Evil Under the Sun
London: The Crime Club, 1941. 1st. First edition. Book near fine, very slightly shelf-cocked. Dust jacket very good, some tears at spine ends. Name written on front free end paper. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
Mystery
The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Odhams Press Limited, 1933. 1st. First edition. Book very good with some foxing along page ends and on front cover, tanning on spine. Dust jacket with some wear and a couple of closed tears. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
The Labors of Hercules
Dodd, mead & Co, 1947. review copy. Review copy with Editorial Copy slip attached to front free end paper. Signed by previous owner, American mystery writer Dorothy B. Hughes. Book and dust jacket near fine.
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Knopf, 1980. first. hardcover. First edition, as stated on copyright page. Book fine, dust jacket near fine, very minor tanning at top of rear flap and rear panel.
Cain X3: The Postman Always Rings Twice, Mildred Pierce, Double Indemnity
Knopf, 1969. first thus. hardcover. INSCRIBED FIRST THUS edition. Inscribed by author. Book near fine, very light foxing on foredge. Dust jacket very good, price-clipped, tanning, couple of closed tears.
Serenade
New York: Knopf, 1937. First. hardcover. A very good first edition (so stated on the copyright page) in a good dust jacket with original price of $2.50 still present on top of front flap, small repaired chip at top of dj spine. This is the red and purple version of.....
The Big Sleep
Knopf, 1939. first. hardcover. First edition, as stated on copyright page. This is Pat O'Brien's copy with his bookplate attached to front paste-down (Pat O'Brien was an American film actor). Book very good plus, tanning along spine, lines on front cover. Dust jacket very good, wear and a couple of.....
The Big Sleep
A good first edition, so stated on the copyright page, with a partial dust jacket, missing a strip of half the spine, from top to bottom. Original price of $2.00 still on front flap of the dust jacket. Tape residue from the jacket flaps being taped to the front and.....
The Simple Art of Murder
Houghton Mifflin, 1950. first. hardcover. First edition with inscribed and signed slip attached to front free end paper. 1950 stated on title and copyright page. Near fine book, very slight darkening to edges of covers. Dust jacket very good,, price-clipped, some wear, repair done to inside of dj at spine.....
Blue Moon
Delacorte Press, 2019. first. hardcover. SIGNED first edition, as stated on copyright page and with number line from 9-1. Both book and dust jacket are fine.
Killing Floor
Bantam, 1997. first. hardcover. First UK edition. Book near fine, some water stains to first few and last pages, some foxing to book edges. Dust jacket near fine, water stain to inside of dj at bottom. top os dj spine very slightly worn.
The ABC Murders
Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. first reprint. hardcover. First reprint, rare in dust jacket. Book very good, some wear, cracking at gutter at title page and in back between 1st and 2nd end papers. Dust jacket good, price-clipped, pieces missing, wear.
Destination Unknown
London: Collins, 1954. first. hardcover. SIGNED first edition. A Crime Club Choice book. Signed on title page by author. Book fine, small water stain to lower left front of cover and faint small stain to bottom edge. Dust jacket very good, small water stain to bottom of front panel on.....
The Man in the Brown Suit
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924. First US. hardcover. A true first US edition, with 1924 on the title page and no references to later printings on the copyright page. Ex-library in library binding with library stamp on title page. Very good condition.
The Man in the Brown Suit
London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1928. Early. hardcover. A very good early printing. 1928 stated on the copyright page.
Murder for Christmas
Dodd, Mead & Co, 1939. first. hardcover. First US edition, with 1939 on title and copyright page. Dust jacket is a photocopy. Book very good, minor wear on covers, two ownership stamps on front paste-down and front free end paper, as well as a couple of handwritten numbers, leftover paper.....
Clear and Present Danger
G. P. Putnams' Sons, 1989. proof. softcover. Uncorrected proof. Very good, spine tanned, discoloration along gutter at front.
The Hunt for Red October
Naval Institute Press, 1984. first. hardcover. INSCRIBED first edition. Book very good, minor wear, bleeding to top corners, waves from humidity to upper portion of pages to first half of book Dust jacket very good, bleeding from book covers to inside of dj, water stain to front panel.
Sunset Express
Hyperion, 1996. first. hardcover. SIGNED first edition, as stated and with number line from 10-1 on copyright page. Book and Dust jacket fine.
The Adventure of Silver Blaze in The Strand Magazine
Strand Magazine, 1892. first. softcover. The first appearance of this Sherlock Holmes story. Very good in worn wrappers, mostly on spine. A fragile item that has survived almost 130 years. This is the separate issue of the Strand, from Dec. 1892.
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
The Strand Magazine, 1892. first. softcover. The first appearance of this Sherlock Holmes story. Very Good in lightly tanned wrappers, chipped at spine ends. A fragile item that has survived almost 130 years. This is the separate issue of the Strand, from May 1892.
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
The Strand Magazine, 1892. first. softcover. The first appearance of this Sherlock Holmes story. Very good in lightly tanned wrappers, chipped at spine ends. A fragile item that has survived almost 130 years. This is the separate issue of the Strand, from June 1892.
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor in The Strand Magazine
The Strand Magazine, 1892. first. softcover. The first appearance of this Sherlock Holmes story. Very good in lightly tanned wrappers, chipped at spine ends. A fragile item that has survived almost 130 years. This is the separate issue of the Strand, from April 1892.
The Adventure of the Reigate Square
London: The Strand, 1893. first appearance. softcover. First appearance of this Sherlock Holmes story, in the June, 1893 issue of the Strand Magazine.
The Adventure of the Yellow Face in Strand Magazine
London: Strand Magazine, 1893. 1st appearance, in periodical. softcover. A very good first appearance of this Sherlock Holmes story in Strand Magazine, February, 1893 issue. Wrappers. Later appeared as the third story in the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.