Manning Coles

	Pray Silence by Manning Coles + Extra ! 1940 UK hardcover first edition, first impression published by Hodder & Stoughton in London A VG book, with original dust jacket AND the proof file copy of the jacket from Hodder's own archive ! The book has no names etc, light age tan and ghost mark to spine top which mirrors chip on DW The jacket is unclipped at 8/3 as called for, chipping to spine area and a little edge wear Fantastic artwork, the partial is the front panel and spine from a jacket that was kept in the publishers own archive About this Book A Tommy Hambledon book A very rare 'thick 7/6 style format' book, add the partial and a special item, looks great on the shelf as seen in second picture For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Crime in Concrete - Manning Coles 1959 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A VG++ book in VG++ unclipped dustwrapper No names or stamps etc, tight, clean and square The jacket has no real loss, minor wear to edges A nice copy of a very scarce title, the only one we've handled in fact For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Diamonds to Amsterdam - Manning Coles 1950 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder & Stoughton, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dustwrapper The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc The jacket shows shallow chip to spine corner & minor edge rubs A particularly bright clean copy of an uncommon Tommy Hambledon mystery For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Among Those Absent - Manning Coles 1948 English hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder & Stoughton, London A VG+ book in unclipped dust jacket The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc The jacket chipping around spine top and front panel corner Outstanding artwork by the great Bip Pares A solid copy of a Tommy Hambledon story, and rare in jacket For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Let the Tiger Die by Manning Coles 1960 English paperback edition published by Hodder & Stoughton in London A solid reading copy Some light wear and a few marks to cover but still solidly bound etc About this Book On Secret Service from Sweden to the Canaries, through France and across the Pyrenees - internationl intrigue with Tommy Hambledon A solid copy , out of print and difficult to locate For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Without Lawful Authority by Manning Coles + Extra ! 1943 English hardcover first edition, first impression published by Hodder & Stoughton in London A near VG book, with original dust jacket AND the proof file copy of the jacket from Hodder's own archive ! The book has inscription to endpaper, a few marks and a bit of the Hodder mottling The jacket is unclipped, bit of wear around spine ends and tips, still clean and tidy great artwork by Bip Pares, the partial is the front panel and spine from a jacket that was kept in the publishers own archive About this Book The fourth of the Tommy Hambledon books A very scarce book in jacket, add the partial and a special item For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

Brief Biography COLES, Manning. Pseudonym for Cyril Henry Coles and Adelaide Frances Oke Manning; also wrote as Francis Gaite. British. COLES, Cyril Henry: Born in London, 11 June 1899. Educated at a school in Petersfield, Hampshire. Served in the Hampshire Regiment and later with British Intelligence during World War 1; also served with British Intelligence during World War II. Married Dorothy Cordelia Smith in 1934; two sons. Apprentice at John 1. Thornycroft, shipbuilders, Southampton, after World War 1; worked in Australia during the !920's as a railwayman, garage manager, and columnist on a Melbourne newspaper; returned to England, 1928. Lived in East Meon. Hampshire. Died 9 October 1965. MANNING, Adelaide Frances Oke: Born in London in 1891. Educated at the High School for Girls. Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Worked in a munitions factory and at the War Office. London, during World War I. Lived in East Meon, Hampshire. Died 25 September 1959.

Manning Coles - The Characters Tommy Hambledon Thomas Elphinston Hambledon is a high-ranking member of the famous Intelligence Service of England. He teaches modern languages at Chappell's School and spends his holidays abroad, usually in Germany. Though he is a parson's son, his tastes are cheerful and expensive, quite beyond his ostensible means. He is easy-going, has a marvelous sense of humor, is friendly and has scored most of his notable successes simply because he is so easy to talk to and apparently trustworthy. He is deeply patriotic, saying, "If a country is worth living in, it is worth fighting for." Though he has been in love, he has never married because of a total dedication to his job. His dedication pays off with spectacular successes. He researches his case thoroughly, and leaves little to chance.

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