Mystery
A Louse for the Hangman
London: Peter Davies, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 18mo. Full burgundy paper boards. 208 pp. Slight fading to spine ends. Lightly age toned to interior. Ink ownership inscription to front pastedown. Dust jacket price clipped, rubbed and chipped to extremities, some repairs to reverse with tape, lightly soiled to rear. When..... More
The Good Earth
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1980. Storey, Barron. Hardcover. 8vo. Original brown cloth quarter-bound in leather. 319 pp. A.e.g. Includes Frontis and 4 two-page illustrations. More
The Case of the Russian Cross
New York: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Full tan paper boards. 192 pp. Spine cocked. Ex libris stamp to ffep. Dust jacket is price clipped, edge worn, moderately foxed. More
The Postman Always Rings Twice & Double Indemnity
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1988. Nelson, Bill. Hardcover. 8vo. Full burgundy leatherette, gilt titling to spine, pictorial onlays to front and rear boards. A.E.G. 209 pp. [2] plate illustrations by Bill Nelson, specially commissioned for this edition. In fine condition. More
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s
New York: Library of America, 1997. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full burgundy cloth. Burgundy ribbon marker. 989 pp. Long perforation to foot of front cover of dust jacket, and scuff to foot of front board from same cut. Else fine. This adventurous volume..... More
The Fifth Gospel
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black and red glossy paper boards. Map endpapers. 431 pp. Fine. More
The Raven's Feathers
Ottawa: The Graphic Publishers Limited, 1930. Hardcover. 12mo. Full black publisher's cloth, red stamped lettering. 322 pp. Cockling to front cover, bruising to spine ends, spine cocked. Dust jacket is cropped to flaps, lightly edge worn with a few short tears. A solid copy of a scarce title. More
The Raven's Feathers
Ottawa: The Graphic Publishers Limited, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Full black publisher's cloth, red stamped lettering. 322 pp. Spine tilted, rubbed to extremities. Foxing to edges of text block. Cracking to front hinge, ffep torn out. Gift bookplate of The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Stamp of Burrows..... More
The Big Sleep
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1946. Hardcover. 8vo. 165 p.p. Cloth. 'A Forum Book Motion Picture Edition' stamped on front board and printed on front f.l. Small nicks along top and bottom edges of dust-jacket. Bottom of dust-jacket spine lightly chipped, hardly interferring with text. Scratches throughout..... More
Enter the Saint
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Full blue cloth. 319 pp. Cloth is soiled, light rubbing to extremities. Sporadic foxing. Good condition. More
Get Rich Quick Wallingford: A cheerful account of the rise and fall of an American Business Buccaneer
New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1908. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. orange cloth, pictorial paper onlay. 448 pp. [4] B&W plates. Spine tilted and sunned, fading and bumping to upper corners. A few spots of light foxing, age toned to interior. More
The Innocence of Father Brown
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1989. Hardcover. 8vo. The Franklin Library Mystery Masterpieces Series. Includes gilt illustration on front board and spine, raised bands on spine, and decorative endpapers. AEG. xv, 272 pp. 7 illustrations throughout. Top right corner rubbed, otherwise binding is tight. Near fine. More
Dance Without Music: A Mystery Novel
London: Collins, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. yellow cloth. 192 pp. Bumping to spine ends. Foxing to edges of boards, text block, endpapers, and dust jacket. Interior age toned. Dust jacket sunned to spine, edge worn, chipped to spine ends. More
This Man is Dangerous
[New York]: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. Hardcover. 12mo. A Red Badge Detective Mystery. Full black cloth, orange lettering to spine and Red Badge Detective device to front board. Light spots of wear to spine ends and corners. Spine slightly tilted. Small damp stain to tail edge of text block..... More
Easy to Kill
New York: P.F. Collier & Son Corporation, 1939. Hardcover. 8vo. 248 p.p. Burgundy pebbled cloth binding. Spine sunned. Gilt title on spine, blind stamping to front cover and spine. Some rubbing to joints and wear corners. A few scuffs to boards. Text clean. More
The Red Rods
New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. black cloth. 245 pp. White spot to head of front joint. Dust jacket is edge worn, chipped to spine ends, soiled to rear cover, creasing to flaps. More
Six Seconds of Darkness
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1918. Hardcover. 12mo. FUll black cloth, orange stamped lettering. 299 pp. Light rubbing to extremities, spine tilted. Some staining to edges and joints of boards and edges of text block. More
The Townsend Murder Mystery
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First radio play published in book form. First printing stated. Orig. black cloth. viii, 278 pp. Spotting to cloth, small spot of wear to top edge of rear board. Foxing and staining to edges..... More
The College League Mystery
New York: Books Inc., 1953. Hardcover. 12mo. Mel Martin Baseball Stories. Original aqua cloth boards. 191 p.p. Age toning to pages. Light bumping and rubbing to spine ends and corners. Slight damp staining to top edge. Short tear to head of p. 31. Dust jacket worn and chipped at edges..... More
The Big Chill
London: Robert Hale, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. brown paper boards. 183 pp. Fading to edges. Foxing and damp staining to edges of text block. Dust jacket is damp stained to rear cover, foxed to flaps and edges. More
Crack in the Sidewalk
London: Robert Hale, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. black paper boards. 183 pp. Spine tilted, Foxing to edges of text block. Dust jacket is damp stained to rear cover, foxed to flaps and edges, edge worn. More
Point of Origin
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1998. Soft cover. 8vo. Advance copy of first US edition. Soft cover. 353 pp. Fine. More
Send Superintendent West
New York: Charles Scribeners's Sons. Hardcover. 8vo. [1976. Date from WorldCat] Orange cloth, 190pp. Wear on spine and edges, o/w fine in d/w. "This is the story of a kidnapping with international complications, involving the American Embassy in London, the FBI and most of all Roger West of Scotland Yard..... More
So Young to Burn
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A Superintendent West story. Full orange cloth. 188 pp. Spine tilted, light rubbing to tail edges. Light foxing to edges of text block. Dust jacket lightly sunned (mostly visible to flaps) and very..... More