Crime & Detective from Armadillo & Dicker Books & Ephemera

Ground breaking bibliography in the field of detective fiction; the first bibliography of the detective short story. One of 1060 copies of which 1000 were offered for sale. Several closed tears in dust jacket edges and spine; otherwise a nice clean copy.

Hale, Cushman & Flint, New York. Very good. 1929. 1st edition. FULL TITLE: A Handbook on Hanging: Being a Short Introduction to the Fine Art of Execution, and Containing Much Useful Information on Neck-Breaking, Throttling, Strangling, Asphyxiation, Decapita tion and Electrocution; As Well as Data and Wrinkles for Hangmen, an Account of the Late MR. Berry's Method… Read more about this item

Mysterious Press. Fine. 1984. Special edition; limited.. Inscribed by author on half-title page . Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, thi s being copy J. Octavo burgundy cloth in pictorial dust jacket, s lipcase; xv,[1],234pp. Signed on the colophon page, as normal, b ut with an added signature on the title page and an… Read more about this item

London: Collins. 1975. UNCORRECTED ADVANCE PROOFS to first ed. 8vo, red wrappers, 221 pp . Fine copy with just a tiny, light smudge to front cover.The pro of was issued under the original title 'Poirot's Last Case' where as the published book was called 'Curtain'. .

Alfred A. Knopf. 1927. First ed.. 1st ed., 12mo, decorated boards. . rical play that was the basis for several popular Broadway produc tions and films about sex, murder, and âRoxie Hartâ -- including the 2002 Oscar winning production with Richard Gere and Renee Zellweger. . First book in the New Theater series edited by George Jean… Read more about this item

Doubleday Doran & Co: Crime Club. 1944. First ed.. First edition. Basis for the 1946 film noir The Chase, starring R obert Cummings and Peter Lorre. Johnson, The Dark Page, p. 296. A very good copy; clean and tight with no damage other than very light rubbing to lower corners and a small rectangle of paper/glu e… Read more about this item

Dutton. Near Fine. 1967. 1st ed.. Inscribed by Braun to her sister Florence. . 1st edition in dustjacket. A nice association copy inscribed by B raun to her sister Florence, with the stamped paw print of cat Ko Ko. Near fine: some age-toning to top edge; lightly cocked to ri ght; otherwise fine. Dustjacket is very good; has some… Read more about this item