Cheyney Peter, Signed (23 results)

Condition: Fair. 1944. Special Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Black cloth. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Creasing to front board. Water staining to rear board.

Condition: Fair. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Yellow cloth. Flat signed by the author to title page. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. More pronounced to endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a slight forward lean. Mild crushing to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. This is a Good Copy of this Book in publisher's mauve cloth with dulled gilt title lettering to spine,in a Poor Dust-Jacket which is badly rubbed and worn with large 4'' chips to the head and tail of spine/Upper cover.Not price clipped and this copy has been SIGNED by the Author without dedication on the Title Page.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.The book does have some remnant ring stain marks to the upper cover,and there is some slight tanning to page edges.Uncommon SIGNED title,8vo 313pp First Edition 1st Impression. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Pp.192. Light wear & stains, Else good. Special edition issued in a limited edition of 250 copies SIGNED by the author to commemorate the appearance of his 25th novel in ten years. Signed by the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1939 SIGNED by Peter Cheyney good hardback, spine ans edges sunned, light spotting to boards, foxing to page edges, some page margins and endpapers. NO DUST WRAPPER. Contents bright and clean. No inscription. 319 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by author. Limited edition. Number 67 of 250 copies presented to the author by his publishers to commemorate the appearance of his twenty-fifth novel published by the firm within ten years 1936-1946. First edition. VG plus in like unclipped d/w. Lilac cloth boards are still very bright. Signed by Author(s).

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R160172902: 1953. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 223 Pages - Signé sur la page de titre. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s) A very good book, the boards are rubbed & discoloured with page edges lightly tanned but it is still square & tight with no markings. In a very good DW which is chipped around the spine area & rubbed at the corners but with no significant loss. The DW is NOT price clipped and intact at 7/6 net. On the front cover it states "Daily Mail book of the month". On the spine it states "A Lemmy Caution "Ace" thriller". There are four reviews of Cheyney on the rear cover. Peter Cheyney (1896-1957), one Noir Thriller writer to rival the Americans. It is signed on the titlepage. Signed simply, "Peter Cheyney". ISigned by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Slight fading to spine with mild rubbing to ends, tanning to feps, yellowing upper edge ; Signed and dated by author on title page ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 252 pages; Cheyney's second Lemmy Caution story. Blue cloth with silver spine titles; Signed by Author.

Cloth. Condition: Good/Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by author on title page, internally fine subject to slight browning, binding firm, cover sound subject to spine and part of front board being rather faded. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

1st Edition in this form. "A special edition of 'They Never Say When' by Peter Cheyney specially published by Messrs. Collins for his friends to commemorate his twenty-first "coming of age' novel." SIGNED by the author. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Facsim. signature tooled in gilt on front cover. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Physical description: 192 p. , frontis. (port. ) ; 19 cm. Subjects: Murder - Investigation - Fiction. Callaghan, Slim (Fictitious character) - Fiction. Private investigators - England - Fiction. Genre: Crime and mystery fiction -- Thriller. 3 Kg.

First Edition, Special Edition. First Edition, Special Edition. octavo, original black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (192)pp. Collins, "A Special Edition of They Never Say When by Peter Cheyney Specially published by Messrs. Collins for his friends to commemorate his twenty-first 'Coming-of-Age' Novel. To 'S. R. Fuller.' (in Cheyney's hand) 23rd March, 1944 'from Peter Cheyney' (in Cheyney's hand)." Bookplate and tiny number "326",on front free endpaper. Slight wear to edges and spine of jacket. Spine of jacket faded. Jacket is not price clipped. Edges of text block slightly foxed. Corners bumped. octavo, original black cloth in pictorial dust jacket.

1st Edition in this form. "A special edition of 'They Never Say When' by Peter Cheyney specially published by Messrs. Collins for his friends to commemorate his twenty-first "coming of age' novel." SIGNED by the author. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Facsim. signature tooled in gilt on front cover. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Physical description: 192 p. , frontis. (port. ) ; 19 cm. Subjects: Murder - Investigation - Fiction. Callaghan, Slim (Fictitious character) - Fiction. Private investigators - England - Fiction. Genre: Crime and mystery fiction -- Thriller. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine uniformly faded as is common, with spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. SIGNED, inscribed and dated by the author.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages; Physical desc.: 252p. 19cm. Subjects: English fiction -- Fiction in English -- Crime fiction -- 20th century. Notes: Publisher's advertising at end. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine uniformly faded as is common, with spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. SIGNED, inscribed and dated by the author.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages; Physical desc.: 252p. 19cm. Subjects: English fiction -- Fiction in English -- Crime fiction -- 20th century. Notes: Publisher's advertising at end. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Dark Hero by Peter Cheyney (First UK Edition, Limited) Signed Copy #55 A firm square copy with minor edge wear. A bright dust jacket with minor edge wear. Clear protective cover. First printing. A Limited Edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the Author. Purple cloth in pictorial dust jacket. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Don't Get Me Wrong Signed by Peter Cheyney First Edition Collins 1939. No inscriptions, no foxing or browning. Red cloth covers near fine in original VG pictorial dust jacket, priced 7/6. SIGNED BY PETER CHEYNEY directly to title page. Signed by Author(s).

Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. -- Condition: Very good, some spotting to fore-edge endpapers and first few pages, in fine dust jacket, light rubbing to corners and spine ends, faint vertical crease to front panel. -- Details: First edition of Peter Cheyney's fifth Lemmy Caution novel. In fine and thus scarce dust jacket. From the library of Cheyney's friend and fellow author Dennis Wheatley with his wonderfully illustrated bookplate, and inscribed on the title page 'ToTo Dennis, from Peter Cheyney.' On the back flap of the dust jacket is a review from Wheatley "Peter Cheyney is now becoming a definite menace to all other thriller writers; for who will read any other thriller writer but Cheyney if they can get a chance?" Wheatley described Cheyney as 'the greatest liar unhung but a magnificent story teller'. 'Lemmy Caution, became so popular on the Continent that Eddie Constantine, an American actor, portrayed him in a series of French films. These films were so successful that Jean Luc Godard used Constantine as Caution in his New Wave film 'Alphaville'' - Francis M. Nevins, 1001 Midnights. Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse Cheyney (1896-1951) was the first British writer to admit the influence of the American Hard-boiled school, the rumour is he began them after a bet of £5 that anybody could write a book along the lines of an American thriller, leading to his first novel 'This Man is Dangerous' featuring Lemmy Caution. During the 1920's Cheyney worked for the Metropolitan Police as a police reporter and crime investigator, until his prolific writing career became successful (in 1946 alone, over 1.5 million copies of his books were sold). A meticulous researcher, Cheyney kept a massive set of files on criminal activity in London. -- References: Herbert, 'The Oxford Companion to Crime & Mystery Writing', 201. Reilly,'Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers' (1980), 300. -- Octavo (book size 19.8x13.5cm), pp. 284 [1 (About the Author)] [3 (publisher's ads)]. In publisher's brick red cloth, spine lettered in black, signature of author blocked in black to front board, all edges trimmed. Dust jacket priced '7s. 6d. net' to lower corner of front flap. --. Signed by Author(s).

Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. -- Condition: Near fine, light foxing to edges, and to first few pages, else clean solid, in fine dust jacket -- Details: Dennis Wheatley's copy, inscribed by Peter Cheyney 'To my good friend Dennis' and dated '14. 6. 38'. With Wheatley's illustrated bookplate. A near fine copy of the first 'Slim Callaghan' novel, in fine and thus rare dust jacket. Cheyney's action-filled and action filled plots ran counter to the comfortable murder mysteries of the time, and Slim Callaghan was, like his American hard-boiled cousins, cynical tough and marginally mannered. Reginald Southouse (Peter) Cheyney (1896-1951) was the first British writer to admit the influence of the American Hard-boiled school. -- Provenance: From the library of Dennis Wheatley with his bookplate. -- References: Herbert, The Oxford Companion to Crime & Mystery Writing, 201. Reilly,Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers (1980), 300. -- Octavo (book size 19.8 x 13 cm), pp. 252 [4 (author promo and books)]. In publisher's orange cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, front board with author's signature stamped in black. Dust jacket priced 7s. 6d. net to lower corner of front flap. --. Signed by Author(s).

Editions Gallimard / Collection Série Noire n° 21 de 1949. In-12 cartonnage éditeur de 250 pages au format 18,5 x 12 cm. Couverture noire et jaune avec titre imprimé. Dos carré. Complet de la jaquette, avec minuscules frottis, sans restauration au verso. Long texte de présentation sur les deux rabats par Marcel Duhamel, directeur de la collection, qui assure aussi la traduction. Rare édition originale en premier tirage avec dépôt légal du 1er trimestre 1949 et achevé d'imprimer en date du 15 décembre 1948. Superbe état général. Le Roman sera adapté au cinéma, sous le même titre, en 1963, par Bernard Borderie avec dans les rôles principaux : Eddie Constantine ( Lemmuel " Lemmy " Caution, agent du F.B.I ), Gaia Germani, Christiane Minazzoli, Philippe Lemaire, Noël Roquevert.Précieux exemplaire enrichi d'une belle lettre autographe, double page, signée de Marcel Duhamel. Elle est à en-tête des éditions du Mercure de France. Le destinataire est inconnu.

Royaume-Uni / Londres, Editions Collins, 14 St. James' Place London, 1949. In-12 cartonnage éditeur jaune de 255 pages au format 12,5 x 19 cm. Couverture muette. Dos rond avec titre imprimé. Plats et intérieur frais. Complet de la belle jaquette illustrée, avec minuscules frottis et photo de l'auteur au 4ème plat. Rare édition originale anglaise, surtout dans un tel état de fraicheur. Précieux exemplaire signé par Peter Cheyney en page de titre.

Editions Presses de la Cité / Collection Cosmopolis ( ancêtre de la collection " Un Mystère " ) 1945. In-12 cartonnage éditeur de 254 pages au format 12,5 x 19,5 cm. Couverture avec titre imprimé. Dos rond. Plats et intérieur frais. Complet de la belle jaquette illustrée, avec minuscules frottis et plis. Rarissime édition originale surtout dans un tel état de fraicheur. Précieux exemplaire orné d'une belle dédicace autographe, signée, en anglais de Peter Cheyney à Sven Nielsen, fondateur des Presses de la Cité et ami de Georges Simenon : To My Publisher, Sven Neilsen, from Peter Cheyney. Provenance idéale.

Editions Presses de la Cité 1949. In-12 cartonnage éditeur souple de 224 pages au format 12,5 x 19 cm. Couverture avec titre imprimé. Dos carré. Complet de la superbe jaquette illustrée. Cette dernière est en état magnifique, sans restaurations au verso. Plats et intérieur parfait. Exemplaire non coupé. Recueil de nouvelles, traduites par J. Weil. Rare édition originale, surtout dans un tel état de fraicheur, proche du neuf. Exceptionnel exemplaire enrichi de 5 autographes signés par Peter Cheyney, de son épouse Lauretta Singer Groves, signée Laura Cheyney, de Georges Vialetay, du Commissaire Jules Belin et de Pierre Dac, signée Peter Dac. Le nom du destinataire est illisible. Il est joint une très rare carte postale Editeur, au format 8,7 x 14 cm, avec au recto une photo en noir de Peter Cheyney et au verso un texte composé uniquement par des titres de romans de l'auteur, publiés aux Presses de la Cité. A noter que Pierre Dac, une des voix de la France Libre à Londres en 1943-1944 à la B.B.C, dans l'émission " Les Français parlent aux Français ", avait rencontré Peter Cheyney qui était à Londres à cette époque, en tant que formateur, dans les Services Secrets anglais. Magnifique lot.