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  • The Trial of Mary Dugan – William Almon Wolff – First Edition 1928

    The Trial of Mary Dugan – William Almon Wolff – First Edition 1928

    First Edition published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York in 1928. Octavo, 335 pages, ownership inscription on front end paper. A very good copy in an excellent dust jacket.

    At trial, Broadway showgirl, Mary Dugan is accused of murdering her lover with a knife. She appears done for when her lawyer pulls out … but a twist and turn provides an uncertain and baffling mystery. Superb adaptation of the 1920’s play. Was to be made into a successful talkie in 1929 by MGM and then a second go in the 1940’s

    1928 First edition – Courtroom Drama keeps you alert

    $50.00

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  • The Pallid Giant [A tale of Yesterday and Tomorrow] – Pierrepont B. Noyes – 1927 Science Fiction

    The Pallid Giant [A tale of Yesterday and Tomorrow] – Pierrepont B. Noyes – 1927 Science Fiction

    A second edition, same year as the first, published by Fleming Revell, New York in 1927. Octavo, 300 pages, dust jacket chipped to top otherwise a very nice copy, very clean internally.

    Pierrepont Noyes (1870-1959) was born into a small Utopian cult the “Oneida”. He was a product of selective breeding which would have been an influence in the writing of this unusual book.

    Classic 1920’s science fiction. Commencing with the 1919 Paris Peace Conference [Noyes believed the harsh penalties handed out would lead to more war]. Pallid Giant foresees weapons on mass destruction, WW II and to an extent the Cold War. Two survivors mate with sub-humans to produce a new modern man.

    The book was reissued after Hiroshima re-titled “Gentlemen- You are Mad”

    1927 – early science fiction of the radical kind

    SO SORRY SOLD

    $60.00

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  • The Counterfeit Eye – Erle Stanley Gardner – First Edition 1935

    The Counterfeit Eye – Erle Stanley Gardner – First Edition 1935

    A first edition from the esteemed Erle Stanley Gardner. Published by Grosset & Dulap, New York in 1935. Octavo, 304 pages, dust jacket edge worn otherwise a very nice copy.

    Pete Brunold had not one artificial eye but six. It was the bloodshot number, for use the morning after that was stolen – Someone is going to try to frame me …. And they did!

    A gripping Perry Mason story – hold on to your false eyes!

    1935 Perry Mason First

    $60.00

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  • The Shorn Lamb – William Locke – First edition 1930

    The Shorn Lamb – William Locke – First edition 1930

    Published by Dodd, Mead etc., New York in 1930. Octavo, 331 pages, a little age otherwise a super copy in a classic dust jacket albeit chipped to top. Protected in Brodart.

    A classic art deco period novel by the prolific and brilliant writer William Locke. Our “shorn lamb” is near the end of his road when good fortune shines down on him. A case of mistaken identity helps along with the skill of a master conjurer. Plot with humour.

    1930 First Edition about improved circumstances!

    $60.00

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  • The Four Stragglers [Thriller] – Frank Packard – First Edition 1923

    The Four Stragglers [Thriller] – Frank Packard – First Edition 1923

    Published by Burt, New York in 1923. Octavo, 303 pages, dust jacket art by A D Rahn. Light jacket creasing, otherwise, a super copy.

    Frank Packard was a prolific Canadian writer who started off as an engineer on the railroads. Several of his books became movies.

    Captain Francis Newcombe (also known as Shadow Varne) and three other crooks lead a complex and criminally exciting path from the London underworld to the USA.

    Shadow plots within plots

    $50.00

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  • The Rueful Mating – G.B. Stern – First Edition 1932

    The Rueful Mating – G.B. Stern – First Edition 1932

    A First Edition 1932 published by Knopf New York as one of their Borzoi Books.

    Octavo, 567 pages. A little age brought about by the uncut edges. The dust jacket is a collectable piece of art deco imagery along with the unique Borzoi end papers.

    A romance of Shakespearean proportions – some trials and tribulations along the way – ending in laughter and the wrong bed.

    Art Deco Romance.

    $50.00

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