The Riddle Of the Sands

Blue covers with black printing on spine and cover. Riddled with a few worm holes near the top. "The Lovat Scouts" is stamped on inside front and back covers, title page, and a few other places. Binding is intact; pages are clean. Erskine Childers, was an English-born Irish writer. He became a supporter of Irish Republicanism and smuggled guns into… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1910. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A lovely copy of this early edition of what is considered to be the first modern spy novel, 'The Riddle of the Sands', written by Erskine Childers. The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is an early twentieth century… Read more about this item

Folio Society. Collectible - Like New. Collectible - Like New. Slipcase Like New. From the library of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on the front endpage. (Spies, Secret Service, sailing)

London: Smith, Elder & Co.,, 1903. The first modern spy novel First edition, first impression, of Childers's only novel, and the first modern spy novel. Childers wrote this tale of coastal espionage as a call to the British government to look to its North Sea defences. Copies of this Haycraft-Queen cornerstone surviving in collector's condition, fresh and untouched by… Read more about this item

New York: David McKay Company, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus. Illustrated by John O'Connor. 260pp. Text block edges lightly foxed, both pastedowns and boards with faint staining, very good in a slightly rubbed about very good dust jacket with faint cup-rings on the front panel and modest edgewear. A new edition of the early espionage… Read more about this item

London: Smith Elder and Co., 1903. [Espionage novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] xii; 336 [8]. Illustrated with maps and charts, including a folding frontispiece. Bound in black full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and gilt ruling to boards. Top edge gilt, and marbled endpapers. With the publisher's original cloth bound… Read more about this item

VG. Lauriat, Boston 1927. Authorized American Edition. Fold out map. Some corner wear, board rub, edge stain to rear endpaper. Possibly the 1st American edition of this novel (12th impression in total).

Folio Society, London, 1992. First Thus. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Daniel Whistler. Size: 8vo - between 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 296 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine faded. Edges foxed. Contains maps and illustrations. In Very Good, marked slipcase. Illustrator: Daniel Whistler. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Read more about this item

ImPress Mystery, 2008. VG/na. Hardcover. Some rubbing & edgewear; overall clean & tight. 320 pages

London: Penguin, 1987. classic spy thriller in excellent condition.. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Penguin Books, 2007. First printing. Paperback. Very Good +. First printing Penguin red classic edition in very good condition with light creasing to spine and minimal wear to cover. Edges and pages clean and clear. No inscription or other writing throughout. Paperback,appears very lightly read.

Sidgwick & Jackson, 1942. Hardcover. Good. 1942. 283 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Inscriptions to front pastedown and half title page. Front endpaper has been removed. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges.… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1940. First Edition. Paperback. Pocket Book 84. A Secret Service story. A bit of lamination peel to covers, light wear. A very good+ copy. Cover art by Hoffman. ; Small octavo.

UK,12mo HB+protected dw/dj,1st reprint.[Originally and first published UK,Smith,Elder & Co,May 1903,as the British true 1st edn.With this publisher,first published in 1971.It was then reset and published with an added Historical postscript,by this publisher in 1976.This edn is the first reprint of that issue/edn, dated 1978.] VG+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books, 1963. Pan Books Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 265 pages. Subjects: Subjects: Fiction in English. 20th century fiction. 20th century crime fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Secret service fiction. Genre: Novel.

NY: Pocket Books, 1940. 1st printing, Nov. 1940; #84. Non-pictorial cover. Considered to be the first modern espionage novel. Mild tanning; laminate starting to peel at edges.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+ to Near Fine.

Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1972-09-21. Paperback. Good. 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Barre: Imprint Society, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Edited by Erskine Childers. Introduction by Brig. E.F. Parker. Illustrations by John O'Connor. Limited to 1950 copies signed by the O'Connor. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase, a bit of rubbing and a few stains. Quarter red leather, scuffed and faded at the joints and head and foot… Read more about this item

Dover, 1976-01-01. Paperback. Good. . Cover and edges show light wear. Pages are clean and intact.

NY: David McKay Company; (1977). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. John O'Connor. First printing of this reissue, very good+ in a very good dust jacket. Some sunning to black spine cloth where the jacket is chipped. The jacket has loss at both spine ends; fairly minor at the head and about 2" at the foot. There… Read more about this item