Mystery, Crime, And Detective Fiction from Lorne Bair Rare Books

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); original reddish-brown paper-covered boards; [viii],[2],3-215,[1]pp. Spine ends nudged, light wear to extremities, with two small spots of board exposure to upper front board; subtle offsetting to pastedowns, else contents clean; Very Good+. A nice copy of the fifth Lew Archer novel. BRUCCOLI A10.1.

N.p.: N.d., 2010. Limited edition broadside. One of 250 copies, signed by both King and Lukens. 20" x 14", printed in colors on cream stock. Tiny crease at upper left corner and right margin, else Fine. Prints the entire short story "Birth of a Green Man," with color illustration by Jean Lukens. Apparently, from King's website, a… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. First American Edition. Bound from sheets for the 1943 Allen & Unwin reissue. Octavo (19cm); light brown cloth, with titles stamped in burgundy on spine; dustjacket; [iv],[4],5-215,[1]pp. Upper right board corner gently tapped (though still sharp), else Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, gently spine-sunned, showing moderate shelfwear, a few small nicks and tears, chipping… Read more about this item

Sauk City: Mycroft & Moran, 1952. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 112, [2]pp. Previous owners inscription to front pastedown, touch of offsetting from binders glue to pastedowns, with faint thumb-smear to lower rear cover; Very Good+ or better, in the original dustjacket, unclilpped (priced $2.50), lightly rubbed at spine… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); gray cloth titled in maroon on the front cover and spine; dustjacket; 248,[2]pp. Inconspicuous forward lean; few spots of soil on the upper textblock; Very Good. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00 net) nicks and small chips to the extremities; lightly toned; Very Good. Coxe's 11th novel.… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (24cm); navy blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in copper on spine; dustjacket; [8],9-508,[4]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £16.99), with some trivial wear along the crown. Attractive copy of this novel, in which a widower is… Read more about this item

London: John Long Ltd, 1958. First Edition. First impression. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "Admiral .. Arleigh Burke / I do hope it may amuse you to read this some time - if you can have any time for relaxation these days. With the very best wishes of the author, "Sea Lion," signed "alias Geoffrey R. Bennett," dated in… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. First Edition. First Impression, in first issue dustwrapper without the later reviews or author statement. Publisher's black cloth boards with red titles and ‘Heart' design to upper, in pictorial jacket. Book has a slight lean but is essentially a clean copy in a very slightly scuffed and edgeworn dustwrapper. A quite splendid association copy. In… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1975. Limited Edition. Octavo (26.25cm); full dark brown leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; xx,366pp, with a portrait frontispiece of Poe. Small scratch to upper edge of textblock, faint scuff to lower edge, else very Near Fine, part of the publisher's 100 Greatest… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc. / The Crime Club, 1969. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); royal blue cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [viii],159,[1]pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "To Sally / with fond affection / Tobias Wells." Some offsetting to gutters at endpapers (from binder's glue), a barely discernable… Read more about this item

Tuscon: Dennis McMillan, 1997. First, Limited Edition. First Printing. Signed, Ltd. #143 of 350; Octavo (23.5cm.); yellow boards stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; black slipcase; 538pp.; Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (not priced) in Fine condition. Slipcase also Fine. Author's last novel. Dustjacket and interior artwork by Joe Servello.

New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. First Printing. Signed bookplate loosely laid-in. Octavo (21 cm); black paper-covered spine over red boards titled in silver on spine; dustjacket; 183pp. Former owner's name inside front cover; spine ends lightly pushed; Near Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.95); Fine. Second book in the (DKA) Dan Kearney and Associates series.… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981. First Edition. First Printing. Inscribed bookplate loosely laid-in. Octavo (21.5cm); brown paper-covered boards titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 204pp.; Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $9.95); light soiling and tear at rear panel, Very Good+. "The fourth in a delightful series of Victorian mysteries, Resurrection Row brings back once again the… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1985. First Edition. First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page, with the publisher's promotional card loosely laid-in. Octavo (21cm); blue backstrip over gray paper-covered boards, titled in silver on the spine; dustjacket illustrated by Alexander Farquharson; 236pp. Minor spot of soil to the front and rear cover, else Fine. The dustjacket… Read more about this item

Eugene: Mystery Scene Press, 1991. Limited Edition. First printing, limited issue. No. 85 of 100 copies in full maroon leather, hand-numbered on colophon and signed by the author on title page. 12mo (18cm). Full leather, titled in gilt on front cover; 45pp. As new. A hard-to-find Estleman item.

New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1991. First Thus. First Printng. Signed, Ltd. #72 of 100 copies; Octavo (23.5cm); maroon boards embossed in gilt on cover and spine; author's photo on cover; acetete dustjacket; maroon slipcase. Fine in a Fine DJ/slipcase. Second crime novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series. Edgar Award Winner,… Read more about this item

New York: Mysterious Press, 1986. First, Limited Edition. First Printing. Signed on the limitation page, limited to 250 copies, this being copy B. Octavo (23.5 cm); black cloth-covered boards, titled in gilt on spine; acetate dustjacket; black slipcase. Fine in a Fine DJ / slipcase. "Prolific veteran McBain, author of the often-impressive 87th Precinct series (as well… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1972. First Edition. First Impression. Signed bookplate loosely laid-in. Octavo (20.5cm); red paper-covered boards stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket by Beverly Le Barrow; 219pp. Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced £1.95 net); also Fine. 11th racing mystery and Gold Dagger finalist "...when a sick friend asked him to investigate the comprehensive failure of a… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1977. First Edition. First Impression. Signed bookplate loosely laid-in. Octavo (22 cm); black paper-covered boards titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket by Chris Yates; 272pp; lightly toned page edges, a Near Fine copy. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced £8.95 net), Fine. 24th racing mystery novel, "Blood ties can mean trouble, chains and fatal obligation. Champion… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1979. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); green paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-191,[1]pp. Upper corner of front board gently tapped (though still sharp), else Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £4.50 net), with corresponding faint wrinkle to upper right corner of front panel, else Fine. A sharp copy of the… Read more about this item