Books Update: Re-Working Our Crime, Spies & Sleaze Category: Sax Rohmer: Fu Manchu and Sumuru
*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: We’re continuing to introduce the new layout for our books categories, with an image for each book. This week, we return to our Crime, Spies & Sleaze Category for the novels of Sax Rohmer and his most famous creations. Rohmer (real name Arthur Ward) was writing for most of the first half of the 20th Century up to his death in 1959. He was the creator of Dr Fu Manchu, the oriental criminal mastermind who shot to fame across the media; in the 1950s, he followed up with Sumuru, a female variation of his main character. He also wrote many novels of supernatural and mystery fiction in a long and illustrious career. We have just one of the Fu Manchu novels in stock (but it does have the distinction of being our only (non-pictorial board) hardcover without a dustjacket, and also the oldest book we have!) plus three of the five Sumuru novels. More information, including condition notes, in our catalogue.
PICTURED: ALL BY SAX ROHMER ALL SOLD
THE RETURN OF DR FU-MANCHU McBride 1916 1st US HC GD £15
SINISTER MADONNA Four Square 1963 UK PB VG £8 A Sumuru Novel
THE SINS OF SUMURU Digit 1964 UK PB GD £5
THE SLAVES OF SUMURU Panther 1960 GD £15