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Bronxville, NY: Richard E. Decker, 1959. Paperback. 130p. A softcover book in good condition. Corners bent, bottom of spine torn, and small closed tear on edge of front cover. Pages tanned with age; otherwise clean and tight. The October 1959 issue of ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE, containing the stories "Perfect.....
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New York: A. Wessels Company, 1907. Hardcover. 381p. A brown cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges rubbed; faint stains at very bottom of front cover. Rear hinge was starting to crack, but has been repaired, so the binding is tight (though slightly cockeyed). Text is unmarked. An early.....
Harrington Park, NJ: Ampersand Associates, Inc., 1987. Paperback. 190p. A softcover book in very good condition. A couple of light creases in the cover, and owner's stamps inside. Text clean and binding tight. A companion to the historical murder-mystery novel THE NAME OF THE ROSE by Umberto Eco.
New York: Walker and Company, 1984. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 175p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a very good dustjacket. Head of spine barely faded; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is lightly edgeworn. A Superintendent Gently mystery-suspense novel.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 301p. A brown cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine slightly cockeyed, but binding still tight. Tiny nick in the cloth on the top edge of the front cover. An inscription by an early owner on the.....
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 287p. A beige cloth hardcover book in good condition. Cloth lightly soiled and spine a bit cockeyed. Lacks blank front free endpaper. Half-inch closed tear at the bottom of pages 15-18. Scattered small stains and fingerprint smudges, but otherwise.....
New York/Boston: Duell, Sloan and Pearce / Little, Brown and Company, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 249p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. The spine is slightly faded and the gutters of the endpapers are tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is lightly edgeworn, but.....
New York: Gold Medal Books, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Paperback original. Very slight slant to covers. Very good condition.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 309p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. A murder-mystery novel set in late 16th-century Prague.
New York: Dell, 1966. 1st Edition. Paperback. 156p. A softcover book in good condition. Spine creased, old handwritten price on front cover, and scattered pencil marks in margins. Binding secure. A Mike Shayne mystery.
New York: Torquil & Co., Inc., 1954. Hardcover. 217p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Top corner of front cover has a white surface scuff. Edges lightly rubbed. Owner's name sticker on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is edgeworn and a......
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 249p. Ex-library. A hardcover book in god condition with dustjacket. Tape residue on edges of cover, and library marks inside. Text clean and binding secure. The jacket is fully intact but has a sticker on the spine. A sturdy reading.....
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 311p. A hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed; stamps and owner signature on endpapers. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is a bit edgeworn, but essentially intact. A murder-mystery novel by the author of REBECCA.
New York: Gold Medal Books, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Paperback original. Minor surface wear from normal handling else clean and unmarked. Very good condition. Hard-boiled crime novel.
New York: Lion, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Paperback original. Crease to rear cover lower corner. Text clean. Very good condition. Crime novel about a nurse who is a mercy killer.
New York: Lion, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Paperback original. A couple small corner creases on front cover and traces of soil on the yellow portion of the covers. Text clean. Very good condition. Crime novel dealing with sadism.
New York: The Mysterious Press (Warner Books), 1991. 2nd Mysterious Press printing. Paperback. 453p. A softcover book in good condition. Spine creased; pages wrinkled due to dampness exposure. Otherwise clean and tight. Paperback edition of this Dortmunder crime novel.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944. Hardcover. 344p; 282p. A black cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine ends lightly worn, but text clean and binding tight. The 1944 edition, combining two previously published mysteries in one book.
New York: Brewer & Warren Inc., 1930. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 344p. A decorated red cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Faint soiling on back cover, and spine slightly faded. 1" closed tear at top of page 41-42. Scattered fingerprint smudges and age-related blemishes, but otherwise, text clean and binding.....
New York: Avon, 1948. Paperback. Avon #176. Very good condition with only light shelf wear. A Lord Peter Wimsey mystery.
Baltimore: CD Publications, 1996. Limited Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. 476p. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. As new except for a tiny, almost imperceptible chip off the head of the jacket's spine. The book is clean and tight. Limited edition; one of 500.....
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1969. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 180p. A navy blue hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed and a few light stains in the bottom gutter of the first few leaves. Otherwise clean and tight.
New York: The American Mercury, Inc., 1937. Paperback. 126p. A softcover book in very good condition. Edges scuffed and spine slightly faded; otherwise clean and tight. Abridged text of this Ellery Queen mystery. Mercury Book #32.
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 318p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a good dustjacket. The binding is slightly cockeyed, but still tight. Edges lightly shelf-worn; otherwise, text is unmarked. The jacket is chipped and torn; the edges of the flaps have been reinforced.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1930. Hardcover. 316p. A red cloth hardcover book in acceptable condition. Edges worn, corners bumped, and a bit of spotting to boards. Former owner name on front endpaper. Front hinge cracked, but cover remains attached to textblock. Fragile; should be handled with care.