First Edition. William Siegel dustjacket art (though signed Cravath). A schoolma'am detective investigates the murder of a music teacher at a school. Uncommon. Near Fine in Good dustjacket that suffers from some modest staining to panels. Item #41142

Second Printing, same month as First (in white and yellow variant of jacket, which this cataloger has seen in purple). Bedel's Goncourt prize winning novel of a young playwright, a cold daughter of Norway and skiing. Very Good, some soiling to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, nickel sized chip at lower rear panel. Item #41091

First Edition. Historical novel dealing with Edward, the Black Prince. Scarce title. Very Good, bit of fading at lower spine end, bookplate removed from front endpaper, in Good dustjacket, quarter sized chip at top and lower flap corner, quarter at lower spine end, some mild soiling. Item #41137

First Edition. Hubert Rogers wrap-around dustjacket art. Colorful Buchan adventure novel, this title taking place in rebel torn Latin America. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, less than dime sized chip at top spine end. Item #41071

Early Reprint Edition, presumably the First Readers Library printing, with new dustjacket artwork. Harsh and poetic stories of the poverty-stricken of London's Chinatown. Front cover artwork appears to be showing opium use. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipping at spine ends. Item #41057

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

Second Printing. "Mr. Chappell knows his New York, and being a true gourmet, he knows its restaurants intimately - their histories, the clientele peculiar to each, their distinctive culinary offerings, and perhaps most important of all, that evanescent something which we call the 'atmosphere' of a place". Very scarce guide to New York's restaurants, only the second to be published. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chips, panels with darkening or soiling. Item #41023

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

Reprint Edition. Mach Tey dustjacket art. Gangster themed mystery. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends. Item #41102

First Edition. Author’s scarce third novel. “A dramatic novel of human character set in a small seaside town in Cuba dominated by American sugar interests.” Pictorial endpapers. Very Good, darkened spine tips, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top spine end, some darkening to spine, lower front panel with little more than square inch of loss. Item #41108

Early Reprint Edition by the original publisher, circa 1931 with dustjacket that repeats artwork (but without color) and has different advertisements. H. E. F. dustjacket art. A nice place holder copy until one can acquire the first edition in first issue jacket which lists for over $20K. Hard boiled mystery featuring Race Williams. Near Fine, contemporary ownership name and date at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, few small edge chips. Item #41028

First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Epoch production directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lilian Gish, John Ford, and Henry B. Walthall. Undoubtedly Griffith's most famous epic picture, and most controversial, for its positive depiction of a white supremacy group. Almost Near Fine in attractive Near Fine bright dustjacket that appears a bit shorter than the book (since the jacket does not appear trimmed its more likely that it was applied to a taller variant of the book). Item #41033

First American Edition. Original green cloth, tall octavo, illustrated with photographs. Doyle's survey of world involvement in the Spiritualism movement and his international speech tour on the subject. An extremely scarce Doyle title to be found in original printed dustjacket. Nearly Very Good, small dampstain at lower fore-edge corner of about half pages, lower rear cover bumped, some pencil notes toward the rear of book, in Good dustjacket, soiled or darkened, some staining to front panel, chipped at flap edges, spine ends and some edges. Item #40978