Literature
ODDS AGAINST
Michael Joseph, 1965. 1st edn signed by author on front free endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered dark grey cloth (boards lightly marked, top edge lightly dust stained - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (slightly worn at extrems with sellotape repair on reverse of head and tail - in protective cover, not price..... More
THE RENNLAUFER
Victor Gollancz, 1967. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (stain at tail of spine; page edges spotted), dustwrapper (exrems worn with partial loss on spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 286 (no inscriptions). More
THE RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Early Detective Stories.
BCA [&] Bodley Head, 1971. Book club edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 351, illus with b&w map (previous owners' neat inscription and bookstamp on front endpapers). More
THE LAST DEATH OF THE YEAR The New Hercule Poirot Mystery.
HarperCollins, 2025. 9780008710002. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt decorated grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. viii + 311 (no inscriptions). More
THE BEST OF WINTER'S CRIMES A Selection From Winter's Crimes 1-17 Volume 2 Anthony Lejeune to P B Yuill
Macmillan, 1986. 0333427408. 1st edn. tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (minor marks; large scratch at centre of spine - otherwise VG). Pp. 268 (black mark on p. 184; page edges tanned; no inscriptions). More
A SEASON IN EXILE
Little, Brown, 2022. 9781408712924. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver letttered black cloth (Fine), duswrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 328 (no inscriptions). More
JOHN CREASEY'S CRIME COLLECTION 1990 An Anthology by the Crime Writers' Association
Victor Gollancz, 1990. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (top edge very lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 191 (no inscriptions). More
DEAD MEN'S FINGERS
John Long, 1960. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered turquoise cloth (casing with slight lean and top and fore edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears at head of spine, some other small nicks and creases - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 190 (faint water stains on..... More
RECALLED TO LIFE
Crime Club HarperCollins, 1992. 9780002323888. 1st edn 1st printing signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (bumped at head and tail of spine and light spotting on page edges and endpapers - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective cover, not price..... More
THE SOUL OF DISCRETION A Simon Serrailler Case.
Chatto & Windus, 2014. 9780701187644. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 314 (no inscriptions). More
THE VOWS OF SILENCE A Simon Serrailler Crime Novel.
Chatto & Windus, 2008. 9780701179991. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 328 (no inscriptions). More
A CERTAIN JUSTICE
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 1st edn 2nd printing. 8vo. Original Book of the Month Club gilt lettered full maroon morocco leather binding, top edge gilt and marbled endpapers (small mark on upper board - otherwise Fine), in cloth-backed slipcase (sides very lightly marked - otherwise Fine). Pp. 364..... More
THE CHILDREN OF MEN
Faber and Faber, 1992. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Rebound in gilt lettered full morocco leather binding (near Fine). Pp. 239 (page edges toned; no inscriptions). More
DEVICES AND DESIRES
Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library, 1990. Limited edn signed by author. 8vo. Original gilt decorated green leather binding, all edges gilt and marbled endpapers (Fine). Pp. 416, with silk ribbon page-marker, illus with double-page frontispiece (no other inscriptions). More
DEVICES AND DESIRES
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 1st edn. 8vo. Original Book of the Month Club gilt lettered full black morocco leather binding, top edge gilt and marbled endpapers (Fine), in cloth-backed slipcase (lightly scuffed at top edge - otherwise Fine). Pp. 433, with silk ribbon page-marker (no inscriptions). More
DEVICES AND DESIRES
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 1st edn. 8vo. Rebound in gilt lettered full red morocco with marbled endpapers from the author's library with her initials blocked in gilt at bottom corner of upper board (small mark on spine - otherwise near Fine). Pp. 433 (no inscriptions). More
DEVICES AND DESIRES
Faber and Faber, 1989. 1st edn. 8vo. Rebound in gilt lettered full green morocco, all edges gilt with marbled endpapers (Fine). Pp. 408 (pages a little toned at edges; no inscriptions). More
INNOCENT BLOOD
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980. 1st edn. 8vo. Original Book of the Month Club gilt lettered full red and black morocco leather binding, top edge gilt and marbled endpapers (Fine), in cloth-backed slipcase (lightly scuffed at top and bottom edge - otherwise Fine). Pp. 311, with silk ribbon page-marker..... More
INNOCENT BLOOD
Faber and Faber, 1980. 1st edn. 8vo. Rebound in gilt lettered full red morocco with marbled endpapers by B.W. Fenton of Colchester (a little discoloured at centre of spine - otherwise Fine). Pp. 276 (pages a little toned; no inscriptions). More
ORIGINAL SIN
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. 1st edn [from the author's library with letter from the Book of the Month Club her loosely inserted.] 8vo. Original Book of the Month Club gilt lettered full black morocco leather binding, top edge gilt and marbled endpapers (Fine), in cloth-backed slipcase (near Fine)..... More
ORIGINAL SIN
Faber and Faber, 1994. London Limited editions 1st edn 1st printing [no.1 of 150 signed by the author from her library]. Tall 8vo (9½ x 6½ ins). Original gilt lettered cloth-backed marbled paper-laid boards (Fine), in translucent paper wraps (lightly worn at edges). Pp. 426 (no other inscriptions). More
ORIGINAL SIN
Faber and Faber, 1994. 1st edn 1st printing with publisher's letter to the author loosely inserted. Tall 8vo (9½ x 6½ ins). Rebound by the publishers for the author in gilt lettered cloth-backed marbled paper-laid boards and plain endpapers (Fine). Pp. 426 (pages toned at edges; no inscriptions). More
THE NEEDLE
Hutchinson, 1975. 0091241901. 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 223 (no other inscriptions). More
LATE PAYMENTS
Macmillan, 1986. 0333420616. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 225 (pages a little tanned at edges; no inscriptions). More