First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author "For John Charles [?], with many thanks and every good wish -- Andy" on half title. Octavo; 282pp. Illustrated dust jacket with original $3.50 price; book in half blindstamped gray and black cloth with..... More

First Edition. New York: The Viking Press, 1981. First Edition. Signed by the author on front free endpaper to writer and columnist William Safire with inscription "To Bill, From his friend, the novelist (why not?), David." Octavo; 370pp. Illustrated dust jacket with original $13.95 price; book in marigold paper-covered..... More

New York: The Dial Press, 1979. Stated First Printing. Octavo; [viii], 275pp. Illustrated dust jacket with original $9.95 price intact; book in black cloth with red foil lettering to spine. Jacket rubbed and scuffed along edges with a shallow tear at head of spine and a bit of smudging and..... More

Salisbury, NC: Frederick G. Gotwald, 1989. Bound printed yellow wrappers. Octavo. 102 pages. Black and white illustrations. Annotated guides to the Nero Wolfe mystery series created by Rex Stout, inspired by William S. Baring-Gould's Annotated Sherlock Holmes. Lightly worn at edges and some light smudging. Binding and interior..... More

Salisbury, NC: Frederick G. Gotwald, 1989. Bound printed yellow wrappers. Octavo. 107 pages. Black and white illustrations. Annotated guides to the Nero Wolfe mystery series created by Rex Stout, inspired by William S. Baring-Gould's Annotated Sherlock Holmes. Lightly rubbed at edges and some light smudging to front and..... More

Salisbury, NC: Frederick G. Gotwald, [ca. 1989]. Bound printed yellow wrappers. Octavo. 125 pages. Black and white illustrations. Annotated guides to the Nero Wolfe mystery series created by Rex Stout, inspired by William S. Baring-Gould's Annotated Sherlock Holmes. Lightly rubbed at edges and some light smudging to front..... More

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

First Edition. Paperback. Benin City: Ethiope Publishing Corporation, 1974. First Edition. Octavo; 111pp. Illustrated green paper wraps. Covers lightly edgeworn with a slight curve along spine and a few scratches and scuffs. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Omotoso's fourth novel, claimed to be the first Nigerian detective novel. More

First Edition. Hardcover. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. First Edition, First State with crossword puzzle endpapers and crossword competition insert laid in. Octavo (7.5" x 5"); 255p. Illustrated dustjacket with original 16s. net. price; book in red cloth with black stamped lettering and rubber stamp design with blindstamped "Downgrade to Unclassified"..... More

Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company, 1864. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's plum blind-ruled "TZ" cloth, gilt-lettered spine; 554pp. Cloth extremities a bit rubbed, especially at spine foot with tiny loss, spine rather sunned, front hinge cracked, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else About Very Good, textblock clean and..... More

New York: Didier, 1949. First American Edition. Octavo; 287pp. Jacket and illustrations throughout by Hal McIntosh. Illustrated dust jacket with original $2.95 price; book in red cloth with gray lettering. Jacket chipped at top front near spine, with shallow chipping to spine ends, some small, clean tears and adjacent creasing..... More

New York: Mulholland Books, 2013. Stated First North American Edition with full numberline. Octavo; 455pp. Illustrated dust jacket with original $26.00 price; book in black and blue paper-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Jacket lightly nudged at spine ends, with a small scuff to laminate at bottom back. Boards..... More