The 4th Plague
Garden City: Crime Club, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition stated. A clean near fine copy in beautiful near fine price clipped dustwrapper. The rare wraparound band is present in fine condition. Scarce thus. More
Crime & Detection
The Ice House
New York: St Martins, 1992. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. First US edition of this crime writer's first book. Near fine in near fine price intact dustwrapper. SIGNED by Walters on the title page. An impressive debut novel. Signed by Author. More
The Sculptress (Inscribed Edgar Award Winner)
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. First American edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. 307 pp. First American edition of the author's second crime novel. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel of the year. This is a clean very good plus copy in like dustwrapper. Original $21.95 price present... More
Up Your Banners
New York: Macmillan, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this uncommon title. Very good in cloth with some wear to top rear corner in very good price intact dustwrapper with typical fade to spine and chips and wear at spot on rear corner previously noted. This copy INSCRIBED by... More
The Hidden Portal
Garden City: Doubleday, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this highly regarded mystery novel. A solid very good copy in blue cloth covered boards in a very good unclipped dustwrapper. A nice clean copy. More
Clean Break (Movie Source Book for Stanley Kubrick's The Killers)
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's most sought after title. Source for the Stanley Kubrick film The Killers starring Sterling Haydon. Small sticker shadow to front endpaper else a very good hardcover book. Top edge lightly spotted. This copy comes with an... More
Hard Frost
London: Constable & Co., 1995. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Fine first UK edition of the author's fourth crime novel. Terrific series. More
Hard Frost (Signed)
London: Constable & Co., 1995. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. First UK and true first edition of this crime novel featuring Inspector Jack Frost. Fine book in fine unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the title page. More
Chiefs (Edgar Award Winner)
New York: W. W. Norton, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing of the author's first novel. Winner of the coveted Edgar Award. Mild toning to board edges else a near fine copy in very good price-clipped dustwrapper with faint vertical crease to front flap. Nice copy of a.... More
Rendezvous In Black
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Slightest wear to spine ends else a beautiful fine copy of this first edition in near fine price intact dustwrapper with hint of fade to spin and minor wear to edges. A fresh, sharp copy. The final title in Woolrich's acclaimed... More
Into The Night
New York and London: Mysterious Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. First printing of this novel started by Woolrich and completed by Block. Afterword by Francis M. Nevins, Jr. A fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. SIGNED by Lawrence Block on the title page. More
The Suspect (Edgar Award Winner)
New York: Viking Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's Edgar Award winning crime novel. A near fine copy in near fine price intact dustwrapper with very small tape repair to verso at base of spine. More
The Straight Man
Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Compnay (Black Lizard), 1978. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. First edition of the first and only book written by Barry Gifford under this alias. Also first publication of the press. Just very good with wear and discoloration to front cover. Uncommon book. More
Nothing More Than Murder
New York: Dell, [1953]. Reprint. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. Dell 738. An early reprint edition of this Thompson classic. 1949 on copyright page, but this edition actually printed in 1953. A fair to good copy. Two small, random ink markings on first endpaper. Some paper scaring/loss at top of front... More
Deadlock
Garden City: Doubleday, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed review copy of her hard to find second mystery featuring V. I. Warshawski. Book is near fine with crimping to spine ends, otherwise very nice and clean. Unclipped jacket shows a little rubbing to front panel and less than usual wear to... More
Down By The River Where The Dead Men Go (Signed)
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Lovely first edition of the author's fourth crime novel. Fine in near fine unclipped dustwrapper.. Terrific series. SIGNED by the author on the title page. More
A Killing in Xanadu
Richmond, VA: Waves Press, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. An uncommon Pronzini item, one of 150 signed softcover copies of this Nameless mystery story. Near fine with light offsetting to upper third of front cover. Signed by Author. More
By Evil Means
New York: Walker and Company, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition of her first book with just a touch of shelf wear in fine unclipped jacket. Collector's copy. More
By Evil Means
New York: Walker and Company, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. Advance uncorrected proof of Prowell's terrific first book, a mystery. This copy signed. Promotional material laid in. Near fine or better in lime green wraps, lightly faded at fine. Signed by Author. More
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
The Aegean Affair
New York: Dell, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. First edition. A pocket paperback original crime novel. Near fine condition. More
Cocaine Blues
New York: Dell, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. First edition. A pocket paperback original crime novel. The author's first book. A good copy with slight spine lean and cover wear. More
So Evil My Love
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this uncommon noir thriller. Solid very good condition in very good price intact dustwrapper with some fading to spine and light edgewear. More
The Big Fix (Signed)
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. First edition of his first book. Winner of the Edgar Award. Near fine in decorated wraps. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. More