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LONDON.: Hodder and Stoughton., 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. THE DEAN'S ELBOW by A.E.W. MASON First UK edition Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1930 The book is in very good condition. 312 + 8 pages. Contents are complete, clean and tight. Owner's blindstamp to the half title page. Text block edges are slightly dusty. No other marks or inscriptions. Blue boards are exceptionally clean and bright. Dust jacket has chipping and edge wear. Not price clipped at 7/6 net on the spine. VG+ book in VG+ jacket. A very nice copy.

London.: Hodder and Stoughton., 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. THEY WOLDN'T BE CHESSMEN by A.E.W. MASON first UK edition Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1934 The book is in very good condition. 343 + 6 pages. Contents are complete, clean and tight. No marks or inscriptions. Pale blue boards are exceptionally clean and bright. Dust jacket has chipping and edge wear. A few internal tape repairs. VG+ book in VG jacket A very good copy.

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good copy in its original un restored dust wrapper . 192 slightly foxed pages. Previous owners name on ffep. No tears or loss. Dated 1949 on the copyright page. No other dates mentioned. First UK edition. The outer red boards with black lettering is unmarked and universal throughout. Small fade strip at the top of the spine matching the loss at the top of the wrapper. The wrapper shows a price of 6s net on the front flap, Small loss to top and bottom of the spine. Chips to bottom of front panel. Rubbing along the top and folds. An extremely difficult title to find with an original wrapper.

LONDON.: Odhams Press Ltd., 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Pictorial Covers.. An exceptional set of five John Bull magazines from October 1957 containing the first printing of the Agatha Christie story of 4.50 From Paddington Published by Collins Crime Club in November 1957 thus making this story the true first printing. Condition is amazing for magazines that are over 66 years old.All staples present. No loss or tears. Many interesting stories and a range of fabulous adverts of the 1950's

NEW YORK.: WOMAN'S JOURNAL., 1962. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/Pictorial Covers.. EUGENIE LOUIS.. An interesting Ladies Home Journal of 1962 that has the condensed novel The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie included. Contents are clear and bright with many photos and ads of the time. The front cover and rear cover are loose but have been attached by the addition of see through tape along the spine.

London.: Rich and Cowan., 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Facsimile. A very good condition book with a colour copy of the impossible to find original dust wrapper. 28 authors all with a short story of their own Agatha Christie story is "The Second Gong" A classic locked room mystery. Hercule Poirot must solve the case of a murdered man, found with a gun in a locked room. First published in 1932 in the UK in Strand Magazine, the story was later expanded into the novella-length Dead Mans Mirror. It was included in the collection Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories, published in the US in 1948, and Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories, which was released in the UK in 1991.This therefore is the first publication in book form. 935 pages with no tears or loss. Previous owners name.Dated 1933 third impression on the copyright page. Outer maroon boards with green letters on a slightly faded spine. Unmarked throughout. The photo copy wrapper is extremely rare as there are no… Read More

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Facsimile. A very good plus copy with a facsimile copy of the original dust wrapper included. 192 clean and tight pages throughout with no marks, rips or tears. Short gift inscription on the top of the free end paper, dated December 13th 1941. Book dated 1941 on the copyright page. No other dates. First UK edition. Orange cloth boards are bright and clean with a faded spine. Facsimile dust wrapper. .

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1945. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very nice copy in its original un restored dust wrapper. 160 pages. Previous owners name on rear of front boards. Light foxing. Dated 1945 UK first edition. The outer red boards have scuffs to the spine tips only. The wrapper is complete and shows a price of 8s 6d net on the front flap. Scuffs to tips. Creases along the top. Dusty rear panel.

London.: Odhams Press Ltd., 1938. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very nice copy and rare in its original dust wrapper. 280 pages with no loss or tears. Scattered foxing throughout. Previous owners name in pencil on the ffep. Dated as C338(1938) on the copyright page. Outer blue boards have slight marks to the front and rear panel. The original dust wrapper shows a loss of approximately 1.5 inches at the base of the spine, chips to the top of the rear panel. Closed tear on the front. See through tape on the verso. Conveniently placed under the wrapper is a photocopy of the original covering most of this loss. Still a collectible and becoming harder to find copy.

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1937. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Facsimile. An early Agatha Christie novel. Dated as 11th Impression July 1937 on the copyright page. 276 plus 4 pages. Age appropriate. No inscriptions or loss. Outer red boards are dusty and marked. Facsimile of the true first edition copy included. Looks great on the shelf. This is a good alternative to the hard to find first editions and from the 1930's.

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in its original dust jacket. 256 pages with no inscriptions, tears or foxing.Page edges dusty.Dated 1958 on the copyright page. First UK edition. Outer red boards with black lettering to the spine is unmarked and universal in colour throughout. 2 inch Split to bottom of rear board along the spine/ The dust jacket shows a price of 12s 6d net on the front flap.Small loss to base of spine. Closed tear across the spine running onto the back panel.

LONDON.: AMALGAMATED PRESS., 1936. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Original wraps.. An extremely rare copy of this true first edition printing of the title Murder In The Mews (1937). Large size paperback. Rusty staples. Small tear and fold. No pages missing. "Murder in the Mews" appeared in Woman's Journal in December 1936 as "Mystery Of The Dressing Case" in a version with differing chapter divisions to those that eventually appeared in the book.

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in its original dust jacket. 256 pages with none loose or torn . No foxing. Previous owners inscription and date on the ffep. Dated 1956 no other dates mentioned. First UK edition. Outer red boards are unmarked and universal in colour throughout. The jacket is price clipped. Chip to top of spine. Closed tear across the bottom of the front panel running onto the spine. See through tape on verso.

LONDON.: COLLINS., 1936. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very nice copy in its original uniform edition dust jacket. 282 pages with no inscriptions, tears or loss. Scattered foxing throughout. Slight lean to the right. Dated as thirteenth impression December 1936 on the copyright page. Uniform edition. Outer green boards show a fade strip at the bottom and a spot at the top of the spine. The original uniform edition dust wrapper priced at 2/6 has a loss at the top affecting the authors name and bottom of the spine affecting the publisher and the bottom tip of the front panel. These uniform edition dust jacket are becoming more difficult to find.

NEW YORK.: Dodd Mead., 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Facsimile. A very good + copy with a facsimile dust wrapper. 229 bright and tight pages. No inscriptions, tears, loss or foxing. Dated 1939 first US edition. Outer orange boards are unmarked and universal in colour throughout. Comes with a precise first edition facsimile dust wrapper. This book was never published in the UK. A Poirot/Miss Marple short story collection.

LONDON.: THE BODLEY HEAD., 1923. No Binding. New/Facsimile. Please note that this is a new FACSIMILE dust jacket only. NO BOOK.

LONDON.: COLLINS., 1940. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very nice copy in its original uniform edition dust jacket. 286 pages with stitching starting at the top of the rear end piece. Previous owners name on rear of front board.Small booksellers label. Dated 1941 seventh impression on the copyright page. Outer green boards are unmarked but shows a slight fade to the spine. The wrapper shows a price of 2/6 net on the front flap. Large chip at top of spine now covered with matching green paper. A nice addition to any collection.

LONDON.: Odhams Press Ltd., 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/Pictorial Covers.. GERRY FANCETT.. An exceptional set of six John Bull magazines from August 1956 containing the first printing of the Agatha Christie story of Dead Man's Folly. Published by Collins Crime Club in October 1956 thus making this story the true first printing. Condition is amazing for magazines that are over 66 years old.All staples present. No loss or tears. Many interesting stories and a range of fabulous adverts of the 1950's

LONDON.: COLLINS., 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy with no inscriptions, loss, tears or foxing. 253 slightly aged pages. Dated 1974 on the copyright page. First UK edition. Slight lean to the right. Outer brown boards are unmarked and universal in colour throughout. The wrapper is complete. Export copy. Scuffs to top and bottom of the spine.

LONDON.: Collins Crime Club., 1944. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in its original dust wrapper. 159 age appropriate pages with no inscriptions, loss or foxing.Dated 1944 on the copyright page. No other dates mentioned. First UK edition. Outer orange boards show minor discolour to the binding with pushes to the spine tips. The wrapper shows the correct price of 7s 6d net on the front flap. Small loss at base of spine now covered by an exact copy of the first to cover this loss. Shows correct issue with the small illustration of a bell on the spine (omitted on reprints). Becoming more difficult to find.