New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Original terra cotta cloth on boards. Pictorially stamped in black and gold to the front panel and spine. The rear panel is ruled in blind. Very thick 8vo with 145 illustrations. The Island Trilogy consists of three previously published novels: "Dropped From The Clouds, Abandoned, and The Secret.....
Philadelphia: King & Baird, (1874). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Original blue cloth, elaborately lettered and stamped in gold and black to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 442pp. This copy has 12 of 13 inserted plates and one plate, the map of Florida, has been bound in the the space intended for the missing plate. The List of.....
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original red boards, lettered in gilt to the spine. 8vo - 160pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this "...Classic of Science Fiction." Signed by the author to the title page. Precedes the 1964 Putnam U.S. Edition. The dust jacket is remarkably clean and bright and.....
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1939). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Very Good. Original tan cloth, stamped in black and red. 8vo - 1004pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy. The dust jacket has some loss along the top edge of the front panel. Contains thirteen Saint novels.
Chicago and New York: Belford , Clarke & Co., 1886. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Original illustrated boards. 8vo - 357pp. Patterned endpapers. Previous owner bookplate to the front paste-down and the owners name again to the verso of the front free endpaper, dated 1886. The first edition was 1885. An international detective story. A really sharp copy with only.....
New York: The Century Co., 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Original light brown cloth, stamped in black and red. 8vo - 380pp. Listed in "Peter Parley To Penrod." Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch. Some minor rubbing along the edges.
Grafton, West Virginia: M. Wood White, 1873. First Edition. Very Good. Original one quarter leather binding covering the spine and remaining three quarters blind-stamped mauve cloth covers with text in gold to the front panel. Folio. The covers certainly show wear but remain extremely strong with all pages still firmly attached. "Maps Drawn By William H. Gamble, Philadelphia, Penna. Examined.....
New York: The Crime Club, 19443. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original dark blue boards with lettering in yellow to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 280pp. Both the book and jacket are really sharp. A crease to the front paste-down is the only flaw. The authors first book, and the first of many. Cover art by Hill.....
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original two-tone covers - 3/4 blue with patterned blonde for the remaining 1/4. 8vo - 310,[1 ads] pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy. An Inner Sanctum Mystery. The dust jacket is complete and very bright. Cover art by Lyle Justis...
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original dark yellow cloth on boards, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 323 pp. A very clean and solid copy. The complete dust jacket has one small nick at the top of the spine and only minor edgewear. An espionage novel set.....
London: Constable, 2026. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author to the limitation page. From a limited edition of 500 copies this one being number 416. Illustrated sprayed edges.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near fine. Original blue cloth, decorated with black to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 285pp. A very clean and solid copy. The bottom of the spine is slightly pushed, else fine. The silver coated dust jacket is very bright. There is some creasing to the front.....
London: Gerald G. Swan, (1942). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original red cloth, lettered in gold to the front panel and spine. Small 8vo - 190, [2 ads] pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy. There is a small smudge mark to the top fore-edge corner of the rear panel.
Boston: Meador Publishing Company, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 256pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy in all respects. Illustrated frontispiece. In an equally fine copy of the scarce and sensational dust jacket. Now quite scarce.
New York: Century, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original yellow cloth, decorated and lettered in black to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 375pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy. Frontispiece in black and white. The jacket is remarkably bright with just a hint of wear to the bottom front corner. A mystery set.....
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original yellow cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 299pp. A solid copy with some minor soiling to the cloth. The compelling jacket show some wear and creasing to the spine ends and again to the bottom of the.....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1941. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original dark orange cloth lettered in black to the spine. 8vo - 254pp. A very sharp copy, crisp and solid. Some very minor soiling to the boards. The jacket is very solid and bright with a very small crease to the rear panel, near.....
London: Victor Gollancz, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original red cloth, lettered in gold to the spine. 8vo - 192pp. The book is very clean, bright and solid. The jacket is bright and clean, with some very minor loss at the spine ends. The jacket is price-clipped. An Appleby novel.
New York: Duffield & Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original red cloth, lettered in black to the spine. 8vo - 261pp. The book is very clean and solid with true corners. The complete dust jacket shows wear at the spine ends and an angular closed tear near the top of the front panel near the.....
London: Jarrolds, (1953). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original dark red cloth, lettered in black to the spine. 8vo - 190, [1] pp. Marshall is one of several pseudonyms for the prolific mystery author James Hadley Chase. This copy is extremely clean, bright and solid. The jacket, which remains unclipped, is also quite lovely. Now quite scarce...
London: Gerald G. Swan, (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt to the spine. 8vo - 184pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy. Printed on War Time Standard paper.
London: Gerald G. Swan, (1946). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. 8vo - 173pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy. Printed under War Time Standards but the paper has remained bright without being brittle or toned. The jacket is complete and bright with some rubbing to the spine.....
New York: Alfred A. King, (1933). First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original black cloth, lettered in orange to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 312pp. The book is very clean, bright and solid. Top edge stained red. The jacket is equally sharp with no fading or chips. The UK first edition was titled "Secret Enterprise" in 1932.....
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original red cloth, lettered in gold to the spine. 8vo - 156, [1] pp. A very clean, bright and solid copy. The jacket is bright with absolutely no fading. The jacket is not price-clipped but there is a new price sticker pasted on over the original 18' price...
New York: M. S. Mill Company, (1939). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original brown cloth, lettered and stamped in black to the front panel and spine. 8vo -253pp. A clean and solid copy. The bottom spine end is pushed a bit. Top edge stained green. The dust jacket is bright with a very minor area of rubbing.....