The Jail Gates Are Open by Hume, David - 1935

First edition first printing of the fourth(?) novel by this author. In the listing of titles published by D. Appleton there are three other titles by David Hume listed. Has (I) on last page of text making this a first edition. Purple cloth faded grey on the spine. Rubbing to the surface of the boards. Moderate edge wear. In fair condition.

D. Appleton-Century Company, NY, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover, blue cloth. Near fine condition in vg+ dj. Dust jacket now in a removable mylar protector. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 277 pp.

D.Appleton-Century Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Octavo. Original grey buckram and colored endpapers. Small chip to head of jacket spine; closed tear lengthwise at fold of flap has been reattached with archival tape on the back, and looks as if never torn. An attractive, unclipped and unmarked copy in a Brodart cover.

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, [1935]. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; v,[1],277pp. Jacket extremities rather rubbed, most heavily along flap folds, shallow losses to jacket spine ends, spine a bit faded, ownership inscription to front pastedown, else Near Very Good and sound. Crime novel featuring the detectives Cardby and Son. HUBIN, p. 216.

Appleton-Century, 1935. 1st. hardcover. fine in vg+ dj litely worn at spine ends.

New York: Appleton Century, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Gilt lettering on boards mostly worn away and a damp stain along the edges of the boards thus about very good in very good plus dustwrapper with a faint dampstain on the rear panel. Detective Cardby and son attempt to round up a gang of ex-cons who are flooding England with counterfeit money.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1935. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo., 275pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in publisher's deep purple cloth with titles in gilt on spine and skull and dagger motif in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of edge-wear. Remarkably well-preserve with no fading to gilt as is common. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has a touch of soiling and edge-wear. Would be almost Fine save for the long closed tear on the inner edge of the rear panel. Still quite fresh and bright and quite uncommon in any condition. An exceptional copy of the book itself and scarce in this condition. . (Hubin, p.209).