James Bond First Editions

The Saint in Europe.

CHARTERIS, Leslie (1907-1993).

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1954. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Elegantly hand-bound in half deep red calf over publisher's cloth sides with 'The Saint' stick man motif and book title blocked in black, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean, a few light marks to boards. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. First British book-form edition comprising seven short stories, some of which appeared in The Saint Detective Magazine, 1953. Simon Templar, alias 'The Saint', in some of the deadliest spots in Europe; follow the chilling action around the continent in the Grand Tour to danger!'. Item #69959

BARER, Burl. The Saint in Print, Radio, Film & TV, p.396.

Price: £175.00