Cyrl Henry Coles (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/Near Fine. First Edition, Thus. ASE #1038. 352pp. Sharp First Printing of the Armed Services Edition published the same year as the First Edition published by Doubleday's Crime Club. . Square, tight and clean throughout with fairly mild toning to page edges but no foxing. Some minor edge-wear. Bottom dears with shallow dog-ears. Spine toned. A very attractive collectable copy of an uncommon title in any condition.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., 279pp. Beautiful First Canadian Edition . Bound in publisher's original black cloth with titles in red on front board and spine. Originally published by Hodder and Stoughton and then by Doubleday Crime Club in 1943. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some softness to the spine ends. No page toning. Quite well-preserved. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has a touch of wear at the spine ends and some rubbing to front fold. Still fresh and bright with no creases, chipping, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy and much scarcer than teh British or American editions. (Hubin, p.88). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine/Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First U.S. Edition. 8vo., 310pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of the second book featuring British agent, Tommy Hambledon; the sequel to "Drink to Yesterday" and a A Haycraft/Queen cornerstone title. Bound in black cloth with titles in red on spine and logo on front board. Published by Hodder in the UK the previous year with the title "Prey Silence". Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of softness to the spine ends and gently bumped tips. Some off-setting to paste-downs. No page toning and unfaded red top-stain. Stunning unclipped dust jacket, ($2.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, tears, toning or chipping. Remarkably well-preserved. A simply gorgeous collectable copy and quite uncommon in such exceptional condition. (Hubin, P. 88; Doubleday Crime Club Compendium, p.178-179).…