Abella, Alex.
The Killing of the Saints (First Edition).
New York: Crown, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Review copy with slip, two photos, and promo material laid in. Cuban born writer's first book. [Book #88904]. (read more)

Abrahams, Peter.
Pressure Drop (First Edition).
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. From the library of Bruce Kahn. [Book #82112]. (read more)

Adams, Jane.
Cast the First Stone (Signed First Edition).
London: Macmillan (1996). First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Author's second book. [Book #88955]. (read more)

Adler, Warren .
Blood Ties (Signed First Edition).
New York: GP Putnam's Sons, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by the author at the front flyleaf in the year of publication: "For Mary Lynn / In fond memory of our press club friendship. / Regards / Warren Adler / Nov 1979." [Book #84898]. (read more)

Airth, Rennie.
River of Darkness (First UK Edition).
London: Macmillan, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition, first printing. and correct first. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. A murder mystery set in Surrey. [Book #100504]. (read more)

Albert, Marvin writing as Anthony Rome.
The Lady in Cement (First UK Edition).
London: Robert Hale, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition and first edition in hardcover (preceded by a paperback original in the US). Basis for the breezy 1968 film starring Frank Sinatra as Albert's detective Tony Rome, the second of two films featuring that character. About Near Fine in a like dust jacket. Book has a very slight lean and a touch of foxing to the page edges; jacket is bright, with no chips or tears, only light rubbing overall. A superb example of one the rare "white spine" Hale crime editions, produced in extremely small numbers and supplied mostly to British libraries upon publication. The only jacketed copy we have ever seen. [Book #114890]. (read more)

Albert, Neil.
Appointment in May (Signed First Edition).
New York: Walker and Company, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED by the author on the title page. A Dave Garrett mystery. [Book #87756]. (read more)

Alexander, Bruce.
Death of a Colonial (Sir John Fielding Mystery) (First Edition).
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. First Edition. First Edition, first printing. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. [Book #41938]. (read more)

Allbeury, Ted.
Deadly Departures (First Edition).
New York: Severn House, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. By the author of "Dangerous Arrivals." [Book #118447]. (read more)

Allingham, Margery.
The Darings of the Red Rose (First Edition).
Norfolk, VA: Crippen and Landru, 1995. First Edition. First Edition, first printing, a paperback original. Fine and unread in bright blue illustrated wrappers (softcover). Long-lost (and previously uncollected) stories by the creator of the Albert Campion series. [Book #115278]. (read more)

Altman, John.
A Gathering of Spies (Signed First Edition).
New York: Putnam (Putnam's), 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page and DATED in the year of publication. [Book #76044]. (read more)

Ambler, Eric.
Cause for Alarm (Early printing).
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940 (originally published 1938). Hardcover. Early printing of this edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine, lightly rubbed dust jacket. The later printings of this book by Knopf have no price on the front flap, and no text on the rear flap. [Book #106454]. (read more)

Ambler, Eric.
The Intercom Conspiracy (First Edition).
New York: Atheneum, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. A very sharp copy in a jacket showing light fading along the spine, light rubbing at the heel, and one horizontal impression on the front panel. [Book #98608]. (read more)

Ambler, Eric (novel); Raoul Walsh (director); W. R. Burnett (screenplay); Gerge Raft, Sydney Greenstreet, Brenda Marshall, and Peter Lorre (starring).
Background to Danger (Original Film Pressbook).
Warner Brothers, 1943. Original pressbook for the 1943 film, "Background to Danger", directed by Raoul Walsh, based on the 1937 novel "Uncommon Danger" by Eric Ambler. Written for the screen by W. R. Burnett, and starring Gerge Raft, Sydney Greenstreet, Brenda Marshall, and Peter Lorre. An American intelligence operative (George Raft) in neutral Turkey must prevent a Nazi agent (Sydney Greenstreet) from releasing forgeries of a Russian invasion plan. 19 pages, saddle stitched, 11 x 17 inches. Very Good+ condition. Faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages. Tear to one internal page along the crease, neatly repaired with cello tape. Very tiny separations to the top, bottom, and center of the hinge fold. Warner's follow up to "Casblanca," reteaming Greenstreet and Lorre. [Book #110953]. (read more)

Ames, Delano.
Crime Out of Mind (First UK Edition).
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition (and correct first). Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jarvis. An attractive copy of the tenth Dagobert and Jane Brown mystery. Most of the titles in this series, including this one, had no US equivalent. [Book #110358]. (read more)

Anderson, Kent.
Night Dogs (First Edition).
New York: Bantam, 1998. First Edition. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, an unread copy. Preceded by a limited edition published by Dennis McMillan. The author's first book. [Book #104426]. (read more)

Andreae, Christine.
Grizzly (First Edition).
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. A Lee Squires mystery set in the wilds of Montana. From the library of Bruce Kahn. [Book #81729]. (read more)

Andreae, Christine.
Smoke Eaters (Signed First Edition).
New York: Thomas Dunne / St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED by the author on the title page. A mystery featuring a female fire fighter, Mattie McCullogh, set in the mountains of Montana. From the library of Bruce Kahn. [Book #82116]. (read more)

Andrews, Robert.
A Murder of Honor (First Edition).
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. The first Kearney and Phelps mystery. A nice copy. [Book #117156]. (read more)

Angus, Douglas.
The Ivy Trap (Vintage Paperback).
Crest Books, 1961, No. D-427. First Edition. Vintage paperback. First printing of this edition. Faint stamp to the bottom page edges, else Near Fine condition. An attractive copy. Cover art by Charles. [Book #113125]. (read more)

Ardin, William.
Light at Midnight (First UK Edition).
London: Headline, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition, first printing. and true first. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. A Charles Ramsay mystery. From the library of Bruce Kahn. [Book #82120]. (read more)

Ardin, William.
Some Dark Antiquities (First UK Edition).
London: Headline, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition, first printing. and true first. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. A Charles Ramsay mystery. From the library of Bruce Kahn. [Book #82121]. (read more)

Armstrong, Anthony [George A. Willis].
The Trail of Fear (First Edition).
Chicago: The White House Publishers, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Book has a crease to the spine, front hinge starting. Jacket is bright overall, some soiling and light wear to the extremities, nicking and a few small chips at the spine ends and corners. [Book #115123]. (read more)

Armstrong, Charlotte.
The Dream Walker (First Edition).
New York: Coward McCann, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Very Good+ or better in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket. Light bumping to the upper corners of the boards and crown, else Fine and very clean, in a very bright jacket with a touch of rubbing and creasing to the extremities with a few very short closed tear to the lower edge of the front panel. Small vintage bookseller label to the rear pastedown. [Book #87448]. (read more)

Arnott, Jake.
He Kills Coppers (First UK Edition, Signed).
London: Sceptre, 2001. First Edition. First UK Edition (and correct first), first printing, a trade paperback original, Fine in wrappers and SIGNED AND DATED IN THE YEAR AND MONTH OF PUBLICATION by the author on the title page. Well-regarded author's second book, follow-up to The Long Firm. [Book #11216]. (read more)

Artist Archives introduction by Max Allan Collins.
Exotic Ladies (First Edition).
Oregon: Collectors Press, 1999. First Edition. First American Edition, first printing. Fine in oversize perfect bound wrappers (softcover). [Book #57880]. (read more)

Ashford, Jeffrey.
Deadly Corruption (First Edition).
New York: Sutton House Publishers, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket has a few random impressions to the front panel, else fine. [Book #118216]. (read more)

Atwood, Margaret.
Alias Grace (First Edition, Review Copy, inscribed to Mel Gussow).
New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. REVIEW COPY, with publisher's promotional material laid in. INSCRIBED by Atwood to Mel Gussow on the title page in the year of publication: "To Mel / with best wishes / Margaret Atwood 1996." Gussow was a theatre critic and cultural writer for The New York Times from 1969 until his death in 2005. He authored 8 books, served as editor for many others, and his reviews and interviews (with the likes of Arthur Miller, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, and Tom Stoppard) became staples of students and fans of theatre for decades. His first published review was Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1962, leading to a lifelong relationship with the playwright that resulted in a biography of Albee by Gussow, published in 1999. Gussow interviewed Atwood on several occasions, and published reviews of her books in the New York Times in 2000 and in 2003. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. A touch of rubbing at the extremities, very light bumping at the spine ends. Jacket has some rubbing at the top edge. An attractive copy, and a great association. [Book #117838]. (read more)

Aubert, Brigitte.
Death From the Woods (First Edition).
New York: Welcome Rain Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Winner of the grand prix de litterature policiere by France's most acclaimed female author of crime fiction. The first of the Elise Andrioli series. [Book #67164]. (read more)

Aubert, Rosemary.
The Feast of Stephen (Signed First Edition).
Bridgehampton, New York: Bridge Works Publishing Company, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the the author on the title page and DATED in the year of publication. The second in the Ellis Portal mystery series. [Book #76230]. (read more)

Aubert, Rosemary.
Free Reign (First Edition).
Bridgehampton, New York: Bridge Works Publishing Company, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Spine ends lightly bumped, else Fine and unread in an about Fine dust jacket. Aubert's first Ellis Portal mystery. [Book #114546]. (read more)

Ayres, Noreen.
A World The Color Of Salt (First Edition).
New York: William Morrow, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. [Book #75808]. (read more)

Baden, Michael; Linda Kenney.
Remains Silent (First Edition).
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. [Book #76656]. (read more)

Badenoch, Andrea.
Mortal (First UK Edition, Signed).
London: Macmillan, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition and true first, Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED by the author on the title page. The author's first novel, a tale of murder and psychological suspense. From the library of Bruce Kahn. [Book #81755]. (read more)

Baker, John.
Death Minus Zero (First Edition).
London: Victor Gollancz, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a slightly rubbed, else Fine dust jacket. [Book #115271]. (read more)

Baker, John.
Poet in the Gutter (First Edition).
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. A Sam Turner mystery. A nice copy. [Book #117145]. (read more)

Baker, John.
Poet in the Gutter: A Sam Turner Mystery (First UK Edition, Signed).
London: Victor Gollancz, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. The author's first novel. [Book #117507]. (read more)

Baldacci, David.
Last Man Standing (Signed First Edition).
New York: Warner Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "To Janet / I hope you're standing [underlined] and cheering at the end! / David Baldacci." Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. [Book #114245]. (read more)

Ballinger, John.
The Williamsburg Forgeries (Signed First Edition).
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. [Book #116099]. (read more)

Barbette, Jay.
Final Copy (First Edition).
London: Arthur Barker, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket shows a few small chips, short, closed tears, and rubbing at edges. Still an extrodinary copy of this uncommon title. Wonderful dust jacket illustration. [Book #40569]. (read more)

Barnard, Robert.
A City of Strangers (Signed First Edition).
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. [Book #11618]. (read more)

Barnes, Linda.
Bitter Finish (First Edition).
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. First Edition. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. The Boston mystery writer's second novel and second Michael Spraggue mystery. [Book #57448]. (read more)

Barnhardt, Wilton.
Show World (Signed First Edition).
New York: St. Martin's [St. Martin], 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, INSCRIBED by the author in the year of publication, on the title page. [Book #87733]. (read more)

Barr, Nevada.
Firestorm (Signed First Edition).
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket; SIGNED by the author on the title page, dated March 22, 1996 and inscribed: "To ---, a woman of taste and discernment." [Book #75704]. (read more)

Barr, Nevada.
Track of the Cat (First Edition).
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Just a hint of toning at the page edges as usually found, else an unread copy. Author's first mystery. [Book #108217]. (read more)

Barre, Richard.
Blackheart Highway (First Edition).
New York: Berkley, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Full color promotional card laid in. [Book #73230]. (read more)

Barre, Richard.
The Innocents (Signed First Edition).
New York: Walker, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED by the author on the title page. Slight rubbing to dust jacket front panel, else Fine and unread. A Wil Hardesty murder mystery. [Book #73783]. (read more)

Bateman, Colin.
Cycle of Violence (First Edition, Review Copy).
New York: Arcade, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. REVIEW COPY with publisher's materials laid in. From the library of Bruce Kahn. [Book #82005]. (read more)

Bateman, Colin.
Divorcing Jack (First Edition).
New York: Arcade, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Basis for the 1998 satire of Northern Ireland terrorism gangs, starring David Thewlis. [Book #74393]. (read more)

Bateman, Colin.
Empire State (First UK Edition).
London: Harper Collins, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition and true first. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. From the library of Bruce Kahn. [Book #82003]. (read more)