Tragedy Twelvetrees by Rees Arthur (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No DJ. 1st Edition. First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Blue cloth with red titles and front and spine. Red upper text block edge Language: English. Book Condition: Fair: Light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Sunned spine and front spine edge. Front and rear board unevenly faded. Tightly bound lightly toned intact endpapers. Strong hinges. Very lightly toned pages with minor spotting to margins. Spotting to text block edges. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 311, 8. Size: 8vo 19cm by 12.5cm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. 311, [8] - ads. Blue cloth with red lettering. Small bumps to the spine ends and a few faded spots along a few edges matching dust jacket chipping. Clean throughout and the binding tight and square. Dust jacket with large chips in the corners and several smaller chips to the lower cover and spine ends, with several creases and light scratches, and three pieces of clear tape to the verso. Priced 7s. 6d. on the spine, with 'colonial edition' stamped in black over the printed price, same stamp on the copyright page. Rare title by Rees, rare in the dust jacket. First edition. Dust jacket art by British author and illustrator S. G. Hulme Beaman, who in 1930 illustrated the John Lane edition of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Photographs available on our site.…

First Edition. Scarce detective novel by this author who spent some time in Melbourne, Australia but also had Sussex connections. Spine slight lean, spine and front cover unevenly faded. Some light foxing particularly to prelims. Otherwise a Good copy.

First Edition. 'The murder of a famous motion picture actress leads two detectives a complex and exiting chase with plenty of blues but not murderer'. This copy with very uncommon publisher's wrap-around band. Found in Anthony Slide's The Hollywood Novel. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chip at lower front panel (and with Very Good band, split at front flap edge, now mended with archival tape at verso).…