Third Printing. Chandler's classic hard-boiled mystery novel that served as the basis for the 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by George Haight and starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter and Lloyd Nolan. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (with $2.00 price), chipped at spine ends, some edge chips and tears, bit of splitting at lower rear spine edge. Item #41733

First Edition. Rare English edition of this Saint mystery novel. Charteris's character served as the basis for the popular television show starring Roger Moore. Very Good to Near Fine, slightest fade to spine in Very Good plus dustjacket, top spine end with two tiny closed tears and wrinkling between tears. Item #16537

First Edition stated. Collection of three interconnected adventure novellas and second book featuring Simon Templar and includes drug smuggling and kidnapping. Almost Near Fine in a Fine lovely dustjacket, that has been obviously stored separate from the book all these many years. Item #41020

First Edition. World War Two themed novel of intrigue set in Florida and concerning the Fifth Column. Almost Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some tiny edge chips and closed tears, some spotting to verso of spine. Item #41878

First Edition. Carl W. Bertsch dustjacket art. Judging from the dustjacket illustration of a man shooting a gun at someone in an auto accident, this is a novel of some intrigue, but is not listed in Hubin. The jacket copy reads: "Feeling himself set apart by his affliction Chan took the devious back road and entered the most dangerous game of this queer time of ours". Perhaps a reference to rum-running during prohibition. Near Fine in near Very Good dustjacket, shallow spine end chipping and wear, partial split at front flap edge. Item #20437

First Edition. Author’s scarce first book published in America. “Rapid-fire thriller” involving gangsters across the South of England looking to kidnap a rich young girl who has a penchant for gambling and low company. Near Fine in dustjacket with square inch chip to top front panel, quarter of rear panel torn and reattached using scotch tape at both exterior and verso. Item #19212

First Edition. Uncommon murder mystery in which a banker, a railroad president, and automobile manufacturer, and their chauffeur disappear. 'Detective Irish had to start with a tiny speck of a green feather. Later, the warm corpse of an ex-queen of burlesque...' Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, spine faded, chipped at top spine end, some clear tape mends at verso. Item #39858

First Edition. Hanley dustjacket design. Scarce gangster-land thriller by this author of only two Hubin listed mysteries. Very Good, some minor remnants of black tape at covers and pastedowns presumably from an early and poorly designed dustjacket protector, in Very Good dustjacket, tiny spine end chips, shadows from some black tape remnants at verso. Item #13628

Early Reprint Edition, no date, gift inscription at front pastedown dated 1930. Part of Collins' Popular Fiction 1' shilling series. Retains original artwork from the very illusive first edition of this title also published by Collins in 1926. Very Good, cloth nicked at top spine end, in Good dustjacket, shallow edge chips, quarter sized chip at lower rear panel, verso of edges with vintage wide archival tape reinforcement. Item #39987

Reprint Edition. Original red cloth and illustrated dustjacket. Jewel theft at an English manor. Uncommon Christie title. This is presumably the first Grosset edition. A Good copy, front endpaper removed, cloth with modest soiling and wear (as well as some small stains), some top page corners dog-eared, married to a lovely (original) dustjacket that has been stored separate from the book all these many years, Near Fine. Item #41189

First Edition. California author's first book. Photographer who takes pictures of corpses for the police discovers vital clue to murder. Uncommon title. Would be Very Good but for remnants of archaic jacket protector which has left tape shadow strips at front and rear endpapers and pastedowns, thin tape marks at covers, coin sized stain to page fore-edge, in Very Good dustjacket, nicking and edge wear, partial splitting at front flap edge. Item #41119

First Edition. F. Graham Cootes dustjacket art and illustrations. Author's first Hubin listed mystery. Served as the basis for the 1918 film directed by Herbert Blache, and starring Frank Keenan and Florence Billings. Near Fine in Good only dustjacket, nickel sized chip at top spine end and top front panel, shallow chipping along top rear panel edge, lower spine end with few inch chip. Item #23095

First Edition. Novel of romance and intrigue concerning a neglected and childless wife who obtains a newborn baby by fraud and poses as its mother, fiercely guarding her secret while the child grows older. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some fairly shallow edge chips, few spot stains to rear panel, small abrasion at spine. Item #14885