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White Bear Lake, MN: The Armchair Detective, 1967. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. First two issues of this influential Detective fanzine that blossomed into a standalone Detective mag featuring original stories. The magazine really needs no introduction to Mystery and Detective fans... The bibliographical work by..... More
London: Hard Case Crime / Titan Books, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 249 PP + Publisher Catalog. First printing of the hardcover with the "First Hard Case Crime" notation on the copyright page. Original price of $23.99 on rear panel. Signed by Block on laid-in..... More
London: Hard Case Crime / Titan Books, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 249 PP + Publisher Catalog. First printing of the hardcover with the "First Hard Case Crime" notation on the copyright page. Original price of $23.99 on rear panel. Signed by Block on laid-in..... More
London: Titan Books, 2015. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 234 PP + 5 PP Publisher Ads. Signed by Block on laid-in bookplate. Stated First Hard Case Crime Edition. STATES: "First Publication Anywhere" on front cover. Original price of $22.99 on rear panel. More
London: Titan Books, 2015. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 5 X 8 Inches. 234 PP + 5 PP Publisher Ads. Signed by Block on laid-in bookplate. Stated First Paperback Edition. A Hard Case Crime Novel. Spine unbroken. More
London: Hard Case Crime, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 335 PP. Signed by Lawrence Block on bookplate that is laid-in loose. Best known for his Matthew Scudder novels, Block is also one of the more prolific and collected writers of erotica from the..... More
London: Hard Case Crime, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 335 PP. Signed by Lawrence Block directly on the title-page. Original price of $25.99 intact on rear cover. Best known for his Matthew Scudder novels, Block is also one of the more prolific and..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 296 PP. Stated "First American Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Classic Jazz Age mystery novil in the scarce DJ. Hint of toning to endpapers, else..... More
Bloomfield Hills, MI: Bruccoli Clark, 1976. Signed Limited Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/8 X 9 Inches. 31 PP. #23 of 350 signed and numbered copies. THIS COPY ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY PUBLISHER OTTO PENZLER. Original cord-binding housed in velvet box. More
New York: Bantam, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in near fine original dust jacket. Octavo, 295 pages. Slight lean to spine. The third and most difficult to find of the Elvis Cole novels. More
New York: Vixen Press, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 184 PP. Original price of $2.50 on front flap. A stunning copy overall. Slight wear to DJ edges. A very attractive copy overall. Jacket by de persiis. More
New York: G. Howard Watt, 1930. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 314 PP. Stunning copy of the First American Edition of "The Owl" in the original dust jacket. Original marbled boards sharp and clean. A hint of foxing throughout. DJ retains original price of $2.00..... More
New York: Fawcett Publications, 1950. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 1/8 Inches. 205 PP. First Printing copy of author's first published novel. Gold Medal Books #124. PO note on ffep. Slight wear at edges and corners. A bit of wear at foot of spine. A few..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 182 Pages. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Signed by Parker, with no additional inscription, directly on the title-page. Original price of $12.95 intact. Foxing to gutters. Hints of wear at jacket folds..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 323 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $23.95 intact on front flap. Signed by author of title-page. More
Urbana, IL: Golden Gryphon, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 313 PP. One of only 4000 copies. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $25.95 intact. A sharp copy in like DJ. More
London: The Thriller Book Club, 1963. First Thus. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. 256 PP. Original publisher blue cloth binding. FFEP has been cleanly excised. DJ retains original price on front flap. A nice copy free of PO writing, plates etc. More
Jacksonville, FL: The Bookman Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 258 PP. Stated "1st Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed on the FFEP. Original price of $20.00 on the front flap. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company / The Crime Club, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 8 1/8 Inches. 312 PP. Stated "First Edition" copy on the copyright page. Original black publisher cloth binding with red illustration and title-stamping to front cover and spine. Faint offsetting..... More
Delavan, WI: G&G Books, 1996. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 273 PP. #408 of 500 copies signed and numbered on publisher limitation page. A clean and sharp copy. More
New York: Arbor House, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 253 PP. Signed by Lawrence Block directly on the title-page without additional inscription. Original price of $14.50 intact on front flap. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Slight foxing..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 318 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Block directly on the title-page. Basis..... More
New York: Forge, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 638 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number code to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.95 intact. Edited by Ed Gorman. First annual collection of the best mystery and suspense fiction..... More
Minneapolis: Bouchercon, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 3/8 X 11 Inches. 38 PP. Original convention advertising program for Bouchercon XVIII, the annual convention of Detective and Mystery writers and readers. The featured guest for the event was Lawrence Block, who is detailed in the program. More
New York: Carrick & Evans, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 303 PP. First printing with the "A" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap. Original, highly decorated red cloth boards. A very scarce book in the original dust..... More