Berkeley Anthony Pseudonym for Anthony Berkeley Cox (2 results)

First U.S. edition. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-viii [ix-x] 1- 308 [309: Crime Club statement] [310: blank], cloth. Mystery novel featuring sleuth Roger Sheringham, the second published (in England in 1926). Slight lean, otherwise a fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with a short closed tear (20 mm) to the upper left front panel, tiny tear at lower right corner tip and mild shelf-wear to the head of the spine panel, some portions of the orange ink of the spine panel are a bit faded. Publisher's wrap around band is present. An attractive copy of a scarce book in jacket. (17960).…

First U.S. edition. Octavo, pp. [1-10] 1-299 [230: blank] [231: Crime Club statement] [232: blank], cloth. Mystery novel featuring sleuth Roger Sheringham. ".it should appeal to those who like the combination of good characterization and armchair dectection". - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 36-37. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume. Top page edge a little soiled and spotted, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with mild rubbing and shelf wear to spine ends, a little mild soiling. Publisher's slip (portion of wrap around band?) laid in "The Christmas Selection of the Crime Club Jury". An attractive copy. (17959). …