New York: E.P. Dutton, 1950. First Edition. Late novel by the West Virginia mystery author featuring Kentucky sheriff Jess Roden, who goes undercover to search for a moonshiner who killed a US Deputy Marshal. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), with a faint vertical crease along spine panel and a single, tiny.....
London: Macdonald, 1961. First Edition, no US equivalent. The first Adam Gifford mystery. Jacket design by Stein. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket. A superb copy.
New York: Henry Holt, 1940. First Edition. The third Michael Shayne novel, basis for the 1946 film "Murder is My Business," directed by Sam Newfield, and starring Hugh Beaumont as Shayne. Scarce. Very Good plus lacking the dust jacket. Slight lean, with light rubbing to the extremities.
London: Michael Joseph, 1938. First UK Edition, and the correct first of "Flying Colors," preceding the single volume publication. SIGNED by the author on a special Book Society bookplate designed by Rex Whistler. The third Hornblower novel published, and the eighth in series chronology, published together with the second. Along with "The Happy Return," the three form the basis for.....
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1936. First American Edition. Book twenty-three in the Dr. Priestley series of mystery novels, this one involving the murder by poisoning of the wealthy Victor Harleson. Very Good lacking the dust jacket. Faint, partially erased owner name and additional faint pencil annotations on the front pastedown. Slight lean and light rubbing overall.
Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press, 1995. First Edition. Book one in the Holland Taylor mystery series and the 1995 Edgar Award winner for Best First Novel. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, with Edgar Award winner sticker on the front panel.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1940. First American Edition, preceded by the UK edition published by Victor Gollancz the previous year. A collection of short stories, two of which feature Lord Peter Wimsey, and two Montague Egg, among other stories. Fine and unread in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket.
London: MacDonald, 1947. First Edition. The twelfth Chief Inspector Sir John Meredith mystery. Jacket design by Stein. About Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Book is clean but with the slightest lean. Jacket minutely rubbed at the corners, with a couple of short closed tears. A bright, clean copy.
London: Robert Hale, 1981. First Edition. The fourteenth of the author's fifteen novels in the Inspector Anders police procedural series. No US equivalent. Near Fine in a lightly rubbed, about Near Fine dust jacket.
London: Quality Press, 1946. First Edition. The seventeenth John Piper mystery. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket, with a few nicks at the spine ends and extremities. A bright, clean copy.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. First Edition. A Norma and Alexander Gold mystery. Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. A light offsetting from a small sticker on front endpaper. Jacket is lightly rubbed at the spine and extremities.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. First Edition. The fourth Paul Pine novel, the previous three written under the pseudonym John Evans. Near Fine in a Vert Good dust jacket. Jacket spine lightly faded, with light chipping and soil.
London: Fox Film Corporation, 1996. First UK Edition, preceding all others. An art world-based crime novel. Book six in the Jonathan Argyel mystery series. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Tiny tap to the bottom of spine panel.
New York: Scribner, 1994. First American Edition. Book five in the Jonathan Argyll mystery series. A very faint scratch to the jacket's front panel, else Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
Racine, WI: Sully and Kleinteich, 1914. First Edition. The second Bert Wilson novel. Very Good plus lacking the dust jacket. Contemporary owner name on the front flyleaf. Light foxing to the page edges and endpapers.
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1940. First American Edition, published in the UK the same year as "Versus the Baron" by Sampson Low. The seventh Baron novel, with the character once again renamed Blue Mask for the American market. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus example of the scarce dust jacket. Jacket is bright and complete, with minor rubbing and.....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1973. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated 21 October 1983. Importantly, the dust jacket is not price-clipped and shows a price of $5.95 on the front flap. Only the second such copy we have ever handled. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Bookplate of noted collector Duke.....
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1940. First Edition. The 12th Dr. Gideon Fell novel. Very Good in a Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket. Slight lean, with light bumps to the bottom front corner and top edge, and minor fraying to the extremities. Jacket lightly chipped at the extremities, with light rubbing and soil.
New York: Scibner, 1995. First Edition. The second Cliff Janeway mystery novel. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket heel and crown lightly rubbed.
New York: Scribner, 2006. First Edition. Book Five and the conclusion of the Cliff Janeway series of crime novels. Lower board corners lightly tapped, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. A very bright, attractive copy.
New York: Walker and Company, 1988. First Edition. Book two in Rachel Hennings mystery series, this one detailing the Los Angeles bookseller and amateur sleuth's involvement in the murder of a popular 1930s crime writer. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket flaps lightly toned, with a touch of rubbing to front panel.
New York: Macmillan, 1929. First Edition. The second Francis Galt novel, set in New York City. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Light bumps at the extremities, offsetting to the endpapers. Jacket spine fold professionally repaired on the verso, small chips at the extremities.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First Edition. The seventh installment in the Dave Brandsetter mystery series, featuring the aforementioned gay private insurance investigator. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Some light rubbing overall, with a faint sticker residue on the front panel, and a few light scratches at the rear.
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1990. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The second Marcus Didius Falco historical mystery. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
London: Michael Joseph, 1971. First Edition. The sixth and final Timothy Herring mystery. Jacket design by John Storey. Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. First Edition. The eighth Inspector Fadiman Wace mystery. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. Price of 15s net present at the bottom of the front flap. A superb copy.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. First Edition. The sixth Inspector Fadiman Wace mystery. Jacket design by Jenifer Armour. Owner name and address label on the front flyleaf, else Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket with a couple of small, shallow chips at the spine ends, and a bit of rubbing here and there.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1966. First Edition. A Power Boys Adventure mystery. Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued. Slight lean, with a touch of laminate lift and light rubbing at the spine.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1964. First Edition. The second Power Boys Adventure mystery. Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued. A touch of laminate lift and light rubbing at the spine and extremities.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1964. First Edition. A Power Boys Adventure mystery. Very Good with no dust jacket as issued. Owner name on the front endpaper, with some laminate lift at the spine, and light rubbing to the board edges.
New York: Henry Holt, 1953. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Author's first book and the first Ed Noon mystery. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Tape shadows to the boards, with light bruising and an ink annotation on the front endpaper. Jacket is lightly rubbed and soiled overall, with light edgewear and.....
New York: Viking Press, 1997. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Book two in the Streeter mystery series. Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket.
New York: Viking Press, 1996. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The first book in the Streeter mystery series, and the author's first published work overall. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. A touch of fading to the jacket spine.
New York: Viking Press, 1998. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Third book in the Streeter mystery series. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Slight lean, with light rubbing overall.
New York: Viking Press, 1999. First Edition. The fourth Streeter mystery novel. Jacket heel has a tiny bit of rubbing, else Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
New York: DC Comics, 1989-1990. A collection of ten original comics featuring Doc Savage, published by DC, all SIGNED by writer Mike W. Barr on the front wrappers. Doc Savage was featured by DC Comics beginning with a four-issue mini-series in 1987, followed by twenty-four issues, including an annual issue. Other characters throughout the run included Doc's love interest Monya.....
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1938. First UK Edition, preceding all others. A Roderick Alleyn mystery. Very Good plus lacking the dust jacket. Slight lean, with offsetting to the endpapers.
New York: Henry Holt, 1995. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. A sardonic murder mystery set in the affluent though often volatile world of art dealing. First installment in the "Fred Taylor" mystery series. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed, with a faint, three-quarter inch scratch on the rear panel.....
New York: Viking Press, 1964. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper on the day after Christmas, in the year of publication: "December 26-1964 - / To Elizabeth Boyne - / at the / suggestion of my wife, who / says you are comely and canny / so I wish you well - / Rex Stout." A......
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1940. First Edition. The eighth Nero Wolfe mystery. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Owner bookplate on the front pastedown. Jacket spine lightly faded as usually found, with a couple of closed tears and some light rubbing.
Hollywood: MCA TV, 1993. Revised Draft script for the 1994 television film. Sequel to the 1963 film by Alfred Hitchcok. A family grieving the death of their son relocates to a summer house on a remote East Coast island, where flocks of birds begin to attack the town. Director Rick Rosenthal's dissatisfaction with the final film led him to remove his.....
New York: Delacorte, 1980. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. A Spenser novel. Fine in tall green wrappers as issued.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1989. First UK Edition, preceding all others. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by the author on the title page. Book three in the Augustus Maltravers mystery series. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
London: Collins, 1971. First Edition, no US equivalent. The third Detective-Inspector Leric mystery. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. Only a touch of soil at the top page edges to note. An attractive copy.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. A Lew Archer mystery. Near Fine and unread in a Very Good plus, price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket has the usual fading to the colors at the heel, and some creasing and light rubbing at the crown. Presents quite well overall.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. An attractive copy of the eighth Lew Archer novel, with one of the best jacket designs in the classic series. About Near Fine in a very lightly rubbed, Near Fine dust jacket.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First Edition. A Philo Vance story. Basis for the 1934 film starring Warren William as Philo Vance. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket lightly chipped, with cello tape reinforcements to the verso, and light rubbing to the flap folds, but otherwise bright and unfaded.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Basis for the 1939 film, directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Gracie Allen, Warren William, and Ellen Drew. A Philo Vance mystery. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Bookplate on the front pastedown, covered completely by jacket flap. Jacket is lightly rubbed, with a few short closed tears.....
New York: Ives and Washburn, 1959. First American Edition. The ninth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery, set in Wales. Jacket design by Bob Ritter. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket rubbed, particularly at the corners, with a couple of short closed tears and a small splash at the top left corner of the rear panel. A......
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1952. First American Edition. The fourth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery, set in Wales. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Neat owner name on the front flyleaf. Jacket rubbed, and with a few nicks and short closed tears. A very nice copy overall.
New York: Harper and Row, 1970. First Edition. The author’s first book, introducing Navajo Tribal Police detective Joe Leaphorn. Fine and unread in a Very Good plus dust jacket. A bit of the usual fading to the jacket spine (but only to the titling), some slight rubbing at the spine ends and corners.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1957. First Edition. A Wilderness Mystery Series installment. Very Good plus with no dust jacket as issued. Some laminate lift at the spine and light rubbing to the spine and extremities.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1954. First Edition. A Wilderness Mystery Series installment. Very Good plus with no dust jacket as issued. Very slight lean, with some mild rubbing overall, and a touch of laminate lift at the spine and extremities.
London: William Heinemann, 1977. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The third Courtney novel. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faint foxing to the top page edge, small bruise on the front pastedown. Jacket Light fading to the spine, shallow diagonal crease on the front flap, and faint foxing to the same.....
New York: MS Mill and William Morrow, 1951. First Edition. The first book in featuring series detective Timothy Dane. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed and soiled over all, with light foxing to the rear panel and rear flap, and a light chip to the upper front panel and crown, not affecting any text.
New York: Congdon and Lattes / St. Martin's Press, 1981. First Edition. 1982 Edgar Award winner and the first Bayer novel to feature NYPD lieutenant Frank Janek, the author's favored protagonist. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket has a single, small closed tear at the top of the each panel, a faint, two inch scratch on.....