Palestine and Saints in Caesar's Household by A. Clayton Powell - 1939

First edition first printing of this collection of one novelet, thirteen short stories. Collected are the following: the Novelet - The Last Bottle in the World by Stanley Ellin. The short stories - A Matter of Taste by Dorothy L. Sayers, The Arithmetic of Poison by Charles A. Peterson, The Baker Street Irregulars Murder Case by Henry T. Parry, The Inner Circle by Ellery Queen, The Philippine Key Mystery by James Holding, Tell 'em at Headquarters by William MacHarg, The Disappearance of Whistler's Mother by Robert L. Fish, B as in Blackmail by Lawrence Treat, The Thief by Helen Hudson, The Wicked Ghost by Christianna Brand, The Eye of Shafti by James Powell, The Great Golf Mystery by Robert J. Tilley, The Spy Who Clutched a Playing Card by Edward D. Hoch. The Dorothy L. Sayers story was originally published in 1928 and the Ellery Queen story was originally published in 1946. Light edge wear. Light tanning to the spine. In very good condition.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Literary Licensing, LLC. paperback. New. 5x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

New York: Abyssinian Baptist Church, 1949-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Abyssinian Baptist Church, 1949 (printed by Theo. Gaus' Sons, Inc.). No additional printings indicated. 21.5cm x 14cm; xv, 132pp. + four pages of photos. Blue paper wraps, glossy paper interior, sewn/glued binding. A history of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem that is "the best [the author] could do with the material.. at hand and under the conditions with which it was recorded", according to Powell's preface. Bind is fully intact, though a little precarious between the first and second gatherings. Text, photos are clear and crisp with no interior markings. Silver title text on front wrap is clean and bold; moderate amount of shelfwear to edges of wraps, some light creasing to lower outer corners on both sides; light age-toning to wraps; small sticker ghost above title text box on front wrap. A very scarce book in good condition. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in… Read More

Richard A. Smith, 1938. hardback. very good condition in green cloth with a bit of bumping - no dust jacket.