726. Whitaker's Dukedom. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co.
First Edition. John Edwin Jackson dustjacket art. A man assumes the identity of a dead Duke. Near Fine in Good edge chipped dustjacket. Item #32660
First Edition. John Edwin Jackson dustjacket art. A man assumes the identity of a dead Duke. Near Fine in Good edge chipped dustjacket. Item #32660
First Edition. With a memoir by Electa Amanda Johnson. Collection of stories by Johnson, who was a judge of the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1888 - 1900. [Smith's American Fiction] Very scarce in printed dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #29646
First Edition. Politzer designed jacket. Hubin listed mystery puzzle book in which the reader is given the clues and is challenged to solve the crime. "The 32 problems that constitute this book are really nothing more nor less than 32 complete detective stories, reduced to the essential facts. There is no padding, and the insipid and irritating love-interest that is an integral part of the conventional detective story, has in all cases been omitted. Short of having the stories read like excerpts from a dry-goods catalog, we have presented our cases as tersely as possible. You who have so long prided yourself on your abilities as an amateur Sherlock Holmes, now have the opportunity of pitting your cunning against that of the dastardly criminals who roam through the pages of Murder." Very Good, contemporary bookplate at front endpaper, lacking solutions at pocket at rear pastedown, in dustjacket with some large chips, narrow loss along front flap edge, some mild stains. Item #24026
First Edition. Wrap-around dustjacket artwork. "Johnson's new story of modern New York's rich and reckless society" in which a scorned man threatens to bankrupt a woman's father unless she agrees to be his. Not listed in Hubin despite what appears to be a gun in the hand of a character in the jacket illustration. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some modest edge chipping, short horizontal closed tear at lower spine area. Item #21273
First Edition. Samuel Bernard Schaeffer dustjacket art. "One eerie night during an electric storm, Gregory is found dead in his locked bedroom. His hand clutches a revolver which he has shot twice into the wall. No visible wound is found upon his body". Scarce title. Almost Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips and edge wear, closed tear at mid spine mended at verso with clear tape. Item #29737
First Edition. Nat Falk dustjacket art. "Groesome" mystery novel of a sinister "murder club". Near Fine in Very Good but moderately soiled dustjacket, small chip at top spine end. Item #17419
First Edition. Murder mystery set in a New England summer theater town. Very Good, signs of removed bookplate at front endpaper, in Good dustjacket, some creasing and wear, scotch tape at exterior of spine ends, chip at lower rear panel. Item #28436
First Edition. Uncommon labor themed mystery novel. 'Facts revealed in this detective story of surpassing fascination and human interest, are told by Stephen A. Doyle, a detective of thirty years experience in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres.' Endorsed by John Fitzpatrick, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, and by Duncan McDonald, President of the Illinois State Federation of Labor'. Near Fine in Good only dustjacket, two inches off top spine end and about an inch of top rear panel, quarter sized chip at lower spine end. Item #41129
First Edition. Hubin listed mystery novel of a man who is emotionally distressed by the challenge of making a living. He takes on a one year post as a rich man's personal secretary and finds himself in a huge old country house in which strange things happen and which Renshaw must explain. Early Horror title. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few shallow edge chips, nickel sized chip at lower front panel. Item #21240
First Edition. Underworld of New York City mystery novel. This copy inscribed and signed by Jordan at front endpaper. A Good copy, staining to pages mostly at top edge, but also at cloth spine, a discard stamp at front endpaper and rear endpaper, in Good only dustjacket, light chipping and some staining, rear panel darkened, perhaps from smoke. Item #40817
First Edition. Mystery novel of "ingeniously planned murders". Near Fine, contemporary bookplate at front endpaper, in nearly Very Good, chipping at spine ends and flap corners, few closed tears. Item #23245
First Edition. Hubin listed mystery of murder and revenge. Better known for his westerns, this is the prolific author's first book. Scarce. Very Good-Near Fine in Very Good plus charcoal paper dustjacket, some shallow chips at top spine end. Item #7580
First American Edition. Samuel B. Schaeffer dustjacket design. Crime novel not listed in Hubin surrounding the curruption of Russian officials. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, small chips along top edge. Item #6288
First American Edition. Samuel B. Schaeffer dustjacket design. Crime novel not listed in Hubin surrounding the corruption of Russian officials. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, small chips along top edge, very shallow chips at spine ends. Item #6982
First American Edition. Samuel B. Schaeffer dustjacket design. Crime novel not listed in Hubin surrounding the corruption of Russian officials. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, red at spine beginning to fade, chipping at lower spine end. Item #7581
First American Edition. Samuel B. Schaeffer dustjacket design. Crime novel not listed in Hubin surrounding the corruption of Russian officials. Very Good plus in Very Good dustjacket with shallow chipping to spine ends and front edges. Item #15980
Early Reprint Edition. Collection of stories concerning America's struggle with the crime of white slavery and forced prostitution. Very Good plus, foxing to page edges, in Good or Very Good dustjacket, with white panels with considerable dust soiling, lower spine end with mild stain. Item #13669
First Edition. Hubin listed mystery novel concerning African-Americans living in the American south and of a "traitor to southern chivalry", lynching and expiation. Scarcely found in original illustrated dustjacket. Very Good but for rear inner hinge being completely broken (and needing repair), in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends, general shelf wear. Item #27522
Third Printing. Jean Paleologue dustjacket art and illustrations. Hubin listed mystery novel and basis for the 1928 Scott R. Dunlap film Midnight Life featuring Francis X. Bushman. Despite being first published by Moffat and Yard, this Macaulay edition, published one year later, retains the scarce original illustrated dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, top spine end chipped centimeter deep, few nicks and light wear. Item #17169
First Edition. S. dustjacket art. Gypsy themed mystery novel set in New York City. Very uncommon title. Near Fine but for having been expertly recased, blue dye at top page edge may be original or added by zealous previous owner, in attractive Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chips. Item #35814
Third Printing, same month as First, dustjacket is First Issue. Very rare Hubin listed mystery and Bleiler listed fantasy novel. Set in 1942 "television in the coming decade furnishes the initial episode in this unique plot. An unclaimed box from Japan in an Express Company auction sale, its counterpart in London revealed by a new transatlantic television process, and a cable of inquiry are the prelude to a wave of murder, violence and intrigue in Chicago". Near Fine in Good only dustjacket, chipping at spine ends and flap edges, rear panel lacking top right quarter of panel. Item #32501
First Edition. Very rare Hubin listed mystery and Bleiler listed fantasy novel. Set in 1942 "television in the coming decade furnishes the initial episode in this unique plot. An unclaimed box from Japan in an Express Company auction sale, its counterpart in London revealed by a new transatlantic television process, and a cable of inquiry are the prelude to a wave of murder, violence and intrigue in Chicago". This copy nicely inscribed and signed at front endpaper. Very Good, bit of sunning to spine, couple square inches of cloth discoloration at lower front cover (likely from moisture exposure), in nearly Very Good dustjacket, very shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners, nickel sized chip at top front panel. Item #35051
First Edition stated. Brewster dustjacket art. Mystery novel set in a small Texas town near the Mexican border in which a million dollars is deposited at the bank. Characters include a Mexican general, a headless corpse, an anthropologist, a doctor, three tramps, and school master". Very Good, spine modestly faded, some soiling to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, spine ends nicked, small chip at top spine end, very light dampstain to upper front panel. Item #29635
First Edition. Yellow peril mystery novel. "If only Japan could lay her hands on the Thirteenth Coin of Confucius which was floating around somewhere in the United States, she could thwart a certain Chinese ambition. The Japanese Secret Service in New York City had a clue..." Very Good, contemporary ownership inscription at front endpaper, in Good, edge chipped dustjacket, dime sized chip at top front panel, quarter sized chip at top rear panel, shelf wear. Item #25135
Presumed First Edition, no statement. Dorothy Owe dustjacket art. 'A dark mystery story of La Salle Street, Chicago's financial center'. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, color faded at spine, shallow chips at spine ends and flap corners. Item #35055