First Edition. Burleigh and Beirstadt's extremely uncommon four act play about prison life and the abuse of convicts. Printed dustjacket includes blurb by the warden of Sing Sing. Something of a crime play not listed in Hubin. Near Fine in scarce thin-paper dustjacket with light spine end chipping, else Very Good plus. Item #8802

First Edition. Politzer dustjacket art. Author's first novel and one of the first crime noir titles. Classic gangster novel and basis for the 1931 film starring Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Glenda Farrell. An uncommon title to be found in the first edition format. Almost Near Fine, mild cocking, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners. Item #28598

First Edition. Ancona dustjacket art. "Robbery and murder on an ocean liner, American gangster troubles and Charles Duke Bancroft, glib society Raffles". Would be Very Good, but small puncture hole to lower front cover and lower margin of first 37 pages, in Very Good dustjacket, couple of small internal chips at lower front panel. Item #35005

First Edition. Gene dustjacket art. Hubin listed Scotland Yard mystery. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some darkening to rear panel, few nicks and wear to spine ends, top spine end with centimeter sized chip. Item #17208

First Edition. Original gray cloth, stamped in dark red. Classic of hard-boiled detective novel of a man who sets out to destroy the Los Angeles underworld and includes narcotic content. Author's only novel. A nearly Very Good copy, general soiling to cloth, jacket flaps are adhered to pastedowns, some smudges to half-title and few other pages, small pharmacy stamp at front endpaper, but binding and hinges firm. Item #32427

First Edition. A courtroom drama where the judge is forced to pass judgment on a woman with whom he had an affair. The dustjacket copy asks the questions: "Shall he remain true to his oath of office or save the girl?" and "Shall he go the way of the world or accept punishment by confession and renunciation?". Basis for the 1924 black and white silent film directed by Victor Sjostrom and starring Mae Busch and Conrad Nagel. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, nicks and cm sized chip at top spine end, short closed tear at rear panel. Item #6962

First Edition. A courtroom drama where the judge is forced to pass judgement on a woman with whom he had an affair. The dustjacket copy asks the questions: "Shall he remain true to his oath of office or save the girl?" and "Shall he go the way of the world or accept punishment by confession and renunciation?". Basis for the 1924 black and white silent film directed by Victor Sjostrom and starring Mae Busch and Conrad Nagel. Very Good plus in Very Good dustjacket with spine mildly faded, shallow chipping to spine ends, and light surface abrasions to rear panel. Item #16023

First Edition. A courtroom drama where the judge is forced to pass judgment on a woman with whom he had an affair. The dustjacket copy asks the questions: "Shall he remain true to his oath of office or save the girl?" and "Shall he go the way of the world or accept punishment by confession and renunciation?". Basis for the 1924 black and white silent film directed by Victor Sjostrom and starring Mae Busch and Conrad Nagel. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few tiny chips. Item #20454

First Edition. Hawkins dustjacket art and endpapers. Long Island New York murder mystery. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, vertical crease at spine, few nicks. Item #39624

First Edition, Advance Review Copy in original wrappers. 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. Very Good, some nicking at spine ends, modest wear. Item #41044

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