The Case of the Gilded Lily
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 244 [2] PP. Original yellow cloth with black lettering. Light wear to DJ edges. Price-clipped. More
Detective & Mystery
Maigret and the Spinster
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 164 PP. Stated "First American Edition" with proper letter code of BCDE on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Hint of wear to dj edges, but a superior copy..... More
Curtain of Fear
London: The Book Club, 1950. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. 287 PP. Sharp and clean original green cloth binding. First BCE in original DJ. A bit of wear to DJ edges and rear panel. More
A Rope For Doctor Webster (SIGNED / LTD w/ Additional Inscription to OTTO PENZLER)
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
The Maltese Falcon (EARLY 1944 PRINT)
New York: The Modern Library, 1944. Early Edition. 4 3/4 X 7 1/4 Inches. 267 PP. 1944 reprint of the original 1934 Modern Library issue. DJ lists "303" titles (indicating 1944) and the original price of 95 cents. Book number 45 in the series. Rockwell Kent endpapers and red "type..... More
Along Came A Spider (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 435 PP. Stated "First Edition" with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Patterson on laid-in bookplate. The important first..... More
The High Window (1ST PAPERBACK EDITION)
New York: Ballantine, 1971. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 204 PP. Stated "First Printing: April, 1971" on the copyright page. Hint of waviness to the first twenty or so pages. Slight lean to spine. Original price of 95 cents on front cover. More
Cause for Alarm
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. Early Edition. Cloth. 5 3/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 284 PP. Early printing with "CL" on copyright page. Powell's bookstore copy with discreet stamp to front pastedown. Price-clipped. "Florian" dj art. Light toning and foxing. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds with..... More
The Baby in the Icebox and Other Short Fiction
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 312 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $14.95 intact on front flap. Edited by Roy Hoopes. Hawley-Cooke Booksellers bookplate to front pastedown. A...... More
Here Comes a Candle (#35/300 SIGNED COPIES)
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
Fell and Foul Play
New York City: International Polygonics, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 383 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. Stated "First Book Publication" on front flap. A sharp copy..... More
Diagnosis Murder: A Bizarre Mystery Provokes a Young Doctor to Turn Detective (SIGNED PBO)
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
The Glimpses of the Moon
London: Gollancz, 1977. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 Inches. 287 PP. Third printing copy in original DJ. Price-clipped. A very attractive copy overall. More
The Double Traitor
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
What Fresh Smell (SIGNED 1ST)
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
Shaft (STATED FIRST PRINTING)
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 188 PP. Stated "First Printing" copy of this now classic basis for two feature films. The first of the John Shaft detective books. Original price of $4.95 intact on front flap. As is..... More
The Unwelcome Corpse (SIGNED 1ST)
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
Borderline (SIGNED 1ST)
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
Unorthodox Methods (SIGNED 1ST / ADVANCE COPY)
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
The John Riddell Murder Case: A Philo Vance Parody
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Miguel Covarrubias. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 323 PP. First printing with the Scribner's seal and "A" on copyright page. "Sporting Offer" sheet attached at rear. Hint of scuffing and wear to boards and spine ends. PO name..... More
The Maltese Falcon (1ST THUS)
New York: Permabooks, 1957. First Thus. Original wraps. 4 X 6 3/8 Inches. 178 [2] PP. First Permabooks edition published January, 1957. Stanley Meltzoff cover art. Light wear to covers and edges. Spine ends lightly chipped. A mid-grade copy of this classic detective novel. More
Dine and be Dead
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
The Roman Hat Mystery
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
Mostly Murder: A Short Story Collection (SIGNED 1ST)
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
Bright Orange for the Shroud
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