80913
HUME, Fergus

ALADDIN IN LONDON: A Romance.
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1892 1st Edition. Original cloth. A small mark on the front cover, otherwise a very good copy. Early Fergus Hume book, listed in Hubin. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$400

45593
HUME, Fergus

THE AMETHYST CROSS:
London, Cassell & Co, 1908 1st edition. Original pictorial cloth. Coloured frontspiece by C Dudley Tennant. Mystery fiction. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$350

45861
HUME, Fergus

THE BLUE TALISMAN: A Detective Story.
London, T Werner Laurie, No date 1912. Original decorated cloth with the title blindstamped on the front cover and the spine. A bit loose in the binding and all showing some signs of wear. This is the Colonial Edition. Author was born in England, educated in New Zealand, spent 3 years in Melbourne where he wrote his 1st and most famous book ' The Mystery of the Hansom Cab'.He subsequently returned to England where he wrote prolifically. This book was 1st published in 1912 and has no Australian reference. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$100

79647
HUME, Fergus

THE BLUE TALISMAN: A Detective Story.
New York, Edward J Clode, 1925 1st US Edition. Original cloth, a very good copy with no dustwrapper. Author was born in England, educated in New Zealand, spent 3 years in Melbourne where he wrote his 1st and most famous book 'The Mystery of the Hansom Cab'.He subsequently returned to England where he wrote prolifically. This book was 1st published in 1912 and has no Australian reference. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$100

83765
HUME, Fergus

THE CARETAKER:
London, Ward Lock, 1915 1st Edition. Good copy in original cloth. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$300

94572
HUME, Fergus

A COIN OF EDWARD VII:
New York, Dillingham, 1903 1st US edition. Very good copy, NO dustwrapper. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$120

94270
HUME, Fergus

CRAZY QUILT:
London, Ward Lock, 1919 1st Edition. Very good copy in original cloth, NO dustwrapper. Inscribed and signed by the author. "To/ My dear Friend Miss Deeley With Kind regards Fergus Hume Thundersley 15th Oct. 1919." With the bookplate of Adrian Goldstone. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$1000

83766
HUME, Fergus

THE GREEN MUMMY:
London, John Long, 1908 1st edition. Very good copy in original pictorial cloth. The spine is faded and worn. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$350

104622
HUME, Fergus

THE HARLEQUIN OPAL: A Romance.
London, W.H. Allen, 1893. 441pp. 8vo. Original cloth, a tiny little fraying to the top of the spine, else a very good copy. Published earlier the same year as a triple decker. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$350

94345
HUME, Fergus

IN QUEER STREET:
London, F V White, 1913 1st edition. Original cloth covered boards. A near fine copy with a little staining to a few pages. Inscribed and signed by the author "To/ Philip Eden with Kind regards Fergus Hume Thundersley Essex 14th Oct 1913". Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$1000

94235
HUME, Fergus

THE LONELY SUBALTERN:
London, C H White, 1910 1st edition. Original cloth binding. The spine is discoloured, the boards are somewhat grubby and with a little wear. The binding is tight. Signed by the author "From Fergus Hume Thundersley Essex 18. 10. 14". Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$650

94346
HUME, Fergus

MADAME MIDAS: REALISTIC AND SENSATIONAL STORY OF AUSTRALIAN MINING LIFE:
London, The Hansom Cab Publishing Co, 1888 1st edition?. 222pp. 8vo. Bound in half leather and marbled boards without the original wrappers and with another volume "A Rose in Thorns". A very good copy. The title page states that this is the One Hundred Thousand. Loder suggests that the first edition was published as the one hundred thousand. The author's 3rd book. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$450

83764
HUME, Fergus

THE MANDARIN'S FAN:
New York, G W Dillingham, 1904 1st US Edition. Very good copy in original blind stamped and illustrated cloth. Set in China. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$250

103768
HUME, Fergus

THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB: A Startling and Realistic Story of Melbourne Social Life.
London, The Hansom Cab Publishing Coompany, No date but 1887. Two Hundreth Thousand. 230pp. 11 x 17 cms. Bound in cloth and marbled boards without the original wrappers or advertisements, although there is an advertisement page for Eau D'Ambert opposite the first page of text. A small thimb size piece missing from 1 page (not affecting text), otherwise a very good copy. Australia's first major detective novel and set set in the Marvellous Melbourne of the 1880s. This is an early London edition of a book which is listed by the experts as one of the most important and best crime novels ever. This is the most important Australian crime novel ever written. The Australian edition is almost unknown on the market and early UK editions are uncommon. There were four editions published in Melbourne in 1886 and 1887. Loder in his Bibliography of Australian Crime Fiction states that his copy which is the 250,000th Thousand is the 14th impression and is similar in pagination to the fourth Melbourne edition but is obviously reset throughout. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$450

83259
HUME, Fergus

THE MYSTERY OF LANDY COURT:
London, Jarrold and Sons, 1894 1st edition. Original cloth with some discolouration to the front covers. Crime fiction set in Devonshire concerning the parish of Father Ching. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$350

46638
HUME, Fergus

THE NAMELESS CITY: A Rommany Romance.
London, Osgood McIlvaine & Co, 1894. 274pp. 8vo. Original pictorial boards. Good copy. ScarceClick here to order
$850

83307
HUME, Fergus

THE OPAL SERPENT:
New York, G W Dillingham, 1905 1st US Edition. Very good copy in original blind stamped cloth. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$250

83762
HUME, Fergus

THE PAGAN'S CUP:
New York, G W Dillingham, 1902 1st US Edition. Very good copy in original decorated cloth. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$200

79720
HUME, Fergus

THE PEACOCK OF JEWELS:
New York, Dillingham, 1910 1st US Edition. A good copy in cloth binding with gilt title to the spine and the front cover. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$250

89799
HUME, Fergus

THE RAINBOW FEATHER:
New York, G W Dillingham, 1898 1st US Edition. A very good copy in the original cloth. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$200

89799
HUME, Fergus

THE RAINBOW FEATHER:
New York, G W Dillingham, 1898 1st US Edition. A very good copy in the original cloth. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$200

80860
HUME, Fergus

THE RED SKULL:
New York, Dodge Publishing Company, 1908 1st US Edition. Very good copy in pictorial cloth. First published in the UK as The Crowned Skull. This US edition published the same year. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$250

80861
HUME, Fergus

THE RED WINDOW:
New York, Dillingham, 1904 1st US Edition. 8vo. Very good copy in pictorial cloth. Good condition. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$200

80949
HUME, Fergus

THE STEEL CROWN:
New York, G W Dillingham, 1911 1st US Edition. Very good copy in original cloth. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$200

75255
HUME, Fergus

TALES OF FAIRYLAND: Chronicles of Fairyland.
Philadelphia & London, J B Lippincott, 1911 1st US Edition. 191pp. 8vo. Original cloth, a little faded and worn. 8 full page colour plates.Click here to order
$400

83763
HUME, Fergus

THE YELLOW HOLLY:
New York, G W Dillingham, 1903 1st US Edition. Very good copy in original blind stamped cloth. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$250

77355
HUME, Fergus W

THE PICADILLY PUZZLE:
New York, International Book Company, [early 1890's]. 234pp. 8vo. Or.cloth. Corners slightly bumped, pages yellowed, else fine. Detective fiction set in London by Australian author. Double-decker volume that includes 'A Woman's War' by Charlotte M.Braeme (Bertha M.Clay). Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$200

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