Early Printing without publisher's symbol at copyright page. Hubin listed mystery novel of a young American woman, alone in Paris, who finds herself involved in the mysterious case of Madame Bender. Horror aspects. Almost Near Fine, spotting to lower page edge in Near Fine bright dustjacket with "Third Large Printing" plug at lower rear panel. Item #30797
First American Edition. Thrilling adventure in the jungles of Siam listed as a marginal mystery in Hubin and basis for the 1936 black and white film The Girl From Mandalay, directed by Donald Cook and starring Conrad Nagel. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #18277
First Edition stated. Crime novel missed by Hubin of Sir Clement Vyse, a sporting English gentleman, who "sets out to climb an unscaled peak of the Himalayas and comes back home the triumphant explorer to every one except his crushed, sensitive son and the woman he is to marry. Miss Cannan has drawn the fascinating and frightful picture of a murderer". Near Fine but for a "Rental Library" stamp at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some nicking and short closed tears to edges, soiling to spine. Item #22650
Early Printing, without 'first edition' statement, but F-C code indicating a 1928 publication. Goodhead dustjacket artwork. Uncommon Bleiler listed fantasy novel set on a "god-forsaken West Indian Island... of native magic and mystery... the spell that native superstition weaves about the invading white man" who marries "a half-breed wife". Not found in Hubin despite the jacket's blurb: "Thrilling mystery melodrama on a West Indian island". Near Fine in dustjacket with several inch closed tear at front panel mended at verso with a long piece of paper tape, else Very Good, some edge chipping, masking tape shadows at verso. Item #22015
First Edition. Novel of romance and murder in contemporary expatriate Europe. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few nicks and rubbing at lower spine end. Item #14879
Second Printing before publication. New York City set contemporary novel of three young women who experience love, the criminal underground, and Greenwich Village life. This copy with card laid in with typed: "With The Compliments of the author" Courtesy of Eli Grombecker (in ink). Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, modest edge wear, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners, narrow chip to lower front flap edge. Item #16967
First Edition. Nat Falk dustjacket art. Stonewall Rountree's first case. "A sleepy little southern mountain resort, a chain of murder that is solved by one of the most likable solvers, an ex All American football tackle". Very Good, soiling to page edges, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, modest soiling to panels, some short closed tears and small edge chips. Item #29124
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First Edition. J. A. Cahill dustjacket art and illustrations. Scarce Hubin listed mystery novel set in San Francisco's Chinatown. Author had several silent films made from his stories, this is his only mystery. Near Fine in uncommon illustrated dustjacket with some small edge chips, top front panel with quarter sized chip, lower edge with chip half inch deep and few inches wide. Item #8710
First Edition. Dr. Fell murder mystery set in Scotland. Very Good in Good only dustjacket, dampstaining to spine and flaps, wear and creasing, inch chip at lower spine end, other edge chips, scotch tape mends at verso of spine. Item #31173
First Edition. True story of one of the most amazing crimes in history, and a perfect murder mystery. Set in 1678 England. Uncommon Carr title. Near Fine, contemporary signature at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow chipping. Item #35395
First Edition. Murder mystery involving a man found drowned in a river and is deemed a suicide by the police. Uncommon title. Good, soiling to page edges, marker slash at lower page edge, cloth with soiling and discoloration (perhaps from moisture exposure), in Very Good dustjacket, few tiny edge chips and shelf wear. Item #34887
First Edition. C. A. dustjacket art. Period fiction set in a little town of the southwest, involving a misunderstood and ambitious woman who gets herself into and out of trouble with her scheming and ruthlessness, including shooting a bandit, fainting at opportune moments, and social manipulation. Near Fine in a dustjacket split along front flap edge, mended with archival tape at verso, modest edge wear and closed tears with creases, else Very Good. Item #18928
First Edition. Mystery novel set in the Orient of international intrigue, gun-running, and embezzling. Near Fine but for lacking front free endpaper, in Good dustjacket, spine ends and flap corners chipped, modest shelf wear and rubbing, few closed tear, few thin half moon abrasions at front panel. Item #8119
Early or First Edition, lacking statement at copyright page. Murder and intrigue mystery novel set in Saigon. Near Fine, with quarter sized abrasion at front free endpaper, where a bookplate was likely removed, in Very Good plus dustjacket, few nicks and light wear, sticker price abrasion at front flap. Item #9479
First Edition. Haiti set Hubin listed mystery novel involving Voodoo. Near Fine with florist card and envelope taped to front free endpaper in Very Good to Near Fine dustjacket with minor edge wear, tiny chip to rear front flap edge, and mild spine end wear. Item #12610
First Edition. Hubin listed mystery of a woman who discovers a letter vital to the American Secret Service. Very Good tight copy with some spotting at lower covers, front free endpaper mildly roughly opened at bottom of page, in Good dustjacket, small chips along top edge and spine ends, v-shaped chip at front panel mended with archival tape at verso. Excellent dustjacket art. Item #6114
First Edition. Hubin listed mystery novel of a band of crooks searching for a hidden treasure. Unusual Grosset and Dunlap true first edition. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some spotting to spine, shallow spine end chips. Item #31453
First Edition. Nautical murder mystery in which the captain of a yacht goes overboard. Very Good, top rear cover mildly bumped, modest cocking, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some clear tape mends at verso, piece of scotch tape at top spine end, shallow loss at top spine end. Item #31182
Reprint Edition. Hubin listed novel of intrigue and adventure, in which a former college football star goes to Latin America to find his fortune. Near Fine, lacking front free endpaper, in sharp Near Fine dustjacket. Item #9797
First Edition stated. Mystery novel of three murders. "what connection could there be between the murder of a drunken runner for a bailbond broker and Serge Melnikoff, wealthy importer of Oriental 'objets d'art'?" Very Good, modest wear, in Good only price-clipped dustjacket, chipped at spine ends, some scotch tape residue to spine area, wear to spine edges. Item #23194
First Edition. 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. A lovely, Near Fine or Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow loss at top spine end and top front jacket panel, tiny chips at lower spine end and flap corners, few crease lines at mid-spine. Item #23933
First Edition. Collection of ten original screenplays edited by John Gassner and Dudley Nichols. Includes Raymond Chandler's script for James M. Cain's Double Indemnity, a classic Film Noir. Also includes Speelbound by Ben Hecht, The Lost Weekend by Billy Wilder and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, mild wear, spine very lightly faded, stain noticable at verso of lower spine end. Item #14465
Second Printing. D. V. Barry dustjacket art. Yellow Peril mystery. "Stirring novel of the Indian Frontier. Colin Gray and his wife Diana go to an unexplored region of the Himalayas on a Secret Service mission to counteract the anti British activities of a Mongol outlaw". Very Good in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some chipping at top spine end, modest edge wear and foxing. Item #29086
First Edition. Adventure and Mystery novel set in Tibet. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, quarter sized chip at lower spine end, spine modestly darkened. Item #35097
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
