Bought with Blood
New York: Severn House, 2002. First world edition. Hardcover. 248pp. Octavo [22 cm] Glossy illustrated hardcover boards. Fine / Fine. Ann Quinton is the author of The Sleeping and the Dead and This Mortal Coil. More
Mystery & Detective Fiction
Belinda
New York: Arbor House (A Belvedere Book), 1986. First edition. Hardcover. 439pp. Large octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 red cloth with beige paper over boards. The boards are a bit warped and the extremities are lightly bumped and rubbed. In a dust jacket, with occasional minor impressions to the surface. Signed..... More
Fu Manchu's Bride
New York: A. L. Burt Company, Circa 1933. An early Burt reprint. Hardcover. 319pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with red ink stamping. Publisher's red topstain. The spine is a bit sloped, and the extremities are gently bumped. The front endpaper has a contemporary gift inscription. From the..... More
At Ease with the Dead
New York: A Thomas Dunne Book / St. Martin's Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 237pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Burgundy paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers and spine are lightly bumped and rubbed. The spine is very mildly..... More
A Flower in the Desert: A Joshua Croft Mystery
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 248pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The covers are very slightly warped and rubbed. There is a very small stain on the front board. The dust jacket is..... More
A Flower in the Desert: A Joshua Croft Mystery
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 248pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The covers are very slightly rubbed. The spine is a bit rolled back. The dust jacket is in very good condition. Signed..... More
Miss Lizzie
London: Crime Club, 1990. First UK edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 256pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The spine ends are very slightly bumped. There are multiple very light splash stains on the fore edge of the text block. The..... More
Miss Lizzie
London: Crime Club, 1990. First UK edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 256pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The edges of the spine and covers are very lightly bumped and rubbed. The top edge of the text block is slightly dusty..... More
Miss Lizzie
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 342pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 black cloth-effect paper with gray paper over boards, and the title and publisher's device stamped in yellow on the backstrip. Very good. The spine ends are bumped. In a very good dust jacket, with..... More
Miss Lizzie
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 342pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Black paper over boards. The extremities are gently bumped and rubbed, the spine is a bit rolled, and the pages are age-toned. A first edition of Walter Satterthwait's second novel. More
Miss Lizzie
Glasgow: William Collins Sons & Co., 1990. First UK edition. Hardcover. [SIGNED]. 256 pp. Octavo. [22 cm]. Red cloth over boards with original dust jacket. Dust jacket exhibiting some scuffing at bottom fore edge, spine, and corners. Front board slightly cocked, corners subtly bumped. Fore edges of pages toned. A..... More
Wilde West
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 374pp. Octavo [22 cm] Black cloth-effect paper over boards with a gilt stamped title and publisher's device on the spine. Very good, in a very good dust jacket, with light surface wear on the rear panel. A Thomas Dunne book..... More
Unnatural Death
London: The Folio Society, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. 242pp. Octavo (23.8cm). Mint green cloth over boards with teal endsheets. Front free endpaper marked with previous owner's stamp. Text is marked thoughout in red pencil. Lacking publisher slipcase. The suspicious death of a cancer patient and a chance conversation with her..... More
No Human Involved
New York: St Martin's Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR - Black paper spine and boards are clean. Very faint bump at the head of the spine and light bumping at the tail. Previous owner's inscription on the upper edge of the title page (complete with colorful explitive)..... More
No Man Standing: A Munch Mancini Crime Novel
New York: Scribner, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 301pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/2 black cloth over gray boards. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by the author in black ink on the title page. More
Tek Money
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 289pp. Octavo. [23.5cm] 1/4 black paper over black boards, copper gilt title stamped on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket shows minimal rubbing and some shelve wear on spine ends. Signed on title page with black ink. Seventh book in..... More
Wild Turkey
San Francisco: A Straight Arrow Thriller, 1974. Hardcover. SIGNED. 174pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Natural beige cloth covered boards with the title stamped in black ink on the backstrip. Very good. The covers are a bit warped. In a very good dust jacket, with light surface and edge wear. Signed by..... More
The Lure of Mammon: Or, A Battle for Treasure
New York: Street & Smith, Publishers, 1909. First edition. Paperback. 314pp. Sextodecimo [17.5 cm] Illustrated wraps, with the wraps showing wear. The front wrap is detached at the head, and the rear wrap is damp stained near the spine. There is a large loss from the paper at the head..... More
The Last Western
Middletown, DE: NeoText, 2020. Later printing. Paperback. 140pp. Octavo [21.6cm]. Matte illustrated wraps. From Publisher: Award-winning journalist and investigative reporter Rone Tempest presents the gripping true crime story of a Puerto Rico-born undercover officer gunned down by a white Wyoming lawman in 1978 — and the notorious frontier trial that..... More
Child of Rage
Los Angeles: Blood and Guts Press, 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 237pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Black boards with titles stamped in bright purple. In a matching black slipcase. One of Jim Thompson's last novels. Signed by Gerald Petievich in blue ink on the limitation page. This is copy 192 of 500..... More
The Lies That Bind
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 259pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 gray paper with orange paper covered boards and a copper stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The extremities are very gently rubbed. In a near fine dust jacket. The spine of the dust jacket is barely..... More
The Wine Room Murder
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 304 pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm]; black cloth covered boards with red ink stamped title and author on front board and spine; there is a small puncture in the front cover over the authors name. The dust jacket is mildly scuffed with..... More
17 and Black
New York: The Viking Press, 1955. Hardcover. 241pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/2 orange cloth with sea green paper covered boards, a black ink stamped title on the spine, and a black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. The book is in fair condition only. The spine and surrounding areas..... More