WHEATLEY, Dennis Yates (1897-1977). THE AUTHOR'S UNIFORMLY BOUND COLLECTION OF HIS OWN WORKS. London: Hutchinson, 1933-1977. Consisting of the novels and short stories in 57 volumes numbered 0 to 54 on spines [vol. numbers 43-44 duplicated]; the 4 'Murder Dossiers' written with J.G. Links (1936-1939); non-fiction works and an unpublished typescript in 8 volumes numbered I-VIII; and his Memoirs (1977).
WHEATLEY, Dennis Yates (1897-1977). THE AUTHOR'S UNIFORMLY BOUND COLLECTION OF HIS OWN WORKS. London: Hutchinson, 1933-1977. Consisting of the novels and short stories in 57 volumes numbered 0 to 54 on spines [vol. numbers 43-44 duplicated]; the 4 'Murder Dossiers' written with J.G. Links (1936-1939); non-fiction works and an unpublished typescript in 8 volumes numbered I-VIII; and his Memoirs (1977). Together 69 volumes, 8° (ave. 182 x 113mm) and 4° (ave. 275 x 197mm). Uniform full blue morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, coat-of-arms of the author within gilt frame on upper covers, spines panelled in gilt with the author's crest and monogram, gilt edges. Original dust-jackets preserved, and also endpapers where appropriate. Provenance : Dennis Wheatley (binding and bookplate by Papé) -- Blackwell's 1979 Catalogue of Books from the Library of Dennis Wheatley item 1. FINE SET WITH MOST TITLES IN FIRST EDITION AND DUST-JACKETS BOUND IN. Includes Wheatley's first published novel, The Forbidden Territory (adverts dated Spring 1933), and first occult novel The Devil Rides Out (adverts dated Spring 1935). The crime dossier, Who killed Robert Prentice? contains 'the only extant copy of the torn up photograph' (according to Wheatley's pencil note dated February 1954). The finished typescript, with manuscript alterations, of Of Vice and Virtue: An Eastern Romance , has calligraphic title, dated 1950, indicating that it was 'privately commissioned' [by the Foreign Office], and only appeared in print in 'Arabic, Persian and other Eastern Languages'. Two tipped-in leaves [copy of memo from the F.O.?] state the required plot. Saturdays with Bricks (1961) is with one-page t.l.s. from Winston Churchill 28 Hyde Park Gate, 20 April 1961, expressing thanks for the 'very agreeable dedication'. The cllection also includes the first in the Duke de Richleau series; Such Power is Dangerous . [1933; adverts dated Summer 1933]; Black August . [1934; though adverts dated Autumn 1933]. First in the Gregory Sallust series; The Fabulous Valley . [1934; adverts dated Summer & Early Autumn 1934]; The Eunuch of Stamboul . [1935; adverts dated Summer 1935]; They Found Atlantis . [1936; adverts dated Spring 1936]. First 'Lost World' novel. -- Contraband . [1936; adverts dated Autumn 1936]; Uncharted Seas [1938? though dated 1937 on spine]; The Golden Spaniard . [1938; adverts dated summer 1938]; The Quest of Julian Day [1939?]. First Julian Day novel; and Three Inquisitive People . [1940? with preface explaining why it was published for 2s, not the usual new novel rate of 8s. 6d]. (69)
WHEATLEY, Dennis Yates (1897-1977). THE AUTHOR'S UNIFORMLY BOUND COLLECTION OF HIS OWN WORKS. London: Hutchinson, 1933-1977. Consisting of the novels and short stories in 57 volumes numbered 0 to 54 on spines [vol. numbers 43-44 duplicated]; the 4 'Murder Dossiers' written with J.G. Links (1936-1939); non-fiction works and an unpublished typescript in 8 volumes numbered I-VIII; and his Memoirs (1977).
WHEATLEY, Dennis Yates (1897-1977). THE AUTHOR'S UNIFORMLY BOUND COLLECTION OF HIS OWN WORKS. London: Hutchinson, 1933-1977. Consisting of the novels and short stories in 57 volumes numbered 0 to 54 on spines [vol. numbers 43-44 duplicated]; the 4 'Murder Dossiers' written with J.G. Links (1936-1939); non-fiction works and an unpublished typescript in 8 volumes numbered I-VIII; and his Memoirs (1977). Together 69 volumes, 8° (ave. 182 x 113mm) and 4° (ave. 275 x 197mm). Uniform full blue morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, coat-of-arms of the author within gilt frame on upper covers, spines panelled in gilt with the author's crest and monogram, gilt edges. Original dust-jackets preserved, and also endpapers where appropriate. Provenance : Dennis Wheatley (binding and bookplate by Papé) -- Blackwell's 1979 Catalogue of Books from the Library of Dennis Wheatley item 1. FINE SET WITH MOST TITLES IN FIRST EDITION AND DUST-JACKETS BOUND IN. Includes Wheatley's first published novel, The Forbidden Territory (adverts dated Spring 1933), and first occult novel The Devil Rides Out (adverts dated Spring 1935). The crime dossier, Who killed Robert Prentice? contains 'the only extant copy of the torn up photograph' (according to Wheatley's pencil note dated February 1954). The finished typescript, with manuscript alterations, of Of Vice and Virtue: An Eastern Romance , has calligraphic title, dated 1950, indicating that it was 'privately commissioned' [by the Foreign Office], and only appeared in print in 'Arabic, Persian and other Eastern Languages'. Two tipped-in leaves [copy of memo from the F.O.?] state the required plot. Saturdays with Bricks (1961) is with one-page t.l.s. from Winston Churchill 28 Hyde Park Gate, 20 April 1961, expressing thanks for the 'very agreeable dedication'. The cllection also includes the first in the Duke de Richleau series; Such Power is Dangerous . [1933; adverts dated Summer 1933]; Black August . [1934; though adverts dated Autumn 1933]. First in the Gregory Sallust series; The Fabulous Valley . [1934; adverts dated Summer & Early Autumn 1934]; The Eunuch of Stamboul . [1935; adverts dated Summer 1935]; They Found Atlantis . [1936; adverts dated Spring 1936]. First 'Lost World' novel. -- Contraband . [1936; adverts dated Autumn 1936]; Uncharted Seas [1938? though dated 1937 on spine]; The Golden Spaniard . [1938; adverts dated summer 1938]; The Quest of Julian Day [1939?]. First Julian Day novel; and Three Inquisitive People . [1940? with preface explaining why it was published for 2s, not the usual new novel rate of 8s. 6d]. (69)
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