Philip Macdonald

	The Noose - Philip Macdonald 1937 UK hardback 7th impression, published by Collins in London A near VG book in unclipped dust jacket - book size 7 inches by 4.5 inches The book is free of names or stamps, square spine, foxing to edges and prelims, no endpapers as issued The jacket has chip to spine, as seen, minor shelf wear A first edition in jacket costs a decent secondhand car - so a realistic alternative A classic Anthony Gethryn title and one of the first ever Collins Crime Club publications, a bargain I'd suggest - but then I would, wouldn't I . . . For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Noose - Philip Macdonald circa 1930 UK hardback secondimpression published by Collins Crime Club in London A full size fat book as the first, The book is tight and square, no names etc, blue cloth, no endpapers as issued, light edge spotting The jacket has no loss, clean and bright, remarkable given the age an dstate of jackets generally from this periosd (when you see them) The jacket is exactly the same as the true first bar the price, 3/6 instead of 7/6 A lovely book and a chance to own one of the first books published by CCC, a copy I've owned for many years A rare book and a wonderful alternative to the true first (should one ever turn up) at a fraction of the price For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder Gone Mad - Philip Macdonald Circa [1932] UK hardback LATER edition, published by Collins in London A VG indeed book in unclipped dust jacket - book size 7.25 inches by 4.75 inches The book is free of names or stamps, square spine, odd light spots to edges The jacket is superb and bright, no real loss - replicates the stunning Bip Pares artwork from the 1931 first edition A first edition in jacket, if you could ever find one, would cost a fortune so this is probably as near as most can get Thus a classic title, a very attractive book and a relative bargain For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death on My Left - With Wrap Round Band - Philip Macdonald 1934 UK hardback third impression published by Collins Crime Club in London Complete with the original wrap-round promotional "1st Cheap Edition" band A full size fat book as the first, published 1 year later, black cloth with gilt lettering The book is tight and square, no names etc The jacket has short closed tear to rear panel, light rubs to spine corners, clean and bright A rare book and a wonderful alternative to the true first (should one ever turn up) at a fraction of the price For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The List of Adrian Messenger - Philip Macdonald 1960 UK hardback first edition, first impression published by Herbert Jenkins in London A VG++ book in VG+ unclipped dust jacket The book is free from names or stamps, clean pages, square spine The jacket has small chip to rear panel and light rubbing to edges, unclipped at 13/6 as called for In my experience, a much scarcer book than the date may suggest. For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	X v Rex - Philip Macdonald 1955 UK first Penguin paperback edition published in London A nicer than normal period copy Light tan and very slight lean A scarce book and nice enough to suit the collector as well as reader Originally published in 1933 under the pseudonym of Martin Porlock For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) *uspbb - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Link - Philip Macdonald c1933 UK hardcover early edition published by Collins Crime Club, London A near VG book sadly sans dust jacket Full size format, same as first The cloth has a few marks and scratches etc Tight and sqaure with no names or inscriptions THE LINK deals with the strange case of Sir Charles Grenville, recorded by one Michael Lawless, as likeable an Englishman as the author has yet created. He was in the saloon of The Moon at Samsford on the evening when Sir Charles' body was brought in by a villager. Shot through the head—obviously murdered. A solid very early period copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Noose - Philip Macdonald 1975 UK hardcover later edition, Collins Crime Club, London Spine faded on jacket otherwise VG Books is nicel and clean A solid reading copy and a bargain For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Rynox Mystery - Philip Macdonald 1933 UK hardback sixth impression, Collins, London A VG indeed book lacking its dust jacket NO names or inscriptions etc, some fade tospine Mr FX Benedik, who is heavily insured, is found shot dead in his study A nice clean reading copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Wraith 1934 UK hardcover fourth impression, Collins, London A VG indeed book lacking its dust jacket NO names or inscriptions etc, some fade tospine For the first time Gethryn relates a tale in the first person, enabling us to see how the great detective's mind works! A body in a manor house sounds like a good, if not surprising, place to start A nice clean reading copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	X v. Rex 1955 UK Penguin paperback first edition, London Pages edges slightly darkened as usual Some minor shelf wear to extremities Still tight and square, a nice clean copy First published 1933 under the name Martin Porlock For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Crime Conductor 1959 UK Fontana paperback first edition, London Pages edge tanned, as ever Covers show some wear Still tight and square, nice cover artwork A scarce out of print title, a reading copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *B9 -Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The List of Adrian Messenger 1963 UK Penguin paperback first edition, London Pages edges slightly darkened as usual Some minor shelf wear to extremities Still tight and square, a reading copy A Anthony Gethryn mystery For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *B9 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Rope to Spare - Philip Macdonald c1936 UK hardcover later edition, Collins Crime Club, London Spine faded otherwise VG Neat name and date, 1936, to pastedown Still tight and square, occasional light spotting A scarce title For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *W3 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Nursemaid Who Disappeared - Philip Macdonald 1938 UK hardcover first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A VG book sadly sans dust jacket The cloth has a few minor marks etc Tight and sqaure with no names or inscriptions True 1st issue and a very scarce book For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death & Chicanery - Philip Macdonald 1963 UK first edition, first impression, Jenkins, London A VG+ book in VG unclipped dustwrapper Book has no names etc, clean and tight The jacket has chip & closed tear to rear panel, sunning to spine A scarce title with a notoriously fragile laminated jacket For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Likeness of Exe - Philip Macdonald 1929 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins, London A VG++ book in VG++ unclipped 7/6 on spine dust wrapper NO names, inscriptions or stamps etc The jacket shows no real loss, minor shelf wear to extremities A very rare book and a remarkable copy (appears to be non criminous) For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Rasp - Philip Macdonald c1927 UK hardcover later edition published by Collins Crime Club, London A VG book sadly lacking dust jacket The book has no names or stamps etc Tight and square - a solid copy, gold top edge and decent quality paper Nice attractive format from the Pocket Detective Series - 4.5 x 7 inches approx The author's first book For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart

Brief Biography MacDONALD, Philip. Also wrote as Oliver Fleming; Anthony Lawless; Martin Porlock. British. Born in 1899; grandson of the writer George MacDonald. Served in a cavalry regiment in Mesopotamia during World War I. Married the writer F. Ruth yoward. After World War I, trained horses for the army, and was a show jumper; moved to Hollywood in 1931 and worked as a scriptwriter and Great Dane breeder. Recipient; Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award, 1953, 1956. Died in 1981.

Philip Macdonald - The Characters Colonel Anthony Gethryn It was about 1885 that a son was born to an English squire and to a Spanish mother who had been a dancer, actress, and painter. Apparently the boy, Anthony, inherited his mother's versatility, for he excelled both in studies and sports at Oxford. Later, he painted and wrote. In his younger days, Gethryn was a shade over six feet tall, weighed about 175 pounds, had black hair and a very dark complexion. He rose from private to colonel during his World War I career. He had been wounded but returned to duty in the Secret Service. After the war, he went to the country to live quietly on an inheritance and to write a novel. He was called upon to solve a local murder and soon acquired a reputation with Scotland Yard, and an attractive wife named Lucia. He enjoys riding and traveling through the countryside. Dr Alcazar Ellery Queen once had described Dr Alcazar as 'a Sherlock Holmes' and an Arsene Lupin crammed simultaneously into the same pair of pants." Although this self-styled clairvoyant functions as a detective, he is, nonetheless, also a charlatan. The Doctor (a title, incidentally, to which he has no right!) is first encountered on the midway of a small circus in California. He is giving readings into the future for as little as 50ft. Alcazar's appearance is impressive: tall, graceful, lean. His face is of "extraordinary pallor; his dark eyes, large and lustrous and glowing. His black, well-tended hair, impressively gray at the temples, surmounted an Olympian brow... ." He uses his detective skills to make accurate guesses about the people who come to him for readings. This is far from lucrative, so he decides to turn his talents to solving a crime for which a reward has been offered. Success leads him to contemplate setting up business as a private investigator, aided by his weight-guesser friend, the loyal Avvie du Pois.

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