Aucott & Thomas

Death on the down beat An orchestral fantasy of detection.

Farr, Sebastian · 1941

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Tightly bound hardback book in black cloth with silver titles, boards marked, page edges age tanned and grubby, name on front endpaper. 254 pages. Fair with no dust jacket.

Journey to nowhere.

Tyre, Nedra · 1954

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Collins, 1954. First British Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, ex private library hardback with stamp on page 9 & 189 and on top page edges, front board pulled, front endpaper excised, page edges grubby in an unclipped dustjacket which has been cut down, remaimns of label on t...

The Emperor's pearl.

van Gulik, Robert · 1963

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Heinemann, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, ex library hardback in a library binding with the usual stamps & stickers, title page excised, in a dustjacket which has been cut down and laminated to the boards. 184 pages. Poor in Poor dust jacket.

Villains by necessity.

Woods, Sara · 1982

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Macmillan, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers,front endpaper excised, pages age tanned in an unclipped dustjacket which is rubbed at the bottom of the spine. 192 pages. Poor in Fair dust jacket.

The homicidal colonel.

Player, Robert · 1970

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers with dustjacket laminated to the boards. 224 pages. Fair in Poor dust jacket.

November Joe The detective of the woods.

Prichard, H. Hesketh · 1985

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Greenhill Books, 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, page edges marked, no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. 256 pages. A vintage crime classic. Good in Good dust jacket.

The anathema stone.

Hilton, John Buxton · 1980

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Collins, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers, boards cocked, in an unclipped rolled dustjacket which has minor loss at the base of the spine and approximately half of the rear foldover has been torn off. 207 pages....

Blue murder, with, Whatever's been going on at Mumblesby? (2 hardbacks).

Watson, Colin · 1979

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Eyre Methuen, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 reading copies, ex library hardbacks with the usual stamps & stickers, in unclipped rolled dustjackets. Blue: some marks on endpapers, dustjacket rubbed at edges, 160 pages. Mumblesby: published 1982, boards cocked, front endpape...

The fifth passenger.

Young, Edward · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Jill Norman & Hobhouse, 1982. Reprint. Softcover. Tightly bound paperback, card covers rubbed at edges, pages age tanned, neat 20 on half title page otherwise no inscriptions. 218 pages. Fair with no dust jacket.

Murder on the fell.

Stacpoole, H. de Vere · 1940

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Allied Newspapers Ltd. 1940. Reprint. Softcover. Tightly bound paperback, spine creased, minor wear to bottom corner of front cover and first 32 pages, 5p on front cover, pages age tanned, no intenal inscriptions. 254 pages. No. 9 in the Cherry Tree series. Undated but assume ...

The John Franklin Bardin omnibus: The deadly percheron, the last of Philip Banter, Devil take the blue-tail fly.

Bardin, John Franklin · 1976

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Penguin, 1976. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Tightly bound paperback, creased and rubbed card covers, spine uncreased, pages age tanned, book exchange stamp and 50 on half title page. 602 pages + 6 pages of publisher's adverts. Fair.

A bullet for Rhino.

Witting, Clifford · 1954

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Hodder and Stoughton, 1954. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Tightly bound paperback,creased card covers with scribble on both covers, spine creased, pages age tanned, no inscriptions. 192 pages. A Hodder yellow jacket. Fair.

Death and circumstance.

Waugh, Hillary · 1966

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan, 1966. Reprint. Softcover. Tightly bound paperback, card covers rubbed at edges, spine creased and worn, initials on title page. 208 pages. Fair.

Ivory ladies.

Holt, Gavin (Rodda, Charles) · 1951

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Hodder and Stoughton, 1951. Reprint. Softcover. Tatty paperback bound in creased card covers with old tape repairs at spine ends, spine creased, 13p on front cover, pages age tanned, no internal inscriptions. 256 pages. A Hodder yellow jacket. Poor.

Experiments in crime and other stories.

Frankau, Gilbert · 1940

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. 1940. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in red cloth with black titles, spine lightly sunned, boards worn at edges, no inscriptions. 288 pages. No date but says10th thousand. Fair with no dust jacket.

Death behind the door.

MacClure, Victor · 1935

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1935. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Hardback tightly bound in red cloth with black titles and decoration, boards worn, pages age tanned, endpapers and page edges grubby, name and date in pencil on title page. 256 pages. Fair with no dust jacket.

The millionaire mystery.

Hume, Fergus · 1920

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Collins, 1920. Reprint. Hardcover. Small format hardback bound in red cloth with gilt titles, boards marked and worn, pages age tanned, endpapers and page edges grubby, name on front endpaper and title page. 204 pages + 4 pages of publisher's adverts, frontispiece. Undated ass...

The ruby heart of Kishgar.

Marchmont, A. W. · 1915

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Hodder and Stoughton, 1915. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Small format hardback bound in red cloth with black titles, book bowed, boards marked and worn, pages age tanned, 2 names in pencil plus date (9 Feb 1915) on front endpaper. 260 pages. Undated but inscription suggests 1...

Three sisters flew home.

Fitt, Mary · 1953

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Penguin, 1953. Reprint. Softcover. Tatty paperback, spine worn at edges, back cover creased at corners, page edges age tanned, pages 15 - 18 detached but present, no inscriptions. 192 pages. Green penguin no. 941. Poor with no dust jacket.

When the gunmen came.

Hunter, John · 1932

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Cassell and Company Limited, 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. Small format hardback bound in black cloth with gilt titles and decoration, spine rubbed and worn, pages age tanned, no inscriptions. 318 pages. Cheap edition. Poor with no dust jacket.