Aka John Rhode (17 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).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Inspector Henry Arnold and Desmond Merrion investigate the murder of a schoolboy. Boots Library sticker on the front, no other indications. Bumped and rubbed with wear at the edges, two beverage rings with two drip marks on the front. A few ink scribbles on the front end papers, binding square and solid. Ex-Library.…

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.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A woman's dead body found on the slab of an ancient tomb causes villagers to fear that a gruesome family legend might be repeated. Inspector Arnold and Desmond Merrion investigate. First U.S. edition. Bumped and rubbed with wear at the corners and spine ends. Pages tanned, binding just beginning to crack at the verso of the half-title page but still pretty solid.…

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.…