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1930. 1930 Riddell, John THE JOHN RIDDELL MURDER CASE: A PHILO VANCE PARODY NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930 "A" first printing 323pp "Sporting Offer" seal neatly opened illus Miguel Covarrubias 8vo slight offsetting front epage, else fine bright copy in near fine d/w.
Group of 9 rebound first editions: The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Strong poison; The five red herrings; Have his carcase: Murder must advertise; Hangman's holiday; The nine tailors; Gaudy night and Busman's honeymoon by Sayers, Dorothy L - 1928
by Sayers, Dorothy L
Group of 9 rebound first editions: The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Strong poison; The five red herrings; Have his carcase: Murder must advertise; Hangman's holiday; The nine tailors; Gaudy night and Busman's honeymoon
by Sayers, Dorothy L
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Ernest Benn Limited. Fair with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9 clean hardbacks professionally rebound in black cloth with gilt titles, new endpapers. Sizes vary slightly. 8 published by Gollancz. Bellona: page edges foxed. Poison: 1930, internal strengthening, ex military library with 2 stamps saying instructor's mess on pages 1 & 173, some marks on pages. Red: 1931, marks to top page edges. Carcase: 1932 page edges and title pages foxed. Advertise: 1933, minor foxing. Hangman's: 1933, minor foxing. Tailors: 1934, some foxing to title pages. Gaudy: 1935. Busman's: 1937, minor foxing. Heavy set so additional postage maybe requested .
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- Date Published 1928
- Keywords Crime Fiction, Lord Peter Wimsey, Whodunnits, First Edition
THE JOHN RIDDELL MURDER CASE: A PHILO VANCE PARODY
by Riddell, John
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Downriver
by Estleman, Loren D.
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Ultramarine Press, 1988. First. Hardbound. minor discoloration of the fore edge at the top else fine as issued. Additionally is nicely inscribed by Estleman to the subscriber in 1990. a handsome item. of en edition of 50 copies, this is one of 10 lettered copies signed by Estleman, finely bound in full leather by Denis Gouey. 210 pp.
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Lyrics for the Blues
by Haywood, Gar Anthony
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Fine unread book in a Fine clamshell box that has very tiny nick bottom edge front board – possibly a binding flaw; no jacket as issued. This is copy number 1 of 17 Collector's editions bound in simulated leather. These have an original Phil Parks B/W illustration from the book mounted on lid of box opposite the book. This copy, since it is number 1, has the first illustration. The front board has a color reproduction of a full-color Parks illustration of Haywood standing in front of Mickey's Trueblood Barbershop. Five Aaron Gunner short stories by Haywood, four of which have never appeared before. Introduction by Lawrence Block; Afterword by Jeffrey Deaver; illustrations by Phil Parks. This copy signed on the title page by Haywood, Block, Deaver, and Parks.
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Off the Wall
by Willeford, Charles
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Very Good book has the common age toning along the board edges, tiny dings to corners, slight soiling to page edges, with lower inch and and half of spine slightly concave inward; in Very Good to Near Fine dust jacket that has very slight yellowing front and back panels with mild rubbing, and slight edge and corner wear. This was a very fragile production. Willeford's fictionalized story of the Son of Sam killer and the Sheriff Deputy who caught him. This copy has been signed by Willeford on the front end page and inscribed: To Lou Maradie – I think you'll like this. Dr. Schwartz thinks Berko faked his psychosis. Dr. Abrahamsen does not. So it goes. You may have a different opinion. All the best. Dr. Louis J. Maradie practiced Clinical Psychology in Miami for 35 years. This book appeared four years prior to Miami Blues, the first Hoke Mosley mystery.
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NO ALIBI: A Celebraion Of Crime Writing [LETTERED DE LUXE EDITION SIGNED BY ALL CONTRIBUTORS]
by Jakubowski, Maxim (ed) Block, Lawrence, Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Peter Robinson, Edward Hoch, Peter Lovesey, Sara Paretsky, H.R.F. Keating, Lindsey Davis, et al ...
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Blakeney, Glos: England: Scorpion Press 1995, 1995. 1st ed. Fine in unprinted acetate dust jacket as issued. Red goatskin with various colors mixed into charcoal patterned marbled paper sides, red top edge and charcoal end papers. LIMITED EDITION, one of 15 LETTERED DE LUXE COPIES, This being LETTER "K". SIGNED BY ALL 28 CONTRIBUTORS which include H.R.F. Keating, Michael Lewin,. Susan Moody, Candace Robb, Reginald Hill, Margaret Yorke, Liza Cody, Lindsey Davis, Charlotte & Aaron Elkins, John Harvey, H.R.F. Keating, Peter Lovesey, Susan Moody, Peter Robinson... Ian Rankin signed some of the books in the manner of "Knots and Crosses" a reference to his first novel and that each one is different. The signature pages are continued at the rear of the book. An unusual and desirable item. From the beginning Scorpion Press decided to include four elements: all books were autographed by the author (or authors); additional material was commissioned about the author; print runs…
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THE LIES OF FAIR LADIES (Signed, Lettered Edition)
by Gash, Jonathan
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Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
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Portishead, Bristol: UK: Scorpion Press, 1991. 1st ed. A fine, unread copy, in clear protective jacket. Very scarce. ONLY 20 LETTERED DELUXE COPIES were produced for private distribution and were SIGNED BY BOTH GASH and H.R.F. KEATING who wrote the appreciation. This is LETTER "K". Features the likeable antiques trader Lovejoy. Cream leather with light pastel green marble paper sides, hubbed spine, green top edge and tan end papers. Laid in is a note on Scorpion Press letterhead describing the De Luxe Specifications : "The de luxe presentation copies are produced in small numbers as they are intended primarily for the use of the author, contributor, editor, publisher and others associated with the authors work. These books are given a letter rather than a number and are especially handsome, bound in goatskin rather than bonded leather with five raised bands. The spine blocking is horizontal because of the raised bands. In addition these books contain the signature of…
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Jimmie Drury By Bursting Flash Bulbs in RARE Color DustJacket of Jimmie At Outside Window Snapping Pics of 3 Men Inside Cabin. SERIES #4, Thrill-Packed Tale of Spies in Alaska, Jimmies Candid Camera Helps Him Gather Clues & Evidence in Thrilling Detec
by DAVID OHARA, Blue & White Illustrated Endpapers of 2 Guys with Flashlight Shining it on Hat in Woods By N. Braley with Attached Bookplate, b/W Frontispiece of frOM Behind a Pile of Skins a Pair of dARk Eyes weRe Staring at Him. Internally illuSTrate
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Grosset & Dunlap NY, 1941. .Internally Illustrated By F. E. Warren in B/W. HBDJ, 1941, 1st EditIon, VG/VG, AS-IS, Inner Flap DJ lISts thru this Title, DJ light Wear, FADE to Spine, tiny Tears , Tiny Chips Extremities, Back DJ light FOX, Creases & tiny Mended Tears, Orange Illustrated Cloth with Design Black Camera & Titles on Front, Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX, Wear, 214 pgs ,NO ADS in Back . small stains outer pages edges, Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX, WeaR, PublishErs Blue Stain top outer Pages Edge, DJ Spine Ends Tiny chips. Jimmies Candid Camera helps him gather clues & Evidence in thrilling Detective Case with his Friend, Tom Howe, Mystery . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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SIBS ***LETTERED EDITION***
by Wilson, F. Paul
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Arlington Hts. Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1991. First Edition, so stated. This deluxe first edition is LIMITED to 26 individually SIGNED and LETTERED copies ( this being Letter "X"). Signed by F. Paul Wilson and Phil Parks on a special limitation page. Red boards in dust jacket with just a few tiny spots and unlike the limited edition the slipcase for the Lettered Edition is made of WOOD!. Beautiful. After vowing never to return, Kara Wade is back in New York City. She's come to claim the body of her twin sister Kelly, and to find out how she died. No secret as to the cause of death--a nearly nude, twelve-story plunge from a room in the Plaza Hotel--but Kara is determined to learn what led to that plunge. Enlisting the help of an old lover, now an NYPD detective, Kara delves into her sister's life. Startling and bizarre facts begin to surface. Instead of answers, Kara finds more questions. Who was the stranger Kelly became during the months prior to her death? What was behind…
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The documents in the case
by Sayers, Dorothy L. & Eustace, Robert
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Ernest Benn Limited. Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in original black cloth with orange titles, boards have minor creasing, new endpapers, page edges foxed and stained at top edge, no inscriptions. 288 pages .
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Rules of Prey
by John Sandford
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Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
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New and unread. Beautiful book.Slight push to top of spine.Very rare signed...
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie
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New York: Pocket Book edition, 1966, 20th printing. Pocket Book 50447. Vintage pulp fiction paperback, x, [2], 194pp., advert., cover price 50 cents.. Very Good Condition with bright cover page. Slight cover and spine creasing. There are bumped corners, and signs of shelf wear, top right corner of cover with slight crease and lower edges of cover worn. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)
by Bieker, Chelsea
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2020 - 1st ed ("1" in number line) - SIGNED by author on the title page - "Godshot is the kind of book you find yourself thinking about incessantly." - Kristen Arnett - book: near fine - dj: near fine - dj in protective mylar sleeve"Drought has settled on the town of Peaches, California. The area of the Central Valley where fourteen–year–old Lacey May and her alcoholic mother live was once an agricultural paradise. Now it's an environmental disaster, a place of cracked earth and barren raisin farms. In their desperation, residents have turned to a cult leader named Pastor Vern for guidance. He promises, through secret "assignments," to bring the rain everybody is praying for.Lacey has no reason to doubt the pastor. But then her life explodes in a single unimaginable act of abandonment: her mother, exiled from the community for her sins, leaves Lacey and runs off with a man she barely knows. Abandoned and distraught, Lacey May moves in with her widowed grandma, Cherry, who is more concerned with…
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Kill Petrosino!
by Nolan, Frederick
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London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1st Edition, 1975 ----------hardcover, with dust jacket. The book, in black boards with orange lettering and design to the spine, is an unblemished near fine copy. The unclipped jacket has light wear to the front panel top edge and spine extremities, and is almost near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King
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First Edition. (1993) Hardcover with d.j. Fine with near fine dust jacket. D.J. has slight curl on top edge and light rubbing on back. No worn edges. Tight binding with clean, sharp pages. No markings. 305 pages. Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a single continuous narrative which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. This book is dedicated to King's mother: "For my mother, Ruth Pillsbury King."
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Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy
by Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce)
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Hyperion, 2001. hardcover. New. Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2001 NY: Hyperion First edition, first printing, fine, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author. This is a collectible book free from material defects. Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.
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A Is For Alibi
by Sue Grafton
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1982. Fine. Book Club Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. is near fine with slight wear on top binding edge. Inside flap d.j has slight creases. Cover is smooth, unblemished, no tears, nicks or worn corners. Hardcover, as new, black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tight binding, sharp, clean pages. No markings. (Actual photo) A flawless copy. 208 pages. "A" Is for Alibi is crime writer Sue Grafton's first mystery novel in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet mystery" series, first published in 1982.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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by MacDonald, Philip
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Collins White Circle Pocket Edition #228. Great 1940s cover! Colonel Anthony Gethryn must prove a man innocent of a murder he's been convicted for in only 5 days. MacDonald was a great practitioner of the mystery-suspense genre; his books remain readable, even if his characters are nowhere near as enlightened as we tend to be today. Please read this volume in its historical context. A very clean copy, spine slightly darkened with very faint reading crease: see photos.
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Black Cherry Blues
by Burke, James Lee
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. Near Fine in Very Good jacket Remainder A Dave Robicheaux mystery, Edgar Award winner npc, 290pp. rem po inscription on front pastedown, behind dj flap. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Remainder. First Edition
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