Peregrine (Inscribed, Edgar Award Winner)
New York: Congdon & Lattes, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition in fine unclipped dustwrapper. A crime novel that won the Edgar Award. This copy INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. More
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The Green Stone (Edgar Award Winner)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing of the author's scarce Edgar Award winning novel. Great Dorothy Hughes blurb to rear panel. A near fine copy in lightly rubbed dustwrapper with original $3.50 price to the inside front flap. More
Slow Motion Riot (Edgar Award Winner)
New York: William Morrow, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition of this gritty crime novel that won the Edgar Award. In fine unclipped dustwrapper. More
Cold Chills
Garden City: Doubleday, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this collection of terror-filled tales by the author of Psycho. A near fine copy in near fine price intact dustwrapper. SIGNED on a tipped in plate. Signed by Author. More
Night World
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this suspense novel by the author of Psycho. Light age spotting to edges else a near fine copy in near fine price intact dustwrapper. REVIEW COPY with Review Slip laid in. More
The Collected Mystery Stories
London: Orion Books, 1999. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. First UK and true first edition of this comprehensive volume of crime stories by one of the best in the business. Includes 14 new stories. As new condition. Beautiful. More
Eight Million Ways To Die
New York: Arbor House/Morrow, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this prolific crime writer's breakthrough novel and source for the film of the same name starring Jeff Bridges. A near fine hardcover book in near fine price intact dustwrapper with faint crease to inside front flap. SIGNED by Block..... More
Me Tanner, You Jane
New York: Macmillan, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this Evan Tanner title. Fine hardcover book in near fine price intact dustwrapper with some creasing to rear panel. A nice copy overall of an uncommon title. More
Ronald Rabbit Is A Dirty Old Man
New York: Bernard Geis, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this early mystery novel. Small prior ownership sticker to front endpaper else a clean very good or better copy in very good price intact dustwrapper. This copy SIGNED by Block. Signed by Author. More
Sometimes They Bite (Signed)
New York: Arbor HOuse, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 285 pp. A collection of crime stories by the author of A Stab in the Dark and Eight Million Ways To Die. A handsome near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper... More
The Evil Eye
London: Hutchinson, 1959. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. First UK and first English language edition of this collection of two suspense novellas - The Evil Eye and The Sleeping Beauty. A fine copy in very good or better unclipped dustwrapper with stain to rear panel. Exceptionally uncommon. Boileau & Narcejac are..... More
Death Before Bedtime
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition stated of this mystery novel written by Gore Vidal under the pseudonym Edgar Box. The second of only three books he wrote thus. Very good in very good price intact dustwrapper. Some small chips and creases to jacket, but unfaded..... More
Billingsgate Shoal (Edgar Award Winner)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition of the author's Edgar Award winning crime novel. Small publisher date stamp to title page. Comes in a fine unclipped dustwrapper. Cape Cod setting. More
The Tiger Aming Us
Garden City: Doubleday, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Uncommon first edition of the author's second crime novel. Very good condition in very good price intact dustwrapper with light fade to spine and minor chipping to top panel at spine gutter. A nice copy overall from this author who wrote well in..... More
The Fabulous Clipjoint
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the crime writer's first book and winner of the first EDGAR AWARD for best first mystery novel. Minor crimping to spine ends. Spine lettering a bit dulled with age. Overall a very nice copy of this book. Price..... More
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Signed)
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the crime writer's first book and winner of the EDGAR AWARD for best first mystery novel. Prior ownership initials to front endpaper. Minor crimping to spine ends. Spine lettering a bit dulled with age. Overall a nice copy..... More
The Late Lamented
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this Ed and Am Hunter mystery novel. Very good plus with slight lean and evidence of bookplate removal to front endpaper in fine and bright unclipped jacket. More
The Taste of Ashes
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this highly praised crime novel, his fourth featuring Paul Pine. Pages tanned, else a square tight very good copy in about very good priced dustwrapper with the typical heavy rubbing to spine which seems to afflict most copies..... More
The Thirty-Nine Steps
New York: George Doran, 1915. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. First US edition of this classic in the mystery suspense field. Made into a movie by Alfred Hitchcock. About very good in green cloth covered boards. Page tanning and some offsetting to endpapers. Still, quite a sharp copy of a scarce..... More
A Coffin for Pandora
London: Macmillan, 1973. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Extremely scarce mystery, winner of Britain's prestigous Dagger Award. This copy is very good with faint lean and evidence of sticker removal to rear end paper. Unclipped jacket is very good minus with wear to spine ends and tanning to inside flaps. Overall..... More
The Sirens Sang of Murder
London: Collins, 1989. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition of the author's third crime novel. Near fine in near fine price intact dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED by the author in year of publication. Quite scarce thus. Signed by Author. More
The Man Who Liked To Look At Himself (Signed)
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. First edition thus. Hardcover. Hardbound UK edition with newafterword by the author. A handsome near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author and uncommon thus. A Mario Balzic crime novel. More
Postmortem (Inscribed, Edgar Award Winner)
New York: Charles Scribner, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Beautiful collector's copy of the mystery writer's first book and winner of the Edgar Award. Introduces Dr. Kay Scarpetta to the world. This copy briefly INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper. More
The Case of the Curious Heel
No Place: Wm. H. Wise, Inc., 1942. First edition. Paperback. First edition. Pulp mystery novel. A good copy in decorated bound wrappers. Small tape repair near top of spine. Paper somewhat brittle from age. Scarce title. More
The Wrong Case
New York: Random House, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 272 pp. First edition stated with proper number row. A modern noir crime thriller that lays claim to the heritage of Chandler. The author's second book and first crime novel.Light foxing to page edges (not affecting the interior) else a very..... More