New York: Bantam Books, 1949. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 6 1/4 Inches. 250 PP. Original first printing in paperback with uncredited, but incredible, cover art. Spine remains unbroken. Hint of wear to edges and crease to lower corner of back panel and final few pages. Nearly..... More
New York: Garland Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 5/8 X 11 1/8 Inches. 712 PP. Large reference for the hardcore fan, researcher and/or bookseller. First edition of this updated work that started with Hubin's 1979 bibliography. Not ex-library. No previous owner plates, writing etc... No DJ as issued. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 554 PP. First American Edition with original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. Fabulous collection of 33 British Detective stories. A sharp copy. More
New York: Drake Publishers, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 228 PP. Original price of $9.95 intact on front flap. Original brown cloth binding clean and sharp. Dozens and dozens of recipes inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. PO..... More
Garden City, NY: Sun Dial Press, 1946. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 318 PP. Classic reprint of the 1943 original. Original Sun Dial "No. 811" tab intact on rear flap. PO name on the FFEP. Light toning. Minor chipping and wear to edges and spine ends..... More
Garden City, NY: Sun Dial Press, 1937. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 7 7/8 Inches. 337 PP. First Sun Dial print after the original publication by Doubleday a year earlier. Original orange cloth boards clean and tight. Light toning and foxing to interior. DJ worn at edges and folds..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 525 PP. Stated "First American Edition" on the copyright page. Light wear to DJ edges and folds. Price-clipped. More
London: Gerald G. Swan, 1946. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 192 PP. Original red cloth bright and clean. Light wear to DJ edges and spine ends. A very attractive copy of this book printed under wartime restrictions with inferior paper that has toned a bit. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 250 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 and inscribed by McBain directly on the..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1942. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 325 PP. Early reprint circa 1942. Original red cloth binding sharp and clean. Text foxed, toned and bit brittle. First few pages have a closed tear to bottom edge. DJ a bit worn at edges..... 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
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: 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
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: 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