A DEAD LIBERTY
Collins, 1986. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 216 (no inscriptions). More
Literature crime
THE EMBEZZLER
Victor Gollancz, 1966. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (top edge a little spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 277 (no inscriptions). More
MURDER IN PRINT A Guide to Two Centuries of Crime Fiction
Barn Owl Books, 1986. 0950905747. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xii + 244 (no inscriptions). More
THE BLACK ARROWS
Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. 8vo. Original black lettered blue cloth (lightly faded at edges of boards - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (edges chipped and scuffed - in protective wrapper). Pp. 256 (previous owner's neat pencil inscription on front endpaper). More
THE BLACK EYED BLONDE A Philip Marlowe Novel
Mantle, 2014. 9781447236689. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original white lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 290 (no inscriptions). More
A HEALTHY WAY TO DIE
Collins, 1976. 0002313200. 1st edn. 8vo. Originalgilt lettered red cloth (bright VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 193 (no inscriptions). More
MRS PRESUMED DEAD
Macmillan, 1988. 0333473965. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (some faint spotting on top edge - otherwise Fine) dustwrapper (near Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 189 (no inscriptions). More
A SERIES OF MURDERS
Gollancz, 1989. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 187 (no inscriptions). More
THE ROOT OF HIS EVIL
Robert Hale, 1954. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (page edges lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (extrems a little worn/chipped - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 190 (endpapers lightly tanned; no inscriptions). More
THE CASE OF THE CONSTANT SUICIDES
Penguin, 1963. 3rd printing. 12mo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (a little worn at head and tail of spine, pages a little tanned - otherwise VG). Pp. 191 (no inscriptions). More
THE LADY IN THE LAKE
Zephyr Books, 1943. 12mo. Original printed card covers (softback) (very lightly marked on upper cover - otherwise VG), in wrap (tanned at spine, open tears at head and tail of spine). Pp. 250 (no inscriptions). More
THE DOUBLE SHUFFLE
Robert Hale, 1952. 1st edn. 8vo. Original red lettered black cloth with red figure on spine (top edge dust stained; page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (extrems rather worn; spine spotted; partial loss at tail - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 189 (front endpaper and prelim lightly spotted;..... More
I WOULD RATHER STAY POOR
Robert Hale, 1962. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth with red figure on spine (top edge dust stained and corners lightly bumped - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (extrems worn; partial loss on upper cover - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 192 (endpapers very lightly spotted; previous owner's..... More
A LOTUS FOR MISS QUON
Robert Hale, 1961. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth with red figure on spine (boards faded/discoloured; top edge dust stained), dustwrapper (edges worn; chipped/partial loss at head of spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 188 (endpapers and prelims tanned/spotted; previous owner's gift inscription on front..... More
TIGER BY THE TAIL
Robert Hale, 1954. 8vo. Original red lettered black cloth (top and fore-edge a little spotted - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 254 (endpapers spotted and previous owner's pencil signature on front free endpaper). More
AGATHA CHRISTIE 5 Volumes Death Comes at the End, Sparkling Cyanide, They Do It With Mirrors, Murder on the Orient Express, Cat Among The Pigeons.
Collins Crime Club, 1945-1959. 1st edn. 5 vols: Death Comes at the End (1945), Sparkling Cyanide (1945), They Do It With Mirrors (1952), Murder on the Orient Express (reprint, 1955), Cat Among The Pigeons (1959). 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (scuffed and lightly marked at edges and spine faded)..... More
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
HarperCollins, 2019. 9780008328924. 80th Anniversary edn. 8vo. Original decorative cloth (Fine), no dustwrapper issued. Pp. 233, illus with pictorial endpapers (no inscriptions). More
HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS
HarperCollins, 2019. 9780008328955. Special edn. 8vo. Original decorative cloth (Fine), no dustwrapper issued. Pp. x + 241, illus with pictorial endpapers (no inscriptions). More
MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA
Collins, 1936. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered orange cloth (spine and extrems of boards sunned and a little worn - in protective glassine cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. 284 (endpapers tanned; some pages spotted; previous owners' ink and pencil inscriptions on front pastedown). More
THE INNOCENT
Orion, 2005. 9780752867830. 1st edn 2nd printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 370 (previous owner's small address sticker on front endpaper; no inscriptions). More
SHERLOCK HOLMES The Complete Short Stories His Adventures Memoirs Return His Last Bow and the Case-Book.
John Murray, 1963. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (top edge dust spotted; minor marks on fore-edge - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (extrems scuffed and worn - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 1336 (title page spotted; no inscriptions). More
THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES
Omega Books, 1986. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 1116, illus throughout with b&w drawings (no inscriptions). More
THE BURNING ROOM
Orion, 2014. 9781409145516. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 388 (no inscriptions). More
CASTLES IN THE AIR
Richard & Erika Coward, 1993. 0951501933. 1st edn signed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), duswrapper (Fine, price not clipped). Pp. 197 (no other inscriptions). More
A DREAM TOO FAR
Richard & Erika Coward, 1992. 0951501917. 1st edn signed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), duswrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 218 (no other inscriptions). More