Search Results: Fiction April 2015 from Black Cat Bookshop

London: Hamish Hamilton. A crime novel, originally published in 1960. a "Fingerprint" book. Ex-library edition . Good. Hardcover. 1st thus. 1971.

London: Harrap. 1st edition was 1941. Orange cloth, titled very light green . Very Good. Hardcover. reprint. 1944.

London: Hodder. Undated early (probable 1st edition). Yellow cloth, titled black with crimson circle on spine. Spine a touch sunned & boards just a little patchy. . Very Good. Hardcover.

London: Hale. A scarce novel. Minor wear to dustwrapper corners & head and foot of spine. Not price clipped at 8/6d . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1950.

London: Eyre Methuen. An historical crime novel featuring Edmund Blackstone, Bow Street Runner . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1973.

London: Readers Library. Burgundy cloth, titled gilt. Attractive dustwrapper with wraparound artwork. Dustwrapper lacks 2" of lower spine. Base of spine is just starting to split & front inner hinge just starting to split also . Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.

London: Methuen. Neat Foyles stamp & slight spotting on endpapers . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1962.

London: Gollancz. A Reginald Fortune detective story. 1st cheap edition. Blue cloth, titled black. . Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. 1938.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. An uncommon crime novel. 5th edition early reprint (1st edition was 1933) of very difficult to find title. Blue cloth, blind stamped on upper board, titles gilt on spine. Inscription partially blacked out on front endpaper. A nice bright copy however . Very Good. Hardcover. reprint. 1935.

London: Hodder. An uncommon crime novel. Rebound in green cloth, titled gilt on spine. No evidence of library use but neatly rebound. Black & white illustrations. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1918.

London: Hodder. Uncommon wartime first edition . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1945.

London: Readers Library. Circa 1929 film edition. A Fox film. Wraparound dustwrapper artwork based on the film. Burgundy cloth, titled gilt. A nice bright copy. Dustwrapper has very minor wear & tiny closed tears to top edge. Uncommon in dustwrapper however. Includes sepia photographic plates from film . Very Good. Hardcover. reprint. 1929.

New York, USA: Macmillan. 1st USA edition. Red cloth, titled black. Minor spine corner wear . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1965.

London: Walter Scott. Undated but prize label states 1910. Attractive (prize?) binding, half bound in dark green leather with gilt titles on spine. All edges gilt. Pictorial frontis. No dustwrapper as issued . Very Good. Hardcover. reprint.

London: Nisbet. Decorated green cloth, gilt titles on upper board & elaborate gilt title with decorations on spine. Black & white illustrations. Small pocket sized edition - approx 4.25"x 6.5". Blank front endpaper torn out leaving some damage to front pastedown. No dustwrapper as issued. Very light damp marks & 3 small pin holes on rear board . Very Good. Hardcover. reprint. 1885.

London: Weidenfeld . A Peter Marklin mystery novel set amongst the world of antique toys. Fourth in this series . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1989.

London: Harvard University Press / William Heinemann. 2 volumes translated by William Watts. Loeb Classical Library. Volume one 1989 ISBN 0434990264, Volume two 1988 ISBN 0434990272. Matching red cloth, titled gilt. Priced for both volumes . Very Good. Hardcover. reprint. 1989.

London: Coker. Authors first novel - a crime story. Very uncommon. Green cloth with remains of attractive dustwrapper pasted to boards. Front panel shows man at desk pointing revolver at another man. Spine shows pair of scissors. Dustwrapper designed by Micklewright . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1951.

London: Hodder. 1st edition was 1936. A crime novel. Red cloth, titled black. Blind stamped upper board. Spine a touch sunned. Very minor wear to spine edges. British editions of this title are uncommon . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1938.

USA: Mystery League. 1st American edition. Green cloth, titled dark green with triangular design on upper board. Spine a touch sunned . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1930.