New York: Books, Inc., 1944.
Second Edition. Hardcover. Cocked, tone, spine rub, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket 3" spine front edge tear, edgeworn with smaller tears and chips, wear. Still serviceable and solid hardcover. ; Dr Gideon Fell investigates a young man murdered on a tennis court. "And no footsteps... More about The Problem of the Wire Cage
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943.
Illustrated by Movie Photos Collage DJ cover. Movie Reprint. Hardcover. Light cock, light tone, owner's signature on front free endpaper, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn with 2" partially taped tear at spine head, 1" tear at spine tail, smaller tears with creasing and... More about The Lady in the Lake
New York: R F Fenno & Company, 1897.
First US Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Light wear, some unopened pages. Solid hardcover. ; "Jules Arséne Arnaud Claretie (3 December 1840 – 23 December 1913) was a French literary figure and director of the Théâtre Français." - Wikipedia. An early English translation..... More about The Crime Of The Boulevard
New York: Carlton Press, 1996.
Illustrated by DJ design by Spike Moore. Hardcover. Slight wear; DJ light edgewear. Crisp hardcover. ; "As their parole nears, the four women plan for their future .. pulling off one last job that will set them up for life."; 283 pages. More about Pack A Pretty Pistol
Kobenhavn: Politikens Forlag, 1975.
Illustrated by Illustrated. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Toned, light wear. Solid small hardcover. ; Danish language. Guide to mystery fiction, including author biographies. Kriminallitteratur : hvem skrev hvad.; Politikens literaturhåndbøger; 350 pages. More about Dansk og udenlandsk kriminallitteratur
Baltimore: PublishAmerica, 2005.
1st Ed 1st Pr. Trade Paper. Light cover curl, light wear. Solid copy. INSCRIBED by author on dedication page! "Based upon a real town and historically accurate scientific research, the novel explores six months in the life of an exceptional but idealistic detective trapped in a world... More about Limulus
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Edge foxing, light tone, tone and edge tears to "seal" page, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket front flap nearly detached, 2" chips at head and tail of spine, other chips and tears, stain to rear cover, worn. Solid hardcover... More about Something For Nothing
New York: George Doran, 1924.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Both hinges started but firm, spine darkened, rubbed, tone, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Detective novel set in New York City. ; 279 pages. More about Officer!
Garden City: Crime Club - Doubleday Doran, 1929.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Spine covering badly chipped and torn, cocked, toned, bookseller's stamp, prior owner's signature, another owner's stamp, wear. Solid hardcover. ; Detective novel set in New York City. ; 285 pages. More about A Self-Made Thief
New York: Sully and Kleinteich, 1913.
Illustrated by H Richard Boehm. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Binding started at title page, notes on rear flyleaves and endpaper, corners creased, light tone, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Frontispiece and three illustration plates by H Richard Boehm. Listed in Hubin, Crime Fiction... More about The Stoenberg Affair
New York: National Book, 1918.
Illustrated by Stockton Mulford. Reprint. Hardcover. Foxing, tone, scribble on front cover, cloth fade, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; National Book reprint of the Appleton US edition; published in Great Britain as The Diamond Pendant. Frontispiece and two plates by Stockton Mulford5. Allen J.... More about The Black Opal
New York: Albatross Library, 1922.
Reprint Ed. Hardcover. Cocked, light tone, light wear. Solid hardcover.; Early reprint edition of Catholic crime novel by Jesuit priest, not in Menendez, first printed by P H Kenedy & Sons.; 356 pages. More about To The Dark Tower : Being Gerard Linton's account of all that happened at the house of Jacques...
Dallas GA: Marietta Publishing, 2013.
Illustrated by Erica Henderson cover art. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. Slight cover curl, slight wear. Crisp trade paperback. ; SIGNED by C J Henderson on title page. Book was published in 2013; Henderson died in 2014. "In twenty classic tales of lust, revenge... More about Bet Your Own Man : Hard Boiled Tales of Truth and Pain
London: Methuen, 1920.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hinges starting,light cock, tone, bookplate, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Small morocco bookplate of noted collector W Van R Whitall on front pastedown (with offset on front free endpaper). Allen J Hubin; Crime Fiction IV 1749-2000: A Comprehensive Bibliography; page 724... More about The House By The River
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1965.
Illustrated by Lawrence Ratzkin dj design. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn, 1" tear, spine rubbed, a few snags, wear. Solid hardcover. ; Secrets, a mysterious cellar, and nightmares in Tahoe. First Edition, First Printing stated, in... More about The Bank with the Bamboo Door
New York: The Fiction League, 1931.
Hardcover. Cock, tone, os; DJ in 3 pcs, edgwrn, lg sp chips Solid copy. Tim Archer mystery, set in the Midwest. Hubin II p 422.; 313 pages. More about Death At Windward Hill
New York: Macaulay Co, 1922.
Illustrated by G W Gage frontispiece and DJ art. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light cock, light tone, light wear; Dust Jacket missing top 1/3 of front panel and badly chipped long most of bottom edge, spine darkened, edgeworn. Solid copy. ; Short stories... More about The Eight Strokes of the Clock
Philadelphia: J B Lippincott, 1941.
Hardcover. Rear end paper REMOVED, cock, tone, spine darkened, owner's initial stamp +note on rear flyleaf. Solid hardcover.; Komako Koa detective novel, set in Hawaii. "The Valley of Waimaka, a place of almost other-worldly beauty, seemed like just the refuge he was seeking. But Hastings... More about Death Goes Native
New York: W J Watt, 1920.
Illustrated by Frontispiece by Paul Stahr. Hardcover. Cock, toned, random fox, dampstain, wear. Owner's initial stamp on rear free endpaper. Solid hardcover. ; Hubin II, page 524. Uncommon McCulley mystery, published the same year as McCulley's Zorro character's breakthrough in Douglas Fairbanks' silent movie... More about The Masked Woman
New York: A L Burt, 1918.
Illustrated by Ralph L Boyer frontispiece. Reprint Ed. Hardcover. Light wear; DJ rub, lt edgewear. Solid. First of four Ashton-Kirk mystery series. "A Tangled Web of Criminality." A mystery series listed in Hubin, but not marketed as a juvenile series ( not in Mattson... More about Ashton-Kirk Investigator
New York: A L Burt, 1918.
Illustrated by Ralph L Boyer frontispiece. Reprint Ed. Hardcover. Light wear; DJ rub, lt edgewear. Solid. Second of four Ashton-Kirk mystery series. "A Mystery Story of LOVE, LOYALTY and HATE." A mystery series listed in Hubin, but not marketed as a juvenile series (... More about Ashton-Kirk Secret Agent
New York: London House & Maxwell, 1964.
Illustrated by DJ art by Edward Gorey. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight wear; DJ slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; A London House Mystery. The first female police sergeant Charmian Daniels mystery.; 182 pages. More about Come Home And Be Killed
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1949.
Illustrated by DJ art by H Lawrence Hoffman. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Dampstain rear cover edge, light tone; Dust Jacket dampstain. Solid hardcover. ; Steve Johnson detective series. Hubin II p 598. Murder set in Colorado Rocky Mountain fishing camp. ; A Murray Hill Mystery; 216 pages. More about Dark Echo
New York: Random House, 2003.
Illustrated by DJ art by Sarah Wilkins. 1st US 1st Pr. Hardcover. Light cock, lt wear; DJ tail dampstain, DJ light edgewear. Solid copy. SIGNED "C de Posadas" on flyleaf! "But who would have it in for a harmless cook?" First book of Spanish mystery... More about Little Indiscretions : a novel
New York: George H Doran, 1921.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light tone, otherwise slight wear. Solid hardcover.; First Edition of two Rinehart mysteries.; 307 pages. More about Sight Unseen And The Confession