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London : William Heinemann, (1956). First edition. "We are librarians, and therefore the elect of God. To read is human, to catalogue divine".
Crown 8vo. [x],(286)pp. Original black boards, blocked and lettered across spine in gilt; edges spotted, but a nice copy in the original Mudge-Marriott dust-jacket - a design in yellow, tan, black and white - rubbed, worn and heavily chipped (without affecting any lettering). Hubin p.36.

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London : John Westhouse, 1946. First edition. Murder among the literati in Chelsea - body in the house of a fashionable publisher.
Crown 8vo. 244pp. Original tan cloth, lettered on spine in gilt; a few faint marks, but a very good copy in the original orange and black dust-jacket - just lightly rubbed. Barzun & Taylor 948. Hubin p.97.

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London : Hurst & Blackett, [1931]. First British edition. A scarce Harley Manners mystery.
Crown 8vo. 288,32pp. Original orange cloth, ruled in blind and lettered in black across spine and upper cover; a touch sunned; edges and endpapers spotted; but otherwise a very good copy. Hubin p.127.

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London : William Heinemann, (1947). First British edition. The second Jupiter Jones mystery - murder in a distinguished bookshop. Originally published in the USA in 1941.
Crown 8vo. [iv],(128)pp. Original black cloth, lettered across spine in silver; library label and small stamp; edges spotted, but a very good and bright copy in the original terracotta and white dust-jacket - lightly worn and slightly chipped, with some minor reinforcement.

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New York : Crown Publishers, (1977). First edition. His first mystery - murder and theft in a rare book library. Goodrum was Director of Research at the Library of Congress.
Demy 8vo. 190,[ii]pp. Original cloth; very good in the original J-C. Suarès dust-jacket - rather sunned and slightly chipped.

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London : Chatto & Windus, 1967. First edition. "A young, romantic-minded bookseller and Bond addict, becomes gradually convinced that a spy-ring is operating in his lending-library".
Post 8vo. (222),[ii]pp. Original green boards, ruled and lettered across spine in gilt; just a touch bruised; slight spotting of top edge, but a very good and bright copy in the Ionicus dust-jacket - a pictorial design in green, yellow and white. Barzun & Taylor 1582. Hubin p.177.

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London : Victor Gollancz, 1965. First edition. Spies, Yorkshire wool mill and the antiquarian book trade.
Crown 8vo. (192)pp. Original red boards, lettered down spine in gilt; a nice, bright copy in a much torn, slightly chipped and slightly dusty dust-jacket. Barzun & Taylor 1855. Hubin p.212.

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London : Robert Hale, (1983). First edition. The third of the Matthew Coll mysteries - pension fund of drugs conglomerate decides to invest in rare books.
Crown 8vo. (192)pp. Original black boards, lettered on spine in silver; a touch bruised, but a very good copy in the original pictorial dust-jacket, lettered in pale green and white - lightly rubbed.

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London : Bodley Head, (1964). First edition. First edition dealer turns author with a stylish antiquarian book trade mystery. His first crime fiction book - and with his compliments slip loosely inserted.
Crown 8vo. 176pp. Original blue boards, lettered across spine in gilt; very good indeed in the original Bernard Blatch dust-jacket - a design in lilac, sepia, black and white - just very faintly marked. Hubin p.369.

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London : Victor Gollancz, 1978. First edition. "Harry Gilmour, a middle-aged antiquarian book dealer, can hardly believe his good fortune when one of the party's highly attractive girls is drawn to him" - dream on, George. A murder mystery from the distinguished bookdealer, which commences in Corfu, leads to mediaeval heresy in Provence, and sinister activities in London and Dorset.
Post 8vo. 160pp. Original red boards, lettered across spine in gilt; a touch of very faint discolouration to front endpaper; slight production flaw to rear endpaper, but otherwise a very good and bright copy in the original Gollancz yellow dust-jacket - also very good indeed.

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London : for The Crime Club by Collins, (1944). First edition. A murder mystery featuring, inter alia, Matthew Baildon, "an old collector of first editions who loves his books better than his own family".
Crown 8vo. 192pp. Original orange-red cloth, lettered across spine in black; a touch sunned; lightly bruised; a hint of rubbing; slightly shaken; neat contemporary inscription and partially erased scribble on front free endpaper, but a good copy. Hubin p.385.

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