New York: Dell, (c. 1952.). An Albert Campion mystery, basis of the movie of the same name. #777, cover price 25c.

New York: The Century Company, 1913. Hardcover first edition - A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. Although the actual publication of this book preceded the Great War and the beginning of the Golden Age of Detective fiction, Haycraft considers this the first detective novel of the modern era ('Murder for Pleasure, p. 113) This was first accepted for publication by Century, but both the US and UK editions (under the better known title "Trent's Last Case") appeared virtually simultaneously in March 1913. Not only was this novel extremely influential, it remains a pleasure to read (or re-read) more than 100 years later. Despite the UK title, this is the first novel to feature Trent. 300 pp.

London: Michael Joseph, (1974) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Uncommon collection of short fiction by this crime writer, one of the most important writers of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Many have her trademark plot twists, others will sadden or shock the reader - and two are romantic adventures, another is a recollection of a night in London during the blitz. A presentation copy, very warmly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper (a long inscription for "Monica with love" which fills the entire page and is dated in the year of publication.). ISBN: 0-7181-12725.

London: Michael Joseph, (1974) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Uncommon collection of short fiction by this crime writer, one of the most important writers of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Many have her trademark plot twists, others will sadden or shock the reader - and two are romantic adventures, another is a recollection of a night in London during the blitz. A presentation copy, warmly and boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper to the Danish author Tage La Cour - "Signed for Tage La Cour with kindest regards" and dated in 1975. ISBN: 0-7181-12725.

London: The Crime Club by Collins, (1952) dj. Hardcover first edition - A classic Miss Marple novel; she is staying with an old school friend at country house turned into a college for juvenile delinquents. Basis for the 1985 television movie "Murder with Mirrors" starring Helen Hayes as Miss Marple and Bette Davis. 192 pp.

London: The Crime Club by Collins, (1946) dj. Hardcover first edition - The true first edition of this rather hard-to-find Hercule Poirot novel , set a country house estate, where Poirot has come for Sunday lunch, only to find that a murder has been committed there. Price of 8s. 6d. net on dj flap, rear cover of dj has six newspaper quotes about Christie. 256 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, nd. (1959, c 1940, 1941 and 1952.) dj. Hardcover - Omnibus edition containing 3 classic Tony Hambledon spy adventures - Drink to Yesterday, A Toast to Tomorrow, and Alias Uncle Hugo. (The first one in the series, 'Drink to Yesterday' was a Haycroft-Queens Cornerstone.) A Crime Club selection. 480 pp. Dust jacket by Ronald Clyne.

New York: Penguin, (1964.). Vintage paperback from the golden age of detective stories, in the illustrated wrappers, with green spine.

Boston: Little Brown, (1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery set at an English country house at Christmas, a classic novel by this New Zealand-born author who was considered (along with Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Dorothy L. Sayers) one of the four "Queens of Crime" during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction Features Superintendent Roderick Alleyn and his wife Troy. 259 pp. Dust jacket by Alexander Farquarson. ISBN: 0-316546712.

London: Michael Joseph, (1952) dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery featuring Mrs Bradley in the middle of her career (this is the 25th book in which she appears), and she is both mellowing and more assured. This book captures your attention from the first sentence; "If there is one morbid phenomenon of civilized existence to which scant justice has been done in English fiction, it is the devastating rediscovery in later life of the old school chum." 224 pp. Dust jacket art by Barbara Bradley,

London: Michael Joseph, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of Mitchell's later books, featuring, of course, Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley - A woman member of a folk-dance group (Morris dancers) is killed on the Yorkshire moors. 192 pp. Striking dust jacket by Graham Rogers. ISBN: 0-7181-1984..

London: Michael Joseph, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley "the distinguished woman detective of startling appearance and eccentric views" set in the countryside of north-west Dorset. 189 pp. Dust jacket by Graham Rogers. ISBN: 0-718118855.

London: Michael Joseph, (1943). Hardcover - Uncommon early printing of this vintage Mrs Bradley mystery (the 15th in the series), one dealing with - among other things - witchcraft and Satanism. As in many of her books, Mitchell's sense of humor offsets the grimness of the theme. Publisher's note re wartime publication constraints on paper. 192 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - First American edition of this Beatrice Lestrange Bradley mystery originally published in the UK in 1954. 224 pp.

London: Michael Joseph, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - Suprisingly uncommon later mystery featuring Mitchell's formindable sleuth, Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley, one which is less a conventional puzzle and more a character study, building tension slowly as Dame Beatrice's sharp memory and observations unravel a decades-old mystery involving themes of inheritance, historical allusions (to figures like A.C. Swinburne and T.E. Lawrence), and the world of amateur dramatics. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-7181-16011.

London: Hogarth Crime, (1895) dj. Hardcover first edition - Reissue of Mitchell's thirteenth novel featuring Mrs Bradley, originally published in 1941. Definitely one of her best novels and probably the most accessible, this is both amusing and satisfying to read, with a complicated plot ranging from boys missing from a reformatory, to an old lady strangling on grated carrots, poltergiests, and a house built on an ancient foundation. This book introduces Mrs Bradley's son Ferdinand Lestrange, his wife Caroline and their seven year old son, Derek, and so it reveals her character in a gentler, more mellow light. With a new introduction by Patricia Craig and Mary Cadogan. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-7012-06403.