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St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good+. Book Signed by Author. Collectible signed First Edition of the winner of the 2003 Shamus Award. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 339 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in black cloth over boards with the title in bright silver on the spine. The corners are sharp and have minimal shelf wear, although the bottom corner of the front cover has had a bump. No tears or chipping to the dust jacket, although the foil-like printing of the design shows some wear from rubbing on the shelf. There is a 2 1/2" scratch at the bottom quarter of the rear panel. The jacket is now protected in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Mystery; United States; Modern; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0312203845. ISBN/EAN: 9780312203849. Main Picture: James W. Hall, Blackwater Sound (Signed; First Edition) (New York: 2002) -… Read More

Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1965. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book Nice collectible copy of the First America Edition, published one year after the original Collins publication in the UK Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in lime-green paper over boards with the black Red Badge Detective logo on the front cover and the title with the logo and "This is a Red Badge Mystery" notice on the spine. Corners are sharp, though worn at the very tips. There is also wear at the head and foot of the spine, resulting in some loss of the green paper at the edges. The unclipped dust jacket ($3.50) shows a little wear at the edges of the front panel and head and foot of the spine. There is a small chip at the top of the front fold and a larger (1/8") chip at the bottom. There is a small (3/16") closed ear at the top of the rear panel and an original Rike's… Read More

John Long Limited, London, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good-. Book This is the first printing of the revised text, which is the basis for all of the modern reprints of the book First Printing of the "New and Revised Edition". Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). 160 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in red cloth over boards with The Toff logo in black in the lower right corner of the front cover and the title in black on the spine. Corners are sharp with no wear to the tips, although the bottom corner of the rear cover has taken a bump. The hinges are tight. The only defect is a 3/8" strip at the foot of the spine that appears to be sun faded. There is some very light foxing on the front free end paper, which also shows up on the front flap of the dust jacket, but the text itself is free of any foxing. The unclipped dust jacket (7s. 6d. net) shows wear along the top edge, but the bottom edge has… Read More

Knopf, New York, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Book Signed by Author. A collectible copy of the next-to-the-last book in the Adam Dalgliesh series, inscribed by the author ("To Anne | [Sig]") on the title page This is the first American edition. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 335 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardback bound in blue paper over boards, quarter bound in black textured paper with the title in bright gilt on the spine. The corners are sharp; the bottom corners show a slight bit of shelf wear. The dust jacket has no tears or chips, though there is a touch of wear at the head of the spine and a few spots on the rear panel. The jacket is now protected in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Mystery; United States; Modern; Signed by Author. ISBN: 030726291X. ISBN/EAN: 9780307262912. Main Picture: P. D. James, The… Read More

Putnam, New York, 2004. First Edition (full number line). Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. Book Signed by Author. A nice collectible copy. This has been bound as a signed copy with a blank page signed by Andrews bound in before the half-title page. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 319 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in red paper over boards with a red gunsight decoration in red foil on the front cover and the spine quarter bound in black textured paper with the title in bright red foil. Corners are sharp; the slightest of shelf wear at the foot of the spine. The dust jacket has no chips or tears with a little rubbing on the back, as typical with quarter bound books, at the point where the two papers overlap. There is a round gold "Signed Copy" sticker on the front cover. The jacket is now protected in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction;… Read More

Cumberland House, Nashville, TN, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good+. Book Signed by Editor. From the blurb on the front fold: "Readers enthralled by the works of great mystery and crime writers will find something new in Opening Shots. This collection offers not only the first published short stories of twenty prominent writers, but also features each author's recollections of the trials and thrills of making that unforgettable first sale." The writers included in the anthology are: David Black, Lawrence Block, Simon Brett, Max Allan Collins, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Loren D. Estleman, John Harvey, Joan Hess, Susan Isaacs, Peter Lovesey, Margaret Maron, Susan Moody, David Morrell, Sara Paretsky, Peter Robinson, James Sallis, Justin Scott, Minette Walters and Donald Westlake Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 397 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in grey textured paper over boards with the spine in… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good- Condition/Fair. Book This appears to be the First Edition printing of #9 in the Dana Girls series, though it could be a 1941 printing. Even Axe only provides general information on the formats for the books in the series. This has the purple cloth over heavy boards with the silhouette of the girls in a circle on the front cover, which fits Axe's Format I. He calls for the end papers to show the girls reading a letter printed in burgundy; here they are in green. However, he calls for burgundy in Format II (1942-1944), as well, so the green seems to be an alternate color for some bindings. This has a plain frontis, but it is on better paper than the WWII acidic paper of Format II. The dust jacket has the early 50 cent pricing (5050 at the top of the front flap) and lists the series to this title. The the list of Nancy Drew books on the rear flap only goes to "The Clue of the Tapping Heels," which was published… Read More