London: Picador, 2013. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 184pp. Beautiful Unread First British Edition and First Edition in Hardcover. First Printing with full number sequence. The novelisation of the 2013 film of the same name starring Michael Fessbender and Jarviwe Bardem. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear..... More
New York: Mysterious Press, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 193pp. Beautiful First Trade Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of wear at the spine ends but barely. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($10.00), has a touch of rubbing to the crown and top front tip but is..... More
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company (Duckworth). Photoplay Edition. Cloth. 12mo., 251(2)pp. Beautiful "Copyright" Edition. Not dated but c. 1927. Bound in maroon cloth with titles in gilt and decorative borders also in gilt on front board and spine. The Readers Library was an imprint of Gerald Duckworth and Company..... More
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company (Duckworth), 1928. Photoplay Edition. Cloth. 12mo., 253pp. Beautiful First British and Photoplay Edition to coincide with the release of the 1928 Fox film titled "The Red Dance" starring Vanessa Del Rio and Charles Farrell. Bound in maroon cloth with titles in gilt and decorative..... More
New York: The Tartarus Press, 2003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo., 455pp. Beautiful Limite Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£30.00), is fresh and bight with no chipping, creases or tears. A simply gorgeous collectable copy... More
New York: Doubleday, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 320pp. 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, ($24.95), is fresh and bight with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the..... More
New York: Doubleday, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 404pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, FIrst Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some fairly gentle bumping to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bight with no chipping, creases..... More
New York: Doubleday, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 318pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, FIrst Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gentle bumping to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($26.95), is fresh and bight with no chipping, creases or..... More
London: Macmillan, 1986. Hardcover. 8vo., 192pp. Gorgeous Stated Reprinted Edition of the first Brother Cadfael Mystery. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£8.95 net), is fresh and bight with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the title page..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 267pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full letter sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($22.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable..... More
London: Allison & Busby, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 342pp. Beautiful First UK and Hardcover Edition of the authour's second book. Published as a paperback original in the States. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£6.95 net), is fresh and bright with..... More
London: Macmillan, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 190pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the bottom front tip. Perhaps a touch of page edge toning due to the high acid paper used. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£6.95 net)..... More
New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.,311pp. Beautiful Stated First US Edition published the year after the English edition. Original black cloth with titles in black upon red bands on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a...... More
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 263pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. The author's first novel introducing Commissario Guido Brunetti. Square, tight and clean throughout with some gentle bumping to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($19.00), is fresh and bright with no..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 250pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in black pebbled cloth with titles in red on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout a touch of softness to the spine ends. End=papers very lightly toned. Ownership signature and date on front..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 229pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with some gentle bumping to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($15.95), has a bit of quite mild edge-wear but is fresh and bright..... More
London: Heinemann, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 144pp. Gorgeous First Edition in English. Bound in peach-colored cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive dust-jacket appears to have been clipped by the publisher with a £5.50 Heinemann price sticker affixed..... More
Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 238pp. Sharp First Edition. One of 3000 copies printed, though it has been estimated that there were actually 3604 copies were actually published, (Jaffrey p.23). Square tight and clean throughout with gentle bumping to spine ends and light toning..... More
Sauk City: Mycroft & Moran, 1951. Frank Utpatel. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 245pp. Beautiful First Edition, the second of Derleth's collection of stories paying homage to Sherlock Holmes after "In Re: Sherlock Holmes". One of only 2038 copies printed. Square tight and clean throughout with perhaps a hint of wear..... More
Sauk City. WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1961. Frank Utpatel. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 199pp. Beautiful First Edition of this fourth collection of Sherlock Holmes pastiche stories. One of 2052 copies printed. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle push at the heel. Equally attractive..... More
Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 281pp. Gorgeous First Printing of one of the rarer M&M/Arkham titles. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the crown and heel. A touch of off-setting to gutters. Remarkably well preserved..... More
New York: New Directions, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 207pp. Sharp First Combined Edition containing the two novels, "The Last of Mr. Norris" and "Goodbye to Berlin". Bound in grey cloth with titles in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Very minor wear to spine ends and edges..... More
London: Thorton Butterworth, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 315pp. Beautiful First Edition of this scarce mystery with statement "First Published ... 1930" on copyright page. .Bound in black cloth with titles stamped in red on spine and blind-stamped on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1943. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Pocket Books 228. Sharp First Paperback Printing, September, 1943. No cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with no interior toning. Mild edge and surface wear. Spine lightly toned Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears..... More
London: Robert Hale, 1956. 1st British Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful First British Edition bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. "Jealous Woman" was originally published in Avon Mystery Monthly in 1949. This volume also includes "Sinful Woman". Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor bumping..... More