Crime & Thrillers
The Dinner Party at Bardolph's.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. ['Golden Age' crime fiction] NEW EDITION, first thus. Crown octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.320. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, blocked in blind, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 2/- net. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket with a few tears, chipped at crown. Very good. A yellow..... More
Duane and the Art Murders.
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1939. [Dective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 246; [2]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in black to spine, splendid dust-jacket designed by Ronald Lampitt with printed price of 3'6 net to spine. Bookplate detailing provenance to pastedown. Offsetting to endpapers, spotting and dustiness..... More
The Paragon.
London: New English Library, 1975. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.252 [4]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's variegated red and green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the purple dust-jacket designed by Antony Dominy, priced at £2.75..... More
Gone Tomorrow. A Reacher Novel.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2017. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] xiv; 421 [1]. Number 77 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
Persuader. A Jack Reacher Novel.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2014. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xii; 342 [2]. Number 84 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine and..... More
Running Blind [aka The Visitor]
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2013. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] x; 360. Number 93 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in blue ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
Passenger to Frankfurt.
London: The Crime Club, Collins, 1970. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket, printed price of £1.25p to front flap. Internally bright and clean. Some light sunning to dust-jacket backstrip (much less than usual). Near fine..... More
The Burning Room.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Little, Brown and Company, 2014. [Crime novel] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 388 [6]. Number 161 of 200 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's blue quarter cloth, with gilt titles to..... More
The Diamond Smugglers. With an Introduction by 'John Blaize' formerly of the International Diamond Security Organization.
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1958. [True crime] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photos and drawings. With errors corresponding to Gilbert. Publisher's light blue cloth with titles in white to the spine, with four white circles representing diamonds stamped to upper. Black pictorial dust-jacket..... More
Moonlight Mile.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop / Harper Collins, 2010. [Crime novel] DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Number 71 of 100 copies thus. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[x]; 324; [1], acknowledgements; [1], blank. Publisher's glit-stamped blue leather-cloth over marbled paper covered sides, light grey endpapers. Fine / as new..... More
The Ghost City Killings.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.284; [4], advertisements. Publisher's red cloth, titled and trimmed in black, striking illustrated dust-wrapper, priced 8/3 (including War tax). Some toning to edges, jacket with a few chips and tears, some creasing. Uncommon. An Anthony Trent detective mystery..... More
The Island of Sheep. [A Richard Hannay Novel].
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.318 [2]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, gilt 'JB' monogram to upper board, and map printed to front endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Chesterman, priced at 7/6 to spine. Black ink ownership to..... More
The Saint Abroad
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1970. [Crime novellas] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.191; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket by Studio Stead, priced at 12s./£1.25. No inscriptions, some light foxing, more so to edges of text block, jacket without chips or..... More
The Hard Way. A Jack Reacher Novel.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2015. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] x; 371 [3]. Number 79 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
Without Fail.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2014. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] xiv; 374. Number 85 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
A Note of Enchantment.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] 250 [4]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate to fly-leaf. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Leslie Wood. Miss Cond's usual..... More
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File No.3.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's hardcover, printed black endpapers, dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. A few small marks to edges. Essentially a fresh-looking copy but with some accidental soiling to top edge (thankfully this is mostly confined to the rear..... More
Apple Tree Yard.
London: Faber and Faber, 2013. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 348 [12]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £12.99. Edges very slightly toned, with a promotional sticker..... More
The Woman in the Case.
London: Greening and Co., 1909. [Edwardian murder mystery]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.281; [1]. Publisher's red cloth blocked in gilt to spine and black and gilt to upper board, top edge gilt. Frontispiece by A. Morrow. Some spotting to preliminaries and edges, edges toned. Cloth slightly rubbed to..... More
The Cross of Lazzaro.
London: Hutchinson, 1965. [Disaster Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.232. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate on fly-leaf. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by David Fawcett. Miss Cond's usual exemplary condition, with a...... More
The Old Trade of Killing.
London: Hutchinson, 1966. [Treasure Hunt Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.236 [4]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate on fly-leaf. Publisher's brown cloth with yellow titles to spine, and grey endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Val Biro. Miss Cond's..... More
The Spring of Malice.
London: Hutchinson, 1962. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.349 [3]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate on fly-leaf. Publisher's brown cloth with silver and red titles to spine, a red device stamped to upper, and grey endpapers. With the..... More
A Small Town In Germany.
London: Heinemann, 1968. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm) pp.306; [2], blank. Burgundy cloth hardcover in pictorial dust-jacket priced at 30s. A moderately used copy, jacket with a few neat tape strips to reverse side. Very good. 'A Small Town In Germany' is set in Bonn, the small..... More
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Spy Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, limited issue, on of 500 copies. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 339 [6]. With a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's hardback blocked in silver, terracotta endpapers, sewn endbands, pictorial cloth slipcase. This is an exclusive signed edition for Hatchards..... More
Fly Me A Killer.
London: Robert Hale, 1962. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's green cloth with black titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 10/6. A lovely crisp copy, with just a touch of spotting to the top edge. Jacket lightly rubbed and toned, with a few..... More