New York: Pocket Books, 1943. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Small 8vo. Pocket Books #17 $.25 cover price. Sharp later Paperback Printing, March, 1943. Square and tight with white pages. Front and back cover creases but still a bright example and quite collectable copy of the first Ellery Queen in..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1949. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Pocket Books #669. Sharp Unread First Paperback Printing, December, 1949. No cover price. Square and tight with very mild edge-wear. A hint toning to pages and a faint staining to the bottom page corners but not affecting text..... More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1955. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 223pp. Sharp First British Edition of this anthology of 18 short stories. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild bumping to spine ends. Faint outline of an erased signature at the top edge of the front board. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket..... More
New York: Davis Publications, 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO Pyramid T-2036. Sharp Unread First Printing of this paperback original anthology of nine stories by Stout, Woolrich, Canning and others. $1.95 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild edge and a feint dog-ear to the top..... More
New York: Popular Library, 1966. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback. PBO Popular Library #50-447 Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original, No month, 1960. $.50 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of edge-wear and a shallow dog-ear on the rear top corner. Fresh and..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1942. H. Lawrence Hoffman. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback. Pocket #179. Solid Second Paperback Printing. November, 1942; no cover price. Tight and clean throughout with supple pages and no toning. Slight spine lean. Some rubbing to edges and hinges. Surface creases. Wear to rear panel. Still fresh..... More
New York: Pocket, 1945. H. Lawrence Hoffman. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO Pocket #259. Solid 11th Paperback Printing, November, 1945. No Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild toning. Hinges and spine well rubbed with some color flaking. Shallow corner crease on the front panel. Light soiling. Still..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1958. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback. Pocket Books #2202. Sharp Unread 11th Paperback Printing, November, 1958, $.25 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of edge-wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy and though not..... More
New York: Pyramid, 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO Pyramid T-2036. Sharp Unread First Printing paperback original of this anthology of nine stories by Stout, Queen, Carr and others. September, 1969, $.75 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild edge and surface wear and light rubbing..... More
New York: Pyramid, 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO Pyramid T-2129. Sharp Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original anthology of nine stories by Chandler, Hammett, Queen, and others. November, 1969. $.75 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild edge and surface wear. Fresh and bright..... More
New York: The Dial Press, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 285pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of this anthology with stories by Rendell, Dunsany, Queen, and many others. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($9.95), has some mild edge-wear but is fresh..... More
New York: The Dial Press, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 284pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of this anthology with stories by Rendell, Stout, Queen, Innes, and many others. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A bit of off-setting to gutters. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($8.95)..... More
New York: The Modern Library, 1946. Hardcover. Thick 12mo, xviii995(2)pp. Beautiful First Modern Library Edition. ML binding style G5 in grey cloth with lettering in gilt upon maroon spine and front board labels. Anthology with classic stories by Poe, Shiel, Leblanc, Christie, Hammett, Dunsany, and many others. Square, tight and..... More
New York: The Modern Library. Hardcover. Thick 12mo, xviii995(2)pp. Beautiful Early Modern Library Edition. ML binding style G5 in blue cloth with lettering in gilt upon maroon spine and front board labels. Undated but likely early 1950's. Anthology with classic stories by Poe, Shiel, Leblanc, Christie, Hammett, Dunsany, and many..... More
New York: Macall Corporation, 1939. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Pulp, December, 1939, $.25 Cover Price. 1930. Solid issue of this anthology of adventure and mystery stories. Page edge toning as is common. Some chipping and a small piece out from the rear outer edge. 2" spine splits at the..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1964. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO Pocket Books 6232. Sharp Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original story from Dannay and Lee using the Ross pseudonym. April, 1964. $.35 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with barely a hint of toning. The only..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1966. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO Pocket Books 50497. Sharp Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original story from Dannay and Lee using the Ross pseudonym. June, 1966l, 1964. $.50 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with very mild toning. The only real..... More