Listed below is my current stock in this subject, sorted in alphabetical order, by author. Please note that it is difficult to categorize some titles, which overlap different subjects; in these cases, the easiest procedure would be use the search box, which covers my entire stock. However, if searching for a particular title on this page only, the simplest method is to use "Control-F" to bring up the "Find" dialogue on screen. I have described the books as accurately as possible but will of course accept returns if a particular item is inadvertently not as described.

17687

Great Was the Fall

5” x 7¾”. 320pp, folding map. Red cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good. Rare. There is a large decorative bookplate on the front pastedown: "Presented with the Compliments of the Home & Colonial Stores Limited 1914"

17173

War Patrol

4¾” x 7½”. 224pp, frontispiece, illustrations, Publisher’s advertisement. Original red cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, edges foxed, otherwise Very Good.

16744

The Ghost Train [Novel of Famous Arnold Ridley Play]

4” x 6¾”. 253pp. Original paper-covered red boards blocked in gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j with some loss, head of spine snagged, inner hinges cracked, severely tanned pages otherwise Good.

16880

Changed Men

4¾” x 7½”. 209pp. Red and black marbled cloth, no d/j, ex-Boots Library with remnants of shield on front boards, rear spine gutter slightly split at head, spine ends and corners bumped, slight spine lean, Boots coupon and remnants of label on rear pastedown, otherwise Very Good. Rare.

17328

Epitaph for a Spy

4½" x 7". 287pp. Blind-stamped red cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped, inner hinges cracked, letter "C" in ink on red front free end-paper, light scattered foxing otherwise Very Good.

17463

The Mask of Dimitrios

5½” x 8¾”. [x] + 304pp. Black cloth blocked in silver in a rubbed d/j, otherwise Near Fine. In a 1972 letter (which was inserted into a copy of the American edition) Ambler describes in detail how this classic novel was conceived. "The Mask of D[imitrios] was started -- in the mind anyway -- during a night train journey from Paris to Marseille. I was travelling 3rd class on a very hard seat and sleep was impossible. So was reading by the dim blue light provided. So I thought of a journey from Istanbul to Paris and drew a wiggly line in a notebook to remind me later. The journey, I thought, should be a kind of odyssey and that the traveller should be a criminal. When dawn came at Avignon and I could see better I wrote down the name 'Demetrius' spelling it then with 'e's and a 'u.' I also put a question mark as a precaution. Ideas evolved during sleepless nights rarely survive the day that follows. I wrote the book in a Montparnasse hotel called the Liberia which was little better than a flop-house, but very cheap --50 cents a night at the 1938 rate of exchange -- though I then thought it rather expensive. However, the walls were thin and interesting conversations could sometimes be heard through them. The 'masterful technique' you mention came painfully. Three times I decided to abandon the project as rule-breaking chaos, unlikely to prove readable; but in the end arrogance triumphed. Besides I was getting old -- 29 if a day -- and it was time I broke rules."

17504

Epitaph for a Spy

4½" x 7¼". 192pp. Red cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, page edges browned otherwise Very Good

17505

The Mask of Dimitrios

4¼” x 7¼”. 256pp. Rebound ex-Library in a scuffed and chipped d/j, otherwise Good.

17551

The Mask of Dimitrios

4¾" x 7½". 320pp. Red cloth blocked in white in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j with some loss, spine slightly canted, edges lightly foxed, some pages creased otherwise Very Good

17631

The Mask of Dimitrios

5" x 7½". 320pp. Red cloth blocked in white, no d/j, spine slightly canted, covers bowed, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Very Good.

15960

The Small Back Room

5” x 7¾”. 192pp. Black cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, bookplate otherwise Very Good.

15072

My Heart's Right There

4¾” x 7¼”. 61pp. Decorative blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine faded and dull, otherwise Very Good

16977

From the City, From the Plough

5” x 7¾”. 224pp. Original brown cloth blocked in black in a scuffed and chipped d/j, gift inscription on front end-paper otherwise Very Good.

13962

A Season With Eros

5” x 7½”. 208pp. Original grey cloth gilt. The covers are rubbed. The spine ends and corners are bumped. A Near Fine example though with a marked musty smell.

16204

The Eight Crooked Trenches

4½” x 7¼”. 312pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Blind-stamped red cloth blocked in black, no d/j, edges foxed otherwise Very Good.

12265

The Island

5” x 8”. 240pp. Blue cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, spine slightly canted otherwise Very Good

11413

The Altar Fire

5" x 7¾". 309pp. Red cloth gilt, no d/j, front boards stained, edges dusty, end-papers browned, otherwise Good.

17232

Retreat : A Story of 1918

5" x 7¾". 318pp, publisher's catalogue. Black cloth gilt, no d/j, some rubbing on front free end-paper, a few spots on edges, otherwise Very Good. "The moving story of a Padre who, attached to a unit of artillery, took part in the retreat of the Fifth Army from St.Quentin during the last great German offensive of March 1918"

10012

A Perfect Execution

344pp. Paperback, new

14988

The Flying Squad

5¼” x 7¾”. 256pp, colour frontispiece, illustrations. Original red cloth blocked in black. The covers are rubbed with some patchy colour variation and the remnants of a few old stains. The covers are also quite dull. The spine ends and corners are bumped. The cloth at the head of the spine is frayed. There is a previous owner's initials inscribed in pencil and partially erased. The paper has tanned with noticeably age. Some of the inner gatherings are cracked, particularly at pages 46- 47. However, the main defect is some obvious and very heavy foxing, affecting the edges, margins and, occasionally, the text itself.

18039

Lovers in the Desert

4¾” x 7½”. 288pp.

16982

Medal Without Bar

5¼" x 8". 638pp. Original cloth with medal ribbon motif, no d/j, end-papers discoloured, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Very Good

16659

The Boy Next Door

4¾” x 7¼”. 254pp. Original blue cloth blocked in silver in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j. The covers are rubbed and bowed out and, despite the presence of the dust-jacket, somewhat dull.

10309

Round the Clock Stories

5" x 7½". 182pp. Tan boards in chipped, torn d/j. Inner front hinge slightly loose. G/G-.

10314

The Adventurous Four

5" x 7½". 184pp. Laminated hardback, no d/j. Near Fine.

10312

Five Go Down to the Sea

4¾" x 7½". 191pp. Red cloth, no d/j. Spine indented and cocked. G/-

10307

The Mystery That Never Was

4¾" x 7¼". Yellow cloth in d/j with single one inch tear. Very Good/G

10308

The Rilloby Fair Mystery

5" x 7¼". 256pp. Blue cloth in chipped, torn d/j with some loss. Very Good/G-. Previous owner's name on fep.

10313

The Rockingdown Mystery

5" x 7½". 256pp. Ochre cloth, no d/j, child's bookplate on front pastedown, covers marked and grubby. G/-

10303

Six Cousins Again [the second title in the "Six Cousins" series]

5" x 7½". 216pp. Blue cloth in chipped, torn d/j. Previous owner's names on front pastedown. Very Good/G

10305

The Mystery of the Vanished Prince [Being the Ninth Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog]

5" x 7½". 183pp. Grey cloth in chipped, torn d/j. Very Good+/G 

15701

The Cardboard Crown

5” x 7¾”. 256pp. Original green cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j. The covers are rubbed and dull. The spine ends and corners are slightly bumped.

12267

The Vodi

5” x 7½”. 283pp. Blue cloth blocked in silver in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, covers rubbed otherwise Very Good

14336

Under French's Command

5" x 7½". 336pp, illustrations, Pictorial cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, frontispiece and title page missing, old prize label on front pastedown, a good reading copy

11823

1914 & Other Poems

5" x 7¾". 63pp, portrait frontis. Blue cloth with paper label on spine, covers very rubbed with some colour loss, spine label chipped, end-papers foxed, otherwise Good

14256

The Thirty-Nine Steps

4¼” x 7”. 253pp. Red cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, head and tail of spine frayed, spine cocked, otherwise Very Good

15146

Greenmantle

4” x 6¼”. [viii] + 9-376pp. Red cloth blocked in black in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, offsetting to end-papers otherwise Very Good.

17806

The Great Pacific War : A History of the American-Japanese Campaign of 1931-33

5¼” x 8¼”. [xi] + 321pp, sketch map. This volume is ex-Library. Original navy blue cloth blocked in red. The covers are rubbed and slightly marked with variation in colour and an area of old staining on the rear cover around the tail of the spine. The head of the spine is badly frayed, with a horizontal split in the cloth. The tail and corners are also frayed though not to the same extent. The corners and spine ends are also bumped. There is a small Library label near the tail of the spine, a shelf number in white ink above this, and an impressed "S" above this. There are some indentations along the edges of the boards

11787

The Dawn Attack

5¼" x 8½". 254pp. Black cloth gilt in d/j, Near Fine

10039

Firecrest

5½" x 8¾". 239pp. Ex-lib. Fair

15170

The Golden Salamander

4¾” x 7½”. 252pp. Blue cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j with some loss and tape repairs (also price-clipped), covers rubbed, head and tail of spine faded and bumped, otherwise Very Good.

15339

The Secret Pilgrim

6” x 9½”.

17720

Dead Man's Knock

4¾” x 7½”. 191pp. Original black cloth in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, covers marked and rubbed, otherwise Very Good.

14575

Across the Seven Seas

5" x 7½". 252pp, colour frontis. Red cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed and mottled, spine faded, heavy offsetting to end-papers, gift inscription on front end-paper, spine slightly canted, otherwise Good

15625

The Man Who Was Thursday

5” x 7½”. 192pp. Original black cloth blocked in yellow. The covers are rubbed and a little faded (there is a line of fading at the top edge). The spine has faded more noticeably and is also somewhat dull. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There is a slight spine lean. There is a previous owner's name inscribed in pencil on the front free end-paper (dated 13/7/46). There are no other internal markings and the text is clean throughout. Produced to War Economy Standard and, as a result, the paper has tanned with age though not evenly throughout. Pages 1-32 and 130-end and not too badly affected by the central section has browned markedly.

10819

Sinister Errand

5" x 7½". 192pp. Yellow cloth in chipped, torn d/j, Very Good

16937

Savrola

4¾” x 7½”. [ix] + 345pp + Publisher’s advertisement. Original cloth gilt. There are two obvious old stains on the front cover and some areas of colour loss along the top edge and in a vertical line near the spine. There is a smaller stain on the rear cover and a smaller area of colour loss near the tail of the spine. There is variation in colour throughout. The spine is dull, and the headband is split internally, while the tail is frayed with a minor loss of cloth. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed with smaller small splits in the cloth. There is a forward spine lean. There is a previous owner's name inscribed on the front end-paper dated 1903. The text is reasonably clean throughout on noticeably tanned paper, but the common problem with the English Edition is foxing, with is widespread (including the text) and is occasionally very heavy indeed. The rear inner hinge is cracked and the front hinge is starting; also, the text block stands slightly proud of the covers. The edge of the text block is grubby, dust-stained and heavily foxed.

13759

The Crisis

4¾” x 7”. [ix] + 522pp, publisher’s catalogue. Red cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, slight spine lean, label on front pastedown otherwise Very Good

14829

Savrola

6¼” x 9½”. [viii] + 212pp. Black cloth gilt in d/j, ex-Library, front free end-paper excised, usual stamps, page edges yellowed, a reading copy

11855

Stories From Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion

4¼" x 6". 192pp. Red cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed, spine dull, previous owner's name inscribed, ink stamp on front free end-paper, otherwise Very Good

16301

They Were Not Amused

4¾” x 7½”. 278pp. Original pink cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j: the dust-jacket is torn and discoloured (particularly the spine panel, which is very discoloured). There are jagged tears around the edges and down the folds, with some loss, though the dust-jacket is basically intact and is not price-clipped, still showing the original price of 7/6. There are no internal markings and the text is clean throughout; however, the paper has tanned with age, the edge of the text block is foxed (a little heavily in places) and the top edge is dust-stained.

16014

Mr Essington in Love The Lunatic Orders 

4¾” x 7½”. [viii] + 290pp + Publisher’s advertisements. Original black cloth blocked in white. The covers are rubbed and scuffed, with some of the white blocking being slightly discoloured. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There is a tiny piece of cloth missing from the tail of the spine and a very small split on the front spine gutter, again at the tail. Finally, there is a forward spine lean.

17058

Paths of Glory

5” x 7¾”. 265pp. Original two-colour cloth with gilt bands. The front and rear boards are scuffed and very heavily rubbed, are fairly evenly faded and with some discolouration around the edges. The spine has suffered almost total loss of original colour and is extremely dull. The spine cloth has a wrinkled appearance. The spine ends and corners are bumped and slightly frayed. There is a forward spine lean.

18166

The Secret Agent : A Simple Tale

5” x 7¾”. 442pp + Publishers’ catalogue. Original blind-stamped green cloth gilt. The covers are rubbed, particularly along the spine gutters. The spine ends and corners are bumped and slightly frayed, with some splits in the cloth. The end-papers are browned and discoloured. The paper has tanned with age. Very Good overall.

11782

Lace 2

6" x 9½". 384pp. Pink cloth in a rubbed d/j, spine slightly cocked, otherwise G/G

16289

Holy Disorders

5” x 7½”. 175pp. Blue cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j otherwise Very Good.

15822

Master Bartlemy

5” x 6”. 147pp, illustrations. Original decorative cloth. The covers are rubbed and a little dull, particularly the spine which is very dull and slightly soiled. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed. The front free end-paper is missing (and the Half-Title, if there was one). The front inner hinge is cracked and there is further separation at a number of the internal gatherings, particularly at pages 64-5 with, overall, the contents being shaken and the binding slack. The paper has tanned with age and a number of pages have grubby marks. There are some scribbles in pencil on pages 54-5 which have been partially erased.

15977

Bolter's Grand-Daughter

6” x 9”. The autobiography of Angela Culme-Seymour, grand-daughter of Trix Ruthven - a noted British High Society beauty who famously deserted her first and second husband and children and became known in those circles as 'The Bolter'. Angela Culme-Seymour's own life of privilege included various travels abroad, four husbands, many lovers and turbulent times between both easy wealth and her more usual precarious financial existence. This story covers a lot of ground from a conventional English education to a season as a debutante of the 30's, part of the War spent if the WAAFs, travels in Europe and Turkey. She now lives in Scotland close to where her last husband taught and is buried.

10886

Raise The Titanic!

5" x 8". 314pp. Green cloth gilt, no d/j, spine cocked, otherwise Good

10254

The Chelsea Murders

4¼" x 7". 237pp. Paperback, pages slightly yellowed, otherwise excellent.

16507

The White Riders and Other Sketches in War-Time

4¾” x 7”. [viii] + 150pp. Green cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, otherwise Near Fine.

16097

Poems

4¾” x 7½”. [viii] + 88pp. Original blue cloth gilt. The covers are rubbed but still fairly bright. There is a small old stain on the bottom edge of the rear cover (with some colour loss). The spine is very dull and the spine ends and corners are bumped. There are no internal markings and the text is clean throughout; however, the poor quality paper available in 1918 has tanned very heavily with age. The tanning is particularly noticeable in the margins.

17960

The Ipcress File

5¼” x 7¾”. 222pp. Original orange cloth blocked in gilt on the spine in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, otherwise Very Good.

10284

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy

4¼" x 7". 240pp. Paperback, pages slightly yellowed, otherwise excellent.

10084

Old Curiosity Shop  Master Humphrey's Clock

5" x 7½". 445pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering and gilt embossed bust of Dickens on cover, decorated endpapers, attractive edition, Very Good

10273

Billy Bathgate

4¼" x 7". 323pp. Paperback, excellent, no sign of wear.

13577

Micah Clarke : His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas, & Reuben during the hard winter of 1734

4¾” x 7½”. 421pp, frontispiece. Original red cloth blocked in silver. The covers are worn and soiled with a large saucer-shaped stain on the front cover and heavy scuffing and patchy discolouration generally. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed.  The spine gutters are split for almost their entire length but the front spine gutter has been partially re-glued. There is a spine lean. The inner hinges are are badly cracked and the contents are shaken. There is an old Prize Label on the front pastedown and the front end-papers is abraded where this has been stuck down. The pages are soiled, foxed and dog-eared. A number of corners have been bent down and the contents are generally dog-eared with the edges to some pages torn. A page from the Publishers' Catalogue at the end has been torn out.

18065

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

5½” x 8¾”.

11792

Bitter Lemons

5" x 7¾". 255pp. Paperback, covers rubbed and creased, spine especially so, otherwise Good

15695

Cave with Echoes

4¾” x 7½”. 224pp. Original green cloth blocked in silver in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, otherwise Very Good.

10289

The Big Nowhere

4¼" x 7". 472pp. Paperback, excellent, little sign of wear.

17348

The Undefended Gate

5” x 7½”. 256pp. Original red cloth gilt in a scuffed and chipped d/j otherwise Very Good; Publisher’s File Copy.

12343

True to the Last : or, My Boyhood's Hero

4¾” x 7½”. 314pp, colour plates. Green cloth blocked in black with a circular colour plate laid in on front cover, no d/j, covers worn and frayed, front inner hinge cracked, old Sunday School Prize Label (dated 1919) on front free end-paper, otherwise Good. There is a swastika blocked in black on the front cover and backstrip.

11778

My Cousin From Australia

5" x 7¾". 312pp, frontis, illustrations. Pictorial red cloth gilt, no d/j, all-edges-gilt, covers marked and rubbed, spine dull, presentation inscription, otherwise Very Good

14818

Way of Revelation : A Novel of Five Years

4½” x 6¾”. [ix] + 534pp. Paperback, top edge stained otherwise Very Good

16979

Who Once Eats Out of the Tin Bowl

5” x 7½”. 568pp. Original blue cloth gilt. The covers are scuffed and rubbed with some variation in colour and small areas where the cloth is lifting. There are two horizontal creases across the spine. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There are no internal markings and the text is very clean throughout on slightly tanned paper. The end-papers are browned and discoloured. The edge of the text block is dust-stained, particularly the top edge which is grubby and slightly stained. There is some shelfwear on the bottom edge.

17833

Flight Eastward

5¼" x 7¾". 255pp. Blue cloth in a torn, stained d/j, edges dusty else Very Good/G-.

11241

Lieutenant Hornblower

4¾" x 7½". 304pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, spine faded and cocked, previous owner's name inscribed, else G

11634

The Little Good People : Folk Tales of Ireland

5¼" x 7¾". 164pp, illustrations. Green cloth, no d/j, Near Fine.

11883

Blood of Victory

6¼" x 9½". 237pp, map. Black cloth in d/j, pages 13 to 20 have repaired, sealed, tears from the margin to the edge of the text with a longer tear on pages 21-2, otherwise Very Good/Very Good

11801

The Liquidator

5" x 8". 204pp. Red cloth gilt in a creased d/j with a two-square-inch piece missing from the front, otherwise Very Good/Fair

11798

The Paladin

5" x 8". 349pp. Original cloth in a torn, tatty d/j, pages discoloured, otherwise G/Fair

11799

The Tilsit Inheritance

5½" x 8". 446pp. Blue cloth gilt in a very tatty, torn d/j with some loss, top edge of text block spotted, otherwise Very Good/Fair

10100

English Comedies [The Country Wife, The Way of the World, The Beggar's Opera, The Rivals, The School for Scandal]

5½" x 8". 360pp. Black cloth, spine slightly faded, edges of pages yellowed, no d/j, Very Good

18081

The Mummy's Romance

4½” x 7”. [xviii] + 254pp. Original decorative purple cloth, no d/j, covers very faded, end-papers browned otherwise Very Good.

12243

The Fortress

5½” x 8”. 383pp. Green cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, edges & end-papers very lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

16822

Crisis in Zanat

4¾” x 7½”. 235pp. Original red cloth blocked in navy in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, produced to War Economy Standard, gift inscription on front end-paper otherwise Very Good.

14154

The Red Goddess

5" x 7¾". 256pp, frontis. Tan cloth blocked in black, no d/j, spine faded, some loss of colour on front cover, edges & end-papers lightly foxed, spine slightly canted, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Good

10150

The Casquet of Literature, vol. I

6" x 8¾". 400pp, 9 engravings including "Naples from the West". Highly decorative red cloth. Some foxing to prelims. Very Good "A selection in poetry and prose from the works of the most admired authors" with biographical information.

10151

The Casquet of Literature, vol. IV

6" x 8¾". Highly decorative red cloth. Some foxing to prelims. Very Good. "A selection in poetry and prose from the works of the most admired authors" with biographical information. With steel engravings.

16819

Class 1902

4¾” x 7½”. 326pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, bottom corners bumped, edges dusty otherwise Very Good

10077

A Sentence of Life

5" x 8". 381pp. Blue boards in chipped d/j; pages scorched, Good

10465

The Vicar of Wakefield

5" x 7". 216pp. Red cloth, blind stamped, silver lettering, a few pages badly opened else Very Good

10684

The Vicar of Wakefield

4¾" x 7¼". 264pp, ills. Decorative red cloth, no d/j, spine dull, top & bottom of spine frayed, occasional light spotting else G+

10321

The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith

4¾" x 7". 278pp, 21 ills. Maroon leather, gilt lettering, marbled end-papers, previous owner's name, spine rubbed, small tear on rear end-paper and some bubbling to rear pastedown, otherwise an excellent copy.

10857

Angelique et Son Amour

5½" x 8¾". 350pp. Grey cloth in chipped, torn, creased d/j, edges browned, else G+/G-. French text.

12259

Doctor at Large

5¼” x 8”. 208pp. Black cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

18074

Son of Blackshirt

4¾” x 7½”. 219pp. Original cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, significantly tanned pages, School Prize Label, otherwise Good.

17343

Gun Cotton Secret Agent

4¾” x 7½”. 299pp. Original black cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, previous owner's name inscribed, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

18103

Stand-In for Murder

4¾” x 7½”. 189pp, Publisher’s advertisement. Original red cloth blocked in black on the spine. The covers are rubbed and dull. There is a prominent gouge on the front cover, which can be seen in the image above. There are also some minor marks and old stains to front and rear and some variation in colour. The spine has faded and is very dull. The spine ends and corners are heavily bumped, with some minor fraying. There is a pronounced forward spine lean. This is quite a well-used example of the First Edition (probably from one of the large circulating libraries), in dull covers with a very marked forward spine lean, and internal staining affecting some pages; it does appear, however, to be one of the scarcer Gribble titles.

16781

The Somme (including also The Coward)

5" x 7¾". 189pp. Red cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed and faded, edges & end-papers foxed, gift inscription on front end-paper, front pastedown stained otherwise Very Good

17467

The Somme (including also The Coward)

5" x 7¾". 189pp. Red cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed and faded, edges & end-papers lightly foxed, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Very Good

11795

The Mission : A Novel

5½" x 8½". 316pp. Red cloth, no d/j, spine faded and with a small tear at the head, covers slightly bowed, otherwise G+

11885

Submarine Alone : A Story of H.M.S. Steadfast

4¾" x 7½". 141pp, illustrations. Blue cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, front cover bowed, edges lightly foxed, produced to War Economy Standard, otherwise Good.

14915

King Solomon's Mines; She; Allan Quatermain [complete and unabridged]

6” x 8½”. 638pp, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt in a scuffed and chipped d/j, edges lightly foxed otherwise Good

15691

Queen Sheba's Ring

4¾” x 7¾”. 319pp. Original red cloth gilt. The covers are rubbed, particularly the spine which is very heavily rubbed. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed with some splits to the cloth. The head of the spine is "pulled". The front free end-paper has been removed. There is an old Prize inscription in ink on the front pastedown, dated 1921. The front inner hinge is cracked and, as a result, the colour frontispiece by Cyrus Cuneo  is completely detached and is chipped and torn around the edges.

10887

Andrew Marvel and His Friends : A Story of the Siege of Hull

5" x 7½". 469pp, ills. Decorative red cloth, no d/j, old prize label on front end-paper, edges lightly foxed, else Very Good+

17560

Covenant with Death

5” x 8”. 448pp. Brown cloth blocked in white and red in a scuffed and chipped d/j, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Very Good. "1916 is a date which darkens the pages of British history. On war memorials in villages and cities alike, it marks the date of death for a generation. This book tells the story of a voluntary city battalion from its inception to its destruction on July 1st, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Seen through the eyes of a ranker serving in the battalion the narrative moves with majestic sweep from the days of high patriotic fervour in England to the final holocaust in France".

17894

Generals Die in Bed

5” x 7½”. 249pp. Green cloth gilt, no d/j, covers slightly marked and rubbed, spine faded and snagged at head, slight spine lean, simple gift inscription on front end-paper dated 1930, edges dusty and lightly foxed otherwise Very Good. Great War novel. "Everything told in this book happened, but every character in it, with the exception of the author, is fictitious."

17874

Cannon Fodder

5¼” x 8½”. 288pp. Rebound in brown buckram gilt, no d/j, marbled end-papers, a few Library stamps, tanning to pages and some pages soiled, slight spine lean otherwise Very Good. A novelized account of the Author's services: he enlisted under the Derby Scheme in 1915 in a Welsh Regiment, to France in September 1916 & served at Ypres &c., variously as an Officer's runner and a Lewis gunner, taken PoW in April 1918. Rare.

17110

In the Hell of Verdun

5” x 7½”. 372pp. Black cloth blocked in blue no d/j, covers rubbed and dull, spine lean, otherwise Very Good.

10252

Something Happened

4" x 7". 559pp, Paperback, pages slightly yellowed, otherwise excellent.

17870

The Hornets : Tales of The Air

4¾” x 7½”. [xi] + 176pp. Original blue cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed and very slightly discoloured, spine somewhat soiled, head and tail of spine bumped, end-papers browned and discoloured, edges foxed, otherwise Very Good; a clean example. Fanciful but realistic, if jingoistic, stories of various aspects of Western Front flying

10153

Little Novels of Italy

364pp. 5" x 7½". [cloth. Very Good

16785

Lost Horizon

4½” x 7”. 281pp. Original blind-stamped red cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j. The covers are rubbed but still quite bright, though there is some variation in colour. The spine ends and corners are bumped (particularly the head of the spine).

13717

Knight Without Armour

4½" x 7". 315pp. Blue cloth-covered card, no d/j, covers rubbed, tanning to pages otherwise Very Good. As he can pass as a Russian, an Englishman, A.J. Fothergill, is recruited to spy on the revolutionary movement in Russia in 1913. Subsequently imprisoned in Siberia until the 1917 uprisings and amid the turmoil of the civil war between the Red and White armies, he attempts to flee Russia with the beautiful Countess Alexandra.

10468

Sea Waif : A Tale of the Cornish Cliffs

4¾" x 7¼". 274pp, publisher's catalogue. Pictorial red cloth, spine frayed and split at top, title page missing, aeg, some damp-staining, G

11221

South Riding : An English Landscape

5½" x 8". 589pp. Original cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine severely cocked, a reading copy.

17226

Richer Dust : A Story of Gallipoli

4¾" x 7½". 336pp. Blue cloth, no d/j, head and tail of spine frayed, covers rubbed, edges lightly foxed, otherwise Very Good. Rare novel of the Gallipoli campaign, of which the author was a junior officer of Drake Bn., RND, surviving to the final evacuation in Jan. 1916.

18170

Echoes of Thought 1932-1935

5¾” x 7¾”. [vii] + 62pp. Original pale blue boards blocked in silver on the front cover, with no spine titling. The covers are rubbed, faded and dull with noticeable darkening around all edges, some old patchy staining, and a discoloured patch on the rear cover where a sticker has been removed. The spine has darkened significantly with age and is badly discoloured. The spine ends and corners are bumped. The end-papers are badly foxed, browned and discoloured. There is a previous owner's name and inscription in pencil on the front free end-paper: "C. Bridges / Bought Hatchards / Piccadilly / XMAS 1935". Loosely inserted is typed poem by Herbert Moore Pim ("Sonnet to Woman") and a hand-written poem "To Charles Bridges" signed by Herbert Moore Pim, and inscribed "Village of Earl's Court, 9th March 1923" (please see the final two images below). One poem in the book ("XI The Reply") has been marked in pencil in the Table of Contents. For the book itself the paper has tanned with age and there is widespread, heavy, foxing throughout. The top and fore-edge of the text block has not been uniformly trimmed and is ragged, with can be seen in the images below. The edge of the text block is also dust-stained and foxed.

12242

Sins of the Fathers

5¼” x 8”. 671pp. Black cloth gilt in a scuffed and chipped d/j, covers rubbed otherwise Very Good

16586

Dead and Alive

4¾” x 7½”.\r\nOriginal red cloth blocked in silver in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, tanned pages, otherwise Very Good.

14792

Fade Out

5½” x 8¾”. 352pp, publisher’s catalogue. Black cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, previous owner's name inscribed, end-papers browned and discoloured, old "The Times Book Club" sticker on rear pastedown, otherwise Very Good.

10154

Light Freights

295pp 12 ill. & 40 page Methuen catalogue. 5" x 7¾". Russet cloth with illustrated cover. Slight foxing of prelims, bottom of spine cracked o/w Very Good. Amusing anecdotes of life on the Thames.

15538

The Adventures of The Young Soldier in Search of The Better World

5¼” x 8”. 124pp, Drawings by Mervyn Peake. Original cloth. The covers are rubbed, slightly marked and somewhat discoloured. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There are some indentations along the edges of the boards. There are two previous owners' names inscribed on the front free end-paper (Michael and Anthony Windrum). There are no other internal markings and the text is clean throughout. The War-time  paper has tanned noticeably with age (as noted on the Copyright page, "This book is produced in complete conformity with the authorized economy standards.")

16796

Four Infantrymen on the Western Front 1918

5" x 7¾". 181pp, publisher's catalogue. Fawn cloth blocked in red, no d/j, spine soiled, occasional foxing Very Good.

15609

Biggles of the Camel Squadron

5” x 7½”. 182pp. Original green boards blocked in black on the spine. The covers are rubbed and the front cover has bowed out. The spine is dull. The spine ends and corners are bumped. The dust-jacket is scuffed, heavily creased and torn around the edges, with some loss, particularly at either end of the spine panel. There are no internal markings and the text is clean throughout; however, the paper has tanned noticeably with age, particularly in the margins.

17636

The Storm of Steel : from the diary of a German Storm-Troop Officer on the Western Front

5” x 7½”. [xv] + 319pp. Red cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, spine faded, edges dusty otherwise Very Good

16120

Prodigal Summer

¼½¾” x ¼½¾”. 444pp. Green cloth in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, Very Good

16121

Memory Man

5½” x 8¾”. 207pp. Orange cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, Very Good.

10028

The Brother Vane and other stories

5" x 7½". 207pp. Black cloth with tatty d/j. Contents Very Good, produced to war economy standard.

10033

The Italian Maze

5" x 8". 155pp. Red boards in slightly chipped d/j. Very Good

13929

The Gypsy : Poems and Ballads

5¾” x 8½”. 96pp, illustrations (in colour and black/white) by Juliet Jeffery. Original red cloth gilt. The covers are rubbed. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There is a previous owner's name inscribed on the front free end-paper. There are no other internal markings and the text is clean throughout. 

10293

The Honourable Schoolboy

4¼" x 7". 543pp. Paperback, pages slightly yellowed, otherwise excellent.

15277

Revelations of the Secret Service : Being the Autobiography of Hugh Morrice, Chief Travelling Agent of the Confidential Department of His Britannic Majesty's Government : Chronicled by William Le Queux

5” x 7¾”. [viii] + 312pp, Publisher’s catalogue. Blind-stamped green cloth gilt, no d/j, spine ends and corners bumped and slightly frayed at the gutters, front free end-paper missing, crayon scribbles on the eight-page Publisher’s catalogue, otherwise Very Good.

16800

The Lawless Hand

5” x 7½”. 284pp. Original red cloth blocked in black. The covers are marked and rubbed, with some fading and variation in colour. The spine has faded to a greater extent. The spine ends and corners are bumped and slightly frayed. There is a previous owner's name inscribed in ink on the front pastedown and also on the top of the Title-Page. There are no other internal markings and the text is clean throughout on slightly tanned paper, the exception being the final page of text and rear blank end-paper, which are significantly tanned. The rear inner hinge is cracked. The edge of the text block is dust-stained and lightly foxed.

17312

Spies of the Kaiser : Plotting the Downfall of England

4¼” x 6½”. 320pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Original cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed and stained, tanned pages, otherwise Very Good.

18130

Secrets of the Foreign Office : Describing the Doings of Duckworth Drew, of the Secret Service

4¾” x 7¾”. [vii] + 319pp. Original red cloth gilt with white panel on front cover, no d/j, covers rubbed and damp-stained with some loss of colour from front edge, spine badly faded and very dull, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, front inner hinge cracked, end-papers severely browned, small piece missing from front free end-paper (bottom corner), light scattered foxing, edges dusty and lightly foxed, previous owner's name inscribed on front pastedown, otherwise Very Good.

11853

Free Air

4¼" x 7¼". 284pp. Paperback, edges lightly foxed, previous owner's name inscribed, a little scuffed but Very Good overall. Volume 39 in The Albatross Modern Continental Library [English text].

17661

Staff Tales

4¾” x 7½”. [vii] + 214pp, 10 plates (H. M. Bateman cartoons). Original blue cloth (partially pictorial), blocked in black and red, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed (particularly rear cover), spine darkened, spine ends and corners bumped, slight spine lean, otherwise Very Good. Short stories drawn from Lipscomb’s experiences on the staff in France and one of few memoirs of staff work: “Some . . . which went the rounds of HQs during the war . . . ‘The Sincerest Form of Flattery’ is quite one of the funniest stories the war produced” Falls, awarding a star. Note: William Percy Lipscomb became a noted screenwriter post-First World War and won an Oscar in 1939 for his adapted screenplay for Pygmalion, dying in 1958.

16684

The Assassination Bureau, Ltd.

5” x 8”. 184pp. Original black cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, edges  lightly foxed, otherwise Very Good.

16983

Corner in Crime

4¾” x 7½”. 188pp, Publisher’s advertisement. Original red cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, otherwise Very Good.

17078

The Man on the Twenty-Fourth Floor

4¾” x 7½”. 312pp, Publisher’s advertisement. Original orange cloth blocked in black, no d/j, front inner hinge cracked, some pages detached, Good only.

12264

The Most Dangerous Game

5” x 7½”. 255pp. Red cloth blocked in black in a scuffed and chipped d/j, spine slightly canted otherwise Very Good

15700

The Most Dangerous Game

5¼” x 8”. 255pp. Original red cloth gilt in a scuffed and chipped d/j. The covers are rubbed, and there is a shallow crease down the centre of the spine. The spine ends and corners are bumped and there is a forward spine lean.

11876

Athabasca

5¼" x 8½". 252pp. Original cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed, spine faded, otherwise Very Good

12263

An American Dream

5” x 7½”. 256pp. Blue cloth blocked in black in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, front free end-paper creased, spine slightly canted otherwise Very Good

13348

Midshipman Rex Carew, V.C.

5" x 7½". 346pp, colour frontis. Pictorial cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, rear inner hinge cracked, old prize label on front pastedown, a few scribbled marks on rear pastedown, otherwise Good Plus

12292

Thank You, Mr. Moto

5” x 8”. 278pp. Black cloth, in d/j, ex-Library with usual stamps, front inner hinge cracked, spine cocked, front free end-paper excised, page edges browned, a reading copy

14839

Point of No Return

5¼" x 8". 496pp. Red cloth gilt in a chipped, torn d/j, covers rubbed and faded, offsetting to end-papers, edges dusty otherwise Very Good

12260

Trial at Monomoy

5¼” x 8”. 348pp. Black cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j otherwise Very Good

11791

The Road and the Star

5½" x 8". 320pp. Green cloth gilt in a chipped, torn d/j, edges dusty, otherwise Very Good/G

17014

The Tears of Autumn

5½” x 8¾”. 276pp. Original black cloth blocked in silver. The covers are very heavily scuffed and rubbed, and there are a number fairly shallow creases, particularly on the front cover. The spine is also scuffed and rubbed and there is a forward spine lean. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There are some indentations along the edges of the boards, including a prominent dent near the front bottom corner. There are no internal markings and the text is generally clean throughout although the pages have yellowed with age and there is a noticeable musty smell. 

10437

Nedra

5" x 7¾". 343pp, publisher's catalogue, illustrations by Harrison Fisher. Red cloth with printed insert pasted on front cover. Spine frayed at bottom corner, cover faded, front hinge splitting, Good

17882

What's Past Is Prologue

4¾” x 7½”. 303pp. Original red cloth blocked in black on the spine in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, otherwise Very Good.

12247

No Adam in Eden

5¼” x 8”. 288pp. Black cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

11258

The Cruel Sea

5¼" x 8". 416pp. Original cloth, covers marked and rubbed, front inner hinge cracked, previous owner's name inscribed, ffep missing, a reading copy.

10055

Wentie Armitage; or The Angel of the Hospital

5¼" x 7". 141pp. Red cloth, blind-stamped, gilt lettering, staining on fep, slight foxing on prelims, o/w Very Good

17266

The History of the Hun : “One Hundred and Twenty Humorous Drawings”

9¾” x 7½”. (v) + 120pp + four-page Glossary + Publisher’s advertisements. Original pictorial card covers (printed paper over thick card) with a tan cloth backstrip blocked in black. The covers are heavily rubbed, particularly the edges and corners, with grubby marks, discolouration and significant variation in colour. The cloth spine is dull and bumped at either end. The corners are frayed and bumped with the card underneath exposed. There is a gift inscription on the Title-Page from the Author (signed "Arthur" only). The drawings and text are in clean condition on tanned paper, with some creasing around the edges. There is some play in the inner hinges.

16888

The Gunroom

5” x 8”. [viii] + 348pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed and faded, spine badly faded and with vertical crease down centre, head of spine snagged and another smaller split at the tail, inner hinges badly cracked, scattered foxing, just about Very Good. First edition, first impression of Morgan's first novel, based on his experiences in the Royal Navy between 1907 and 1913. The Gunroom criticised the Royal Navy, in particular the continual mistreatment of junior officers. As a result it was unofficially suppressed and thus scarce.

17142

Behind the Lines

4¾” x 7½”. 313pp. Orange cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed with two small stains on front boards, gift inscription and previous owner's name inscribed on front end-paper, edges lightly foxed, otherwise just about Very Good. A novel written in the first person about his very brave friend who, in WWI, through a strange set of circumstances, changes his identity. 

17566

Mr Salt Finds Happiness

5” x 7½”. 317pp, frontispiece, Publisher’s advertisement. Original blue cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, offsetting to end-papers otherwise Very Good.

10076

Thomas, A novel of the Life, Passion and Miracles of Becket

5½" x 8¾". 415pp. Tan cloth, no d/j, Very Good

10041

That Lady

5" x 7½". 361pp. Beige boards, no d/j.G

11195

The Man and His Kingdom

5" x 7½". 250pp. Red cloth, no d/j, spine faded, covers marked and rubbed, edges foxed, previous owner's name inscribed, otherwise Good

16561

Blighty : A Novel of the Great War 

4¾” x 7¼”. 285pp. Blue cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed with some staining, spine dull, slight spine lean, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Very Good. Rare.

14327

With Haig on the Somme

5¾” x 8¼”. [vii] + 301pp, frontis and three other colour plates by Archibald Webb. Pictorial cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed, edges lightly foxed, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Very Good

10788

An Instance of the Fingerpost

6" x 9¼". 698pp. Large format Softback in excellent condition.

17244

Iron Rations

4¾” x 7¼”. 270pp. Yellow cloth blocked in red, no d/j, covers rubbed and slightly marked, spine discoloured and dull, spine ends and corners bumped, edge of text block dusty, text clean on tanned paper, Very Good.

17053

MW-XX.3

4¾” x 7½”.

17936

The Kaiser Goes : The Generals Remain

4¾” x 7¾”. 368pp. Black cloth blocked in yellow, no d/j, covers rubbed, edges & end-papers lightly foxed otherwise Very Good. A novelized account of Germany in the final days of WWI, focusing on the communist/socialist revolution, the abdication of the Kaiser, and the re-establishment of order in Berlin by the Officer Corps. Plivier states that the majority of the the book's scenes and conversations between officers and politicians are authentic, and that he was driven from Germany after the Nazis gained power.

11886

Cattleman

5¼" x 8". 247pp. Red cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, edges lightly foxed, spine slightly faded, otherwise Very Good

10537

The Complete Adventures of Tom Kitten and His Friends

8½" x 11¼". 79pp, ills. Laminated boards in price-clipped, slightly grubby d/j, previous owner's name inscribed else Very Good+/Very Good

16567

Three Boys on the Tramp

4½” x 6½”. 64pp. Decorative cloth, no d/j, covers and spine dull, tanned pages, otherwise Very Good.

17260

The Jesting Army

4¾” x 7½”. [viii] + 448pp, map as end-papers. Green cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers slightly bowed, small tear in tail of spine, otherwise Very Good.

11747

For Them That Trespass

4¾" x 7½". 348pp. Red cloth, no d/j, spine unevenly faded, front free end-paper missing, produced to War Economy Standard, otherwise Good.

13592

The Maras Affair

5” x 7½”. 192pp. Red cloth blocked in silver in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, edges lightly foxed, slight spine lean, previous owner's name inscribed on d/j, otherwise Good

10878

Go In and Sink!

4¼" x 7". 400pp. Paperback, front cover and spine creased, some damp staining on first few pages, otherwise Good

10884

Strike from the Sea

4¼" x 7". 294pp. Paperback, spine creased, front cover stained, otherwise Very Good

17543

A Time To Love and A Time To Die

5¼” x 8”. 336pp. Original blue cloth gilt in a scuffed and chipped d/j with two tears, edges lightly foxed, otherwise Very Good.

17556

Spark of Life

5¼” x 8¼”. 368pp. Original blck cloth blocked in red in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j with some loss, otherwise Very Good.

15998

Double Life

4¾” x 7½”. 318pp. Blue cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j otherwise Very Good.

11409

Table D'Hote : A Companion Volume to "Light Refreshment"

5" x 7½". 248pp. Blue cloth gilt with oval print laid in on front boards, spine slightly faded, edges dusty else Very Good

10036

Rakehell

5" x 7½". 184pp. Turquoise boards in d/j. Very Good+

10025

The Mind Has Mountains

5" x 7½". 357pp. Ex-lib. in d/j. Fair.

17760

When William Came  : A Story of London under the Hohenzollerns

5" x 7½". 322pp, publisher's catalogue. Grey cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed and stained, end-papers foxed otherwise Very Good

15782

Ask for Ronald Standish

5” x 7¾”. 310pp. Original blue cloth with yellow title block to spine. The front and rear boards are scuffed and rubbed, with general variation in colour and there is an old stain on the top edge of the rear boards, from the corner down. The head of the spine is badly snagged, with a half-inch tear in the cloth in the centre and rubbing to the yellow blocking which is partially worn away. There is a prominent half-inch crease in the tail of the spine but the cloth is intact. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed, with a small tear in the rear spine gutter at the head. There is a forward spine lean. 

18079

Memoirs of an Infantry Officer

5” x 7½”. 334pp. Original cloth gilt, no d/j, covers worn and soiled, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, slight spine lean, gift inscription on front end-paper, end-papers browned and discoloured, internally clean.

10287

The Birds of Prey

4¼" x 7". 247pp. Paperback, pages slightly yellowed, otherwise excellent.

10872

Cassell's Illustrated Shakespeare : The Plays of Shakespeare : edited and annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke

7¾" x 10½". 726pp, 600pp, 800pp. Red cloth gilt half-bound in tooled red leather, edges and end-papers marbled, corners and spines scuffed, but still a very handsome set. Internally excellent. Vol. I Comedies; Vol. II Histories; Vol. III Tragedies. Please note, as this is a very heavy set, postage will be charged at actual cost.

12245

The Sun in Scorpio

5¼” x 8”. 231pp. Green cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, spine slightly canted otherwise Very Good

10253

The Great Pursuit

4¼" x 7". 253pp, Paperback, pages slightly yellowed, otherwise excellent.

17824

Zero-G : A Novel : Book One

6” x 9¼”. 353pp. Original black boards in d/j,, Near Fine, signed by Shatner.

17913

Man and Superman : A Comedy and a Philosophy

4¾” x 7¼”.

17401

The Hopkins Manuscript

5” x 7½”. 352pp. Original blue cloth blocked in navy blue in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, edges dusty, one page damaged otherwise Very Good.

11080

Eden Close

5" x 7¾". 265pp. Paperback, as new.

11851

Quo Vadis?

4" x 7". 448pp, coloured frontis. Blue cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed and faded with some colour loss, spine faded, otherwise G+

10229

The Unlikely Spy

6¼" x 9½". 454pp. Red cloth in d/j, Fine

16106

Maigret's Rival

5” x 8”. 154pp. Blue cloth gilt in d/j, Near Fine.

12244

A Sunset Touch

5¼” x 8”. 256pp. Green cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j otherwise Very Good

17150

Dialect Monologues : 1. Aerbut and Gaertie in War-Time; 2. Aerbut Paerks of Baernegum; 3. More about the “Paerkses”

4½” x 7”.  24pp; 25pp; 31pp. This volume is ex-Library. These three short Monologues have been bound together by Cambridge English Library in plain blue cloth blocked in gilt on the spine. There is a large rectangular discoloured patch on the front and rear covers following the removal of a taped Library label. This has also resulted in some discolouration to the spine.

15933

Guns Wanted

5¼” x 8¼”. 348pp, illustrations by A. M. Hughes. Original red cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, covers are rubbed, slightly marked, and evenly fades. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There is a bookplate of John Morley on the front free end-paper, showing a Coat of Arms (two women holding a branch over the head of a hound) and the motto: “Fortiter Pecca”. There are no other internal markings and the text is clean throughout; however, the paper has tanned with age.

15601

The Moon is Down

4¾” x 7½”. 120pp. Red cloth, no d/j, produced to War Economy Standard, Very Good.

17993

Mrs Tim Carries On : Leaves from the Diary of an Officer’s Wife in the Year 1940

5” x 7¾”. 287pp. Original blue cloth blocked in black on the spine, no d/j, spine faded, rear inner hinge cracked, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Very Good. Dorothy Emily Stevenson was a best-selling Scottish author. She published more than 40 romantic novels over a period of more than 40 years. Her father was a cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson.

12266

The Last Enchantment

5” x 8”.412pp. Red cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j otherwise Very Good

13519

The Air Patrol : A Story of the North-West Frontier

5¾" x 8½". Pictorial cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, head of spine pulled and frayed, backstrip very rubbed, edges dusty, occasional foxing, a tired binding, otherwise Good

17856

The Price of Victory

4½” x 7¼”. 295pp. This volume is ex-Library and has been rebound by the Library in plain brown buckram blocked in gilt on the spine and with a small Library insignia near the front bottom corner. The covers are marked and rubbed with noticeable variation in colour, evidence of faint old staining and some wrinkling of the cloth. The spine is very dull again with variation in colour and wrinkling. The spine ends and corners are bumped and slightly frayed. There are some indentations along the edges of the boards and there is a pronounced forward spine lean.

17331

The Open Sky

5” x 8”. 445pp. Original cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine dull, Author's signed bookplate, otherwise Very Good.

18087

Tunnellers All

4¾” x 7½”. 255pp. Original salmon-pink boards blocked in black, no d/j, covers worn and faded with flecks of white paint on rear cover and some staining to front cover, spine darkened and dull, front spine gutter split at head, spine ends and corners bumped (heavily) and frayed, indentations along edges of boards, "Ex Libris" bookplate on front pastedown, previous owners' name inscribed in ink (plus stamp) on front free end-paper, tanned pages, otherwise just about Very Good.

15454

The Warringtons in War-Time

5¼” x 7¾”. 233pp, colour frontispiece, illustrations. Original cloth blocked in black. The covers are heavily rubbed and somewhat worn with clear variation in colour. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There are no internal markings and the text is clean throughout, though the paper has tanned noticeably with age and there is occasional foxing, mainly confirmed to the margins. The edge of the text block is foxed and grubby. The inner hinge is badly cracked at pages 48-49.

11281

Bridlington Echoes: being a selection of Ballads, Burlesqued Reports, Satirical Skits, Parodies, Pasquinades, and Pleasantries contributed to the "Bridlington Free Press" and the "Bridlington and Quay Gazette" during the last quarter of a Century

4¾" x 7½". 64pp. Blue cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, and quite dull around the edges, previous owner's label on ffep, author's signed presentation copy, internally Very Good.

15024

Kowloon Tong : A Novel

6” x 9½”. 213pp. Original black cloth blocked in silver. The covers are lightly rubbed and the spine ends and corners are slightly bumped. The dust-jacket is scuffed (heavily in places), rubbed and creased around the edges. Also, there is a quarter-inch tear in the dust-jacket from the head of the spine panel, down the rear spine gutter

17748

These Men, Thy Friends

4¾” x 7¾”.

14522

The Secret Documents of Sherlock Holmes

4¼" x 7". 233pp. Paperback, As New

17311

Comoediae Tres : Captivi : Miles Gloriosus : Trinummus

5” x 8½”. 326pp. Original marbled boards half-bound in brown leather with raised spine bands. The boards are heavily scuffed and rubbed with numerous, generally small, abraded patches and some areas, mainly around the edges, where there is some loss of the paper covering the card underneath. The leather sections are in worn state: the corners are very heavily scuffed and abraded, with the leather worn through in places. The spine is similarly scuffed and abraded, particularly the raised bands and spine gutters. The worst of the wear is at the ends: the leather at the tail is chipped with some loss, while there is a flap of leather only loosely attached at the head. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown ("Harold and Margaret Michelmore"). The inner hinges are cracked. The paper has tanned considerably with age and there is widespread and heavy foxing throughout. There are some old notes, in pencil and ink, on the last few pages and some erased doodles in the margins of pages 83-89. The edge of the text block is dust-stained and foxed.

12262

A Matter of Diplomacy

5¼” x 7¾”. 184pp. Blue cloth gilt in a scuffed and chipped d/j otherwise Very Good

17222

Way of Sacrifice

4¾” x 7½”. 174pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers lightly rubbed, otherwise Near Fine. 

10540

Little Grey Rabbit's Storybook

6¾" x 9½". 160pp, ills. Laminated boards, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, else Very Good+

10652

The Knot Squirrel Tied

5½" x 7". 101pp, ills. Laminated card cover, no d/j, spine faded, covers marked and rubbed, Very Good

10056

Fishpingle : A Romance of the Countryside

5" x 7½". 348pp + 8pp of adverts. Blue cloth, faded, spine creased and slightly detached, Good

16364

Spies in Ambush

5” x 7½”. 279pp. Red cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed, head and tail of spine frayed, otherwise Very Good.  "The hero combines the unusual professions of a famous concert-hall pianist and counter-espionage in the storm centers of Europe, a job for which his unquestioned entry into all European capitals and circles makes him exceptionally well fitted. His companion at arms is a young woman violinist, and from the time when the hero is unwittingly involved in a murder in Brussels down to the unexpected end there is not a slack moment in the story."

10476

The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories vol. XV : American

5¾" x 9¼". 420pp, ills. Green cloth, covers marked and rubbed, cloth bubbled in places, contents clean and tight, Very Good. Stories by Bayard Taylor, Samuel Davis, Mark Twain, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Francis Bret Harte, Henry James, Ambrose Bierce, etc.

10477

The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories vol. VI : French and Belgian

5¾" x 9¼". 404pp, ills. Green cloth, covers marked and rubbed, cloth bubbled in places, contents clean and tight, Very Good. Stories by Aldred Capus, Henri Lavedan, Marcel Prevost, etc.

10479

The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories vol. XVI : American

5¾" x 9¼". 420pp, ills. Green cloth, covers marked and rubbed, cloth bubbled in places, contents clean and tight, Very Good. Stories by George Cable, O. Henry, Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, Richard Harding Davis, etc.

10480

The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories vol. XIV : American

5¾" x 9¼". 420pp, ills. Green cloth, covers marked and rubbed, cloth bubbled in places, corners bumped and frayed, contents clean and tight, Very Good. Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Lucretia Peabody Hale, etc.

17212

Wings over the Atlantic : A Tale of Coastal Command

5” x 7¾”. [viii] + 181pp, illustrations. Original cloth in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, covers discoloured, spine ends and corners bumped, otherwise Very Good.

15694

Ben-Hur; or, The Days of The Messiah

4½” x 6½”. 458pp. Original pictorial grey cloth. The covers are marked and rubbed, particularly the rear cover, which is stained. The front free end-paper has been removed and the Half-Title is badly browned and discoloured. There is a small stain on the front pastedown, a small previous owner's stamp and a small Bookseller's label.

16758

The Stroke of One

5” x 7½”. 316pp. Original red cloth blocked in black. The covers are rubbed, heavily in places, and stained. There are a number of faint irregular stains on the front cover and a smaller, more prominent, stain. The rear cover is not so heavily stained but does have, again, some small prominent stains. The stain, however, is heavily stained with significant loss of original colour in the lower half. The spine ends and corners are bumped and there is a forward spine lean. There are a number indentations along the edges of the boards.

14199

Fellow Prisoners

4¾” x 7½”. [vi] + 314pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, inner hinges cracked, final page partially detached, tanning to pages, some pages soiled otherwise Very Good.

16335

What’s In It For Me?

5” x 8”. 386pp. Original yellow cloth, blocked in black, no d/j, Very Good.

18016

The Time Machine

4½” x 7”. (viii) + 152pp. Original red cloth blocked in black. The covers are rubbed, heavily in places, faded and dull. There is a distinct line of fading on the top section of the front cover, fading around the other edges, significant variation in colour, and the black blocking partially rubbed away. It is a similar situation on the rear cover, with pronounced fading along the edges, together with a black smudge and some smaller areas of staining. The spine has faded badly with total loss of original colour and some soiling. There is also a shallow vertical crease down the centre. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed. There is a forward spine lean. There is a previous owner's name inscribed prominently in red ink capitals on the very browned and discoloured front free end-paper. The paper has tanned significantly with age and there is widespread scattered foxing, mainly confined to the margins. Additionally, some pages have grubby marks or small stains. There is separation between the inner gatherings, some of which are very badly cracked, with that between pages 24 and 25 probably being the worst example. The corners are very bruised from the external bumping. The edge of the text block is grubby, dust-stained and foxed, with the foxing extending into the margins. 

18076

The War in the Air

5” x 7½”. 282pp, Publisher’s advertisement. Original paper-covered boards blocked in black, no d/j, previous owner's label on front free end-paper, edges foxed otherwise Very Good.

11611

Tono-Bungay

4" x 6¼". 383pp, frontis. Decorative boards, no d/j, spine rubbed and quite discoloured, front end-papers browned, otherwise internally excellent.

12248

The Prisoner in the Mask

5¼” x 8”. 383pp. Pictorial cloth in a scuffed and rubbed d/j otherwise Very Good

12249

The Ka of Gifford Hillary

5¼” x 8”. 407pp. Black cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed and mottled, edges & end-papers lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

12251

The Rape of Venice

5¼” x 8”. 446pp. Black cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

12252

The Shadow of Tyburn Tree

5¼” x 8”. 380pp, map as front end-papers. Red cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j with some loss at tail of spine otherwise Very Good

12253

Bill for the Use of a Body

5” x 7½”. 251pp. Blue cloth blocked in black in a scuffed and rubbed d/j otherwise Very Good

12257

The Dark Secret of Josephine

5½” x 8”. 447pp. Black cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j repaired with adhesive tape (since removed), covers rubbed, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

16334

The Importance of Being Earnest

4¾” x 7¼”. 52pp. Original printed thick paper covers which are scuffed and rubbed particularly around the edges and on the corners. There is also marked discolouration, particularly around the edges, where there is a very obvious darker strip. There is a previous owner's name inscribed on the first page "William Charles Peck, 20 Bassano Street, London SE22"). There are no other internal markings and the text is clean throughout; however, the paper has tanned with age and the corners are dog-eared. 

15388

Courier to Marrakesh

5” x 7½”. 256pp. Red cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed otherwise Very Good.

11762

Yorkshire in Prose and Verse : An Anthology

5" x 7½". [xix] + 147pp, map. Original cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, with some staining, internally clean, else G.

16457

Utterthorpe: A Chronicle

5½” x 8¾”. 393pp. green cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed otherwise Very Good.

10294

Hazell and the Three-Card Trick

4¼" x 7". 204pp. Paperback, pages slightly yellowed, otherwise excellent.

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