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| E. C. Bentley, from The Bookman 37 (1913) |
• Strand magazine vols 1–16, 1891–98, which contain the Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (illust. Sidney Paget): £100 (approx. US$153).
• E. C. Bentley, Trent's Last Case (1913), with G. K. Chesterton's The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914) and some Agatha Christie works, £110 (approx. US$168).
• Raymond Chandler, 1st English ed. of The Big Sleep (1939), £260 (approx. US$400).
• G. K. Chesterton, 1st ed. of The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), £60 (approx. US$92).
• Graham Greene, 1st ed. of The Third Man and The Fallen Idol (1950), £240 (approx. US$368).
(Hat tip to PhiloBiblos)
1 comment:
I have always thought these sorts of books would be out of my price range, but they are (in my opinion) shockingly low. I would have snapped up the Bentley if I was a collector. Thanks for sharing these tidbits. They're always interesting.
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