Mystery from Armadillo & Dicker Books & Ephemera

New York: Horace Liveright. 1929. First Edition with matching dates of 1929 and no subsequent print ings. Black cloth stamped brightly in white on the front boards a nd the spine. No dustjacket. Very good. Prior owner’s stamped n ame inside front cover and owner’s name and address embossed on title page. Label of ‘The Satyr Book Shop’ (Hollywood)… Read more about this item

William Morrow. Fine. 1955. 1st ed. 1st Edition. 8vo, green boards, black titles. A fine, virtually p ristine copy with just a hint of wear at bottom edge of spine. I n near-fine d/w with 1/4” closed ear at upper right front; ½† closed tear at lower front flap, slight surface wear. .

New York: Lippincott Story Press Book. 1944. Good+ copy; clean and sound except for upper corners of binding r ubbed and frayed. No toning or staining to pages or boards. Jacke t has a ½”x2” open tear and several smaller tears along top front; similar tears on back cover and a 1”x3/4” open tear at bottom of spine.… Read more about this item

London: Collins. 1975. UNCORRECTED ADVANCE PROOFS to first ed. 8vo, red wrappers, 221 pp . Fine copy with just a tiny, light smudge to front cover.The pro of was issued under the original title 'Poirot's Last Case' where as the published book was called 'Curtain'. .

William Morrow. Fine. 1973. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1973. 1st ed., 8vo, black b oards, gilt titles. A fine, pristine copy in fine, mylar protecte d jacket -- not price-clipped. .

William Morrow. Fine. 1975. 1st ed. 1st ed., 8vo, black boards, white titles. Published posthumously, an unusually scarce Gardner title -- especially in this conditio n. The title story is the only short story Gardner wrote featurin g his most famous character Perry Mason. Other: The Jeweled Butte rfly, Something Like a Pelican, and A Man is Missing) .… Read more about this item

Doubleday Doran & Co: Crime Club. 1944. First ed.. First edition. Basis for the 1946 film noir The Chase, starring R obert Cummings and Peter Lorre. Johnson, The Dark Page, p. 296. A very good copy; clean and tight with no damage other than very light rubbing to lower corners and a small rectangle of paper/glu e… Read more about this item

Dutton. Near Fine. 1967. 1st ed.. Inscribed by Braun to her sister Florence. . 1st edition in dustjacket. A nice association copy inscribed by B raun to her sister Florence, with the stamped paw print of cat Ko Ko. Near fine: some age-toning to top edge; lightly cocked to ri ght; otherwise fine. Dustjacket is very good; has some… Read more about this item