The Virgin Kills
WHITFIELD, RAOUL Original mustard colored cloth, stamped in dark brown and blue. Octavo - 270 pp. Minor soiling to the boards. The jacket shows some moderate rubbing and chipping to the spine ends. The "Virgin" is a yacht and murder and mayhem occur aboard during a Regatta. "First Edition" statement to the copyright page. Very good / very good.- $2,000
- $2,000
They Found Atlantis
WHEATLEY, DENNIS Original red cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. Octavo -339 pp - 5 pages of Wheatley ads, then 40 pp publisher's catalog, dated "Spring 1936." The complete jacket with 7/6 to the spine. The jacket shows some rubbing and a few shallow closed tears. There is chipping to the foot of the spine with some loss. Cover art by Pat K. Verso of jacket shows signs of damp-staining but it is not visible from the out-side. Warmly inscribed and signed by Wheatley to the title page. Near Fine / Very Good.- $2,500
- $2,500
The Tragedy Of Y. A Drury Lane Mystery
[QUEEN, ELLERY] ROSS, BARNABY In original black cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Octavo - 344 pp. In a clean and bright example of the illustrated dust jacket. Floor plan is present. The boards are solid and the corners true. Minor offsetting to both the front and rear free endpapers. Small previous book shop sticker to the rear paste-down. Small piece of cellotape at the verso of the spine head. Very small burn hole to the bottom margin of the front panel. Shallow closed tears. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Near Fine / Very Good.- $3,750
- $3,750
The Fortunes Of Captain Blood
SABATINI, RAFAEL Original black grained cloth on boards, with lettering in red to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 240pp. A really sharp copy, with a solid binding and true corners. A very well looked after volume. A slightly larger format than either Captain Blood or Captain Book Returns. Previous owner book-plate to the front paste-down mostly hidden by the flap. The bright dust jacket presents very well indeed with only a few chips and some rubbing to the spine. There are four areas of clear tape present on both front and rear panel. Their presence make no sense and are barely visible. The dust jacket is complete. A 39 B, Knight and Darley. Near Fine / Very Good.- $1,750
- $1,750
The Happy Return
FORESTER, C. S. Original green cloth boards, lettered in silver to the spine. 8vo - 287pp. A really lovely copy. The boards are clean, the corners true and the text as new. The bright dust jacket has a few very shallow chips and one closed tear. The red Michael Joseph logo on the spine has faded by half. The book that started it all. Fine / Near Fine.- $1,500
- $1,500
The Messiah. An Oratorio
HANDEL, G. F. Original soft cover volume. Decorated and lettered in green to the cover. Copyright date of 1912 but certainly much later though my 1950 is just an educated guess. A clean and solid copy. "For Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Soli and Piano." Very good.- $15
- $15
The Man With Two Left Feet And Other Stories
WODEHOUSE, P. G. Original red cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. McIlvaine A21A. Bertie Wooster and Jeeves first appear in a story contained within, "Extricating Young Gussie." The book is solid and tight with some spotting to the top edge. The jacket has edge wear and closed tears and a pea size hole to the front panel. Near Fine / Good.- $200
- $200
Life On The Mississippi
TWAIN, MARK Original black boards with full color illustrated paste-down. The illustrated dust jacket mirrors the paste-down on the cover. The jacket is a little frayed with some wear to the edges. The jacket art is illustrated by Frank Schoonover. The frontispiece also repeats the cover art. The remaining illustrations are by Walter Stewart. Near Fine / Good.- $45
- $45
The Luck Of The Golden Cross
VINSON, KATHRYN Original light blue cloth, with design to the front panel and lettering in black to the spine. "First Edition" statement to the copyright page. The complete jacket shows some rubbing to the spine but overall remains very solid. Near Fine / Very Good.- $70
- $70
Captain Blood Returns
SABATINI, RAFAEL Original black grained cloth, with lettering in red to the front panel and spine. 8vo - 296 pp. The lettering on the spine is rubbed. Illustrated endpapers. Small, and likely original, previous bookseller sticker to the front free endpaper. The dust jacket is price-clipped. There is some foxing to the white background at the top of the front panel. The book does show wear but it remains solid. The dust jacket and endpaper art is by Dean Cornwell. The illustrated endpapers are an unusual touch for Houghton Mifflin. A 32 B, Knight and Darley. Very Good / Very Good.- $1,750
- $1,750
The Last Hero
CHARTERIS, LESLIE Original black cloth, lettered and decorated in red. 8vo - 311pp. An early Saint volume. The boards are clean with true corners. There is a crease running vertically along the spine. Top edge stained red. "First Edition" statement to the copyright page. The bright dust jacket shows some minor edge-wear and a few very shallow closed tears. Near Fine / Very Good.- $600
- $600
Margery Of Quether
BARING-GOULD, S. (SABINE) Original maroon cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Octavo - 295 pp, 16 pages of publisher's catalog, dated February 1892. Corners slightly bumped. Minor edge-wear to the spine ends. Head and foot of spine slightly pushed. Endpapers slightly toned. Early previous owner signature to the front free endpaper. A clean, tight and solid example of this important text, said to have provided some inspiration to Bram Stoker as he was creating Dracula - published six years later. For more information on Sabine Baring-Gould I recommend reading "The Moor" by Laurie R. King. She paints a fascinating picture of this brilliant and eccentric man. Very Good.- $1,600
- $1,600
Back To Treasure Island
CALAHAN, H. A. Original light blue cloth, lettered in dark blue to the front panel and spine. Offsetting to the front and rear endpapers due to the jacket flaps. Illustrated throughout and on the dust jacket by L. F. Grant. Some minor creasing and edge-wear. An extremely clean, bright and pleasing copy. Near Fine / Near Fine.- $225
- $225
Murder In The Night
GASK, ARTHUR Original navy cloth, stamped in light blue. Octavo - 255 pp. Cream endpapers with some offsetting from the jacket flap. Internally the book is very solid and clean. The jacket is very bright and clean though it is price-clipped. Vivid and compelling jacket art. A murder mystery set in Adelaide, Australia. Now quite scarce. Near Fine / Near Fine.- $900
- $900
Uncharted Seas
WHEATLEY, DENNIS Original black cloth, lettered in gilt. Octavo - 408 pp, then 8 pages of Wheatley ads, then 24 pages of publisher's catalog. Illustrated map endpapers. Dust jacket art and endpapers drawn by Diana Younger. A very clean, bright and solid copy in the very scarce dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author to the title page. 8/6 price present to the spine of the jacket. A few shallow closed tears. Some minor foxing to the front free endpaper. A "lost civilization" novel set in the South Atlantic. Very good / Very Good.- $2,000
- $2,000
