Household Gods A Novel
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 1988 Hardcover in Fine condition. In a Near Fine dust jacket that shows the lightest shelf wear. Pages: 321.
Mystery
Shroud for the Archbishop: A Sister Fidelma Mystery
London: Headline, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 1995, First Edition. Hardcover. Pages just starting to tone (a common flaw with this title), otherwise a Fine, tight, clean copy in a Near Fine dust jacket, which is now housed in mylar. The DJ with barely perceptible scratching to a small section of.....
The Case of the Forbidden Island (The Sexton Blake Library No. 328)
London: The Amalgamated Press, no date (1955). Paperback. Paperback, no date (1955), octavo, 64pp., one b&w illustration at front, otherwise not illustrated. Book VG with mild rubbing and edgewear to wrap, stapled binding tight but slightly staining endpapers, otherwise text clean and unmarked. No DJ.
The Will of the Tribe; A Crime Club Selection
Garden City: The Crime Club / Doubleday & Company, 1962. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition, 1962. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 337 pp., clean unmarked text, Good copy in Good dust jacket, age-toning to the outer pages and the page-edges, some discoloration to the covers of the book.....
The "Canary" Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. First printing. Hardcover. octavo, black cloth boards in dust jacket, book is in very good condition with moderate wear to boards including corner rounding and toning to the text block, 343pp.
The Gracie Allen Murder Case, A Philo Vance Story
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First printing. Hardcover. First edition (with "A" on copyright page), 1938. Yellow cloth hardcover with black titles in original dust jacket, 227 pp. + ads., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket, bookplate on the front flyleaf, light wear. With.....
Observations on the Mystery of Print and the Work of Johann Gutenberg
New York: New York Times / Book Manufacturers' Institute, 1937. Edition Not Stated Presumed First. Hardbound. Hardbound duodecimo in blue cloth w/gold emboss & D/J; clean unmarked text, b&w illustrations, 45 pp, plus 2-pg "An Appreciation" info on type and book-making processes. Copy is Near Fine Minus in Very Good.....
Sherlock Holmes in the Adventure of the Ancient Gods
Brooklyn, NY: Gryphon Publications, 1990. First edition. Paperback. First Edition. c.1990. Softcover. Staple-Bound. 38pp. Illus. Slight musty odor, else Fine.
Cross County
Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast Publishing, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. 2008 Hardcover in Fine condition. In a Near Fine dust jacket that shows the lightest shelf wear.
The Nine Bears
London: Ward, Lock, & Co., ca. 1925. Later Printing. Hardcover. ca. 1925. Later printing. Hardcover, 8vo. in dust jacket. 256pp. Good+ in good+ dust jacket. Soil, foxing, and light tattering to dust jacket. Dj unclipped and now housed in mylar. Lean to spine and foxing to edges. Offsetting to flyleaf.....
The Ice House
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition, 1992, hardcover with green paper boards in dust jacket, octavo, 240pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of edgewear, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ near fine with mild edgewear, in protective mylar wrap.....
The Ice House
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition, 1992, hardcover with green paper boards in dust jacket, octavo, 240pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of edgewear, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ near fine with mild edgewear, in protective mylar wrap.....
The Ice-House, a novel of mystery
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First printing. Hardcover. First edition, 1992. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 240 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in a Good price-clipped dust jacket, minor soiling and discoloration to the dust jacket, wear to the tips and edges of the dust jacket including.....
Bound volume of The Recollections of a Policeman (1852) and The Romance of the Forum, or, Narratives, Scenes and Anecdotes from Courts of Justice (1853)
New York: Cornish, Lamport & Co., 1852-1853. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, half black leather and marbled boards, very good, light wear and rubbing, pencil signature of Isaac Craig (son of a prominent Pittsburgh citizen of the late 19th/early 20th century). "Recollections of a Policeman" is the true first edition of.....
Sherlock Holmes and the Wood Green Empire Mystery
New York: Magico Magazine, 1985. Hardcover. Gilt stamped brown paper covered boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has edgewear that includes mild bumps to spine ends and corners, gentle rubbing, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ has chips to spine ends, mild toning and rubbing, split.....
The Grave-Maker's House
New York: Harper and Row, 1964. First Printing. Hardcover. Cloth backed boards in dust jacket, very good, minimal wear. Inscribed by Leonard Rubenstein (the author's real name), to fellow faculty member at Penn State, Robert Lima (a well published author of literary works, poetry and plays) in 1968, "To Bob.....
Where's Emily? A "Fleming Stone" Detective Mystery
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1927. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, blue cloth in dust jacket, book very good, light soil, top edge a little darkened and spotted, jacket good plus with some darkening to spine and back panel, moderate loss to spine head.
Aim for the Heart: A Chris Klick Mystery
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author (as Wendell McCall). 1990, First Edition. Hardcover. A Fine, sharp, clean copy in a Fine dust jacket. DJ now in mylar. Wendell McCall is the pseudonym of Ridley Pearson.
Dead Aim: A Chris Klick Mystery
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author (as Wendell McCall). 1988, First Edition. Hardcover. A Fine, sharp, clean copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with minimal signs of use. DJ now in mylar. Wendell McCall is the pseudonym of Ridley Pearson.
Don't Ask
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1993. First printing. Hardcover. First edition, 1993. Hardcover in dust jacket, clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket, minor creasing or wear to the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
Island Gold
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1923. First American edition. Hardcover. 1923, First American edition. Hardcover, black cloth, with design in yellow. Previous owner's namestamp on both pastedowns; clean and unmarked text; sound binding; minor rubbing to the spine. An uncommon title from this minor British detective writer.
The Man With the Club Foot (Thrilling adventures of Germany's master spy)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1931. Hardcover. 1931, Hardcover in Good condition, cover shows light soil, and light shelf wear. Dust jacket is in Good condition with soil and some chipping, missing 1/4 inch at the bottom of the jacket spine. 323 pp.
Into the Night
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1987. First printing. octavo, black cloth boards in dust jacket, book and jacket are in very good condition, jacket shows edgewear and rubbing, book has mild wear to boards and foxing to the text block.
Poe Papers: A Tale of Passion
New York: Pegasus Books, 2007. Paperback. Inscribed by Zaroulis, with handwritten note on her letterhead! Paperback, 2007, octavo, 249pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of edgewear to wrap, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.