Mysteries from Classic Books and Ephemera
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The Raging Storm [The Two Rivers series, no. 3]
by Cleeves, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Published
- 2023
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781250836786
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$21.38
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New York: Minotaur Books, 2023. Hardcover. Very Good +/near fine. [12], 383 p.: map; 24 cm. Pale purple cover with blue spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. A Detective Matthew Venn novel. Book is in Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: ends of spine slightly rubbed; clean… Read more about this item Item Price
A$21.38
Het Geheim van de Oude Toren door A. van Hulzen; Geillustreerd door Jan Lutz
by van Hulzen, A.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- W. D. Meinema
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$22.90
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Delft, NL: 1960, W. D. Meinema. Hardcover. Very Good. 249, [1] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Hardback with illustrated cover. Text is in Dutch. Gift inscription on half title page. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; upper corner of front cover bumped; one page corner creased; clean and tight.
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Dead Land -- A V. I. Warshawski Novel
by Paretsky, Sara
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Published
- 2020
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780062435927
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.85
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New York: William Morrow, 2020. Hardcover. Fine/fine. [8], 405, [3] p.; 24 cm. Orange and black cover with black spine title. Orange endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright.
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A$19.85
A Dangerous Business
by Smiley, Jane
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Published
- 2022
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780525520337
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$39.70
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. Hardcover. Fine/fine. [10], 207, [7] p.; 24 cm. Brown and mustard cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. A "rollicking murder mystery set in Gold Rush California" -- dust jacket. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright.
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A$39.70
The Coldest Case: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel
by Walker, Martin
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine -
- Jacket Condition
- near fine -
- Published
- 2021
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780525656678
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$24.43
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. Hardcover. Near Fine -/near fine -. [8], 321, [5] p.; 22 cm. Blue cover with silver spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. The 14th title in the Bruno, Chief of Police, mysteries set in France. Book is in Near Fine- Condition: slightly cocked; small ding in the upper edge of the front cover;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Death Has Three Lives [A Mike Shayne Mystery]
by Halliday, Brett [Davis Dresser]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$18.32
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New York: Dell Publishing, 1961. Paperback. Very Good +. New Dell Edition, first printing June 1961. 191, [1] p.; 16 cm. Paperback with cover art by Robert McGinnis. Page edges are green. D423. Price of 35 cents printed on front cover. Small photo on back cover of Richard Denning as Michael Shayne in the weekly NBC series. In… Read more about this item Item Price
A$18.32
Stone Cold Blonde
by Knight, Adam (Lawrence Lariar)
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.85
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New York: Signet Books, New American Library of World Literature, 1951. Paperback. Good +. First printing, Aug. 1951. 160 p.; 18 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. N.A.L. Signet Books 883. Publisher's advertisements on first 2 pages and following text on p. 160. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: cover is rubbed and lightly soiled; lower corner of back cover creased;… Read more about this item Item Price
A$19.85
Michael Shayne's Long Change
by Halliday, Brett [Davis Dresser]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$18.32
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New York: Dell Publishing, 1964. Paperback. Very Good. New Dell Edition. First printing May 1964. 191, [1] p.; 16 cm. Paperback with cover art by McGinnis. Page edges are green. A Dell Mystery, 5602. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed; upper corner of first leaf cut off, removing name of former owner; pages lightly browning; clean and… Read more about this item Item Price
A$18.32
Killer's Wedge
by McBain, Ed [Evan Hunter]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$21.38
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New York: Permabooks, 1959. Paperback. Very Good -. First printing of the Permabook edition Aug. 1959. [10], 181, [1] p.; 16 cm. Paperback with cover art by Darcy. An 87th Precinct novel. "M 4150." Publisher's advertisements on first 2 pages and final page. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; slightly cocked; lower back corner creased; pages lightly browning;… Read more about this item Item Price
A$21.38
Dolls Are Deadly [A Mike Shayne Mystery]
by Halliday, Brett [Davis Dresser]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$18.32
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New York: Dell Publishing, 1961. Paperback. Very Good. First Dell printing June 1961. 192 p.; 16 cm. Paperback with cover art by Robert McGinnis. Page edges are green. D424. Price of 35 cents printed on front cover. Small photo on back cover of Richard Denning as Michael Shayne in the weekly NBC series. In Very Good Condition: edges… Read more about this item Item Price
A$18.32
Michael Shayne's Torrid Twelve [Torrid 12] Edited by Leo Margulies
by Halliday, Brett [Davis Dresser]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$22.90
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New York: Dell Publishing, 1961. Paperback. Very Good -. Dell First Edition, first printing Dec. 1961. 256 p.; 16 cm. Paperback with cover art by Bob McGinnis. Page edges are green. K109. Price of 40 cents printed on front cover. Contains 12 stories chosen by Leo Margulies as the best that appeared in the in the first four… Read more about this item Item Price
A$22.90
The End of Lieutenant Boruvka by Josef Skvorecky; Translated by Paul Wilson
by Skvorecky, Josef
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780393027853
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$22.90
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New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Stated First Edition. 185 p.; 22 cm. Red and black cover with red spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. The third volume featuring a Prague detective, set around the time of the Soviet invation of Czechoslovakia. Book is in Near Fine Condition: page edges lightly soiled; otherwise,… Read more about this item Item Price
A$22.90
Too Many Magicians
by Garrett, Randall
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good -
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$117.57
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1967. Hardcover. Good +/very good -. Stated First Edition. 260 p.; 22 cm. Light grey cloth with green spine title. Dust jacket. "Doubleday Science Fiction" -- on dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title page.. Ex-library: stamped on upper page edges: "The Warner Library, Tarrytown, New York." An usual cross-genre novel:… Read more about this item Item Price
A$117.57
The Treasure of the Pass
by Slade, Gurney
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$24.43
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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 94 p.: illustration; 19 cm. Green cover with black spine and cover titles. Illustrated dust jacket. Back section of dust jacket has lists of four of the publisher's series: New Era Series, Triumph Series, Apex Series, and Peerless Series. No date of publication; WorldCat… Read more about this item Item Price
A$24.43
The Gay Dolphin Adventure by Malcolm Saville; Illustrated by Bertram Prance
by Saville, Malcolm
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- fair +
- Published
- 1952
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$117.57
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London and Sydney: George Newnes and Dymock's Book Arcade, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good +/fair +. First Australian Editon 1952. 255 p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Green cloth with black spine and cover titles. Map on endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. Advertisement on back section of dust jacket for five titles in the series… Read more about this item Item Price
A$117.57
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Alfred Hitchcock's Haunted Houseful; Illustrated by Fred Banbery
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1061
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$29.01
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New York: Random House, 1061. Hardcover. Very Good +. [2], iv, [2], 208 p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Hardback with illustrated cover. Illustrated endpaper. Small printed bookplate of former owner on front fixed endpaper. Contents: Let's Haunt a House by Manly Wade Wellman -- The Wastwych Secret by Constance Savery -- Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons… Read more about this item Item Price
A$29.01
Elope to Death
by Ashe, Gordon [Creasey, John]
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good -
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780030206214
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.85
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/very good -. [2], 187, [1] p.; 21 cm. Black cloth spine with silver spine title; white paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. A Rinehart Suspense Novel. "A heart-stopping chase scene highlights this dramatic detective thriller, one of the firest and most harrowing John Creasey ever… Read more about this item Item Price
A$19.85
The Chief Legatee by Anna Katharine Green; Illustrated in Water-colors by Frank T. Merrill
by Green, Anna Katharine
- Condition
- Used - Good -
- Published
- 1906
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$38.17
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London / New York: The Authors and Newspapers Association, 1906. Hardcover. Good -. 319, [3] p., color frontispiece and 3 leaves of color plates, 1 facsimile page on blue paper of the manuscript from The Leavenworth Case; 20 cm. Grey cloth with white spine and cover titles. Title page printed in red and black. "This… Read more about this item Item Price
A$38.17
The Woman in the Alcove by Anna Katharine Green; With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller
by Green, Anna Katharine
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1906
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$24.43
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1906. Hardcover. Good. [8], 371, [1] p., frontispiece and 4 leaves of illustrations: full-page plan of house; 19 cm. Light yellow cloth with green spine title and gilt cover title; red and green cover illustration. First Edition. "April" on title page verso. The second of three mysteries by Anna Katharine Green… Read more about this item Item Price
A$24.43
Cool Repentance [A Jemima Shore Mystery]
by Fraser, Antonia
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780297781271
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$15.27
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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 222 p.; 22 cm. Blue cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Book is in Near Fine Condition: slightly cocked; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: price-clipped; edges rubbed; clean and bright.
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A$15.27