New York: Philosophical Library, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo.,326pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear at the heel a and a few faded spot in the cloth. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, wrapper has a touch of soiling and a tiny closed tear..... More
New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1908. Lester Ralph. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 472pp. Sharp First Edition of this early work from the prolific creator of Mr. Fortune. Published in the UK as Colonel Stow. Bound in light blue cloth with lettering in red on front board and spine. Navy and gilt..... More
New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co., 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 307pp. Sharp Stated First Edition of this Crime Club Selection of the Month for February of 1939 that was sent to subscribers. Bound in black cloth with lettering in black surrounded by yellow backgrounds. Crime Club..... More
Garden City, NY: The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co., 1941. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 307pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Originally published in the UK as "The Little Captain" in 1941. Bound in blue cloth with titles in black on spine and publisher's logo on front board. Square, tight..... More
Garden City, NY: The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co., 1944. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 231pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Bound in red cloth with titles in black on spine and front board. Square and tight with mild wear to spine ends. Top tips bumped. Some off-setting to end-papers..... More
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1913. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 375pp. Solid First Edition of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, which haycraft considered the first "Modern" detective story. (Murder For Pleasure p.113). Bound in dark blue cloth with lettering in gilt on spine and blind-stamped on frond board. Embossed borders and..... More
New York: The Century Company, 1913. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 300pp. Solid First American Edition of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, which haycraft considered the first "Modern" detective story. (Murder For Pleasure p.113). Bound in black cloth with lettering in gilt on spine and frond board. Published originally in the..... More
New York: Prentiss hall, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio, 240pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in green cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. Mapped end-papers. Maps and illustrations throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket..... More
New York: Viking, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo., 691pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition, FIrst Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed by the author..... More
New York: Athaneum, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 370pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A faint "R" written on the front end-paper. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($10), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 124pp. Sharp First Edition of Volume 2 of this anthology of Chinese classic poetry with short descriptions of the poets. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has a touch of..... More
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1981. David A. Cherry. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 142pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, one of only 1050 unnumbered copies printed. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.00), has a small crinkle and short closed tear at..... More
New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 329pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($19.00) is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. A gorgeous collectable..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 252pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of rubbing to the crown but barely. No page toning..... More
New York: Gallery Swan, 1996. First Edition. Soft cover. Slim oblong12mo., unpaginated. Wraps in dust-jacket. Sharp presumed only edition of this gallery guide for a 1996 exhibition in New York City. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some mild..... More
New York: Del Rey, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 291pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing Square, tight and clean throughout with just a bit of toning to board edges. Beautiful unclipped wrapper has some edge and surface wear but still bright and fresh with..... More
New York: Ballantine, 1955. Soft cover. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback. PBO Ballantine #97. Sharp First Printing, of this Paperback Original published concurrently withe the hardcover edition. No month, 1955. $.35 Cover Price. Tight and clean throughout with mild page toning and a very slight spine lean. Minor edge-wear and rubbing..... More
New York: Signet, 1973. First Edition, Thus. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO Signet Q5582. $.95 Cover Price Beautiful Unread First Signet Printing. July, 1973. Square and tight and clean throughout with a touch of edge-wear. A fresh, bright and well-preserved example with no creases, chipping or tears. A very pretty..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 226pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little if any wear. Unobtrusive ownership blind-stamp on front end-paper. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($19.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 214pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of a story originally published in Thrilling Science Stories in 1949; paired with "Against the Fall of Night, originally published by Gnome press in 1953. Bound in green cloth with titles in black on..... More
New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 256pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, #467 of only 500 specially bound and signed by the author. There was also an unsigned jacketed trade edition. Bound in blue cloth with titles in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 290pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of wear to spine ends. A couple of sticker ghosts on front paste-down and end-paper. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jaclet..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 215pp Beautiful First Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($13.95), has a bit of toning to the flap edges but is fresh and bright with..... More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 232pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition. Bound quarter purple cloth over blue paper-covered boards with lettering in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($15.95), is fresh and bright. with..... More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 248pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition of this early Mario Balzic story. Bound in quarter orange cloth over black paper-covered boards with lettering in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust..... More