Search Results: Detective & Mystery from Back in Time Rare Books, LLC

Delavan, WI: G&G Books, 1996. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 273 PP. #408 of 500 copies signed and numbered on publisher limitation page. A clean and sharp copy.

Jacksonville, FL: The Bookman Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 258 PP. Stated "1st Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed on the FFEP. Original price of $20.00 on the front flap.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 435 PP. Stated "First Edition" with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Patterson on laid-in bookplate. The important first detective novel featuring Alex Cross. Cross was famously portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the 2001 film of the same name. Hint of rubbing to top gutter.A few scratches and surface abrasions to front cover.

Madison, WI: Tyrus Books, 2010. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 637 PP. One of only 100 hand-numbered copies signed by Loren Estleman on special limitation page. Original price of $32.95 on rear cover. "Estleman's Amos Walker is at or near the top of the list of hardboiled private eyes and fans will gobble up these stories." Publishers Weekly.

London: Gollancz, 1954. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 224 PP. Stated "Second Impression" on the copyright page and the front panel of the DJ. Original red cloth binding clean and sharp. Faint chipping to spine ends and folds. PO name on FFEP. Original price intact on front flap. An appealing copy overall.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1969. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 243 PP. First printing of the 1969 reissue of this classic. Full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.95 intact on front flap. DJ a bit rubbed at folds, with one minor puncture at spine.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1937. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bip Pares. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 286 PP + Catalog of Oppenheim books. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap. Cover art by Ethel "Bip" Pares. Spotting to gutters. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds. A very attractive copy overall.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 229 PP. Stated "First Edition" with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $14.95 intact on front flap. Signed directly on the title-page by Sue Grafton. An extremely attractive copy of the second novel in the Kinsey Millhone series. Hint of toning to DJ edges, else a fine copy.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 312 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $14.95 intact on front flap. Edited by Roy Hoopes. Hawley-Cooke Booksellers bookplate to front pastedown. A very attractive copy overall.

New York: Ben Abramson, Publisher, 1946. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 6 X 9 Inches. "The Game is Afoot!"<br /> <br /> Original 1946 and 1947 lot of this Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan Doyle journal (fanzine). Lot includes Volume 1: Issue 1, 2 & 4 as well as Volume 2: Issue 1,2 & 4. An important ongoing journal of everything Sherlock Holmes that sprang from the meetings and subsequent writings of members of The Baker Street Irregulars (think "Skull and Crossbones" with more tweed and fine dining.) Light wear to edges, but and exceptional little grouping overall.

New York: Curtis Books, 1963. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/8 X 6 7/8 Inches. 207 PP. First printing of this rare paperback murder mystery by Sherwood King, author of "If I Die Before I Wake" (an early Inner Sanctum novel). Light wear to edges and spine ends.

London: The Thriller Book Club, 1963. First Thus. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 4 7/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. 256 PP. Original publisher blue cloth binding. FFEP has been cleanly excised. DJ retains original price on front flap. A nice copy free of PO writing, plates etc.

London: Hard Case Crime / Titan Books, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 249 PP + Publisher Catalog. First printing of the hardcover with the "First Hard Case Crime" notation on the copyright page. Original price of $23.99 on rear panel. Signed by Block on laid-in bookplate. A sharp copy.

London: Hard Case Crime / Titan Books, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 249 PP + Publisher Catalog. First printing of the hardcover with the "First Hard Case Crime" notation on the copyright page. Original price of $23.99 on rear panel. Signed by Block on laid-in bookplate. A sharp copy.

New York: Fawcett Publications, 1950. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. Good +. 4 1/4 X 7 1/8 Inches. 205 PP. First Printing copy of author's first published novel. Gold Medal Books #124. PO note on ffep. Slight wear at edges and corners. A bit of wear at foot of spine. A few dog-eared corners. Sounds worse than it appears. An acceptable copy for the collector.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/8 Inches. 253 PP. First American edition with correct price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Correct "1072" printing code of DJ flap as well. Nice copy of the scarcest Travis McGee novel in my opinion. Light foxing to gutters. DJ spine a bit faded as is common with this title. 1/3 inch closed tear at top fold of rear panel. An appealing copy despite the few flaws.

New York: Dutton, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 342 Pages. Signed by Lawrence Block directly on the title-page.

New York: Arbor House, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 253 PP. Signed by Lawrence Block directly on the title-page without additional inscription. Original price of $14.50 intact on front flap. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Slight foxing to the gutters, but no visible foxing on actual pages of text. A bit of scuffing to rear cover.

New York: Dutton, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 291 PP. Stated First Printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Signed by Lawrence Block on laid-in bookplate.

New York: Pocket Books, 1946. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/4 X 6 1/4 Inches. 392 PP. Pocket Books #324. A sharp copy of the first paperback printing. Hint of toning to covers. Text clean and tight. "Oct 10 P.M." stamped to top gutter.