1930

1930 - 1935

THE MYSTERIOUS MR QUIN.

1930. Collins. London.
Black cloth lettered in red. Title and authors name on front boards inside a single red border. Dated on reverse of title page. No advertisements at rear.287pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Harley Quin stories.
Dust wrapper details-A Pale blue wrapper with a dancing Harlequin lettered in yellow.
Contains the following stories;
1-The Coming of Mr Quin.
2-The Shadow on the Glass.
3-At The Bells and Motley.
4-The Sign in the Sky.
5-The Soul of the Croupier.
6-The Worlds End.
7-The Voice in the Dark.
8-The Face of Helen.
9-The Dead Harlequin
10-The Bird with the Broken Wing.
11-The Man from the Sea.
12-Harlequins Lane.

MURDER AT THE VICARAGE.

1930. Collins Crime Club. London.
Orange cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, Author and "The Crime Club". Title and authors name on front boards. Single black border around front boards. Crime Club Gunman faces left on title page. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.254pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Miss Marple.
Dust wrapper details -

THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY. -US Title- MURDER AT HAZELMOOR. ( American edition predates English edition )

1931. Collins Crime Club. London.
Orange cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, Author and "The Crime Club" Title and authors name on front boards. Crime Club Gunman faces left on title page. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.250pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Dust wrapper details-

THE FLOATING ADMIRAL.

1931. Hodder and Stoughton. London.
Dark blue cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title , "By certain members of the detection club" a printers device of intertwined H and S and "Hodder and Stoughton. Front boards has Title and "By certain members of the detection club" and a list of all participating authors on the bottom right. There is a frontispiece Map of the two villages central to the plot. The book is undated.351pp.
Size-7½ x 5 inches.
A Detection Club round robin novel. Christie contributes chapter 4 "Mainly Conversation".
The contributors were; G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L Sayers, Victor L Whitechurch, G D H & M Cole, Henry Wade, Agatha Christie, John Rhode, Millward Kennedy, Ronald Knox, Freeman Wills Crofts, Edgar Jepson, Clemence Dane and Anthony Berkeley.
Dust wrapper details-A pale blue wrapper with two Postilions in pink coats, holding open a door with "Step in" on the floor ahead. The Title is in a Darker shade of blue and the contributors all listed in black.

PERIL AT END HOUSE.

THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS. -US Title- THE TUESDAY CLUB MURDERS.

1932. Collins Crime Club. London.
Orange cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, Author and "The Crime Club". Title and authors name on front boards. Crime Club Gunman faces left on title page. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.250pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Miss Marple stories.
Dust wrapper details-A Green wrapper with three masked Crime Club gunmen arranged in a triangular formation.
Contains the following short stories;
1-The Tuesday Night Club.
2-The Idol house of the Astarte.
3-Ingots of Gold.
4-The Blood Stained Pavement.
5-Motive v Opportunity
6-The Thumb Mark of St Peter.
7-The Blue Geranium.
8-The Companion.
9-The Four Suspects.
10-A Christmas Tragedy.
11-The Herb of Death.
12-The Affair of the Bungalow.
13-Death by Drowning.

LORD EDGWARE DIES. -US Title- THIRTEEN AT DINNER.

1933. Collins Crime Club. London.
Orange cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, Author and "The Crime Club". Title and authors name on front boards. Crime Club Gunman faces left on title page. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.252pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Poirot & Hastings.
Dust wrapper details-A black wrapper lettered in red with Lord Edgeware's dead body slumped on a table whilst Inspector Japp looks on from a chair.

THE HOUND OF DEATH and OTHER STORIES. ( Not Published in the U.S. )

1933.Odhams.London.
Purple cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, Author, Odhams Greek Helmet design. No advertisements at rear.247pp.
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Short stories.
Dust wrapper details-A ruined Convent with a gigantic hound in pale blue.
Contains the following stories;
1-The Hound of Death.
2-The Red Signal.
3-The Fourth Man.
4-The Gypsy.
5-The Lamp.
6-Wireless.
7-Witness for the Prosecution.
8-The Mystery of the Blue Jar.
9-The Strange case of Sir Arthur Carmichael.
10-The Call of Wings
11-The Last Seance.
12-S.O.S.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. -US Title- MURDER IN THE CALAIS COACH.

1934. Collins Crime Club. London.
Orange cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, author and "The Crime Club". Title and authors name on front boards. Crime Club Gunman faces left on title page. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.254pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Poirot.
Dust wrapper details-Interior view of the footplate of the locomotive pulling the Orient Express.

THE LISTERDALE MYSTERY.

1934. Collins. London.
Mauve cloth lettered in silver. Title and authors name on front boards. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.251pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Short stories.
Dust wrapper details-A Hand torch picks out Title and author.
Contains the following stories;
1-The Listerdale Mystery.
2-Philomel Cottage.
3-The Girl in The Train.
4-Sing A Song Of Sixpence.
5-The Manhood Of Edward Robinson.
6-Accident.
7-Jane In Search Of A Job.
8-A Fruitful Sunday.
9-Mr Eastwood's Adventure.
10-The Golden Ball.
11-The Rajah's Emerald.
12-Swan Song.

WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS. - US Title- THE BOOMERANG CLUE.

1934. Collins Crime Club. London.
Orange cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, Author and "The Crime Club". Title and authors name on front boards. Crime Club Gunman faces left on title page. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.252pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Dust wrapper details-The Corpse of Alec Pritchard lying on the Beach.

PARKER PYNE INVESTIGATES. -US Title- Mr PARKER PYNE DETECTIVE.

1934. Collins. London.
Mauve cloth lettered in silver. Title and authors name on front boards. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.248pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Mr Parker Pyne stories.
Dust wrapper details-A predominantly Grey wrapper with a portrait of Mr Parker Pyne with a Pair of oversized handcuffs behind him.
Contains the following stories;
1-The Case of the Middle-aged Wife.
2-The Case of the Discontented Soldier.
3-The Case of the Distressed Lady
4-The Case of the Discontented Husband.
5-The Case of the City Clerk.
6-The Case of the Rioch Woman.
7-Have You Got Everything You Want ?
8-The Gate of Baghdad.
9-The House at Shiraz.
10The Pearl of P rice.
11-Death on the Nile.
12-The Oracle at Delphi.

THREE ACT TRAGEDY. -US Title- MURDER IN THREE ACTS. ( American edition predates English edition)

1935. Collins Crime Club. London.
Orange cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, Author and "The Crime Club". Title and authors name on front boards. Crime Club Gunman faces left on title page. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.252pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Poirot & Sattherthwaite.
Dust wrapper details -Three half filled Wine glasses on a table.

DEATH IN THE CLOUDS. -US Title- DEATH IN THE AIR.( American edition predates English edition)

1935. Collins Crime Club. London.
Orange cloth lettered in black. Spine has Title, Author and "The Crime Club". Front boards plain. Crime Club Gunman faces left on title page. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.252pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Poirot.
Dust wrapper details-A white cloud with the authors name fills the top half of the cover with a plane writing the title across the sky in the lower half.

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