DETECTIVE FICTION.
The Property of Nicole and William M. Keck II. Sold without reserve to benefit charitable institutions.
DETECTIVE FICTION.
5 titles:
1. PINKERTON, ALLAN. 1819-1884. The Detective and the Somnambulist. Chicago: W.B. Keen, Cooke and Co. 1875. 8vo. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt. Shelfwear, light toning.
2. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. Enter the Saint. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. Modern red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf, gilt-ruled dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt.
3. HAMMETT, DASHIEL. 1894-1961. The Thin Man. London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1934. Modern black morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey, spine with 5 raised bands, titled in gilt, gilt-ruled dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Light browning, fingermarks. FIRST EDITION
4. ---. The Dashiel Hammett Omnibus. London: Cassell & Co., 1950. Modern black morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt stamped pistol design on top cover, gilt-decorated dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Light toning.
5. LE CARRE, JOHN (David Cornwell). B.1931. The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. Modern black morocco gilt by Asprey, gilt-ruled dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Light toning. FIRST EDITION.
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The Property of Nicole and William M. Keck II. Sold without reserve to benefit charitable institutions.
DETECTIVE FICTION.
5 titles:
1. PINKERTON, ALLAN. 1819-1884. The Detective and the Somnambulist. Chicago: W.B. Keen, Cooke and Co. 1875. 8vo. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt. Shelfwear, light toning.
2. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. Enter the Saint. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. Modern red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf, gilt-ruled dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt.
3. HAMMETT, DASHIEL. 1894-1961. The Thin Man. London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1934. Modern black morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey, spine with 5 raised bands, titled in gilt, gilt-ruled dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Light browning, fingermarks. FIRST EDITION
4. ---. The Dashiel Hammett Omnibus. London: Cassell & Co., 1950. Modern black morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt stamped pistol design on top cover, gilt-decorated dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Light toning.
5. LE CARRE, JOHN (David Cornwell). B.1931. The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. Modern black morocco gilt by Asprey, gilt-ruled dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Light toning. FIRST EDITION.