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  • A Summer in The Twenties – Peter Dickinson – First US Edition

    A Summer in The Twenties – Peter Dickinson – First US Edition

    First US edition published by Pantheon, New York in 1981. Octavo, 254 pages, hint of edge age but really a very nice copy in a delightful dust jacket designed by Fred Marcellino.

    Set in the 1920’s (hopefully obviously) Toma well to do athletic type sees his life change and he ends up as a stand in train driver during the General Strike in England. Torn between loves and class divides his path gets rather twisted. A novel of suspense and adventure it is.

    The author had an editorial role at The Punch for seventeen years before taking up his own pen – he never looks back and won several important awards.

    Train drivers in the thick of it during the 1920’s

    $25.00

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  • The King by Night – Edgar Wallace – 1926

    The King by Night – Edgar Wallace – 1926

    A very early edition of this Edgar Wallace classic published by Birt in 1926. Octavo, 333 pages, very clean internally, complete dust jacket albeit creased.

    A series of murders keeps the pace up in this lengthy Wallace read. May hold the record of 67 chapters – all is eventually revealed. Classic line “Open the door, you devil! It is the King of Bonginda – obey!” Contains evil genius and a creature of brute terror … suppose there are still a few of those around now!

    Edgar Wallace with the pen and the mystery flowing fast and furious.

    $60.00

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  • The Devil Man – Edgar Wallace – 1931

    The Devil Man – Edgar Wallace – 1931

    A fine copy of this Edgar Wallace classic. Published by Doubleday, Doran etc for The Crime Club in 1931. Octavo, 312 pages, stylised decoration to red end paper – unusual dust jacket, top edge stained red as required. A fine copy in a super dust jacket.

    The promotion for this book claims the best Edgar Wallace to date – it might be. The story centres around Charles Peace a burglar who resorted to murder … not regarded as a pleasant character. Starts in the 1870’s and is, seemingly, based on a real-life character ….

    Edgar Wallace Classic in best condition possible

    $120.00

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  • The Fellowship of the Frog – Edgar Wallace – First Edition by Burt – 1923

    The Fellowship of the Frog – Edgar Wallace – First Edition by Burt – 1923

    A fine copy of this Edgar Wallace classic. Published by AL Birt in 1923, octavo, 421 pages, super clean and a dust jacket to die for.

    The Fellowship of the Frogs was not to be messed with. James G Bliss is a wealthy industrialist – he gets a serious whack and when for a brief moment regains strength can only say “Frog, frog … left arm …frog”.

    Frogs abound but not of the amphibious kind! Croak!

    $90.00

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

    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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  • The Secret Pilgrim – John le Carre – First Edition 1991

    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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