Waters Pseud (17 results)

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Half-Calf. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 2 books bound as one each with a separate title page and the "Detective" work having its woodcut frontispiece. The first book has 309 pages (collated) and the 2nd work has 199 pages has a date of 1858 (1st edition) & also collated, both books bound in a period mid-19th century half calf, marbled boards, the boards rubbed at edges and corners, marbled paper rubbed, some sporadic foxing to some pages, two pages with 2 small dried lilac flower heads, one has left a small light brown offsetting near gutter, contents overall are clean, no inscriptions. small octavo. 1st edition 1856. Note* This work of "detective" fiction is only preceded by the Edgar Allan Poe stories of detection preceding Wilkie Collins & others. It is well described as a landmark book in the history of detective fiction (see Howard Haycroft & Ellery Queen Cornerstone's of Detective Fiction).

Later edition of this collection of stories by William Russell, writing as 'Waters,' originally published as The Recollections of a Policeman in the US, 1852, and Recollections of a Detective Police-Officer in London, 1856. The book was first published under this title by Chambers, with three additional stories added, in 1878. Judging from the advertisements in the rear of the book, this iteration was meant to be purchased as a prize or presentation for younger readers. Hubin pg 427 (citing 1878 first edition thus). 8vo, 196 plus 32pp publisher's ads. Illustrated plates. Publisher's pictorial gray cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Sunday school bookplate to front pastedown, else clean internally. Boards show some soiling with pushing at spine ends, illustration nicely preserved. Very good.

Half title; no titlepage bound in. Orig. green glazed pictorial boards, blocked & lettered in black; a bit dulled & rubbed, extremities worn, hinges splitting but sound, old repairs to spine. A good copy only. See Glover & Greene 459, who describe it as a 'Reissue of Recollections of a Detective Police Officer (first and second series)' under a new title. Cambridge & NLS only on Copac. This collection includes 12 short stories: from the Detective Officer, 'Gamesters', 'X.Y.Z.', 'Flint Jackson', 'The Partner', 'Guilty or Not Guilty', 'The Twins', 'Mary Kingsford', 'The Widow', 'The Monomaniac', along with the 'The Honour of Honesty', 'The Idiot Girl', and 'Long Lowisford'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories. His Recollections of a Detective Police Officer of 1856 is number two on the Queen's Quorum '125 most important books of detective-crime-mystery short stories'.

Front. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black & gilt, spine lettered & dec. in gilt; extremities a little rubbed, spine darkened & chipped at head, front board marked. Small purple ink stamp of John E. Tucker, Accountant on leading pastedown. A good-plus copy. Glover & Greene 459, who describe it as a 'Reissue of Recollections of a Detective Police Officer (first and second series)' under a new title. Cambridge & NLS only on Copac. This collection includes 12 short stories: from the Detective Officer, 'Gamesters', 'X.Y.Z.', 'Flint Jackson', 'The Partner', 'Guilty or Not Guilty', 'The Twins', 'Mary Kingsford', 'The Widow', 'The Monomaniac', along with the 'The Honour of Honesty', 'The Idiot Girl', and 'Long Lowisford'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories. His Recollections of a Detective Police Officer of 1856 is number two on the Queen's Quorum '125 most important books of detective-crime-mystery short stories'.

Early collection from William Russell (1806-1876), here writing under two of his pseudonyms, Waters and Inspector F. Russell was one of the first to write in and popularize the detective fiction genre. This collection originally published in 1862, the title page on this copy bearing the date of 1863. Hubin pg 139. 12mo, 252pp. Contemporary half calf, red spine label lettered in gilt, marbled boards. Former owner's inscription to ffep and dated 1866, else clean internally. Some rubbing along joints and corners. Near fine.

Front. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black & gilt, spine lettered & dec. in gilt; sl. darkened, extremities a little rubbed. Prize label from West Ham School Board, 1880 on leading pastedown. A nice copy. Glover & Greene 459, who describe it as a 'Reissue of Recollections of a Detective Police Officer (first and second series)' under a new title. Cambridge & NLS only on Copac. This collection includes 12 short stories: from the Detective Officer, 'Gamesters', 'X.Y.Z.', 'Flint Jackson', 'The Partner', 'Guilty or Not Guilty', 'The Twins', 'Mary Kingsford', 'The Widow', 'The Monomaniac', along with the 'The Honour of Honesty', 'The Idiot Girl', and 'Long Lowisford'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories. His Recollections of a Detective Police Officer of 1856 is number two on the Queen's Quorum '125 most important books of detective-crime-mystery short stories'.

Orig. blue cloth, blocked in black, spine lettered in gilt; extremities sl. rubbed, a little worn & dulled with some faint marks to rear board. Ink signature of J. Molio (?), Wimbledon' on leading f.e.p. See Glover & Greene 450 for the first edition published by Clarke in 1861 in 318pp. This edition not in BL, OCLC records only one copy at UNC Chapel Hill. In the introduction to this work, the fictional detective outlines the differences between English and French police officers: 'It is true they are alike agents of the public force, and that their common mission is to frustrate or detect offences against the person and against property. But there the resemblance ends [.] Yes, multifarious, all-embracing are the duties of the French Secret Police'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories.

FIRST EDITION. Contemp. half green calf, marbled boards, red morocco label, raised bands; a little rubbed but still a nice copy. Glover & Greene 455. From the preface: 'The general favour with which the 'Recollections of a Detective Officer' have been received, induces the publishers to reprint, by permission, the following papers, by the same author - who, in these sketches, as in the 'Recollections', has endeavoured to render, as faithfully as might be, the records of a real experience. London, 1857'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories.

FIRST EDITION. WITH: WARREN, Samuel. The Experiences of a Barrister. J. & C. Brown & Co., 1856. Front.; leading f.e.p. sl. dampstained. Contemp. half calf over marbled boards, black morocco label; extremities a bit rubbed, some worming to lower margin of front hinge. Armorial bookplate of Robert Washington Oates on leading pastedown Glover & Greene 455. From the preface: 'The general favour with which the 'Recollections of a Detective Officer' have been received, induces the publishers to reprint, by permission, the following papers, by the same author - who, in these sketches, as in the 'Recollections', has endeavoured to render, as faithfully as might be, the records of a real experience. London, 1857'. Not in Glover & Greene. Not in Hubin, who lists only one title by the author. COPAC records The Experiences of a Barrister by Samuel Warren, first published in New York in 1852. Samuel Warren, 1807-1877, was an MP, barrister, and novelist known particularly for his Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician, published in Blackwood's Magazine from 1830-1837. This volume includes 13 stories including: 'The March Assize', 'The Northern Circuit', 'The Contested Marriage', 'The Mother and Son', 'The Writ of Habeas Corpus', 'Esther Mason', 'The Marriage Settlement', and 'The Second Marriage', 'Circumstantial Evidence', 'The Accommodation Bill', ''The Refugee', 'The Step-Father', and 'Lucille Béranger'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories.

Contemp. half red roan, marbled boards, spine ruled & lettered in gilt; extremities rather rubbed & worn, spine sl. chipped at head & tail. Ink signature of Daphne R. Haldin on leafing f.e.p. Glover & Greene 454. First published as 'The Game of Life' in 1857. Copac lists this edition at Oxford only, OCLC adds NLS and Emory. Bookseller Lawrence Worms describes the novel as 'a first-rate piece of work, a really cracking tale of a breathtaking and audacious Victorian identity theft'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories.

Front.; rather browned, some spotting, title trimmed at lower margin & old paper repair to first leaf of preface neither affecting text. Modern blue moire, red morocco label. A good-plus copy in a modern binding. See Glover & Greene 456 for an 1856 first edition, this copy with a variant undated titlepage, dating from BL. Originally published by Chambers in the Edinburgh Journal, these are the first stories to feature a Scotland Yard detective. This work is number two on the Queen's Quorum '125 most important books of detective-crime-mystery short stories'. The thirteen stories in this volume include: 'One Night in a Gaming-House', 'Guilty or Not Guilty', 'X.Y.Z.', 'The Widow', 'The Twins', 'The Pursuit', 'Legal Metamorphoses', 'The Revenge', 'Mary Kingsford', 'Flint Jackson', 'The Monomaniac', 'The Partner', and 'The Conspiracy'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories.

FIRST EDITION. Front.; the odd spot. Attractively rebound in half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, red morocco label. A lovely copy. Glover & Greene 456. Originally published by Chambers in the Edinburgh Journal, these are the first stories to feature a Scotland Yard detective. This work is number two on the Queen's Quorum '125 most important books of detective-crime-mystery short stories'. The thirteen stories in this volume include: 'One Night in a Gaming-House', 'Guilty or Not Guilty', 'X.Y.Z.', 'The Widow', 'The Twins', 'The Pursuit', 'Legal Metamorphoses', 'The Revenge', 'Mary Kingsford', 'Flint Jackson', 'The Monomaniac', 'The Partner', and 'The Conspiracy'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories.

FIRST EDITION. Front.; e.ps sl. spotted, esp. at rear. Modern black moire silk diagonal-grained cloth. A nice copy. Glover & Greene 456. Originally published by Chambers in the Edinburgh Journal, these are the first stories to feature a Scotland Yard detective. This work is number two on the Queen's Quorum '125 most important books of detective-crime-mystery short stories'. The thirteen stories in this volume include: 'One Night in a Gaming-House', 'Guilty or Not Guilty', 'X.Y.Z.', 'The Widow', 'The Twins', 'The Pursuit', 'Legal Metamorphoses', 'The Revenge', 'Mary Kingsford', 'Flint Jackson', 'The Monomaniac', 'The Partner', and 'The Conspiracy'. William Russell, 1806-1876, was one of the first and most prolific authors to write the police memoir style of detective stories - he also wrote nautical and legal stories.

FIRST EDITION. Front., illus.; the odd spot. Modern brown moire cloth. A nice copy. Glover & Greene 453. From the preface: 'I hope it will be fully understood that the sentiments expressed by the actors in this 'Game of Life,' must be taken in a purely dramatic sense, - as the utterances, not of the writer speaking through them, but of their own peculiar notions upon matters political and religious. I have no capacity for the promulgation of dogmatic opinions upon lofty topics, spiritual or profane, and should be sorry to be suspected of the poor ambition of wishing to assume such a power'.

Condition: Good. [c.1860] Early Reprint. 12mo. Contemporary purple cloth over yellow boards, with facsimile spine-label. Probably rebound from the wraps issue mentioned in Quayle, no Mayne Reid titles in the rear ads post-date 1860, a likely date of issue. Cloth spine slightly browned and bubbled, slight fraying at head of spine, boards scuffed and dust-soiled. Still an acceptable copy of a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, uncommon in any early issue.

First American Edition. Octavo. 19cm. Publisher's original dark blue embossed cloth titled in gilt to spine, with elaborate blindstamping to boards. 238pp. Wear, rubbing and scuffing to extremities, with book board showing through the cloth at corners and edges, fraying and loss to spine ends not interfering with the title, in addition there is a cosmetic split to the cloth of the front spine hinge. A good, serviceable copy with some conspicuous wear. Internally clean, rear inner hinge split, two previous ownerships in pencil to the prelims, with an additional pencil name to page 22. Some thumbing to prelims and with a pale damp stain to the lower front corner of the first 20pp or so. Perhaps not the most beautiful example of this scarce and sought after title to surface, but a legitimate rarity nonetheless. This first US edition, although of dubious legality, predates the official first edition of this work by 4 years having been collected from US magazine publications syndicating from the Edinburgh Review, and bolted together into book form. One of the very earliest fictional police procedurals, and an early contributor to the enduring mystique of Scotland Yard.