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Allingham, Margery. MR. CAMPION AND OTHERS. London: Heinemann, no date [1939]. First edition.
No d/w. Page edges tanned else very good. Queen's Quorum. Very scarce.
£150

Bush, Christopher. THE CASE OF THE FLYING ASS. London: Cassell, 1939. First edition.
No d/w. Very good (foxing to page edges, spine a little faded and creased). A clean copy of a scarce title.
£35

Chandler, Raymond. THE LADY IN THE LAKE. New York: Knopf, 1943. First edition.
Very good in dust-wrapper (offsetting to endpapers, small nick to half title, marginal tear to one page; wrapper with tanning to
pink spine lettering and nicks to spine ends). Smart copy of a classic Chandler.
£1,750

Charteris, Leslie. THE SAINT IN TROUBLE. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1979. First edition.
Very good plus to near fine in dust-wrapper (creasing to front flap). Scarce.
£65

Doyle, Arthur Conan. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, no date [c.1920s].
First American edition, early impression [Greene and Gibson, A26c.iv].
Near fine in dust-wrapper (small bookplate to front pastedown, a few small chips to wrapper). Very scarce in d/w.
£125

Du Maurier, Daphne. JAMAICA INN. London: Gollancz, 1936. First edition, third impression.
Identical format to the first impression; d/w priced 7/6 and with notice of third impression on front panel only. Very good in dust-wrapper.
£125

Fleming, Ian. CASINO ROYALE. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, ninth impression.
Minor spotting, tiny bumps to corners else fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper (minute crease to front flap top corner). A superb copy.
£180

Fleming, Ian. MOONRAKER. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition, seventh impression.
Minor spotting, tiny bumps to lower corners, small note 'Read Dec 1966' to top of ffep else near fine in price-clipped
dust-wrapper (slight rubbing to spine). An excellent, clean copy.
£125

Fleming, Ian. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition, sixth impression.
Minor spotting, tiny bumps to lower corners else fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper, virtually 'as new'.
£140

Fleming, Ian. FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, eighth impression.
Minor spotting and bumps to corners else near fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper, lightly scratched on back panel. An excellent, clean copy.
£100

Fleming, Ian. DR. NO. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition, sixth impression.
Minor spotting and bumping else fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper.
£90

Fleming, Ian. GOLDFINGER. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, sixth impression.
Minor spotting, tiny bumps to corners else fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper, virtually 'as new'.
£90

Fleming, Ian. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, fifth printing.
Minor spotting and bumping else near fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper. No fading to the red spine lettering.
£65

Fleming, Ian. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition.
A few tiny spots to page edges, tiny bumps to head of spine and one corner, else fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper.
A superb copy, extremely clean and bright.
£125

Fleming, Ian. LIVE AND LET DIE. London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. First edition.
A good only ex-library copy in a very good dust-wrapper (chipped at spine ends, a few marks, creases to back panel).
This is the second state dust-wrapper, with the artist's credit halfway between the blurb and the price on the front flap.
£875

Fletcher, J.S. THE MURDER OF THE ONLY WITNESS. London: Harrap, 1934. First edition, second impression (first Jig-Saw Mystery printing).
Very good plus to near fine in suberb, bright dust-wrapper (offsetting to endpapers, residue from tissue seal on jig-saw box at rear).
An excellent, very bright copy, but lacking the jig-saw pieces. Extremely scarce in such bright condition.
£75

Gardner, Erle Stanley. THE D.A. HOLDS A CANDLE. London: Cassell, 1939. First edition, UNCORRECTED PROOF.
Original green wrappers with titles to upper wrapper only. Near very good (spine slanted and chipped and worn to head and tail,
covers lightly marked). One of probably ten copies. Rare.
£75

Gilbert, Anthony. THE CASE OF THE TEA-COSY'S AUNT. London: Collins Crime Club, 1942. First edition.
Very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper (upper corners bumped, name to ffep, dw with chip to head of spine taking most of 'The'). Scarce title.
£95

Goodis, David. DARK PASSAGE. New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1946. First edition.
Very good in a good plus or better dust-wrapper (spine gilt almost completely rubbed and faded away, bookplate to front free endpaper;
wrapper rubbed and faded, showing chips and tears and with a few old internal tape mends). Noir classic, filmed with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
Scarce in dust-wrapper.
£125

Greene, Graham. IT'S A BATTLEFIELD. London: Heinemann, 1934. First edition.
No d/w. About very good (slight spine fade, tiny name and abraded patches to front pastedown). A solid copy.
£65

(Guitars) Bacon, Tony & Day, Paul. THE GIBSON LES PAUL BOOK. France: Musicom, 1995. First French edition.
Near fine in dust-wrapper (lower front corners bumped). Superbly illustrated.
£10

Hammett, Dashiell. THE DAIN CURSE. New York: Knopf, 1945. First edition, ninth impression (first 'Black Widow Thriller' printing).
Near fine in a very good dust-wrapper (a few small chips, dusty back panel). Uncommon, particularly in dust-wrapper.
£125

Hilton, James. GOOD-BYE MR. CHIPS. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. First edition.
Lightly foxed else very good plus in dust-wrapper (slightly rubbed and chipped). Inscribed on the second free endpaper:
"To J.S. Dodd / Cordially yours / James Hilton / Oct 1934." Sir John Dodd's bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown.
A great copy of this classic title.
£350

King, Rufus. MURDER ON THE YACHT. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1932. First English edition.
No d/w. Faint damp ring to inner top corners, else very good. Rare.
£25

Little, Conyth. THE BLACK SHROUDS. London: Collins Crime Club, 1942. First edition.
Very good in dust-wrapper (name to front pastedown, long list in pencil to the rear endpapers of what appear to be clues;
wrapper chipped at spine ends and dusty to white areas). The front flap corner, originally unpriced, carries the publisher's
overstamped lower price. Scarce.
£95

Scott, Sutherland. BLOOD IN THEIR INK – The March of the Modern Mystery Novel. London: Stanley Paul, 1953. First edition.
Early work of criticism and advice for writers. Very good in dust-wrapper with a few minor chips and tears.
£10

Simenon, Georges. THE PATIENT. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1963. First edition, UNCORRECTED PROOF.
Buff wrappers with publisher's label to front. Very good. Scarce.
£25

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