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The Return of Sherlock Holmes -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sidney Paget (illustrator)
1905 - George Newnes Ltd., London - First Edition
A finely bound first edition, in which the murder of the Honourable Ronald Adair brings ‘The Great Detective’ back to life after the infamous events at the Richenbach Falls, commencing a search for the second most dangerous man in London.
Dramatically illustrated with sixteen plates by Sidney Paget.
The ‘Return’ is a collection of thirteen stories, among them some of the most interesting in the whole series - 'The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton' is a good example (which Doyle first called 'The Adventure of the Worst Man in London').
Four of the stories ('The Empty House', 'The Dancing Men', 'The Priory School' and 'The Second Stain'), were listed by Doyle in 1927 as being among his favourite Holmes episodes.
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Price HK$ 16,000
1905 - George Newnes Ltd., London - First Edition
A finely bound first edition, in which the murder of the Honourable Ronald Adair brings ‘The Great Detective’ back to life after the infamous events at the Richenbach Falls, commencing a search for the second most dangerous man in London.Dramatically illustrated with sixteen plates by Sidney Paget.
The ‘Return’ is a collection of thirteen stories, among them some of the most interesting in the whole series - 'The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton' is a good example (which Doyle first called 'The Adventure of the Worst Man in London').
Four of the stories ('The Empty House', 'The Dancing Men', 'The Priory School' and 'The Second Stain'), were listed by Doyle in 1927 as being among his favourite Holmes episodes.
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Price HK$ 16,000
Rebecca -
Daphne Du Maurier
1938 - Victor Gollancz Limited, London - First Edition
‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’
First edition – with the fragile dust jacket in near fine, unrestored, and thus scarce condition – of this iconic gothic mystery.
Considered du Maurier’s finest work, the novel is narrated by the second Mrs de Winters, the naive second wife of wealthy widower, Maxim de Winter, owner of the renowned estate, Manderley. As the story unfolds, the second Mrs de Winter increasingly finds herself haunted by her glamorous predecessor, Rebecca, and tormented by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, subsequently leading her to uncover an unexpected tragedy...
Hauntingly adapted for the 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Price HK$ 55,000
1938 - Victor Gollancz Limited, London - First Edition
‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’First edition – with the fragile dust jacket in near fine, unrestored, and thus scarce condition – of this iconic gothic mystery.
Considered du Maurier’s finest work, the novel is narrated by the second Mrs de Winters, the naive second wife of wealthy widower, Maxim de Winter, owner of the renowned estate, Manderley. As the story unfolds, the second Mrs de Winter increasingly finds herself haunted by her glamorous predecessor, Rebecca, and tormented by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, subsequently leading her to uncover an unexpected tragedy...
Hauntingly adapted for the 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Price HK$ 55,000
Rebecca -
Daphne Du Maurier
1938 - Victor Gollancz Limited, London - First Edition
‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’
A finely bound first edition of this iconic gothic mystery.
Considered du Maurier’s finest work, the novel is narrated by the second Mrs de Winters, the naive second wife of wealthy widower, Maxim de Winter, owner of the renowned estate, Manderley. As the story unfolds, the second Mrs de Winter increasingly finds herself haunted by her glamorous predecessor, Rebecca, and tormented by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, subsequently leading her to uncover an unexpected tragedy...
Hauntingly adapted for the 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Price HK$ 10,000
1938 - Victor Gollancz Limited, London - First Edition
‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’A finely bound first edition of this iconic gothic mystery.
Considered du Maurier’s finest work, the novel is narrated by the second Mrs de Winters, the naive second wife of wealthy widower, Maxim de Winter, owner of the renowned estate, Manderley. As the story unfolds, the second Mrs de Winter increasingly finds herself haunted by her glamorous predecessor, Rebecca, and tormented by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, subsequently leading her to uncover an unexpected tragedy...
Hauntingly adapted for the 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Price HK$ 10,000
Murder at a Police Station -
Jefferson Farjeon
1943 - The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis - First Edition
A fine first edition in fine and thus rare example of the evocative dust jacket.
By the author who Dorothy L. Sayers described as being ‘unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures’.
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Price HK$ 3,000
1943 - The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis - First Edition
A fine first edition in fine and thus rare example of the evocative dust jacket.By the author who Dorothy L. Sayers described as being ‘unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures’.
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Underground -
J. Jefferson Farjeon
1928 - Lincoln Mac Veagh, New York - First Edition
A superb example of the first edition in bright sharp dust jacket.
By one of Dorothy Sayer’s favourite authors who called him ‘unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures’.
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Price HK$ 2,000
1928 - Lincoln Mac Veagh, New York - First Edition
A superb example of the first edition in bright sharp dust jacket.By one of Dorothy Sayer’s favourite authors who called him ‘unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures’.
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Thirteen Guests - Inscribed -
J. Jefferson Farjeon
1936 - Collins, London - First Edition
Rare first edition, even more so in the original dust jacket and inscribed. The inscription is to his friend, the book collector ‘Eileen Cond. with very best wishes J. Jefferson Farjeon’ ‘January 1937’.
What to expect when thirteen guests are invited for a weekend party at Lord Aveling’s country-house. The guests include an attractive widow, an actress, an authoress, a journalist, a society artist, a county cricketer, an M.P. and a retired “sausage king”...
By one of Dorothy Sayer’s favourite authors who called him ‘unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures’.
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Price HK$ 8,000
1936 - Collins, London - First Edition
Rare first edition, even more so in the original dust jacket and inscribed. The inscription is to his friend, the book collector ‘Eileen Cond. with very best wishes J. Jefferson Farjeon’ ‘January 1937’.What to expect when thirteen guests are invited for a weekend party at Lord Aveling’s country-house. The guests include an attractive widow, an actress, an authoress, a journalist, a society artist, a county cricketer, an M.P. and a retired “sausage king”...
By one of Dorothy Sayer’s favourite authors who called him ‘unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures’.
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Seven Dead -
J. Jefferson Farjeon
1939 - The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis - First American Edition
A rare example of what many consider to be Farjeon’s best work (the other being ‘Mystery in White’), in the fine bright sharp dust jacket. Featuring Detective Inspector Kendall.
Assumed first American edition, published the same year as the Collins edition of London, in a number of cases the Bobbs-Merrill edition was published earlier, and without further investigation we cannot prioritise which came first in this case. Both editions are rarely encountered in their dust jackets.
‘Ted Lyte, amateur thief, has chosen an isolated house by the coast for his first robbery. But Haven House is no ordinary country home. While hunting for silverware to steal, Ted stumbles upon a locked room containing seven dead bodies.
Detective Inspector Kendall takes on the case with the help of passing yachtsman Thomas Hazeldean. The search for the house's absent owners brings Hazeldean across the Channel to Boulogne, where he finds more than one motive to stay and investigate’ – British Library Crime Classics.
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Price HK$ 3,800
1939 - The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis - First American Edition
A rare example of what many consider to be Farjeon’s best work (the other being ‘Mystery in White’), in the fine bright sharp dust jacket. Featuring Detective Inspector Kendall.Assumed first American edition, published the same year as the Collins edition of London, in a number of cases the Bobbs-Merrill edition was published earlier, and without further investigation we cannot prioritise which came first in this case. Both editions are rarely encountered in their dust jackets.
‘Ted Lyte, amateur thief, has chosen an isolated house by the coast for his first robbery. But Haven House is no ordinary country home. While hunting for silverware to steal, Ted stumbles upon a locked room containing seven dead bodies.
Detective Inspector Kendall takes on the case with the help of passing yachtsman Thomas Hazeldean. The search for the house's absent owners brings Hazeldean across the Channel to Boulogne, where he finds more than one motive to stay and investigate’ – British Library Crime Classics.
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Murder By Nail. Being an Episode in the Career of Jasper Shrig of Bow Street, with particulars of His Highly Original Methods in the Wrybook Case, set down by Ed. Brandonleigh, Gent. -
Jeffery Farnol
1942 - Sampson, London - First Edition
A fine example of one of Farnol’s swashbuckling historic murder mysteries.
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Price HK$ 2,500
1942 - Sampson, London - First Edition
A fine example of one of Farnol’s swashbuckling historic murder mysteries.
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Price HK$ 2,500