London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1959. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in black price-clipped dust jacket lettered in red and white; 192pp. Very light shelf wear, brief soil to rear jacket panel, textblock margins foxed, else a Very Good, straight and sound copy. A...... More
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc., 1939. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm). Green publisher's cloth binding. Green topstain. 284 pp. Board edges are shelfworn with lean to spine. Binding sound. Some toning to endpapers. Pages clean and unmarked. Overall, book is in very good condition. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First edition. Octavo (21.5cm). Pictorial dust jacket with unclipped $3.95 price. Green topstain. Light gray publisher's boards. 441 pp. Dust jacket edgeworn with a tear on top front corner and some creasing, small chips. DJ spine faded with dampstain on bottom edge..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1953. First Edition. Octavo (21 cm); 186pp. Boards in gray cloth and decorative paper with yellow stamping on spine, wrapped in publisher's pictorial jacket with price intact ($2.50). Jacket generally scuffed, rubbed, and creased with chipping and tears, mostly to spine joints. Ghost of tape..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1929. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm). Publisher's cloth binding with title in gilt on spine. Black topstain. 313 pp. Cloth binding faded on edges and spine. Spine stained with a small tear at crown. Binding sound. Corners square. Bookplate on front pastedown. Pages clean and..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Octavo (21 cm); 186pp. Boards in light blue cloth with blue stamping, wrapped in intact publisher's jacket ($2.95). Yellow top stain. Jacket lightly soiled with scuffing, creasing and rubbing overall with light sunning to spine. Board corners and spine ends bumped with..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1959. First Edition. Octavo. 183pp. Light green boards stamped in red; light red topstain. No dust jacket. Boards slightly cocked and shows very mild shelfwear. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Very Good or better. More
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, [1941]. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's orange cloth, black spine titling; 252pp. Moderate shelf wear with brief fraying at corners, cloth spotted and a bit soiled, spine faded; overall Good to Very Good, lacking the rare dust jacket. An Inspector..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1949. First Edition. Octavo (21 cm); 218pp. Boards in mustard yellow cloth and red stamping, wrapped in publisher's jacket with price intact ($2.50). Jacket generally rubbed, bumped, creased, and lightly soiled at all extremities. Spine sunned and creased with tape repair to verso. Board corners..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition, stated, with no additional printings noted. Small octavo (19.3cm). Illustrated dust jacket with $1.75 price intact; boards in red-orange cloth with black lettering and decoration; [xviii],192pp; Illus. throughout. Jacket shows a few tears along top front, with small chips / tears and..... More