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“CAPELLI, Ace” : THE FIX. London : Kaye Publications, [ca.1950]. First edition. “Heading San Francisco’s racket bosses was Jamie Riggs – Jamie and Pal Joey, the kid he had trained to think his way, and the guy he trusted with his shirt. These were the two closest pals in the game – until the night of the big fight when it didn't suit Jamie any longer”. SOLD |
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“CAPELLI, Ace” – [FRANCES, Stephen Daniel, 1917-1989] : GET ME HEADQUARTERS. London : Bernard Kaye, [ca.1950]. First edition. The first of the “Ace Capelli” titles – a name originally used by Stephen Daniel Frances (Hank Janson), and later taken over by Geoffrey Pardoe, Norman Lazenby, and others. Gangster Joe Keefe of Chicago stares at a prison sentence – not for the “killings, the dope running, the booze running, or the bank robberies” – but for income tax evasion. He heads for London. £75 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 44502 – or simply click on the button
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“GRECCO, Johnny” – [PARDOE, Geoffrey (Richard Geoffrey), 1890-1953] : DON'T CROSS ME, HONEY. London : Kaye Publications, [ca.1952]. First edition. “You could tell from the look in Dawson Blane’s eyes that he knew he was going to die”. SOLD |
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“LATOUR, André” – [SOWMAN, Gordon William, 1918-1982] : ECSTASY. London : Kaye Publications, [1952]. First edition. “She, Kay Martin, wealthy young society hostess whose mad escapades had filled the gossip columns of the glossy society magazines, was broke! It was there in black and white, although old Podgers had put it as kindly as possible ...”. SOLD |
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“LATOUR, André” – [SOWMAN, Gordon William, 1918-1982] : FLAME OF DESIRE. London : Bernard Kaye Agency, [1952]. First edition. The second of the “André Latour” titles – and one subjected to a destruction order by the courts. “It tells of a young girl, new to the erotic pleasures of the gay city of Paris – the most beautiful and at the same time the most wicked city in the world. It tells of her temptations, and how she falls a prey to the vices and lechery of an old roué”. £50 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 31444 – or simply click on the button
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“LATOUR, André” – [SOWMAN, Gordon William, 1918-1982] : FLAME OF DESIRE. London : Bernard Kaye Agency, [1952]. First edition. The second of the “André Latour” titles – and one subjected to a destruction order by the courts. “It tells of a young girl, new to the erotic pleasures of the gay city of Paris – the most beautiful and at the same time the most wicked city in the world. It tells of her temptations, and how she falls a prey to the vices and lechery of an old roué”. £50 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 42971 – or simply click on the button
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“LATOUR, André” – [SOWMAN, Gordon William, 1918-1982] : PARIS HONEYMOON. London : Kaye Publications, [1954]. First edition. The beautiful Renate dreams of escape from her tawdry life on a tropical island. Lorenzo, a handsome visitor, offers her an opportunity. £25 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 45148 – or simply click on the button
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“LATOUR, André” – [SOWMAN, Gordon William, 1918-1982] : THE PASSIONATE PRUDE. London : Kaye Publications, [1953]. First edition. Edie the dancer, desperate to escape her East End background, prefers to be known as Stella. SOLD |
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“LATOUR, André” – [SOWMAN, Gordon William, 1918-1982] : PASSION’S MISTRESS. London : Kaye Publications, [1953]. First edition. “Gaspard Luclaire was in the mood for love. His whole being ached for romance – but not the sordid kind ...”. He finds Nicolette at a village fete in North Africa. £50 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 44136 – or simply click on the button
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“LATOUR, André” – [SOWMAN, Gordon William, 1918-1982] : SHAMELESS. London : Kaye Publications, [1953]. First edition. “Just think! All we have to do is play our cards well and – voila! – we are happily married and we settle down and forget this life. We ride about in luxurious limousines, we have a maid and afternoons we have tea with society, and a loving husband who just needs a little love now and again ...”. £75 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 44631 – or simply click on the button
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“LATOUR, André” – [SOWMAN, Gordon William, 1918-1982] : SURRENDER. London : Kaye Publications, [1954]. First edition. “I could have married anyone, and yet I had to marry him”. Later in the year of publication, the publishers Bernard and Alfred Kaye were imprisoned on obscenity charges – another of the “André Latour” titles featuring in the trial. SOLD |
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“MARKHAM, Steve” : PLAY IT SMART. London : Bernard Kaye Agency, [1950]. First edition – the ninth of the Steve Markham titles, written for the most part by Stephen Frances (Hank Janson) and/or Geoffrey Pardoe. “If you ever want to knock anybody off, you hire the cold blooded Tweedy Twins ... but Lola fell heavily for Johnny Tweedy and she didn’t know till too late that Johnny spelt death, just by looking at you. Johnny’s brother Bill fell for Lola but he was too late ...”. £100 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 44036 – or simply click on the button
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