New York: The Macaulay Company, 1926. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 251 pp. Black boards stamped in yellow. Lacks dust jacket. Boards edgeworn with brief exposure and heavier patch of fraying at top of spine. General rubbing and scuffing. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Published in..... More
![Item #9690 The New Idol [Further Adventures of Cheri Bibi]. Gaston Leroux, Hannaford Bennett, trans](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9690.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1621958884)
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1929. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 410 pp. Green cloth stamped in dark blue. Lacks dust jacket. Boards worn at extremities with exposure along top of spine. Spine uniformly toned to a light brown. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1917. First Edition. Octavo; viii, 407pp. Blindstamped reddish-purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine. No dust jacket. Boards are shelfworn with some light fading along edges. Spine more heavily faded, with nudging at head and tail and dulling / browning to lettering. Small spot of..... More
Garden City, NY: Crime Club / Doubleday & Company, 1950. First Edition, stated. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in brown pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.25); 219pp. Chipping and rubbing along jacket extremities, including small losses at spine ends not approaching text, spine panel significantly toned, very faint soil to..... More
Garden City, NY: Crime Club / Doubleday & Company, 1949. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); publisher's simulated cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; 219pp. Jacket extremities rather worn with coin-sized chip at spine foot, spine slightly cocked, textblock uniformly toned due to inferior paper stock, else Very Good overall. A Crime..... More
Garden City, NY: Crime Club / Doubleday & Company, 1952. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); publisher's simulated cloth in pictorial dust jacket by Paul Galdone; 188pp. Light wear, more so to board extremities, text block uniformly toned, else Very Good and sound. More
New York: Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1941. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in purple; [8],272pp. Possibly ex-library with paper flaws to both pastedowns from previously removed elements as well as faint tape residue to boards; cloth a bit unevenly toned, spine especially so..... More
![Item #14482 All Roads to Sospel [U.K. title: Close All Roads to Sospel]. George Bellairs](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/14482.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1667769355)
New York: Walker and Company, 1981. First American Edition, with full numberline. Octavo; publisher's boards in white pictorial dust jacket with $9.95 price intact; 168pp. Light dust-soil and toning to jacket, minor shelf wear to extremities, brief foxing along gutters, else Very Good and sound overall. A Chief..... More
New York: Walker and Company, 1980. First American Edition, with full numberline. Octavo; publisher's boards in red pictorial dust jacket; 175pp. Light shelf wear, minor wrinkling to rear jacket panel, top textblock edge a bit foxed, else Very Good, internally clean and sound. Not even taking the dog..... More
New York: Walker and Company, 1981. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in black pictorial dust jacket by Ernest Socolov; 192pp. General shelf wear to jacket extremities including brief shallow wrinkling along top margin of front panel, rear panel a bit dust-soiled, faint toning along gutter edges, otherwise a Very..... More
Garden City, NY: Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's black cloth stamped in red; [8],311pp. Binding rather crudely recased, light shelf wear, spine a bit cocked and cloth faded, small white soil spot to front cover, else Very Good, internally clean and sound..... More
Garden City: The Crime Club / Doubleday & Company, 1965. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 188pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $3.50 price intact; book in black cloth with blue lettering to spine. Jacket shows some rubbing and scuffing along edges and spine ends, with a small, closed tear along fold at..... More
Garden City, NY: The Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1941. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 311 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $2.00 price present. Gray boards stamped in maroon. Dust jacket chipped along edges with several tears along edges, including a 3" tear along bottom edge..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1939. First Edition. Octavo. 320 pp. Rebound in dark blue boards with black lettering and unidentified ex-libris illustration on front. Boards lightly edgeworn with some moderate to heavy scuffing and spotting to cloth. Spine cocked and faded. Binding is sound. Light spotting to edges..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1939. First Edition. Octavo. 320 pp. Publisher's blue boards stamped in black and gilt. Lacks dust jacket. Boards worn along edges with some general scuffing; rubbing and fading to spine. Spine cocked, with nudging at head and tail and a couple vertical creases..... More
South Melbourne, Australia: Crime Book Publishing Co. Proprietary Limited, 1940. Presumed First Edition with no other printings listed. Octavo. 284 pp. + publisher's advertisements. Red cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Boards a bit warped and lightly worn along edges, with a split and adjacent fraying along..... More
![Item #12244 The Avalanche: A Mystery Story [Inscribed and Signed]. Gertrude Atherton](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/12244.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1643494196)
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1919. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's red gilt-lettered cloth; [8],229pp. Light edge wear, spine a bit cocked and gilt dulled, rear hinge starting to crack but holding; overall Very Good and sound. Faint pencil inscription signed by the author in the year of publication on..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1931. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's buckram in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00); 306pp. Jacket and cloth extremities rather worn with a number of closed chips and tears to the former, exposure along upper margins to the latter; jacket uniformly dust-soiled and lightly foxed, spine..... More
London: Eyre Methuen, 1972. First Edition. Octavo (7.5" x 5"); 176pp. Illustrated dust jacket with £1.75 price intact; bound in charcoal boards with silver lettering to spine. Jacket rubbed along edges with a few blind impressions on back, but no chips or tears. Boards are sturdy and square with bright..... More
New York: British Book Centre Inc., 1962. First American Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's boards in brown pictorial dust jacket; 253pp. Shelf wear to jacket extremities including tiny closed tear at top margin of front panel not approaching text, foxing to both panels and textblock extremities; About Very Good overall... More
![Item #6459 Brighton Rock: An Entertainment [Second Printing]. Graham Greene](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/6459.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1592591440)
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. Second Printing. Octavo. 358 pages. Black and salmon boards stamped in silver. Lacks dust jacket. Boards are frayed at top of spine and corners. Light soiling and fading to spine. Some general staining to front and rear panels. Binding is holding. Remnants..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., [1921]. First Edition with ads at rear dated "Spring 1921." Octavo. 303 pp. + 24 pp. publisher's advertisements. Eight black and white illustrations, complete. Red cloth stamped in black. Lacks dust jacket. Boards lightly worn along edges with very brief exposure; spine a touch..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1936. First Edition. Octavo. 319 pp. Black boards stamped in red. Lacks dust jacket. Boards lightly shelfworn with some heavier wear and scuffing along spine and a couple very short tears to spine ends. Light scuffing to front and rear. Binding is sound. Bookseller ticket..... More
New York: Barse & Co. Publishers, 1930. First Edition. Octavo. 278 pp. Black boards stamped in red. No dust jacket. Boards edgeworn with brief exposure and some general scuffing, with a couple patches of white discoloration to rear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1933. First Edition. Octavo. 247 pp. Black boards stamped in red. Lacks dust jacket. Boards show light wear to extremities with a mild lean to spine. Binding is sound. Toning to endpapers and foxing to fore-edge of text block, but otherwise pages unmarked. More