New York: Tom Doherty Associates (Forge Books), 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 783 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Lawrence Block on laid-in bookplate. Includes..... More
New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 247 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.75 intact, but blacked out by previous owner. Light offsetting to endpapers. Top gutter a bit smudged. A very attractive copy overall..... More
New York: Walter J. Black, 1950. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/8 Inches. 213 PP. First BCE in matching jacket. Toning and foxing to endpapers. DJ lightly chipped and worn at edges. A nice copy overall despite the few flaws. More
Santa Barbara, CA: The Mysterious Bookshop and Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Inc., 1989. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. Nice reference of 834 books from the noted collection of Dr. Robinson. Hint of rubbing to corners else a fine copy. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1937. Bip Pares. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 286 PP + Catalog of Oppenheim books. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap. Cover art by Ethel "Bip" Pares. Spotting to gutters. DJ..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1929. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 272 PP + 8 PP Ads. Original "FILE COPY" from the old Kingsport Press in Kingsport, TN. Under the leadership of Colonel Elbridge Woodman Palmer, the Kingsport Press became the printer for Grosset & Dunlap..... More
London: Gollancz, 1954. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 224 PP. Stated "Second Impression" on the copyright page and the front panel of the DJ. Original red cloth binding clean and sharp. Faint chipping to spine ends and folds. PO name on FFEP. Original price intact on front..... More
New York: Random House, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 280 PP. TRUE first printing of the hardcover plus the very scarce advance reading copy. The stated "First Edition" hardcover contains the original price of $2.50 on the front flap. Light wear and rubbing..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1923. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 311 [2] PP. Original red cloth with gilt dragon and title-stamping to front cover. Matching "1923" dates on the title and copyright page. Basis for the 1946 Alfred Hitchcock film "Notorious" starring..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1945. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 296 PP. The copyright page states 1920, but this edition contains the "produced under wartime conditions" statement to front flap and title-page. WWII era reprint of the original. The first novel featuring Detective Poirot! Light..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 189 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.75 intact on front flap. An extremely clean copy. DJ has some wear and a few small chips to top..... More
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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