London: Studio Vista, 1970. First UK Edition, preceding all others. A critical discussion of early female blues singers, including Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faintly foxed to the page edges, with a slight spine lean. Jacket is lightly rubbed, with slight creasing to the top edge of the front panel and a faintly.....
London: Allison and Busby, 1986. First UK Edition, preceded by the American edition published by Gold Medal in 1967. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The tenth novel in the Parker series. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket front and rear panels lightly rubbed.
London: Allison and Busby, 1985. First Edition, preceded by the American edition published by Pocket Books in 1966. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The eighth novel in the Parker series. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket lightly toned to the flaps, with faint rubbing on the front and rear panels.
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1935. First Edition. The fifth book in John Dickson Carr's Gideon Fell mystery series, preceded by "The Blind Barber" and followed by "The Hollow Man." About Near Fine, lacking the dust jacket.
London: Robert Hale, 1943. First UK Edition. The fourth of the five Mr. Moto novels, this one finding the demurring detective in the Caribbean. Very Good in a solid Very Good example of the scarce illustrated dust jacket. Book has a moderate spine lean, and a gift inscription executed in fountain pen and dated 1950 on the front flyleaf. Jacket.....
London: Studio Vista, 1970. First UK Edition, preceding all others. A biography and musical analysis of influential blues musician Peetie Wheatstraw, including interviews with his fellow musicians. About Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Faintly foxed page edges and light offsetting on the front and rear endpapers.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Awards. About Fine in wrappers.
London: Studio Vista, 1970. First UK Edition, preceding all others. A historical examination of the interrelationship between white and African American folk music traditions. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Light foxing to the top page edge, with faint offsetting on the front and rear endpapers. Jacket is lightly toned overall, with faint scratches on the front panel.