New York: R. H. Russell, 1901. Thomas Mitchell Peirce and F. D. Steele. First edition. Hardcover. 155pp. Octavo [21 cm] Dark blue cloth with a gilt stamped title and lamppost design on the spine, and an illustrated title label mounted to the front cover and surrounded by thick gilt borders..... More
New York: Warner Books, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 677pp. Thick octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 purple paper with black paper over boards, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine, in a very good dust jacket, with mild rubbing on the surface. Signed by the author on the..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1908. Charles Grunwald. Hardcover. 276; [4]pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Bluish gray striated cloth covered boards with black ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover, and an illustrated paper label mounted to the front cover. Four pages of publisher's advertisements at the rear. Good..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. First edition. Hardcover. 19pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] in blue cloth with gilt stamped spine title and cover device, and front board title and border in white. Light rubbing and wear to boards, spine lightly cocked and darkened; front hinge discreetly repaired at frontispiece, erased pencil..... More
London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1905. Sidney Paget. First British edition in book form. Hardcover. 403pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] in blue cloth with gilt titles. Very good. Front hinge repaired, with front free endpaper replaced. Corners lightly exposed, rubbing to spine tips. Illustrations by Sidney Paget. This work was first published..... More
New York: Scribner, 1995. Advance Reader's Copy. Paperback. 350pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Very good. The edges of the covers are very subtly bumped and rubbed. The edges of the text block are lightly soiled. The second novel in mystery writer John Dunning's renowned Cliff Janeway series. More
New York: Scribner, 1995. Advance reader's copy. Paperback. SIGNED. 351pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Pictorial wraps. Very good. There is a 3 and 1/2" crease in the front wrap. The second novel in mystery writer John Dunning's renowned Cliff Janeway series. His first Janeway novel, Booked to Die, won the Nero..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 187pp. Small octavo [21.5 cm] Gray boards with red stamped title on backstrip. Ex-library, with the usual markings. There are four prominent tape stains on the covers. The dust jacket is a bit toned, and the surface is lightly rubbed. Signed..... More
New York: Scribner, 2005. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. SIGNED. 353pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Pictorial wraps. Very good condition, with minimal surface and edge wear to the spine and covers. Signed by Dunning, winner of the Nero Wolfe Award, on the title page. The fourth novel in mystery writer John Dunning's..... More
New York: Scribner, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 475pp. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 black paper with light blue paper covered boards. Near fine. Thin remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with a couple of tiny chips in..... More
New York: Scribner, 2001. Special Advance Reader's Copy. Paperback. SIGNED. 479pp. Large octavo [23.5 cm] Blue, white and red pictorial wraps. Very good. The covers show light surface and edge wear. John Dunning is the author of Booked to Die and The Bookman's Wake. He and his wife Helen, opened..... More
New York: Scribner, 2001. Special Advance Reader's Copy. Paperback. SIGNED. 479pp. Large octavo [23.5 cm] Blue, white and red pictorial wraps. Very good. The covers show light surface and edge wear. John Dunning is the author of Booked to Die and The Bookman's Wake. He and his wife Helen, opened..... More
New York: Scribner, 2005. First edition. SIGNED. 368pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 red paper with tan paper over boards. Near fine, in a very good dust jacket, with creasing to the front inside flap. Signed by the author on the title page. The fourth novel in mystery writer John Dunning's..... More
New York: Mysterious Press, 1990. Advance reading copy. Paperback. SIGNED octavo, 468 pp. Uncorrected page proofs in blue wraps. Bookplate signed by Ellroy loosely laid in, with a letter form Ellroy's public relations firm. Slight lean to spine, with a shallow chip to the head. A very good advance copy..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First Edition, Special Booksellers' Edition. Paperback. 290pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Heavy cream colored wrappers with printed titles. Very good. Faint rubbing to corners. Lower left corner of rear panel dog eared. First volume in the wildly successful Stephanie Plum series. This edition predates the..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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