New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition of the author's first book, a humorous crime novel. Taken by the publisher directly from the original British sheets. This, sadly, is an ex-libris copy with a "withdrawn" stamps on the endpapers, evidence of pocket removal from..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. First American edition. Hardcover. First US edition of this Lovejoy novel of suspense. Tint corner bump else a near fine copy in dustwrapper. Review Copy with publisher's promotional sheet laid in. This copy has been both SIGNED by Gash (on the title page) and..... More
London: Macmillan, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first novel. Winner of the John Creasey Award. Pages tanned, as usual else a fine copy in fine price intact dustwrapper. Suspense, LSD. More
New York: Mysterious Bookshop, 2008. First edition. Paperback. Small (4 x 6 1/2" tall) bound booklet. A 33 pp profile on Harvey's crime protagonist, Charlie Resnick. A fine copy. Issued as Mysterious Profile #14. More
New York: Henry Holt, 1989. First American edition. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition. The first Charlie Resnick crime novel by this celebrated author. A clean near fine copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED by Harvey and dated in 1992. Terrific series. More
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1996. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 201 pp. First edition, first printing of this unusual formatted novel written in part by thirteen different authors. Fine condition in bound wrappers. Uncorrected Proof Copy for Limited Distribution. INSCRIBED by John Dufresne on the title page... More
New York: Armchair Detective / Otto Penzler, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. New edition of this early Tony Hillerman crime novel with new introduction by the author. Special edition of only 100 SIGNED copies of which this is number 72. Fine condition in fine matching hard slipcase. More
New York: New American Library / World Publishing, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of Michael Crichton's first book written under this alias. Winner of the Edgar Aawrd for Best crime Novel of the Year. A clean very good plus copy in very good clipped dustwrapper. One of the more..... More
London: Faber, 1986. First UK edition. Hardcover. First UK edition of this satisfying murder mystery novel featuring Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. Paper lightly tanned as often seen, else a fine copy in fine unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Very nice copy. More
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1995. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Stated First American Edition. An Adam Dalgliesh crime novel. 416 pp. A very good copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by Ms. James on a bookplate afixed to the half-title page. More
New York: International Polygonics, Ltd, 1989. Reprint. Paperback. Sold here together are five pocket paperbound books by crime writer E. Richard Johnson. All are reprint editions with lurid covers that differ from the original editions when they were published in the late 1960's to early 1970's. Includes Silver Street which..... More
London: HarperCollins, 1993. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Gorgeous signed copy of the first U.K. edition of her first book, an Edgar Award winning mystery. VF/VF, signed. Jacket design much more attractive than the American. Signed by Author. More
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. Yellow cloth covers printed in red. A 315 pp novel. Circular stain to preliminary pages and front inside pastedown. Narrow boring hole affecting a few pages at top. Otherwise a solid very good copy. Lacks the uncommon dustwrapper... More
New York and London: HarperCollins and MacMillan and William Heinemann, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Sold here as a set are first editions of the first twenty mystery novels by Donna Leon. All set in Italy and starring her protagonist Guido Brunetti. The first three books in the series, Death At..... More
New York: Mysterious Press, 1985. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound 8vo in matching cloth slipcase. Special limited edition of 500 copies, SIGNED by the author. A crime novel by the author of Get Shorty. A fine copy in deep blue cloth binding decorated and lettered in silver. Comes with a matching..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound original crime novel by Leonard. Published two years later in a British hardcover edition, this pbo is the original edition. 218 pp plus a special preview section of The Elijah Conspiracy by Charles Robertson. Crease at spine. A very good..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. First printing stated of this early crime novel by the author of Fifty-Two Pickup. Designated the Delacorte Suspense Novel of the Year. 264 pp. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate afixed to the front blank endpaper. With a thin line of..... More
New York: Warner Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Stated first printing. A 326 pp crime novel by the prolific McBain (aka Evan HUnter). A clean near fine copy in dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page and signed off as Evan "Ed McBain" Hunter... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. First US edition of the author's first book and winner of the coveted Gold Dagger Award in Great Britain. Very good indeed in very good unclipped and unfaded dustwrapper. More
New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first book, a suspense novel that won the Edgar Award for best first novel of the year. This copy both SIGNED by the author and separately INSCRIBED by Patterson and dated in year of..... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1982. First edition. Cloth. First edition of the talented crime writer's first book. Winner of the coveted Edgar Award. A very good clothbound copy with small stain to bottom corner of rear endpaper. Prior ownership name of Henry Geldzahler on the front endpaper. The price-intact dustwrapper..... More
London: Orion, 1997. Reprint. Paperback. Thick paperbound book. 394 pp. Stated fourth impression of this splendid award winning crime novel by Rankin featuring his Inspector Rebus protagonist. A near fine copy. SIGNED by the author on the title page. More
London: Orion Books, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 394 pp. First UK edition of this terrific Inspector John Rebus detective novel. Fine condition in fine dustwrapper, clipped at bottom of front flap. An Edgar Award nominee. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Second printing. Hardcover. Second US printing of this early John Rebus murder mystery. A handsome near fine copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the title page. More
