New York: E. P. Dutton, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original black cloth, stamped in red to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 251 pp. A very clean, bright and solid example of this scarce title. The dust jacket is price-clipped. The front panel of the jacket has some closed tears and a few very.....
New York: The Macaulay Company, (1929). First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. Original blue cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 307 pp. Previous book-seller stamp to the front free endpaper. The book show minor over-all wear. It remains solid. Macaulay pattern endpapers. The scarce dust jacket is present and price-clipped. It has moderate.....
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1985). First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original dark blue paper and cloth binding, lettered in gilt to the spine. 8vo - 214 pp. As new. Looks unopened and unread. Acclaimed biblio-mystery by the biographer of Virginia Woolf.
New York: Robert McBride & Co., 1924. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original teal colored cloth, lettered in yellow to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 291 pp. In a bright and extraordinary example of this compelling dust jacket, drawn by Hans Stengel. The front free endpaper has a small piece missing from the outer.....
London: George G. Harrap & Co., (1937). First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original purple cloth, lettered in gold to the spine. 8vo - 326 pp. In a bright and wonderful example of the scarce dust jacket. The jacket is price-clipped. Some very minor edge-wear. A triangular closed tear along the bottom edge of the front panel.....
London: Eric Partridge at the Scholartis Press, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original blue cloth, lettered in gold to the spine. 8vo - 302 pp; (2) publisher's ads. In a complete and very striking example of the scarce dust jacket, signed by the artist only as "K". Subtle pencil notation on the title page stating the.....
New York: Edward J. Clode, (1925). First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original red cloth, lettered in gold to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 319 pp. Minor edge-wear to the boards and head and tail pieces pushed. Previous owner name in pencil to the front paste-down with a book-plate featuring the same last name. Text.....
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Small 8vo - 302 pp. One half pebble grain red morocco over dark marbled boards with marbled endpapers. Binding by Bolton of Knightsbridge, with their label affixed to the rear paste-down. Rubbing to the joints, edges and corners but all hinges remaining strong. Some moderate foxing to the endpages, both front.....
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original coral colored cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. 8vo - 160 pp. With a bright and very sharp example of the dust jacket. The cloth is mottled and has areas of fading, mostly to the spine. Signed and dated by the author to the title.....
London: Arthur Barker Limited, (1934). First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. 8vo - 320 pp. In a bright example of the original dust jacket with cover art by Hookway Cowles. Over-all minor edge-wear to the jacket. Cream colored endpap3ers. Bottom edge un-trimmed. The dust jacket is not price-clipped with.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1945). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. Original black cloth, lettered and stamped in magenta. 8vo - 224 pp. The book is very bright, clean, and solid. The jacket is bright and very pleasing with just a hint of edge-wear. A lovely example.
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1944). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good / Very Good. Original black cloth, lettered and stamped in magenta. 8vo - 237 pp. With a complete jacket that shows some soiling. Lovely cover art by Whitney. This copy is from the personal library of the great mystery author Dorothy Hughes, with her signature present on the front.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good / Very Good. Original orange cloth, lettered in black. 8vo - 312 pp. The book has a small dent to the fore-edge of the front board. The spine ends are pushed. There are some small spots to the bottom edge. The compelling jacket has some small chips to both.....
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. Original red cloth, stamped in black. 8vo - 192pp. An extremely clean, bright and pleasing copy. Author's first novel.
London: Orion, (2022). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author to the "Signed Limited Edition" page. Illustrated endpapers.
New York: Crime Club, 1930. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original black cloth, lettered in red to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 307 pp. A very nice copy of this classic golden age novel. First Edition statement to the copyright page. The book is very nice. The jacket is bright but price-clipped. There is.....
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good / Very Good. Original black cloth lettered in red to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 311 pp. The book is solid but a bit dusty. Previous book-shop sticker to the front free endpaper. The jacket is bright and not price-clipped with some minor chipping to the.....
New York: The John Day Company, 1927. First Edition. Glossy pictorial cover. Very good / good. Original russet cloth on boards, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 295 pp. The jacket art is by Politzer. There is moderate edge-wear at the top of the front panel and at the top of the spine and some.....
London: Granta, (2022). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original blue cloth, lettered in gold to the spine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author to the half-title. Number row on copyright page has (1) as the lowest numeral. Highly acclaimed novel now translated into English by Megan McDowell.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1927). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. 8vo - 256pp. In an extremely clean and complete example of the dust jacket with original price of 7s 6d present at the front flap. Translated from the original French by Louis Morgan Sill.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1930). First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. Original gray cloth with vertical gold stripes and gold text to the spine. 8vo - 243pp. In a bright and clean example of the dust jacket that is price-clipped.
New York: The Crime Club, (1931). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. Original black cloth, lettered and decorated in red to the front cover and spine. 8vo - 320pp. "First Edition" statement to the copyright page. In a bright and complete example of the dust jacket with the rare promotional wrap-around band. A lovely copy in all respects.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original orange cloth, lettered in black to the front cover and spine. 8vo - 204pp. A very slim area to the bottom edge of the front cover is sun-faded. Both the "A" and the Scribner Seal are present on the copyright page. With seven illustrations plus.....
London: George G. Harrap & Co., (1930). First Edition, thus. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original deep navy blue cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. Previous owner signature to the front free endpaper. An award book-plate to the front paste-down from The Hull School of Music, date 1932. In a complete and moderately soiled dust jacket. Translated by.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original brown and tan patterned paper covers, featuring hawks and lions, with blue cloth spine and an attached paper label with author and title. With the complete and rare dust jacket. Some areas of tape re-enforcement at the corners of the jacket and some minor wear to.....