Lakewood, CO: Millipede Press, 2006. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 297 PP. #35 of 300 copies signed and numbered by Pronzini on the limitation page. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. More
New York: Carlyle Books, 1980. Leon Tadrick. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 224 PP. Sharp copy of Kahn's first published novel. Signed directly on the title-page by James Kahn. Original price of $1.95 on front cover. Spine remains unbroken Light foxing to cover inside as..... More
UK: Forgotten Books, 2012. Facsimile Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 9 Inches. 308 PP. Facsimile edition in original wraps. Light wear to corners. An excellent filler and/or reading copy. More
San Bernardino, CA: 2016. Signed by author on the title-page. Third book in the Marissa Scott series. Hint of wear to corners. Marks is a noted biographer of Erle Stanley Gardner and a contributing editor to Mystery Scene Magazine. More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 215 PP. First printing hardcover in original black cloth with yellow title-stamping to front cover. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by author directly on the FFEP. DJ exhibits light..... 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: Victor Gollancz, 1989. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 8 Inches. 189 PP. Advance copy (with slip laid-in) of author's first book. Signed by Valentine directly on the half title-page. Original price of "11.95" intact on front flap. A sharp copy in every respect. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1960. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 192 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.95 intact on front flap. A Cock Robin mystery. Front flap corners are clipped, but price remains intact. A bit of scuffing..... More
Cleveland, OH: World Publishing, 1948. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 Inches. 325 PP. Stated "Tower Books Edition / First Printing February 1948" on the copyright page. Tower Books reprint of the 1929 classic. Book produced under wartime restrictions and has the infamous toned and brittle pages. DJ a...... More
Eugene, OR: Mystery Scene Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 96 PP. #41 of 300 numbered and signed copies. Signed by Gores on the title-page. Original price of $25.00 on front cover. Collection of eight stories including the first appearance of the DKA File series..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/8 Inches. 253 PP. First American edition with correct price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Correct "1072" printing code of DJ flap as well. Nice copy of the scarcest Travis McGee novel in my opinion. Light foxing..... More
New York: Novel Selections Inc., 1940. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 128 PP. Scarce original disgest size first edition. Light wea to edges and corners. Small black stain to top gutter. A rarity. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches.406 PP. "Short stories plus biographies of fictional detectives - amateur and professional, public and private - created by members of the Mystery Writers of America." Includes "THE ADVENTURE OF THE PURLOINED PERIAPT" by August Derleth..... More
London: Cassell and Company, 1935. First UK Edition. Cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 248 PP. First edition of the fifth book in the Father Brown series. Original blue cloth with title-stamping to spine. Light foxing to endpapers. Correct printers code of F60.235 on the copyright page. An attractive..... More
London: Cassell and Company, 1927. First UK Edition. Cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 310 PP. First edition of the fourth book in the Father Brown series. Original black cloth with title-stamping to spine. PO name on FFEP. Light wear to gutters and a slight lean. An above average..... More
Garden City: Doubleday / The Crime Club, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 368 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap. PO bookplate on FFEP. Light wear and a few small chips to DJ edges..... More
Campbell, CA: Premiere, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 244 PP. Scarce first edition signed on the title-page by James Kahn. Original price of $27.95 intact on front flap. Kahn is the author of his own New World Series that includes "World Enough, and Time"..... More
New York: Triangle Books, 1941. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 300 PP. Early Triangle Books edition. Red cloth binding clean and tight. DJ exhibits hint of wear at edges and folds. A very attractive copy overall. More
New York: Ballantine, 2005. First American Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 323 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $25.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Anne Perry directly on the title-page. More
New York: Otto Penzler / Carroll & Graf, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 394 PP. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Original price of $26.00 intact on front flap. Nice collection of 14 Woolrich stories with introduction by Nevins. A sharp copy..... More
London: Titan Books, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 459 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.99 on rear panel. One of the new Lovegrove adventures starring Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes. Rubbing to price..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster / Inner Sanctum, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 209 PP. First edition in the original DJ. Some spotting to covers. Tape remnant to FFEP. Pages and endpapers a bit toned. DJ worn and lightly chipped at edges and folds. Price-clipped. A...... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 221 PP. First American printing with correct "A-7.63" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. Hint of wear at DJ edges. A very attractive copy overall. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 229 PP. Stated "First Edition" with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $14.95 intact on front flap. Signed directly on the title-page by Sue Grafton..... More
San Diego, CA: Canterbury Classics, 2018. Dave Shephard. First Thus. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 9 Inches. 128 PP. First printing of this comics adaptation with illustrations by Dave Shephard. Complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.99 on rear cover. More