New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1943. Stated First Edition. Octavo; publisher's grey cloth lettered in red; 252pp. Library stamp ("Property of Frears Loan Library") on top and bottom edges and rear pastedown. Some offsetting from tape on endpapers, but no other library markings. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1951. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 222 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $2.50 price. Book bound in brown cloth with "Guilt Edge Mystery" logo in blue on cover and title in blue on spine. Decked edges. Dust jacket is clean and bright with some..... More
London: Cassell & Company, 1892. First Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt; viii,[9]-256,[8](ads)pp. Boards a bit scuffed at corners and spine ends, gilt of both spine and top edge quite dulled, textblock tanned and a bit brittle, else a Very Good, sound copy overall..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1953. First British Edition. Octavo (19.3 cm), 304pp. Intact yellow dust jacket with red and black printing. Red cloth bound boards with gilt stamped spine. Dust jacket slightly soiled on front and back with most discoloration on the spine. Tears on the joints of the spine..... More
London: Heinemann, 1957. First UK Edition. Octavo (19cm); black boards in illustrated dust jacket retaining original price (12s6d net); 224pp. Dust jacket rubbed. Boards lightly bumped at spine ends; otherwise clean with sharp corners. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, and interior pages clean, if lightly toned. Very Good or better. A...... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1941. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's grey cloth with red titling, red topstain; [6],279pp. Moderate rubbing to cloth margins, light dust-soil, brief damp spots to top textblock edge, textblock a bit toned, else Very Good and sound.Hardboiled crime novel featuring the detective firm of Cool..... More
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1940. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's pictorial cloth stamped in gilt, reddish-brown topstain; [6],280pp. Moderate wear to cloth margins, spine crown starting to fray, corners nudged, spine gilt significantly dulled, textblock a bit toned, else Good to Very Good overall. More
London: Heinemann, 1958. First UK Edition. Octavo (19cm); black boards in illustrated dust jacket with 12s6d price intact; 207pp. Dust jacket rubbed; toned at spine and rear panel. Small tear at spine tail does not obstruct text. Boards bumped at spine ends; otherwise clean with sharp corners. Spine slightly cocked..... More
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1959. First Edition. Octavo (19 cm); 252pp. Butter yellow cloth backed boards wrapped in publisher's intact pictorial jacket ($2.95). Jacket gently scuffed and rubbed at margins and joints with shallow chips to margins and slight rippling to spine. Board corners and spine ends gently..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1933. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; 288pp. Moderate soil and wear to jacket and cloth margins, jacket spine panel a bit sunned, endpapers quite browned, else Very Good and sound. The creator of Winnie-the-Pooh turns his hand once..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1939. First Edition. Octavo; green cloth boards; 252pp. Light edgewear with scuffing and spotting; binding sound; pages toned but unmarked; a Very Good and sound copy. More
London: Gerald G. Swan, 1946. First Edition. Small octavo; publisher's light blue cloth stamped in gilt; 159pp. Cloth spine quite sunned and textblock toned, else Very Good and sound. Mystery story about a man who inherits a haunted house under the condition that he must never break the seal to..... More
New York: Walker and Company, 1983. First Edition, First Printing with full number line. Octavo (21.5cm); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket designed by Laurie McBarnette retaining original price ($12.95); [4],200pp. Very light shelf wear, textblock a bit toned, else Very Good to Near Fine. The author's second book and..... More
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New York: Walker and Company, 1983. First Edition, First Printing with full number line. Octavo (21.5cm); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket designed by Laurie McBarnette retaining original price ($12.95); [4],200pp. Light edge wear to jacket margins, else Very Good and sound. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper, "November..... More
London: Collins, 1966. First UK Edition. Octavo; blue cloth boards stamped in silver foil on spine; decorative dust jacket with price intact; 224pp. Spine ends very lightly bumped, spine slightly cocked, textblock edges lightly dust soiled with some foxing to top edge and small surface scratches to fore and bottom..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1936. First US Edition. Octavo (20cm); yellow cloth boards with green stamping to front panel and spine, cream-colored endsheets; 306pp. Lacks dust jacket. Boards bumped soiled. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, and interior pages toned. Ex-library copy from the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Library with..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2006. Publisher's Collector's Edition. Octavo; bound in publisher's full dark red leather decorated in gilt; all edges gilt; moiré endpapers; silk ribbon; 228pp. Color frontispiece. Publisher's blank bookplate mounted to rear free endpaper. Touch of rubbing to extremities; tight in binding; an attractive, Near Fine..... More
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1936. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's orange cloth boards stamped in black; 252pp. + advertisements. No dust jacket. Light edgewear with brief exposure to extremities; patchy spotting and soiling; binding sound; toning to endpapers, interior else unmarked; a Very Good copy. More
London: The Crime Club / Collins, 1968. First UK Edition. Octavo (21cm); red cloth boards in publisher’s illustrated dust jacket with 60p. net price intact; 255pp. Dust jacket shelf-worn and smudged. A few small tears at edges and corners but no obstruction to text. Boards bumped. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1964. First US Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); red and grey quarter-bound boards in publisher’s dust jacket with $4.50 price intact, grey endsheets and scarlet topstain; 276pp. Dust jacket shelf-worn and toned; two small tears at spine head. Boards bumped. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, and interior..... More
London: The Crime Club / Collins, 1956. First UK Edition. Octavo (20 cm); 256pp. Lacking jacket. Boards in red cloth with black stamping to spine. Generally bumped, rubbed, scuffed, and dust soiled with small pockmark to front cover. Endsheets offset and pages lightly toned. A Good or better copy of..... More
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1941. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's orange cloth boards stamped in black; 252pp. + advertisements. No dust jacket. Mild edgewear; very light fraying along rear joint and to bumped corners; spine a trifle sunned. Binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good copy..... More
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1946. First Edition. Octavo; red-orange cloth stamped in black; dark topstain; printed dust jacket; 256pp. Shelfwear to boards; spotty sunning along spine; corners bumped; binding sound; top third of front free endpaper excised. Dust jacket rather chipped and worn with fading to..... More
London: Odhams Press Limited, 1933. First Edition. Octavo (19 cm); original maroon cloth boards with gilt stamping to spine; 247pp. Mild edgewear; brief split to crown; gilt dulled along spine per usual; binding sound; spotting to edges of text block; overall a Very Good copy. A collection of Christie's short..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1936. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's green cloth stamped in black; light brown endpapers; 298pp. Light edgewear with brief exposure to extremities; general staining; spine sunned; binding sound; contemporary ownership inscription of Marion von Bruning to preliminaries; still a Very Good copy. More