Crime of the Fictional Variety

The Silver Peril – Maryse Rutledge – First Edition 1931

A very unusual book for its time – Europe suffers attacks from the air by a winged helicopter – connected to the gang lands of the Montmarte, Paris. Britton of Scotland Yard has a difficult job on his hands.

First edition published by The Fiction League, New York in 1931. Octavo, 320 pages. Listed in authorities … Hubin, Bleiler, Reginald etc. Iconic dust wrapper, top edge stained blue … everything pretty fine.

First edition 11931 in about as good a condition as possible – collectable fantasy crime

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$120.00

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The Man with No Face – John Newton Chance – First edition 1959

A crime reporter suffers a memory loss. Four years later the police arrive and ask him about a man called “Maxie” … no knowledge but afterwards his wife tells him this is a man he has murdered. It all starts from there and get quite baffling – prepare to be surprised.

First edition published by Robert Hale, London in 1959. Octavo, 192 pages, tanned page edges otherwise very good and in a dust jacket to die for.

Scarce collectable crime in super jacket – how is your memory today?

$70.00

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Biggles Buries the Hatchet – Captain W.E. Johns – First Edition 1958

Sought after Biggles first edition one that is hard to come by. Published by Brokhampton Press in 1958. Octavo, blue boards, 184 pages plus catalogue with the usual ticks. Has the Brock Books image lower spine and number “52” as required of the first. Dust jacket chipped and worn through front end back flap part missing. Full page coloured illustration from the omnipresent Leslie Stead

Erich von Stalhein escapes from prison behind the Iron Curtain. An event which brings Biggles into conflicts with his arch enemy.

Biggles First but not the first encounter with von Stalein!

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Biggles and The Poor Rich Boy – Captain W.E. Johns – First Edition 1961

The true first edition not the orange board Hampton copy often disguised as a first. This published by Brockhampton Press in 1961.

Octavo, brown boards, dust jacket with “Brock Books” at base of spine and numbering system “58” above. 182 pages, plus catalogue [annotated in hand], coloured frontispiece, the odd line illustration by the usual Leslie Stead. A little age, really very good with a great example of the dust jacket.

The entire British police force cannot find twelve-year-old Carlo Salvatore who has been kidnapped. Biggles and his chums come to the rescue – a trip to Scotland is required.

Scarce Biggles First in good condition and in Scotland

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$50.00

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The Secret Pilgrim – John le Carre – First Edition 1991

A very nice first edition published by Hodder, London in 1991.

Follows the Russia House and the Karla trilogy and despite the whole of Smiley, some believe, and we do, that this was his best book to date.

Octavo, 335 pages a better than very good copy.

Smiley and Ned in their final years up in Scotland at the training college for spies. The format of the book uses a simple ploy “reminiscences” to produce in effect a book of perfectly connected short stories. The language and plot exceptional from the beginning to the gracious end.

John le Carre – hard for us to say but this one puts him ahead of Greene – his template so to speak = wonderful reading

$40.00

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Murder Off Miami – A New Era in Crime fiction – Dennis Wheatley

Originally published in 1936 – this is a faithful 1980’s reproduction of this extraordinary work by Dennis Wheatley – murder planned by J.G. Links.

The most sinister death of multi-millionaire soap powder king Bolitho Blane on board the luxury yacht Golden Gull off Miami looks suspicious. Has he committed suicide or is foul play involved?

Here we have all the clues laid out in front of us in the form of a the law enforcement case file, the complexity and ingenuity of it all is a surprise in itself – it is guaranteed to leave you scratching your head until the end –

Showing bit of age – still a better than good copy – intact in every respect.

Nothing on google will assist you in working this one out – the sealed section is unbroken – do not break until you are absolutely exhausted.

$60.00

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The Silver Peril – Maryse Rutledge – First Edition 1931

The Man with No Face – John Newton Chance – First edition 1959

Biggles Buries the Hatchet – Captain W.E. Johns – First Edition 1958

Biggles and The Poor Rich Boy – Captain W.E. Johns – First Edition 1961

The Secret Pilgrim – John le Carre – First Edition 1991

Murder Off Miami – A New Era in Crime fiction – Dennis Wheatley

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