A terrific collection of newly, (mostly), catalogued early mysteries, all before 1940, and most with uncommon dust-jackets. Some particularly scarce in such nice condition or in any condition.
New York: D. Appleton - Century Co., 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 242pp. Beautiful First Edition. Original red cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square , tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of bumping to tips and spine ends but quite..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1887. Hardcover. 16mo., (2)170pp. plus 12pg ads. Sharp Early US Edition. Published a year earlier as #105 of Harper's Handy Series. Originally published in the UK, also in 1886, as part of that year's Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual. This volume is likely a Harper's Popular Library..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 241pp. plus 2pp ads. Beautiful First US Edition, published originally in Sweden in 1922. Translated here by Agnes Platt. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with titles stamped in green on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1923. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo., 258pp. Beautiful First US Edition of this anthology of the exploits of a half-dozen of English history's most notorious highwaymen. Bound in publisher's original brown textured cloth with titles stamped in red on spine and front..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 265pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of this uncommon mystery about a football player murdered on the field during a game. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square, tight and..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 317(3)pp. Solid stated First Printing, bound in publisher's light blue cloth with titles stamped in navy on front cover and spine. Square, tight and mostly clean throughout with a bit of foxing spots primarily to page outer edges. Some off-setting/discoloration to..... More
New York: MacMillan, 1933. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 244pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in publisher's black cloth with titles in white on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no toning or edge-wear. Quite gentle bumping to spine ends and a hint of off-setting to..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.,259pp. Beautiful First Edition, (Hubin pg.192), Original orange cloth with titles stamped in black and decoration blindstamped on front panel. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint at the spine ends but barely noticeable..... More
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1929. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 311pp. plus 9pp. publisher's catalogue in the rear. Beautiful First US Edition and First Edition in English, of this psychological thriller by "...Germany's foremost woman novelist". Originally published in Germany as "Der Fall Deruga" in 1917. Translated from the..... More
New York: Chelsea House, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 316pp. plus 2pp ads. Beautiful First Edition. Original green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front board and spine. Square , tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to spine ends and top front tip lightly bumped. Very..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Cloth. 8vo., 262pp. Beautiful likely later printing of the First Edition with copyright code G-D. Bound in publisher's red cloth with titles in black on spine and front board. A Harper "Sealed Mystery" with the seal at the back loosened from rear paste-down but..... More
New York: Frank-Maurice, Inc., 1926. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 285pp. Beautiful First US Edition, originally published in the UK in 1925 as "The Long Way Round". Bound in publisher's original tan cloth with titles stamped in black on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout save some..... More
New York: The Century Company, 1915. 1st Edition. Cloth. 12mo., 305pp. Beautiful First Edition of this anthology of stories featuring a boy detective. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with titles stamped in orange gilt on front board and spine. Illustrations, including frontispiece by Henry Raleigh. This may be a...... More
Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 277pp. plus one-page ad in the rear for the author's other title. Beautiful First Edition bound in full purple cloth with decoration and titles blind-stamped on front board and spine. Frontis illustration. Square, tight and clean throughout with unfaded cloth..... More
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1874. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 298pp. Sharp First Edition bound in publisher's brown cloth against an embossed gilt banner on front board and spine. Borders and decoration stamped in black. Tawdry tale of political corruption and secret societies. Square, tight and clean throughout. Some fairly mild..... More
New York: The James A. McCann Company, 1923. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 278pp. Beautiful First US Edition, originally published by Hodder in the UK in 1919. Surprisingly, the American edition is not found in Hubin. Bound in publisher's original peach colored cloth with titles stamped in purple on spine..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 215pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear; perhaps just a touch of softness at the spine ends. Remarkably well-preserved. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has some trivial wear to spine ends and..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 337pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in peach colored cloth with black and green illustration and titles on front board. Solid and clean throughout with very mild wear to spine ends and tips. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has some chipping..... More
New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1936. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 302pp. Solid Stated First Edition of the second appearance of Viennese detective Baron von Kaz. Bound in green with titles super-imposed in green under a darker green decoration on spine. Light wear to spine ends..... More
New York: Edward J. Clode, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 320pp. Sharp First Edition bound in red cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with quite minor bumping to spine ends. Heel a bit toned. Some off-setting to paste-downs. Quite scarce unclipped..... More