Crime & Thrillers
Brighton Rock.
London: William Heinemann, 1938. [Gangster thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.361; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Contents toned, but less so than often encountered. Cloth is particularly bright and fresh, mild toning and rolling to spine. Minor edgewear. Very good. The chilling tale..... More
The Mask Of Dimitrios.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. FIRST EDITION. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone novel. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Internally very clean with no ownership marks, bookplates or inscriptions. Covers are fresh but for a little sunning to spine, a few small marks and the..... More
The Big Four.
London: W. Collins and Sons. 1927. [Crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.v, 281; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth, titles in red to spine and upper. Some spotting to contents and edges (thick, fluffy paper is susceptible), covers fresh and bright, spine gently toned, lightly worn at tips. A very..... More
Malice Domestic.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Legal Mystery] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Rose (28 x 22cm), with original..... More
The Innocence of Father Brown.
London: Cassell and Company, 1911. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[8] 336. Publisher's red cloth, with gilt titles to spine and upper cover. Contents clean, discreet bookseller ticket to rear pastedown, hand-coloured and illuminated bookplate of renowned bibliophile Stanley Crowe, gift inscription to reverse side of frontispiece..... More
The Listerdale Mystery. And Other Stories.
London: Collins, 1934. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.251; [5 of advertisements]. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of dagger..... More
Horse Under Water. Secret File No. 2. A Novel by Len Deighton.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Espionage fiction] FIRST EDITION. Two copies (regular and variant). Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255;[1] blank. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Black "office stamp" motif and blind-stamped DOWNGRADED TO UNCLASSIFIED on front board, with plain black endpapers. Dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. With a...... More
The Ipcress File.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1962. [Cold-War thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's orange cloth in original dust-wrapper (without reviews) designed by Raymond Hawkey. Owner name to f.e.p, minor wear and handling, a little rubbed to crown. Very good indeed. Author's debut spy novel, a landmark in the..... More
The Crime at Honotassa.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Historical Crime Thriller] FIRST UK EDITION WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Rose (32 x...... More
The Strange Land.
London: The Book Club, 1955. [Suspense Thriller] BOOK CLUB EDITION WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's green cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Biro, priced at 3/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Biro (20 x 28cm). Presented in a custom-made..... More
...Or Be He Dead.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1959. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by William Randell, not priced. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Randell (23 x 18cm)..... More
Murder In Mesopotamia (A Hercule Poirot novel).
London: For the Crime Club by Collins, 1936. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.284; [4], advertisements. Elegantly hand-bound in half tan calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean with a few small marks/spots within, exterior as new. A...... More
The Secret of Chimneys.
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1925. [Mystery novel] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; [2]; 310. Publisher's navy cloth, red titles to upper and spine. Top edge red, fore untrimmed. A short tear at the top of the spine, one corner bumped, else very good indeed. Rather scarce. A...... More
Black Boomerang. The Story of his secret 'Black Radio' operation in World War 2.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1962. [Wartime memoir] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Peter Barrett, priced 35/-. Contents clean, cloth covers rather mottled and discoloured, jacket near fine. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy (pencilled ownership within). A...... More
The Hound of The Baskervilles.
New York: McClure, Phillips and Co., 1902. [Detective fiction] FIRST ISSUE (of four), of the First American edition, without the 'R' on the copyright page. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.viii; 249; [1], blank; [8], advertisements; [2], blank. Title page printed in black and red. With eight black and white illustrated..... More
Trial from Ambush.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime Mystery] FIRST UK EDITION WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Randell, not priced. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Randell (34 x 26cm), with..... More
Rogue Male [aka Man Hunt].
London: Chatto and Windus, 1939. [Classic man-hunt adventure] FIRST EDITION, first impression, with later state / printing of the jacket. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.viii; 271 [1]. Publisher's purple cloth lettered in white to spine. With the 'sniper' design dust-jacket priced at 4/6 (earliest jackets were priced 7/6). Page edges..... More
The Naive and Sentimental Lover.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971. [Suspense] PROOF COPY. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.416. Publisher's grey paper covers, decorated with the publisher's logo, and showing titles, publication date and a price of £2.25 in green. Black ink ownership to reverse of front cover. Covers starting to come away from the spine..... More
The Doubly Dead.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1963. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.191 [1]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 12/6. Together with the original hand-painted artwork (28 x 21cm), with original notes..... More
The Labours of Hercules.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1947. [Crime Short Stories] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6] 265 [1]. Publisher's grey cloth with dark green titles to spine and upper. Top edge black, fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Herbstman, priced at $2.50. Contents clean and fresh..... More
The Mysterious Mr. Quin.
London: W.Collins Sons and Co. Ltd. 1930. [Mystery novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.287; [1], imprint. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of dagger, pistol, moustache..... More
Parker Pyne Investigates.
London: Collins, 1934. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.248; [6 of advertisements]. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of dagger..... More
The Ninth Candle.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1960. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by William Randell, priced at 10/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Randell (23 x...... More
Arms for Adonis.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1960. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by William Randell, priced at 10/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Randell (23 x 18cm)..... More
Of Human Bondage.
London: William Heinemann, 1915. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.648. Publisher's blue cloth blocked in gilt. Contents clean, owner name and date to top margin of title page, modern bookplate, inside hinges started, spine toned. Very good. Earliest state of the text, with 'help' fopr 'helped' p.257, line..... More