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Specific Author Catalogue:
 

 

John Buchan

Nevil Shute

Agatha Christie

Howard Spring

Jeffrey Farnol

Edgar Wallace

Georgette Heyer (hardback)

Dennis Wheatley

Georgette Heyer (paperback)

P. G. Wodehouse

J. B. Priestley

Dornford Yates

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Howard
Spring

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28899 Spring, Howard Click to view image
A SUNSET TOUCH
Collins, London, 1953, 1st edn., 256pp, : dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, lower edge uncut, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Harry Toothill, very lightly bumped at tips, cloth a little marked at lower edge lower board, edges sl. tanned and lightly foxed, light foxing to endpapers, dustwrapper well rubbed with loss at spine ends and corners, surface rubbing and several edges tears, heavily soiled lower panel and other marks to remainder, very good in a poor dustwrapper, £6.00
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23993 Spring, Howard Click to view image
A SUNSET TOUCH
Collins, London, 1953, 1st edn., 256pp, : dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, lower edge uncut, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Harry Toothill, a little bumped at extrems. and more heavily at lower cnr. upper bd., edges sl. browned and lightly foxed, dustwrapper: price clipped, rubbed at extrems. with small chips at spine ends and cnrs., internally repaired, good plus in a good plus dustwrapper, £12.00
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28896 Spring, Howard Click to view image
A SUNSET TOUCH
Collins, London, 1953, 1st edn., 256pp, : dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, lower edge uncut, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Harry Toothill, lightly bumped at tail of spine, gilding oxidised, edges a little dusty, very light browning/foxing to endpapers, 4 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed with very sl. loss at tips, internally repaired, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £18.00
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28935 Spring, Howard Click to view image
ALL THE DAY LONG
Collins, London, 1959, 1st edn., 510pp, : black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, dustwrapper (Kenneth Farnhill) has drawing of Howard Spring on lower panel (Berbank), sl. cocked, head of spine a little bumped, rubbed at extrems., edges sl. browned, ink name fpd. and title, eps. partially browned, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss, chips at head of spine (cutting author name) and tail of lower joint, sev. edge tears, internally repaired, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £6.00
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28913 Spring, Howard Click to view image
HARD FACTS
Collins, London, 1948, 4th imp., 288pp, : blue cloth lettered in black at spine, lower edge uncut, plain cream dustwrapper lettered in blue and black, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., sl. sunning spine ends, edges a little tanned and foxed, 2 line ink name/date front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss and short tears at spine ends and cnrs., spine sunned, moderate soiling, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £14.00
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28919 Spring, Howard Click to view image
I MET A LADY
Collins, London, 1961, 1st edn., 448pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dw by Jillian Willett, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems. with heavy bump lower edge lower board, gilding oxidised, upper edge dusty, all edges lightly tanned and foxed, dustwrapper: price clipped, rubbed at extrems. with several chips and edge tears, overall light soiling, internally repaired, reading copy only, £4.00
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13719 Spring, Howard Click to view image
I MET A LADY
Collins, London, 1961, 1st edn., 448pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dw by Jillian Willett, gilding dull, rubbed and bumped at extrems., dustwrapper: tears at spine ends (internally repaired), extrems. rubbed with sl. loss, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £8.00
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28918 Spring, Howard Click to view image
I MET A LADY
Collins, London, 1961, 1st edn., 448pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dw by Jillian Willett, lightly rubbed at extrems., gilding a little dull, several faint bumps at edges, ink name front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs. with several short nicks, internally repaired, a little surface flaking at folds, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £14.00
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28928 Spring, Howard
SHABBY TIGER
Fontana, London, 1963, 5th imp., paperback, 254pp, [ii] ads., : col'd pictorial wrappers (unattrib), sl. roll and slant to spine, vertical creases to spine and hinges with some surface flaking, a little rubbed at extrems., light diag. crease upper cnr. upper wrapper, small area surface loss lower edge upper wrapper, edges tanned with some foxing, paper tanned, good, £3.50
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22292 Spring, Howard
THE HOUSES IN BETWEEN
Collins, London, 1951, 2nd imp., 576pp, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., sl. shaken, cloth lightly soiled, 2 line ink inscr. fpd., upper hinge cracked at eps., no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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28894 Spring, Howard
THE HOUSES IN BETWEEN
Collins, London, 1951, 2nd imp., 576pp, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, rubbed and bumped at extrems., sl. shaken, gilding rather dull, edges tanned, a few fox marks at endpapers, no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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28923 Spring, Howard
THE HOUSES IN BETWEEN
Collins, London, 1951, 2nd imp., 576pp, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Lynton Lamb, lightly rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., edges tanned, 2 line ink name/date front free endpaper, dustwrapper: well rubbed, torn chipped and clumsily repaired, good plus in a poor dustwrapper, £6.00
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28895 Spring, Howard
THE HOUSES IN BETWEEN
Reprint Society, London, 1954, club edn., 568pp, : dark green cloth with maroon leather title label at spine lettered in gilt, upper edge coloured, decorative lettered dustwrapper, very lightly rubbed and bumped at tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, sl. sunning to spine, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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28922 Spring, Howard Click to view image
THE HOUSES IN BETWEEN
Collins, London, 1951, 1st edn., 576pp, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Lynton Lamb, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., edges tanned, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with loss at spine ends and cnrs., triangular chip tail of spine, several short edge tears, some soiling, internally repaired, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £8.00
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28893 Spring, Howard Click to view image
THE HOUSES IN BETWEEN
Collins, London, 1951, 1st edn., 576pp, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Lynton Lamb, rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., sl. shaken, cloth lightly soiled, edges tanned, 2 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, upper hinge cracked at eps., dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with several short edge nicks, some soiling, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £12.00
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13721 Spring, Howard
THERE IS NO ARMOUR
Collins, London, 1949, 2nd imp., 576pp, : red cloth gilt, sl. cocked, cloth a little rubbed, hinge cracked at title, sello stains title hinge and end of first gathering where once repaired, no dustwrapper, reading copy only, £3.00
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22286 Spring, Howard
THERE IS NO ARMOUR
Reprint Society, London, 1950, reprint, 576pp, : blue/green cloth with maroon spine label gilt, sl. cocked, a little rubbed at extrems., cloth rather spotted, eps. lightly foxed, edges sl. dusty, no dustwrapper, good plus, £5.00
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28889 Spring, Howard
THERE IS NO ARMOUR
Collins, London, 1949, 2nd imp., 576pp, : magenta cloth lettered in gilt at spine, sl. shaken, lightly rubbed at extrems., upper edge faintly foxed, 2 line ink inscr. front pastedown, light foxing front endpapers, diag. crease lower cnr. front free endpaper, small stain fore-edge half title and small chip fore-edge title, no dustwrapper, good plus, £8.00
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28891 Spring, Howard Click to view image
THERE IS NO ARMOUR
Collins, London, 1949, 1st edn., 576pp, : magenta cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib), sl. shaken, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., small repaired fray head of upper joint, cloth sl. marked, upper edge a little dusty and faintly foxed, 4 line ink name/address front free endpaper, dustwrapper: price clipped, rubbed at extrems. with loss at spine ends (into title) and cnrs., several small edge tears and chips, soiling lower panel, internally repaired, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £12.00
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28915 Spring, Howard Click to view image
TIME AND THE HOUR
Collins, London, 1958, 2nd imp., 448pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Harry Toothill, rubbed and lightly bumped at extrems., gilding a little dull, edges sl tanned with faint foxing to upper edge, bookseller label front pastedown, faint partial browning to free endpapers, dustwrapper: price clipped, price clipped, rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss to spine ends and cnrs. and tear at tail of spine, surface rubbing at folds, area of spine (one and one half by three quarters inch) with surface loss, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £12.00
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22295 Spring, Howard
WINDS OF THE DAY
Collins, London, 1964, 1st edn., 384pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, sl. cocked, a little bumped at spine ends, no dustwrapper, very good, £6.00
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28920 Spring, Howard Click to view image
WINDS OF THE DAY
Collins, London, 1964, 1st edn., 384pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Eileen Watson, very sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at extrems. with faint bumps at tips, a few light fox marks upper edge, ink name front free endpaper, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs., internally repaired, surface flaking at folds esp. at spine, very good in a good dustwrapper, £8.00
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13726 Spring, Howard Click to view image
WINDS OF THE DAY
Collins, London, 1964, 1st edn., 384pp, : dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by Eileen Watson, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., tears at spine ends internally repaired, lightly stained, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £9.00
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23994 Spring, Marion Howard (Howard Spring interest)
MEMORIES AND GARDENS
Collins, London, 1964, 1st edn., 256pp, 8pp half tone plates, : dichromatic green and black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd decorative design dustwrapper by Patricia Davey, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges browned and sl. foxed, light foxing to pds., dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with v. sl. loss spine ends, internally repaired, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £10.00
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Edgar
Wallace

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28328 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
A DEBT DISCHARGED
Digit Books, London, 1963, 1st in imprint, paperback, 156pp, [iv] ads., #R724, : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), faint vertical crease at upper hinge, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good, £8.00
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31468 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
A KING BY NIGHT
Arrow Books/John Long, London, 1957, 258th thousand, paperback, 320pp, #441JL, : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), spine rolled and wrinkled, wrappers well rubbed, top cnr. upper wrapper clipped, edges tanned, etc., reading copy only, £2.00
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31423 Wallace, Edgar
A KING BY NIGHT
John Long, London, 1949, 5th edn., 188th thousand, 320pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges sl. tanned and foxed, light foxing to endpapers, bookseller label front pastedown, no dustwrapper, good plus, £6.00
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24672 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
AGAIN THE RINGER
Pan Books, London, 1962, 1st in imprint, paperback, 189pp, [iii] ads., #G567, : pictorial wrappers by W. Francis Phillipps, spine sl. slanted and rolled, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, sl. loss spine ends, edges tanned, good plus, £3.50
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33942 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
AGAIN THE THREE (original title Again the Three Just Men)
Pan Books, London, 1968, 1st in imprint, paperback, 156pp, [iv] ads., : pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at tips, pages sl. tanned, very good plus, £5.00
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24749 Wallace, Edgar
AGAIN THE THREE JUST MEN
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND [1928], 1st edn., 320pp, (pagination to 8-320), : yellow ochre cloth lettered in black at spine with facsimile signature and 'crimson circle' motif, lettered upper bd. with publisher device (and with no vignette illustration), 33 titles opposite title page from 'The Double' to 'The Law of the Four Just Men', Kiddle W5, a little rubbed at extrems., spine sunned, edges sl. dusty and browned, light browning to free eps., 1 inch repaired crack in front eps. at hinge, small armorial bookplate fpd., no dustwrapper, very good, £16.00
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31424 Wallace, Edgar
ANGEL ESQUIRE
Allied Newspapers, ND, , 188pp, : small format 7.5 x 4.5 inches approx., dark blue paper covered boards backed with navy blue cloth lettered and lined in gilt at spine, ruled in blind upper and lower boards, sl. cocked, rubbed at extrems. and surface of bds., edges tanned, light browning to endpapers, no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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31425 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
ANGEL ESQUIRE
Tallis Press, Oxford, 1966, revised edn., 146pp, [iv] ads., : small format about 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Paton, very sl. cocked, light bump head of spine, dustwrapper lightly rubbed at extrems. with nicks at head of spine and cnrs., very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £24.00
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26207 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
BLUE HAND
Digit Book, London, 1963, 1st in imprint, paperback, 160pp, #R775, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, sl. slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., edges sl. tanned, very good, £4.00
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37324 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
BLUE HAND
Ward Lock, London, ND (c1930's), 255pp, : smaller format about 7 x 5 inches, red cloth lettered and dec. in black spine and upper bd., col'd pictorial dw (unattrib), sl. rubbed at tips, small light patch tail of spine, top edge a little dusty, all edges lightly foxed, eps. lightly partially browned, pictorial dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., internally relined at folds, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £12.00
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31426 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
BONES OF THE RIVER
Greenhill Books, London, 1988, 249pp, : salmon pink cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, a Sanders of the River book, twelve short stories, a little bumped at head of spine and tiny bump upper cnr. lower bd., upper edge sl. dusty, dustwrapper unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good plus dustwrapper, £16.00
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31427 Wallace, Edgar
CAPTAINS OF SOULS
The Universal Library/Hutchinson and Co., London, ND, reprint, 254pp, : small format 6 x 4 inches approx., red cloth lettered and decorated in black at spine, bordered in black upper board, advertising panel in black lower bd., sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at tips, upper edge sl. dusty, all edges a little foxed, light foxing to prelims. and final pages, no dustwrapper, very good, £10.00
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31428 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
DOUBLE DAN
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND [circa late 1930's], 320pp, #1274, : small format 7 x 4.5 inches, red paper covered bds. lettered and decorated in black at spine, blind stamped decoration upper board, pictorial dustwrapper by Gale, in the Yellow Jacket series, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., repaired nicks tail of spine, edges tanned, dustwrapper rubbed at extrems., several edge tears and chips with sello repairs, spine sl. sunned, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £20.00
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28301 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
EDUCATED EVANS
Webster's Publications, London, ND [1924], 1st edn., 285pp, 1 ad., : red cloth grain paper covered bds. lettered in black at spine, lettered in single line border with publisher's device lower corner in black upper board, contains all the points listed by Kiddle W47, slightly cocked, a little rubbed and lightly bumped at extrems., small impressed mark upper hinge, top edge dusty, all edges well browned, separate pencil signatures on front paste-down and front free endpaper, faint foxing to prelims., paper tanned, no dustwrapper, good, £25.00
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26252 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
EVE'S ISLAND (The Island of Galloping Gold)
C. A. Ransom, London, ND (c1929), paperback (trade paperback size), 128pp, : col'd pictorial wrappers (unattrib), side stitched binding, wrapper price 6d., rubbed at extrems. with loss to tail of spine and edges of wrappers, (restored), spine relined, wrappers a little dull and dusty, lower wrapper foxed, paper well tanned, good, £20.00
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31429 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
FLAT 2
John Long, London, 1956, reprint, 160pp, : salmon pink cloth lettered in black at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Fox, edges a little tanned, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at tips and edges of spine, several short closed edge tears, very good plus in a good plus dustwrapper, £16.00
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24706 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
JACK O'JUDGEMENT (Jack O'Judgment)
Digit Books / Brown Watson, London, 1963, 1st thus, paperback, 160pp, #R764, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, first issue with title in this spelling (originally Jack O'Judgment), very sl. spine roll, lightly rubbed at extrems., numerous minor creases to spine, light diag. crease cnrs. upper wrapper, small ink mark lower wrapper, edges tanned, very good, £5.50
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16836 Wallace, Edgar
MR. JUSTICE MAXELL
Ward Lock, London, ND (c1946), reprint, 251pp, : green cloth lettered in black, smaller format, a little rubbed at tips, spine and top 1/2" upper board sunned, some fox marks in places, no dustwrapper, good plus, £5.00
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37325 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
MR. JUSTICE MAXELL
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND [1948], reprint, 251pp, : smaller format about 7 x 5 inches, pale grey cloth lettered in black at spine, unattrib. pictorial dustwrapper priced at 5/- net, ad. lower panel for Ward Lock 'New Titles' identified as 1948, light bump top cnr. upper bd. and lower cnr. lower bd., edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs. and surface loss at folds, internally relined, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £12.00
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31431 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
MR. JUSTICE MAXELL
Ward Lock, London, ND, 251pp, [iv] ads., : smaller format about 7 x 5 inches, red cloth lettered and decorated in black at spine and upper board, pictorial dustwrapper by Abbey, sl. cocked, edges tanned and lightly foxed, sl. ripple fore-edge cloth, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems. with nicks at spine ends, remains small label at spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £12.00
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31070 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
ON THE SPOT
Arrow, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, revised edn., paperback, 184pp, [viii] ads., ISBN:0099084104 : wraparound photo pictorial cover art (unattrib.), intro Penelope Wallace, lightly rubbed at tips, diag. crease lower wrapper, edges heavily tanned, very good, £5.00
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28308 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
PRIVATE SELBY
Ward Lock, London, ND (circa late 1920's), 256pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered in single line border with publisher's device lower corner in black upper board, v. sl. cocked, a little rubbed at extrems., cloth lightly marked and edges a little dusty, faint foxing to edges, 4 line ink name front pastedown, free endpapers parially browned, light foxing to prelims., no dustwrapper, very good, £16.00
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24714 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
RED ACES
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1953, paperback, 191pp, [i] blank, #C133, : slightly larger than mass market format, unattrib. pictorial wrappers, HandS yellow jacket series, a little rubbed at extrems., sl. loss tail of spine and some flaking at edges, wrappers lightly soiled and a little creased, ink name half title, edges tanned, good plus, £4.00
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37326 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
RED ACES
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (c1930), 313pp, [i] blank, [iv] ads., : yellow ochre cloth lettered in black at spine with facsimile signature and 'crimson circle' motif, lettered upper bd. (no vignette), latest in title list 'Red Aces' (1929), early reprint, pictorial dustwrapper, 'The new J. G. Reeder book', priced 3/6 net., a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned and foxed, endpapers lightly browned, foxing to prelims. and mainly marginal foxing throughout, dustwrapper: well rubbed with loss at head of spine and cnrs., lacks lower 3" of spine, several other edge tears and chips, internally heavily repaired, very good in a poor dustwrapper, £10.00
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33943 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
SANDERS
Pan Books, London, 1969, reset edn., paperback, 188pp, [iv] ads., ISBN:0330024132 : pictorial montage upper wrapper by 'wfphillipps', lightly rubbed at tips, pages sl. tanned, very good plus, £4.50
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28329 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
TERROR KEEP
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1956, paperback, 192pp, #C249, : pictorial wrappers by C. H. Richard, spine slanted, labels sello'd to tail of spine, wrappers rubbed and creased, etc., reading copy only, £3.00
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19046 Wallace, Edgar
TERROR KEEP
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (1920's), 312pp, viii ads., : red paper covered boards, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., sello repair at tail of spine, no dustwrapper, reading copy only, £4.00
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37327 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
TERROR KEEP
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1950, reset edition, 192pp, : smaller format about 7 x 5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, decorative blind stamping upper bd., unattrib. pictorial dustwrapper, HandS Yellow Jacket series priced at 3/6 net, #B61, lightly rubbed at tips, tiny bump lower cnr. lower bd., 3 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., spine sunned, a little rubbed and creased at lower edge, relined at lower edge, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £12.00
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28311 Wallace, Edgar
THE ADMIRABLE CARFEW
Ward Lock, London, ND (circa late 1920's), 256pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered in single line border with publisher's device lower corner in black upper board, sl. cocked, a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. fraying at tips, top edge dusty, all edges sl. tanned, ink name front free endpaper, endpapers and prelims. lightly foxed, no dustwrapper, good plus, £8.00
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31432 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE BOOK OF ALL POWER
Hutchinson Library Service, London, ND (copyright 1972), revised edn., 159pp, : navy blue cloth lettered and lined in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper by Laurence Cutting, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £24.00
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28321 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE BOOKS OF BART
Ward Lock, London, 1929, reprint, 256pp, : deep olive grey cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered in single line border in black upper board, a little rubbed at extrems., flecks and a few larger patches of colour/dressing loss to cloth, edges browned and a little foxed, replacement endpapers, light foxing to prelims. and some mainly marginal foxing throughout, no dustwrapper, good, £20.00
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33944 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE BRIGAND
Pan Books, London, 1967, 2nd imp., paperback, 140pp, [iv] ads., : pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), very sl. sunned at spine, lightly rubbed at tips, small area of surface loss lower wrapper, pages sl. tanned, very good, £4.00
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31433 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE BRIGAND
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1952, reset edn., 192pp, #B95, : smaller format about 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, blind stamped decoration upper board, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), Yellow Jacket series, bumped at spine ends, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs. internally repaired, remains small label at spine, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £8.00
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16839 Wallace, Edgar
THE BRIGAND
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (1927), 1st edn., 312pp, [i] detachable ads., : yellow ochre cloth lettered in black at spine with facsimile signature and 'crimson circle' motif, lettered upper bd. with vignette illustration, 26 titles in list from 'The Traitor's Gate' to 'The Law of the Four Just Men', meets crieria for 1st edition (Kiddle), ads. still present, rubbed and bumped at extrems., cloth lightly soiled, edges browned and foxed, eps. replaced, foxing to prelims., no dustwrapper, good, £10.00
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31434 Wallace, Edgar
THE CALENDAR
William Collins, London, ND, 253pp, : red cloth grain paper covered bds. lettered in black at spine and upper board, sl. cocked, rubbed at extrems., cloth a little marked, edges dusty and foxed, light foxing to endpapers and prelims., no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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31435 Wallace, Edgar
THE CALENDAR
William Collins, London, ND, 253pp, : red cloth grain paper covered bds. lettered in black at spine and upper board, sl. cocked, rubbed at extrems., cloth a little marked, edges heavily foxed, ink name front pastedown, foxing to endpapers, prelims. and mainly in margins throughout text, no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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31436 Wallace, Edgar
THE CASE OF THE TWISTED CANDLE
Allied Newspapers, ND, , 188pp, : small format 7.5 x 4.5 inches approx., dark blue paper covered boards backed with navy blue cloth lettered and lined in gilt at spine, blind stamped decoration upper and lower boards, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, no dustwrapper, very good, £5.00
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26221 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE CLUE OF THE SILVER KEY
Pan Books, London, 1954, paperback, reset edition, 191pp [1] ads., #X115, : pictorial wrappers by 'silk', sl. spine slant and roll, spine wrinkled, rubbed at extrems., area surface loss upper wrapper, overall light creasing and soiling, edges browned, etc., reading copy only, £2.00
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26220 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE CLUE OF THE SILVER KEY
Pan Books, London, 1967, 1st edn. thus, paperback, revised edition, 187pp [v] ads., #X611, : unattrib decorated wrappers, text revised, lightly rubbed at tips, spine sunned, edges tanned, very good plus, £4.50
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26222 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE COUNCIL OF JUSTICE
Digit Books, London, 1963, 1st in imprint, paperback, 160pp, #R751, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, a story of the Four Just Men, spine rolled, lightly rubbed at extrems., sl. flaking at spine edges, some creasing to wrappers and numerous light creases at hinges, edges tanned, good, £3.00
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24741 Wallace, Edgar
THE CRIMSON CIRCLE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1947, 28th edn., 320pp, : pale grey cloth lettered in red, top edge col'd, lightly rubbed at extrems. and more heavily at tail of spine, edges sl. dusty with a few fox marks, replacement front eps., no dustwrapper, very good, £8.00
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37328 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE CRIMSON CIRCLE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1941, 27th edn., 320pp, #953, : smaller format about 7 x 5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, blind stamped decoration to spine and upper bd., pictorial dustwrapper by Gordon Robinson in HandS Yellow Jacket series, lightly rubbed at extrems., sl. sunning to edges of boards, pages tanned, partially erasure top cnr. front free endpaper, endpapers browned, 3 leaves (277/282) short fore-edge tears, dustwrapper: unpriced, rubbed at extrems., chipping to spine ends and several short edge tears, light overall soiling, internally repaired, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £12.00
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28317 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND [1926], 1st edn., 319pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered with vignette ill. in black top rt. upper board, contains all the points listed by Kiddle W42, a little rubbed and lightly bumped at extrems., sl. fraying to cloth at spine ends, faint vertical crease in cloth upper board, top edge dusty, all edges tanned, replacement front endpapers, foxing to prelims. and final pp, occasional marginal fox marks in text, no dustwrapper, good, £10.00
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24726 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE DOUBLE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1958, reset, paperback, 190pp, [i] ads., [i] blank, #C316, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, rubbed at extrems., sl. flaking to spine, edges tanned, good plus, £3.50
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28335 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE DOUBLE
Pan Books, London, 1965, 1st in imprint, paperback, 186pp, [iv] ads., #X375, : pictorial wrappers (unattrib), sl. roll and slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., light diag. creasing lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges lightly tanned, good, £6.00
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31438 Wallace, Edgar
THE DOUBLE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1935, 14th imp., 320pp, : small format about 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered and decorated in black at spine, blind stamped decoration upper board, top edge coloured, coloured endpapers, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., repaired fray to upper end lower joint, edges a little dusty and foxed, no dustwrapper, good, £6.00
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31439 Wallace, Edgar
THE FELLOWHIP OF THE FROG
Ward Lock, London, 1951, 18th imp., 288pp, : ochre cloth lettered in black at spine, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges a little dusty and foxed, no dustwrapper, good, £6.00
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31441 Wallace, Edgar
THE FLYING SQUAD
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1951, 15th imp., 192pp, : small format about 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, blind stamped decoration upper board, a little rubbed at extrems. and cloth sl. grubby, edges tanned, ink name front free endpaper and bookseller label front pastedown, foxing toendpapers and prelims. and mainly marginal foxing in text throughout, no dustwrapper, good, £6.00
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37329 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE FLYING SQUAD
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1951, 15th imp., 192pp, #B62, : smaller format about 7 x 5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, decoration in blind upper bd., unattrib. pictorial dustwrapper, HandS Yellow Jacket series priced at 3/6 net, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned with some foxing, dustwrapper: a little rubbed with very sl. loss at tips, liight overall soiling, internally repaired, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £12.00
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28344 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE FORGER
Pan Books, London, 1963, paperback, 207pp, : pictorial wrappers by 'Peff', lightly rubbed at tips, edges lightly tanned, bookseller stamps on inside upper wrapper and on half title, very good plus, £8.00
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21692 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE FOUR JUST MEN
Pan Books, London, 1959 reprint, paperback, #G318, : pictorial wrappers by S. R. Bordero (?), a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing and foxing to wrappers, edges browned, small chip fore-edge half title, large label inside lower wrapper, good, £3.00
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26226 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE FOUR JUST MEN
Pan Books, London, 1966, paperback, 158pp, [ii] ads., #X500, : unattrib pictorial wrappers, a little rubbed at tips, small area surface loss lower wrapper, edges tanned, very good, £4.00
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28343 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE FOUR JUST MEN
Pan Books, London, 1950, 1st in imprint, paperback, 192pp, #142, : pictorial wrappers (unattrib), spine slanted, rubbed at extrems. with short nicks to spine ends, light overall soiling to wrappers, edges tanned, good, £4.00
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31440 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE FOURTH PLAGUE
Ward Lock, London, ND, 252pp, [iv] ads., : small format about 7 x 5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered with decorative border in black upper board, pictorial dustwrapper by Abbey, cocked, repaired nick head of upper joint, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges dusty and tanned, ink name front pastedown, endpapers sl. browned, irrelevant ink notes final free endpaper, dustwrapper rubbed at extrems. with loss at spine ends and cnrs., several tears, heavily internally repaired, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £10.00
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28336 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE FOURTH PLAGUE
Digit Books, London, 1963, 1st in imprint, paperback, 157pp, [iii] ads., #R712, : pictorial wrappers (unattrib), sl. slant to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, small area surface loss and faint diag. crease top cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, very good, £12.00
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31443 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE GOLDEN HADES
White Lion, London, 1975, revised edn., 164pp, : red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), lightly bumped at extrems., dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., sello repair upper cnr. front panel, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £10.00
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24701 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE GREEN RIBBON
Arrow Books, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, paperback, 184pp, [viii] ads., #9570 : pictorial photo wrappers, new intro by Penelope Wallace, lightly rubbed at tips, several vertical creases in spine, faint crease lower wrapper, edges tanned, very good, £4.50
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37330 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE GREEN RIBBON
Hutchinson and Co., London, ND (circa 1950's), 90th thousand, 256pp, : green cloth lettered in black at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), sl. cocked, top edge a little dusty and all edges sl. tanned, endpapers partially browned, dustwrapper: rubbed with sl. loss at extrems., light creasing, several edge tears, overall soiling, internally repaired, good plus in a good dustwrapper, £12.00
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28298 Wallace, Edgar
THE GREEN RUST
Ward Lock, London, ND, reprint, 255pp, : red cloth grain paper covered bds. lettered in black at spine, lettered upper bd. with decorative border in black, smaller format, cocked, nicks at ends upper hinge, well rubbed at extrems., edges browned and foxed, no dustwrapper, reading copy only, £4.00
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31445 Wallace, Edgar
THE GUNNER
John Long, London, ND, popular edition, 285pp, [ii] ads., : small format about 7 x 5 inches, red paper covered bds. lettered and decorated in black at spine, blind stamped decoration upper board, a little mshaken, rubbed at extrems. with short nicks at spine ends, some surface rubbing, edges dusty, tanned and sl. foxed, paper lightly tanned throughout, no dustwrapper, reading copy only, £5.00
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31446 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE GUNNER
John Long, London, 1955, reprint, 285pp, : salmon pink cloth lettered in black at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Fox, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., a few faint marks to cloth, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., short closed nick upper edge, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £18.00
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31447 Wallace, Edgar
THE GUV'NOR (and The Man who Passed)
The Literary Press, London, ND, 253pp, : small format 6 x 4 inches approx., light blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, lettered and decorated in gilt upper board, cocked, rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., edges tanned, no dustwrapper, good, £8.00
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28341 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE HAND OF POWER
Arrow Books, London, 1961, paperback, 272pp, #413, : pictorial wrappers (unattrib), very sl. slant and roll with faint wrinkling to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus, £5.00
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31448 Wallace, Edgar
THE IRON GRIP
Allied Newspapers, ND, , 188pp, : small format 6.5 x 4.5 inches approx., dark blue paper covered boards backed with navy blue cloth lettered and lined in gilt at spine, blind stamped decoration upper and lower boards, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., upper edge dusty, edges tanned, no dustwrapper, very good, £6.00
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26231 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE JOKER
Pan Books, London, 1950, 1st in imprint, paperback, 192pp, #140, : unattributed pictorial wrappers, rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends, spine relined, light creasing to wrappers and cnrs. inclined to curl, neatly repaired edge tear fore-edge upper wrapper, edges browned, good, £3.50
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26232 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE JOKER
Pan Books, London, 1977, paperback, 192pp, ISBN:0330020757 : photo pictorial wrappers, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, very good, £3.50
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22594 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE JOKER
Pan Books, London, 1950, 1st in imprint, paperback, 192pp, #140, : unattributed pictorial wrappers, slight roll and slant to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good, £5.00
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24673 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE JOKER
Pan Books, London, 1966, reset edition, paperback, 192pp, #X467, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, slight roll and slant to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good, £5.00
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33945 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE JOKER
Pan Books, London, 1968, reprint, paperback, 192pp, ISBN:0330020757 : pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), sl. creasing at spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, very good plus, £6.00
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28340 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE JOKER
Pan Books, London, 1960, paperback, 192pp, #G370, : pictorial wrappers by Fox, very sl. roll to spine, price label lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges a little tanned, very good plus, £8.00
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31450 Wallace, Edgar
THE JOKER
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND, 320pp, : red cloth lettered and decorated in black at spine, blind stamped decoration upper board, smaller format, sl. shaken, a little rubbed at extrems. esp. spine ends, edges tanned and a little foxed, free endpapers browned, 5 line inscr. front free endpaper, small bookseller stamp final pastedown, no dustwrapper, good, £8.00
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31451 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE KEEPERS OF THE KING'S PEACE
Ward Lock, London, ND (circa late 1940's), 191pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), a Sanders story, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at tips, upper edge sl. dusty, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., nicks at spine ends internally repaired, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £18.00
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31452 Wallace, Edgar
THE LAW OF THE FOUR JUST MEN
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND, 320pp, : small format 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, blind stamped decoration spine and upper board, sl. cocked, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, a few foix marks endpapers and prelims., no dustwrapper, good plus, £8.00
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31470 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE LONE HOUSE MYSTERY
Digit Books, London, 1962, 2nd imp., paperback, 160pp, #R517, : pictorial upper wrapper by Jas. E. McConnell, spine rolled, slanted and creased, a little rubbed at extrems. with small chip top upper hinge, edges tanned, good, £4.00
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26234 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE MAN AT THE CARLTON
Pan Books, London, 1963, 1st in imprint, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., #G623, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, v. sl. spine roll, well rubbed at extrems. with sl. flaking at spine, light creasing to wraps., small biro mark on title upper wrapper and to edges, remains of label upper wrapper, edges well tanned, good, £3.00
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24671 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE MAN AT THE CARLTON
Pan Books, London, 1963, 1st in imprint, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., #G623, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, v. sl. spine roill, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus, £4.00
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28307 Wallace, Edgar
THE MAN FROM MOROCCO
John Long, London, 1929, reprint, 316pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, double rule border in blind upper board, an early reprint, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems. sl. fraying at tips, cloth lightly soiled, edges tanned, faint foxing lower edge, faint foxing to endpapers and prelims, no dustwrapper, good plus, £8.00
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24747 Wallace, Edgar
THE MIND OF MR. J. G. REEDER
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1950, 22nd imp., 319pp, : blue cloth lettered in black at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by 'Wardell', HandS yellow Jacket series priced at 6/- net, #A76, ex private lending library, usual wear and marks, dustwrapper: clipped but still priced, spine sunned, rubbed with loss at spine ends and cnrs., reading copy only in a 'good' dustwrapper, £6.00
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31453 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE MIND OF MR. J. G. REEDER
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1950, 22nd imp., #A76, 319pp, : light blue cloth lettered and lined in black at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Wardell, in the Yellow Jacket series, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges sl. foxed, partial browning to free endpapers, bookseller label front pastedown, dustwrapper: rpice clipped, spine sl. sunned, a little rubbed at edges with several edge nicks, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £14.00
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31455 Wallace, Edgar
THE NINE BEARS
Ward Lock, London, Nd, 256pp, : small format about 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered with decorative border upper board, sl. cocked, rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., edges dusty and tanned, no dustwrapper, good, £6.00
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28316 Wallace, Edgar
THE NINE BEARS
Ward Lock, London, 1928, 256pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered in single line border with publisher's device lower corner in black upper board, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges a little tanned, part erased name front free endpaper, 4 line name/address front pastedown, endpapers lightly browned, no dustwrapper, good plus, £8.00
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31456 Wallace, Edgar
THE NORTHING TRAMP
The Crime Club Inc. / Doubleday Doran and Co., New York, 1929, 1st edn. US, [vi], 288pp, [ii] ads., : black cloth lettered in red at spine, red author panels lettered in black at spine and upper board, later renamed The Tramp, sl. cocked, bumped and a little rubbed at extrems., edges dusty and tanned, blurb panel from dustwrapper tipped onto front free endpaper, no dustwrapper, good, £8.00
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28313 Wallace, Edgar
THE ORATOR
Hutchinson, London, ND (circa 1930's), 288pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered in double line border upper board, sl. cocked, rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., sl. fraying at tips, spine sl. sunned, edges dusty and a little tanned, sl. thinning top cnr. front free endpapers and front endpapers partially cracked at upper hinge, no dustwrapper, good, £6.00
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31457 Wallace, Edgar
THE REPORTER
Allied Newspapers, ND, , 188pp, : small format 6.5 x 4.5 inches approx., dark blue paper covered boards backed with navy blue cloth lettered and lined in gilt at spine, blind stamped decoration upper and lower boards, sl. cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., sl. fraying at tips, edges tanned, no dustwrapper, good plus, £5.00
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19057 Wallace, Edgar
THE RINGER
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (1920's), 28th imp., 320pp, col'd eps., : red cloth blind stamped and lettered in black, smaller format, a little rubbed at tips, edges foxed, ink inscr. ffep., no dustwrapper, very good, £8.00
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24738 Wallace, Edgar
THE RINGER
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (1930's), 32nd imp., 320pp, : blue cloth lettered in black, top edge col'd, sl. cocked, a little rubbed extrems, several small marks to cloth, most of colouring to top edge rubbed off, some fox marks at edges, 4 line ink name/address fpd., light foxing to eps. and prelims., no dustwrapper, good plus, £8.00
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37331 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE RINGER
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (circa 1930's), 32nd edn., 320pp, : blue cloth lettered in black, pictorial dustwrapper (later issue, 47th edn. HandS Yellow Jacket series), a little rubbed extrems, sl. cloth misfold top cnr. lower bd., edges a little dusty and tanned with a few fox marks, pictorial dustwrapper: well rubbed, several tears and chips, overall soiling, internally repaired, very good in a good dustwrapper, £14.00
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26240 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE RINGER (originally published as The Gaunt Stranger)
Pan Books, London, 1950, 2nd printing, paperback, 224pp, #42, : pictorial wrappers, rubbed at extrems., sl. flaking at edges of spine, spine relined, light creasing and soiling to wrappers, edges browned, lacks half title, nick in fore-edge title, paper tanned, good, £3.00
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33946 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE RINGER (originally published as The Gaunt Stranger)
Pan Books, London, 1970, 6th printing (revised and reset edn.), paperback, 159pp, [i] ads., ISBN:0330025481 : pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), very sl. sunned at spine, lightly rubbed at tips, pages sl. tanned, very good plus, £4.50
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28318 Wallace, Edgar
THE SECRET HOUSE
Ward Lock, London, 1927, reprint, 256pp, : dark green cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered in single line border with publisher's device lower corner in black upper board, rubbed at extrems., edges tanned and a little foxed, partial browning to endpopers, foxing to prelims and final pp and light mainly marginal foxing in text, no dustwrapper, good, £6.00
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37332 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE SINISTER MAN
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1951, reset edn., 256pp, #B58, : smaller format about 7 x 5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, decorated in blind upper bd., unattrib. pictorial dustwrapper, HandS Yellow Jacket series priced at 5/- net, lightly rubbed at tips, top edge sl. dusty with a few fox marks, all edges sl. tanned, single fox mark front pastedown, dustwrapper: clipped with visible price, rubbed with sl. loss at extrems., spine sunned, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £12.00
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22595 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE SQUEAKER
Pan Books, London, 1950, 1st in imprint, paperback, 202pp [6pp] ads., #125, : pictorial wrappers by Geo. Woodman, slight spine slant, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good, £6.00
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19008 Wallace, Edgar
THE SQUEAKER
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND, 312pp, iv ads., : yellow ochre cloth lettered in black at spine with facsimile signature and 'crimson circle' motif, lettered upper bd. with vignette illustration, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at tips, tiny fray top of lower joint, a few faint fox marks at edges, no dustwrapper, very good, £12.00
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31459 Wallace, Edgar
THE SQUEAKER (US 'The Squealer')
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND, 312pp, [iv] ads., : yellow ochre cloth lettered in black at spine with facsimile signature and 'crimson circle' motif, lettered upper board with vignette illustration, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., cloth sl. soiled, edges a little dusty and tanned, no dustwrapper, very good, £12.00
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31460 Wallace, Edgar
THE STRANGE COUNTESS
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1941, 33rd imp., 320pp, : small format about 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered in black at spine, blind stamped decoration spine and upper board, coloured endpapers, sl. cocked, rubbed and lightly bumped at extrems. with sl. nicks at head of spine, edges dusty and tanned, paper tanned, no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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31461 Wallace, Edgar
THE TERRIBLE PEOPLE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1951, 20th imp., 308pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, blind stamped decoration upper board, smaller format, rubbed and lightly bumped at extrems., cloth a little marked, edges dusty and tanned, no dustwrapper, good, £5.00
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26244 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE THIEF IN THE NIGHT
Digit Books, London, 1962, 1st edn., paperback original, 159pp, #R629, : first edition in this collection, pictorial wrappers (unattrib), contains the novellette of the title (1st 1928) and the short stories: Via Madeira, The Greek Poropulos, Findings are Keepings, The Compleat Criminal, The Looker and the Leaper, (1st 1929 in Forty Eight Short Stories), Kiddle ref: W166, a little rubbed at extrems., sl. flaking to spine edges, light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned and lightly foxed, good plus, £10.00
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28314 Wallace, Edgar
THE THREE OAK MYSTERY
Ward Lock, London, ND (circa 1926), 256pp, : red cloth lettered in black at spine, lettered in single line border with publisher's device lower corner in black upper board, sl. cocked, a little rubbed at extrems., light soiling to cloth, edges dusty and a little tanned, no dustwrapper, good plus, £8.00
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31463 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE TRAITOR'S GATE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1951, reset edn., 190pp, #A90, : blue cloth lettered, ruled and vignette in black at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), in the Yellow Jacket series, sl. shaken, a little rubbed at extrems., light foxing to edges and endpapers, ink initials at front pastedown, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., spine sunned, several short edge nicks, internally repaired, good plus in a good plus dustwrapper, £10.00
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24681 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE TRAMP (original title The Northing Tramp)
Pan Books, London, 1965, 1st in imprint, paperback, 189pp, [iii] ads., #X448, : pictorial wrappers (unattrib), spine rolled and slanted, rubbed at extrems., light creasing and foxing to wrappers, edges tanned and foxed, good, £3.00
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28338 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE TRAMP (original title The Northing Tramp)
Pan Books, London, 1965, 1st in imprint, paperback, 189pp, [iii] ads., #X448, : pictorial wrappers (unattrib), sl. roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, very good, £4.50
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28297 Wallace, Edgar
THE TWISTER
John Long, London, ND, 346th thousand, 288pp, : red cloth grain paper covered bds. lettered in gilt at spine, cheap edition, sl. cocked, a little rubbed with sl. surface loss at tips, edges tanned and lightly foxed, no dustwrapper, very good, £6.00
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26248 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE VALLEY OF GHOSTS
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1967, revised edn., paperback, 192pp, #125, : unattrib. photo pictorial wrappers, cover price 3/6 UK, spine rolled and slanted, well rubbed at extrems., wrappers a little creased, reading copy only, £3.00
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31464 Wallace, Edgar
THE VALLEY OF GHOSTS
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND, 320pp, : red cloth lettered and decorated in black at spine, blind stamped decoration upper board, smaller format, rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., nicks at head of spine, spine sl. sunned, edges dusty and tanned, light browning to free endpapers, no dustwrapper, good, £6.00
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24713 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE YELLOW SNAKE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1955, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., #C222, : slightly larger than mass market format, pictorial wrappers (unattrib), H&S Yellow Jacket 2/- series, sl. slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems. with some flaking at edges of spine and small chip tail, edges tanned, very good, £4.50
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26250 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE YELLOW SNAKE
Pan Books, London, 1960, 1st in imprint, paperback, 188pp, [iv] ads., #G353, : unattributed pictorial wrappers, sl. slant and roll to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., faint diag. crease lower wrapper, edges tanned, mark fore-edge title page, very good, £4.50
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28323 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
THE YELLOW SNAKE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1955, reset edition, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads, #C222, : slightly larger than mass market format, pictorial wrappers (unattrib), H&S Yellow Jacket 2/- series, spine slanted, lightly rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges a little tanned and foxed, good plus, £6.00
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31465 Wallace, Edgar
THIS ENGLAND
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND, 247pp, 20 full page line ills. in text, : red cloth lettered and ruled in gilt with publisher device in blind at spine, single line border in blind upper board, a collection of 'little bits of observation and experience' reprinted from the Morning Post, illustrated by Bert Thomas, sl. cocked, light bump tail of spine, spine a little sunned and some flecks of colour loss to boards, a little rubbed with sl. fraying at tips, light foxing to half title and the occasional fox mark in text, no dustwrapper, good plus, £30.00
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31466 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
WE SHALL SEE!
Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (circa 1930's), 255pp, #1278, : small format about 7 x 4.5 inches, red cloth lettered and decorated in black at spine, decoration in blind upper board, Yellow Jacket 2/- series, a scarce title in any format, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., spine sunned and some patches of colour loss to bds., small fray to cloth at head of upper joint, edges dusty and heavily foxed, light browning to endpapers, small bookseller's label front psatedown, marginal foxing prelims. and in text, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., light overall soiling, small area surface loss at spine, good in a good plus dustwrapper, £80.00
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26251 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
WHITE FACE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1966, revised edition, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., #396, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, printing dated 1966 but revision oddly copyright 1967, sl. spine slant, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, old ink price upper cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, good, £3.50
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24164 Wallace, Edgar
WHITE FACE
Ulverscroft, Leicester, 1967, large print edition, : library binding, laminated bds., ex public library, well used, usual faults, dustwrapper: laminated to bds., reading copy only, £4.50
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24716 Wallace, Edgar Click to view image
WHITE FACE
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1966, revised edition, paperback, 191pp, [1] ads., #396, : unattrib. pictorial wrappers, printing dated 1966 but revision oddly copyright 1967, sl. spine slant, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to spine, edges tanned, very good, £5.00
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24969 Wallace, Edgar (interest - conceived by him with Merian C. Cooper, novelization by Delos W. Lovelace) Click to view image
KING KONG
Futura, London, 1977, paperback, 191pp, ISBN:0860074331 : spectacular but unattributed cover art, 1977 pb re-issue with details of the new EMI release of King Kong starring Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange on wrappers, a little rubbed and lightly creased at extrems., sl. surface loss upper wrapper, remainder mark top edge, very good, £3.00
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31469 Wallace, Edgar, et al Click to view image
EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERY MAGAZINE - Vol. 3 No. 20
Edgar Wallace Magazines, 1966, paperback, 121pp, 2 in text cartoons, 7pp ads., : digest size paperback, coloured lettered upper wrapper, photo pictorial lower wrapper, light vertical crease in spine, a little rubbed at extrems., paper tanned, very good, £3.00
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34167 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
BILL FOR THE USE OF A BODY
Arrow Books, London, 1975, paperback, 192pp, ISBN:0099059401 : pictorial montage wrappers (unattrib.), a Julian Day Story, sl. slant to spine, vertical creasing at spine and hinges, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, ink name/date inside upper wrapper, good, £3.00
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CODEWORD - GOLDEN FLEECE
Sheridan Book Company, London, 1994, 1st in imprint, paperback, 383pp, ISBN:1855016516 : wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), a Duke de Richleau story, sl. roll and slant to spine, vertical creasing at spine and hinges, lightly rubbed at extrems., good, £3.00
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COME INTO MY PARLOUR
Arrow Books, London, 1960, 1st in imprint, paperback, 384pp, #578, : pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), a Gregory Sallust story, wrinkling to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good, £5.00
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34172 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
CURTAIN OF FEAR
Arrow Books, London, 1957, 1st in imprint, paperback, 320pp, #430, : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), an out of series adventure novel, slant and sl. roll to spien, light vertical creasing at spine, rubbed at extrems. and light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, spine relined, small tippex marks top cnr. half title, good, £3.50
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34475 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
CURTAIN OF FEAR
Arrow Books, London, 1975, paperback, 288pp, ISBN:0099059304 : photo pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), an out of series adventure novel, sl. slant to spine with vertical creasing at spine and upper hinge, lightly rubbed at extrems., small diag. crease lower wrapper, edges sl. tanned, good plus, £3.50
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33316 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
CURTAIN OF FEAR
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1974), reprint, [xii], 278pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by Janet Archer, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, decorative endpapers, uniform with Edito-Service edn., out of series adventure novel, tiny bump head of spine, upper edge sl. dusty, end of marker sl. frayed, no dustwrapper issued, very good, £5.00
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25715 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
CURTAIN OF FEAR
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1974), 278pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by Janet Archer, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, dec. eps., uniform with Edito-Service edn., out of series adventure novel, top edge sl. dusty and very lightly foxed, no dustwrapper issued, very good plus, £6.00
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25879 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
CURTAIN OF FEAR
Edito-Service, Geneva, ND (ills. copyright 1974), [xii], 278pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills by Janet Archer, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, dec. eps., uniform with Heron Books edn., out of series adventure novel, light bump head of spine, no dustwrapper issued, very good plus, £6.00
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29122 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
CURTAIN OF FEAR
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1974), [xii], 278pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills by Janet Archer, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, dec. eps., uniform with Edito-Service edn., out of series adventure novel, lightly rubbed at tips, no dustwrapper issued, very good plus, £6.00
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31243 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
CURTAIN OF FEAR
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1974), reprint, [xii], 278pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by Janet Archer, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, decorative endpapers, uniform with Edito-Service edn., out of series adventure novel, light bump head of upper joint, no dustwrapper issued, very good plus, £6.00
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30320 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
CURTAIN OF FEAR
Hutchinson, London, 1953, 1st edn., 294pp, : black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), an out of series adventure novel, lightly rubbed at tips, edges a little foxed, somne foxing to ednpapers and prelims., dustwrapper: dubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs., sl. flaking at folds, internally repaired, very good in a very good dustwrapper, £12.00
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34476 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
DANGEROUS INHERITANCE
Arrow Books, London, 1975, paperback, 320pp, ISBN:0099114909 : wraparound pictorial montage wrappers (unattrib.), a Duke de Richleau story, sl. slant to spine with vertical creasing at spine and upper hinge, lightly rubbed at extrems., diag. crease upper wrapper, edges sl. tanned, good plus, £3.50
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30321 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
DANGEROUS INHERITANCE
Hutchinson, London, 1965, 1st edn., 349pp, maps at eps., : red/black dichromatic cloth lettered in gilt and lined in black at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by Edward Mortelmans, a Duke de Richleau story, very sl. cocked, lightly bumped at spine ends and sl. rubbed at extrems., edges dusty, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. surface loss at tips, some closed edge tears and light creasing, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper, £10.00
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31231 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
DANGEROUS INHERITANCE
Hutchinson, London, 1970, Lymington edn., reprint, 349pp, maps at endpapers, : black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), a Duke de Richleau story, light bump head of spine, upper edge sl dusty, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. surface loss at tips, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper, £8.00
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27902 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
DANGEROUS INHERITANCE
Hutchinson, London, 1965, 1st edn., 349pp, maps at eps., : red/black dichromatic cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Edward Mortelmans, a Duke de Richleau story, very sl. cocked, ink name date front paste down and small sello marks to both pds., dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, sl. sello stains edges flaps, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, £12.00
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27880 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
FAKED PASSPORTS
Edito-Service, Geneva, ND (ills. copyright 1972), [x], 422pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by John Holder, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, dec. eps., uniform with Heron Books edn., a Gregory Sallust story, gilding rubbed at spine, top edge dusty, no dustwrapper issued, good plus, £3.00
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29125 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
FAKED PASSPORTS
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1972), [x], 422pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by John Holder, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, dec. eps., uniform with Edito-Service edn., a Gregory Sallust story, a little bumped top cnr. upper bd., lightly rubbed at tips, no dustwrapper issued, very good, £4.00
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31245 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
FAKED PASSPORTS
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1972), reprint, [x], 422pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by John Holder, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, decorative endpapers, uniform with Edito-Service edn., a Gregory Sallust story, lightly bumped lower cnrs., small abrasion at spine, edges sl. marked, no dustwrapper issued, very good, £4.00
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25722 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
FAKED PASSPORTS
Edito-Service, Geneva, ND (ills. copyright 1972), [x], 422pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by John Holder, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, dec. eps., uniform with Heron Books edn., a Gregory Sallust story, faint red marks top edge, no dustwrapper issued, fine, £6.00
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34125 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
FAKED PASSPORTS
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1972), reprint, [x], 422pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by John Holder, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, decorative endpapers, uniform with Edito-Service edn., a Gregory Sallust story, no dustwrapper issued, fine, £6.00
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34173 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
GATEWAY TO HELL
Arrow Books, London, 1974, reprint, paperback, 255pp, [i] ads., ISBN:009905860X : photo pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), a Duke de Richleau black magic story, sl. roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at extrems., ink name/date inside upper wrapper, edges lightly tanned, wrappers covered in self-adhesive laminate, good plus, £3.50
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34479 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
GATEWAY TO HELL
Arrow Books, London, 1976, reprint, paperback, 255pp, ISBN:009905860X : photo pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), a Duke de Richleau black magic story, sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, light diag. crease lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges sl. tanned, good plus, £3.50
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30347 Wheatley, Dennis
GATEWAY TO HELL
Arrow Books, London, 1972, 1st in imprint, paperback, 255pp, [i] ads., : pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), a Duke de Richleau black magic story, a little rubbed at extrems., sl. wrinkling to spine, faint creasing upper hinge, very good, £4.00
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30348 Wheatley, Dennis
GATEWAY TO HELL
Arrow Books, London, 1979, 7th imp., paperback, 255pp, : photo pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), a Duke de Richleau black magic story, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus, £4.00
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30349 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
GUNMEN, GALLANTS AND GHOSTS
Arrow Books, London, 1966, 3rd imp., paperback, 318pp, [ii] ads., : pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), a collection of short stories and articles on ghosts, the occult, black magic and voodoo, sl. roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems., edges browned and a little foxed, light crease lower panel, good, £2.50
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34481 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
GUNMEN, GALLANTS AND GHOSTS
Arrow Books, London, 1971, reprint, paperback, 320pp, ISBN:0090045106 : pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), a collection of short stories and articles on ghosts, the occult, black magic and voodoo, several vertical creases to spine and light vertical creasing at hinges, rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges sl. tanned, good, £3.00
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30350 Wheatley, Dennis
GUNMEN, GALLANTS AND GHOSTS
Arrow Books, London, 1972, 7th imp., paperback, 320pp, : pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), a collection of short stories and articles on ghosts, the occult, black magic and voodoo, a little rubbed at extrems., light vertical creasing upper hinge, very good, £3.50
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34174 Wheatley, Dennis Click to view image
GUNMEN, GALLANTS AND GHOSTS
Arrow Books, London, 1979, 9th imp., paperback, 320pp, ISBN:0099097001 : photo pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), a collection of short stories and articles on ghosts, the occult, black magic and voodoo, several vertical creases to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., edges sl. tanned, good plus, £4.00
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30351 Wheatley, Dennis
MAYHEM IN GREECE
Heron Books, London, ND (copyright 1973), paperback, [x], 500pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, half tone ills. by Hugh Marshall, : dark red simulated morocco card wrappers, lettered in gilt and black at spine and upper wrapper, gilt border to spine, gilt border and decoration upper wrapper, an out of series adventure novel, lightly rubbed at tips, very faint foxing upper edge, browning to inside of wrappers, very good plus, £4.00
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29127 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
MAYHEM IN GREECE
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1973), [xii], 500pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by Hugh Marshall, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, dec. eps., uniform with Edito-Service edn., out of series adventure novel, lightly rubbed and bumped at tips, no dustwrapper issued, very good, £5.00
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31247 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
MAYHEM IN GREECE
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1973), reprint, [xii], 500pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by Hugh Marshall, : dark red simulated morocco, lettered in gilt at spine, gilt and black decorations spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, yellow silk marker, decorative endpapers, uniform with Edito-Service edn., out of series adventure novel, edges sl. dusty and lightly foxed, no dustwrapper issued, very good, £5.00
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33321 Wheatley, Dennis Click for detail of binding
MAYHEM IN GREECE
Heron Books, London, ND (ills. copyright 1973), reprint, [xii], 500pp, half tone frontis port. by Mark Gerson, ills. by Hugh Marshall, : dark r