The Seventh Night – Paul Renin cover by Perl (BR M1)
R & L Locker Hanley – Stoke on Trent Undated vg A great white yacht beneath a tropical moon – young Madeline is shocked by her beast of her husband, Lord Farlingham. The Price includes UK Posting using Royal Mail For rates to more far flung locations please contact me. questions to notinheckmondwikebookshop@gmail.com
£18.00
LADY FOR HIRE – Andre Lamour (BR M 1)
Murray & Nichols vg+ but Staples showing rust The Price includes UK Posting using Royal Mail For rates to more far flung locations please contact me. questions to notinheckmondwikebookshop@gmail.com
£29.00
Too Passionate – by Andre Lamour (BR M1)
Murray & Nichols Ltd. Staffs 32 page soft cover vg+ (near fine) undated but I would guess at 1948, I can’t find another copy on all the usual sites. The Price includes UK Posting using Royal Mail For rates to more far flung locations please contact me. questions to notinheckmondwikebookshop@gmail.com
£29.00
The Racketeers by Robert Sharp
THE RACKETEERS Sharp, Robert Published by Piccadilly (Fiction House), GB, 1948 vg The Price includes UK Posting using Royal Mail For rates to more far flung locations please contact me. questions to notinheckmondwikebookshop@gmail.com
£6.50
THE SPIDER’S WEB by Roland Daniel –
Wright & Brown Limited 1948 2nd edition vg Not really a “Mushroom” publication but a “Mushroom period” publication. The Price includes UK Posting and bespoke packaging – For other postal rates to more far flung locations please contact me.
£15.00
Detective Series No. 1 Death in the Dark by Michael Blake (BR M1)
Merril London 1945 1st vg- The Price includes UK Posting and bespoke packaging – For other postal rates to more far flung locations please contact me.
£25.00
The Fighting Tenderfoot – by Edmund Burton (BR M1)
U.T.B. 1945 32 pages, apart from staples starting to rust vg+ Thanks to Steve Holland for info. The Price includes UK Posting and bespoke packaging – For other postal rates to more far flung locations please contact me.
£16.00
Gangsters All by George Stanley
This is a 32 page stapled booklet published by Mitre Press, undated but Mitre published the first edition (and as far as I know only edition) of this book in 1945. I can’t find much out about George Stanley but he seems to have been published from 1932 to 1950. The cover (which I like) is by “Vic” Posted to any UK address
£22.50
A strange listing but it might light a light somewhere. A typical “Mushroom” offering from Pictorial Art Ltd. 23 Bloomsbury Square London WC 1. a small 32 page booklet with four stories. Imperial Overture by D H Hatfull, Of Unsound Mind by Gae Lyster, Ali the Faithful by V J Hanson and The Lighthouse Prison by D K Howe.
The only one who managers a presence on Google is V J Hanson who was writing under various names in the early 50’s with even a couple of Sexton Blake credits. I can’t find a lot about the publishers either, I am estimating round about 1950 (give or take 3 or 4 years) as it is undated.
Imperial Overture by D J Hatfull and other stories by Gae Lyster, V J Hanson and D K Howe
Published by Pictorial Art Ltd. London Approx. 6″X4″ 32 page obscure “mushroom” publication. vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.
£12.00
DETECTIVE POCKET 4d – Pattern for Murder by Douglas Stapleton
Published by Gerald G Swan London undated 6″X5″ 24 pages staples rusted and one page not stapled in (looks like it was sold that way) otherwise vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.
£12.50
ARROW MYSTERIES – EVE FINDS THE KILLER by Roger Garnet
Published by Martin & Reid Limited 8″X5 1/2″ 16 pages vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.
£12.50
THE CRUSADE OF LIN YAN Can anyone help me identifying this publication 9″ X 6″ 36 page stapled publication. Published by William Merrett London undated. It also contains “White Tigress of Quintana Roo.
The Sign of Blood by Penny Street
Published by Pictorial Art Ltd LONDON (assuming mid 40’s) I can find nothing out about the book or author. 64 pages the staples have pulled through cover otherwise vg (at least) Price includes UK postage – contact me for other rates.
£25.00
British Subject and Jennifer Jekyll and Miss Hyde by Roland Pertwee
Published by Polybooks – Todd Publishing Company London (1947) Typical 16 page stapled publication written by the father of Doctor Who – Jon Pertree. I can’t find another copy on the web. Price includes UK postage – contact me for other rates.
£12.50
A “Mushroom” Publishers example, 32 (though it says 31 on last page) small booklet 6″ X 4″,. The “Mushroom” period is a reference to the times of paper rationing during and after WWII. Ex servicemen were offered a paper ration as a “resettlement initiative” that was after books were published on any paper that could be found, some were printed on greaseproof butter wrappers, and were very short, though this example is particularly small and short.
“A THING…….
that entered houses, killing dogs with maniacal cruelty: a Thing that left absolutely no track or trace of itself: a Thing that shot men with bullets fired by a gun lying in a locked drawer…this was the problem faced by Superintendent Lakin.
I can only find one other copy for sale on ‘tinternet at over £50.
The Trackless Thing by Justin Atholl (BRM2)
Published by Everybody’s Books – Manchester 32 page undated booklet. “The Trackless Thing” by Justin Atholl (Pseudonym of UK journalist and author Thomas Sidney Denham (1906-1968)) was published in 1943 by Everybody’s Books, a short-lived wartime outfit operated by the Kelly brothers. The cover art, unsigned, was used on a handful of titles by this publisher, and also by their partner, the Mitre Press.”
£15.00
Eleven Thrilling Mysteries – An Anthology of Short Crisp Yarns by Vincent McCall
Arrow Books published by Martin & Reid – London undated 64 pages staples rusted Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.
£7.50
GOLD TRAIL by Leonard Walters
Martin & Reid Publication (1946) stapled 30 pages Price includes UK postage – contact me for other rates.
£7.50
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