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London: Peter Davies, 1953. Early Edition. "Tey opened up the possibility of unconventional secrets. Homosexual desire, cross-dressing, sexual perversion - they were all hinted at, glimpsed in the shadows as a door closed or a curtain twitched. Tey was never vulgar nor titillating.... Nevertheless, her world revealed a different set of psychological motivations." - Val McDermid in "The brillliant… Read more about this item

Sussex: Post Mortem Books, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 356 PP. Signed and numbered by Wingfield on the limitation page. Basis for the BBC 4-Part series of the same name. Light bump to top of front board. Some light wear to gutter.

New York: Books Inc, 1945. Early Edition. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 274 PP. Early Books Inc. edition in the original jacket. Some light discoloration and scuffing to front board edge. Light wear and minor loss to jacket edges.

London: Macmillan, 2005. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 372 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of 16.99 intact on the front flap. Signed by Brett on the title-page. A sharp copy.

London: Collins / Crime Club, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 256 PP. Original red cloth boards clean and tight. First printing with no additional dates on copyright page. Original price intact on front flap. Hint of foxing to gutters and some light fading to DJ spine (as is typical). Small closed… Read more about this item

New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1933. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 344 PP. First reprint edition after the Dodd first the same year. Orange boards clean and tight. PO name in pencil (could be easily erased). Jacket a bit worn and at folds and spine. Minor losses to the spine ends.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 256 PP. The second of only four myster novels starring The Great Merlini, a stage magician and one of Rawson's most notable characters. First printing copy in the original green cloth binding with skull and "A Merlini Mystery" embossed on… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books, 1985. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/4 X 6 7/8 Inches. 207 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original novelization of the cult classic that spawned the modern spin-offs of Doyle's famous detective. An unusually clean copy with only real flaw being a… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Cleveland, OH: World Books (Forum), 1946. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. Early printing with very attractive original jacket. Two great spy novels in one! Toning to delicate pages. PO label to FFEP. A very attractive original jacket.

London: Original Letter, 1956. Original Letter. Near Fine. 7 X 9 inches. Raymond Chandler Signed letter (TLS) to noted bibliophile and publisher (Cassell's) Desmond Flower. Letter in regards to obtaining the manuscript copy of "The Long Goodbye" at the 28th International PEN Congress. Accomplished on Chandler's personal light blue letterhead with copies of the request correspondence included (as… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 290 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $25.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Grafton directly on the title-page.

New York: Henry Holt, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 290 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Grafton directly on the title-page.

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.

New York: Bantam Books, 1949. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/8 X 6 1/4 Inches. 250 PP. Original first printing in paperback with uncredited, but incredible, cover art. Spine remains unbroken. Hint of wear to edges and crease to lower corner of back panel and final few pages. Nearly a NF copy for sure.

New York: Garland Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 5/8 X 11 1/8 Inches. 712 PP. Large reference for the hardcore fan, researcher and/or bookseller. First edition of this updated work that started with Hubin's 1979 bibliography. Not ex-library. No previous owner plates, writing etc... No DJ as issued.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 554 PP. First American Edition with original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. Fabulous collection of 33 British Detective stories. A sharp copy.

New York: Drake Publishers, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 228 PP. Original price of $9.95 intact on front flap. Original brown cloth binding clean and sharp. Dozens and dozens of recipes inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. PO bookplate to front pastedown. Light… Read more about this item

London: Gerald G. Swan, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 192 PP. Original red cloth bright and clean. Light wear to DJ edges and spine ends. A very attractive copy of this book printed under wartime restrictions with inferior paper that has toned a bit.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 7/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 250 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 and inscribed by McBain directly on the title page.