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First English Translation edition first printing of the first novel in the Commissario Simona Tavianello series. Translated from French. In fine / fine unread condition.

Advance Proof of this author's only crime novel. Light reading creases to the front and back covers and to the spine. In very good condition.

First edition first printing of this stand alone thriller novel. In fine / fine condition.

First edition first printing of the second novel in the Ellery Queen mystery series. Has 1930 on the copyright page and MCMXXX (1930) on the title page. Edge wear all the fabric on the corners is worn to the boards. There is a inch long tear on the back edge of the spine. Both tips of the spine are frayed. A few of the pages have spots of soiling. No dust jacket. In good condition.

First edition first printing of this collection of short stories. In grey boards and with "First Modern Library Giant Edition" on the publishers page. Moderate edge wear Shallow indents to rear board. Grubby from being handled. Earlier owners signature and date on the first free end page. In good condition.

First edition second printing of this collection of award winning short stories from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Light sun fading to the dustjacket's spine. There are 2 one inch tears to the top edge of the dustjacket's front panel. One is closed the second has paper scaring around the tear. In near fine / very good condition.

First appearance first printing of this collection of short stories. 10 new stories 5 reprinted stories. Collected are the following: Detective Short Stories: Mom and the Haunted Mink by James Yaffe, Miss Marple and the Golden Galleon by Agatha Christie, The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln's Clue by Ellery Queen, The Jolly Jugglers, Retired by Richard Deming, The Monster of Lakeview by Hugh Pentecost, The Pair of Gloves by Charles Dickens, Inspector Maigret Directs by George Simenon, Mr. Strang Gives a Lecture by William Brittain. Crime and Mystery Short Stories: The Sweetest Man in the World by Donald E. Westlake, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, A Stranger's Tale by Joseph Mathewson, Bubble Bath No. 3 by Margery Allingham, The Strange Adventure of Charles Homer by Frank Sisk, Third Act Curtain by Princess Zawadsky, Mystery, Movie Style by Joan Kapp. The Christie, Queen, Dickens, Gilman are reprints, The Allingham was originally published under the title "Bluebeard's Bathtub." The… Read More

First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 12 Short Stories. Featured are: The Treasure of Jack the Ripper by Edward D Hoch, Challenge for Charlie by Brian Garfield, May the Worst Man Win by Carol Cail, The Lady of the Dark Glasses by Jeffry Scott, Found on the Cookbook Shelf by Dorothy A Collins, All Thumbs by Patricia Moore, Death Between Dances by Cornell Woolrich, Back for a Funeral by Nedra Tyre, No Wider Than a Nickel by Jack Ritchie, When in Rome by Patricia Highsmith, The Other Runner by John Lutz and Chambrun Corrects and Imperfection by Hugh Pentecost. Earlier owners address label on the front cover. In Very Good Condition.

First appearance first printing of this collection of short stories. There are twelve stories in total plus one Detective Directory. Collected are the following: Detective Novelette: An End of Fear by Hugh Pentacost. Crime Stories: Cottage for August by Thomas Kyd, Two Deaths of Dr. Kang by Victor Canning, The French Key by Avram Davidson, The Dog that Came to the Funeral by John Collier, The Portuguese Instructor by Michael Forrestier. Detective Stories: To Remember You By - by Rufus King, Paid In Full by Rose Finnegan, Never the Twain by Andrew Salmond, Galdstone's Candlestick by Edmond Crispin, What's the Percentage? by William Holder. The Black Mask reprinted story: Driving Lesson by F.L. Wallace. Detective Directory by Robert P. Mills. Light edge wear. First 8 pages have a small moisture mark at the top outside corner. In good condition.

First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 13 Short Stories. Featured are: The Gourmet Kidnaper by Jack Ritchie, A Place of Her Own by Joyce Harrington, Invitation to Murder by Rex Stout, Black Wind by Bill Pronzini, The Fastidious Bank Teller by Richard Roesberg, The Abominable Ad Man by Amy Crossley, The Mysterious Attorney by Vyvyan McAmis Bretz, Cattle Call by William Bankier, The Adventure of the Common Code by Robert L Fish, The Marked Man by David Ely, Queentessential Poepourri by Gerald Tomlinson, The Man Who Stirred Champagne and The Spy Who Was Alone by Edward D Hoch. In Very Good Condition.

First appearance first printing of this collection of fifteen short stories. Collected are the following: The Theft of the Thanksgiving Turkey by Edward D. Hoch, The Theft That Wasn't a Theft by J.F. Peirce, A Lady of Refinement by Jane Speed, The Shades of Death by John F. Suter, Blue Noir by T.M. Adams, Evocation of Evil by John C. Boland, Human Interest Angle by Hal Charles, The Missing Mystery Writer by Joyce Segal, I Want My Lawyer by Nicholas Snow, The Mysterious Messenger Hope Raymond, The Ringer by John Abbott, Murder Lock'd In by Lillian de la Torre, Occupant Box 253 by Marilyn Pribus, The Wedding Gig by Stephen King, Value for Money by Julian Symons. The Stephen King story was later collected in the compilation Skeleton Crew. Address label. Light edge wear. In very good condition.

First Pocket Book edition first printing # 471 of the eleventh novel in the Ellery Queen series. The lamination at the edges of the covers is starting to lift. A date is rubber stamped on the titles page. In very good condition.

First Signet edition first printing # Q5608 of this stand alone mystery / thriller. Light edge wear. Reading creases to the front cover next to the spine. In very good condition.

First Signet edition first printing # T4086 of the seventh novel in the Ellery Queen series. Light edge wear. In near fine condition.

First edition first printing # 7845 of this novel. A paperback original. Stand alone thriller. A hint of shelf wear. There is a light crease that runs down the center of the front cover. In near fine condition.

First edition first printing # 73-802 of this novel. A paperback original. Stand alone thriller. Slight spine slant. Light reading creases. In very good condition.

First edition first edition of this collection of stories by the top mystery writers ever. Rex Stout has the short novel Fourth of July Picnic. Other short stories and novelets collected here are as follows: The Fall of the Coin by Ruth Rendell, B As in Bribe by Lawrence Treat, The Breaking Point by Miriam Sharman, The Scrabble Clue by Francis M. Nevins, Jr., The Big Bunco by William Bankier, Miss Phipps on the Telephone by Phyllis Bentley, Walking Hubert Down by John Pierce, Gideon and the Innocent Shoplifter by J.J. Marric, The Lost Heir by Lillian de la Torre, Undue Influence by E.X Ferrars, Miss Ferguson Versus JM by Gerald Tomlinson, The Most Tattooed Man in the World by Janet Green, The Intricate Pattern by Donald Olson, The Scene of the Crime by Ellen Arthur, A Matter of Disturbing Incidents by Michael Innes, Kirinyaga by Joe Gores, Mr. Strang and the Cat Lady by William Brittain, Return of the Hero by Michael Gilbert, Captain Leopold and the Ghost-Killer by Edward D. Hoch and The Adventure of… Read More

First appearance first printing of this collection of 2 New Detective Novelets, 1 Detective Short Novel - Complete and 10 short stories. Collected here are the following: 2 New Detective Novelete: In the Middle of Nowhere by Hugh Pentecost, The One and Only Bernie by Charles Green. The Detective Short Novel - The "Laughing Man" Murders by Patrick Quentin. Crime Short Stories and Secret Service: Flint's Diamonds by Victor Canning, A Warm Day in November by John Bell Clayton, A Question of Neighborliness by David Ely, What Would You Do? by Mavin Rossman, The Caper of the Century by Margaret Austin, Melodrama in Three Acts by Michael Gilbert, A Break in the Weather by Talmage Powell. Black Mask Magazine story: Town Hero by Edwin P. Hicks. Department of Famous Literary Figures: The Luminous Face by Mark Van Doren. EQMM "First Story": One Morning in the Park by Barbara Fried. There is a inch of separation between the bottom corner and the spine on the rear cover. In good condition.

First Tower edition first printing of the sixth novel in the Ellery Queen series. Originally published in 1933 by Stokes. Also later published under the title Death at the Rodeo. Heavy tanning to the pages. The dustjacket has a three inch semi closed tear to the rear panel at the edge for the fold for the inside summary panel. Then there is a 1 1/2 inch close L tear to the dustjacket's rear corner of the spine. Light creasing between the two tears. In fair / fair condition.

First appearance first printing of this collection of one Detective Novel, two Double Feature, five Short stories, two Halloween Stories and two First Stories. Collected here are the following: New Detective Novel complete: Jericho and the Silent Witness by Hugh Pentecost. Double Feature: Getting Away with Murder by Erle Stanley Gardner, Death as a Game by Michael Innes. Detective Short Stories: The Scientist and the Bagful of Water by Arthur Porges, Elementary, My Dear Job Seeker by Charles McIntosh, The Teccomehsire Fen Mystery by Cathie Haig Star, Poirot Indulges a Whim by Agatha Christie, A As in Accident by Lawrence Treat. Halloween Stories: The Halloween Mystery by Ellery Queen, The Seekers of Ultimates by Joe Gores. EQMM "First Stories": They's Things in the Deep Woods by M.L. Dunn, Tiger in the Cellar by Joan D. Ladd. The Gardner, Innes, Queen and Christie stories are reprints. The Christie story was earlier published as Adventure of the Cheap Flat. There is a 2 inch split between the front… Read More