VERY GOOD condition in VERY GOOD original maroon pictorial paper wraps. NY. Stamford House. SOFTCOVER. Pony Books Edition 1946. FIRST Printing. Square and tight. Age toning to pages. Small dte stamp on front free endpaper. Some peeling to cover laminate. This is the first appearance of these stories in book form: Wanted: Someone Innocence, The Sexton's Wife, 'Tis Not Hereafter, He was Asking After You. Stored in Archival sleeve. View More...
NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE original red pictorial stiff paper wraps. NY. Carroll & Graf. SOFTCOVER. 1988 FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Light toning to pages and light edge wear. Cover illustration by Bob Marchant. Ten short novels by Stephen King, Lucius Shepard, Russell Kirk, T E D Klein, David Case, John Metcalfe, Oliver Onions, A C Benson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood. Stored in Archival sleeve. View More...
FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1984. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in blue boards in blue illustrated wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, dust jacket not clipped. Small chip and wrinkle to back flap of dust jacket, else FINE. Collection of thirteen ghost stories by some of America's finest women authors, from the late 1800s to mid 1930s. Includes 8 page introduction. View More...
NEAR FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Tor. HARDCOVER. 1990. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. SIGNED By Author. AS NEW, bound in wine with gold titles in maroon pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Breath of fading to botto edge of front board, else FINE. Jacket photo by Doug Fornuff, design by Joe Curcio ~ SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED By Author on Title Page ~ All good wishes to Ruth and Al - Robert Bloch ~ View More...
FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Arbor House. HARDCOVER. 1984. FIRST EDITION, SECOND Printing. SIGNED By Author. AS NEW, bound in black and gray with red titles in black pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Jacket design by Bob Silverman. Collection of nineteen short stories. Introduction by Joe Gores. ~ SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED By Author on Front-Free Endpaper to Owners of Scene Of The Crime ~ For Ruth & Al - At The Store 3 May 85 Best Lawrence Block ~ View More...
FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. NY. Knopf. HARDCOVER. 1980. FIRST EDITION, Thus. SIGNED by Author. AS NEW, bound in black cloth with coppery-gold gilt titles. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Light toning to dust jacket interior edges. Wonderful Introduction by Bradybury to this collection of 100 of his short storiies. 884 pages. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED on front-free endpaper to owner of SCENE OF THE CRIME ~ For Ruth ! Who runs the very best shop of its kind in the world - With admiration from her fan ! Ray Bradbury Dec 7, 1980 ~ View More...
FINE condition in VERY GOOD dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1969. SECOND IMPRESSION, June 1969. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by Author. Bound in navy blue boards with gold titles. Square and tight, immaculate copy. Dust jacket colors are clear and bright, original price intact. Wear at spine head and foot. Some soiling to cream-colored back panel and flaps. 'Christiana Brand is a magician,' writes Ellery Queen; 'and here are fifteen stories by the winner, two years running of an Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine prize and of a Special Award from the society of Mystery Writers of America.' INSCRIBED by Au... View More...
NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE boards. NY. Garland. HARDCOVER. 1986. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by Authors. AS NEW, bound in orange with black titles. No dust jacket, as issued. Square and tight, UNREAD. Small push to top front edge and dirt smudge on top page edges. Includes Introduction and The American Magazine mystery novel checklist. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by Authors on front-free endpapers. Stored in Archival sleeve. No additional shipping charges for multiple titles. View More...
FINE condition in FINE original cover. NY. Garland. HARDCOVER. 1986. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by Authors. AS NEW, bound in orange with black titles . No dust jacket, as issued. Square and tight, UNREAD. Includes Introduction and The American Magazine mystery novel checklist. SIGNED by Authors on front-free endpaper. Stored in Archival sleeve. View More...
FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. April 1986. LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies, this is NUMBER 351. SIGNED and NUMBERED by Donald E Westlake, Author of the Introduction, on the Limitation Page. AS NEW, bound in fern green cloth with gold gilt titles. Square and tight, UNREAD, title page bound short. First hardcover collection of seven short stories previously published in the Pulps. Cover Art and Endpapers by William L McMillan. View More...
FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. January 1986. LIMITED EDITION OF 375 copies, this is NUMBER 162. SIGNED and NUMBERED by William Campbell Gault, Author of the Introduction, on the Limitations Page. AS NEW, bound in dark blue cloth with bright yellow titles. Square and tight, UNREAD. First hardcover collection of eight short stories previously published in the Pulps. Cover Art and Endpapers by William L McMillan. View More...
FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. A Harvest/HBJ Original. SOFTCOVER. 1988. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in original lavender glossy pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Cover illustration by David Mollering, design by Vaughn Andrews. 'New Stories From The Masters Of Mystery & Suspense.' Stored in Archival sleeve. View More...
FINE condition in FINE covers. CA. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. SOFTCOVER. 1986. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in original gray pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Stored in Archival sleeve. Eleven stories ~Featuring the Best from the Modern Masters of Detective, Intrigue, Suspense, and Mystery Fiction ~ View More...
NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE covers. Zurich. Diogenes Verlag. SOFTCOVER. January 1, 1980. AS NEW, bound in original black and yellow pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Light rubbing to back panel, see image. German language. Stored in Archival sleeve. View More...
VERY GOOD condition in VERY GOOD original pictorial paper wraps. SOFTCOVER. FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING 1952. Pocket Book No. 916. Crease at hinge, some scuffing of covers, age toning to interior and light edgewear. Short story collection includes: Pearls Are A Nuisance, Spanish Blood, The King In Yellow, I'll Be Waiting and Chandler's essay on writing The Simple Art Of Murder. Stored in Mylite sleeve with archival backing board. View More...
FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1993. FIRST PRINTING. AS NEW, bound in gray and black with white wraps and red ribbon marker. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. New and classic stories by forty-two writers from Isaac Babel to Eric Wright. View More...
VERY GOOD condition in NEAR FINE original brown pictorial paper wraps. NY. Pocket Books 236. SOFTCOVER. An Original Pocket Book Edition. FIRST Printing October 1943. Square and tight. Age toning to pages and endpapers. Front hinge crease. Light edge wear. Seventeen short stories featuring the famous priest-detective. Stored in Archival sleeve. View More...
FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. VT. Tuttle. HARDCOVER. 1982. FIRST U S EDITION, FIRST Printing. Originally published in Japan in 1804 and 1978. AS NEW, bound in green with green titles in green pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Edited by Toshilco Mori. Translated by Kozaburo Mori. Illustrated throughout. Jacket design by H Doki. 'Lore and Legends of the Japanese Tea Ceremony" View More...
FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. St Martins. HARDCOVER. 1985. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in black with gold titles in purple pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Jacket by Janet Tingey. View More...
FINE condition in NEAR FINE paper wraps. NY. Dell N. 8753. Softcover. FIRST Dell Printing February 1965. AS NEW, bound in original dark green pictorial paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO creasing. Light age toning to pages, else FINE. Minimal rubbing to covers and edges. Cover art by Teason. 13 short stories featuring Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Harley Quin, Mr. Parker Pyne, Tommy and Tuppence, Inspector Evans. Stored in Archival sleeve. View More...