Valentine Williams

	Mr Treadgold Cuts In - Valentine Williams 1937 British hardcover first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A VG+ book in VG+ 1st issue dustwrapper, priced 3/6 as called for The book shows small neat name but no inscriptions or stamps etc Tight and square, clean and bright The wrapper has no real loss or tears. Just minor rubs to edges Great period artwork A superb copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF5 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death Answers the Bell - Valentine Williams 1931 British hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A VG+ book in first issue 7/6 dustwrapper Tight and square with clean contents and cloth The dust cover has chip to rear panel and tips, some rubbing and a couple of closed tears Excellent period artwork by TK A very rare book and an early title For Sale at £125 (approx $230) *B9 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Spider's Touch - Valentine Williams 1936 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A near fine book in VG+ unclipped first issue 7/6 dustwrapper The book displays no names, inscriptions or stamps etc Tightly bound and square with clean contents and boards The dustwrapper shows only minor wear around spine ends Attractive period artwork by Thompson A superb copy For Sale at £80 (approx $136) *B7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Gold Comfit Box - Valentine Williams 1932 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A near fine book in VG+ clipped on flap but 7/6 on spine dustwrapper The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc Tightly bound and square with clean contents and boards The dust jacket shows only minor rubbing to spine Great artwork by TK A lovely bright copy of a Clubfoot novel For Sale at £80 (approx $136) *B7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Fox Prowls - Valentine Williams 1939 English hardback 1st edition, 1st impression, Hodder & Stoughton, London A VG book in 1st issue 7/6 dustwrapper The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc Some scattered edge spotting The jacket has some loss to spine end and corner, closed tear some edge wear Still looks nice in its mylar cover A very rare book, especially so in DJ For Sale at £135 (approx $229) *S - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Clock Ticks On - Valentine Williams 1933 UK hardback first edition, 1st impression, H&S London A VG+ book in 7/6 dust jacket The book has neat 1933 inscription to endpaper Tight and square, clean and bright The wrapper is complete, light edge rubs, closed tear to spine crease, very clean A very nice and bright copy, very rare and a beautiful example For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Yellow Streak - Valentine Williams c1930's UK hardback later edition, Jenkins, London A VG book sadly without dust wrapper The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc Attractive pictorial boards, some mottling A decent copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF4 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Crouching Beast - Valentine Williams 1928 UK hardback later edition, Hodder, London A VG+ book sadly without dust wrapper The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc Clean contents and cloth A fresh copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF4 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Return of Clubfoot c1930's UK hardback later edition, Jenkins, London A VG+ book sadly without dust wrapper The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc Attractive pictorial boards A nice clean copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF4 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Clue of the Rising Moon 1935 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A VG indeed book in unclipped first issue 7/6 dustwrapper The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc Tight and square with clean contents and cloth The dust cover shows some wear and shallow chipping to extremeties Still clean and bright with great artwork A nice copy and rarely seen in jacket For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *B7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Mannequin 1930 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A VG+ book in VG+ 1st issue 7/6 dustwrapper The book shows small neat name but no inscriptions or stamps etc Tight and square with clean contents and cloth The dust jacket shows small shallow chip to rear panel, otherwise superb An extremely rare book in jacket especially so in this condition A fabulous copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *B7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Orange Divan - Valentine Williams c1930's UK hardback later edition, Jenkins, London A VG indeed book sadly without dust wrapper The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc Attractive pictorial boards depicting 2 cars A bright copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF4 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

Brief Biography WILLIAMS, (George) Valentine. Also wrote as Douglas Valentine. British. Born 20 October 1883. Educated at Downside School; studied in Germany. Served as a Lieutenant in the Irish Guards, 1915: Military Cross (twice wounded); with the Guards Division Staff, London, 1918-19; did confidential work for the Foreign Office, London, 1939-41, and at British Embassy, Washington, D.C., 1941-42; Member of the Political Warfare Department. Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, 1942-45. Married Alice Crawford. Sub-Editor, 1902-03, and Berlin Correspondent, 1904-09, Renter's news agency; Journalist for the Daily Mail, London, from 1909: Paris Correspondent, 1909-13, Special Correspondent during Portuguese Revolution, 1910, reported Balkan War, 1913, first accredited correspondent to British General Headquarters. 1915. in charge of staff, Versailles Peace Conference. 1919, and later Foreign Editor; free-lance journalist in North Africa and United States during 1930's and 1940Y Chevalier, Order of the Crown of Belgium. Died 20 November 1946.

Valentine Williams - The Characters Trevor Dene Bespectacled Trevor Dene is one of the bright young men of Scotland Yard. A Cambridge graduate, he is resented by some older colleagues because of his education and social polish. Dene is married to an American and spends as much time detecting in the United States as in England, solving crimes on a wealthy Long Island estate and in the Adirondacks.

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