First Edition. G. K. Chesterton dustjacket art and illustrations. Mystery and fantasy novel of "Devious diplomacy in the year of grace 1979". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at edges. Item #25400
First Edition. Murder mystery by the author best known for her novel The Lodger, found in Hubin. Near Fine, bit of foxing to endpapers, in Near Fine dustjacket, hint of a vertical crease at spine. Item #35586
First Edition. Franty dustjacket art. Scarce western title of murder and cowmen. Scarce in illustrated dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good-Near Fine dustjacket, inch closed tear at front panel, small chip at top spine end. Item #7031
First Edition. Unusual Hubin listed collection of mysterious stories of murder and mayhem by Bennett. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, split along front spine edge and other splits at spine area, chipped at spine ends, spine lack the lower sixth and has been backed with pinking paper by a previous owner. Item #37393
First Edition. San Francisco set murder mystery which begins with a man finding the 'White Flower' of San Fran's nightlife dead in his hotel room. Very Good or Near Fine, some wear at spine ends, very mild cocking, in Very Good dustjacket, nicking and wear to edges. Item #25057
First American Edition. Early novel by this Hubin listed author. Very Good-Near Fine with light shelf wear. Item #6826
First American Edition. O. B. dustjacket design, H. Richard Boehm color plates. "J. K. Gill Company Special Edition" statement at title page. Extremely rare Bleiler listed fantasy novel to be found in original decorative thin-paper dustjacket. A contemporary review states: "The author of ' Dodo' has written a ' thriller.' It is a spiritualistic story. Mr. Benson sets part of his story in the East, and part in London, and tells it in a manner to keep the reader wide awake and interested to the end". Not found in Hubin despite the "thriller" aspects of the novel and the theme of opium addiction. Near Fine bright copy in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends, nickel sized chip at top front panel, some narrow strips of paper tape at verso at some edges. Item #21006
First Edition. Very scarce Bentley title, a sequel that took over twenty years to appear. Near Fine, some fading at lower spine end in nearly Very Good dustjacket, lower spine end chipped half inch deep, shallow chips at flap corners and top spine end, lower rear panel with about three square centimeters of loss, rubbing to panels. Item #21235
First Edition. A string of murdered art collectors and art dealers brings Special Agent Stephen Duane of the F.B.I. onto the case. Very Good, cloth wear at spine ends and cover corners, in Very Good plus dustjacket, light spine end chipping, few short closed tears and minor edge wear. A scarce mystery title by this obscure publisher. Item #8472
Early Printing, lacking 'First Edition' statement at copyright page but with matching 1939 dates. An uncommon Berkeley title of a murder in the house of commons. Near Fine in Very GOod dustjacket, top spine end chipped centimeter deep, purple at spine faded to blue. Item #41702
First Edition. Stewart Eldridge dustjacket art. A murder case for the blithe, beer drinking detective Roger Sheringham. A murder at a house party, with fake clues. Very Good, cloth showing some wear and loss of sheen, married to a Fine dustjacket. Item #41015
First American Edition. Brewster dustjacket art. Popular French author's mystery novel translated by Anne Green with horror elements. The work is set in the French countryside and concerns a priest with a dark secret and who discovers a double homicide. Near Fine, moderate cocking, in Very Good dustjacket, small chip and rubbing at top spine end, some creasing and signs of some shelf wear to edges. Item #14541
First Edition. G. W. Gage dustjacket art. Mystery novel. "A wonderful diamond with its scintillating colors is in the scheme of things behind this absorbing story of a crime, and its consequences". Scarce title. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, modest edge wear, shallow loss at lower spine end. Item #25766
Second Printing. Politzer dustjacket art. 'A flashback type of tale, starting with a murder trial, and building the story up to the point of the trial, telescoping the end. The author handles her material with assurance and vigor, has a keen sense of plot and character, and a reserve power that would indicate that this is not just a flash in the pan. The publishers are excited about it, and putting plenty of push behind it.' Uncommon. Near Fine (but for 'Sample Copy' stamped at page edges) in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow chips and closed tears, mild darkening to spine. Item #37766
First Edition. Small octavo, printed in German. Uncommon Nazi Germany era murder mystery. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends. Item #22222
First Edition. William Addison Dwiggins dustjacket art. Psychological horror and murder mystery. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, nicked at spine ends. Item #34983
First Edition. Hubin listed mystery novel and basis for a 1918 film titled 'The Blind Adventure' and a 1930 film titled 'The Second Floor Mystery', that starred Loretta Young. Very Good attractive copy in Good only dustjacket, about four square inches of loss at top front panel, two inches of loss at lower spine end, chipped along top rear panel, dime sized chip at top spine end and front flap edge. Item #32870
First Photoplay Edition, with plug for the Movietone Production starring Warner Oland at front dustjacket panel and an illustrated depiction of Warner Oland as Charlie Chan and Dorothy Revier portrayed by Shelah Fane. Variant edition, published without stills from the film. Mach Tey dustjacket art. Hollywood themed murder mystery in which a silver screen actress turns up dead in Honolulu. Near Fine but for front endpaper removed, in Very Good dustjacket, some soiling to front panel, some tiny chips at corners. Item #35039
Early Printing without printing statement, in second issue dustjacket with letter by Charlie Chan t rear panel. Basis for the Movietone Production starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan and Dorothy Revier portrayed by Shelah Fane. Hollywood themed murder mystery in which a silver screen actress turns up dead in Honolulu. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, small light stain at lower front flap corner, red a bit faded at spine. Item #41466
First Edition stated. Mary Briggs dustjacket art. Charlie Chan tries to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel room. Settings include London, Nice, France, San Remo, Honolulu, San Francisco and Hong Kong. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipping at spine ends and flap corners, modest shelf wear. Item #40877
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Paramount Picture starring Douglas MacLean and Edith Roberts. Biggers's most famous mystery novel of the Baldpate Inn served as the basis for several film adaptations. This is by far the more uncommon of the photoplays for this title. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, few inch sized abrasion at rear panel, shallow loss at lower spine end, centimeter sized chips at lower front panel, top front panel with quarter sized chip and crayoned letter 'H'. Item #25375
First Edition. "Another gripping story of the Canadian Northwest. The son of a lumber king is found with a bullet hole through his head, and a package of bonds is missing from the safe of which he alone knew the combination". Listed in Hubin as a marginal mystery. Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, few tiny stains, some shallow edge chips. Item #23104
First Edition. Listed in Hubin as a marginal mystery, this adventure title of the American west concerns the murder of an unworthy fiancé. Near Fine in dustjacket, with part of lower spine end chipped an inch, top spine end chipped a cm deep, an even cm deep chip along part of the top rear panel. Item #6960
First Edition. W. Herbert Dunton dustjacket art. Mystery novel of man who is accused of murder and who ventures up into the northern woods to discover the person he's supposed to have killed. This copy in scarce original illustrated dustjacket. Very Good - Near Fine, some mild foxing to page edges, in Good dustjacket, top spine end chipped half inch deep, lower spine end chipped inch deep, few internal spine chips, top front panel with nickel sized chip. Item #10784
First Edition in jacket that states 'third edition' at front flap. J. Arch. Sevlitinic dustjacket art. Mystery novel of a brother and sister detective team. Near Fine in Good edge chipped dustjacket, paper-tape to spine ends at verso. Item #21180
