Pulps from Gavin de Lacy Rare & Secondhand Bookseller

Octavo, usual cheap paper browning, bright original pictorial wrappers [by Woollett], small patch of abrasion on back cover but uncommonly good. Pulp reprint of Death's Mannikins (1937). Magpie Books, second series, no. 68. 'A Baffling Murder Mystery by a Master Crime Writer'. Very scarce in either format. Max Afford (1906- 1954) was a dramatist & novelist, writing numerous radio plays… Read more about this item

Octavo, edges slightly tanned but an exceptional copy in bright original pictorial wrappers [by Woollett]. Pulp reprint (first published by the Endeavour Press in 1934). Magpie Books, second series, no. 91, with pictorial rather than typographical wrappers and priced at 2/-: 'Pearls mean tears. This well-worn condemnation of the white stones held a special significance for the friendless Sophie when the… Read more about this item

Octavo, discreet contemporary distibutor's stamp on title-page, edges slightly tanned but very good in bright original pictorial wrappers [by Woollett]. Pulp reprint. Magpie Books, second series, no. 71: 'Action and suspence against the exciting background of the mighty Murray.' Scarce.

Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, edges browned. First edition. Horwitz NA 4.

Octavo, discreet Tyrrells bookseller's stamp on title page, cheap paper browning but very good in original typographical wrappers (slightly chipped). Magpie Books, first series, no. 58.

Octavo, cheap paper browning and spotting, original pictorial wrappers (repaired on spine and a bit creased). Scarce paperback edition with fabulous pulp art wrappers. 'A Tough thriller…Murder…Drugs, and…...'

Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. First Horwitz edition. NA 53. Scarce. 'Untamed‒a hot blooded woman whose passions exploded in the degradation of an Australian convict settlement.'

Octavo, leaves toned, original pulp pictorial wrappers. First Horwitz edition. NA 51. Scarce. 'A savage, adult drama of the sea!' The novel was banned in Australia until 1959.

Octavo, name stamp on title-page, original pulp art pictorial wrappers. First Horwitz edition. NA 43. Scarce.

Octavo, diffuse foxing, original typographical wrappers (bookseller's stamp on front cover). Abridged edition of Bushman Burke (Taipo Burke is the eponymous hero of the novel). Magpie Books, first series, no. 38: 'A Gripping Story of the Triumph of Love'. Scarce.

Octavo, leaves toned, name on half title page, original pulp pictorial wrappers. First Horwitz edition. NA 29. Scarce. Originally published by T. Werner Laurie in 1933, the novel was banned in Australia from 1935 until October 1959.

Octavo, usual paper browning, original pictorial wrappers [by Woollett]. Magpie Books, second series, no. 67, with pictorial rather than typographical wrappers and priced at 2/-: 'Murder and passion against the lawless background of a city in the making.' Scarce.

Octavo, very good in original period pulp wrappers. Magpie Books, second series, no. 95; originally published as no. 46 in the first series in typographical rather than pictorial wrappers. Scarce.

Octavo, original typographical wrappers priced at 1/-, foxing and a few blemishes but still a crisp copy. Abridged edition. Magpie Books, first series, no. 14. 'Pulsating Drama of the Canefields'.