London: F.V. White & Co., 1911. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth stamped in gold on spine and front panel. 312 pp. Inner hinges with hairline cracks, name & address in pencil on front endpaper. Covers with some minor stains, gilt lettering bright, cloth worn..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. First Edition, First Impression. First Edition of the Author's First Book. Octavo, original black boards lettered in purple on spine, publisher's device in purple on front panel. 166 pp. Browning to text block; otherwise a fine copy in a nice, very good or better..... More
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New York: Royal Books, N.D. [1953]. First Edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Issued as Royal Books Giant Edition #G-5. First editions for both titles. Paper is off-white, lightly browned at edges; mild wear to covers, short repaired tear to lower front cover; mild reading creases on spine. A...... More
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, [1931]. First Edition Thus. First printing of this new edition. Octavo, original blue cloth boards with yellow cloth spine titled in black. 306 pp. Yellow spine cloth tanned & lightly soiled, minor bumps, a very good clean copy, in a beautiful dust jacket..... More
Cleveland and New York: International Fiction Library. [1922]. Hardcover. Octavo, original red cloth stamped in green. 326 pp. Ink date (Dec 25, 1930) in ink on front flyleaf. Very good clean copy in the attractive colour pictorial dust wrapper. ¶ Mystery novel, set in San Francisco; California fiction. More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited. [1929]. First British Edition. Hardcover. First British edition. Octavo, original orange cloth titled & ruled in black. 312 pp + [8] pp ads at rear. Ink name and date (1930) on front free endpaper. Adrian Homer Goldstone's copy, with his bookplate on front paste-down. Minor foxing..... More
Toronto: The Ryerson Press. 1920. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. First Canadian edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled in black and with decorations in blind on front cover. 353 pp., Frontispiece and 23 additional full-page black & white plates in the text. Hairline crack to inner front hinge, spine panel slightly..... More
London: Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd., (1927). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 284 pp, Index. Illustrations. Very good clean copy in attractive dust wrapper. ¶ A curious work on plays based on real-life crimes, sensationalized. Many of the..... More
London: Selwyn & Blount (1928) Ltd.,Paternoster House, Paternoster Row, E.C.4. n.d. [1930]. First Edition. Large crown octavo, original dark grey cloth lettered and ruled in gilt on spine panel, front panel bordered in blind. 288 pp., eight full-page black & white plates inserted in the text. Pencilled name on front..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original brick-red cloth staped in blind & gilt, gilt titles. 376pp + [8] pp publisher's ads at rear. Frontispiece with tissue guard and one additional plate by Read. Old ink inscription on front free endpaper..... More
Cleveland: The Arthur Westbrook Company. 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wraps. First edition. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. Issued as Old Sleuth Weekly No. 185 [5¢]. 32 pp. Faint creases, small chips. Very good bright copy. More
Chicago & New York: The Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. [1947]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth stamped in gold. A very good clean copy in the original colour pictorial dust wrapper, very good with short closed tears and small chips to the edges, small abrasion to..... More
London: Macmillan, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original red boards titled in gilt on spine. 190 pp. Light browning to text block, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, price corner clipped. ¶ A Brother Caedfael Mystery. The siege of Winchester sends monks streaming..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1982. First American Edition. Hard Cover. First American edition. Octavo, original tan boards with brown cloth spine titled in silver. 223 pp. A virtually fine copy in like dust jacket, price corner intact. A fresh, clean copy. ¶ A beautiful Princess about to..... More
London: Macmillan, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original green boards titled in gilt on spine. 190 pp. Light browning to text block, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, price corner intact. ¶ A young monk is murdered next to a white rose bush at..... More
London: Published for The Crime Book Society by Hutchinson & Co., No Date [1930's]. "32nd Thousand" Paperback. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (a paperback). 252 + [4] pp ads at rear. Issued as No. 52 in The Crime Book Society Pocket Library. Text block slightly browned, a nearly fine, bright..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial yellow cloth blocked in black. 357 pp. Front free endpaper lacking, and inner front hinge cracked; some light stains to the text block. Yellow cloth slightly dust-soiled, as usual but not too badly at all..... More
New York: Random House, 1944. Second Printing. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, original tan cloth titled and decorated in green. 242 pp. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Bill Kelly / in memory of / a pleasant Christmas / Eve, 1944, and / hist tales..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1927]. Hardcover. Third Impression of the "Popular" Edition. Octavo, original grey cloth titled, ruled and decorated in black. 306 pp. Old ink name on front free endpaper, about a fine copy in a nice, bright, clean colour pictorial dust jacket (priced at 2' 6), lightly..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., Henrietta Street, W.C. 2, [1927]. Octavo, original blue cloth bordered and decorated in gilt on front panel, spine panel lettered in gilt. 212 pp. Issued as a volume in Pearson's Copyright Novels Series. Light browning to endpapers; mildt fading to red decorations on the spine..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1924]. Hardcover. First Impression of the "Popular" Edition. Octavo, original brown cloth titled, ruled and decorated in black. 306 pp. Foxing to top page edges, light foxing to endpapers, small stamp on front paste-down (under the jacket flap); a very good, bright copy in the..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., Henrietta Street, W.C. 2, [1926]. Octavo, original blue cloth bordered and decorated in gilt on front panel, spine panel lettered in gilt. 252 pp. Issued as a volume in Pearson's Copyright Novels Series. Light fading to red decorations on the spine panel, tiny edge-tears and..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., Henrietta Street, W.C. 2, [1926]. Octavo, original blue cloth bordered and decorated in gilt on front panel, spine panel lettered in gilt. 204 pp. Issued as a volume in Pearson's Copyright Novels Series. Light fading to red decorations on the spine panel, tiny edge-tears and..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1926]. Hardcover. Third Impression of the "Popular" Edition (the 6th printing overall). Octavo, original brown cloth titled, ruled and decorated in black. 306 pp. Mild foxing to page edges and slight browning to front & rear endpapers, but overall a fine, bright copy in a...... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. [1970]. 1st edition. Octavo, hardcover, original orange cloth stamped in gold. The author's first book. Edgar award winner, 1971. Made into a film of the same title starring Sean Connery. A fine, bright copy in like dust wrapper which shows none of the usua l...... More