Crime & Detection
To Fear A Painted Devil
Garden City: Doubleday, 1965. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Review copy with slip laid in of her scarce second mystery. This is the first US edition. Near fine with a little edge wear in about near fine unclipped jacket with some chipping to upper spine and light wear to corners. Overall..... More
Death Turns A Trick
New York: Walker and Company, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition of her first book, a mystery set in San Francisco. Unclipped jacket is quite bright, but has some small chips to spine ends and one larger crease to lower back panel. Quite nice overall. More
Death Turns a Trick
New York: Walker and Company, 1982. First Canadian. Hardcover. First edition of her first crime novel. Inscribed in 1983. Near fine with light edgewear in near fine unclipped jacket with some small chips to spine ends and a couple of small scuffs to front panel. Very nice overall. Signed by..... More
Go Down Dead
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of his first book. VG+ with prior owner's name and address to ffep, fairly heavy shelfwear to lower board edges. Unclipped jacket is VG+ with light rubbing. A decent copy of a book that rarely shows up in..... More
Man of Little Evils
New York: Atheneum, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. First edition stated. The first novel by Dobyns following a collection of poems. 240 pp. A novel of suspense. Clean very good condition in very good unclipped dustwrapper. More
Death At Charity's Point
New York: Walker and Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Lovely fine first edition of his first book, a mystery set in Boston. Signed. Collector's copy. Signed by Author. More
The Case Against Myself
New York: Charles Scribner, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this classic crime tale written by John Franklin Bardin. Near fine in Very good unclipped jacket with chipping to spine ends and light wear. More
Morality Play
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1995. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Signed first UK and true first edition of this amazing novel - part mystery, part theater. Fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper. Recommended read. Signed by Author. More
North of the Border
New York: Walker and Company, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of her first crime novel. Fine in near fine plus unclipped jacket with tiny hint of a crease to top front panel. Beautiful copy. More
The Deadly Isles
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill Company, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this crime novel. A beautiful fine copy in bright red cloth with faint owner stamp to front endpaper in very good price intact dustwrapper. Someone has inexpertly tried to ink out inner flap price, else a bright wonderful example..... More
The Case of the Dancing Sandwiches
New York: Dell Books, 1951. First edition thus. Paperback. Thin pocket paperback book. Published as 10C Dell Book Number 33. First publication in book form. A gorgeous near fine example. Cover painting by Robert Stanley. More
The Ice House
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. First US edition of the author's first book, a mystery novel. A fine copy in fine price intact dustwrapper with just a whisper of wear to base of sapine. This copy SIGNED by Walters on title page. Highly recommended author..... More
The Scold's Bridle
London: Macmillan, 1994. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Lovely signed first UK and true first edition of her 3rd crime novel. F/F unclipped. Signed by Author. More
Different Strokes; How I (Gulp) Wrote, Directed, and Starred in an X-Rated Movie
New York: Dell, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Paperback original sleaze novel written by Lawrence Block under this pseudonym. A very good clean copy. More
Tricks of the Trade; A Hooker's Handbook of Sexual Technique - Intimate Confessions by 9 Girls Who Should Know
New York: Signet Books, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Paperback original sleaze novel written by Lawrence Block under this pseudonym. A very good copy. More
Killy
New York: Random House, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's fourth book under his real name. A fine hardcover copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper with a hint of fading to spine. This is fellow mystery writer Joe Gores copy which has been signed by Gores. Excellent..... More
A Ticket To Hell
New York: Gold Medal, 1959. First Edition. Paperback. First edition. A pocket paperback original sleaze novel in gorgeous fine condition. More
The Black Door
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. First book featuring Stephen Drake, a San Francisco reporter with paranormal abilities. This is a review copy with slip laid in. Book is near fine in near fine unclipped jacket. Scarce as a review copy. More
No Experience Necessary
Chicago: Newstand Library, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. A classic adult sleaze noir from Willeford. Stated first printing. Published as Newstand Library U182. Looks unread. A most handsome copy. No creases, dogears or tears. No writing or other markings. "You like it? she whispered. "I like it" he..... More
Understudy For Love
Chicago: Newstand Library, 1961. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. A classic adult sleaze noir from Willeford. Stated first printing. Published as Newstand Library U170. Looks unread. A most handsome copy. No creases, dogears or tears. No writing or other markings. "When it came to love he was just an..... More
Lust Is A Woman
New York: Beacon, 1958. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound original sleaze novel by Willeford (name misspelled on the front cover). 192 pp. Published as Beacon B175. Small prior owner name on the title page else a fairly crisp very good or better copy. Uncreased at spine... More
Savage Bride (Paperbound Original Novel)
New York: Gold Medal Books, 1950. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound original novel by suspense writer Cornell Woolrich. Published as Gold Medal Book 136. 178 pp. Light wear. A sound very good plus copy. More
The Mystery Companion
New York: Popular Library, 1943. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. First paperback edition of this collection of crime stories by Woolrich, Edgar Wallace, Richard Sale, Robert Bloch and others. A bright near fine copy. Paperback. More