Shelley Smith

	Come and Be Killed - written by author - Shelley Smith 1946 UK hardcover 1st edition, 1st impression published by Collins Crime Club in London A VG+ book in like unclipped 1st issue 8/6 dust jacket No names, inscriptions or stamps etc to the book, clean text block Tight and square with clean cloth The jacket has light rubs to spine ends, no real loss, a nice example A solid copy, uncommon in jacket and a well-regarded mystery, something a little different For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Background for Murder - Author's First Book - Shelley Smith 1942 UK hardcover 1st edition, 1st issue published by Gerald Swan in London A VG+ book in unclipped dust jacket The book is tight and solid. Tan to cheap paper as ever Neat name to endpaper but no stamps etc The wrapper has light shelf wear to edges, overall nice with great artwork A solid example of the author's first book - a Jacob Chaos murder mystery. For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	This Is the House - Shelley Smith 1945 UK hardcover 1st edition, 1st impression published by Collins Crime Club in London A VG book in unclipped 1st issue 8/6 dust jacket No names, inscriptions or stamps etc to the book, Tight and square with usual light period tan to paper The jacket has chips to spine ends, wear to tips and foredge creases, 2 small marks to rear panel, age tanned A solid copy, jacket shows its age, the only example I've handled in jacket For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Ballad of the Running Man - Shelley Smith 1961 UK hardcover 1st edition, 1st impression published by Hamish Hamilton in London A VG+ book in unclipped dust jacket A nice solid book, a little light scattered tanning to edges, tight and square No names or stamps etc The wrapper has no real loss just light wear to extremities, looks nice A nice copy with great jacket artwork by Youngman Carter For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Woman in the Sea - Shelley Smith 1948 UK hardcover 1st edition, 1st impression, Collins Crime Club, London A good book sadly without dust jacket Neat name to endpaper but no inscriptions or stamps etc Tight and square with clean contents Some fade to spine as always with CCC and a few marks to boards A scarce title For Sale at £9 (approx $14) *us3 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	He Died of Murder - Shelley Smith [1952] UK Crime Club paperback edition published in London A nice solid copy The book is tight and solid. Light tan, as ever No names or stamps etc Synopsis IN This Is The House and Come and Be Killed ! Shelley Smith quickly established a reputation for unusual crime novels in which clever characterisation was one of the salient features. He Died Of Murder I is another equally fascinating tale. The story opens when Master Titmarsh, head of the old religious community known as " The Seekers,". who devote themselves to farming and the simple life, is found murdered in one of the community's fields. It is only after Detective-Inspector Chaos has moved in to live with the Brotherhood itself that he begins to glimpse the dangerous complexities and grim motives that seethe beneath the apparently placid surface of their lives. A nice example of a scarce out-of-print book For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	An Afternoon to Kill - Shelley Smith 1980 UK hardcover Reissue, Collins Crime Club, London A VG+ book in like price clipped dust jacket No names or previous owner inscriptions etc Tight and square with clean contents and boards The dustwrapper has no loss or tears A Jubilee celebration reissue with a foreword by Julian Symons A nice tidy example For Sale at £7 (approx $11) *df4 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	This is the House - Shelley Smith 1945 UK hardcover 1st edition, 1st issue, Collins Crime Club, London A good+ book without its dust jacket Tight and square with light fading to cloth A mystery set on an Isle in the West Indies A solid reading copy of an uncommon book For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart

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