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RATTLING THE CUP ON CHICAGO CRIME
by Sullivan, Edward D.
- Condition
- Used - Good Plus / Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1929
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€78.52
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New York: The Vanguard Press, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus / Poor. Erskine Nicol. Octavo, 8.4 in. x 5.6 in., pp. xiv, [2], 214.. Green cloth boards with yellow title to front and spine. Rubbing to edges. Light sunning to top-edge and spine. Large chips to top and bottom of front (obscuring title), and to spine of… Read more about this item Item Price
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STRONG POISON
by Sayers, Dorothy
- Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Edition
- Second Printing Before Publication"
- Published
- 1930
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€68.11
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New York: Brewer & Warren Inc, 1930. Second Printing Before Publication". Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 7.7 in. x 5.2 in., pp. 344. Red cloth boards with black title and bold poison design to front and spine. Light shelfwear to top and bottom of spine; sunning to spine. Top front corner lightly nudged. Creasing to top corners of pp.… Read more about this item Item Price
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BEST DETECTIVE STORIES OF THE YEAR - 1954
by Cooke, David C. (Ed.)
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- Used - Very Good / Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Published
- 1954
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€52.03
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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1954. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.75 in., pp. 258. Beige cloth boards with dark brown title to front and spine. Light moisture stain to top of spine and along base of rear board. Untrimmed fore-edge. Bokseller's sticker to rear pastedown. Light shelfwear… Read more about this item Item Price
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13 CLUES FOR MISS MARPLE : A COLLECTION OF MYSTERY STORIES
by Christie, Agatha
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- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Octavo, 8.2 in. x 5.75 in., pp. 241. Olive cloth boards with gilt title to spine. LIghtly nudged bottom corners. Gentle crease vertically across preliminary pages. Light rubbing to dustjacket edges with a couple small closed tears to top and bottom of spine. Protected… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE AMAZING MRS. POLLIFAX
by Gilman, Dorothy
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- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Published
- 1970
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- Hardcover
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€286.64
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1970. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5.7 in., pp. 234. Black cloth boards with blue and gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. Colorful dustjacket design by John Alcorn. A few creases to dustjacket edges, with small chip to base of dustjacket spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ELUSIVE MRS. POLLIFAX
by Gilman, Dorothy
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- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Published
- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€104.06
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1971. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5.7 in., pp. 240. Black cloth boards with silver title to spine. Endpaper map of crime scene. LIght rubbing to dustjacket edges. Small closed tears and creases to top and bottom of spine. Protected in mylar.… Read more about this item Item Price
€104.06
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THE BOOKMAN'S PROMISE: A CLIFF JANEWAY NOVEL (SIGNED)
by Dunning, John
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- Used - Very Good Plus / Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
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- Hardcover
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€36.89
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New York: Scribner, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.2 in., pp. 369. Personally inscribed and signed by the late author on the title page. Dark blue paper boards over dark blue cloth spine. Gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to top/boottom of spine. Protected in mylar. Cliff Janeway, an… Read more about this item Item Price
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MYSTERY STORIES (SIGNED); Foreward by Ellery Queen
by Ellin, Stanley
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- Used - Very Good / Good Plus
- Edition
- STATED FIRST PRINTING
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€234.61
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover. Very Good / Good Plus. Small octavo, 7.8 in x 4.8 in., pp. xvi, [2], 237. Signed by the author on title page. Black cloth-covered boards with copper title bands, and publisher's insignia to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Small nudges to three corners. Pen scribble to upper… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DEATH CAP : A DETECTIVE STORY; Introduced by Peter Main; Annotated by Forbes Gibb
by Campbell, R.T. (Ruthven Campbell Todd)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine / Near Fine
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Published
- 2013
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780956028884
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- 1
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€62.44
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Stirling, UK: Lomax Press, 2013. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 206. Limited edition #149/300. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Unmarked interior. Protected in mylar. First published in 1946 by John Westhouse (Publishers). This is the first re-publication.
Ruthven Campbell Todd (1914-1978) was a Scottish… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE FINGER MAN AND OTHER STORIES (In Murder Mystery Monthly # 43)
by Chandler, Raymond
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1947
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- Softcover
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€78.52
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New York: Avon Book Company, 1947. Softcover. Fair. A magazine format publication (7 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in.),card covers, quite worn, with a shallow 1/2 in. edge tear extending throughout the first 89 pages, shelfwear, yellowed but still supple pages. Previous owner's stamp (from Hawaii, which might explain it's rougher condition) to top of title page. Previous… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DANCING DETECTIVE
by Irish, William (Cornell Woolrich pseudonym)
- Condition
- Used - Good/None
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€156.09
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Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company & Story Magazine, 1946. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. Cornell Woolrich, writing as William Irish. A Story Press Book published by Lippincott in association with Story Magazine Octavo. Tan boards with blue lettering and design to spine. Front free endpaper bears 16 date stamps on one page, and 1 on the verso, from… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE LITTLE SISTER
by Chandler, Raymond
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€338.67
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Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good Jacket. 8vo. First American edition in first state binding. Orange boards with blue graphic to front board, blue . lettering to spine. Slight rubbing to extremities. One small corner nudge to bottom rear corner. Bright and bold Dustjacket design by Boris Artzybasheff, and original… Read more about this item Item Price
€338.67