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: Rinehart and Company, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound octavo in dustwrapper. A 245 page suspense novel by the author of Night Has A Thousand Eyes. Bookplate to inside front pastedown. General light handling wear, but a solid very good copy overall in price-intact dustwrapper with some light staining..... 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
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
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: 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: 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
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Satterthwait's somewhat scarce second book, a Lizzie Borden pastiche. This is a near fine copy in near fine or better unclipped jacket. Stated first edition with complete number run. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 2002. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing of this breakout successful novel by the author of Lucky. A clean near fine example in near fine price intact dustwrapper. Price sticker afixed to rear panel. Source for the film of the same name... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Classic crime omnibus collecting hard-boiled stories from issues of Black Mask magazine. 468 pp. Featuring work by George Harmon Coxe, Norbert Deavis, Raymond Chandler and others. Small prior owner name to front endpaper else a very good copy in green boards..... More
New York: Prentice-Hall, 1952. First American edition. Hardcover. Stated first American edition. 211 pp. A murder suspense story by the author of The Man Who Watched The Trains Go by. Translated into English by Louise Varese. Prior ownership sticker to the front endpaper, else a very good copy in very..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. Second printing. Hardcover. Hardbound octavo. 292 pp. Handsome very good copy in orange-red boards. Presumed second printing with a "B" on the copyright page. Lacking the uncommon dustwrapper. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of this murder mystery novel that won the Edgar Award for Best Crime Novel of the year. A sharp near fine copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by the author and dated in year of..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Reprint. Cloth. Cloth-covered octavo in dustwrapper. Early reprint edition of this 345 pp crime novel. Small inked prior owner name else a very good copy in red cloth binding. Light dampstain. The dustwrapper has some chipping at edges and at base of spine and..... More
New York: Signet Books, 1968. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. Stated first printing. Contains two works: Killer Mine and Man Alone. 157 pp. Published as Signet P3483. A very good copy with some cover wear and faint spine crease. This copy SIGNED by Spillane and quite uncommon thus... More
New York: Signet Books, 1969. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. Stated first printing. Includes Kick It or Kill, The Seven Year Kill and The Bastard Bannerman. 190 pp. Published as Signet T4141. A clean very good example. Square and tight.. This copy SIGNED by Spillane and quite uncommon thus..... More
