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New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1993. Book. Illus. by Jack Eckstein;. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xiv) 561 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Quarter bound in black cloth on black boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Jack Eckstein. Also edited with Stefan Dziemianowicz and Martin H. Greenberg. This anthology contains: According to Plan by Ray Darby; Adventure of the Baritone Singer by George Barton; The Adventure of the Table Foot by Zero; The Adventure of the Two Collaborators by Sir James M. Barrie; The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes; and The Clarion Call by O. Henry; Affirmative Action by Jon L. Breen; Anchor the Stiff by Dan Gordon; An Artful Touch by Charles Dickens; An Axe to Grind by Curt Hamlin; Behind Murder's Eight-Ball by Don James; Better Hands by Dale Clark; The Bloodles Corpse by O.… Read More

New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1992. Book. Illus. by Jack Eckstein;. Very Good+. Hardcover. Later Printing. 8vo. 432 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Quarter-bound in black cloth on black boards; lettered in silver on the spine; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Edited with the assistance of Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander, this anthology contains: Six Words by Lew Gillis; The Little Things by Isaac Asimov; A Matter of Life and Death by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg; Perfect Pigeon by Carroll Mayers; The Cop Who Hated Flowers by Henry Slesar; Trick or Treat by Judith Garner; Twice Around the Block by Lawrence Treat; An Easy Score by Al Nussbaum; The Good Lord Will Provide by Lawrence Treat and Charles M. Plotz; Boomerang by Harold Q. Masur; The Way It's Supposed to Be by Elsin Ann Graffam; Thank You Mr Thurston by Ed Dumonte; Funeral Music… Read More

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1995. Book. Illus. by Daniel Horne;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 404 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on red boards; lettered in red on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Daniel Horne. Arthur Conan Doyle is off to America for his first book tour. During the voyage across the Atlantic, he and his entourage are stalked by an otherworldly order of assassins....

New York: Pyramid Books, 1958. Book. Illus. by Lou Marchetti;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. Pyramid Book G323. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Lou Marchetti..

New York: Pocket Books, 1957. Book. Illus. by Paul Bacon;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. Pocket Book 1156. Light edge and corner wear with a bindery ripple on an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Paul Bacon..

New York: Arbor House, 1973. Book. Illus. by Milton Charles;. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. Quarter-bound in orange cloth on orange boards; lettered in gilt on the spine. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a small chip from the upper edge of the front panel; a bit of fading on the spine; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Milton Charles..

New York: Avon Books, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. 309 pp. Edge and corner wear with a faintly creased spine; not store stamped. He took a dead man's name, a private eye's office and a client's identity. Now all he needed was to know his own name....

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004. Book. Illus. by Philip Lee Harvey;. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 243 pp. Signed by Richard B. Wright on the limitation page. Navy blue boards decorated in gilt on the front panel and spine; headband. Cover photograph by Philip Lee Harvey. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings..

London: Severn House, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 8vo. 351 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket with some slight fading on the spine; price intact; small ink mark on the front pastedown..

New York: Bantam Books, 1959. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. Bantam Book 2001. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing on the covers and a faintly creased spine; no interior markings..

Don Mills, Ontario: Wm. Collins Sons Canada, 1980. Book. Illus. by Tom Adams;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 256 pp. Quarter-bound in brown cloth on beige boards; lettered in green on the spine; beige endpapers; headband; illustrated with line drawings by Ron Berg; dj art by Tom Adams. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket with some slight darkening on the spine; previous owner's name inside. The Contents are: Introduction by Randall Toye; more than 2000 colourful characters from the world of Agatha Christie, completely cross referenced; followed by Bibliography; Index to Bibliography; Appendix A: Hercule Poirot; Miss Jane Marple; Ariadne Oliver; and Appendix B: Original Mystery Plays; Romantic Novels published as Mary Westmacott; Books Published as Agatha Christie Mallowan; and Other Books by Agatha Christie..

London: Aurum Press, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 224 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat large book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Orange boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings..

New York: Davis Publications, 1984. Book. Illus. by Mark Fresh;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 160 pp. Digest format. Volume 29, number 1. Light rubbing on the corners with an uncreased spine. Cover art by Mark Fresh. This issue contains: The Town Club Murders by Dick Stodghill; The Sea Monster Wore Diamonds by John H. Dirckx; The Takamoku Joseki by Sara Paretsky; The Last Binge by Charles R. McConnell; The Kill File by Sybil Baker; The Matchbook Detective by E. E. Aydelotte; Maiden in Distress by Mike Cohen; Randy Sea: The Prime Suspect by Percy Spurlark Parker; and The Opal of Carmalovitch by Max Pemberton; along with the usual features..

New York: Dell Magazines, 1996. Book. Illus. by Will Williams. Very Good-. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 160 pp. Digest format. Volume 41, number 11. Light edgewear with a crease on the front hinge. Cover art by Will Williams. This issue contains: Zipimart Eddie by Janet Nodar; Saturday Night at the Mikado Massage by Loren D. Estleman; You Can't Really Blame Them by Steve Ritchie; That Midnight Train by Raymond Steiber; Lin Po and the Deadwalker by B. H. Schrier; The Incident at Twisted Tree by David K. Harford; Your Life by Linda Mannheim; Halloween Turkey by Sharon Mackey; Our Closing Hymn by Pamela Blackwood; and The House by Andre Maurois; along with the usual features..

New York: Davis Publications, 1980. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 128 pp. Digest format. Volume 25, number 7. Light edge and corner wear. This issue contains: You Get What You Deserve by William Bankier; The Whisper of Gold by Edward Wellen; The Maiden Aunt by Patricia L. Schulze; That Kind of World by John Lutz; The Real Story by Dorothy Benjamin; Furberry's Banana by M. G. Frost; Dream Heist by Carroll Mayers; The Last Quarter by Mary Braund; The Body Snatcher by Gary Alexander; Take One at Bedtime by Jeffry Scott; Death of a Dream by James Holding; The Mechanical Heart by Pauline C. Smith; and Bottomed Out by Robert Twohy; along with Crime on Screen by Peter Christian..

New York: Dell Books, 1961. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 224 pp. Dell Book F206. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a faintly creased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson; The Perfectionist by Margaret St. Clair; Sredni Vashtar by H. H. Munro writing as Saki; Being a Murderer Myself by Arthur Williams; Lukundoo by Edward Lucas White; A Woman Seldom Found by William Sansom; The Price of the Head by John Russell; Love Comes to Miss Lucy by Q. Patrick; Love Lies Bleeding by Philip MacDonald; The Dancing Partner by Jerome K. Jerome; Casting the Runes by M. R. James; and How Love Came to Professor Guildea by Robert S. Hitchens..

Riviera Beach, Florida: H.S.D. Publications, 1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 128 pp. Digest format. Volume 20, number 12. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This issue contains: Wanted: Swinger's Housekeeper by Lee Chisholm; Daley's Doubles by S. S. Rafferty; The Cathedral Oven by Floyd Warneke; The Death of Lame Jack Lincoln by Edward D. Hoch; One Body Too Many by Stephen Wasylyk; The Fund Raisers by James Holding; Open Sights by Albert Avellano; Angel by Beatrice S. Smith; What My Left Hand Does by Joyce Harrington; Payoff Time by Clark Howard; and From Ada with Love by Robert Chesmore..

New York: Davis Publications, 1984. Book. Illus. by Mark Fresh;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 160 pp. Digest format. Volume 29, number 1. Light wear. Cover art by Mark Fresh. This issue contains: The Town Club Murders by Dick Stodghill; The Sea Monster Wore Diamonds by John H. Dirckx; The Takamoku Joseki by Sara Paretsky; The Last Binge by Charles R. McConnell; The Kill File by Sybil Baker; The Matchbook Detective by E. E. Aydelotte; Maiden in Distress by Mike Cohen; Randy Sea: The Prime Suspect by Percy Spurlark Parker; and The Opal of Carmalovitch - a crime classic by Max Pemberton; along with the usual features..

New York: Davis Publications, 1984. Book. Illus. by Jon Weiman;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 160 pp. Volume 29, number 2. Digest format. Light rubbing on the corners with minor creasing on the spine. Cover art by Jon Weiman. This issue contains: The Legacy by Dan A. Sproul; Tears for Maggie Shannon by Stephen Wasylyk; The Four Nets of Angelo by Thomasina Weber; Closing Time by Russ Martin; The Quality of Mercy by Libbet Proudfit and Mary Monica Pulver; Killing Time by T. Robin Kramer; Lady Luck and the Golden Girls by Lawrence Doorley; Murder Figures by David Braly; and A Tiger's Skin by W. W. Jacobs; along with the usual features..

New York: Davis Publications, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 128 pp. Digest format. Volume 24, number 10. Light edge and corner wear. This issue contains: The Impossible Scheme by William Bankier; The Sunburnt American by S. S. Rafferty; It's All a Matter of Luck by Tonita S. Gardner; Different Worlds by Robert Twohy; Driscoll's Box Score by Dick Stodghill; Franticman by John Lutz; The Ten Thousandth Visitor by Jean Darling; and The Liberating of Olivette Goudy by Stephen Wasylyk..