New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth in blue pictorial dust jacket; 222pp. Light wear and shallow creasing along jacket extremities, spine slightly cocked, faint soiling to top textblock edge with a couple light waterspots to bottom, else Very Good and sound. Posthumously-published novel..... More
New York: Covici, Friede Publishers, 1930. First Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's tan cloth lettered in red, dark red topstain; [6],298pp. Light shelf wear, corners bumped, spine very slightly cocked and rather toned, else a Very Good copy, topstain unfaded and contents clean and bright. The prolific crime author's..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1971. First Edition. Octavo. 280 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Green and red boards stamped in black and red. Includes The Hound of Death and The Rajah's Emerald, among other stories. Unclipped dust jacket is rubbed along edges with light edgewear..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, [1952]. First American Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in green pictorial price-clipped dust jacket, yellow topstain; [6],182pp.; floor plan frontispiece. Some shallow chipping and wear to jacket extremities, tiny loss at spine foot affecting text without loss of meaning, spine panel a bit toned..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1959. First American Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's simulated cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; [8],247pp. Some general shelf wear, jacket rather wrinkled with small closed tear at bottom margin of upper panel not quite touching text, red spine lettering quite faded, corners bumped, very..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988. First Edition. Octavo. 437 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Beige and black boards stamped in gilt. Map endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket is lightly worn along edges with some faint intermittent staining and smudging. Boards lightly worn at edges also with sparse staining. Binding sound. Remainder..... More
London: Constable Crime, 1985. First Edition. Octavo. 176 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket is lightly worn along edges. Boards show light shelfwear along bottom edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
London: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1957. First Edition. Octavo. 186 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket chipped along edges with several closed tears, amateur tape repair to recto and verso, and a small slit to spine adjacent to interior tape remnant from..... More
London: Constable, 1993. First Edition. Octavo. 169 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket gently rubbed at extremities. Bottom corners and spine end of boards very slightly nudged. Binding is sound. Slight paper flaw to rear pastedown. Pages a trifle toned but otherwise..... More
London: Constable Crime, 1995. First Edition. Octavo. 159 pages. Photographic dust jacket. Black boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket is lightly worn along edges. Sturdy and square in boards. Pages a bit toned but unmarked. A very good copy of one of the final Superintendent Gently novels. More
London: Constable Crime, 1987. First Edition. Octavo. 172 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges with a 1/4" closed tear along top of rear flap. Boards show light shelfwear to extremities. Binding is sound and pages a trifle toned but unmarked. More
London: Constable Crime, 1988. First Edition. Octavo. 188 pages. Photographic dust jacket. Black boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket is lightly worn along edges. Top corners of boards a bit bumped. Binding is sound. Pages a bit toned but unmarked. A very good copy of the thirty-sixth Superintendent..... More
London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1936. First UK Edition. Octavo. 288 pages. Brown cloth stamped in black. Yellow endpapers. Lacks dust jacket. Boards are moderately worn with brief exposure, and light rippling to spine. Bit of a lean to spine. Opens easily between gatherings towards center but otherwise binding..... More
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
Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2009. First Edition. Octavo. 257 pages + advertisements. Illustrated dust jacket. Beige boards stamped in black. Includes 14 complete previously unpublished radio drama scripts. Very light shelfwear to jacket and to boards. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1934. First American Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's pictorial maroon cloth stamped in orange-yellow, red topstain; 312pp. Corners a bit bumped with brief exposure, faint surface scratches and light spotting to boards, very minor spine lean, contemporary bookseller ticket to rear pastedown, else Very Good and sound..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1928. First American Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's maroon cloth lettered in black, green topstain; 320pp. Light shelf wear to cloth extremities, corners gently bumped, spine slightly cocked, faint ring stain to rear cover, else Very Good, internally clean and sound. Physician-amateur sleuth Dr. Eustace..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1900. First Edition. Octavo. 348 p. + publisher's advertisements. Frontispiece. Red cloth boards stamped in black and gilt. Boards worn along extremities with exposure. Spine chipped at both ends and along joints with significant exposure along rear joint. General rubbing and smudging. Hinges..... More
London: John Murray, 1929. First Edition. Octavo. 310 pages + publisher's advertisements. Red cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Boards show a touch of shelfwear and gilt lettering to spine slightly dulled. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Includes "The Disintegration Machine," "The Story of..... More
New York: The McClure Company, 1908. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 356 pages. Frontis with tissue guard. Dark red cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Boards worn at extremities with exposure and some additional fraying at spine ends. General rubbing and smudging. Shaky in binding but holding. Occasional..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1908. First Edition. Octavo. 372 p. + publisher's advertisements. Frontis by A. Castaigne. Red cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Boards worn at extremities with brief exposure and light spotting. Binding is sound. Touch of foxing to edges of text block but..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1914 [but 1915]. First Edition, preceding UK publication. Octavo. 320 pages. Frontispiece + 6 additional plates by Keller. Red boards stamped in gilt. Boards worn at extremities with very brief exposure. Spine a bit toned and gilt dulled. Opens a bit easily..... More
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London: The Harvill Press, 1999. First UK Edition. Bookplate signed by Perez-Reverte loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 212 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket is gently rubbed at edges. Boards show just a trace of wear at spine ends. Binding is sound..... More
New Castle, PA: The Peace Makers, 1995. First Edition. Tall octavo. 242 pages plus advertisements. Comb-bound wrappers. Black and white illustrations. A collection of Sherlock Holmes pastiches written, "out of disgust for some of the excruciatingly awful ripoffs I've read over the past few years." Nicolls would follow up..... More
New Castle, PA: The Peace Makers, 1996. First Edition. Tall octavo. 274 pages. Comb-bound wrappers. Purple card stock title pages for each story. Black and white illustrations. A collection of Sherlock Holmes pastiches written, "out of disgust for some of the excruciatingly awful ripoffs I've read over the past..... More