Fiction

Not Proven – Bruce Graeme – First Edition 1935 – Scarce

Very scarce first edition crime novel from 1935 published by Hutchinson, London.

Part of the Superintendent Stevens and Inspector Pierre Allain series .. and following on from his novel of earlier in 1935 … Satan’s Mistress.

Octavo, 286 pages and one page catalogue. Red cloth covered boards with black designs and titling to front and spine, a pretty good dust jacket. A very good copy of a near impossible to get first edition.

Based in London, a well thought after, but regarded as a bit peculiar, detective comes home early to find his wife with a French lover … she does not know he has spotted her in action – so to speak. Ravaged with jealousy he plans the perfect murder, and carries it out with some triumph … but he does not account for the arrival of Pierre Allain from Paris. By a series of ingenious deductions and unusual police work Allain nails his man … but it doesn’t quite end as you would think … au reviour! We love it!

Bruce Graeme was a “nom de plume” of Graham Montague Jeffries (1900-1982).

Rare crime first edition 1935.

$60.00

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La Princesse de Cleves – Madame de la Fayette – With Aquarelle by Edith Follet – 1920′s

The original novel was published anonymously in 1678. This is the stunning 1920’s production by Nilsson, Paris and contains ten striking tipped in aquarelles (watercolours) as well as the beautiful front cover by Edith Follet.

In the French language, quarto soft covers, 186 pages in very good condition. All the aquarelle bright and clean.

La Princesse de Cleves is regarded by many as the first psychological novel and is now a classic. The story takes place between 1558 and 1559 at the Royal Court of Henry II of France. The novel reflects that era with precision. The characters mainly (apart from the heroine) represent real individual and the events that unfold are faithful to the historical record.

Striking beautiful illustrations by Follet – would make a beautiful gift ….

$120.00

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Biggles Flies to Work – Captain W.E. Johns

Published by Dean, London, no date but 1960’s.

Octavo, 184 pages, ownership to front end papers, dust jacket chipped otherwise a good internally clean copy.

A smorgasbord of eleven Biggles yarns including the case of “the Early Boy”

Fun Biggles Collection

$25.00

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Biggles in Spain – Captain W.E. Johns.

Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, with their style jacket. An early edition, 1948.

Octavo, 183 pages, A couple of pages roughly opened otherwise a very nice copy.

Biggles and his mates are having a hard earned holiday but the Spanish Civil war gets in the way. Can they get the “secret message” through to the Foreign Office. We are not taking bets!!

Biggles in Spain but not on a lounger

SO SORRY SOLD

$30.00

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Biggles and the Black Peril – Captain W.E. Johns

Published by Dean, London, no date but 1960’s.

Octavo, 184 pages, light creases to good jacket, clean internally, a nice copy.

The crash of a mysterious flying boat lead Biggles and his cohorts to Russia and another exciting adventure

Biggles – no Peril too big for him

$30.00

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Biggles Flies Again – Captain W.E. Johns

Published by Dean, London – in arrangement with Thames, no date but 1960’s.

Octavo, 1183 pages, one pen mark on end papers, pages somewhat browned as use with this edition. Dust jacket good all else good to better.

The swamps of British Guiana (British of course). An Arabian island and a Russian Agent

Biggles Again – of course!

$25.00

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Not Proven – Bruce Graeme – First Edition 1935 – Scarce

La Princesse de Cleves – Madame de la Fayette – With Aquarelle by Edith Follet – 1920′s

Biggles Flies to Work – Captain W.E. Johns

Biggles in Spain – Captain W.E. Johns.

Biggles and the Black Peril – Captain W.E. Johns

Biggles Flies Again – Captain W.E. Johns

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