The Greenway
London: Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 203pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Black paper over boards. The author's first book. More
Mystery & Detective Fiction
Such Small Hands
Oakland, CA: Transit Books, 2017. Reprint. Paperback. 105pp. Octavo [20.5]. Illustrated wraps. "Life changes at the orphanage the day seven-year-old Marina shows up. She is different from the other girls: at once an outcast and object of fascination. As Marina struggles to find her place, she invents a game whose..... More
Bittersweet
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. 339pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Green paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The extremities are ever so slightly rubbed and bumped. Very minor spine lean. The pastedowns are just a little discolored. In a very..... More
Boar Island
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. 374pp. Octavo [24 cm] in boards. From the book: "Amid the wild beauty of Maine's Acadia National Park, Anna Pigeon fights to protect the ones she loves--and becomes the target of a killer." More
The Speculations of John Steele
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1905. F. R. Gruger. First edition. Hardcover. 308pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Light red cloth covered boards with black ink stamped titles and a white and black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. The spine is rolled and sunned, and there are a few..... More
Malibu Motel
Washington: John Hunt Publishing, 2019. First American edition. Paperback. 397pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Printed wraps. Based on the incredible true story of a hapless lottery winner, Malibu Motel is a raw, timeless novel exploring the undercurrents of capitalism. Caish Calloway is struggling to maintain a stake in the land of limitless..... More
The Devil Knows You're Dead
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 316pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 black cloth with light gray paper covered boards, and a silver stamped title on the spine. Very good. The extremities are very slightly rubbed and faded. The spine ends are bumped. Very minor..... More
A Long Line of Dead Men
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1994. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 285pp. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 red cloth with black paper covered boards, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition as well, with slight rubbing to the..... More
A Long Line of Dead Men
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1994. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 285pp. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 red cloth with black paper covered boards, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with general mild rubbing. A Matthew Scudder..... More
Sometimes They Bite
New York: Arbor House, 1983. Hardcover. 285pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 black cloth with light green paper covered boards and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. Minor spine roll. The spine ends are very gently bumped. In a very good dust jacket with just a little age-toning..... More
Tanner on Ice
New York: A Dutton Book, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 248pp. 1/4 brownish orange paper with yellow paper covered boards, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. An Evan Tanner Novel. Lawrence Block has won the Edgar Award twice. Signed by Lawrence..... More
Lawrence Block: Bibliography, 1958-1993
Royal Oak, Michigan: An Airtight Seels Allied Production, 1993. Limited Edition. SIGNED. 104pp. Octavo [22cm]. Illustrated wraps with a heavily stained spine. In an acetate slipcase with mild scratching and staining. An intensive bibliography of noted mystery author Lawrence Block. In a limited edition of 50; this copy is 41/50..... More
Rocket to the Morgue
New York: Penzler Publishers, 2019. Reprint. Paperback. 224pp. Octavo [20.5cm]; illustrated wraps. With characters based heavily on Anthony Boucher's friends at the Manana Literary Society, including Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and Jack Parsons, Rocket to the Morgue is both a classic locked room mystery and an enduring portrait of..... More
The Murderers
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 185pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Orange paper over boards, with subtle bowing of the boards. In the illustrated dust jacket, with subtle damp staining to the front inside flap. A Dutton Novel of Mystery and Suspense which features Hollywood..... More
Dixie City Jam
New York: Hyperion, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED . 367pp. Octavo [24 cm] Blue boards quarterbound in black cloth spine. Near fine. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine and the corners of the covers. In a near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the..... More
Heartwood
New York: Doubleday, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 341pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 gray paper with mustard yellow paper covered boards. Near fine. The front cover is just a tiny bit warped. In a very good dust jacket, with light rubbing and creasing. Signed by James Lee Burke on the..... More
Heaven's Prisoner's
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 292pp. 1/4 black cloth with light gray paper over boards. The spine is slightly rolled, and the spine and boards show light edge wear. In a dust jacket, with rubbing to the panels (a bit more so to the..... More
A Morning for Flamingos
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1990. Hardcover. SIGNED. 294pp. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 black cloth with matching paper covered boards. Very good. The extremities are gently bumped, rubbed and faded. There is a small light moisture stain on the top edge of the text block. In a good only..... More
Wayfaring Stranger
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. 435pp. Octavo [24 cm] Red paper over boards with the title stamped in black on the backstrip. With the pictorial dust jacket. "For five decades, Burke has created memorable novels that weave exquisite language, unforgettable characters, and social commentary into written..... More
In the Moon of Red Ponies
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Ernest Franklin. First edition; Buffalo Medicine slipcased edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 322pp. Octavo [25 cm] 1/4 dark brown paper, with rust-colored paper over boards. With the pictorial dust jacket and the red slipcase with the Buffalo Medicine logo stamped in silver on the side panel..... More
The Postman Always Rings Twice
New York: Knopf, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. 187pp. Octavo. Orange boards. Jacket blurb affixed to the front pastedown. Top stain faded. Jacket shows some sunning, especially to spine, and some edgewear. Dust jacket is from another copy. A solid copy of one of the most important crime novels of the..... More
Why Jane Matcham Disappeared
London: Ward, Locke & Co., Limited, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. 311; [8]pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and elaborate embossed patterns on the spine and front cover. Frontispiece portrait by Harold Piffard. The extremities gently bumped and rubbed, the spine is rolled. There are..... More
The Burning Court
London: Hamish and Hamilton, 1948. Later printing. Hardcover. 208pp. Duodecimo [19cm]. Bright red cloth over boards with the title and author printed in black ink on the spine. Corners and edges very lightly bumped and rubbed. Orange price clipped dust jacket with six tiny chips. Pages and dust jacket beginning..... More
Escapades of the Eel
Chicago: Tattered Pages Press, 1997. First edition thus. Paperback. Trade paperback, 224 pp. Pictorial wraps, black & white illustrations. Signed by the author on a tipped-in page. Slight shelfwear. More
The Five Arrows
New York: Random House, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. 308pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Navy blue cloth over boards, lettered and decoratively stamped with red and gray ink on the spine and front cover. Very good. Very moderately rubbed and bumped at the extremities. The dust jacket is in very good condition..... More