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Lot 114

Christie (Agatha) Peril at End House, first English edition, 4pp. advertisements, ownership name in biro on front free endpaper, scattered spotting, original orange cloth lettered in black, light spotting to fore-edge, small water-stain to upper cover, small abrasion mark to lower cover, spine lightly faded, one or two bumps to corners, slight shelf-lean, a very good copy overall, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], The Crime Club, 8vo, 1932.*** The first English edition of the sixth Poirot novel, first serialised in Liberty Magazine the previous year.

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Lot 206

Hill (Reginald) A Clubbable Woman, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to John Cooper, spotting to top edge, original red boards lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, price-clipped with 25s. net removed but retaining £1.25p. net to front flap, dust-jacket, slight rubbing to spine tips and corners, a near-fine copy, [Cooper & Pike pp.168-70], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1970.*** Hill's first novel and the first in the Dalziel and Pascoe series. Rare signed and in such superb condition. 

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Lot 177

Dexter (Colin) The Riddle of the Third Mile, signed presentation inscription from the author on title, 1983; The Secret of Annexe 3, signed by the author on title, 1986, first editions, Autograph Letters signed from the author loosely inserted in envelopes, light marginal toning, original boards, dust-jackets, some light toning else fine, [Cooper & Pike pp.112-3], Macmillan, 8vo (2)*** The sixth and seventh Morse titles, each with a letter from the author written on University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations paper. The charming letters cover the authors writing, both books and for tv, as well as his delight at pleasing readers, "It is one of the real pleasures in life to know that a few people want to turn to the next page".

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Lot 48

Brand (Christianna) London Particular, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "Goodness - a first edition!... my favourite of my own books (I love it!)" to front free endpaper, original black cloth lettered in gilt, a few light marks to covers, spine rubbed, dust-jacket by Freda Nichols priced at 10s. 6d. on front flap, spine ends and corners chipped, tear to head of upper joint and foot of upper fore-edge with tape repair to verso, spotting to lower panel and verso, light creasing to head, an excellent copy, [Cooper & Pike pp. 44-46], 8vo, Michael Joseph, 1952.*** The fifth Cockerill mystery in which he is again joined by Inspector Charlesworth, rare signed and in the dust-jacket. 

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Lot 93

[Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson". The Gilded Man, 1942; He Wouldn't Kill Patience, some sunning to spine, jacket with some loss to head of spine with loss to a few letters, 1944; Lord of the Sorcerers, 1946; My Late Wives, 1947, first English editions, original cloth, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jackets, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, the odd short nick to head and foot with light creasing, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], William Heinemann; and 6 others, Hugh Merrivale, 8vo (10)

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Lot 212

Innes (Michael) A Collection of 33 John Appleby books, first editions, 1 or 2 ink ownership inscriptions, original boards, all but 6 with dust-jackets, excellent or near-fine copies, Victor Gollancz, 1938-86.*** A superb collection of Appleby books comprising all but the first two novels (those offered in the preceding lots) as well as three short story collections. The six earliest titles are in facsimile dust-jackets but the jackets on subsequent titles are all original and generally in excellent condition. Lament for a Maker includes an Autograph Note signed by the author author and The Bloody Wood is signed on the title page. 

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Lot 223

Marsh (Ngaio) Death in Ecstasy, light scattered spotting, light marking to covers, 1936; Artists in Crime, occasional small patch of staining to margins, bookplate of Adrian Homer Godstone to front pastedown, slight shelf-lean, toning and marking to covers, 1938, first editions, light marginal toning, original red cloth lettered in white, spines rubbed, bumping to spine ends and corners, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], Geoffrey Bles; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (4)*** A good group of pre-war titles, Death in Ecstasy and Artists in Crime both the true first editions lettered in white rather than black. 

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Lot 275

Williams (David) [The Mark Treasure series], 17 vol., first editions, signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author on titles, 7 with Autograph Letters or Notes signed by the author, original boards, dust-jackets, very light toning to spines, some light rubbing to head and foot, [Cooper & Pike pp.310-11], The Crime Club, 1976-93; and 21 others, Williams, including a complete set of the Parry novels, 8vo (38)*** An excellent group comprising the entire output of Williams in book form. Williams achieved a great deal of success in the world of advertising before a stroke precipitated the start of a new career as a crime writer. 

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Lot 81

Carr (John Dickson) The Emperor's Snuff Box, jacket with chips, tears and creasing to head and foot, gouge to spine, 1943; The Nine Wrong Answers, spotting, jacket price-clipped, short tears and creasing to head and foot, 1952; ; The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, jacket with chips and tears with creasing to head and foot, rubbed, 1954; Patrick Butler for the Defence, browning to margins, jacket with tears and creasing to head and foot, 1956, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 15 others, Carr, 8vo (19)

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Lot 71

Carr (John Dickson) Hag's Nook, ink ownership inscription to endpapers, marking to upper cover, 1933; The Eight of Swords, some marking to covers, 1934; The Arabian Nights Murder, an excellent copy, 1936; Death-Watch, spotting to spine, some staining to covers, 1936, first or first English editions, occasional spotting, original cloth, toning to spines, extremities rubbed, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], Hamish Hamilton, 8vo (4)*** An excellent group of early Gideon Fell titles, all rare, especially the first as attested in a note of John Cooper's: "The only copy I have ever seen of this book in first edition. It is only one of two books in my collection that I have never seen in its dust wrapper".

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Lot 134

Christie (Agatha) N or M?, first English edition, internally clean and crisp, original orange cloth with spine lettered in black, spine tips bumped and very lightly faded, dust-jacket, priced at 7/6 on upper flap, partly laid down onto near-contemporary brown paper "Numedia" jacket backing, lightly trimmed at head though not affecting lettering, light fading to spine, very light creasing along joints and to edges, splitting in places down lower spine joint on lower panel, small portion of loss and light surface abrasion to lower panel foot, still upper panel crisp and fresh, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1941. *** First to feature mature versions of husband and wife detectives Tommy and Tuppence who previously appeared in The Secret Adversary (1922) and Partners in Crime (1929). The book was preceded by the American edition, published by Dodd, Mead and Company earlier the same month.The jacket is partly laid down onto a brown paper "Numedia Book Jacket", a brown paper (presumably lending library) protective jacket issued through the 1930s. A scarcity in itself. See also lot XXX. 

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Lot 264

Wade (Henry) The Verdict of You All, first edition, light browning to half-title, ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, original blue cloth lettered and decorated in red, slight shelf-lean, light sunning to spine, light fraying to spine tips, a very good copy, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.297-9], 8vo, Constable, 1926.*** The author's first novel.

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Lot 11

Allingham (Margery) Sweet Danger, scattered foxing, browning to spine, marking and soiling to covers and spine, 1933; Flowers for the Judge, slight toning to spine, light marking to covers, 1936; The Fashion in Shrouds, browning to endpapers, spine slightly darkened, 1938; Death of a Ghost, very light browning to endpapers, 1934, first editions, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light rubbing to extremities, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], Heinemann; and 15 others, Allingham and Youngman Carter, 8vo (19)*** An excellent group, including 11 first edition Campion novels.

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Lot 277

Wingfield (R.D.) A Touch of Frost, first hardback edition, signed by the author on front free endpaper with Autograph Note signed from the author loosely inserted, usual toning to margins, original black boards lettered in silver, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, else fine, [Cooper & Pike pp. 311-2], Constable, 1990; with a signed copy of the true first edition, 8vo (2)*** The second in the Jack Frost series and by far the scarcest with a print run of around 5-600. Signed copies are exceptionally difficult to find. 

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Lot 232

McGown (Jill) [The Lloyd and Hill books], 13 vol., first editions, 4 signed by the author on front free endpapers or titles, A Verdict Unsafe with Autograph Letter signed from the author loosely inserted, some newspaper clippings loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jackets, spine ends very lightly bumped, very light sunning to spines, [Cooper & Pike pp.212-213], 1983-2004; and 5 others, including the authors 4 stand-alone novels written as McGown, with 2 typed or autograph letters from the author, and another under her pseudonym, 8vo (17)*** A complete run of the author's Lloyd and Hill novels. "Still less widely celebrated than she should be, Jill McGown, a gifted writer in the ingenious classic tradition, has written ten intricately plotted novels and a single story...her talent is major and she deserves a wider audience."

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Lot 16

Allingham (Margery) Traitor's Purse, first edition, light browning to margins, spotting to early and later pages, original orange cloth lettered in black, sunning to head of spine, dust-jacket by C.W. Bacon, priced at 8s. net on front flap, light sunning to title lettering on spine, spine ends and corners chipped, touching spine title lettering, a few short nicks and tears to head and foot, rubbing and creasing to extremities, [Cooper & Pike pp.15-20], 8vo, Heinemann, 1941.*** A good copy of this Albert Campion novel, scarce in the dust-jacket. 

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Lot 47

Brand (Christianna) Cat and Mouse, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "This was based on a true story told to me by the editor of a woman's magazine" to endpaper and with initialled note from the author to dedication page identifying the dedicatee as her "It is my real name", very light toning to endpapers, original blue-grey cloth lettered in gilt, slight shelf-lean, slight bumping and sunning to spine tips and corners, a few spots to fore-edge, dust-jacket priced at 9s. 6d. on front flap, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few small nicks to head and foot with creasing, extremities rubbed, an excellent example, [Cooper & Pike pp. 44-46], 8vo, Michael Joseph, 1950.*** Brand's only Inspector Chucky mystery, rare in the dust-jacket and inscribed. 

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Lot 96

[Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, light toning to text, some spotting to fore-edge, browning to half-title and rear endpaper, faint erasure mark to front free endpaper, original black cloth lettered in gilt, extremities rubbed, dust-jacket by Youngman Carter, priced at 7s.6d. on front flap, vertical crease to lower joint, extremities a little rubbed, a near-fine copy, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], 8vo, Heinemann, [1939].*** A superb (though likely married) example of this classic locked room mystery set in an elevator. 

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Lot 281

Witting (Clifford) Subject Murder, original blue cloth lettered in black, slight shelf-lean, slight bumping to extremities, a little rubbed, dust-jacket priced at 8/6 on front flap, ink mark to front flap, spine ends and corners chipped, tears to spine ends and head of panels with tape repairs to verso, creasing to head and foot, toning to lower panels, extremities rubbed, 1945; Let X Be the Murderer, some scattered edge-spotting, original red cloth lettered in white, dust-jacket priced at 8/6 on front flap, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light vertical creasing to spine, light toning to flaps, light creasing to head and foot, 1947, first editions, Hodder and Stoughton, [Cooper & Pike pp. 312-314], 8vo (2)*** Two Harry Charlton titles, rare, especially so in the delicate dust-jackets.

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Lot 234

Nash (Simon) Dead of a Counterplot, light browning to endpapers, slight fading to spine, 1962; Killed by a Scandal, stain to fore-edge, jacket with patch of surface tearing to spine, 1962; Death Over Deep Water, jacket with patch of staining to spine and lower panel, 1963; Dead Woman's Ditch, 1964; Unhallowed Murder, light damp-staining to front free endpaper, jacket with browning to spine, 1966, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light chipping to spine tips and corners, the odd short tear to head and foot with creasing, rubbing to extremities but very good or excellent examples overall, Geoffrey Bles, [not in Cooper & Pike], 8vo (6)*** The complete detective fiction of Nash (pseudonym of Raymond Chapman), Professor of English at the University of London, all featuring the academic and amateur detective Adam Ludlow, all scarce in dust-jackets. Chapman's academic career ultimately led to the curtailing of his writing, but his work, was influential in the academic-as-detective subgenre, most notably Killed by Scandal. 

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Lot 269

Wade (Henry) Heir Presumptive, first edition, signed by the author on title, folding family tree (creased), light browning to endpapers, bookplate of Charles W. Berry and book-label of Burn & Berry to front pastedown, original green cloth lettered in blue, slight shelf-lean, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, extremities rubbed, [Cooper & Pike pp.297-9], 8vo, Constable, 1935.*** Rare signed.

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Lot 109

Christie (Agatha) Partners in Crime, first edition, 4pp. advertisements, occasional light foxing or soiling, ink stamp to head of half-title and name to head of front free endpaper, surface adhesion to front pastedown, original black cloth lettered and ruled in red, light rubbing and slight fraying to joints, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, some light marking covers, but an excellent example overall, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, W. Collins Sons & Co., 1929.*** An attractive copy of this scarce collection of Tommy and Tuppence short stories.

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Lot 157

Christie (Agatha) Hickory Dickory Dock, first edition, endpapers lightly browned, original orange boards lettered in black, dust-jacket priced at 10/6 on upper flap, spine evenly faded, one or two bumps to extremities, otherwise an excellent or near-fine copy, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1955. *** A classic Poirot work in crisp condition. 

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Lot 131

Christie (Agatha) Sad Cypress, first edition, toning and small patch of offsetting from remnants of bookseller's label on pastedown, original orange cloth with spine lettered in black, spine faded with small patch of soiling to head and one or two spots, covers clean, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1940.

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Lot 2

Aird (Catherine) A Late Phoenix, 1970; His Burial Too, jacket price-clipped, 1973; Slight Mourning, 1975; Parting Breath, 1977, first editions, all signed by the author on titles, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing to spine ends and extremities, otherwise excellent, [Cooper & Pike pp.14-15]; and 22 others, all but one continuing the Sloan and Crosby series, the other a 8pp. A4 typescript of a talk given to at the Chaucer Festival with accompanying Autograph Letter signed from the author, 8vo (26) *** A complete run of Catherine Aird's detective novels to date following the first four novels (see previous lot). These feature Inspector C. D. Sloan, "a quiet, steady family man, who manages to bring criminals to justice despite a smug superior and bungling assistant". - Cooper p.14.

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Lot 170

[Day-Lewis (Cecil)], "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 2pp. advertisements, scattered spotting to title and half-title, some surface tearing to front pastedown, original orange/red cloth lettered in black light sunning to spine, splash-mark to upper cover, dust-jacket, a fine example, [Cooper & Pike pp.33-35], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1938.*** A superb (though likely married) example of the fourth Strangeways novel, adapted twice for film, most famously by Claude Chabrol in 1969. 

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Lot 279

Witting (Clifford) Murder in Blue, spine slightly faded, light spotting to spine, extremities rubbed, 1937; Midsummer Murder, dust-jacket upper panel trimmed and loosely inserted, toning to spine, light bumping to spine tips and corners, extremities rubbed, 1937; The Case of the Michaelmas Goose, light fading to spine, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, extremities rubbed, 1938; Measure for Murder, 2pp. advertisements, original blue cloth lettered in black, toning to spine, splitting to lower joint, some chipping to foot of spine, spotting to covers, rubbed, 1941, first editions, illustrations, original blue cloth lettered in black, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp. 312-4], Hodder and Stoughton, 8vo (4)*** A good group of pre-war titles by Witting, all Inspector Harry Charlton mysteries, all scarce. 

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Lot 66

Carr (John Dickson) [The Henri Bencolin mysteries], 5 vol., first or first American editions, It Walks By Night with damp-staining to covers and endpapers, The Lost Gallows with bookplate of Adrian Homer Goldstone to front pastedown, some toning to endpapers, lacking seal at back where called for, original cloth, light toning to spines, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, all but the first excellent copies, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1930-37.*** A complete set of these mysteries featuring Carr's French detective, scarce.

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Lot 199

Hare (Cyril) Tragedy at Law, first edition, light toning to front pastedown, original beige cloth lettered in red, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket priced at 7s. 6d. on front flap, toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped with loss to head of spine affecting title, internal tear to spine, closed tear to upper panel, tape repairs to verso, rubbing and surface soiling, [Cooper & Pike pp.162-4], 8vo, Faber & Faber, 1942.*** Hare's most famous work, introducing the not-very-successful barrister (though accidentally successful sleuth) Francis Pettigrew. Scarce in the dust-jacket. 

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Lot 20

Babson (Marian) Cover-Up Story, 1971; Murder on Show, jacket with tear to lower panel, creasing, 1972; Pretty Lady, 1973; The Stalking Lamb, 1974; The Unfair Exchange, 1974; Murder Sails at Midnight, light tape marking to pastedowns, 1975, first editions, signed presentation inscriptions from the author to endpapers, original boards, dust-jackets, some rubbing and chipping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to extremities but generally very good or excellent copies, The Crime Club; and 35 others by the same, 23 of which signed, 8vo (41)*** An excellent group comprising the vast majority of Babson's crime novels, with all bar the later titles signed. 

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Lot 181

Ferrars (Elizabeth) Murder Among Friends, jacket priced 8/6, slight shelf-lean, 1946; With Murder in Mind, jacket priced 8/6, portion of loss to spine tail and head, 1948; Hunt the Tortoise, jacket priced 8/6, overall excellent, 1950; Milk of Human Kindness, jacket priced 8/6, portions of loss, 2" tear and resultant creasing to upper panel, 1950; Alibi for a Witch, jacket priced at 9/6, "Sep 1952" stamp on upper flap, triangular portion of loss to lower panel, heavier creasing to spine ends, 1952, first editions, original orange cloth lettered in black, some spines sunned, dust-jackets, all with chips, nicks and creasing to edges, extremities rubbed, [Cooper & Pike, pp.121-4] The Crime Club; and 2 others by Ferrars, 8vo (7)

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Aird (Catherine) The Religious Body, jacket price-clipped, 1966; A Most Contagious Game, surface rubbing to jacket panels, 1967; Henrietta Who?, Autograph Letter signed from the author to John Cooper loosely inserted, 1968; The Complete Steel, 1969; ; first editions, each signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jackets, some creasing, rubbing, and chipping to extremities, [Cooper & Pike pp.14-15], 8vo, Macdonald (4) *** The first three titles in the Sloan and Crosby series, and Aird's stand-alone novel A Most Contagious Game, - all rare in commerce. These early titles published by Macdonald. Catherine Aird is the pseudonym for Kinn Hamilton McIntosh. "Set in the English county of Calleshire, the books reflect the author's acutely witty perception of the human condition" - Cooper, p.14. 

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Lot 88

[Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson". The Plague Court Murders, 1935; The White Priory Murders, vertical crease to upper cover, 1935; The Red Widow Murders, 1935; The Unicorn Murders, 1936, first English editions, original cloth, slight shelf lean, spine ends and corners a little bumped, extremities rubbed, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], William Heinemann; and 2 others early Merrivale titles, 8vo (6)*** A good group of early Sir Henry Merrivale titles including the rare first book in the series. 

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Lot 85

Carr (John Dickson) Patrick Butler for the Defence, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper original cloth-backed red boards lettered in red, spine ends and corners a little bumped, rubbing to lower edge, dust-jacket priced at $3.50 on front flap, chips and tears to head and foot with tape repairs and resultant staining, rubbing and creased, [Cooper & Pike pp.65-74], 8vo, New York, Harpers & Brothers, 1956.

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Lot 166

Cooper (John) Detective Fiction: The Collector's Guide, first edition, the author's own copy with his pencil  annotations throughout, publisher's related letters and ephemera loosely inserted, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to extremities, Barn Owl Books, 1988; and 3 others, including 2 modern miniature books and a Crime Club Card Game, v.s. (4)

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Lot 182

Ferrars (Elizabeth) Give a Corpse a Bad Name, 1940; Remove the Bodies, endpapers toned, 1940; Death in Botanist's Bay, ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, 1941, first editions, original blue cloth lettered in black, spines faded, faint surface marking to boards, slight shelf-lean, facsimile dust-jackets, [Cooper & Pike pp.121-4], Hodder & Stoughton; and 57 others by the author, including 2 titles with Autograph Letters from the author loosely inserted, v.s. (67) *** Includes the first 3 titles of the Toby Dyke series, with the last two Don't Monkey With Murder and Neck in a Noose being offered in previous lots. "[Ferrars] is by now a veteran, with a marvellous talent for weaving elegant mysteries around middle-class characters in a traditional English setting". - Cooper, p.121.

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Lot 146

Christie (Agatha) The Labours of Hercules, first English edition, original orange cloth with spine lettered in black, very fine strip of fading to upper edge, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light creases and nicks to edges, light rubbing along joints, strip of discolouration on back panel with light surface marking, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1947.

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Lot 259

Symons (Julian) [The Joan Kahn-Harper series], 8 vol., comprising The Man Who Killed Himself, "One of my favourite books", jacket with light toning to lower panel, 1967; The Man Whose Dreams Came True, 1968; The Man Who Lost His Wife, jacket with slight fading to spine, 1970; The Players & the Game, ink inscription to endpaper, jacket price-clipped, light sunning to spine, 1972; The Plot Against Roger Rider, 1973; Sweet Adelaide, "The cause of my leaving Collins!", Typed Letter signed from the author on Detection Club paper and concerning the founding of the club loosely inserted in envelope, 1980; The Detling Murders, Typed Letter signed from the author loosely inserted in envelope, marginal toning, 1982; The Man Who Hated Television, 1995, first editions, all but the last signed by the author, two with inscriptions, some scattered spotting, original boards, dust-jackets, some rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, near-fine generally, [Cooper & Pike pp.281-4], 8vo.*** A superb collection, these works were the product of the lengthy collaboration between Symons and legendary crime fiction editor Kahn-Harper. 

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Lot 262

Vickers (Roy) The Department of Dead Ends, first 2 leaves detached, original wrappers, some chipping to spine, New York, 1947; The Department of Dead Ends, some spotting to fore-margin, original boards, dust-jacket, spine slightly faded with small gouge, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 1949, first editions; and 5 others, short story collections including Dead End stories, 8vo (7)*** Vickers' complete Department of Dead Ends stories as they appeared across 7 separate collections.

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Lot 274

Wentworth (Patricia) Fool Errant, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, original brown cloth lettered in black slight shelf-lean, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, slight rubbing to spine tips and corners, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp. 306-10], 8vo, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1929.

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Lot 130

Christie (Agatha) [And Then There Were None], first edition, one or two light scattered spots too peripheral pages and fore-edge, original orange cloth lettered in black, spine lightly faded, corners fractionally bumped but cloth sharp, dust-jacket priced at 7/6 on upper flap, 2" portion of loss to spine tail with complete loss of publisher's imprint, other nicks repaired neatly with paper to joint corners, the odd nick or chip to edges, one or two holes to joints where creased, with additional facsimile jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, The Crime Club, 1939. *** Rare in dust-jacket. Christie's most widely read work, and the world's top best-selling mystery. She cited it as being the most difficult novel to write.First released under the title Ten Little N*****s as seen here, the work was issued under the title And Then There Were None in 1940 for the first American and subsequent editions.  

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Lot 3

Airth (Rennie) [the John Madden series], 6 vol., first editions, 3 signed by the author on title, all but the last original boards, dust-jackets, last original wrappers, some light creasing to extremities, 1999-2020; and 44 others, modern crime fiction, 8vo (60)

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Lot 33

Berkeley (Anthony) Jumping Jenny, first edition, original blue cloth lettered in black, slight shelf-lean, browning to spine, spine ends and corners with slight bumping and minor fraying, extremities rubbed, dust-jacket priced at 7/6 on spine (a marriage), vertical crease to lower joint, light surface soiling to lower panel, slight creasing to head of spine, a fine example, [Cooper & Pike pp.30-33], 8vo, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933.*** A superb example of this Roger Sheringham title in the wonderfully atmospheric dust-jacket. Rare in this condition. 

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Lot 52

Brand (Christianna) The Rose in Darkness, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "This really is my own favourite book... "Sari", my beloved, committed suicide while I was writing it (I hadn't seen her for years) & I was able to go back & rewrite her exactly as she really was. And this is how she really was." to front free endpaper, original black boards lettered in gilt, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light creasing to head of spine else fine, [Cooper & Pike pp. 44-46], 8vo, Michael Joseph, 1979.*** The second and final Inspector Charlesworth novel with a superb inscription, rare.

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Lot 244

Sayers (Dorothy L.) Unnatural Death, first edition, ownership name on front free endpaper, faint spots on title, original yellow cloth lettered in black with border and small gun motifs on upper cover, spine faded, extremities a little rubbed, light discolouration and surface marking to covers, slight shelf-lean, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp. 271-3], 8vo, Ernest Benn, 1927.

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Lot 38

[Berkeley (Anthony)], "Francis Iles". Malice Aforethought, first hardback edition, 1p. advertisement at front, some very light spotting, faint ink stamp to rear pastedown, original orange cloth lettered in black on spine, spine a little darkened, some splitting to lower joint, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light soiling to covers, [Cooper & Pike pp. 32-35], Mundanus, 1931; and a first edition of Before the Fact in facsimile dust-jacket, 8vo (2)*** The first hardback issue of Berkeley/Iles' classic inverted detective story. Gollancz first published the work, under their Mundanus imprint, in paperback, subsequently issuing a hardback version for libraries. Hardback copies are rather more scarce than their paperback counterparts, especially if without any library markings, as in the present case. 

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Lot 163

[Christie (Agatha)], "Mary Westmacott". Giant's Bread, ink ownership name on front free endpaper, cloth soiled and discoloured, spine and edges faded, facsimile dust-jacket, W. Collins Sons & Co, 1930; Unfinished Portrait, endpapers spotted, cloth spine faded, few marks to covers, facsimile dust-jacket, 1934; Absent in the Spring, original dust-jacket priced at 7/6 on upper flap, light fading to spine and surface marking, otherwise sharp and near-fine, 1944; The Rose and Yew Tree, endpapers browned, original dust-jacket priced at 8/6, lacking lower panel and flap, portions of loss to corners and spine ends, some fraying to edges, 1948; A Daughter's a Daughter, fore-edge a little spotted, original dust-jacket re-priced at 4/6 on upper flap, edges nicked with some creasing, spine head frayed, still a sharp example, 1952; The Burden, original dust-jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill and priced at 15s on upper flap, strips of fading to panels and spine, spine head and corners chipped, water-staining to lower panel, slight shelf-lean, 1956, first editions, original cloth, excellent unless otherwise mentioned, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9]; and a first American edition of Absent in Spring, 8vo (7) *** An excellent complete run of Christie's works written under her pseudonym Mary Westmacott.As a complete departure from the constrains of her growing association with mystery fiction, Christie was able to explore psychological fiction under her nom de plume which was kept secret for over 20 years. The six novels she wrote, though far from the heights of her detective fiction achievements, these still had moderate success. “Your letter re my Mary Westmacott book Absent in the Spring gave me so much pleasure that I feel I must write you a personal letter—This was a book I was wanting to write and which I went over and over in my mind—when at last I had a few days leisure I knew that at last the time had come—I wrote it in a matter of a few hours—at white hot speed and immense pleasure—such as I have never felt over any other book—I wrote it just as I wanted it to be—and refused to make the least alteration of any kind—I also enjoyed writing the other Mary Westmacott book[s]—The Rose & the Yew Tree and Giant’s Bread—but Absent in the Spring was my happiest non stop piece of pure pleasure.” - Letter to a fan, sold for ~$4,000 in 2014 at auction.    Rare with most of the original jackets. We also note a possible binding oddity for Giant's Bread - this copy is without the blind-stamped ruling above the title and below the publisher's imprint. 

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Lot 178

Dexter (Colin) The Wench is Dead, Autograph Letter signed from the author loosely inserted in envelope, 1989; The Jewel that was Ours, 1991; The Way Through the Woods, 1992; Morse's Greatest Mystery, 1993; The Daughters of Cain, 1994; Death is My Neighbour, 1996;  The Remorseful Day, 1999, first editions, signed by the author on titles, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing to spine tips else fine, [Cooper & Pike pp.112-3], Macmillan; and 6 others, Dexter, 8vo (13)*** An excellent run of the later Morse titles.

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[Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson". The Bowstring Murders, some surface abrasion to endpapers, small ink stamp to rear pastedown, 1934; The Judas Window, 1938; Death in Five Boxes, spotting, 1938; The Reader is Warned, light staining to covers and spine, 1939, first English editions, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine ends and corners a little bumped, rubbing, facsimile dust-jackets, William Heinemann; and 4 others, Carter Dickson, including The Department of Queer Complaints, 8vo (8)

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Lot 100

Christie (Agatha) The Murder on the Links, first edition, 8pp. advertisements, Times Book Club to rear pastedown, neat ink ownership inscription to head of half-title, very light toning to endpapers, original orange cloth decorated and lettered in black, slight toning to spine, slight fraying to spine ends and corners, light surface soiling, extremities rubbed, a very good copy, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1923.*** Christie's third novel and the second to feature Poirot. A scarce title in good, unrestored state.

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Lot 56

Bruce (Leo) Dead Man's Shoes, 1958; A Louse for the Hangman, loss to foot of spine,1958; Our Jubilee is Death, 1959; Furious Old Women, jacket near-fine, 1960, first editions, some occasional spotting or foxing, original cloth, dust-jackets by Val Biro, all signed by Val Biro on front flap, first 3 with spine ends and corners chipped, a few small chips and tears to head and foot of panels with creasing, extremities a little rubbed, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], Peter Davies; and a first edition, of Dead for a Ducat in facsimile dust-jacket also signed by Biro, 8vo (5)*** A good group of Carolus Deene mysteries all scarce in dust-jackets, especially signed by Biro, as here. 

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Lot 28

Berkeley (Anthony) The Poisoned Chocolates Case, first edition, 6pp. advertisements, some very occasional marginal spotting, The Times Book Club label to rear pastedown, original black cloth lettered and ruled in red, slight bumping and minor fraying to spine tips and corners, extremities a little rubbed, an excellent example overall, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.30-33; Johns A11], 8vo, W. Collins Sons & Co., 1929.*** A classic Golden Age title and a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, scarce. 

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Lot 200

Hare (Cyril) When the Wind Blows, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated May, 1949 to front free endpaper, light toning to endpapers, original brown cloth lettered in gilt, slight shelf-lean and light toning to spine, spine slightly bumped at head, light rubbing to extremities, second issue dust-jacket by Reinganum, price-clipped with new 6s. 6d. price to front flap, loss to head of spine affecting entire first word of title, foot of spine and corners a little chipped, light toning to lower panel, a few short nicks to head and foot with light creasing, light rubbing to extremities, [Cooper & Pike pp.162-4], 8vo, Faber and Faber, 1949.*** The third Francis Pettigrew novel signed in the year of publication. Scarce. 

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Lot 194

Gough (Laurence) [The Willows & Parker mysteries], 13 vol., first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets, some light creasing to spine ends, else fine, [not in Cooper & Pike], 1987-2003; and a duplicate copy of Serious Crimes, 8vo (14)*** A complete set of the Vancouver-set crime thrillers. 

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Lot 204

Heyer (Georgette) They Found Him Dead, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to her agent "For Norah from Georgette | May 24th 1937" on endpapers, with additional 2ff. with detailed breakdown of characters and plotting of the novel in the author's hand, tipped onto endpapers, light foxing to pictorial endpapers, few scattered spots to margins, original blue cloth lettered in black and gilt, extremities very lightly bumped, very slight shelf-lean, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper and Pike, pp.166-168], 8vo, 1937.

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Lot 118

Christie (Agatha) The Listerdale Mystery and other stories, first edition, 5pp. advertisements, original purple cloth lettered in silver, light toning to spine, slight rubbing to extremities, a few light marks to covers but an excellent example overall, [Cooper & Pike pp.82-9], 8vo, Collins, 1934.*** A scarce collection, best-remembered for the inclusion of "Philomel Cottage", Christie's most-adapted short story until the Second World War. 

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Lot 248

Sayers (Dorothy L.) Strong Poison, first edition, ink ownership name on browned front free endpaper, some foxing throughout, original black cloth lettered in red, light bumping and slight fraying to spine tips and corners, spine faded, ends a little bumped and frayed, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp. 271-3], 8vo, Victor Gollancz, 1930.*** The fifth Lord Peter Wimsey novel and the first to feature Harriet Vane. 

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Lot 261

Thomson (June) [The Inspector Finch/Inspector Rudd series], 20 vol., all but one first editions, A Question of Identity first English edition, all but the last three signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author to John Cooper, 4 with Autograph Letters signed from the author loosely inserted, one or two with toning to endpapers, original boards, dust-jackets, Death Cap price-clipped, some sunning to spines, few creases and nicks to extremities, [Cooper & Pike pp.288-289], New York and London; and 7 others by Thomson, including 5 from her Sherlock Holmes series, and 2 duplicate titles but different editions from the first series, 8vo (27 *** A complete run of the Inspector Finch series, including the rare true first edition of Thomson's first novel Not One of Us, first published in America. Lacking just the true first edition of A Question of Identity, also published in the US. 

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Lot 258

Symons (Julian) Murder! Murder!, light creasing to spine, splitting to foot of upper joint, joints rubbed, light creasing, Fonatana Books, 1961; Francis Quarles Investigates, light creasing to spine, rubbing to joints, A Panther Book, 1965; How to Trap a Crook, light rubbing to extremities, New York, Davis Publications, 1977, first editions, signed by the author, some light browning, original wrappers, [Cooper & Pike pp.281-4]; and 3 others, 2 short stories collections by the same and a copy of the Daily Mail with the first appearance of a short story, v.s. (6)*** An excellent group including all of the Francis Quarles collections published during the author's lifetime. 

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Allingham (Margery) Mystery Mile, first English edition, bookplate of Philip and Margery Youngman Carter loosely inserted, original red cloth lettered in black, very light fading to spine, splash marks to cover and spine, light rubbing to extremities, facsimile dust-jacket, [Cooper & Pike pp.52-5], 8vo, Jarrolds, [1930].*** The second Campion novel, scarce. 

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