Charles Rushton

A group of six volumes, comprising:

RUSHTON, Charles (1860-1921). Murder in Bavaria. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1937.
First edition. Octavo. Four leaves of ads at end. Original orange cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and ruled in black, publisher’s device stamped to spine and lower cover (endpapers partially browned); original dust-jacket (lightly rubbed, two closed tears to lower panel).

— The Trail of Blood. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1929.
First edition. Octavo. 6 leaves of publisher’s ads at end. Original orange cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and ruled in black, publisher’s device stamped to spine and lower cover; original dust-jacket designed by Philip Simmonds (lightly rubbed and marked, chip to upper panel, partially affecting one letter, faint creases to top edge).

— No Second Stroke. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1938.
First edition. Octavo. Four leaves of ads at end. Original orange cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and ruled in black, publisher’s device stamped to spine and lower cover; original dust-jacket (lightly rubbed, a few tiny nicks/ tiny closed tears and minor creases).

— Murder Out of Tune. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1939.
First edition. Octavo. Three leaves of ads at end (occasional spotting and finger-soiling). Original orange cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and ruled in black, publisher’s device stamped to spine and lower cover (lightly rubbed and soiled, front hinge split, textblock splitting in places, endpapers spotted); original dust-jacket (corners clipped, rubbed and creased, tears to lower panel repaired with tape on verso, several further nicks and chips).

— The Murder Market. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1934.
First edition. Octavo. Four leaves of ads at end (spotting). Original orange cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and ruled in black, publisher’s device stamped to spine and lower cover (slightly cocked, extremities rubbed, heaviest to spine which is equally sunned, endpapers faintly spotted); original dust-jacket possibly supplied from another copy (corners clipped, lightly rubbed and marked, tear to lower edge of front panel, a few further tiny nicks and closed tears). Provenance: ownership inscription (front pastedown).

— Bloody With Spurring. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1939.
First edition. Octavo. Original orange cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and ruled in black, publisher’s device stamped to spine and lower cover (endpapers partially browned); original dust-jacket (somewhat rubbed and creased, chipped to head of backstrip with some textual loss to title, a few further nicks and closed tears).