Aka John Rhode (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. First Edition By This Publisher. 192 pages (Canadian Collins White Circle # 415 ) - BURTON, Miles (1884-1965; Pseudonym of Major Cecil John Charles Street; AKA= John Rhode); - Devil's Reckoning (Mystery/ Borderline Fantasy; 1st paperback; Scarce; Fantasy elements; Nice Painted cover of pretty, woman lying dead on a bed, rose in hands!; Inspector Arnold/ D. Merrion series); Goodread notes = "A village steeped in black magic, an aristocratic vicar and his wayward wife (whose corpse turns up on the family tomb), and a neat tying-in of local legend." >> This is a reading copy. Cover creasing & scuffing; tape to covers & spine; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. GGA {Good Girl Art} Painted Cover (illustrator). Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition By This Publisher. 192 pages (Canadian Collins White Circle # 415 ) - BURTON, Miles (1884-1965; Pseudonym of Major Cecil John Charles Street; AKA= John Rhode); - Devil's Reckoning (Mystery/ Borderline Fantasy; 1st paperback; Scarce; Fantasy elements; Nice Painted cover of pretty, woman lying dead on a bed, rose in hands!; Inspector Arnold/ D. Merrion series); Goodread notes = "A village steeped in black magic, an aristocratic vicar and his wayward wife (whose corpse turns up on the family tomb), and a neat tying-in of local legend." >> This is a reading copy. Cover creasing & scuffing; Spine wear; 1/2" piece missing from bottom of paper spine; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. GGA {Good Girl Art} Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. 192 pages. >> Canadian Collins White Circle Book # 72; >>" In addition to being a brilliantly told crime story, it presents an intriiguing picture of the British Home Guard getting ready to face an invasion." Preceded by the rare 1942 UK & USA Hardcovers; >>> VERY RARE TITLE by this Highly Collectible author; VERY RARE number in the Canadian Collins White Circle Collectible Vintage Paperback series; >> Store Stamp on front endpage; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Line Drawn Cover Art. (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A spy thriller. Publishers red cloth, titled black. Minor wear to outer hinges & head and foot of spine. Light foxing to endpapers.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. First Edition By This Publisher. CWC book #289 - BURTON, Miles (1884-1965; Pseudonym of Major Cecil John Charles Street; AKA= John Rhode); - Early Morning Murder (mystery; 1st paperback; Scarce; Line Drawn with Wash Cover Art ;later USA edition retitled "Accidents Do Happen"; Inspector Arnold/ D. Merrion series); >> This is a reading copy. Heavy cover creasing; wear to paper spine; pen to front end page; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Line Drawn Cover with Wash Cover Art (gives Painted Cover effect) (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition( so stated). Who was the Funny Toff, the terror alike of criminals and Scotland Yard? A NEAR FINE book (small book seller's stamp to front paste down and rear free end paper) in NEAR FINE ( rubbing at corners and one small closed tear to base of rear jacket panel) jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. First edition .Near Fine book in a Very Good + jacket ( light shallow chipping to spine ends). Black cloth boards stamped in green. Nice example of the art deco style "Gene" illustrated jacket ! ** See our new cheaper postal rates to the USA and abroad.**.…

Soft cover. Condition: Poor/Fair, Reading Copy. First Edition By This Publisher. later USA ed retitled "Who Killed the Doctor"; Inspector Arnold/ D. Merrion series; >> This is a reading copy. Heavy cover creasing; 1/2 apaer spine is missing; tape to covers & pine; corners clipped to front & back cover; minor pen to frotn end page; 2" x 2" piece missing from title page. staining to interior pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. M. Paull - Painted Cover Art; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: GOOD+. First Edition By This Publisher. 190 pages. "Criminous tale of the unknown man found dying in the Channel Islands boat-train at Waterloo." >> Cover creasing; wear to cover edges; name & address in pen to front end page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American edition. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper else a NEAR FINE book in VERY GOOD PLUS jacket with rubbing , some creasing and light soil to jacket; no chipping. Terrific cover art by H.A. Peace .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American edition of a title published first in the U.K. as "Dr. Goodwood's Locum". A NEAR FINE copy ( bumped at the corners) in a VERY GOOD + jacket. A PRESENTATION COPY. INSCRIBED , DATED and SIGNED on the front free endpaper in the author's tiny hand." For, R.W. Gibb, In happy memory of the M.V. Bualbeck ( ?) June -July 1952. John Rhode." A VERY SCARCE AUTOGRAPH probably inscribed to a fellow passenger on a cruise in Europe . M.V. is a short form for a cruise ship used on inland waterways .There appear to be very few instances where the author has autographed anything. No examples of his use of Miles Burton , Cecil Waye or Cecil John Charles Street. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition By This Publisher. 238 pages; *** Scarcer Title in ANY Printing; >> Minor creasing to cover; Spine on slight slant; Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hoffman Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. Unfaded red cloth d/w; no names inside or other similar handwriting; d/w price clipped; it has some repairs on the underside where there has been a little splitting; also slight chipping to edges; vg/g++; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages. Illustrated by Randell D/w; (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First US Edition. Hardback; no d/w; black cloth boards with crime club figure image on front cover & symbol and title on spine; both finished in green/blue; the synopsis of the story (presumably from the dustwrapper) has been cut and pasted to the inside of the front cover; 2 rubber stamps on fep - one from a book shop, and one from The J K Gill & Co. Circulating Library; also some paper remnants on rear endpaper; there is no spine lean, although the front hinge is a little weak. The contents are generally good with light browning to page edges. Some pages ar a little shorter than others - done in binding in all probability. G; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 243 PP. First printing in original light blue boards with white title stamping and device to front cover. A very rare Dr. Priestley novel to locate in the original dust jacket. Light wear to edges of book. DJ sunned at spine with minor chipping to top edge. Price-clipped.…