Letteratura

Peril On The Iron Road

Bruce Carter · 1957 · Dodman Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

London, Transworld Publishers, Scottie Books edition in which Carter (of Speed Six! renown) turns his pen to the dawn of the railway age. Stock toned, but otherwise all in VG crisp and clean internal order. Light wear only and some spine creasing to covers, a little toned to r...

The Case Of Being A Young Man

Peter Opie · 1946 · Dodman Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1st Edition, Heavily autobiographical early novel from Opie, now hard to find. Though on wartime stock all is in VG internal order bar toning towards page edges. Covers are a little dulled and showing some wear to edges, with some small crea...

THE INVISIBLE COMPANION And Other Stories

J Jefferson Farjeon · 1946 · Dodman Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Polybooks, 1st Edition, Scarce collection of five strange tales from Farjeon, brother of the perhaps better known Eleanor. All in VG crisp, clean and bright internal order. Paper covers lightly worn and a little marked. 16mo. 62pp + ads, Good, No Jacket, 16mo - over 5¾...

LADY IN GREEN And Other Stories

Peter Cheyney · 1947 · Dodman Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Bantam Books, 1st Edition, Hard to find Cheyney short story collection, especially in such good order. All is clean and bright internally bar some rust marking from staples to title page. Paper covers lightly worn with a little creasing towards spine and illustration s...

Carcajou

Rutherford Montgomery · 1943 · Dodman Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, Early Puffin story book (PS11) in surprisingly well-preserved order. Though on wartime stock, all is VG internally with just occasional and minor spotting. Card covers a little toned with some marking to rear. 12mo. 128pp, L D Cram, Very Good, No ...

Gun-Doc Of The Ambush Trail

Brett Austin · 1950 · Dodman Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

London, Mellifont Press, ND. c.1950. Early edition of Brett Austin (actually Lee Floren) western thriller. Stock a little toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Light wear only to pictorial card covers with some minor marking to rear. Hard to find in such good order in...

Orbit One

John E Muller · 1961 · Dodman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Badger Books / John Spencer & Co, ND. c.1961. Classic pulp sci-fi novel from "John E Muller", most likely Lionel Fanthorpe, though the pseudonym was used by other Badger Books writers who, apparently, wrote books to match the cover art previously acquired by the publis...

Murder In Mesopotamia

Agatha Christie · 1952 · Dodman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Pan Books, First Pan printing of this classic Hercule Poirot tale . Stock well toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. A little light wear to card covers and minor creasing with some dulling towards spine. 12mo 191pp, Very Good, No Jacket, 12mo, 191

A Book Of Songs [Westminster School]

1944 · Dodman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

The Whitbourne Press, 1st Edition, "Printed for private circulation only for the 52nd Westminster (Westminster School) Scout Troop." A scouting/Westminster school curiosity, this poorly printed small format song collection, bound in plain card covers. "This is a Troop copy no...

The Empty Space

Peter Brook · 1968 · Dodman Books

£32.50 (€38.96 | $42.94 | ¥6,858)

London, MacGibbon & Kee, 1st Edition, Brook's groundbreaking analysis is widely regarded as a classic of theatre literature. Here in first edition and in VG+ clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart pink boards with gilt titling, lightly faded to head and foot ...

Murder-Go-Round

C P Donnell · 1948 · Dodman Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, T V Boardman & Company, 1st Edition, First UK edition and, unusually, complete with striking Denis McLoughlin-designed jacket. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name to half title. Minimal wear and light marking only to smart c...

Coral Circus

John Joly · 1955 · Dodman Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

London, Corgi Books / Transworld, First paperback edition of this tale of four pilots who make a forced landing on "an island of despair"... Appears unread (why?) and all in VG+ clean and bright internal order. Likewise minimal wear to card covers and no creasing to spine. 16m...

Johnny Kinsman

John Watson · 1957 · Dodman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Panther / Hamilton & Co, First paperback issue of DFC-holder Watson's WW2 RAF "drama of those saturation raids over Germany and the feelings of the men flying into a fiery inferno from which, too often, they never returned". All in VG+ clean and bright internal order. ...

Off With Her Head

G D H & M Cole · 1938 · Dodman Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Collins / The Crime Club, ND. 1938 - WorldCat. A severed head in a biscuit tin begins the surprisingly light-hearted proceedings. Light toning to stock and a little edgewear to covers, but this minor, and thus a remarkably clean, crisp and bright copy of the Coles' Oxf...

He Came By Night

Anthony Gilbert · 1944 · Dodman Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London, Collins / The Crime Club, ND. 1944 - WorldCat. Arthur Crook on the case for the 13th time. A little light toning to page edges, but otherwise all in VG+ clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Minimal wear and light marking only to covers. A nice, bright copy...

Poems by Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold · 1900 · Dodman Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, John Lane, Most attractively produced Arnold collection with numerous in-text and full page illustrations from Ospovat. A little toning to stock, but in general all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Brown cloth with bright gilt decoration and titling a little mark...

The Same Scourge

John Goldthorpe · 1956 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Corgi Books / Transworld, Historical fiction "in the shadow of the world's greatest story". First paperback edition and, bar light toning to stock, all in VG clean and bright order throughout. A little light wear only to card covers. 16mo. 384pp, Very Good, No Jacket, ...

The Great Ones

Jon J Deegan · 1953 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Panther / Hamilton & Co, 1st Edition, "Bent on conquest, they sprang from mists of legend into terrifying reality". Sci-fi adventure in which everything seems to happen, often at once. Stock toned, occasionally heavily, and covers well worn, with some creasing and mar...

OLD GROWLER Space Ship No.2213 [Science Fiction Fortnightly No.4 February 1951]

Jon J Deegan · 1951 · Dodman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Hamilton & Co, 1st Edition, Whole story issue of Science Fiction Fortnightly (shortly to become Monthly) with only minor other editorial matter. Stock toned and foxed in places, but otherwise all in good internal order. Cover however is in very good order, with only li...

Old Growler And Orbis [Science Fiction Monthly No.9 May 1951]

Jon J Deegan · 1951 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Hamilton & Co, 1st Edition, Whole story issue of Science Fiction Monthly, with only minor other editorial matter. Stock toned and foxed in places, but otherwise all in good internal order. Cover however is in very good order, with only light edgewear. Spine and rear a ...