A fine selection spaning over 100 years of mystery writing.
New York: Dell, 1960. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Dell D201. Solid First Dell Printing, #8 in the Dell Great Mystery Library, July, 1957. $.35 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout though with some page edge toning. Some shallow cover creasing. and a few page in the..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.202p. Beautiful First Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of toning to board edges but very minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($5.50), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A sharp collectable..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo., 262pp. Beautiful First Edition of this classic mystery, published simultaneously with the UK edition. Bound in green cloth with blind-stamped decorations and titles stamped in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with the..... More
New York: Gold Medal, 1951. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Vintage Paperback. PBO Gold Medal 17. Sharp First Printing of this Paperback Original. No month, 1951. No Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with two short, shallow dog-ear creases but quite minor. Small name on first page Fresh and bright..... More
New York: Gold Medal, 1966. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Vintage Paperback. PBO Gold Medal d1747. Sharp Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original. $.50 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of shallow creasing but barely noticeable. Fresh and bright with no tears or chipping. A...... More
New York: E.P. Dutton / Guilt Edged Mystery, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo., 191pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some very minor wear to edges and tips Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.75) has some trivial edge-wear and light toning but is fresh and bright..... More
Las Vegas, NV: Playtime, 1962. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO Playtime #605. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original Vintage Sleaze, August, 1962. $.60 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint at the bottom edge but barely. Fresh and..... More
London: Collins - The Crime Club, 2006. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 256pp. Sharp Reprint of this Facsimile Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of page edge-toning. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some very minor surface rubbing to rear panel but fresh..... More
London: Collins - The Crime Club, 2006. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 281pp. Sharp First Reprint of this Facsimile Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of page edge-toning. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, (7/6 net on the spine panel), has some very minor..... More
London: Collins - The Crime Club, 2006. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 256pp. Sharp Reprint of this Facsimile Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Mild page edge-toning. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some very minor surface rubbing to rear panel but fresh and bright..... More
New York: Pocket, 1957. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Pocket #1174. Sharp First Paperback Printing, Beautiful First Paperback Edition, September, 1957. $.25 Cover Price. Tight, solid and clean throughout save some fairly mild page edge-toning and some darker discoloration the front end-paper. Still fresh and bright with no..... More
London: Collins - The Crime Club, 2006. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 138pp. Sharp First Printing of this Facsimile Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of page edge-toning. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some very minor surface rubbing to rear panel but..... More
London: Collins - The Crime Club, 2006. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 160pp. Sharp First Reprint of this Facsimile Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of page edge-toning. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some very minor surface rubbing to rear panel but..... More
London: Collins - The Crime Club, 2006. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 191pp. Sharp First Printing of this Facsimile Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of page edge-toning. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some very minor surface rubbing to rear panel but..... More
New York: Avon, 1946. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Avon. #85. Sharp First Paperback Printing. No month, 1946. No cover price. Square and tight and clean throughout with fairly mild toning to page edges. Light edge-wear and a bit of soiling. Still, a fresh, bright example with no..... More
Minneapolis, MN: Fedogan & Bremer, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.,239pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, #9 of only 100 numbered copies printed. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch over-opened at the title page and a few light, scattered spots on the end-papers. Fine publisher's slipcase..... More
New York: Pocket, 1955. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Pocket #1090. Sharp First Paperback Printing, November, 1955. $.25 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly minor surface and edge-wear. Pages just starting to tone but quite light. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or..... More
Sauk City. WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1968. Frank Utpatel. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12mo., 38pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition of this Chapbook pastiche, one of only 2012 copies printed. $1.50 price on rear panel. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of soiling but..... More
Sauk City. WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1968. Frank Utpatel. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12mo., 38pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition of this Chapbook pastiche, one of only 2012 copies printed. $1.50 price on rear panel. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Illustrations by Frank Utpatel. A gorgeous..... More
New York: Scribners, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 424pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing with Scribner's "A" on the copyright page as called for. Bound in black cloth with titles in green with gold accents on the front board and spine. Mapped end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with little..... More
New York: The Modern Library, 1957. Hardcover. 12mo., 612pp. Sharp early Modern Library edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some mild wear to spine ends and tips. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($1.65 379 available books on the verso), has some rubbing and wear to the spine ends and tips. A...... More
London: John Murray, 1962. Hardcover. 8vo.,312pp. Beautiful Nineteenth Impression of the Uniform Edition. Bound in red cloth with titles stamped in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor bumping to spine ends and one tip Some off-setting to end-papers. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (10s 6d net)..... More
Minneapolis: Dinkytown, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. [4], iii, [1], 19 pages. Bound in original cream wraps with dust-jacket. Gorgeous "First separate edition" (title page verso); reprinting of a short story which originally appeared in "This Week in Denver" magazine, March 1984; with..... More
Minneapolis: Dinkytown, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. [4], iii, [1], 19 pages. Bound in original cream wraps with dust-jacket. Gorgeous "First separate edition" (title page verso); reprinting of a short story which originally appeared in "This Week in Denver" magazine, March 1984; with..... More
Minneapolis: Dinkytown, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. [4], iii, [1], 19 pages. Bound in original cream wraps with dust-jacket. Gorgeous "First separate edition" (title page verso); reprinting of a short story which originally appeared in "This Week in Denver" magazine, March 1984; with..... More