Victorian Crime Fiction

First edition, first impression; 8vo; black-and-white illustrations by Sidney Paget, including frontispiece, scattered light foxing, otherwise unmarked internally, patterned endpapers; publisher's blue cloth, gilt and black text to upper board and spine, Strand Library device on upper board, all edges gilt, extremities rubbed, hinges cracked but holding, overall a very good copy; 279pp.

First edition; 8vo; frontispiece by John Everett Millais, 4pp. advertisements; small nick and corner crease to bottom edge of p. 7, very occasional mild soiling, mostly to preliminary and terminal pages; publisher's blue cloth, hinges and spine (darkened) professionally restored, a few, mild spots to endpapers, otherwise a good copy in all.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's device to title, 40pp. publisher's catalogue dated 'February 1907' at end, some foxing mostly confined to extremities; publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt & black, spine lettered in gilt, a very good copy; and a variant (reissueý) binding of the same.

First edition; 8vo; xylographic device, initials, head- & tail-pieces, 2pp. advertisements, small later ownership label to verso of title, some foxing to early pages and occasionally elsewhere; publisher's pale blue upper wrapper, lacking spine (replaced in plain paper) [ý]and lower wrapper; housed in later card chemise and cloth slip-case.

First edition in English; 8vo; 10 engraved plates by P.Habelmann, some minor offsetting and very occasional spotting, but overall internally very good; contemporary half sheep, rebacked with later cloth, edge wear; 291pp.; 10 plates.

First edition, first impression; 3 vols, 8vo; a few leaves in vols I & III with some marginal tears and chips from careless opening, vol .III title browned but overall internally very good; publisher's blind-tooled brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spines, a little minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good, sharp set.

First edition; 8vo; frontispiece, illustrations, including full-page, by R. Caton Woodville and Fred Barnard, 10pp. advertisements, spotting to terminal ff., otherwise internally very good; publisher's teal cloth blocked in gilt & silver, bevelled edges, slight rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy.

First edition, first printing; 8vo; 7pp. advertisements; publisher's green cloth with swirling pattern containing a key blocked in black and gilt lettering, minor rubbing and bumping to corners but overall very good.