CHEYNEY, Peter

You can call it a day

London, Collins, 1949. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dustjacket) 1st ed.. 1st edition, 1949, in yellow cloth. Owner's name on front free end paper; spine browned, with wear at head & foot. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_86479_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS308431I

Cheyney, Peter.

YOU CAN ALWAYS DUCK. A Novel.

Collins, 1943. 1st Ed. 192pp. Edges of leaves lightly spotted, original green lettered yellow cloth faded to edges, lightly soiled and very sl. chipped d/w. with a couple of closed tears repaired to verso.

Francis Edwards BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 285395

Catalogue: LITERATURE: 20TH CENTURY LITERATURE

Keywords: LITERATURE; 20TH CENTURY LITERATURE

CHEYNEY, Peter

You can always duck

Collins, 1947. Used - Acceptable. Fair paperback New edition. A White Circle Pocket Novel (no.288); undated - probably c.1947. Some browning to pages; some fading & browning to cover, with shelf-wear Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_89332_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS311602I

CHEYNEY, Peter

You can't hit a woman

Pan Books, 1953. Used - Good. Good paperback . Pages yellowed. Binding a little buckled. Thin crease in spine. Light wear to covers/joints. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_89631_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS311897I

CHEYNEY, Peter

You can call it a day

London, Collins, 1949. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket . 1st edition. Spine a little bumped; dust jacket chipped at head and foot of spine. Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS006182I

CHEYNEY, Peter

You can call it a day

London, Collins, 1949. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket 1st ed. Dust jacket not price-clipped, but a little worn & chipped at edges. Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS095433I

CHEYNEY, Peter

You can always duck

Collins , 1947. Used - Good. Good paperback . A White Circle Thriller, not dated but c. 1953. Owner's name on half-title page. Pages a bit yellowed. Creases to covers and yellowed spine. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_89716_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS311992I

CHEYNEY, Peter

You can call it a day

Collins, 1949. Used - Acceptable. Good hardback in Fair dust jacket 1st edition. Yellow cloth browned at head of spine; dust jacket tatty, with creasing & loss, including title on discoloured spine; dust jacket not price-clipped, & protected in removable clear film Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_16525_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS240972I

Peter Cheyney

You&Apos;D Be Surprised; Your Deal My Lovely; It Couldn&Apos;T Matter Less; Sinister Errand; Another Little Drink; Try Anything Twice; They Never Say When; Never a Dull Moment

London, Collins, 1940-1952. Cloth. Early editions of Peter Cheyney's crime novels, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of eight of Peter Cheyney's crime novels, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Cheyney's crime fiction flourished between 1936 and 1951, and the author is best known for his short stories about FBI agent Lemmy Caution. This collection contains four novels from the Lemmy Caution series, as well as two books from the series featuring London private detective Slim Callaghan. Alongside the stand alone novel, Another Little Drink, the collection also includes one volume from Cheyney's Dark series, in which he introduces his readers to a new half-American secret agent Michael Kells. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, sound. Lightly rubbed to the boards, joints, and the spine, a little more so to Another Little Drink, Try Anything Twice, and Never a Dull Moment. With tape repairs to the reverse of he wrap to You'd Be Surprised, Your Deal My Lovely, It Couldn't Matter Less, and Try Anything Twice. Never Say When is missing a little wrap to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned, but generally clean. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good/Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 856N45

Catalogue: Detective Fiction

Keywords: Peter Cheyney Crime Fiction Lemmy Caution You'd Be Surprised Crime Fiction Sinister Errand Dust Wrapper Not stated

Peter Cheyney

You Can Call It a Day, and, Lady, Behave!

London, Collins; The Book Club, 1950. Cloth. Two exciting murder mystery thriller novels by Peter Cheyney, each featuring his private detective Johnny Vallon. Two of Peter Cheyney's gripping Johnny Vallon thriller novels, following the hard-drinking former army officer turned private detective as he solves two hard-boiled murder mysteries.Both in the original unclipped dust wrappers. 'You Can Call it a Day', an early edition. This novel was also published as 'The Man Nobody Saw&apos.'Lady, Behave!', a book club edition.These are books one and three in Cheyney's Vallon trilogy, In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Spots to the fore edges. Light edge wear to the dust wrappers, heavier to 'Lady, Behave!', with a chip to the head of the front wrap, and a repaired tear to the tail. Repairs to the reverse of 'Lady, Behave!&apos. Spots to the wraps, a little heavier to 'Lady, Behave!&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages of 'You Can Call it a Day' are bright and clean, 'Lady, Behave!' is age-toned and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 907P32

Catalogue: Detective Fiction

Keywords: You Can Call it a Day Lady, Behave! peter cheyney johnny vallon Lady, Behave! None

Cheyney, Peter

Your deal, my lovely.

Collins, 1952. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean, tightly bound book, pages age tanned, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is creased and worn with repaired closed tears. 188 pages. A Collins mystery novel. Good in Fair dust jacket.

Aucott & ThomasProfessional seller

Book number: 67549

Catalogue: Fiction:: Crime & Mystery

Keywords: Lemmy Caution Crime and mystery fiction Peter Cheney

Peter Cheyney:

Your Deal my Lovely.

London: Collins, no date [c. 1950]. Reprint, in the Greenback Library (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 11cm), 251pp. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. Light tanning of the contents, short ownership inscription, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (some chipping of the edges).

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 67237

Catalogue: 3

FLORA Fletcher - SYMONS Julian - CHEYNEY Peter -

Giallo Selezione dei Migliori Autori. Anno VI. N. 111. Devo ucciderti. Gran Premio. Ogni uomo.

Roma, Giallo Selezione dei Migliori Autori, 1965, 8vo (cm. 19 x 12,5) brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 188-(4) con tavole illustrate a colori nel testo (piccoli strappi e lievi mancanze alla copertina al dorso) .

Libreria PianiProfessional seller

Book number: 2-92401

Catalogue: Narrativa gialla

Keywords: (Narrativa gialla - Gialli)

R. L. Goldman; Bruce Sanders; Peter Cheyney; T. C. H. Jacobs

Death Plays Solitaire; Deadly Jade; Lady, Behave!; the Red Eyes of Kali

London, T. V. Boardman & Company Limited; Herbert Jenkins Limited; Collins; Stanley Paul, 1945-1950. First edition. Cloth. First UK edition copies of four thrilling crime and detective novels, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. The first UK edition, first impressions of these four works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Deadly Jade was produced "in complete conformity with the authorized economy standards". A selection of four exciting crime novels written by four different authors. Death Plays Solitaire (1945) by Raymond Leslie Goldman features his popular characters the newspaper editor Asaph Clume and the "irrepressible red-headed reporter" Rufus Reed. In this novel, Reed's im­petuous nature and Clume's analytical mind are put to the test through a series of adventures and problems including fugitives, a two-timing secretary, and a game of solitaire. Deadly Jade (1947) is a thrilling mystery novel by Bruce Sanders, in which subterfuge and deceit surround a stolen jade necklace. This is a story of crime and passion written with a sense of realism. Lady, Behave! (1950) is a crime novel from the Dark series by Peter Cheyney (1896-1951), best known for his short stories and novels about agent/detective Lemmy Caution and the private detective Slim Callaghan. It was the third part in a trilogy featuring Johnny Vallon, a hard-drinking former army officer working as a private detective. The Red Eyes of Kali (1950) is the second book in the Temple Fortune series by the prolific writer Thomas Curtis Hicks Jacobs (1899-1976). In this novel, Johnny Vallon investigates the mysterious death of Mr. Vine Allard, the proprietor of a rival detective agency. This is a scarce book to see. Death Plays Solitaire, Deadly Jade, and The Red Eyes of Kali are undated; they are dated through copies held at the British Library.  In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, cloth is generally bright and smart. Shelf wear to the extremities of Death Plays Solitaire. Mark to the lower extremities of Deadly Jade. Lady Behave is slightly faded to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, except for those to Death Plays Solitaire, which are clean but age-toned. Dust wrappers remain mostly bright. Creasing and shelf wear to the dust wrapper of Death Plays Solitaire; small closed tear to the rear of the wrap and a repaired closed tear to the front of the wrap. Dust wrapper of Deadly Jade is chipped, with losses to the head and tail of the spine of the wrap, and shelf wear to the joints and extremities. Dust wrappers of Lady Behave and Red Eyes of Kali are a little chipped to the head and tail of the spine, with shelf wear to the joints and front of the wrap. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 891M24

Catalogue: Detective Fiction

Keywords: Crime fiction Detective fiction Mystery R. L. Goldman Detective fiction Bruce Sanders T. C. H. Jacobs Not Stated

MACKILL'S MYSTERY (AGATHA CHRISTIE; PETER CHEYNEY; JOHN DICKSON CARR; ROY VICKERS; J. C. MASTERMAN; EDMUND CRISPIN; ERLE STANLEY GARDNER)

Mackill's Mystery Magazine: December, Dec. 1952 ("the Clue of the Runaway Blonde")

London, Todd Publishing Group. 1952. SingleIssueMagazine. Vol. 1, no. 4. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Triangle at Rhodes" by Agatha Christie; "The Rope" by Peter Cheyney; "The Black Cabinet" by John Dickson Carr; "The Cosy Nook Murder" by Roy Vickers; "The Case of the Gifted Amateur" by J. C. Masterman; "Humbleby Agonistes" by Edmund Crispin; "Know Your Favorite Author - Roy Vickers"; "The Clue of the Runaway Blonde" by Erle Stanley Gardner. Tanning; creasing; min or tears; peice stamp on front. Very Good.

Books from the cryptProfessional seller

Book number: PR1110

Catalogue: Catalog

Keywords: Mystery Thriller Detective Catalog1 Magazines Mystery Magazines UK Editions