A terrific collection of rare items from the Pittsburgh author and mystery writer acclaimed as the American Agatha Christie.
New York: Rinehart, 1950. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, rebound in full deep red leather, gilt stamped, very good, light wear and rubbing. With sticker on rear pastedown from Preservation Technologies stating this was deacidified with their patented process. We purchased a large number of similarly bound Rinehart books from a......
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1941. First Printing. Hardcover. With F&R slug on copyright page. Cloth in dust jacket, book very good, contents toned, jacket very good, price clipped light wear to bottom edge of front panel.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1941. First Printing. Hardcover. With F&R slug on copyright page. Cloth in dust jacket, book very good, contents toned, jacket very good, price clipped and with minor wear and soil.
New York: Rinehart, 1953. First Printing. Hardcover. Publisher's black cloth in dust jacket, very good, pages tanning, jacket with light wear and toning.
New York: Rinehart, 1953. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, bound in full red leather gilt, very good, light rubbing and dryness to joints, pages quite tanned. With sticker on rear pastedown from Preservation Technologies stating this was deacidified with their patented process. We purchased a large number of similarly bound Rinehart.....
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1940. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, bound in full red leather gilt, very good, light rubbing and dryness to joints. With sticker on rear pastedown from Preservation Technologies stating this was deacidified with their patented process. We purchased a large number of similarly bound Rinehart books.....
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1940. First Printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, book about fine, jacket very good or better, the only blemish is a gentle vertical crease to middle of spine, otherwise an uncommonly nice copy. Here is a nice Goodreads review of it: "Set in a rambling.....
Photo by Clinedinst, ca. early 1920s. In frame measuring 9.75 x 8.25 inches, very good. Inscribed "With kindest regards to Miss Grace Thompson."
New York: George H. Doran, 1920. First Printing. Hardcover. Probably a first printing, but does not have the Doran logo on copyright page; Doran became much more consistent in using that logo to denote first printings in ensuing years. 8vo, bound in full red leather gilt, very good, light rubbing.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1915. First Printing. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth, very good, no jacket. Inscribed, "To Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones, with the best wishes of the author of this story of old Allegheny. Mary Roberts Rinehart, December 2nd, 1915." Possibly inscribed to a member of the prominent Jones family of.....
New York: Doran, C. 1915. First Printing. Hardcover. Probable first printing; the publisher was not consistent in the practice of putting their GHD logo on copyright pages to denote first editions and we have yet to encounter a copy of this book that has that logo. Cloth in dust jacket.....
London: John Murray, 1917. First UK edition. Hardcover. 8vo, decorated gray cloth, very good, no jacket, light wear and soil.
New York: Rinehart, 1957. First Printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, book very good, jacket also very good, light wear, price clipped.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, C. 1925. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, rebound in full deep red leather, gilt stamped, very good with light wear and rubbing. This omnibus volume includes The After House, The Buckled Bag, Locked Doors, The Red Lamp, The Window at the White Cat. With sticker on.....
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1932. First Printing. Wraps. Advance copy or uncorrected proof in wraps, using the dust jacket as the cover, as was the publishers' practice back then. Light wear and soil, a very rare edition, especially in this format. A mystery starring Rinehart's only recurring character, Hilda.....
New York: Rinehart, 1959. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, rebound in full deep red leather, gilt stamped, very good with light wear and rubbing, pages somewhat tanned. This omnibus volume includes The Buckled Bag, Locked Doors, Miss Pinkerton, and Haunted Lady. With sticker on rear pastedown from Preservation Technologies stating this.....
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1931. First Printing. Hardcover. With F&R logo on copyright page. 8vo, rebound in full deep burgundy leather, gilt stamped, good with some rubbing and wear, restoration including to the spine, with original leather spine laid down. With sticker on rear pastedown from Preservation Technologies stating.....
New York: Rinehart, 1948. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, rebound in full deep red leather, gilt stamped, good with wear and rubbing to joints, especially rear joint. With sticker on rear pastedown from Preservation Technologies stating this was deacidified with their patented process. We purchased a large number of similarly bound.....
New York: Rinehart, 1948. First Printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, book very good, jacket also very good with general mild edgewear, worst at base of spine.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, C. 1931. Hardcover. Later printing, without "FR" slug on copyright page and in different dust jacket featuing Janet Dexter's charcoal sketch of author. Book very good, jacket good with some general wear, light loss especially to upper spine going into front panel slightly. Inscribed in.....
New York: Rinehart, C. 1947. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, rebound in full deep red leather, gilt stamped, very good, light wear and rubbing, mainly to joints. With sticker on rear pastedown from Preservation Technologies stating this was deacidified with their patented process. We purchased a large number of similarly bound.....
New York: George H. Doran, 1926. First Printing. Hardcover. With GHD logo on copyright page. Cloth in pictorial dust jacket, book very good and sharp, owner's name, a few small spots to endpapers, jacket good with some edgewear, short tears, chips to top of tear panel, minor general soil. Hard.....
New York: McBride, 1932. Hardcover. Reprint of 1923 edition. Cloth in pictorial dust jacket, book very good, bookplate on first blank, pages tanning and slight staining to fore-edges of endpapers, jacket good with some chipping, stains and tears.
New York: George H. Doran, C. 1920. First Printing. Hardcover. Presumed first printing even though this does not have the GHD logo on copyright page the publisher used to identify first printings -- but they did this haphazardly and there's a good chance that this is a first printing, despite.....
New York: George H. Doran, 1920. First Printing. Hardcover. Most probably a first printing but does not have the Doran logo on the copyright page -- Doran was sporadic in its use in denoting first printings at that point -- in ensuing years they were more consistent. 8vo, full red.....