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Thrilling Detective 1937 Vol. 25 # 2 October: Murder is a Game / Death is Inaugurated / Judgment in Lead / Hell's Brew at Gumbo Point / Testified in Blood / Doom to the Left / Interlude in Flame by Burns, Harvey (editor): George Bruce / Jean Francis Webb / Benton Braden / Westmoreland Gray / S.J. Bailey / Robert Sidney Bowen / Murray W. Kramer - 1937

by Burns, Harvey (editor): George Bruce / Jean Francis Webb / Benton Braden / Westmoreland Gray / S.J. Bailey / Robert Sidney Bowen / Murray W. Kramer

Thrilling Detective 1937 Vol. 25 # 2 October: Murder is a Game / Death is Inaugurated / Judgment in Lead / Hell's Brew at Gumbo Point / Testified in Blood / Doom to the Left / Interlude in Flame by Burns, Harvey (editor): George Bruce / Jean Francis Webb / Benton Braden / Westmoreland Gray / S.J. Bailey / Robert Sidney Bowen / Murray W. Kramer - 1937

Thrilling Detective 1937 Vol. 25 # 2 October: Murder is a Game / Death is Inaugurated / Judgment in Lead / Hell's Brew at Gumbo Point / Testified in Blood / Doom to the Left / Interlude in Flame

by Burns, Harvey (editor): George Bruce / Jean Francis Webb / Benton Braden / Westmoreland Gray / S.J. Bailey / Robert Sidney Bowen / Murray W. Kramer

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New York: Standard Magazines, Inc. 1st Edition , 1937 ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Contains a Red Lacey story, Murder is a Game, by George Bruce. Small split to spine bottom, cover crease, the usual small edge tears, at least a VG copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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  • Date Published 1937
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Kill Petrosino!

Kill Petrosino!

by Nolan, Frederick

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London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1st Edition, 1975 ----------hardcover, with dust jacket. The book, in black boards with orange lettering and design to the spine, is an unblemished near fine copy. The unclipped jacket has light wear to the front panel top edge and spine extremities, and is almost near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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KID McGHIE
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KID McGHIE

by S. R. Crockett

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Toronto: The Coop-Clark Co., 1906. KID McGHIE- S. R. Crockett- Illustrated by E.F. Skinner- The Copp-Clark Co. Ltd.- Toronto- 1906-True-1st Edition-1st Printing-1st State- SC- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:- 12mo- VG/ no dj as issued-original grey wraps with green titles on cover and spine-illustration on cover also in green.- B&W frontis-+ 3 other plates- They are bound in to face pp.102, 192, and 322. -400pp all clean-no tears or writing- some cover rubs on spine,piece of tape at lower edge to prevent further separation which is about 3/4 of an inch- edges a little curled as to be expect with softcover, but a prime example of a very, very SCARCE copy in softcover-1st/1st-There are almost none that have survived-none available on the net!- Only 2 softcover true 1st ed's found in World cat: One in the UCLA rare books ibrary and and at the Univ. of Torotnto in the Fischer rare book room-SEE PHOTOS- Safe-cracking, burglary, etc. - with a ghost thrown in! There is no list of the plates, which are… Read More
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A Man Lay Dead ( Signed by Author )

A Man Lay Dead ( Signed by Author )

by MARSH Ngaio

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Boston: Little Brown, 1972 unclipped dust jacket with some edge wear and short tears and minor chipping to spine ends and corners, signed (authentic) 'Ngaio Marsh' to title, 287pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.
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THE NIGHTMARE ENDS ,   Crime  Mystery, in Majenta Color Dustjacket of White Bandaged Head & Face...
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THE NIGHTMARE ENDS , Crime Mystery, in Majenta Color Dustjacket of White Bandaged Head & Face with Only 1 Eye showing & Open,Guy derwent waits eagerly on Euston Station for thre Return of His Fiancee, Eileen Donelly who Has Just Spent a Holiday in Ire

by Frances COWEN, DJ Design by Kingaby / Keeman, Inner flap DJ PriceClipped

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Robert Hale & Company, London, GB, 1970 HBDJ, Stated 1st Published in GB in 1970. 1st Edition., Hardback. NF/VG-, AS-IS, BLACK Cloth HARDBACK Titled in Silver Gilt on Spine Cvr. Book Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 12mo 192 pgs. Book with minor bumping to spine, contents very clean/tight Light Wear , Fox. Jacket has minor edge-wear, slightly soiled mostly on back cover and edges, Light Creases. 5 X 7 1/2 IN. Back DJ light Scuff Rub. very Light Fox outer pgs edges, DJ Protected Clear Mylar ,Eileen Donelly who Has Just Spent a Holiday in Ireland with Her Relatives. The train is Late & news comes that there Has been an Accident & Eileen is among the Dead. Guy, at first Numb with Shock, goes to Sheffield to view the Body. A fire has disfigured the Dead Woman, but he notices the hands. Eileen had very Small Hands, those of the woman are Much Larger & Guy knows a dreadful Mistake has been Made. He goes to the Police. He traces the other Two Occupants of the Railway… Read More
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The Blackbirder
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The Blackbirder

by Hughes, Dorothy B.

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A Tower Mystery, 1st thus, this is 1st printing of the Tower edition. Very Good book with color rubbed along top and bottom edges, boards slightly bowed, offsetting paste downs and end pages, pages age yellowed; in a Good to Very Good jacket that has edge and corner wear, some small chipschip and 3/4 inch tear at bottom of spine at jacket fold, light sun fade on spine and yellowing back pane, light rubbing. Inscribed – For Louise – with all good wishes – and signed Dorothy (B. Hughes). Scarce signature – Hughes mystery involving modern day slave trade in the Southwest.
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Kill Petrosino!

Kill Petrosino!

by Nolan, Frederick

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London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1st Edition, 1975 ----------hardcover, with dust jacket. The book, in black boards with orange lettering and design to the spine, is an unblemished near fine copy. The unclipped jacket has light wear to the front panel top edge and spine extremities, and is almost near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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RETURN OF SANDERS OF THE RIVER

RETURN OF SANDERS OF THE RIVER

by Gerard, Francis

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New York NY: E. P. Dutton. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; 336 pages .
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A Night in Hollywood Forever, ( Cemetery on Santa Monica Blvd ) SIGNED a, (Five Star First...
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A Night in Hollywood Forever, ( Cemetery on Santa Monica Blvd ) SIGNED a, (Five Star First Edition Mystery) Edgar Award-winning author ,Alex Night moves out of the private eye business

by Andrew J. Fenady, SIGNED & Inscribed BY CA. AUTHOR, INNER DJ FLAP .95

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Five Star Waterville, Maine, 2006 HBDJ, August 2006, stated 1st edition, NF+/VG+, This book is very good +condition except for minor shelf wear.287 pgs,Alex Night moves out of the private eye business on Larchmont Boulevard in Hollywood and into the mystery writing profession at the WRITERS AND ARTISTS BUILDING in Beverly Hills, where he intends to follow in the footsteps of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. But Night is persistently plagued by former clients who won't let him get past the title page of his potential Edgar Award mystery novel The Big Changeover. After too many false starts and near fatal distractions, Night finds himself on the treacherous trail of two missing objects. The first: an Imperial Fabergi Egg, The Tear of Russia, given by William Randolph Hearst over a half century ago to his mistress - --a Fabergi now valued at over ten million dollars. The second: his missing fianci, the beautiful Goldie Rose. It's soon evident that Goldie has been kidnapped, but by whom - and… Read More
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The Dark Wind
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The Dark Wind

by Hillerman, Tony

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First UK edition, Fine unread book, in a Very Good to Near Fine jacket that has slight edge and corner wear, couple of very light overwrite impressions, tiny dog-ear at top corner front flap, with a Gollancz price sticker over the original price. This copy has been signed by Hillerman on the half-title page. The second Jim Chee mystery.
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Mystery of the Pirate's Ghost, A family Inheirts an Old House in on Pingree Point in Boston...
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Mystery of the Pirate's Ghost, A family Inheirts an Old House in on Pingree Point in Boston Massachusetts that was once used by Privateers.

by ELIZABETH HONNESS, original illustrations by Joe and Beth Krush, FORMER OWNER STAMP BACK Blank Endpaper, INNER DJ Flap Priceclipped BUT .39 INTACT,

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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966. B/W FRONTISPIECE, HBDJ, 1966, STATED 1st edition , NEAR FINE in a Near Fine- , First PRINTING. In Lippincott library binding in Beautiful green, Blue & white of boy & girl on Beach, NOT a library discard. Top edge of book pg green & lightly spotted, edges of DJa bit age darkened EVER SO SLIGHTLY. ,While exploring the children find some long lost doubloons and help put a pirate's ghost to rest, but not before almost becoming ghosts themselves. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Joe and Beth Krush.
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)

by Bieker, Chelsea

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2020 - 1st ed ("1" in number line) - SIGNED by author on the title page - "Godshot is the kind of book you find yourself thinking about incessantly." - Kristen Arnett - book: near fine - dj: near fine - dj in protective mylar sleeve"Drought has settled on the town of Peaches, California. The area of the Central Valley where fourteen–year–old Lacey May and her alcoholic mother live was once an agricultural paradise. Now it's an environmental disaster, a place of cracked earth and barren raisin farms. In their desperation, residents have turned to a cult leader named Pastor Vern for guidance. He promises, through secret "assignments," to bring the rain everybody is praying for.Lacey has no reason to doubt the pastor. But then her life explodes in a single unimaginable act of abandonment: her mother, exiled from the community for her sins, leaves Lacey and runs off with a man she barely knows. Abandoned and distraught, Lacey May moves in with her widowed grandma, Cherry, who is more concerned with… Read More
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
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The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie

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New York: Pocket Book edition, 1966, 20th printing. Pocket Book 50447. Vintage pulp fiction paperback, x, [2], 194pp., advert., cover price 50 cents.. Very Good Condition with bright cover page. Slight cover and spine creasing. There are bumped corners, and signs of shelf wear, top right corner of cover with slight crease and lower edges of cover worn. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Kill Petrosino!

Kill Petrosino!

by Nolan, Frederick

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London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1st Edition, 1975 ----------hardcover, with dust jacket. The book, in black boards with orange lettering and design to the spine, is an unblemished near fine copy. The unclipped jacket has light wear to the front panel top edge and spine extremities, and is almost near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King

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First Edition. (1993) Hardcover with d.j. Fine with near fine dust jacket. D.J. has slight curl on top edge and light rubbing on back. No worn edges. Tight binding with clean, sharp pages. No markings. 305 pages. Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a single continuous narrative which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. This book is dedicated to King's mother: "For my mother, Ruth Pillsbury King."
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Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

by Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce)

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Hyperion, 2001. hardcover. New. Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2001 NY: Hyperion First edition, first printing, fine, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author. This is a collectible book free from material defects. Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.
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A Is For Alibi

A Is For Alibi

by Sue Grafton

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1982. Fine. Book Club Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. is near fine with slight wear on top binding edge. Inside flap d.j has slight creases. Cover is smooth, unblemished, no tears, nicks or worn corners. Hardcover, as new, black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tight binding, sharp, clean pages. No markings. (Actual photo) A flawless copy. 208 pages. "A" Is for Alibi is crime writer Sue Grafton's first mystery novel in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet mystery" series, first published in 1982.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Noose, The
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Noose, The

by MacDonald, Philip

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Collins White Circle Pocket Edition #228. Great 1940s cover! Colonel Anthony Gethryn must prove a man innocent of a murder he's been convicted for in only 5 days. MacDonald was a great practitioner of the mystery-suspense genre; his books remain readable, even if his characters are nowhere near as enlightened as we tend to be today. Please read this volume in its historical context. A very clean copy, spine slightly darkened with very faint reading crease: see photos.
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Black Cherry Blues
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Black Cherry Blues

by Burke, James Lee

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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. Near Fine in Very Good jacket Remainder A Dave Robicheaux mystery, Edgar Award winner npc, 290pp. rem po inscription on front pastedown, behind dj flap. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Remainder. First Edition
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