cloth a little handled, some sunning to spine. A very good copy lacking the scarce jacket. An Inspector..... More
Waste lands.
London: Ward Lock and Co. 1935. Mystery novel. FIRST EDITION, later state. Octavo. In the secondary binding of green cloth, lettered in black, in original jacket repriced to 5/- and with publisher's book number overprinted to spine. The striking dust-wrapper depicts 'reaching' hands, with a leather glove motif to the..... More
Romance of a Spy.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1945. Octavo, pp.192. Bound in publisher's green cloth, in a green pictorial dustjacket depicting characters from the book with a map. Advertisements to rear panel. Cloth in excellent condition with very limited signs of wear. Dustjacket creased with several minor losses, although colour remains very bright..... More
Gold from Gemini. [Lovejoy].
London: Collins, 1978. [Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.192 [4]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £3.95. Some rubbing to extremities, otherwise a clean, bright copy. Near fine. The second 'Lovejoy' novel, featuring the roguish antiques dealer played by Ian..... 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 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 Honorary Consul.
London: The Bodley Head, 1973. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.335 [1]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge tinted. With the typographic dust-jacket designed by Michael Harvey. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket price clipped else fine. 'The Honorary Consul' returns to that third world..... More
Our Man In Havana.
London: William Heinemann, [1958] 1960. [Satirical spy novel] FIRST EDITION, third printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 273; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Donald Green. Crease to title page else contents clean and fresh, in a crisp, fine dust-jacket. Greene's classic..... 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
Mr Mercedes.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2014. [Police Thriller] FIRST UK EDITION, W.H. Smith Collector's Edition. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 405 [3]. Publisher's black cloth with blue metallic titles to spine and blue illustrative endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £20. One leaf shows two folded corners. Light general handling..... More
Crow Lake.
Toronto, ON: Alfred A Knopf, 2002. SIGNED TRUE FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.294. Fore edge untrimmed. Bound in publisher's teal paper-covered boards, in a photographic dustjacket depicting a lake. Fine condition. Spotless throughout, as new. Dustjacket in like. The book is signed by Mary Lawson to the title page. This edition..... More
Hushed Up! A Mystery of London.
London: Eveleigh Nash 1911. Crime novel. First UK edition. Crown octavo, pp.[vi]; 7-318; [2], blank; [8], advertisements. Publisher's green cloth cloth, blocked in gilt, with colour plate illustration laid down to upper cover. Light wear only, gilt to spine has toned; very good indeed. HUBIN; Crime Fiction IV. More
South by Java Head.
London: Collins, 1958. [Naval adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 14s. Minor spotting, small scuff/sticker pull to flyleaf, jacket fine but for a tiny chip to crown. Shows well. A war-time adventure set on the South China..... More
The Godwin Sideboard. The second Tim Simpson adventure.
London: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1984. [Crime adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.166 [2]. SIGNED by author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket by Colin Thomas, with printed price of £6.95 to flap..... More
They Wouldn't Be Chessmen.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. [Crime Thriller] FOURTH PRINTING, EX LIBRIS ANTHONY LEJEUNE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.343 [1]. With a bookplate detailing provenance loose to preliminaries. Publisher's light blue cloth with black titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, repriced to 4s with stickers to spine and front cover..... More
The Witness For The Defence.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.312. VARIANT binding of red cloth decoratively blocked in colours. possibly a deluxe or primary binding(?), the standard binding in blue cloth is rather plain by comparison. Minor spotting, rear inside paper joint cracked else..... More
Billy, the Tramp; or, the Mystery of a Little Emigrant. A Tale of Push and Success. Old Sleuth's Own No. 34.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.107 [23]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers. A rare survival. Near fine. References in the advertisements to U-Boats, and to books being..... More
Clyde, the Resolute Detective; or, His Own Mystery. Old Sleuth's Own No.101.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.81 [19]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers. A rare survival. Near fine. References in the advertisements to U-Boats, and to books being..... More
Detective Payne; or, A Great Shadower's Wonderful Adventures. An Exciting Detective Narrative. Old Sleuth's Own No.87.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.78 [22]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers. A rare survival. Near fine. References in the advertisements to U-Boats, and to books being..... More
A Female Ventriloquist; or, A Pretty Girl's Magic Feats. Our Greatest Story. Old Sleuth's Own No. 60.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.85 [13]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers, with a little chipping to head and tail of spine. A rare survival. Near Fine..... More
Flyaway Ned; or, The Old Detective's Pupil. A Narrative of Singular Detective Adventures. Old Sleuth's Own No.27.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.112 [18]. Publisher's yellow illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers. A rare survival. Near fine. References in the advertisements to U-Boats, and to books..... More
Grant McKenzie; or, A Boy's Battles and Struggles. Old Sleuth's Own No.93.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.88 [12]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers, with some chipping to head and tail of spine. A rare survival. Near fine. References..... More
The Little Colonel; or, Fun Around Sea Serpent Lake. A Tale of Curious Tricks and Surprises. Old Sleuth's Own No.18.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.118 [12]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers. A rare survival. Near fine. References in the advertisements to U-Boats, and to books being..... More
On the Wing; or, Detective Bird's Great Capture. A Tale of Mystery, Romance and Pluck. Old Sleuth's Own No.84.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.88 [12]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers, with a little chipping to head and tail of spine. A rare survival. Near fine..... More
A Plucky Girl; or, A Farmer's Daughter in New York. A Genuine Romance and Thrilling Narrative. Old Sleuth's Own No.75.
New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.92 [8]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers, with loss to back cover lower corner, and a few small tears to spine. A...... More