Wolf Point
Denver: Unbridled Books, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. Black paper hardbound, pictorial dust jacket. Signed on the title page by Falco, with a warm inscription. More
Mystery & Detective Fiction
The Sound of Murder
New York: Mercury Publications, Circa 1951. Mercury Publications reprint. Paperback. 125pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. The rear wrap is a bit stained. Originally published under the title "Loneliest Girl in the World." Complete and unabridged. A Mercury Mystery, No. 173. More
Something Rotten; A Thursday Next Novel
New York: Penguin Books, 2005. Later printing. Paperback. 385pp. 20 cm. in multicolored wrappers (with blue front cover, orange and white backstrip, cream colored rear cover). New. More
High Stakes
New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975. First American edition. Hardcover. 201pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/2 black cloth with black paper over boards, and a silver stamped title on the spine. Publisher's blue and white patterned endpapers. Very good, in a very good dust jacket, with..... More
Nerve
London: Michael Joseph, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 235pp. Duodecimo [19cm] in green boards with gilt-stamped spine. Professional restoration to jacket; spine lightly cocked; light foxing to textblock edges; ink gift inscription on front pastedown. Signed slip laid in. Author's second mystery. More
Key Witness
New York: A Dutton Book, 1997. First edition. SIGNED. 532pp. Large octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 black paper with red paper covered boards, and the title stamped in bold red metallic ink on the back strip. Near fine. In a very good dust jacket, with light surface and edge wear. Signed..... More
The Adventures of Romney Pringle
Philadelphia: Oswald Train, Publisher, 1968. First American edition. Hardcover. 198pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Original red cloth with gold spine lettering. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with subtle browning. The jacket's spine is full of thin abraded areas, and has a tiny open tear. The edges..... More
The Spies of Warsaw
New York: Random House, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 266pp. Octavo [24 cm] Black paper over boards. The spine is a bit rolled, the rear board is very slightly splayed, and there is a "Purchased at Public Sale" ink stamp on the rear free endsheet. Signed by Alan Furst on..... More
My Lady's Garter
Toronto: The Macmillan Co. of Toronto, Ltd., 1912. F. R. Gruger. Hardcover. 332; [4]pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Light gray cloth over boards pictorially stamped in gilt, black and white. Four pages of publisher's advertisements. Very good. Gentle bumping and rubbing to the extremities. The spine is slightly rolled, and the..... More
Bloody Shame
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 275pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 blue paper with purple paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The spine ends are gently bumped. In a very good dust jacket, with light rubbing to the..... More
Bloody Shame
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 275pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 blue paper with purple paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good in a very good dust jacket. A Lupe Solano Mystery. Signed by the author on the title..... More
The Case of the Careless Kitten
New York: Penzler Publishers, 2019. First edition thus. Paperback. 249pp. Octavo [20.5 cm]; illustrated wraps. Perry Mason seeks the link between a poisoned kitten, a murdered man, and a mysterious voice from the past. -- from publisher. More
Gone, No Forwarding
New York: Random House, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. 202pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 black paper with tan paper over boards and a silver stamped title on the backstrip. Very good. The spine is rolled, and there is a small remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. There..... More
The Rooster Bar
New York: Penguin, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. 352pp. Octavo [24cm]. 3/4 black paper over rust cloth covered boards with gilt spine stamp. New. "Mark, Todd and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place. But now, as third-year students, these close friends realize..... More
Sycamore Row
New York: Random House, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. 447 pp. [24 cm]; green and brown paper covered boards. Pictorial dust jacket. More
Murder in the Cotswolds: Chick Charleston Confronts an English Crime
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 194pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Beige paper over beige cloth spine with dark red spine stamp. A few faint scratches to dust jacket, and light edge-wear. Pulitzer Prize-winner A.B. Guthrie Jr. is best known for his stories of the Old West. "Murder in the..... More
The Grandfather Medicine
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 244pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Black paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly bumped and rubbed, and the spine is ever so slightly rolled. The pages are mildly..... More
Mean High Tide
New York: Delacorte Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 371pp. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 black cloth with matching paper covered boards, and a bold silver stamped title on the spine. Very good. The extremities are ever so slightly bumped and faded. In a very good dust jacket. There is..... More
Paper Products:; Stories
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED - Light blue boards quarterbound in maroon cloth spine. Very light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Signed by the author on the title page in black pen. Dust Jacket. More
The Tattooed Muse
Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 288pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] in brown cloth with gilt spine title. Faint shelfwear to jacket, else As New. Signed by author on half-title. More
Number 87
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. 255pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Dark blue cloth over boards, with subtle fading to the backstrip, a previous owner's ink stamp on the front pastedown, and a crack to the text block at the title page. The book is still very sturdy..... More
Detection Unlimited
London: Heinemann, 1964. Reprint. Hardcover. 288pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Black paper over boards, with rolling to the spine. In an attractive dust jacket with subtle edge wear, and toning to the spine and rear panel. A Heinemann Thriller. More
Native Tongue
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 green cloth with blue paper covered boards. Near fine / Fine. Signed by Hiaasen on the title page. Hiaasen has been awarded the Investigative Reporters and Editors Grand Prize, the Heywood Broun Award, the Silver..... More
The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game (3 volumes)
London: The Folio Society, 2011. Tom Burns. Hardcover. 269; 279; 269pp. Thick octavo [23.5 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. In a gray paper covered slipcase with a silver stamped title on the side panel. The books are in near fine condition. The bottom left corner of the rear cover of..... More
The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game (3 volumes)
London: The Folio Society, 2011. Tom Burns. Hardcover. 269; 279; 269pp. Thick octavo [23.5 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. In a dark gray paper covered slipcase with a silver stamped title on the side panel. The books are in very good condition. There are very occasional small light stains on..... More