Six Scarce Department Z First Editions: The Mark of the Crescent; Carriers of Death; Menace!; Murder Must Wait; Panic!; The Peril Ahead

A wonderful collection of six very scarce John Creasey first editions, each part of his 'Department Z' series. Six first editions by prolific author John Creasey, an English crime writer who wrote more than six hundred novels using twenty-eight different pseudonyms.The Department Z series is about a fictional British intelligence agency aiding the British government in a challenging period of international tension.The very scarce 1935 first edition of 'The Mark of the Crescent', the fifth Department Z novel.The very scarce 1937 first edition of 'Carriers of Death', the eighth Department Z novel. With a thirty-two page catalogue to the rear.The very scarce 1938 first edition of 'Menace!', the eleventh Department Z novel.The very scarce 1939 first edition of 'Murder Must Wait', the twelfth Department Z novel. With a sixteen page publisher's catalogue.The very scarce 1939 first edition of 'Panic!', the thirteenth Department Z novel. With a sixteen page publisher's catalogue.The very scarce 1946 first edition of 'The Peril Ahead', the twenty-second Department Z novel.Bookplates to front pastedown of 'Crescent', and 'Must Wait'. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to back strip heads and tails. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to fore edge of 'Panic!' text block. Bookplates to two front pastedowns. Front hinge of 'Crescent' strained and reinforced, with front hinge of 'Carriers' lightly strained. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, with light spotting to 'Must Wait' and 'Panic'. Very Good.…