CRIME & THRILLER Fiction from Fortuna Books

London: Collins, 1960 1960 reprint, red papered boards with minor soiling, lacks fep, minor tape stain to hinge, two small patches lifted from paste down surface, minor browning to half title, closed edges browned or dusty , actually nearing VG. DW is complete and unclipped under a plastic sleeve, a little minor rubbing or chipping at the corners and the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jarrolds mustard yellow cloth alittle bumped at spine ends, lacks fep, written by a US Marinewhile on duty in the Pacific during WWII, probably dates late 40s or early 50s (undated). DW is corner price clipped and has some chipping to spine ends and a bit at top left of cover, as well as short tear and small hole… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Robert Hale, 1954 dust jacket split along bottom half of upper joint, wear to edges and corners, short edge tears with some loss to extremities, unclipped, book has spot of discolouration to upper board, name to front paste down, minor foxing to closed edges etc.254pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Collins, 1964 price clipped dust jacket with handling soiling, small water splash to backstrip, short gift inscr to fep, top edge lightly dust soiled, tidy otherwise. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1985 unclipped dust jacket, book has rounding to spine otherwise tidy used copy, unmarked. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Muller, 1967 ex library, stamps to endpapers and closed edges, stamp at foot of final page below the text, tape residue to endpapers and darkened patches onto the boards, DW VG under plastic sleeve, minor tape foxing to the extreme edge of the fold ins. . A Boysie Oakes espionage thriller.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo -… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Cassell, 1955 price clipped DW has light wear to the joints and edges, small closed tear bottom edge lower panel, lower panel a little handling soiled, fep clipped at head, first printing in this edition (after 1933 original), 280pp. reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1967 unclipped DW has heavy rubbing to bottom half of upper fore edge fold and is split along the length, some rubbing to spine joints, small split at tail, lower fore edge fold rubbed to bottom third with a little splitting at the end, book has a lean to the spine, still very attractive book and DW,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Michael Joseph, 1965 unclipped DW has thin line of adhesive residue to top and bottom edges showing as a rust colour, otherwise near fine DW, a little rust marking offset to feps otherwise book also near fine, very attractive book and DW, first edition early work. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Michael Joseph, 1969 unclipped DW has light surface soiling to lower panel, faint rubbing to edges, light dust soiling to closed edges very attractive book and DW, first edition early work. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Neville Spearman, 1964 tidy ex library, stamps to fep, acquisition numbers to copyright page, label residue to rear paste down, tape ghosts to boards where DW sleeve was taped down otherwise tidy unmarked copy, rear fold in DW flap has a piece cut out of it in the centre so there is some loss of reviews for someone elses… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Collins, 1972 price clipped DW, light fade to spine, uniform surface soiling to the laminated (publishers) jacket, light watermark along the bottom edge of the wrapper maximum about 5mm high. minor foxing to prelims and closed edges. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Collins, 1972 a good reading copy only, dust jacket is price clipped and has been trimmed to bottom edge so about 10mm too short for the boards and lightly sunned to spine, stamps to prelims upto first page of the story. damage to fep losing bottom corner, damage to margin of half title losing some text. tape… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Hodder assumed 1928 first edition but undated, 37 other novels by Wallace listed at front, mustard yellow cloth with black titling to cover and spine and with red circle over Wallace's signature design to spine, joints rubbed and starting to split at ends, pencil signature to fep, feps browning, 315pp no publisher's adverts. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Treasure Press, 1986 The Best Illustrations from over a Century of Crime Fiction, 176pp, minimal wear to DW corners, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w reproductions of vintage crime fiction art as well as good authorative information on the well known and obscure characters portrayed within the text of the books shown. reprint. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 4to… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Boardman, 1960 lacks DW, small faint water stain bottom half of upper board, American Bloodhound Mystery number 332, light foxing to closed edges. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Gerald G Swan, 1946 The fourth book in a crime series featuring the man christened "Silk" because he left a small sqaure of silk at the scene of every crime. Nice dustwrapper. VG+ in VG- dustwrapper with wear and rubbing to edges, short edge tears, the price on the flap has been marked out with pen, a little edge… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965 first impression of first edition, excellent copy, unclipped jacket with small blemish to fore edge, upper book board a small spot of rubbing, green patterned endpapers, second state without the gun imprint to the upper board.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Richard Chopping. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Collins, 1977 tidy ex library copy, boards a little bumped at spine ends, tape residue to paste downs and edges of flaps, stamp and lending rules plate to fep page, stamp to title, a few readers marks to rear fep and paste down, closed bottom page edge has a blacked out pen number, price clipped DW tidy under… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Victor Gollancz, 1965 age toned feps, small pencil name to fep, lightly aged paper stock, DW unclipped yellow paper style, minimal wear to tips of corners and spine, light chipping at tail, small area insect damage to the fold of the lower flap, small tear at foot of rear fold in flap, A Van Der Valk Thriller 192pp. First… Saber más sobre este artículo