London: Chapman & Hall. No Date [1948]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles in Gothic Type on spine panel. Frontispiece and black & white illustrations throughout, all by Boyle, printed marbled endpapers, top page edges stained blue. 144 pp. A very nearly fine copy in..... More
London: Chapman & Hall. 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth titled in gold on spine. 184 pp. Small bookplate of a noted collector on inner front cover (under the dust jacket flap; otherwise a near fine, fresh copy in dust jacket, the jacket very lightly browned..... More
London: Chapman & Hall. 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth titled in gold on spine. 88 pp. Gift label from the University of Nevada British and American Literature collection on front paste-down (now deaccessioned). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, minute chips at..... More
New York: Agora Publishing Co., 1944. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American (& First Hardcover) edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in pale green on upper panel, blank spine. 113 pp., frontispiece portrait of Wells (taken from the Penguin edition of 1943). A sound, very good copy. Scarce. ¶ Wells's..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company. 1915. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine and front panel. 291 pp + [8] pp ads at rear. Heraldic bookplate of George H. Folger on front paste-down, with his signature and date (Mar 13/15) in pencil on front..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine and front panel. 307 pp + [4] pp ads at rear. Title page printed in red and black. Heraldic bookplate of George H. Folger on front paste-down, with his signature and..... More
London: Watts & Co., 196. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original red boards titled and ruled in black. With two black & white portraits of Belloc and Wells. 55 pp. Two newspaper clippings from September 1926 relating to the book loosely laid in (one printing a letter from Belloc)..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company. 1916. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine and front panel. 443 pp + [8] pp ads at rear, colour frontispiece. Heraldic bookplate of George H. Folger on front paste-down, with his signature and date (Oct 1st /16) in..... More
New York: Duffield & Company, 1910. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. First American Edition, preceding the British Edition. First issue without the Lewes and James quote on the title page and with the title page integral [Currey Issue A]. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine and front..... More
London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., [1921]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original dark blue cloth titled and ruled in red on spine and front panel. 252 pp + [4] pp publisher's catalogue "Mssrs. Collins' Latest Novels" bound in at rear. 750 copies printed. A clean, very good copy with..... More
London: Faber & Faber, [1929]. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo, original blue buckram titled in gilt on spine and front panel. 246 pp. Issued in a limited edition of 200 copies hand-numbered and signed by the author, this being copy No. 61. With an interesting bookplate on the front paste-down..... More
London: Faber & Faber Limited. [1930]. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo, original yellow buckram titled in gilt on spine and front panel. 313 pp. Issued in a limited edition of 200 copies hand-numbered and signed by the author, this being copy No. 78. The perishable yellow cloth has a few..... More
London: Faber & Faber Limited. [1931]. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo, original light-brown buckram titled in gilt on spine and front panel. 446 pp. Issued in a limited edition of 200 copies hand-numbered and signed by the author, this being copy No. 70. Pages mostly unopened throughout. Spine panel sun-faded,a..... More
London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, Ltd., [1926]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original brick cloth titled in gilt on spine and front panel top edges stained red. 298 pp. Tiny bookseller's ticket on rear paste-down; contemporary ink name on front flyleaf; slight lightening to colouring on spine panel (almost unnoticable); small scuff..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine, publisher's device in blind on rear panel. [416] pp. Publisher's promotional postcard loosley laid in. Minor browning to endpapers, a fine copy in an attractive VG+ dust jacket, browned on the spine and with..... More
London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., [1923]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original green cloth ruled in blind on spine & front panel, titled in gilt on spine. 301 pp + [8] pp publisher's catalogue "Mssrs. Collins' Latest Novels" bound in at rear. Frontispiece plus four additional full-page..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited. [1935]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Original publisher's brown cloth titled in gilt on spine, pictorial (map) endpapers. 319 +[1] pp. Spine a bit leaned, light wear & some rubbing to cloth, a good / very good copy, lacking the dust jacket. ¶ Another copy, same..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited. [1935]. Advance Copy [uncorrected proof] of the First Edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. Original publisher's light brown wrappers titled in black. 319 +[1] pp. Tipped in slip on title page stating "With the Sales Manager's Compliments / Advance Proof / Publication date October 7th" (with the..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited. [1936]. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo. Original pale silver silk moire covered boards, silver title and vignette to spine, top edges silvered. Green pictorial endpapers. [323] pp.; 16 full page colour plates, plus black & white chapter head- and tail-pieces, all by Turncliffe. Spine..... More
London: The Beaumont Press, [1929]. First Edition, Limited Edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo, original decorated paper over boards, buckram spine titled in gilt. 96 pp. Issued in a limited edition of 400 hand-numbered copies, this being copy No. 124 of 320 printed on hand-made paper. Title-page vignette by Randolph Schwabe. Spine..... More
London: The Rainbow Press, 1979. First Edition. Original wrappers. Quarto, original printed hand-made paper wrappers, French-folded, sewn at spine. Designed, hand-set and printed in 18pt Palatino by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge, on Zerkall mould-made paper. 16 pp., tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Williamson by Bill Thompson. 200..... More
London: Arthur Barker Limited. 1965. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original green boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 236 pp. A very good or better copy in a good dust jacket which shows some ragged edge-tears and scuffs and has some external tape repairs. An uncommon title. More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1957. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 333 pp. Spine a bit cocked, page edges lightly foxed. Bookplate (of M.F.W. Cottrill) on front paste-down. Very good copy in a very lightly soiled & rubbed dust wrapper. The..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1960. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original red boards titled in black on spine panel. 416 pp. Spine a bit cocked, a very good, sound copy in a very lightly soiled & frayed dust wrapper. The author's first crime novel. More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original red boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 272 pp. Small crease to front free endpaper, a very good, near fine copy in a very good dust jacket, small tears, tiny pieces of tape at spine..... More