Crime fiction
Collection of mystery and detective novels with 'damsel in distress' dust jackets, 1920s and later
£2,268
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
all 8vo, original cloth, with the dust jackets, references to Hubin, Crime Fiction II (1994) in square brackets, titles include:
Ironside, John [pseudonym of Euphemia Margaret Tait]. Jack of Clubs. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1931. First edition, small tears to dust jacket [p. 431];
Boyd, Eric Forbes. Merlin Hold. London: Jarrolds, [1927]. First edition, small worm-track to front joint, dust jacket slightly rubbed and worn [p. 91];
Gérard, Francis. Concrete Castle. London: Rich & Cowan Ltd., 1936. First edition, a few nicks to dust jacket [p. 321];
Phillips, H. Lawrence. Detective's Dilemma. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1932. First edition, jacket with loss to head of spine and upper inner corner of front panel [p. 643];
Marshall, Ian. The Strange Case of Vintrix Polbarton. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1929, tape-repairs to jacket verso [p. 545];
Latimer, Jonathan. Murder in the Madhouse. London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., [1935]. First UK edition, ink-stamped ‘With the publisher’s compliments' on title-page, spine rolled, jacket with fraying and loss to head of spine [p. 486];
Hird, Frank. The Fourth Road. London: Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd., [1934]. First edition, ink-stamped ‘with the publisher’s compliments' on title-page, dust jacket slightly rubbed and worn [p. 404];
and 19 others similar, all in dust jackets (26)
Provenance
The Golden Age of Detective and Adventure Fiction: Selections from the Stock of Obelist Books, Glasgow.