Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Murder By The Book

Walker 1993 light soiling at page edges else about fine in dj. A Mark Shigata title. Texas setting. 1st ed..

N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1949. 1st pbk printing, November 1949. Dell Mapback #353. Vintage Paperback. Cover illustration by Robert Stanley [based on Barye Phillip's dust jacket on the first edition]. Rear map of Europe Central Asia and North Africa. Very unusual sideways map. Very lightly soiled, slight cover roll. Basis for the 1954 film of the same name starring Jeff Chandler as Jason Starbuck, Rhonda Fleming, Mamie Van Doren and Lee J. Cobb. Directed by Joseph Pevney with screenplay by Marshall and Joseph Hoffman. All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Very Good-Near Fine. Illus. by Stanley, Robert. Vintage Paperback.

Bristol: England: Scorpion Press, 1991. 1st ed. Very fine in transparent dust jacket. Very scarce. LIMITED to just 15 deluxe copies (Letter K) produced for private distribution. Maroon leather with maroon patterned marble paper sides, maroon top edge and matching maroon end papers. SIGNED by Hartland and Ted Allbeury and Eric Homberger who wrote the appreciation. A spy novel set in the near future involving Communist China. Hartland is one of the best espionage writers and resigned from his high-flying 'civil servant' job in Vienna to take up writing full time. Copies of this book were given to the then Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and to the leaders of the Chinese democratic movement. Laid in is a note on Scorpion Press letterhead describing the De Luxe Specifications : "The de luxe presentation copies are produced in small numbers as they are intended primarily for the use of the author, contributor, editor, publisher and others associated with the authors work. These… Read More

NY: Harper, 1979. 1st edition, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, lightly soiled along inside edges, not price clipped, $9.95 intact, in protective mylar cover. Washington D.C. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: The Macaulay Company, 1935. First edition, Yellow cloth shows some light wear and soiling, spine foot is crushed, with a small tear at head of spine. In cluses is a laminated book mark of the complete dust wrapper. Only four men had ever been permitted a sight of the complete Todd collection of jewels. Two of them had died: one, the owner, under auspicious circumstances on the eve of showing his son, Jerry Todd, his newest acquisition - the Kathaba ruby, looted centuries before from a sacred dagoba. For six years Jerry has not been able to find the collection. A Chinese lavender jade bowl, bearing the carved Wu-Fu symbol of the five bats of good luck and longevity, found in the hands of a murdered jockey on the eve of the Kentucky Derby, gives the clew which brings a series of ruthless murders right to the door of Jerry Todd, a world wanderer, adventurer and crime investigator, who is suspected of the murders he is trying to solve. The trail leads from Kentucky to Jerry’s boarded-up,… Read More

Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2005. This third outing In the Pat and Jean Abbott series is set in the early weeks of World War II at a time when everyone smoked and women wore girdles. Private detective Pat is back home in San Fancisco hours away from marrying Jean Holly when a fellow detective is murdered in his office, the only clue a yellow violet. As it so happens, a beautiful Spanish entertainer, a refugee fromt he Spanish Civil War--whose trade mark is the yellow violet--is in town on tour accompanied by her mother, her manager, and a dachshund named Pancho. Throw in a few Italian fascists ("They don't fight very well," says Pat, "but they know how to spy") and you've got enough trouble to halt anyone's nuptials. First published in 1942.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. New. Illus. by Pudim, Rob. Trade Paperback.

N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1989. 1st edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The 5th Cuddy title. ""Maintaining the standards set in his prize-winners Blunt Darts , The Staked Goat and others, Healy adds to the series starring John Cuddy, Boston PI. From nearby Nasharbor, reporter Jane Rust comes to hire Cuddy to prove her suspicions of a murder and coverup by the cops and her paper, the Beacon . The detective doubts Rust's story until news of her "suicide" brings him to the economically and morally depressed town. Rebuffed by both the editor of the Beacon and the police, Cuddy gets help from reporter Liz Rendell, who sneaks Rust's notes to him. Clues to a child-porn ring and other suspicious deaths tip the investigation toward police officers Hagan and Schonstein, despite their spotless reputations. Cuddy is lucky to survive attempts on his life as he keeps a promise to his… Read More

N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1989. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Boldly SIGNED by Healy at title page. The 5th Cuddy title. "Maintaining the standards set in his prize-winners Blunt Darts , The Staked Goat and others, Healy adds to the series starring John Cuddy, Boston PI. From nearby Nasharbor, reporter Jane Rust comes to hire Cuddy to prove her suspicions of a murder and coverup by the cops and her paper, the Beacon . The detective doubts Rust's story until news of her "suicide" brings him to the economically and morally depressed town. Rebuffed by both the editor of the Beacon and the police, Cuddy gets help from reporter Liz Rendell, who sneaks Rust's notes to him. Clues to a child-porn ring and other suspicious deaths tip the investigation toward police officers Hagan and Schonstein, despite their spotless reputations. Cuddy is lucky to survive attempts on his life as he keeps a… Read More

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Crime Club Doubleday, 1962. 1st ed. near fine in dust jacket, lightly rubbed at spine edge, small ink check mark else about fine, not price clipped, $3.50 price intact, in protective mylar cover. Tangier. John Meredith wanted to eat his cake and have it too. He arranged to have his wealthy wife murdered-so he could marry his beautiful French mistress and retain control of his wife's money. But that was before the mistress decided she preferred to marry another man-and before Meredith, attacked and robbed in Tangier's Kasbah, lay for days in a coma-helpless to prevent the murder he no longer wanted.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

London: UK: Collins, 1949. 1st edition. Publishers yellow cloth is lightly soiled, pages are age toned else a near fime copy in dust jacket, not price clipped, small chips at head and foot of spine and corners. The 1st Johnny Vallon title.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Scribners, 1947. 1st ed.(precedes Australian ed.) His 2nd book & 1st to published in US. page edges browned else about fine in dj, rubbed, chip out. at head, wear at edges. Dust jacket is unclipped [$2.75 price is intact]. The book was a winner in the literary contest sponsered by the Sydney Morning-Herald.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book.

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.: Gryphon Books, 1996. 1st American publication. (Published in England by Modern Fiction, 1953,) Paperback Original. Part of Gryphon Gangster Series #5. Fine copy in dust wrapper. Introduction by Philip Harbottle. Ron Turner illustration for the dust wrapper while the card cover illustration is a black and white drawing from the British edition with the sub-title: " Wildcat Women and Dope". 1st Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. New/As New. Illus. by Turner, Ron. Paperback Original.

NY: Harper & Row, 1966. 1st ed, Near fine in dust jacket. Stated first edition. Set in the Far East, Borneo and Singapore.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

N.Y.: Berkley, 1956. 1st printing. Berkley #G-28 (.35¢ cover price) . Cover by Victor Kalin. Vintage Paperback. "...This follows the progress of a young rake who took readily to women, enjoyed many irregular relationships, hankered for but never achieved the luxuries of life, and held an undampened appreciation for life in this city, its shops, streets, cafes, subways, etc. Highly seasoned, this is not for the conventional tourist traffic." -- Kirkus Review. All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Illus. by Kalin, Victor. Vintage Paperback.

Walker, 1987. 1st ed., fine in dj,. 1916 San Francisco. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

London, England: Viking Penguin, 1998. 1st ed. Near fine in dust jacket. "An intriguing situation, seamless pacing, a rising sense of menace and a surprise ending bring Dunmore's new novel (after the well-received Talking to the Dead) into the winner's circle. British district judge Simone struggles as the family breadwinner, while her unemployed husband faces bankruptcy and takes care of their two boys. Keeping the family together in their remote seaside village is hard enough, but Simone's fragile worldAalso undermined by a childhood traumaAis threatened by the intrusion of her long-buried past. Michael, an American Vietnam veteran whom she met during a summer in the States, sends her an intense letter and copies of several photographs of them nude together. Then he arrives in her village, having decided to reconnect with the one person whose image he has nurtured over two decades, some of which was spent in a mental hospital. Dunmore intricately weaves past and present, bringing… Read More

N.Y.: Atheneum, 1988. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY. Signed by Fraser at title page. Jemima Shore title. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Garden City, New York,: Crime Club Dble, 1932. 1st ed. very light wear at edges else near fine copy, in home-made, clear, acetate dust jacket. The book is tight and square in black cloth covered boards with yellow stamped decoration and printing to the spine and front board. Oriental adventure novel set against background of Middle East slave traffic and other nefarious activities of international gang of criminals lead by evil Chinese mastermind. Considered by some to be among Rohmer's best novels. (Bleiler, Hubin ). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Book.

NY, NY: Dutton, 1974. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. Middle East dignataries are being assassinated, and the trail leads to San Francisco. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1995. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Includes AWARD WINNERS AND NOMINEES from The Edgars and The Daggers. Fourth annual collection of this venture by editors of Mystery Scene magazine to establish an annual collection of best mystery stories and a review of the past year in the mystery genre in the tradition of 'The Best Detective Stories of the Year' and 'The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories.' 397 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.