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Los 201

Hart (Roy) [The Chief Inspector Roper novels], 9 vol., first editions, 3 with signed presentation inscriptions from the author to John Cooper, 3 with Typed Letters signed to John Cooper, original boards, dust-jackets, some light creasing to spine ends but largely fine, [Cooper & Pike pp.164-165], 1987-1993; and 2 others by Hart, his stand-alone novels, one with singed presentation inscription, the other with TLs, 8vo (11) *** A lovely complete collection of Roy Hart's CI Roper novels, along with his 2 stand-alone works.  

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Los 282

Witting (Clifford) Dead on Time, first edition, faint spotting to endpapers, original red cloth lettered in white, shelf-lean, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket priced at 8/6 on front flap, chipping to spine ends and corners, a few short nicks and chips to head and foot with creasing, extremities rubbed, lower panel with light surface soiling and internal tear causing affecting some text, a good copy, [Cooper & Pike pp. 312-314], 8vo, Hodder and Stoughton, 1948.*** The final Harry Charlton title, rare in the dust-jacket. 

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Los 239

[Rossiter (John)], "Jonathan Ross". [The Inspector George Rogers series], 21 vol., first editions, all but the final 4 with lengthy signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, some light toning to spine, some minor chipping chipping to spine tips and corners but an excellent or near-fine set overall, [Cooper & Pike pp.269-71], 1968-97; and 4 others, Rossiter, 8vo (25)*** A superb collection, the inscriptions are all excellent and include much information regarding the characters and composition of the novels. Also included are three long letters from the author covering the writing and publication history of the novels. 'I Know What It's Like to Die...' is the exceptionally rare true first edition with Richard Clapperton credited as the author on the spine of the boards. 

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Los 184

Fraser (Anthea) [The DCI David Webb novels], 16 vol., first editions, the first 10 all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author, the first 7 titles all with signed letters from the author to John Cooper loosely inserted, the first title with light marginal toning, original boards, dust-jackets, some light creasing to head and foot but excellent or near-fine overall, [Cooper & Pike pp.133-4], 1984-99; and a signed first edition of Home Through the Dark with a loosely inserted Autograph Letter signed from the author, 8vo (17)

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Los 46

Brand (Christianna) Death of Jezebel, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "This seems to be the least loved of my books but I do think the plot is pretty terrific? It ought to be - I rewrote the book from cover to cover 3 times!" to front free endpaper, some very light spotting to endpapers, original green cloth lettered and decorated in red, slight fading to spine, slight sunning and bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket priced at 8s. 6d. on front flap, slight toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips with strengthening tape to verso, slight creasing to head and foot, short nick to foot of lower panel, a near-fine example overall, [Cooper & Pike pp. 44-46], 8vo, Bodley Head, 1949.*** The fourth Inspector Cockerill mystery with an excellent inscription. For Death of Jezebel, the Cockerill is joined by Inspector Charlesworth who had previously appeared in Brand's first novel, Death in High Heels.

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Los 218

James (P.D.) A Taste of Death, 1986; Devices and Desires, 1989; Original Sin, 1994; A Certain Justice, 1997, first editions, signed by the author on titles, usual light toning to margins, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine copies, [Cooper & Pike pp.177-9], Faber and Faber; and a small quantity of others, James, 8vo (sm.qty.)

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[Berkeley (Anthony)] The Wychford Poisoning Case, first edition, 6pp. advertisements, very occasional marginal spotting, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, very light foxing to endpapers, original dark blue cloth lettered and ruled in red, toning to spine, slight fraying to spine tips, light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.30-33; Johns A6], 8vo, W. Collins Sons & Co., 1926.*** The second Roger Sheringham case, scarce, we can trace only one other copy at auction. 

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Allingham (Margery) Dancers in Mourning, first edition, map endpapers, original black cloth lettered in gilt, slight shelf-lean, slight bumping head and foot, dust-jacket by Youngman Carter priced at 7/6 on front flap, browning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped affecting final 2 letters of imprint at foot of spine, a few short closed tears to head and foot, slight spotting to panels, light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy overall, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], 8vo, Heinemann, 1937.*** The eighth Albert Campion novel, scarce in the dust-jacket. 

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Carr (John Dickson) The Crooked Hinge, light marking to covers, 1938; The Problem of the Wire Cage, light browning to endpapers, 1940; The Man Who Could Not Shudder, later issue 4s. dust-jacket, loss to foot of spine, chips, tears and creasing to extremities, 1940; The Case of the Constant Suicides, 1941, first English editions, some spotting, some light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light browning or toning to spines, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing to extremities, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], Hamish Hamilton; and 7 others, Gideon Fell titles, 8vo (11)

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Carr (John Dickson) Till Death Do Us Part, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "in the hope that, when they read this, only the gargoyles will yawn" to front free endpaper, original blue cloth, lettered in dark blue, light toning to spine, spine tips and corners a little bumped and rubbed, some light marking, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1944.*** A Gideon Fell locked room mystery, rare inscribed.

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Carr (John Dickson) Hag's Nook, light surface abrasion to front pastedown, 1933; The Mad Hatter Mystery, seal pages present but seal broke, pp. 243-4 with loss to margin affecting a few words of text, light browning to endpapers, bookplate of Adrian Home Goldstone to front pastedown, 1933; The Eight of Swords, 1934; The Blind Barber, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, 1934; The Death-Watch, 1935, first or first American editions, lacking seal unless mentioned, original black cloth lettered in red, light toning to spines, some bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, excellent copies, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], New York, Harper & Brothers, 8vo (5)*** An excellent group of the first five Doctor Fell mysteries, all scarce.  

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Allingham (Margery) The Beckoning Lady, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Robert & Nancy with love from Marge" to dedication p., the odd spot or small patch of foxing, original blue cloth lettered in gilt, light fading to spine, sunning to spine tips, light bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket by Youngman Carter priced at 11s.6d. on front flap, slight chipping and the odd short nick or tear to head and foot, soiling to lower panel with small internal tear and neat tape repair to verso, extremities a little rubbed, [Cooper & Pike pp. 15-20], 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1955.*** The fifteenth Albert Campion novel, rare inscribed.

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Carr (John Dickson) The Three Coffins, some edge-staining, chip to upper joint, 1935; The Arabian Nights Murder, ink ownership inscription and foxing to endpapers, marking and staining to covers and spine, 1936; To Wake the Dead, light browning to endpapers, 1938; The Crooked Hinge, 1938; The Problem of the Green Capsule, 1939, first or first American editions, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, slight toning to spines, some bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, a little rubbed but generally very good or excellent, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], New York, Harper & Brothers, 8vo (5)*** An excellent group of 1930s Fell mysteries, all scarce.

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Los 270

Wade (Henry) Released for Death, first edition, Autograph Letter signed from the author loosely inserted, light browning to endpapers, original brown cloth lettered in purple, slight shelf-lean, some edge-spotting, toning to spine, slight tips and corners slightly bumped and a little frayed, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.297-9], 8vo, Constable, 1938.*** A rare pre-war title, an inverted detective story with an excellent 4-page letter discussing the book: "I have at last found a copy - apparently the sole survivor apart from my own copy - of RELEASED FOR DEATH. It has the enhanced value that when the book is re-issued, as I hope it will be some day, it will have a different end. The last 6 or 7 chapters are thoroughly bad, and when I was lying up last year with a bad leg I re-wrote them."

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Beeding (Francis) Death Walks in Eastrepps, facsimile dust-jacket, 1931; No Fury, light marking to covers, facsimile dust-jacket, [1937]; He Could Not Have Slipped, original dust-jacket panels laid onto endpapers, abrasion to rear pastedown, covers and spine rubbed and marked, 1939, first editions, light spotting, original cloth, spines dulled, rubbed, Hodder & Stoughton; and 5 others, 2 by Beeding as well as a first edition of Milne's Red House Mystery, 8vo (9)*** A good group of works by Beeding (the pseudonym of duo John Palmer and Hilary St. George Saunders), Death Walk in Eastrepps is a Harycraft Queen Cornerstone title as is Milne's Red House Mystery. 

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Radley (Sheila) Death and the Maiden, Hamish Hamilton, 1978; The Chief Inspector's Daughter, Autograph Note signed from the author loosely inserted, Constable, 1981; A Talent for Destruction, toning to text margins, Typed Letter signed from the author in envelope loosely inserted along with some newspaper clippings, Constable, 1982; Blood On the Happy Highway, Autograph Card signed from the author loosely inserted, Constable, 1983; Fate Worse Than Death, toning to margins, Typed Letter signed from the author regarding the American publishing details of her works loosely inserted in envelope along with some newspaper clippings, Constable, 1985, first editions, all with  signed presentation inscriptions from the author to John Cooper to endpaper and each additionally signed on title with a strike through printed name, original boards, dust-jackets, some light sunning to spines, light creasing to spine tips and corners but excellent examples overall, [Cooper & Pike pp. 250-51]; and 5 others by the same, 2 inscribed, 8vo (10)*** The complete Chief-Inspector Douglas Quantrill books, all but the final three inscribed. "Although she is yet relatively unknown, she is a most dependable writer, and her subtle modern mysteries will greatly reward those who seek her out." - Cooper & Pike. 

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Allingham (Margery) The Case of the Late Pig, first separate edition, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, slight shelf-lean, minor chipping to spine tips, slight creasing to corners, light rubbing to extremities, small mark to upper cover, an excellent copy, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], 8vo, Hodder and Stoughton, 1937.*** The first separate appearance of this Campion novella, previously published as part of Mr. Campion and Others. 

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Marsh (Ngaio) Enter a Murderer, first edition, original orange cloth ruled and lettered in black, slight shelf-lean, very light fading to spine, light marking to upper cover, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, early issue dust-jacket priced at 2/6 on spine covered by 4/6 price sticker, hole below spine pricing, spine ends and corners chipped touching first word of title at head, chipping and closed tears with creasing to head and foot, light rubbing and surface soiling, [Cooper & Pike pp.205-207], 8vo, Geoffrey Bles, 1935.*** The second Alleyn novel, scarce. 

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Christie (Agatha) Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author on front free endpaper, 2pp. advertisements, light browning to endpapers, original orange cloth lettered in black, light sunning to spine, slight soiling to cover margins, dust-jacket priced at 7s. 6d. on front flap (with remains of later price sticker just visible), neatly backed with brown paper, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light surface soiling to lower panel, repaired closed tear to foot of upper panel, some rubbing and chipping to extremities, a very good example, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1939.*** Rare both signed and with a dust-jacket in good condition. We can only trace one other like example at auction. 

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Gielgud (Val) and Holt Marvell. Death in Budapest, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Mother - to add to her collection of other responsibilities! With love from Val. 1937" to front free endpaper, light browning to front free endpaper, original black cloth lettered in blue, original black cloth lettered in blue, slight shelf-lean, slight toning to spine, light bumping to spine tips and corners, some spotting to covers, [Cooper & Pike pp.142-4], 8vo, Rich & Cowan, 1937.*** A superb association copy of this Inspector Spears title, signed Gielgud books are rare. 

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Christie (Agatha) Five Little Pigs, first English edition, contemporary ink gift inscription on front free endpaper, original orange cloth lettered in black, spine lightly faded, one or two marks to covers, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light marks to lower panel, the odd nick to edges but overall an excellent copy, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1942. *** An excellent copy of this Poirot mystery. 

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Christie (Agatha) They Do It With Mirrors, first English edition, very light spotting to endpapers, original orange cloth lettered in black, dust-jacket priced at 10/6 on upper flap, a few nicks to edges, slightly heavier to spine ends, lower panel lightly toned, very light fading on spine, still a sharp copy overall, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1952.

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Christie (Agatha) The Murder at the Vicarage, first edition, 2pp. advertisements, faint scattered spotting, original orange cloth lettered in black, first issue with 'Crime Club' on foot of spine, light toning and marking to covers, spine very lightly faded, spine ends a little bumped, slight shelf-lean, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1930. *** The first full-length novel to feature Miss Marple, who had previously appeared in short stories in various magazines in 1927. 

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Sayers (Dorothy L.) Murder Must Advertise, 1933; Hangman's Holiday, ink ownership name on front free endpapers, 1933; The Nine Tailors, slight splitting to upper hinge, 1934; Gaudy Night, spots straying from fore-edge onto title margin and throughout, 1935; Busman's Honeymoon, spots straying from fore-edge onto title margin and throughout, 1937; In The Teeth of the Evidence, 1939, first editions, some light spotting or toning to endpapers, original black boards lettered in red, some boards a little scuffed, some with fading to spines, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp. 271-3], 8vo, Victor Gollancz (6)  *** A very good group of early Sayers mysteries. 

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Harvey (John) [The Resnick series], 13 vol., first editions, all but Now's the Time and Darkness, Darkness signed by the author, original boards, dust-jackets, Rough Treatment price-clipped, light sunning to spines of Lonely Hearts and Rough Treatment, else fine, 1989-2014; and c. 25 others, Harvey, 8vo (c.40)

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Gielgud (Val) and Holt Marvell. Under London, some scattered foxing, surface tearing to rear endpaper and pastedown, 1933; Death and Broadcasting House, Typed Letter signed from the author's wife regarding the dust-jackets of the Gielgud/Marvell books loosely inserted, light browning to endpapers, sunning and spotting to spine, 1934; The First Television Murder, 1940, first editions, original cloth, shelf-lean, spine ends and corners bumped, extremities rubbed, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.142-4], 8vo (3)*** A good group of novels by Gielgud and Marvell (the pseudonym of Eric Maschwitz), all featuring Inspector Simon Spears. Both authors had long careers in the world of broadcasting, the central setting of many of their novels. 

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Christie (Agatha) The Secret Adversary, first edition, 4pp. advertisements at rear, scattered foxing to early pages, original dark green cloth lettered and decorated in light green, slight shelf-lean, light toning to spine, surface creasing to upper cover, light rubbing, a very good copy, 2 facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1922.*** Christie's scarce second book, introducing the characters Tommy and Tuppence.

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Marsh (Ngaio) Opening Night, closed tear to foot of lower joint, 1951; Spinsters in Jeopardy, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, 1954; Scales of Justice, 1955; Off With His Head, 1957; Singing in the Shrouds, ink ownership initials to endpaper, 1959, first editions, light toning to endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, slight rubbing to extremities, dust-jackets, light toning to spines, spine ends and corners a little chipped, the odd short tear or chip to head and foot with light creasing, a little rubbed, very good or excellent overall, The Crime Club; and 20 others, Marsh, 8vo (25)

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Vickers (Roy) The Sole Survivor and the Kynsard Affair, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners with strengthening tape to verso, light creasing to head and foot, 1952; Six Came to Dinner, facsimile dust-jacket, 1948; Murder of a Snob, 1949; Murdering Mr. Verlfrage, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine ends and corners chipping, toning to head of upper panel, a few short tears with creasing to head and foot, 1950, first editions, original cloth; and 6 others, Vickers, 8vo (10)

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Berkeley (Anthony) Not to be Taken. A Puzzle in Poison, first edition, 3pp. advertisements, light toning to text, original blue cloth lettered in black, very slight shelf-lean, light toning to spine, slight fraying to corner tips, rubbed, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.30-33; Johns A22], 8vo, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938.

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Christie (Agatha) Hallowe'en Party, 1969; Elephants Can Remember, lower panel of jacket very slightly toned, 1972; Cat Among the Pigeons, 1959; Third Girl, 1966, first editions, original orange boards lettered in black, dust-jackets, few light nicks to edges, otherwise excellent copies, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9]; and 6 other Poirot stories, 8vo (10)

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James (P.D.) An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Royal Society of Arts invitation to a P.D. James event loosely inserted, slight sunning to spine tips, jacket with very light creasing to head and slight toning to spine ends, 1972; The Skull Beneath the Skin, jacket with light creasing to head and foot, 1982, first editions, signed by the author on titles, original board, dust-jackets, near-fine copies, [Cooper & Pike pp.177-9], Faber and Faber, 8vo (2)*** Lovely examples of both Cordelia Gray mysteries. 

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Bruce (Leo) Death in Albert Park, very light spotting, jacket with tape residue to flaps, 1964; Death on the Black Sands, 1966; Death at St. Asprey's School, 1967; Death of a Commuter, 1967, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few nicks and chips to head and foot of panels with light creasing, light rubbing to extremities, generally very good or excellent overall, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], W. H. Allen; and 10 others, Leo Bruce, 8vo (14)*** A very good group including all of the Carolus Deene novels published by W. H. Allen and the collection of Bruce short stories Murder in Miniature inscribed to John Cooper from Barry Pike.

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Allingham (Margery) Hide My Eyes, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, light browning to endpapers, original orange boards lettered in gilt, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket by Youngman Carter priced at 13s.6d. on front flap, very slight toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, short closed tear to head of upper joint, lower panel with light spotting and surface soiling, a sharp and excellent example, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1958.*** The sixteenth Campion novel, scarce signed. 

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Bell (Pauline) The Dead Do Not Praise, 1990; Feast Into Mourning, 1991; No Pleasure in Death, 1992; The Way of a Serpent, 1993; Downhill to Death, 1994, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, some light sunning to spine, slight creasing to spine tips, near-fine copies otherwise, [not in Cooper & Pike], Macmillan; and 10 others by the same, 8vo (15)*** A complete set of Bell's mystery novels. 

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Christie (Agatha) The Moving Finger, first English edition, very light cockling to front free endpaper, internally fine, original orange cloth lettered in black, spine lightly sunned, dust-jacket, priced at 7/6 on upper flap, chipped at spine ends with small portions of loss, light fraying and nicks to extremities, spine faded, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1943.  *** Rare in a jacket. 

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Ferrars (Elizabeth) Your Neck in a Noose, first edition, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original blue cloth lettered in black, light spotting and mottling dust-jacket priced at 8/6 on front flap, slight fading to spine, head of spine and corners a little chipped, a few short nicks or short closed tears to head and foot with light creasing, some surface creasing to upper panel, light surface soiling but an excellent example overall, [Cooper & Pike pp.121-3], 8vo, Hodder and Stoughton, 1942.*** Scarce in the dust-jacket, we can trace no other copy on the market. 

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[Shaffer (Peter and Anthony)], "Peter Anthony". How Doth the Little Crocodile, first edition, original green boards lettered in gilt, slight shelf-lean, light toning to head, dust-jacket priced at 9s. 6d. on front flap, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short nicks to head and foot with light creasing, light rubbing to extremities, and excellent example, [Cooper & Pike pp.274-5], Evans Brothers, 1952; and 7 others, Peter Anthony, 8vo (8)*** Peter Anthony was the pseudonym of the twin brothers Peter and Anthony Shaffer, the former best known as a playwright. 

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Carr (John Dickson) Dr. Fell, Detective and other stories, browning, closed tear to upper margin for first 4 leaves, original wrappers, toning to covers, 1947; The Third Bullet and others stories, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short nicks or tears to head and foot with light creasing, 1954; The Men Who Explained Miracles, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, very light fading to spine, some chipping and creasing to head and foot, 1963, first editions, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], New York; and 7 others, shorter and collected fiction by Carr, 8vo (10)

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Marsh (Ngaio) Surfeit of Lampreys, first edition, 4pp. advertisements with tearing to final f., very light toning to endpapers, original orange cloth lettered in black, some splitting to head of upper joint, slight bumping and light rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket priced at 8s. 6d. on front flap, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear to foot of spine with reinforcing tape repair to verso, extremities a little rubbed, a very good, sharp copy, [Cooper & Pike pp.205-7], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1941.*** The tenth Alleyn novel, published as Death of a Peer in the US. Scarce in good condition. 

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Wade (Henry) New Graves at Great Norne, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short nicks to head and foot with light creasing, extremities rubbed, 1947; Be Kind to the Killer, light toning to endpapers, jacket with 12s. 6d. price sticker to front flap, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, small chip to head of upper panel, light rubbing to extremities, near-fine, 1952; Diplomat's Folly, light toning to endpapers, light fading to spine, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, chip to head and foot of panels with creasing, tape repairs to verso, extremities rubbed, 1951, first editions, original cloth, some light edge-spotting, slight shelf-lean, dust-jackets, Constable, [Cooper & Pike pp.297-9]; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (5)*** All scarce in dust-jackets. 

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Berkeley (Anthony) Trial and Error, first edition, some scattered spotting, faint remains of adhesion marking to front pastedown, original blue cloth lettered in g black, slight shelf-lean, light toning to spine, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, a bright and excellent example, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.30-33; Johns A21], 8vo Hodder and Stoughton, 1937.*** An attractive copy of this scarce Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. 

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Heyer (Georgette) Footsteps in the Dark, 1932; Why Shoot a Butler?, 1933; The Unfinished Clue, 1934; Death in the Stocks, ownership inscription on front free endpaper, light spotting and browning to title, 1935, first editions, original cloth, lightly soiled and rubbed at extremities, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.166-168], Longmans, Green and Co.; and 7 others by Heyer, all but one first editions, 8vo (11) *** An excellent run of Heyer's Country House mysteries, with first editions of Penhallow and They Found Him Dead offered in the following lots. "Sergeant - later Inspector - Hemingway appears in eight of the novels, serving in the first four under Superintendent Hannasyde" - Cooper, p.166. 

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Christie (Agatha) The Secret of Chimneys, first edition, 2pp. advertisements, occasional foxing and scattered spotting, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, light browning to endpapers, original light blue cloth lettered and decorated in black, slight shelf-lean, toning to spine, light bumping and slight fraying to spine tips and corners, some light marking and faint soiling to covers, a very good copy overall, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1925.*** The first of Christie's Superintendent Battle novels. 

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Innes (Michael) Hamlet, Revenge!, first edition, signed by the author on title, Autograph Note signed from the author loosely inserted, spotting, original black cloth lettered in red, slight shelf-lean, light rubbing to extremities, dust-jacket priced at 7/6 on spine, toning to spine, spine with tears and small hole with brown paper repairs to verso, chipping to spine tips and corners, light toning and surface soiling to panels, splash mark to lower flap, a good example overall, [Cooper & Pike pp. 174-6], 8vo, Victor Gollancz, 1937.*** The second Appleby novel, we can trace no other copy signed and in the rare dust-jacket. 

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[Carr (John Dickson)], "Roger Fairburn". Devil Kinsmere, first American edition, some surface abrasions to front pastedown, original black cloth lettered in yellow, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing, an excellent example overall, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1934 [but 1935].*** A lovely example of this rare early Carr title. This edition was printed and bound in the UK using the same sheets, only 556 copies were sold in the first two months. 

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Wade (Henry) The Missing Partners, light toning to endpapers, some scattered spotting, 1928; The Dying Alderman, 1930; The Hanging Captain, some edge-spotting, covers marked, slight fraying to joints, 1932; Mist on the Saltings, ink ownership inscription to pastedown, 1933; The High Sherriff, some cracking to gutter, splash marks to covers, fraying to joints, 1937, first editions, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, toning or sunning to spines, extremities a little rubbed, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.297-9], Constable, 8vo (5)*** A good group of pre-war titles, all scarce.

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Christie (Agatha) The Mysterious Mr. Quin, first edition, scattered spotting, heaviest to edges, original black cloth ruled and lettered in red, very slight dulling to spine, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent copy, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, W. Collins Sons & Co., 1930.*** Agatha Christie's third collection of short stories, featuring one of her more eccentric creations, the semi-mystical Mr. Quin. 

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Dexter (Colin) Last Seen Wearing, first edition, signed by the author on title with his inscription to head "I've always had a soft spot for this book, in spite of the multiplicity of endings", usual toning to margins, some cracking to gutter at title, Foyle's book label to front pastedown, original blue boards lettered in black, light bumping to spine tips and corners, light sunning to upper and lower edges, dust-jacket priced at £2.95 on front flap, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light creasing to head and foot, two short nicks to foot with neat tape repair to verso, vertical crease and ink mark to lower panel, an excellent example, [Cooper & Pike pp.112-3], 8vo, Macmillan, 1976.*** The second Inspector Morse title with a lovely inscription from the author.

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Allingham (Margery) Look to the Lady, first edition, publisher's ink compliments stamp to title, 32pp. advertisements, some scattered foxing, original black cloth lettered in green, slight shelf-lean, vertical crease to spine, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, a few small dents and marks to covers, light rubbing to joints, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], 8vo, Jarrolds, [1931].*** The third Campion novel, rare.

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Marsh (Ngaio) A Man Lay Dead, first edition, original red cloth lettered and ruled in black, very light fading to spine, second issue dust-jacket priced at 2/6 on spine, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners chipped with loss to first word of title at head and part of imprint at foot, spine with strengthening tape to verso, a few chip or short tears to head and foot of panels with creasing, some light rubbing and surface soiling, [Cooper & Pike pp. 205-207], 8vo, Geoffrey Bles, 1934.*** Marsh's scarce first novel and the first book to feature Chief Inspector Alleyn. Rare in either first or second issue dust-jacket. 

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Christie (Agatha) Dead Man's Folly, first English edition, ink ownership inscription in biro on front free endpaper, endpaper with light strip of toning, original orange cloth lettered in black, one or two bumps otherwise fine cloth, dust-jacket priced at 12/6 on upper flap, the odd closed nick to edges, spine head slightly fraying, still an excellent example overall, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1956. *** A classic Poirot and Ariadne Oliver collaboration, first published in America. A crisp jacket. 

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James (P.D.) Unnatural Causes, first edition, signed by the author on title, light browning to endpapers, original red cloth lettered in silver, slight shelf-lean, light rubbing to extremities, dust-jacket priced at 21s. on front flap, light staining to foot of panels, creasing to joints, a little rubbed at head and foot, an excellent example, [Cooper & Pike pp. 177-179], 8vo, Faber and Faber, 1967.*** The third Adam Dalgleish title. 

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Christie (Agatha) [And Then There Were None], first playscript edition, original wrappers priced 4s, browned with some ring-staining, light spots, extremities creased, spine ends rubbed, 1944; The Mousetrap, first playscript edition, original pictorial wrappers, light splash marks and spots, spine chipped with portion of loss to tail, 1954; Murder on the Nile, second playscript edition, actor annotations throughout, original pictorial wrappers with ownership initials on upper wrapper, lightly creased, 1948, original wrappers, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], Samuel French Limited; and a small quantity of others relating to Christie's plays and theatre productions, including other playscript first editions and some playbills, v.s. (sml qty) *** Includes a rare first playscript edition of And Then There Were None, under its original 20th century title. 

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Carr (John Dickson).- Graves (Frederick W., compiler) A Book of Hill School Verse [1920-1926], first edition, original cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, light toning to spine label, corners a little bumped, 8vo, New York, Macmillan, 1927.*** A John Dickson Carr rarity. Carr graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown in 1925, the present volume contains 8 poems by the teenage Carr, likely once of his earliest appearances in print. 

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Gielgud (Val) [The Gregory Pellew series], 11 vol., first editions, Gallow's Foot with ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, dust-jackets, first 6 titles with minor chipping to spine tips and corners with the odd nick to head and foot, some rubbing or light creasing to extremities, excellent copies generally, [Cooper & Pike pp.142-4], 1958-75; and 8 others, Gielgud, 8vo (19)

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Christie (Agatha) Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, first edition, 2pp. advertisements, some scattered foxing to early leaves, very light spotting to fore-edge, original orange cloth lettered in black, slight shelf-lean, light toning to spine, light splash mark to upper cover, extremities a little rubbed, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1934.

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Sayers (Dorothy L., editor) Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, 3 vol., first editions, first, second, and third series, vol.2 & 3 with ownership or gift inscriptions on endpapers, light rubbing and splitting to vol.3 hinge, original black cloth lettered in red, light fading on spines, light markings to covers, third series noticeably more with the odd soiling mark, frayed at spine ends, splitting along joints, [Cooper & Pike pp. 271-3], Victor Gollancz, 1928-34; and 14 others by or relating to Sayers, v.s. (17) *** A favoured collection of stories edited by Sayers, with her classic introductions to crime fiction in each volume. 

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Marsh (Ngaio) Overture to Death, first edition, 4pp. advertisements, very occasional scattered spotting, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original orange cloth lettered in black, slight shelf-lean, light fading and spotting to spine, extremities a little rubbed, dust-jacket priced at 7s. 6d., chip to head and foot of lower joint, closed tear to head of upper panel, vertical crease to lower joint, some light surface soiling but a sharp, near-fine example overall, 8vo, The Crime Club, 1939.*** A superb example of this Roderick Alleyn novel, the first by Marsh for the Collins Crime Club. 

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Wade (Henry) Policeman's Lot. Stories of Detection, 1933; Here Comes the Copper, light foxing, 1938, first editions, original cloth, light sunning to spines extremities a little rubbed, light bumping to spine tips and corners, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.297-9; Queen's Quorum 87], Constable, 8vo (2)*** Wade's rare collections of short stories, both works cited in Queen's Quorum.

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