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London : Evans Brothers, (1951). First edition. “The Toff faced the gross Rumpelmeyer and death on the high seas. Then a knife gave him hope” – the knife supplied by the beautiful and raven-haired Camilla Draycott.
Crown 8vo (20cm). 214,[ii]pp. Original red cloth, blocked and lettered in black; light spotting of edges and very mild tanning of endpapers, but a very good, sound and bright copy in the original pictorial dust-jacket – a design by Jarvis – just lightly rubbed and worn.

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London : Hodder & Stoughton, (1955). First edition. Young gangster loses his nerve and a night-watchman is killed. Later published in the USA as “The Gelignite Gang”.
Crown 8vo (20cm). 192pp. Original dark red boards, blocked and lettered in black; a very good, clean and sound copy in the original Chrichard dust-jacket – a design in orange, green, pink, black and white – just a touch tanned and very slightly nicked, but in very good order.

£20

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London : Hodder & Stoughton, (1955). First edition. A Doctor Palfrey thriller – “against an enemy who moved in a white, insidious mist, the vapour that brought death to all but one”.
Crown 8vo (20cm). 222,[ii]pp. Original blue boards, ruled, blocked and lettered in black; a few slight edge-spots, but a very good copy in the original pictorial dust-jacket – just lightly rubbed.

£20

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London : Hodder & Stoughton, (1960). First edition. A husband disappears – and then the sixteen-year-old daughter.
Crown 8vo (20cm). 192pp. Original green boards, ruled and lettered in gilt; spine titling dulled; some spotting of endpapers; a good copy in the pictorial dust-jacket – lightly used, slightly creased and a touch soiled.

£20

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